Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe’. Clearly, one should invest more time in preparation. So often I hear leaders, team members and individuals say they don’t have the time to prepare in advance, yet preparing actually saves you Read More
How many times have you stopped doing something that your heart aspires to do because of what others may think? We are all victims of this. Including myself. As I am writing, there are still some things that I am very passionate about and have been a big part of my life that I keep Read More
A negative mind will never give you a positive life. We need to understand that our brain is hardwired to seek danger and scout for the bad things that may come our way. Yes. It is fixated on threats more than blessings. When we stay in this mindset, we can fall into the trap of Read More
To be truly conscious is to be present at all times. Easier said than done, right? We only use 5% of our conscious mind. The remaining 95% is our subconscious and unconscious mind. To be conscious requires us to be the observer of our mind, to remain in our centre and turn our awareness away Read More
To read the first piece in this two-part series on learning to perceive suffering as a life lesson, click here. Emotions are normal and inevitable. There are no negative or positive emotions, there are only emotions. It’s the meaning we give each experience, whether it is lousy, awful, crummy or wonderful, great, amazing. Whatever words Read More