Personal Development

Today I want to discuss a subject that I think about a lot when I am working as a consultant. I come across time after time a mindset where people are entrenched in a survival mode. There entire existence seems to be on the back foot trying to scrape about, fighting their corner just keeping their head above water.  These people are bogged down struggling to just get by, and alas it seems to be more and more common.

Is your glass half full or half empty?” The way you respond to this question shows the way you see life, whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist.

Optimism comes from the Latin word optimus, meaning “best.” An optimistic person is always looking for the best in any situation and expects good things to happen. Optimism is where you believe, anticipate or hope that things will turn out well. When they don’t an optimist is able to always find the silver lining in every situation.

We will all face obstacles that we need to overcome to reach our desired destination. Every one of us will discover hurdles that we must get over to reach where we want to go. It is essential that we are determined to overcome all challenge or obstacles that come our way and refuse to let them stop our progress in life.

Do you feel like your life is slipping through your fingers with time passing you by and that you are powerless to stop it? If life isn’t working out the right way for you, surely you must still dream of a better life and how different things could be. Once you do, then to create the life you want, maybe all it will take is massive action to bring about your desired outcome, alternatively do nothing and allow mediocrity to be your path.

Have you felt like everything is ready to cave in on you? You are suddenly put into a situation that you know very little about and the harder you try to make sense of it the worse it becomes.

What does it mean to be satisfied with life? First let us look to see what the word satisfied means. According to the Free dictionary it’s when you are filled with satisfaction; content with things as they are.

I connect with people just starting out on the career road. So many seem dejected early on by what they see as a lack of opportunities and the uncertainties of a volatile economy. They don’t seem to be able to determine for themselves the best route to take.

My mother taught me that integrity was key attribute to personal growth. She would say ‘do what is right, let the consequence follow. Life will work out just right when you are honest and up front.’

My mother instilled in me the necessity of working hard in pursuit of my dreams, to be willing to toil in support of my family and allow my passions to guide my life. Within this message I believe she provided me with the secret of success.

It was my daughter’s birthday on Monday With the fact that she has a busy schedule taking my baby grand daughter to lots of parties I have bought her a TOMTOM as her birthday present to ensure she never gets lost. All she has to do is put in her destination and it will first work out the best route and then it will escort her on the journey delivering them both safely to where they want to go.

How many people waste their life away, letting it dwindle out of them till the end when they regret the time they wasted? One morning they wake up and feel as if they have lost their way.

When you’re stuck in a rut, it saps your energy and holds you back from achieving anything in your life. You feel overwhelmed, so confused you don’t know how to be happy. You know the feeling. Waking up to just another day with nothing motivating you. One day no different to the other. You just cannot find anything to excite you. You wonder what can you do to change your life. You have no idea in your mind what to do next or even now. You are lost.

Do you do everything necessary to finish what you start, or do you have a habit of starting things but not finishing them?

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney

Improving your lifestyle is one of the most effective means of reducing mortality and improving health in this modern world in which we live. However, there seems to be no significant enhancement in the general wellbeing or lifestyles of people in society, in fact there are rising levels of inactivity and obesity.

The Digital Age is a period in history characterized by the shift from traditional industry to an economy based on the information computerization. The internet is having a profound effect on the way we work, live and learn. I’m very fortunate to have in the last three years built a business that has very much benefited from this as it is totally online.