Self Development

The Gift of Forgiveness – a Must for Living Well!

January 3, 2010
Forgiveness - a must for living well

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes Most of us experience hurt at some point in our lives. How we operate habitually gives us some indication of whether we are likely to hold on to our grudges, resentments or choose to forgive and [...]

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How to Rise Above Negativity!

December 18, 2009
Rise above negativity

When I checked my emails the other day, I saw a thread of messages from some colleagues, about a work related issue. As I read them I could feel myself getting tensed by the amount of negativity in the content of the messages. I’ve lost count of the number of meetings I have attended where [...]

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Fall in Love with Your Work, All Over Again!

December 7, 2009
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The same old job… We all have our pet “obsessions” in life. One of these is to complain and moan about our jobs. It is no surprise that most of us could find something in our jobs that we are currently dissatisfied with. Look at these facts for instance: The American Workplace Survey, recently conducted [...]

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5 Simple Ways to Make Time for Love!

November 20, 2009
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Can you afford not to…? When my energetic four-year-old daughter proclaims in her rather loud, playful voice, “Mummy I love you!”, my automatic reply often is “honey I love you too”. She is not one to be fooled easily though. She can make out when I am authentic and when I have my “auto-pilot” response [...]

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Persuasive Speech Topics That Motivate Your Audience!

October 16, 2009
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Persuasive speech topics have all been selected based on multiple criteria. These criteria are: who are you trying to persuade? And what do you want them to do? A great way to start is to establish what your goals are for your presentation. Do you want to make a sale? Do you want to get [...]

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An Act of Kindness to Make Someone’s Day!

September 17, 2009
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“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one”-  Mother Teresa How many times have we caught ourselves saying “someday when I have enough money or time I will do something to make a difference in someone else’s life” ?  And that someday never arrives for many of us as we find ourselves [...]

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