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One Bold Action Vs a 1000 Good Intentions
Early on in my career, I encountered many people who told me that I had a lot of potential. When I first heard this, I puffed my chest out and felt pretty good about myself. But then, I wasn’t getting the results I wanted in my life and I started to wonder about all this…
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You Haven’t Opened All Your Gifts Yet!
I pluck inspiration from various places…I open books randomly…read whatever paragraph my finger points to and determine how I can apply what I’ve read to my life. I saw this suggestion recently from Paul Myers and tried it a few times. It’s like a mini adventure: “Take any two books off your shelf at random.…
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Why is BEING AUTHENTIC so important?
Today was my first radio show for the year on Heartbeat radio, with host Marcia Miranda. The theme for this year’s series of programs is AUTHENTICITY. Webster’s dictionary defines authenticity as “worthy of acceptance or true to one’s own personality, spirit or character.” Are you being authentic? This is a question I actually have on…
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Can You See the Whole Sky?
We think too small – like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view. – Mao Tse-Tung Stretch. Stimulate your mind. Associate with people who have new ideas – new approaches.…
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Beware of ‘Word’ Narcotics
For many years I have been trying to find reasons why someone with obvious potential for greatness wastes their life and someone who, by society’s standards, was least likely to succeed, creates monumental success for themselves. Having said that, potential is a word that I disliked. Only because I’d heard it so much in my…
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A fishy lesson in growth
The growth of tropical fish is limited to the size of the aquarium Just like these fish, so are we affected by our environment. Are your current circumstances helping you grow? Do you find you are struggling to reach your potential? If your current circumstances don’t support you then you need to create an environment…
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Some interesting “truths” – no one is exempt :)
People love to use the phrase ‘the truth shall set you free’ especially if they’re trying to get some juicy gossip out of you :). And for more serious matters they might use as a warning -‘what’s done in darkness WILL come to light!’ (Be very afraid…) Many of us are not as truthful as…

