Do you own your possessions or do they own you?
Everyone likes to have nice things. A good car, a comfortable home, the latest model of whatever electronic device is top of your must-have list. All the things that...
When people don’t agree with you
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where people don't agree with you? Maybe it's with your colleagues at work, or at university, or perhaps at the family...
Why doing nothing is okay
I sat in bed and found myself staring out my window. I caught myself feeling guilty that I was just sitting there doing nothing. But then this thought occurred...
Making room for the important things
What’s important to you? If you take a step back and look at your life, what are the things that add the most value? What would you miss the...
Work at what you’re good at
Do you enjoy your work?
I read a quote on the Twitterer today that said, "Don't do what you love, do what you're good at."
That really got me thinking. I've...
Make it happen
In life, it is often easier to take the approach of waiting. You wait for things to happen. You wait for people to give you something. In short, it's a passive approach...
Want to grow? Be diligent
Diligence – Definition: careful and persistent work or effort; constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
It is increasingly interesting to watch the lives of the people who were on...
Creativity hack
My mom always says she is not creative. I think she is comparing herself to her daughter, who has a brain wired like Willy Wonka’s Factory. Or maybe she is...
How do leaders navigate tough seasons?
I visited the UK a few years ago during what they called the economic recession. It was admittedly not the best time to land in the UK looking for...
How to be less selfish
Last week we looked at how you can know if you are too selfish. How did you do on those revealing questions?
What I found is that the two events...