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Perspective shapes reality

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. ~ Winston Churchill I love this quote from Churchill because it captures, in a clear and simple way, the concept that your perspective shapes your reality….
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Nothing ever goes away until…

Have you ever found yourself asking “why does this keep happening to me?” Many of us have found the same sorts of personalities or events repeating in our lives.  A typical example is moving jobs to get away from that…
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Your response is what matters most

There’s no denying that throughout life, stuff happens. Events happen and they aren’t always nice. They can feel quite devastating. The company we work for restructures and we lose our job. We contract an illness. Our spouse leaves. Someone we…
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Why people don’t change – and how YOU can

I recently saw a list that someone had pulled together on why people don’t change. It was a simple of list of three items. They were: Let’s explore each of these a bit further. The comfort zone I’ve covered this…
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Take responsibility for your own emotions

My neighbours pass by my house every day as they take their dogs for a walk.  This morning I heard the wife having a go at her husband, her raised voice drifting up my hallway as she stomped by.  “No! …
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