Lessons for life . . .
I’ve loved the wisdom of John L Brekke for a long time now. This little snippet continues to please . . .
Month: January 2016
Putting it into practice . . .
The real you . . .
Ever heard of the imposter syndrome? I bet Mark Furness has. Mark Furness’ story is one of success. Surviving for a while only on cereal, and earning a meagre, but honest and necessary, living working in a Thai takeaway, he had ambition to do something else. And after a long, hard slog, with support from… Read More The real you . . .
Choose your words . . .
I went to collect a parcel at my local delivery office. A fairly cheery, polite postal man was dishing out parcels after checking each customer’s ID – a necessity I fully understood. While waiting in the queue – and it was a long one – I spotted this handwritten sign taped on the service counter… Read More Choose your words . . .
Your adventure . . .
David Taylor, in The Naked Leader Experience, suggests that you can become the hero in your own adventure – in your journey towards discovering the life you were born to lead. Even if your story isn’t clear at the moment, and despite the pitfalls and mistakes you’ll encounter and make along the way, he believes… Read More Your adventure . . .
Like a kid in a sweet shop?
Making lists, writing goals, aims, outcomes, objectives; considering pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses; planning, problem-solving, making decisions. Sound familiar? Each of us, surely, at some time in our life, has been faced with needing to weigh up options, to consider risks, to try to better understand where we want to go next … to… Read More Like a kid in a sweet shop?
The small stuff . . .
First Bus recently launched a short story competition. I listened to a radio programme where many of the competition’s entrants – bus drivers – spoke about their experience of writing. As you might guess, the experience went far beyond simply putting pen to paper in a competitive process with their colleagues. The bus… Read More The small stuff . . .
What happens when . . .
Saying yes . . .
I suppose it was inevitable that eventually I’d post a Richard Branson quote. A friend was thinking of me one day recently and thought enough about me to share these rather lovely words . . .
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