Create a New Mindset, Create a New Horizon… Adjust the sail of a boat, and the boat follows a new direction. Like in sailing, like in life – create a new mindset, and we create a new horizon. “We are…
Don’t Fear Failure, Let Failure Fear You…
Don’t Fear Failure, Let Failure Fear You… Failure is a topic we prefer to avoid. Attend any cocktail party and you’ll see what I mean. When we hear people talking about their misfortune, whether bankruptcy, job loss or a…
Make the Right Small Decisions & the Big Ones Take Care of Themselves…
Make the Right Small Decisions & the Big Ones Take Care of Themselves… When was the last time you made a big decision? I mean a big one. You know the kind: those decisions that rattle the brain and stir the stomach. The…
Patience for the ‘Moon’ – The Silent Virtue…
Patience for the ‘Moon’ – The Silent Virtue… We live in an impatient world and since the advent of the internet and the technology surrounding it; the world is more impatient than ever. We want it now, and if it’s…
Take Action and ‘Spring’ Into New Beginnings…
Take Action and ‘Spring’ Into New Beginnings… This month officially marked winter’s end and spring’s debut. Although it seems that old man winter has yet to release many of us from his frozen clutches, the spring season of new beginnings…
Fortitude and the Wherewithal to Carry On…
Fortitude and the Wherewithal to Carry On… Fortitude – not an everyday word, so perhaps it’s succinct we look at its definition. According to Webster’s Dictionary, fortitude is “the strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently; firm courage.”…
Take Action and Achieve Happiness…
Take Action and Achieve Happiness… “Life. Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…” – seven words from the United States Declaration of Independence, and what seven words they are! Penned by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) in 1776 and adopted by the Second…
Acceptance, Self-Belief and a Rising Phoenix…
Acceptance, Self-Belief and a Rising Phoenix… God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Known as the Serenity Prayer and attributed to…
Self-Belief: The Key to Personal Change…
Self-Belief: The Key to Personal Change… “People don’t change” goes the oft recited refrain. And yes, many don’t. They lead predictable lives and they draw similar patterns. They achieve identical results and they do it until their last breath. There’s…
The Worst Kind of Identity Theft…
The Worst Kind of Identity Theft… Identity theft: we despise it, we fear it and we do our best to avoid it, or at least we should. If and when it happens, it wreaks havoc on our lives, and puts…