motivation Archives
free printable goal setting worksheet
A free, printable goal setting worsheet outlining the strategies I use for acheiving goals and New Year’s Resolutions.
achieving new year’s resolutions – a strategy for building positive change part two
Part two in the series on making and keeping New Year’s Resolutions: creating an action plan that works and that allows you to see results quickly without being too difficult.
achieving new year’s resolutions – a strategy for building positive change part one
Stats show that most of us are bound to fail at keeping New Year’s Resolutions. So what are those who succeed doing? In this article (of two) I share some strategies for keeping those New Year’s Resolutions.
tip tuesday–when you feel like you’re going nowhere…
This exercise can be a real eye-opener if it feels like you’re in a rut and you don’t know how to get out.
two life lessons learned building blocks
There’s a lot that we can learn or re-learn if we bring back a little bit of play from our childhood’s passed. Experimentation, fun and play are the keys to creativity and happiness.
Food for thought thursday – happiness is work. enjoyable work
The thought for this Thursday is a passage from the free eBook written Cara Stein of 17000 Days. “As you align yourself with your values and do challenging work that calls on your strengths, you will find yourself absorbed in what you’re doing. Sometimes time will pass without your notice, and you won’t be aware [...]
food for thought thursday–a little each day
They say that Gen-Y are the instant gratification generation, we want everything and we want everything now. I can relate to that, I’ve often had the desire for immediacy myself. Maybe it’s a sign of maturity (here’s hoping), but I’ve really come to appreciate lately that I don’t need to have everything now, that I [...]
everything I want, money can’t buy
When I think of the things that make me happy, and what I want more of in my life, I realise that none of those things can be bought with money. I don’t want clothes or the latest gadgets or more stuff (ok, sometimes I do), instead, I want intangible things that improve the quality [...]
take pause and breathe
Our neighbour is under a lot of stress at the moment. How do I know this? Well, she drove into the side of our house. No damage was done to our house (although her car is a little worse for wear), but I when I asked her if she was ok, she avalanched me with [...]
food for thought thursday – taking the stairs
There is a stair well somewhere in the centre of Sydney that has about ten steps. And next to it is an escalator. I always found it amusing that people would choose the escalator over the stairs, particularly because in a city where everyone is in a hurry, it was quicker to walk up the [...]
