Setting goal or making plans for the coming year might seem like a waste of time. We're in a period of great uncertainty and many of us may have already experienced a long list of things we planned to do in 2020 remain undone. However, I think a lot of people did much more than … Continue reading Making plans for the new year
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Open to opportunities
If someone asked you why you didn't achive a particular goal it's likely that not having the opportunitiy would be one of your reasons. When you're far from where you want to be it can be difficult to realise that you are capable of making things happen. And it's not that you're in control of … Continue reading Open to opportunities
Hold yourself to it
When you tell yourself that you will do something, it's quite easy to just not commit. Afterall, there is nobody else that knows and nobody to hold you to it. On the other hand if you share your aims or goals with others, you have to be willing to accept being called out of if … Continue reading Hold yourself to it
Moving towards future plans
When starting something new, whilst it's great to have a long term strategy, it is also important to focus on the present. The last thing thing you want to do is get overwhelmed or distracted with where you want to be in a few years time. The long term strategy gives you something to focus … Continue reading Moving towards future plans
The perfect words
There are some cases when, if you don't know what to say the best thing to say is nothing at all. But that doesn't apply to every situation. In fact, in some scenarios saying nothing is one of the worst things that you can do. Sometimes we hold off from speaking up because we think … Continue reading The perfect words
What makes you happy?
How often do you take the time to stop and think about what makes you happy? I don't mean in relation to acheiveing goals, I mean just in life overall. Most of the time we over-estimate what brings us real joy, thinking that we need something grand or something that is difficult to obtain. In … Continue reading What makes you happy?
How it feels when it finally happens
When you've spent weeks, months or year working towards something it might feel strange when it finally happens. The thing is often when we want something as much as we think about getting it, we don't truly consider how it will actually feel. Of course you'll be happy but our thought process doesn't always go … Continue reading How it feels when it finally happens
Two steps back
When you feel like you're making progress having to then take a step back is a big deal. It feels like you've wasted your efforts but more importantly time that you can't get back. But if you change your perspective, those steps back could actually be a good thing. Perhaps you were heading down an … Continue reading Two steps back
Worth celebrating
Good news is worth celebrating. When you set yourself big goals and have high aspirations it can sometimes feel like the little wins aren't worth celebrating. But when you get a some good news, why not celebrate. You don't have to go all out and do something grand. Perhaps you just eat your favourite desert … Continue reading Worth celebrating
Dream big
When thinking about what you want to do in the future, dream big. You don't have to be realistic and confine yourself to what you think is possible based on where you are in life right now. In ten years time you'll have more knowledge and experience so think of what is possible for future … Continue reading Dream big
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