Are you at your best? 6 questions to ask yourself
Self improvement is an honourable endeavour to pursue in your professional and personal life alike. Do you ask yourself how you are doing and track your progress?
Tag archive: choose your attitude
Understanding happiness and success
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Happiness is often misunderstood. Many people think that when they achieve something they will be happy. When I get a better job, I will be happy. When I have more money, things will be good. In fact, it is the other way around. Success does not precede happiness. Rather, happiness precedes success.
Thoughts about change …
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They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
~ Andy Warhol
Induction into a new world of work
Even though I started working in the ski school a few weeks ago, I only recently attended the company induction program. Sixty-five of us were there. This was new for me. I am usually on the other side delivering the training. So began the first of many changes in my new world of work.
A new door opens …
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What happens when you try something new? Is it like stepping out on the skinny branches of the tree of life? Do you wobble and fall? Is there a rush of adrenalin or an anxiety attack? It’s all part of the journey, right? Well we’re about to start ours!
Do you avoid difficult conversations?
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Do you avoid difficult conversations? I do. Not always. But sometimes I find some things stall me. It is usually when there is a lot at stake for me. My most used strategy – avoidance. Unfortunately – it is not always the best approach. Here are a few tips that might help.
Thoughts on happiness …
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Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Thoughts on life …
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Life is like a wild tiger.
You can either lie down
and let it
Lay its paw on your head –
Or sit on its back and ride it.
~ RIDE THE WILD TIGER from A Guide for the Advanced Soul by Susan Hayward
Thoughts on worry …
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Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.
~ Unknown
Thoughts on excellence
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Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
~ Ralph Marston