. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” William Faulkner . I often write about aspirations and goal setting. On our journey in personal growth we may not attain them all but … More Being Your Best Self

  . “The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.” Tony Robins . The biggest difference I have noticed between successful people and unsuccessful people is not intelligence or opportunity or resources. It is the belief that they can make their goals happen. . Believing … More You Can

  . ”Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.” Andy Andrews . Life can be inestimable if we open our eyes to it. It is just that by the time most of us catch up to appreciating what we have, we have already squandered our … More Life’s Gifts

  . “No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” Madonna . I have realised that whilst mindfulness can help us feel a greater sense of happiness, life satisfaction generally requires a balance of being and goal … More Brighter

  . “Life is like a sandwich! Birth as one slice, and death as the other. What you put in-between the slices is up to you. Is your sandwich tasty or sour?” Allan Rufus . We all have times when out lives seem to going wrong.  Yet in every difficult situation there is an opportunity to … More Turning It Positive

  . “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” Vera Nazarian . We are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else’s movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did … More A Beneficial Influrence

  . There is no illusion greater than fear.” Lao Tzu“ . So many of us do not do what we are capable of doing – like not sharing our voices, not asking for what we deserve, not taking the risks involved in creating a successful, special life – because of fear. . Fear holds … More Fear Based Thinking

  . “If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” Roopleen . The tendency to compare ourselves to others is as human as any other emotion. Certainly you am not alone in your experience. Yet that … More Becoming A Better You

  . “I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.” Richard Branson . Intuition is ‘knowing’ something without being able to explain how you came to that conclusion rationally.It is that mysterious ‘gut feeling’ or ‘instinct’ that often turns out to be right, in retrospect. . We think of intuition as a magical … More Tuning Into Intuition

  . “Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.” Ralph Waldo Emerson . Lately I have had to deal with a lot of changes happening in my personal life. At first, describing them to my friends, I kept calling them endings, but afterwards I began to feel as if it … More Make It Happen