A really good cause… saving the Rainforests

Date June 13, 2009

Sign up for free, and help spread the word - we really really REALLY need to take action - we can’t rely on others, or even our own governments, to do things for us - get involved :)

“Reboot your brain” - an excellent plan!

Date April 19, 2009

One of my Twitter followers (can’t remember who - I apologise!) had a link to this old blog post by John Reese, a respected internet marketer.(It is really old in Internet terms - late 2006!)

As someone who does a bit of internet marketing myself, I thought I’d read it… to discover that this particular post has much more scope in the “self development” arena, in my humble opinion. Hence this post! This information doesn’t date, so I don’t mind that it’s from 2006 … hope you don’t either…

A little background here: I am a victim of procrastination and Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t listen to the doom-mongers!

Date March 19, 2009

I know that the global economy is in a rickety state - but how on earth does it help anyone to show hour after hour, day after day, week after week of negative news that cannot make a difference in anyone’s world? (Unless it’s to make them even more fearful than they already are!) Read the rest of this entry »

Are we really SEEING what we look at?

Date February 27, 2009

The following extract from an earlier email was sent in an email I got today - I just loved the irony of it! Read the rest of this entry »

A Complaint-Free World

Date January 13, 2009

I came across this organisation last year, and found their ideas really appealing. If we work at reducing the amount that we complain, how much better will our own world be? I sent off for my free purple bracelets to Read the rest of this entry »

12 things to remember

Date January 7, 2009

Thanks to my friend Tina for sending these to me…
Twelve things to remember:

1. The value of time
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Self-motivation

Date November 27, 2008

Zig Ziglar said, “People often tell me that motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them bathing doesn’t either, that’s why I recommend it daily!”

This idea is so important to remember when you’re Read the rest of this entry »

Thinking outside the box - the results

Date November 17, 2008

Ben Fletcher at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom devised a study to get people to break their usual habits. Each day the subjects picked a different option from poles of contrasting behaviors — lively/quiet, introvert/extrovert, reactive/proactive — and behaved according to this assignment. Read the rest of this entry »

The power of “thank you”

Date September 27, 2008

How many of us would love to be appreciated more by those we love, work with or just encounter day-to-day? And how often do we show our appreciation to others? Read the rest of this entry »

3-minute uplift

Date September 21, 2008

Mac Anderson from The Simple Truths compiles short and inspiring internet movies, which I have been watching recently. This particular one contains quotations on the theme Read the rest of this entry »