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“A work in progress”

Work in progress Work needs to be regarded as an opportunity, not simply a necessity. However, statistics show that out of any 100 people, 30 are actively looking to change their job and 20 more are contemplating it. Why is this? The truth is that for a career to be…

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The easiest way to be successful – do something you love to do Unlike a sporting event, happiness is not just something we can take aim at and achieve. Happiness results from the daily choices and decisions that we make in our lives. Obviously, one of these choices…

“How to recession-proof your emotions”

How to recession-proof your emotions In today’s world, the challenge is to live your dreams. It is the challenge to not get wrapped up in useless and meaningless daily activities that do not support your spirit. It requires you to step out of the ‘machine’ and…

“Your most important relationship is your relationship with yourself”

Your most important relationship is your relationship with yourself Being our best selves is the best investment we can make. The most important relationship you have is the one you have with yourself. From that flows every other relationship you have. This may not be…

“We forgive for our own sake”

We forgive for our own sake ‘Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are” Malcom Forbes. It’s the nature of life that we accumulate layers and layers of assumptions about ourselves which can often cover up the true essence of who we are….

“Failure can be your friend”

Failure can be your friend One of the biggest challenges in anybody’s life is to know how to interpret failures. How we deal with adversity and challenges will shape our lives probably more than anything else. John Keats said, ‘failure is in a sense the highway to…

“Making It Clear”

The notion of the ‘fifth column’ arose out of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. It referred to the network of betrayal from inside a certain  city that was under attack and that represented the major hope to the Commanding General attempting to conquer the city. In…

“On being your best self”

Pathways Counselling – Editorial – Weekender ON BEING YOUR BEST SELF Have you ever thought about the notion of your ‘best self’? What does it mean to you? My suggestion is that that is the person that you were designed and born to be – in all your magnificence –…

“Renewing your mind”

Renewing your mind Of all the things that can affect your future, I believe that personal growth is the greatest. To have more we have to become more.  To that end then, in what condition is your mind? In nature, seasons of growth are preceded by deliberate and…

“Enjoying responsibility”

Enjoying responsibility Everything we need in order to become the person we were born to be and to fulfil our highest potential is right within our reach. The major reason that so few of us actually attain to becoming all that this means can be summed up in one simple…

“Awareness is everything”

Awareness is everything Anything you say to yourself repeatedly will actually influence your reality. What we say to ourselves starts with our thoughts. And our thoughts are the direct results of our words. The changing of words changes the thought. Thought leads us…

“If it’s to be it’s up to me”

If it’s to be it’s up to me A number of research studies during the past decade indicate that the happiest, most well-adjusted individuals are those who believe they have a measure of control over their lives.  Typically these people choose appropriate responses…

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