The inimitable Arianna Huffington was speaking in New Zealand last year. Founder of The Huffington Post and listed as the 52nd most powerful woman in
A very wise boss of mine once said back in the day in the midst of my mad corporate lifestyle in London: “If you say
People come to see a life coach because they want life to be different in some way. Usually in a lot of ways. They want
Last week we looked at why we can put off making big decisions. I talked about the fact that by continually not making a decision
“I should be married by now, everyone else is,” says one. “I should have kids by now, all my friends do,” says another. “I should
No, not that one. The other one. The one that upsets us a whole lot more. The one that really brings us to our knees.
Want to know a magic trick where you can instantly change your mood and motivation just by changing one letter that you habitually use? Of course, you do. Who doesn’t want to feel more enthused and less resentful, to procrastinate less and do more?
Okay, so it’s this. What have you GOT to do today? Finish that report? Do the washing? Pick the kids up from school? Go for a run? Make dinner for 5? Take the car for a service? Grocery shop? Review the budgets? Answer your email?
Each day is packed with so much stuff that we just have to get done. There is a great pithy quote that sums this up to perfection “Life is just one damned thing after another” (variously attributed to many, including Winston Churchill and Elbert Hubbard). And some days it sure can feel like that. A hamster wheel of getting from one thing to the next, to the next. There are so many things to get done, it never stops. No wonder we can get resentful and some days can seem like a grind.
And if that’s just modern life, just reality, how can we change that?
“Live in the moment”, “Be present”: that’s how to be happy, apparently. I know, we read it over and over, and hear it A LOT.
How do you know if something is the right choice or not? Should you stay? Or go? Quit? Or recommit? Speak up or stay silent?
Want to be Happy? This is the number one thing I have learned. Ready? Happiness is not dependent on circumstances We think it is but
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