“Success” by Bessie Stanley
I read the following poem by Bessie Stanley (1904) – “Success” many years ago and it resonated with me and still does today. The poem is often contributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Robert Louis Stevenson. Personally, I like the way Bessie has referred to success. Many people attribute success to material possessions or extrinsic…
Book – Tuesday’s With Morrie
This past month our book club book was Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lessonby Mitch Albom. When I heard about the book, I was excited by the length of the (it was a short read 137 pages), however as I continued to read, there were many pearls of…
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals
What did you dream of being when you were a child? A teacher, a fireman, a carpenter, a sportsperson? Are you living that dream today? Chances are, like many people, you identified goals to get yourself to where you are in your life today. Many of those goals were probably SMART goals – Specific, Measureable,…
Desiderata – A Blueprint for Living?
Isn’t it amazing how things turn up in your life at the right time? I have just come across “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann, which was written in 1927. Desiderata (pleural of desideratum) means “something that is needed or wanted”. You can read more about the prose poem here. I wonder if it could be a…
“Invest in YOU” – IPSHA QLD Presentation February 28, 2014
Thank you so much to the IPSHA QLD Branch for inviting me along to speak on Investing in Wellbeing on February 28, 2014 at Citipointe Christian College. I really appreciated it. Please find following the feedback from the day as well as some extra specific information that participants requested. Specific Feedback for Jane on the…
8 Tools for Using Your Time Wisely (Personal Effectiveness)
In today’s world, many of us are busy juggling the demands of work and life and want to make the most of the time we have (N.B. if you are a procrastinator, you might like to have a look at this analogy of time in jelly beans). Sometimes it might be nice to have a…
The Choices We Make
Every choice we make has an impact on the world we live in and are creating. Are we aligning with our purpose or pushing against it? Only you will know the answer to that. A friend of mine Kristine shared the following video this week. I liked the message as it is something I am…
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