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Can we truly be a 100% happy, 100% of the time?

Of course not..

Things will try us, piss us right off, to the extent of wondering what really is the point.

There are challenges to overcome, obstacles that get our our way of our paths etc…

But here is the ‘Thing’ – if the approach is right, the attitude, the commitment to a ‘happy’ and ‘prosperous’ way, then surely you as an individual are half way there?

We don’t…believe me, I’ve seen it far too often, the team has tried it a few times and it came to nothing.

That’s right Mr ‘Patron of Positivity’ had a pessimistic moment, and man did it bite me in the arse!

No sooner had the comment left my voice box you can guess what happened…

We scored from that short corner…

Now, my comment was derived from experience, the joy of watching my beloved Bristol City through thick and thin, offering my obvious expert opinion from stands like I had a clue knowing what was best for the team, but I learned something…

Lesson? Always keep trying to deliver that winning ball, always remember that not every opponent will know your next move and most important of all?

Always believe

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One of my favourite books I’ve read over the last two years was the Compound Effect by Darren Hardy – teaching us how success is a compounded efforts over time.

Within that text he discusses BIGMO, the success that comes with creating momentum to achieve your target.

Momentum is a huge driver many elements of our life. My Nan had a sign in her hallway which always made me chuckle which read ‘once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed’.

It’s true that with experience comes wisdom, but what is also apparent to me is that you have to keep momentum going, picking up tips, advice on the way.

That picking up speed is the obvious thought from this quotation, however, its not about how fast you complete the job. To my mind it’s about giving yourself the opportunity to pick all the vital experience at the right time and place.

You are the driver, we drive our ambitions, we hold the key to success!

Momentum is up to you, you gotta keep going, pushing every day whatever your goal and whatever speed you’re at!

I highly recommend the ‘Compound Effect’ by the brilliant Darren Hardy…

All the best guys….

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We all love connecting, that’s what has made social media easy to sustain and to forever beam creative lights in some format. This will continue to enrich our knowledge base within our personal and business life for years to come.

What I have joyfully found recently is the ability to source recommendations for future books for my library.

I relish a creative read full of quality and thought provoking content. Many others do and by the virtue of connecting with like minded souls on say twitter, inevitably there is likely to be synergy in your quest for knowledge or fun reads (by the way, why have LinkedIn taken away their reading list?)

We have our favourite authors, topics, genres and online shopping has made it even easier to connect, buy and ship the books within minutes, love it!

It’s the consequence of asking questions within social media relating to creative reads that have engineered connections with the authors themselves. Whether be local, in my case Bristol, or further a field like our friends in America, I just love connecting with authors personally and of course it’s great way for them to stay in touch with their readers, fans etc

What has been the best book recommendation given to you already this year?

Whose economic climate are you recovering from? The one faced with a daily struggle to get past 9am without a negative kick in the?…. (You get the idea) or the challenge of making a positive step in the a great direction by you yourself and I?

The upside is that you decide. When faced with mind numbing regular questions around ‘how are you doing in this ‘era of uncertainly’?’ stick two fingers up to the downturn. Create your own path to success and you won’t be looking down the economic cliff.

The noise levelled at reporting the downturn does no help in boosting and sustaining positive attitudes… Look to what you can do to make sure you climate is a positive one.

The thing is, You are in charge of your climate. Lets not ignore the ‘windy times of change’ but let’s not get wrangled in generic language used to worry a nation.

Often there are struggles, but its far too easy to focus on the negative bandwagon, unfortunately positivity doesn’t always grab the attention.

Keep focusing on what you do best, and keep shouting about it and celebrate other success of friends, colleagues and associates. You’ll soon be surrounding yourself in success stories.

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Woah! Two weeks into the new year and have you kept up your resolution? Zzzzz

Every year the same pattern emerges, I believe the best way is not to state on one day to do better, get better and be better, just do it and evolve!

Pressure is applied and it falls over… #fail

or is it? Just get back up on the horse and keep going. Stuff the resolution, just keep plugging away at it – take a break from the course if you must, but then come back stronger and wiser.

Want to change and evolve come March? Just tweak again and again. change isn’t contained to one lucky night at the end of the year.

All the best

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We all value time. We lament the lack of it & the need of it.

What if we mentally gave ourselves an additional 10 minutes? After all, we all get the same 24 hours don’t we?

What if you left 10 minutes earlier, what would that do? What would that give you? I’ve often observed how rushed life becomes (just visit any city centre at 8.30 on a Monday morning!) it’s a good way of taking stock, feeling organised and calm!

I made the mental adjustment this year and I felt calmer, more relaxed and more assured of getting to where I wanted to go.

I used to think if only I had the time to read more books, I’d get through quite a few. 10 minutes here and there, (that’s all it took as a commitment) and I’ve read over a dozen this year….plan to do the same in 2013.

All in all, providing yourself with the additional 10, whether it’s for a meeting, exercise or reading over the course of a year can provide so much fulfilment from a little mental tinkering at the start of your day.

All the best,

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Where do you need to get to this evening, this year, in life?

The questions seem to get larger and more complex by the word! But I’ll stick to the bus story for now!

You see, I used to moan a huge amount about buses. They’re what I need to get from A to B and I for one hate lateness.

I used to get stressed if it wasn’t on time. However, something struck me, whose responsibility is it to get from that A to B… Guess who? Yep, Me.

Now, I didn’t drive (I’m edging closer to achieving that goal after much encouragement over the years) so how could I really moan about being trapped (my own doing) on a bus stop in the pouring rain not moving anywhere fast.

I made it my mission to stop the criticism get on and pass my driving test. (I’ll update you as soon as I can on that front!)

What I have found is that I absolutely love driving. For years the necessity for me to run an automatic put me off, not the finance, the fact is that I wanted to drive like everyone else, didn’t want to be different.

Stupid thing is, who can honestly say that they care if I drive an automatic, get over my pride, get in the damn car and do it.

And you know what, driving an automatic is VERY straight forward, easier than a manual. The key learning concept is more to do with getting my co-ordination and road awareness right, it’s coming along and I’m loving it.

So, I don’t complain about buses any more, if they’re late it is motivating a further step to pass my test. I’m finding that with renewed confidence (and a set of wheels) you can get to where you need to faster and more assured than ever.

All the best

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How often to we reflect positively?

Many can’t wait until Jan 1st 2013, making lists of what went right, what went wrong and how we can improve those standards in 2013.

While regular reviews are on the whole very good to keep yourself on track, a problem arises when we follow the herd, so to speak and make our wishes and aspirations on one day of the year.

Quite often we find that some news report will lead us to believe that most ‘resolutions’ will be given up somewhere by the 2nd week of the New Year, watch out for that! Don’t let it drive you down!

The best solution to this New Year ‘problem’ is to change at the point that you wish to. You want to become better at something? Start now…

What if you trip up on the way? Get back up and keep walking, or at least plan to.

Don’t pander to the ‘resolution revolution’ on January 1st….get the thinking cap on now, write down your dreams and give yourself a target!

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