Archive for November, 2009
Personal anecdote – hope for people with a bad family background
Hopefully, this post will help inspire those who have suffered as a result of bad parenting, grand parenting, a bad childhood and so on, that there is hope. The post includes the text of an email which I have sent to my mother recently, in response to an email from her containing spin ((n) spin [...]
Tips to make Christmas shopping easy and stress free.
I finished my Christmas shopping for 2009 two to three weeks ago. Yes, I know….depending on your perspective you might feel a variety of emotions reading that. Consider buying books for people – tailored to their interests (thoughtful), enriching and educating, can be read again and shared with others. Good books can often be bought [...]
How to save money & time when purchasing home & office supplies.
Things which we purchase for our homes and offices on a regular basis can involve significant sums of money, especially over a period of time. When running a business, money spent on office supplies can eat into profits unnecessarily. Many private households can do with spending a lot less on their groceries too. Some office [...]
Philosophy – familiar = strange = familiar.
Philosophy…sees the familiar as if it were strange, and the strange as if it were familiar. It can take things up and lay them down again. Its mind is full of air that plays round every subject. It rouses us from our native dogmatic slumber and breaks up our caked prejudices…. William James – The [...]
Workaround fix for inactive RSS button.
Note: this article was formerly published at an earlier date on an old blog (different blog software theme). Images reflect old information. Useful content has been retained. While I was waiting for some help on how to adjust my blog code to fix an inactive RSS button, I decided to try a workaround fix myself. [...]
Be careful who you listen to and what you make of it.
Other people, their comments, influence and ideas can be a big hindrance at times. Be careful. Make sure that other people, some who might be well meaning and even love you, do not hold you back. These people could be anyone. Parents, siblings, friends, lovers, spouses, teachers and so on. If they do. The world [...]
Is personal development hard work?
Is personal development hard work? Some people claim that it is. Some should know better. I am very wary of such statements for a number of reasons, some of which will be covered in this article. Before I start please let me fill you in on a brief background. I had an extremely bad emotional, [...]
One Unusual Reason I Like The Insurance Industry.
Curious as to why I like the insurance industry? I am not going to talk about the obvious such as peace of mind, financial prudence and so on. No, I am going to discuss the concept of truth. One which is dear to my heart. You see, insurance companies, who are in the business of [...]
Where does strength come from?
Life can be tough sometimes. Strength is often required. So where does strength come from? Arnold Schwarzenegger said: Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Are you running from your struggles? Many people do. Embrace and confront the [...]
Muddled thinking can have very serious consequences.
Every day we take decisions which affect us, people we know, and still more others whom we don’t know and will never meet. Every decision has a ripple effect similar to that which we see when we throw a stone into a still pond. Some decisions are harder than others and many of us seek [...]
Get The Right Accountant For Your Business.
When running a business it is very important to get the financial aspects correct. In fact, if you do not manage the financial parts of your business correctly, then the finances will manage you and you are highly likely to go out of business. Unless you are some kind of financial ‘whiz kid’, you are [...]
5 Of The Most Important Things An Entrepreneur Must Know
Bob Parsons, CEO of Go Daddy, is a world class businessman. This morning I watched another of his video blog posts. Bob Parsons packs so much critical advice into so little time. I got a lot out of this video: #29: The 5 MOST IMPORTANT things I know about building a WINNER. Why they will [...]
Would you eat an animal which had been tortured before it died?
For some years now I have been eating organic meat and eggs, which are farmed humanely and with kindness. One reason organic meat and eggs taste better is that the animals involved are not full of stress related chemicals/hormones which are released into the bloodstream due to inhumane treatment. Check out this video… The expressions [...]
Who are you? Really.
Have you ever stopped to think carefully about who, or what, you are? Try that now and then read this excellent quote by Torkom Saraydarian: “There are three kinds of people and three kinds of richness: – people who want to have, to collect – people who want action, work and labor – people who [...]
XSitePro makes building websites feel like blogging. Easy.
Today I am enjoying using XSitePro, my website builder software, to continue developing my Joy Wizard website. XSitePro makes stuff so easy and over the years while using the program I have often found myself thinking that it is just like WordPress. Easy to use, slick and full of key functionality. Another thing I like [...]
Poor spelling can cost you money, or even a job.
Does good spelling matter to you? But, is that really the right question? Perhaps the right question is: Does good spelling matter to others? Why is this? Writing and publishing material which is poorly spelt is like going around poorly dressed. What you write is how you dress yourself in the minds of your readers. When you [...]
Schoolies (what ‘little darlings’) will soon start in Surfers Paradise.
Soon, in November, the Gold Coast will host thousands of ‘Schoolies’ – young people ranging from 17 -18 celebrating the end of school. Schoolies is always a time of controversy. Here is one example; an article from recent news: Schoolie balcony ban bid blasted Some apartment managers are seeking to have Schoolies locked out from [...]
Shamanism and personal development
Shamanism? What is it? And how is it relevant to personal development? Shamanism, in simple terms, is the world’s oldest “religion” or spirituality. Evidence of the practice exists in ancient rock art dating back tens of thousands of years. Shamanism predates all the various religions of the world. One could say that Shamanism is humankind’s [...]
Four Fold Way = simpler life.
Angeles Arrien says that life will be simple if we follow the four-fold way counselled by indigenous peoples: 1. Show up, being present with all four mental, emotional, physical and spiritual intelligences. 2. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning. 3. Tell the truth without blame or judgment. 4. Be open to outcome, not [...]
Cure for Mondays
Personally, I love Mondays. But then I am a bit unusual. One of my ‘golden rules’ for living is to try as much as possible to conform to the laws of nature/physics/biology/psychology/Spirit and natural flow. Even if I may not initially like the idea, or think I know better. Many of us struggle with Mondays. [...]
