February 2007

What Would you Write in your Will?!

what will you leave behind for our children?

One of the quarks of the English language is how one word can be used in so many different ways. For example, in my last post I talked about a “will do” list. The same word “Will” is used to refer to the ability to apply yourself to something i.e. “will” power. We also talk [...]

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Create a “Will Do” List to Get Ahead in Life!

My father recently gave me a lovely desk diary for 2007 – it has a week on each two pages. Though I use Microsoft Outlook for all my planning and my diary management, I now use this “old fashioned” diary to write down the 5 things I will do without fail that day. Do you [...]

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Live Life One Day at a Time

the sun will rise tomorrow no matter what happens today

So many times we hear the phrase – live life one day at a time. The idea is that we make the most of each day, since we simply do not know what is going to happen tomorrow. To remind me to make the most of myself and to live one day at a time, [...]

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How to Create Bliss at Work

put a bliss plate on your office at work!

As an employee, you carry out a very important role in your company, one that may not always be recognised. You might also face some of the following challenges: • Little fulfilment at work • Long working hours • Conflicting demands on your time and loyalty • Little balance between personal life and work commitments [...]

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Desiderata – Strive to be Happy Every Day

Every now and then you come across a verse or some words of inspiration that stay with you forever. I first came across Desiderata years ago during my college days. Then a couple of years ago, a friend visiting from Ireland gave me a beautiful golden frame with these words from Max Ehrmann etched on [...]

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How to Stay on Top of Everything Despite Growing Demands on your Time

As a senior manager, you may well be facing growing demands on your time. Perhaps you are facing some of the following challenges:- • Long working hours • Tight deadlines • Time management pressures • No balance between personal life and work commitments • Lack of optimum health and fitness • Lack of hobbies • [...]

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Keep your Energy High!

To get the life you love and to live it, you will need lots of energy to live it to the full, and to do everything you would like to. You can indeed have all the energy and support you need in your life – simply get clear on what you need to do in [...]

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Whatever You can Do, or Dream you can, Begin it!

A friend once sent me a beautiful, hand-written card a few years ago – I now refer to this card anytime I seek added inspiration. These famous words are from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:- Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw [...]

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Just for Today

I first came across these words when my younger sister gave me a beautiful card she had especially made for me. I do not know the name of the author – if you do, please kindly let me know :- Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not [...]