Tag: reflection
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Investing in yourself
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin It always seemed short-sighted to me that leaders in many organisations were hesitant to spend money on learning and development for their staff. During tough economic times, training budgets were always one of the first to be slashed. Another problem with organisational learning is…
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Be more interested in conversation
“Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.” – John Steinbeck It’s easy to zone out and not really contribute to conversation. Pull out the smart phone and sail away into oblivion. Why not choose the harder, but more rewarding path? The path of actively engaging in conversation.…
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Sometimes the world tests us.
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Helen Keller We all face adversities in life. Unexpected obstacles and challenges arise. 2020 presented plenty of those, particularly around our health and finances.…
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Do you want advice, or are you just seeking validation?
“Many receive advice, few profit by it.” Publilius Cyrus Can you recall a moment when someone came to you for advice on an idea or situation? You thought deeply and drew upon your experience to provide the best and most relevant advice you could muster. Mid conversation, you noticed that the other person wasn’t really…
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Everyone has their own insecurities
I am currently reading John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden, which I highly recommend as it is packed full of timeless life wisdom about what means to be human. One of those nuggets of wisdom which caught my eye was a line: “A dragon killer, he was, a rescuer of damsels, and his small sins seemed…
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Whatever is seeking you is what you should seek
“What you seek is seeking you.” Rumi How do you find purpose in your life? Do you choose it, or does it somehow come to you? After many years of ‘searching’ for passion and purpose, recently I have discovered that it seems just to appear when you are ready for it. It kind of hits…
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New Year routines – revisiting the idea of managing energy, not time
“Managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal.” Loehr & Schwartz, The Power of Full Engagement I had high aspirations for the Christmas and New Year break. In the lead up to the break, I had been busy doing some freelance contract work in finance (the career I am gradually…
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Embrace it, change it, improve upon it
“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you. And you can change it; you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. And the minute you understand that you can poke life and actually something will, you know if you push…
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Do you deserve what you want?
“To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people.” Charlie Munger We always want what we don’t have. We dream, but we don’t always make a solid plan to move towards that dream. We aren’t…
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How do you make people feel?
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou We are often unconscious of our emotions and how they impact others. We may be on a mission to achieve great things, but what good is it if…