From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Examine and Experience Life for Yourself

30 October 2007
experience life for yourself - and smile!

I have just received a stunningly beautiful thank-you card from some friends who recently came to mine for lunch.

Isn’t it just wonderful when people go out of their way to show their appreciation?

There is a beautifully handwritten message inside the card – this is one card I am sure to treasure. What makes it even [...]

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9 Tips to Create an Extra Hour EVERY Day

28 October 2007
don

Today in the UK like in many other countries, the clocks went back one hour. So when I woke up early this morning naturally at 8am it was actually only 7am.

This practice has been going on for a few years so as to “save” the daylight for farmers etc.

So when I woke up early this [...]

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You Can If You Think You Can!

23 October 2007
you can if you think you can!

Every now and then, I receive one of those chain emails which you are supposed to pass on etc. I normally ignore them but sometimes there is a lot of wisdom in these messages.

Here  is one that I received recently which is all about making things happen and how it is all down to your attitude:-

If you [...]

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Take up the Scrunchie Challenge to Make Things Happen!

22 October 2007
time to break that bad habit!

Here is a great idea and tool to help you make things happen, from my friend Albert Foong at The Urban Monk.

Do check out his blog soon – his is one of the few inspirational blogs I visit regularly

It is a deceptively simple yet powerful method to reinforce positive behaviour, let go of negative habits [...]

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Dig Just a Little and You will Discover Gold!

17 October 2007
look below the tip of the iceberg!

I came across the above image again recently after first seeing it many years ago when a friend shared how much we all had to offer the world.

His point was that we only ever look at a person at a superficial level but when we take some time to get to know them better, they [...]

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The 10 Most Powerful Short Words in the World

15 October 2007
words make the world go around

A few years ago, I was attending a company annual gathering of managers and the managing director (same as president in the USA) made a rousing speech to get us all inspired and motivated for the coming year.

We had just been bought out by another company and there was a lot of uncertainty and also [...]

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