In the current economy it seems that every time you pick up a newspaper or switch on the news there are reports of redundancies or difficulties in getting jobs.  There are many people who are well qualified or overqualified for the jobs that they are applying for but still walking away jobless.      Many [...]

Everyone’s talking about the biography of Steve Jobs.  We like to read about icons and successful people and hope that a little bit of their attitude and abilities will rub off onto us.  That’s completely natural and a great way in which to learn.  A term that becomes familiar to the reader of this particular [...]

One major reason why successful people are successful is that they have harnessed the ability to focus 100% of their energy and attention into the things that they are doing.  They see a vision and they focus their attention upon it.  They are not easily distracted.      Many of us are not this focused.  [...]

Having a good imagination is vital to making progress.  Without a view of what you wish to achieve, or where you wish to be, how would you know what to do or where to start?  Even the simplest of things requires you to imagine your goal so as to enable you to be successful.   [...]

Many people who seek success or happiness do not take the simplest steps to enable them to achieve their desires.  One of the easiest things to do is to surround yourself with people who are already living the life you want.     Success and happiness are things that rub off upon you in a [...]

Many people who seek success or happiness do not take the simplest steps to enable them to achieve their desires.  One of the easiest things to do is to surround yourself with people who are already living the life you want.     Success and happiness are things that rub off upon you in a [...]

Many people who seek success or happiness do not take the simplest steps to enable them to achieve their desires.  One of the easiest things to do is to surround yourself with people who are already living the life you want.     Success and happiness are things that rub off upon you in a [...]

Purpose provides direction. To have a purpose also provides motivation.  Direction and motivation in turn fuel success and a sense of achievement and accomplishment.  You feel good when you experience a sense of purpose.  You also feel in control of your life; you know where you are heading.     These feelings are important ones [...]

Do you feel that you lack in imagination or simply cannot seem to get your imagination working as you might wish?  It’s frustrating when a peer points out that face that you have to imagine something before it can come to fruition (and you know this to be true) and yet you just cannot seem [...]

In different cultures we inevitably have varied traditions and food is a key part of our daily lives.  There are some cultures that one can be forgiven for assuming to have similar Christmas traditions to each other.  But these assumptions could be totally incorrect, as I discovered of English versus American Christmas eating habits.   [...]

How many times have you found yourself thinking one thing and yet feeling or doing something quite different?  When you plan to do something and then don not get around to doing it most people tend to account for this on the assumption that they are simply weak willed.     Few people would ever [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get your mind to do exactly what you would like it to do?  For the majority of people, to have absolute and complete focus upon your goals at the drop of a hat is recognized as a pretty useful asset.  Most of us know how we would like [...]

There are some things in life, which we would like to happen, but which we at the same time feel uncertain about.  The majority of us like to know, and to be assured, about important things, but it would seem that part of our learning curve in this life is to discover ways in which [...]

Motivation isn’t always naturally present, especially so when you do not really want to do something.  Motivation is after all a state of desire, and so if you don’t really want to complete a particular task it can be a little difficult to get your rear into gear, so to speak.   The key to [...]

Almost every child is furnished with a copy of Aesop’s Fables to read and appreciate during the course of growing up.  Some of those fables we remember vividly whilst others fade to the dim recesses of the backs of our minds.  Some we appreciate immediately whilst others don’t quite hit the mark until some later [...]