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Category: adapting

  • See different

    I picked up the pen to jot down a note to myself, instead of the original prompt I wrote: ‘No, I’m not doing this …’  It was a message from my subliminal self saying it was time for something different. The idea of doing the same thing for the same result, helping others, wasn’t appealing,…

  • Dip your toe …

    I clutched my bag of groceries as I clambered out of the car, just in time to meet the postie fast approaching, her own hands full of paperwork. I could tell she looked a little ‘troubled.” Before I could greet her I was handed the mail and asked … ‘Do you know the people around the…

  • Speak the lingo?

    I hadn’t seen Hans for 15 years until our Boxing Day rendezvous on his way to visit his sister in Holland.  Since that first meeting, Hans had finally wed his long-term girlfriend, Susan – along with the full blessing of her father! ‘So how did you manage to finally get Susan to the alter, Hans?’…

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  • Pick up the pencil

    You know what? You’re not alone. Taking your eye off the ball, whether through distraction, fatigue, or both, happens to every one of us. Especially this season, this time of year. Here’s what has helped me …

  • I recently had the opportunity to talk with Victoria Hart, Conscious Creation Coach and asked her how she may be able to help anyone, like me, be a more compassionate, sharing business owner … “It’s not too late? Is it?” Here’s what Victoria had to say: It’s never too late to change, Charlie. I’d love…

  • Be you. The Shadow Elephant: A Tender Illustrated Fable About What It Takes to Unblue Our Sorrows and Lighten the Load of Our Heaviest Emotions BY MARIA POPOVA The strange thing about life, the wondrous thing about life, is that it is impossible to dull one hue of our emotional experience without dulling the entire…

  • Some struggle

    It was the end of our regular network breakfast and I was about to leave the room when Gail stopped me and asked: “Do you think you and I could have a one-to-one, Charlie?” “Always happy to chat,” came my reply as we headed for the nearest empty seats. “How can I help you?” I…

  • an extra pair of eyes

    I like to work with people who know their business, don’t you? So, to develop a reputation as the go-to person, what’s your plan? Becoming successful doesn’t happen overnight. The new business can find the early days daunting, but if you ‘stick at it’ and prove to be reliable, you’ll soon find you become ……

  • Ignore the sat-nav

    I’ve always believed we should be enjoying life, whatever occupies us, wherever we are. After all, life’s too short. During our lifetime the average person spends a third of their life working. Many people follow a daily routine. From the moment we wake, choices are being made … and I’m sure, like me, you’d choose…