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Drive Straight There: The Ultimate Plan to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others 19 Feb 2013 | 09:11 am
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Why we compare ourselves to others When we are clear about where we are going, we just go there. When we are not, ...
Are you over-committed on self improvement? 14 Feb 2013 | 08:10 am
Do you feel like you are not making much progress with your personal development projects? Are you still not exercising or meditating? Or is that extra weight not really coming off? Chances are you ar...
How to teach your children to march to their own drummer 4 Feb 2013 | 05:00 pm
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away - Henry David Thoreau When ...
Think you're stuck? Any movement will help. 30 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
Ever been well and truly stuck? Do you know those moments when you find yourself in a tight spot and you have no idea of what to do next? What do you do at those times? Give in to despair? You won't b...
Relax if you want to speed up. 28 Jan 2013 | 01:56 pm
Last week my son's karate coach reminded him that you can increase the speed of your punches by relaxing. The more relaxed your muscles, the faster your punches. Early this morning, Julia Cameron rem...
Surprised by adult peer pressure 24 Jan 2013 | 09:33 am
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going – Ralph Waldo Emerson Nine weeks on the Artist’s Way course has led me through some very deep thinking about my priorities. I have totally...
How to keep going when the going gets tough: What you can learn from a bicycle race 17 Jan 2013 | 09:36 am
As regular readers will know, I do a crazy solo 24 hour bicycle race every January. This weekend will be my 8th foray into this madness. The reason why I love this race so much is that it strips you d...
How to enjoy the unnerving calm of true effectiveness 14 Jan 2013 | 06:00 pm
We often blame the stress and time starvation of our working day on external circumstances: bosses, customers and phone lines that prod us with brutal regularity. But what if we, ourselves were as res...
Which dreams to hang on to 10 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
As 2013 starts to settle down, you may already be finding it hard to stick to your New Year's Resolutions. But how does one know what you are supposed to do? Which dreams to pursue? And which to dismi...
How to start working on yourself 7 Jan 2013 | 05:00 am
Dig within. There lies the well-spring of good: ever dig, and it will ever flow - Marcus Aurelius What does spiritual and internal work consist of? And where to start with this kind of work? It start...