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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, [...]
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“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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Why do you want to manage your emotions? If you are reading this, it is probably for one of the following reasons: o You don’t like some emotions you experience because they are ‘negative’ and/or uncomfortable o Your emotions ‘lead’ you to do or say things you wish you hadn’t said or done o You [...]
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In this article I’m going to cover 5 reasons why professional qualifications won’t unlock your potential (most of the time). I’m then going to suggest a way that will… 1) Professional qualifications don’t teach you how to learn. Ha! You say: I’ve got you on that one straight away. I had to learn in order [...]
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What I want to share with you today is perhaps THE most important psychological principle I have ever learned. I think it is so important it should be taught in schools of all ages and there should be a national drive to promote it! The learning of it can help to promote sanity, tolerance across [...]
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