Everything has an opposite. Just like the Yin and Yang, there is winter and summer, day and night, anima and animus, good and bad, love and hate, male and female, child and adult, and the list goes on… We are physical and we are spiritual. We are light and we are dark, which means that Read More
“When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.” — Oscar Wilde This quote really emphasises where our point of focus, our fixation and our attention reside. Did you know that we are bombarded by 2 million bits of information per second via our 5 senses? It’s astonishing that we can actually Read More
Nelson Mandala said courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The words took me back to a time when one of my late teachers once said that we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment and cheerfulness, and triumph with humility. If you are a human being, Read More
In the first post of this two-part series, I shared neuroscience research that lays the foundation for shaping our environments. Now, I will present six actions that you can start taking right now to intentionally create an environment of success that supports you in all your endeavours. 1) Be like the stem cell; differentiate yourself Read More
Be careful, for the environment you choose will shape you. Our friend Winston Churchill declares that ‘we shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us’. It’s true. Here’s why. We know from research that our environment shapes us from the time we are born. Consequently, in many ways, it shapes our personality. However, our personality is Read More