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The New Year
It's that time of the year again! I have mixed feelings every time the year comes to an end. It's exciting if you have had a crappy year because most of us are looking for redemption, so we pump ourselves up for the new year thinking this year will solve all our problems. Am I right? Or is this just me?
By Not Important7 years ago in Motivation
Failure
There is the phrase that explains that failure is only good if you learn from your mistakes. To this I must disagree. Failure is good if you get up again. There is no way to not learn something from failure. We have this false illusion that we are in control. Therefore it can actually put you into a worse state if you follow the first way of looking at failure. I can see you sitting there pondering whether... "Did I learn from my mistake this time"? There then comes the battle with your ego and you regret that you did or didn't do something. I know what this is like as I've been there. Thankfully, there is no way not to learn something from failure. My good friend Paul recently opened my eyes to this even more. He has recently thrown in the towel on his business. Over the past few years he started his own company making creative marshmallows and crafting them after the wonderful experience of having S'mores when camping. His company was called Stuff'n Mallows. He told me that when he was interviewed by large companies, the first thing they wanted to know was how many times the entrepreneur had failed. This life is a process of getting up and climbing another mountain. I really go back to the bubble analogy. When I was a child I would sit there and examine bubbles. I would look at them and try to determine when they would pop. I would look into their creamy outline and see the colors swish around. What I noticed was that when the surface became perfectly clear that was the moment in which they popped. Only when they were void of color did this happen. I think in many ways this is a metaphor for life. We're always climbing another mountain in the motivation and delight of becoming a little more pure. Awakening happens when our bubble pops. Struggles will still occur, mountains will still have to be climbed, but our perspective on how we view the next path will not be centered around effort. In this form, the life process becomes effortless. Perhaps we're all bubbles. You could say that we're "slow dancing in a burning room" as John Mayer has told us. It puts a romantic edge to the process of life, but I'm going with bubbles today. So go examine a bubble for yourself. Let me know what you think. Color is the spice of life itself. It can tell so much about us. Sound is color, I feel. It's that realization that the presence of those difficulties and hoops and swings is what makes the juice worth the squeeze. I'm imagining watermelon juice, but you can choose lemon or orange if you so desire. The world is your oyster.
By Sound And The Messenger7 years ago in Motivation
Things to Let Go of in the New Year
2019 is here and we're still finding ourselves somewhere we don’t belong. Some of us are still living in the past, while some of us are just living in the future, but there are some of us who are still struggling with their present.
By Eva Kajushi7 years ago in Motivation
Am I Adulting on the Right Track?
Do you remember the days when you used to say, “I can’t wait to grow up!” because adults seemed to know what they’re doing all the time? It’s like they always look so confident and poised, knowing exactly what to do and what’s happening around them. They are like the know-it-alls. Those walking dictionaries.
By Sookie Ng7 years ago in Motivation
Beyond the Horizon!
I did my first freefall skydive when I was 18 years old, two instructors latched either side of me and my very own parachute mounted to my back. It was a navigator 200, I knew nothing about it but it was on me now and I had to put my full faith in it to work. This was my AFF level 1, the first step to achieving my skydiving licence and had put me £300 out of pocket. Now for some £300 might seem an insignificant amount of money but for 18-year-old me who had just failed to get into university, worked long hours for little money, and had no real plan for the year ahead, it may as well have been my mortgage. Think how many times you've punched your pin number into the keypad of a card reader or ATM and tell me, how many times did that change your life? That one transaction, that £300 was perhaps the best decision I've ever made. Right here, in this moment, nothing was going to be the same again and as I sat on that aircraft with the door about to open, my life supposedly about to be revolutionised, all I was ready to do was sh*t my pants. The only thing that would be changing that day would be my underwear.
By Eoin Black7 years ago in Motivation
Volunteers
Throughout history, there is a subject that has not received the amount of attention that it deserves. The subject that I am speaking of is the word "Volunteers." As the years have passed with names reaching out from the past and to the future to prompt us of those who have gone before us, the word volunteer should be included with these names. The reason that I mention this is for the fact that all the options seem to fade into the background when it comes to this subject.
By Shelly Bartley7 years ago in Motivation
A New Kind of New Year's Resolution
Year after year, so many men and women make “losing weight” their number one New Year's Resolution. We’re kicking that to the curb in 2019 and implementing strategies that will help achieve our health and fitness goals, both inside and out, without focusing on the scale. Here are ten ideas to get you started, and if you’re feeling bold, try them all!
By Ayla Sydney7 years ago in Motivation
At Least I Did It
"Thank you for your patronage," I said, as I walked out the door. Wow! Two dollars tip? That’s nice, I charge $15 but she gave me $17 just for the little work I did that took less than 35 minutes. She was my first cleaning business client, I did not even think anyone was gonna call me, nonetheless, she did. As I walked towards the big dumpster, I started tearing up; how I earn $17 from doing something I love, something which started as an idea and is now a reality. I felt fulfilled and accomplished. Then I said to myself, "Divine, you did it!" Even if this was the only customer I will ever have from this cleaning business, I am fulfilled, my idea did not die as a thought or a plan but it came to reality.
By Divine Moses7 years ago in Motivation
7 Books for Millennial Leader Greatness
I applaud all the millennial leaders, who are defying the rumors about how we are spoiled, entitled, and behind other generations. I respect you for leading in spite of the noise and being inspiration for our generation. In my article Six Leadership Tips for Millennials I tell of how age doesn't determine your leadership ability, but your resolve does. Nine years into my leadership career, this is how I am honing my resolve. I am hoping you will share some great reads with me too, because we all know it's not cool to grow and not bring others along, right.
By TJ Neal7 years ago in Motivation
Push, Push, Push
I push, push, and push. I push my body way past my limitations some days and I still feel like I'm 10 steps behind my peers. I don't know what else I can do. I'm trying to continue, merely survive, but I don't know how to keep up in this busy world. No matter what I do, I’m left feeling exhausted and the things I will try are not enough to add up to the things someone else has already done.
By Courtney Frazer7 years ago in Motivation
Are You an Old Soul?
What is numerology? The beginning of numerology is somewhat of a mystery. Some of the first written records of numerology appear in Egypt and Babylon. There is also compelling evidence that numerology was used thousands of years ago in China, Rome, Japan, and Greece. Numerology has been found to stem back all the way to BC a practice even our ancestors were familiar with.
By Autumn Leann7 years ago in Motivation
