Creating Balance Form the Inside Out When I was younger, my mother and other adults used to say “The older you get, the faster life will go”, and my younger self would think, “Maybe for some people, but not for me” But, as much as I thought I would be immune from this route, they were right, life is moving faster and faster the older I get As an adult and as a life coach, I often hear the exclamation ...

How Self-Made Millionaires Overcome Procrastination Do you want to know how the super successful overcome procrastination? One fascinating hallmark of all highly motivated millionaires is their strongly held conviction that they will succeed Whatever it takes and despite any challenges that crop up How do they overcome procrastination? People who are inspired by their dreams believe with certainty they will achieve their goals even if they do not know how all the details will work out This sense of certainty ...

Are You a Martryr to Your Job? I think we know of martyrs who have died for great causes They had a "calling" to become sacrificial to a purpose larger than they had imagined Is being a martyr to a job the same? I think not Surprisingly, many people keep a job that is either dreadful, boring or just plain harmful to one's being I think the reasons for staying with a bad job are: Fear of making a change ...

Just the Facts, Ma'am! Jack Webb’s famous line from the old Dragnet TV show resounds in my head as I sort through my hopes, wishes—and fears—about my goals in life To shift myself from listening to the negative comments of my mind, I imagine his crusty character, Sergeant Friday, barking at me “Just the facts, Sir!” Sgt Friday was so respectful on the surface—and so realistic at the core Realistic because facts are practical and powerful We can use facts ...

Are You Taking Responsibility? It is time to take responsibility for our actions and the results we create in our lives It’s time to stop expecting someone else to do for us what we are unwilling to do for ourselves It’s time to remember that no one is doing it to us and no one is going to do it for us We have the right and the responsibility to powerfully, positively choose what we desire for our lives, and ...

In Defence of Moralizing High Technology Modern societies are more and more becoming technical The revolution in computer usage is a major contributor to this state of affairs But this technicality has its demerits despite its huge advantages While technical societies confer the enormous benefits of modernity and admirable sophistication on life, they also bring about the doubtful benefit of restructuring individual and group psyche in a technical fashion The habit of “technicalizing” ways of doing things may ease work, ...

Do You "Work To Live" or "Live To Work"? Let’s be realistic here - hands up all of you who bounce out of bed every single morning, raring to get to work and enjoying yourself every minute of the day? If you didn’t put your hand up (even metaphorically), you’re not alone There have been so many articles published recently about working statistics in the UK - that Brits work the longest hours in the EU, that we have higher ...

Just Thinking… …about thinking Have you ever thought of that? Thinking about thinking I mean How do we do that? We humans are absolutely amazing Heck, I think I could even think about thinking about thinking Wow! I wonder if… nah, I’ll let it go at that… But it is pretty amazing, isn’t it? How we can do so many neat, creative things with our minds? We can think about anything we want to Want to think about an elephant – ...

Principles to Live By All people hold certain core beliefs that influence the way they live Whether or not they are able to articulate their beliefs in some pithy phrase like carpe diem or live free, they act and react to life’s stimuli consistent with what they believe Since beliefs or convictions are a function of thought, they can be changed The Bible says, as a man thinketh, so is he So how should a man think if he desires ...

If Not Now, When? Copyright 2005 Elisha BurkeHow many times have you made excuses for putting off something you really needed or wanted to do? Probably too many times to count It is all too easy to get in the habit of putting the desires of your heart on hold You may have been taught to put the needs of others first or that it is selfish to think of your own desires Mind you, there is times when it ...