How many times have you seen something that didn’t make sense or witness someone do or say something that you totally disagree with?
How many friends or family members do you have that do things completely differently to how you do them or have vastly different interests than you do?
When thinking about these questions how often do you chalk it up to people, circumstances or things just being weird?
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Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for hanging in there with me these past couple of weeks. My Grannie passed away and it’s been really tough to deal with. We were very close but time heals all and it’s already getting a bit easier. So thank you for chatting amongst yourselves the last little while and sticking with me.
Okay and now, Seek Advice and Find Success. This is one of my two contributions to Mark Foo’s fabulous free e-book The 77 Traits Of Highly Successful People.
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If you want something done right, best to do it yourself. Right? I know I’ve said that a few times in my life so far and let me just tell you it rarely, if ever, works out. There are so many facets to subjects, places, people and things how could you possibly know everything about everything? You may be very intelligent but don’t let your ego get in the way of true success.
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So Gwynn and I were floating around the Interwebs the other day and happened upon a YouTube video of Lady Gaga in concert. She sounded good and was dancing around the stage putting on quite the show. Suddenly the sound track stopped and there was no music. At all. A bit awkward for a music concert.
She acknowledged that they lost the music but instead of taking a break until it was “game on” again she kept singing. <gasp!> Unlike some entertainers she was actually singing the songs live and not merely lip syncing.
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There are countless articles, books, websites and blogs that touch on the area of personal development, self improvement or whatever you want to call it.
It’s encouraging that there are so many people wanting to make positive changes in their lives and share it with the masses.
However, there are also a lot of platitudes out there and I’m guilty of writing a few of them here as well. But there are some things we aren’t told either because people want to be nice, they are trying to remain positive or maybe just don’t get it. So here are a few things that you may be unaware of or maybe just need a bit of a reminder.
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There were 21 of you who shared your memories and the winner of Jamie Martin’s book Steady Days is:
Maureen who shared:
“I’d have to say each summer just my sister and I would fly to California and spend 2 weeks with my grandparents. Those were such wonderful times and I felt so safe and loved. Thanks, Maureen”
Congratulations Maureen. I’ve sent you an email for how to claim your copy.
If you’re not Maureen and would still like a copy of Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood you can pick it up from Amazon by following the link.
At just 9.85 this book is great value.
Thanks again everyone!
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Henri of Wake Up Cloud.
We all have our fears. The problem with how we look at fears today is that it keeps us from taking action and creating the life we really want. Fear isn’t dangerous, unless you make it so. The fear of fear is scarier than the actual fear.
This applies to almost everything we procrastinate on or put off. One good example of this is starting something, such as writing for bloggers. I had the same problem when I was a poker player. Starting to play (or work) was the hardest, but once I got started it was easy.
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This post was first published on January 21, 2009.
It’s 7:36 am and I’m already 10 minutes late. Now where did I leave my keys? Where is my wallet? I’m supposed to mail that letter but where the heck are my stamps? I’m starting to get a headache and I’ve not had time for breakfast. Sound familiar? That used to be a fairly typical morning for me about 7 years ago, madly running around trying to get out the door. And then one day it just seemed to hit me right out of the blue: I had too much stuff!
My stuff was everywhere. Closets, drawers, dressers, shelves, tables, bins, boxes you name it, I likely had stuff in it. Stuff that I didn’t really need but of course I might need it “one day”.
Whether you’re mornings go something like mine did or you hear yourself saying “Don’t touch anything I know exactly where everything is!” the clutter in your life may be costing you more than you realize. Here are some things to think about as you consider your current clutter state.
Jamie at Steady Mom launched her new book, Steady Days, last week and asked me if I would review it and host a giveaway. I said “Of course!”.
It’s no secret that I’m always looking for new inspiration to be able to do my job as a parent better. Although it’s title is Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood it really is for any parent (not just mom) who wants to take a deliberate and professional approach to the important job of raising our children.
When I first became a mom I thought : “yeah sure I can do this”. Now as my kids are getting older, their needs are changing and having never done this before I feel I’m floundering a bit. Quite often, like Jamie, I find myself thinking … if I could just see how others do it. And that is exactly what this book is.
Jamie gives us an inside look at what it’s really like raising kids. With three little people of her own she has a lot of advice to share.
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The golden handcuffs. For those of you who might not know – golden handcuffs are what we use to describe an incentive offered by an employer to an employee to entice them to stay. In most cases it’s a relatively high salary but there is also the annual bonus, stock options, retirement fund contributions and health insurance.
When you first accept the position everything is great. You’re excited, anxious to get started and you’re full of enthusiasm. Slowly over time that enthusiasm wanes. Maybe the job description that was presented to you in the interview isn’t exactly the same as what you’re facing everyday. You’re unhappy, demoralized and maybe even a bit angry. Angry at your boss for misleading you. Angry at yourself for being suckered in.
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You think I’m perfect don’t you? Come on sure you do.
It’s difficult sometimes to get your point across without sounding preachy or like a know-it-all. By sharing my thoughts publicly as I do here and at Zen Family Habits I run the risk of misleading people. What do I mean by this?
Well, what I write about is just one aspect of my life, just one, tiny, narrow part of who I am. And even the “best practices” I do write about I don’t always follow myself.
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