It’s fair to say that most people reading this will want 2012 to be better than 2011. This isn’t necessarily negative nor am I talking recession, gloom and downturn. It’s simply in our nature to want to grow and develop – we’re designed to want to reach beyond our grasp and make things better. It’s [...]
What to change in 2012
It’s fair to say that most people reading this will want 2012 to be better than 2011. This isn’t necessarily negative nor am I talking recession, gloom and downturn. It’s simply in our nature to want to grow and develop – we’re designed to want to reach beyond our grasp and make things better. It’s [...]
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The first £1000,000,000,000 motivation blog?
Introduction It’s rare that I can say that what you are about to read is already worth one billion dollars. In fact, I was going to call this series Motivational Secrets of the Billionaire. But as what you’re about to read is not actually a secret – you can buy the book How to Be [...]
How to Deal with Toothache at Work
Most tips on Self-Hacker are not as specific as this but if you find yourself developing toothache at work you may be grateful you read this. Whilst some people in the UK get free dentistry, the looming prospect of having to cough up over £200 on the fly is not one that fills many people [...]
The Unrealised Power of Necessity
Motivational gurus harp on about the power of desire as if it’s the only force in the universe that will get you off your behind and live the great life ‘you deserve’. You need: ‘White hot desire’, ‘burning desire’, ‘all consuming passion’, a ‘magnificent obsession’. Fine. That probably works for the majority of people. Personally, [...]
The Awesome Power Of Two Words
“Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not.” Senator Robert F. Kennedy The working of the human mind naturally lends itself to metaphor as in: the playground of the mind, the battlefield of the mind, the mind as a prison. What all these allusions depend [...]
The Not So Perfect Truth about Perfectionism
Everyone knows someone who’s a bit of a perfectionist, right? (It might even be you.) From the lady who won’t go out until her makeup is just right to the would-be entrepreneur who won’t turn in his business plan until it covers all the bases, perfectionism seems to be driven by the desire for excellence. [...]
Are you Ready to Get Radical with Time Management?
If you’re serious about improving your time and task management then there are some free tools that will give you a clear picture of how you’re using your day. A few you just wind-up and let go, others are more hard-core and will involve some setting up and reviewing to understand the data they are [...]
Integrity is Power
Do you have integrity? Do you know anyone with integrity? If you don’t – or you don’t – perhaps you need to reconsider your attitude – and your friends. Yes, I said it. If you’ve got what it takes to stomach some truth – read on. Integrity sounds like one of those old-fashioned virtues that either [...]
How to be more patient with others…and maybe yourself!
Why do we get impatient with others? Sometimes it’s because we believe they should know better, other times it’s because we think they should go faster. Perhaps we’re right. Given their upbringing, their exposure to certain ideas you would think they’d got the idea by now. But they haven’t. They didn’t. And now they’re doing [...]
Solving Problems is the Answer
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on [...]
