Month: January 2020

Let conviction be your fuel

January 28, 2020

Conviction creates energy — the stamina for taking action in line with your values. This persistent action helps to maintain the direction you want to go in. Without the action you have the why (the values) and the what (the decision) but you can’t get to your destination if you don’t take action. Some are all talk and no…

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Nothing to prove

January 22, 2020

Convincers look for agreement or recognition, trying to prove a particular point of view to themselves or to others. And while they are often successful in their convincing, they spend extra time and energy doing so, creating stress for themselves and for others. Convincers gather evidence to promote their case and can come across as pushy with their…

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Choose your tribe

January 14, 2020

Each tribe has certain characteristics — a cultural identity that makes it unique. These are determined by the beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of its members. Consider: Are you currently part of a tribe? Is the culture right for you? Are you and the tribe a good fit? Does your current tribe inspire you? In the…

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How to create a more peaceful planet

January 7, 2020

1. A smile Have you ever walked along and had a stranger smile at you? We think: “Do I know them?”, “Why are they smiling at me?”, “I didn’t smile back, maybe I should have!” A smile we receive makes us feel good. An authentic smile radiates warmth that says we are open. I have…

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Focus on the vision

January 6, 2020

Once we discover how much time is wasted on thoughts of what has happened to us or to others in the past we can consciously focus on our vision. But we are often fixated on an issue or an event that is in the past but is still consuming our thoughts. Expire the old stuff…

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Build a better relationship with non-believers

January 6, 2020

Sometimes we can wrongly identify non-believers. We can be too quick to judge others through their words or actions or through lack of words or inaction. We label them as a non-believer when in fact with a little bit of understanding and effort we can build better relationships with those who we thought were non-believers.…

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