credit: Son of Groucho This is part 2 of a four part series titled So You’ve Heard It All Before? 1: Gratitude 2: Confidence 3: Destiny 4. What Next? This short series began after I attended a school awards night. One of the speeches was on confidence, and the material presented was not [...] Read more »
So you’ve heard it all before? Part 1: Gratitude
credit: bigibigi This is part 1 of a four part series titled So You’ve Heard It All Before? 1: Gratitude 2: Confidence 3: Destiny 4. What Next? This short series began after I attended a school awards night. One of the speeches was on confidence, and the material presented was not exactly new. [...] Read more »
Quotable quotes from fellow bloggers
credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ Quotes are a great way to convey a point. I’ve used them in previous posts, I’ve noticed many other people do too. The fact is, they can be inspiring! Though provoking. Challenging. And sometimes a little strange! At the risk of over-quoting, here’s a few quotes I’ve come across lately courtesy [...] Read more »
Career paths vs happiness: which road are you on?
credit: awezmazs If you’re like me and have done some soul searching regarding work, careers and general ambitions for life at any stage, I’m sure you would have come across the following questions: “What would you do if you weren’t worried about being paid?” or, “What do you really enjoy doing?” It’s well [...] Read more »
Q&A with Leo Babauta of Zen Habits: Success
credit: ePi.Longo Today I was fortunate enough to be part of a four hour question and answer session with Leo Babauta from one of my favourite blogs, Zen Habits. Zen Habits (as if you haven’t heard of it!) is a very successful site that covers topics like achieving goals, productivity, being organized, motivation, eliminating [...] Read more »
Giving and receiving: a new approach
If it’s by some obscure sequence of clicks that you’ve landed on this post, welcome! You’re in for a treat: to be challenged on the way we think about giving and receiving. credit: echoesofstars If you’re anything like me, you’re probably interested in making your life count for something. We may have different agendas, but [...] Read more »
How to stay inspired in tough times
credit: Andi We are certainly living in times of uncertainty. Many people are doing it tough financially and terms like “short term recession” are now giving way to ones like economic depression, massive unemployment and major financial panic. It can be tough to stay motivated when it feels like your world is crashing down [...] Read more »
JW’s: Would you like to know The Truth?
This afternoon my wife and I were at home when someone knocked on the door. My wife answered to an elderly man who appeared to be hoping for a drop and run rather than a personal encounter. “Oh, I thought there was no-one here, I was just going to leave this for you.” He gave [...] Read more »
The fragility of life: a wake up call
credit: Lambholic ▲ Sometimes it takes a wake up call for us to recognise what our real values are in life: how much we appreciate our loved ones, our families. The wake up call can come in many forms such as a near miss, a close call or minor accident that could have been fatal. [...] Read more »
