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This Year is Going to Be Different …. or so you tell yourself

Like many others, I’ve started the new year brimming with enthusiasm and full of good intentions. This year is going to be different! Or so I tell myself. But even as I write this, I know that there’s a huge gap between good intentions and actual results.

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Tips for When You Feel Overwhelmed

All of us have such busy lives that it’s understandable most of us feel overwhelmed. I reached Overwhelm DEFCON 1 last week. So this is what I did to manage it. These tips have worked for me. I hope you find them useful too.

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3 very different questions to ask when setting goals this year.

Do you set goals every year and struggle to achieve them ? This year, ask yourself these 3 very different questions when setting your goals to make this your best year ever.

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How Comfortable Is Too Comfortable?

Pushing the boundaries of our comfort zone brings new knowledge, new networks, new opportunities and lessons that sustain us well after the experience has ended. It also invariably lights a spark and fuels a passion for what we do.

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Mirror Mirror On The Wall

‘We do not learn from experience…. We learn from reflecting on experience’ – John Dewey As we madly dash towards the end of the year, it is all too easy to become caught up in the silliness and business of the

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No Path is Perfect

What better way to start a new week than taking action on something you've been putting off. Don't let indecision and analysis-paralysis hold you back. What will you do today to move you closer to the life you want ?

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Show What You’re Made Of

The topic of ‘resilience’ has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Specifically, how some people have the fortitude to not only cope with adversity and major setbacks; they find the strength within to bounce back and emerge

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5 questions we should ask ourselves

Life is incredibly busy. That’s a fact. There are days we can barely keep our sanity. Yet, as busy as we are, it’s imperative that we pause and ask ourselves these 5 questions. I know. It sounds counter intuitive.

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Setting Life Goals

Do you have clear goals for what you want to achieve in your life this year ? Are they specific, measurable and aligned to what’s most important to you ?

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Wake Up …. It’s April !

Can you believe it’s already April ?! I don’t know about you but it feels like just yesterday that we rang in the new year. Yet, 3 months have flown past already and before you know it, it’ll be Christmas

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