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Move things to make things happen

” Nothing happens unless something is moved ” Albert Einstein

“Nothing happens unless something is moved” Einstein

If you’ve recently had a break from work, or a change in your life or business, you’ll know this quote to be true. I’ve enjoyed a few days off, with no technology and spending time doing different things. Some people may find my desire to declutter the garage a strange thing to…

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Let go of what you cannot change

“One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you cannot change”

This week there’s been a focus on love, friendship and relationships, including the relationship with ourselves. It can be bittersweet for some as we remember relationships which are no longer part of our lives; people who are no longer with us. It can also highlight when we’re feeling alone in…

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#courage #letting go #Moving On

Educating others one by one

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela

I spent last week educating people, one by one, about how to fit and wear a bra. It was definitely powerful, and I even had people using the words “life changing“, in what they’d learnt from me, and the Bra Lady team.

Sometimes we don’t think what we’re doing is important. Or that if we’re “only”…

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Are you working on the right things

“No one but you sees your dreams. No one can sue you for libel for writing them down. No one can fact-check you or object to a fanciful turn of events” Graeme Greene

I had an interesting week last week. How was yours? I felt I was walking through treacle, and everything was so slow. It was frustrating in one way, but I allowed myself to take one, slow, step at a time. I was following a plan to…

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#dreams #planning #vision

Have you got the courage to take the next step?

“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” Michelle Obama

There’s been a lot about courage this month in my inbox, social media streams, and even in some of the…

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Add more colour to your day

” If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton

Rainbows and colour and light are something I think we take for granted. I could be wrong, but I know that I’ve had periods of my life when I’ve felt I “had” to use a certain colour pen when I was writing. I used to be a turquoise ink girl as a teenager. Why did I stop using colour when I started work?

I’ve no idea.…

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#colour #find your why #joy #joyful

Perseverance is taking small steps to achieve success

” Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”Walter Elliot

You may still be in planning phase of the year, or exploring what your options are to achieve your goals. Or you may be like me, and the more I do the more I realise I need to do as everything is interlinked. Phew! It’s been a busy week, and there’s no let up in sight.Where ever you’re at right now,…

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Are you ignoring your dreams?

” Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Gandhi

In my family, we use the time over the holiday period to talk about the things we’d like to do in the year ahead. We don’t always look back at what we loved about the previous year, as we tend to review as we’re going along. But we always spend time looking forwards. As a family of four, we listen to…

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Happiness comes from your own actions

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama

I enjoy the whole preparing for Christmas, thinking about, and buying gifts. Finding new recipes and creating menus and food. Welcoming people into our home and our lives. Don’t get me wrong, I love receiving gifts, but I think this year I got so much happiness from sharing with others that that was my perfect…

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#action #business challenge #happiness

What do you have to lose when you set your goal?

“Go big or go home. Because it’s true. What do you have to lose?” Eliza Dushku

As we come to the end of the year, with excitement around us, and hopefully inside us too, what are you celebrating this year? Even when sad things happen, or we’ve had difficult times, there’s also a little spark to keep us hopeful about the future. Sometimes we need to search for it, but it’s always there.

I…

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There's reassurance in failing

There’s reassurance in failing

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett

I like this quote. It’s reassuring to me. It’s OK to fail. It means I’ve tried. What I also like about it, is that it encourages me to try again. To fail again. And even to fail better! What does that feel like to you? Do you like to succeed in everything, and fear ‘failing’? I used to be like that.…

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The excitement of winning is the key to success

“Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” Robert Kiyosaki

As we come into the middle of the month, with the big C only 2 weeks away, it’s important to stay focused on what’s important. It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle around you, which distracts you from what’s important to you. It’s not only this time of year that we can be easily…

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Be definite in your purpose to achieve success

“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.” W. Clement Stone

We had a great weekend of throwing things out in our house. We had a clear purpose to what we wanted to achieve. As always with de-cluttering, we made a good start, but it shows how much more we’ve got to do!

We were able to do one trip to the tip, move a filing cabinet into a space we created, and move things…

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“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.” Anonymous It was madness in my inbox and all over my social media feeds. I felt overwhelmed and I personally switched off and simply deleted anything that looked like it was trying to sell me something! I wrote a couple of blog posts to help others, and did a short video to encourage others not to get caught up…

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Believe that you can

“Believe that you can and you’re half way there.” Theodore Roosevelt

Do you believe that? That if you believe you can you’re halfway there? I do. So many times I see people who are passionate about what they do, they’ve done lots of work to grow their idea and their business, but they don’t actually believe they’ll make money from their business. They have doubts. They aren’t sure they’ve…

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#belief #believe in yourself

You have to plant to be able to harvest your rewards

“Always do your best. What you plant now you will harvest later.” OG Mandino

My eldest son is 17 today. How did that happen so quickly? He’s growing up to be a lovely caring young man, who knows his own mind, and has his own goals for the future. When his seed was planted, little did we know the joy, excitement and challenges he would bring with him. With love and care, and attention, he’s…

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Know your destination before you start the journey

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Napoleon Hill

I’m just back from two weeks away with the family on a trip we’d planned together. Everything went to plan and we had a wonderful time exploring new places, countries, food and experiences. We’ve all come back renewed and refreshed with all sorts of exciting things coming up for each of us.When you’re planning a holiday, there’s a very…

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