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We all have limiting beliefs, they are those things we believe or assume that stop us from progressing to the next step, from taking up a new role or hobby or from achieving our dreams. They constrain us in some way. People have beliefs about many things, including: rights duties abilities permissions ourselves our self-identity … Read more
Have you read the Happiness Hypothesis by Johnathan Haidt or The Chimp Paradox by Steve L Peters? My brother introduced me to the latter a number of years ago and it literally changed my way of thinking. I suddenly understood why I thought the way I did and why I reacted to certain situations in a way that … Read more
What’s stopping you achieving your goals? What is holding you back? There are lots of things which stop us reaching our goals, some easier to ‘fix’ than others. Here are nine common barriers: pursuing too many things unrealistic goals lack of focus (If it’s too much in the past or in the future then your … Read more
A goal without a plan is just a wish – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry We all know (don’t we?) that having a goal helps motivation and that having a plan helps break down those goals into manageable tasks. If you are not sure about writing down your goals and setting a plan then Forbes reports on a study … Read more
When it comes to meeting your goals – what’s your motivation? I was lucky enough to hear Prof Damian Hughes (@Liquidthinker) speak in November 2015. He said there are three reasons that we do anything in life: because we feel we ‘need to’ because we ‘should’ and because we are ‘inspired’. Let’s go through them … Read more