THE POWER OF FOCUS
The more we focus on a task, and take steps towards that goal the more success we will have. Denise Taylor I’d like you to think about a time you achieved success. Perhaps it was a health goal and losing weight or meeting your target time for a half marathon. Perhaps it was getting […]
Stop comparing yourself to others
Do you find yourself comparing yourself to others? It’s not a helpful trait and can lead to disappointment and a dropping of confidence. I was reminded of this when dancing on Thursday night, up till a couple months ago we enjoyed dance classes but rarely went to a dance. When we did we tended to […]
Sharing the Valentines Love
Sharing the Valentines Love When I see all the ads for Valentine cards, meals and presents my mind always thinks of all those people who aren’t in a loving relationship at the moment. Just like Mother’s Day reminds me of all those who were never able to have a child, or who, like me don’t […]
Doing Good Work
Is good enough ok? Recently I’ve experienced several examples of poor customer service. Counter staff showing zero interest in the customer, just looking at their phone and ignoring me. Or at the hairdresser getting water down my back and even when I said something they didn’t try and help or say sorry. Then at the […]
Feeling overworked
Do you find that sometimes there is just too much going on in your life and something has to give? A younger version of me would have carried on and got everything done, despite the personal cost. I remember weeks going by when I’d only get 3-4 hours of sleep. Looking back now, I can […]
Loving my Life … a 14 day gift
Loving my life … We can all love our life; we can all be happy right now; but too many of us are looking for something “out there” to make us happy. If only we change our job or get a promotion, lose 10 pounds, find the perfect life partner, take that dream holiday then […]
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (RAK)
You’ve probably heard of random acts of kindness, where you do something nice for someone else with no expectation of getting anything back. There are many ways you can be kind to others and a few years ago there was a video doing the rounds of a US police officer who went into a store […]
Finding Focus
Hell Yeah! I’ve been re-reading through some old newsletters. On his blog, entrepreneur David Sivers, founder of CD Baby, once shared a great way to find focus. Instead of committing yourself to everything, instead of agreeing to things that only half way excite you, Sivers says you should either be so excited by something […]
How to deal with the big stuff!
Filling the jar Imagine you have a jar. You want to fill this jar with some big rocks and some sand. How would you do it? You could put the sand in first and then the rocks, but if you did it this way you would find that you can’t fit in all the […]
Don’t waste your weekends – unlock your ‘me time’
Wasted Weekends: Brits Urged to Reclaim ‘Me Time’ Research reveals two thirds of Brits waste their weekends on menial tasks SuperBreak and career-coach Denise Taylor share top tips on how to unlock ‘me time’ Research released today by SuperBreak reveals two thirds of Brits are wasting their weekends as an opportunity to enjoy hard-earned ‘me […]
