Be the wind in your own sails.

Be the wind in your own sails.

How many times do we rely on "other people" to make us feel good? "Other things" to make us feel good?

“We’ll be happy when we see xx, when we hear xx, or when we get xx”.

If you listen to conversations around you - really listen, you might be surprised at how often this actually plays out… with others, and more importantly with ourselves!

The problem here? Most of these elements are out of our control. We’re relying on the environment around us to make us feel good!!?? Or feel a certain way - whether it’s good, excited, or humbled – whatever it may be to you, we all too often rely on the environment to allow us feel that way.

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Who needs a roof over their head?

Who needs a roof over their head?

Granted they do provide shelter, and we are lucky to live in a country where they are commonplace, but for the purpose of this blog stay with me…

Shelter. That is their purpose. That’s what a roof does – it shelters us.

It shelters and protects us. It keeps us safe and comfortable. It allows us to live in artificial like conditions – where we control the temperature, the humidity, the sound and wind factors…

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"Plant the seed in your own mind. It's the most important thing you'll ever do"

"Plant the seed in your own mind. It's the most important thing you'll ever do"

Following my recent blog on 'Planting the seed' a wise man and friend - Bruce, kindly shared a link to Earl Nightingale's recording of The Strangest Secret. He recorded it in 1956.... nearly 60 years ago!

It goes for 40 minutes... with no visuals... just his voice and an old school mic. Well worth making the time to listen to. What a guy!

You'll find different messages that resonate with you. For me - these were some of the stand outs:

"We become what we think... Everyone is the sum total of our own thoughts... The things we got for nothing we can never replace... All you need to do is hold your goal before you, the rest will be taken care of... You reap what you sow..."

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Planting the seed...

Planting the seed...

I recently reflected on where my life had taken me in recent years and had the realisation that I often find myself thanking people for ‘planting the seed’ in many of my life adventures. So I thought I’d write a list of those ‘seed planting’ moments… WOW!

For the risk of ‘too much information’ I wanted to share my list - in the hope it might inspire you to think about doing the same… (writing a list that is ;)

So here goes...

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