How do you know that you can do something? I was talking with a friend who asked me what I had been doing today. I enjoyed a cycle ride through the wonderful Howardian Hills where I live.Some of the climbs are steep and long.Oh, I could do that said my friend.How do you know I […]

They say that is always good to talk.
The conversation may help you change your mind about the way you feel or think about something.
The conversation may remind you why you do the things you do.

Where do you find the goodness in your life? What are you hoping for today?As you look out of the window, are you hoping for good weather?What if it is raining? Are you hoping for good luck, winning the lottery for example?How do you feel if you don’t have the winning ticket? What about good […]

What about the character? When recruiting many look at past successes as an indication of future success. Is this always a good indicator?What about the person who has no track record?Is this person worthless?Definitely not. I remember interviewing an 18-year-old who had no track record relating to the position available.He had character, lots of character. […]

Many years ago I remember working with a new salesperson who had recently joined the company I was a sales trainer for. Together we made a number of customer calls. After the third call, I suggested we stopped to enjoy a coffee.In a light-hearted way, I asked, how heavy is your coat?The response was “not […]

Goodness lies within.I love this from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Book 7.59“Look within. Within is the foundation of good, and it will ever bubble up, if you will ever dig” Do you get disappointed if good news does not come your way? Do you get disappointed if you look out of the window hoping […]

Let’s face it, life throws us many challenges and many experiences. How we deal with these challenges and experiences is down to the choices we make. Living a rich and meaningful life means we will experience every emotion.When something is not how we want it to be it is easy to sit on the pity […]

Are you attracting scarcity into your life?What limiting beliefs are stopping you from enjoying the life you want?Maybe it is something that was said to you many years ago and you are holding on to it.Maybe you are focused on external factors that you have no control over?There is a wonderful quote that says “Whatever […]

Billy Jones was trying to keep with Johhny Jones. Johnny Jones was trying to keep up with Billy Jones. Both of them wanted what the other had. Sounds funny, and it would be if it were not so sad. Billy and Johnny were both really miserable trying to keep up with other. How could their […]