Forward focus is often underestimated. Forward focus provides us with a realisation that the reality of the past is unchangeable, but the reality of our present has the potential to change the direction of our future self. Why this is so important is because often we dwell on our mistakes or shortcomings or failures asContinue reading “Always Keep a Forward Focus”
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No Pressure, No Diamond – Self Empowerment
You have probably heard this one before, and if you haven’t you probably just don’t realise it! One of the most beautiful stones in existence and the strongest mineral on earth forms over billions of years in some of the most pressurised conditions. So what’s so remarkable about it? People wear them all the timeContinue reading “No Pressure, No Diamond – Self Empowerment”
The Answers We Seek Are Already Within Us
We need to be committed to whatever we desire out of life because if we are not, we’ll fall off track too easily, be distracted too easily and give-up too easily. Commitment is the cornerstone of what it takes to keep striving for a goal, trusting in a belief and continuing on a positive growthContinue reading “The Answers We Seek Are Already Within Us”
Making It Through Today With Anxiety
Anxiety can cripple you and control you and your day – but only if you allow it to. When we get anxious it’s mostly because we have a fear that something is worse than what it actually is. We amplify its connotations into something that seems monumentally more severe. Rationalise your thoughts today and tryContinue reading “Making It Through Today With Anxiety”
Create The World You Want To Live In
If you see something and you don’t like the way it is or the way it operates – seek to change it. Have the guts to stand for a world that you believe in. Einstein said, “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein AContinue reading “Create The World You Want To Live In”
The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting
If you have all these grand ambitions and visions of yourself in the future, you must get them out. They are your purpose in life. If you never work on them and build them up for the world to see, nobody will ever see them. Only YOU are capable of making a unique mark onContinue reading “The Key To Getting Ahead Is Starting”
All Problems Have Solutions
There are solutions that exist to all the problems that surround our life and sometimes we just need to think outside the box and look at these problems from a new perspective. Thinking outside the box means being creative in the way you approach things. Seeking a new perspective means giving up your old metricsContinue reading “All Problems Have Solutions”
Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding
Maybe your choices have put you in a situation that is more pressurised than normal. You might have to complete usual tasks in a shorter amount of time or you may be tired from lack of sleep. Whichever you find yourself, you must grow and adapt because the betterment of your future self is atContinue reading “Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding”
Taking Control Of A Busy Schedule
There comes times in life when we feel like we’re really pushing our limits. We’re trying to fit so much more into our day or our week than we ever have before. Over time we have built up more and more opportunities and we continue to take them – that’s a great thing if weContinue reading “Taking Control Of A Busy Schedule”
The Things I Cannot Understand In Life
In life there’s things I will not understand, not now, not tomorrow, maybe never. So how do I deal with that? What purpose will they serve me? That’s one of the burning questions of life – why do certain things happen and for what cause? Both good things and bad things. First I want toContinue reading “The Things I Cannot Understand In Life”
Discipline Is A Pathway To Creativity
The greatest we can offer to this world is rooted in discipline. Discipline is what allows our true self to shine out through the darkness of insecurity and fear. Our creativity nature will blossom if we consistently place ourselves in the correct environments to grow and learn. Creativity is the use of our imagination orContinue reading “Discipline Is A Pathway To Creativity”
The Reality Of Decision-Making
In truth, every choice we make is infinitely free. It’s a gift to have a free will. The decisions we make in day to day life often seem pressured and forced. We sometimes feel a lack of control in our choices because of the circumstances surrounding us or the situations we find ourselves in. SoContinue reading “The Reality Of Decision-Making”
Be Considerate Of Others And Love Yourself
We often get caught up in our own dramas in life and we can be challenged by them. Some days they are worse than others, and that’s where we have to learn to consider our circumstances and their severity. Sometimes we don’t realise that the issues someone else is facing are twice as hard asContinue reading “Be Considerate Of Others And Love Yourself”
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Unknown
There are a lot of times in our life when we will be unsure and this can manifest into insecurity and fear. But, why do we shy away from what can actually help us to grow? On the other side of fear is an unimaginable freedom – a freedom that says we are capable ofContinue reading “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Unknown”
Let Go & Let God
Living with the stresses and burdens that we visualise in day to day life can be a struggle. We can constantly run through cycles related to fear of the past and can become asphyxiated by our thoughts towards our fears. This asphyxiated feeling is often a creation of our own. The mistakes of our pastContinue reading “Let Go & Let God”
Everyone Has A Story
When you look around in society you notice many people, but how many of them do you actually tie no prejudice or assumptions to? It’s hard wired within us to make assumptions, but it can often be a limiting trait. Here’s how it works. You see a ferocious dog with extremely sharp teeth, is fearContinue reading “Everyone Has A Story”
The Community’s Way Of Lifting Our Spirits
Sometimes there’s disappointments, letdowns or frustrations that don’t just affect us but that affect a large number of people. When the community share’s in a loss or a disappointment, there’s a shared dissatisfaction. This is both painful and uplifting. It’s an interesting fact; we must deal with our own feelings as well as worry aboutContinue reading “The Community’s Way Of Lifting Our Spirits”
Give Time To The Things That Matter
Life’s short, so we’ve really got to hone in on the things that matter. The truth is, we don’t know how long we’re here for and sometimes finding our purpose in such a short time is a struggle. So, what does it mean to give time to the things that matter? Well, put it thisContinue reading “Give Time To The Things That Matter”
What We Dwell On Is Who We Become
These are some great words from an inspiring woman – Oprah Winfrey. Oprah personifies perseverance, and learning about her story is quite empowering. So when she said, “What we dwell on is who we become” it struck a chord with me and I want to share what I believe it means – break it downContinue reading “What We Dwell On Is Who We Become”
Often We Stop Before Our Potential Is Reached
This inspiring scene from the film ‘Facing the Giants’ personifies what it means to persevere, to trust and to have faith in our abilities. Sometimes just because of the way things seem or look we give up. We’re afraid to embrace the battle and struggle that comes with achievement. However, when we block the noiseContinue reading “Often We Stop Before Our Potential Is Reached”
