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Procrastination: How to Break the Spell and Get Things Done
Procrastination is a horrible waste of time and energy. It’s amazing how we can spend so much time thinking about doing something and get no nearer to actually doing it at all. nnThat’s because thinking and doing each possess a completely different energy. Thinking is passive, inert and internal and doing is active and external. The only way to do something is… to do it!nnn Ready, Set, Go… nThe most powerful way to combat procrastination is to make a s
June 11, 2007
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The Power of One: Mono Tasking
Productivity. Is it how much you get done, or how well you do it that matters to you? In other words, are you looking at quantity, quality, or both?nnIf quality output is your consideration you might like to play with the idea of mono-tasking.nnIn a world where many of us are getting driven crazy by having so much to do that we feel like we have to do it all at once, there is great pleasure to be found in the mono-task.nnWhat does that mean? It means committing to doing one t
June 11, 2007
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Are You Emotionally Weatherproof?
Sometimes we get caught in an emotional rain storm. It happens. To all of us. Because we’re living in the material fast-paced world and the weather can get rough.nnYou may be reading The Secret, and you may be someone who tries to look on the bright side, but sometimes a negative emotion cloouds your sunny horizon. Here’s a few tips on coping with emotional bad weather from Ayurveda India’s ancient, but always relevant, science of self-healing.nn1. Take a de
June 11, 2007
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Whole Brain Thinking: How to Get Your Right Hemisphere in the Picture...
The trouble with the way many of us are working today is that we are leaning more and more heavily on sorting information, organising e-mails, and cramming facts. And no matter how creative you were to begin with, if you focus on facts and details for long enough your creative side will slip into lullaby land.nnMore and more of us are losing touch with our intuitive side, our creativity and our ability to think "out of the box". The problem? Many of us are only using half of
March 30, 2007
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Are You on the Journey to Snapping Point?
We don't suddenly break down, grind to a halt, get seriously ill. We do it over time, day by day, but by bit, straw by straw, until *snap* we broke the proverbial camel's back.nnIt seems sudden, shocking and out of the blue, but the truth is that all things manifest over time. They only appear sudden if we haven't noticed what was going on in the build up to the final crescendo that actually gets our attention.nnThe High Price of Self-Neglect nTo ignore the early warning sign
March 22, 2007
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Acupuncture Shows Thereâs More to You than Meets the Eye
Did you know that there are unseen channels running through your body that you can use to feel better? Acupuncturists have been using them for centuries, and now you can too. Itâs easy to learn how to use a simple set sequence of acupuncture points that give relief from physical and emotional pain. All you need to know is where they are and what to do with them!nnMany of us walk around completely unaware of the miracles that occur beneath our skin at every breath and heartb
June 28, 2006
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Beating Brain Fog - 3 Key Tips for Mental Clarity
When the fog of overwhelming stress clouds our thoughts thereâs a danger we could soon be drifting into non-productivity land. Here are three quick and easy ways to sail through the day with a clear and focused head.nnKeeping a clear head is essential if you want:nn⢠to avoid the pitfalls of stress (and the stupidity it leaves in itâs wake)nn⢠to keep calm and focused on what you need to get donenn⢠to be at your intelligent bestnn⢠to retain use of your creative
October 3, 2005
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Getting over the wall...
Getting Over the WallnnI was 18 when I announced at the dinner table one evening that I had been invited on a Territorial Army survival course for the weekend. My parents laughed out loud and, in that moment, I decided I would go. I would show them! nnAnd so I did, and immersed myself in two days of physical endurance like I had never known before and have not known since (with the exception of a concert tour of Hungary and having a baby!).nnIt was November â cold, wet and
November 3, 2004