Paralysis by Analysis
You’ve probably heard that term before – paralysis by analysis. Today’s post is about getting yourself to act before you think yourself out of taking action. We all know what we have to do to initiate a change in our…
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Words and beliefs in harmony
My aunt is in her 90’s and her mind is sharp as a tack. I recently visited her in hospital where she is undergoing some treatment for a physical ailment, and she shared one of her amazing stories from her…
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Why not get on with life instead of worrying?
Hugh Blair, a Scottish minister of religion in the 1700s wisely wrote: “Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come,…
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That 4-letter F word
It’s a word we use all the time without thinking. It’s so common now that we think it’s just part of the standard, accepted vocabulary used in any social, professional and personal situation. F. I. N. E. How are you? …
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Dealing with guilt when you want to say no
It’s OK to say no. We all know that. There are so many articles around telling us to free ourselves from obligations that others have placed on us, or about saying no in order to save our sanity when we…
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There is a season for everything
It’s winter here in Australia. In Melbourne, where I am right now, it’s particularly cold. And now is the perfect time of year to do some major pruning in the garden and to plant any new trees that I want…
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YOU need to take action if you want to experience different results
I remember a friend of mine saying that nobody does anything voluntarily unless they get something out of it. That even people who appear to give their time, their money or their services selflessly, even they are motivated by getting…
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What are your triggers?
We all have triggers that can send us off into thinking or behaving negatively, don’t we? I’m fairly certain that if I asked you what yours were, you might take a moment to think about it, but you’d probably be…
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Put on your own mask before helping others with theirs
If you’ve done enough air travel, you’d have heard this instruction on every trip. You know that if you don’t look after yourself first, you won’t be in any position to help anyone else. That’s all well and good on…
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Do you love yourself?
You are special. Do you know that? I mean, really know that? So many of us have been brought up to reject such statements about ourselves. We are taught that it’s wrong to love ourselves or to see ourselves as…
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