January 2014

Score a goal!

16. Define one long-term goal and work on it for an hour every day. If you walked into a railway station and said “Can I have a ticket please?” The first thing the ticket clerk would say to you is “Where to?” So you need to know where you are going to begin with. I’m …

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Talk!

15. Have a conversation every day with someone you rarely speak to. People are interesting creatures, and no two people are exactly alike. Interacting with different people will open your mind to fascinating ideas and perspectives. So for the next 21 days strike up a conversation daily with someone you rarely speak to, or someone …

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Let them go!

14. Let go of one relationship that constantly hurts you. Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy. If you know people who do none of these things, let them go and make room for new positive relationships. Over the next 21 days, if …

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Gossip!

The philosopher had just spent another hard day at the university asking lots of pertinent and challenging questions. On the way to his favourite restaurant for dinner, he was greeted by an acquaintance. “Do you know what I just heard about your friend Jamie?” “Just a moment,” said the philosopher. “Before listening to this I’d …

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Make 3 calls!

13. Have a conversation every day with someone you rarely speak to. People are interesting creatures, and no two people are exactly alike. Interacting with different people will open your mind to fascinating ideas and perspectives. So for the next 21 days strike up a conversation daily with someone you rarely speak to, or someone …

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Face your fears!

12.Get uncomfortable and face a fear every day. With a strategy of continuous small steps into uncomfortable territory we are often able to sidestep the biggest barrier to positive change: Fear. Sometimes we’re afraid we’ll fail. Sometimes we’re subconsciously afraid we’ll succeed and then we’d have to deal with all the disruption (growth) and change …

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Junk cleanse!

11.Get rid of one thing a day for 21 days. We have so much clutter surrounding us at any given moment (at the office, in our cars, in our homes) and we’ve become so accustomed to it that we no longer notice how it affects us. If you start cleaning up some of this external …

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Happiness is a daily choice!

Might seem crazy what I’m about to say! Everybody experiences difficulties and disappointment in their life! It’s how we choose to deal with it that makes the difference between being happy or not… Us psychologists believe that you can choose to be happy despite what’s going on around you. Try this little experiment…. Close your …

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Right here, Right now!

10.Pay attention and enjoy your life as it happens. I watched a bit of the Academy Awards a few months ago I realised that most of the speeches actors and actresses make when they accept an award go something like this: “This means so much so me. My whole life has been leading up to …

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Life is a lesson!

9.Address and acknowledge the lesson in inconvenient situations. It’s important to remember that everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you encounter, etc. They’re all part of the learning experience we call ‚Äòlife.’ Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially when things don’t go your way. If you don’t get a job you …

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