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Goal Setting for Success - the NLP Way

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Goal setting is one of most powerful ways of getting what you want and yet, so many people shy away from it because it hasn’t worked for them in the past. Have you set goals in the past (for example New Year’s Resolutions) and then NOT reached them ? As a consequence, have you felt [...]

Success is not measured in millions nor in kilograms…

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A few months ago I have written about a similar topic “What is Success for You ?” and today I have to do so again.
Last night, my friend called me from a business trip and told me visibly shocked that he had been to the gym of the hotel he was staying in and [...]

10 Choices for Lasting Happiness - Part 2

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

In my previous article about Happiness (click here to see Part 1) we discussed the research and Choices 1-4 for lasting happiness. Now, we will be looking at choices 5-10. Enjoy !
CHOICE #5: Don’t compare yourself to others people – set your own goals and standards.
Do you know the saying “A happy man is one [...]

The rat race is no fun

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

You have probably heard about the rat race. The rat racer believes in the “no pain, no gain” motto and doesn’t enjoy what he is doing at the moment. He is driven by the need to achieve and gain titles, promotions and success. When the pressure increases he tells himself that he will begin to [...]

10 Choices for Lasting Happiness - Part 1

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

You might be surprised to read the word “Choice” in the title and no, it is not a mistake. You actually have a choice and in how happy you want to be ! According to some studies about happiness, our level of happiness is composed of three different elements:
• 50 % depends on genetics (inherited [...]

How slowing down makes you faster

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Sounds like an oxymoron ? It’s not. If you are anything like me, you want things to move forwards – whether at work or at home, with the kids, the partner, the holidays etc. You have or come across a new idea for making things better, more exciting, more fun (or less stressed, less restrictive, [...]

Wealth is not measured in millions … ?

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Isn’t it ? What is it measured in then ? My banking friends would strongly insist that it is money, of course, you measure wealth in. Wealthy individuals are high net worth individuals, who simply have lots of money…millions.

Could there be another way of measuring wealth ? If you have seen the movie “The Secret” [...]

Don’t hope for a better tomorrow…

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

enjoy TODAY !
Today is all you have got ! Make the most of it. So many people are putting up with disatisfactory and unhappy lives in the hope that one day it will all be better. It will be when you find the right partner, the kids have grown up, the mortgage is paid for, [...]

A definition for success ?

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

I just came across Ralph Waldo Emerson’s definition of success (see below) and thought I share it with you as it is a great stimulus material for your own discussion with your friends or coach and further thinking on the matter. Do you agree with him ? To me personally, success is courageously fighting for [...]

Personal Goal Setting And Planning For Success

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Success eludes most of us because we don’t know what we want. We stumble through life like someone lost in a bustling city searching for a particular house without an address. To achieve success you need to know when you have achieved it, or you might stand right outside its door and pass it by [...]

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