Everybody needs Encouragement

Everybody needs Encouragement

Encouragement is a great motivator. As we face the regular daily routines of our lives, it can be easy to drift into complacency. We become pretty familiar with what it is in store for us each day and how to progress through the daily business. We can even run many of our tasks – and relationships –…

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Improve Your Communication

Improve Your Communication

There are many occasions in our lives that have resulted in us feeling angry or hurt by the words and actions of others. These feelings may continue to arise within us as an automatic response to any behaviour that we have interpreted as insulting, demeaning, humiliating, or otherwise negative, and they may get in the…

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How do you rate your Mental Health?

How do you rate your Mental Health?

The month of October has been dedicated to mental health awareness, with World Mental Health Day being celebrated on October 10. The purpose of promoting mental health is to raise awareness of the importance of our thoughts and feelings, our self-image and self-worth. How we view ourselves impacts directly how we view others and how…

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Tips for managing chronic illness

Tips for managing chronic illness

Living with chronic illness, whether it be of a physical or psychological nature, can be demoralising and at times bring us to the point of despair. The following tips are presented to assist you or those you care for in managing chronic illness. Accept your condition Accepting the changes to your life, along with the effects…

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What is real?

What is real?

Quantum physics informs us that energy is the basis of our universe. Energy exists in everything. It is the potential and actual force of everything, both tangible and intangible, including ourselves. This means that energy is the source and foundation of everyone and everything, and the connections in between. It may be difficult for us…

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Is resilience important in leadership?

Is resilience important in leadership?

Resilience is when we are able to ride with the punches and bounce back from hardship and challenges. Obviously this is a quality that serves all of us well. Not only we can fare better with life’s challenges when we have greater resilience, but we are also less likely to become so upset by the…

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4 Tips to Avoid Procrastination

4 Tips to Avoid Procrastination

Are you often going to do something, and don’t quite get to do it? Do you have trouble staying focused and on task? Do you find yourself easily distracted? Is there always tomorrow? If yes to any of these questions, you are one of many of us who get stuck in the realm of procrastination….

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The Last Straw

The Last Straw

The recent passing of the Border Force Act seems to be the last straw when it comes to the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees and those who advocate and care for them. I use the phrase “seems to be” because, in the words of another concerned Australian: “Just when you didn’t think it could get…

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Adding Value in the best way

Adding Value in the best way

Adding value is a goodwill gesture, where the supplier of a product or service provides a bonus to the customer or client. It is a concept that works well in the economic world by giving a person or organisation the edge in the marketing and business worlds. It is an important criteria for end users…

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Urgent need for Transformation

Urgent need for Transformation

Do you ever wonder how our world can become transformed? What will it take to bring about real transformation? How will people who are outcast become reunited in community? How will greed be replaced by fair go and generosity? How will punishment be replaced by rehabilitation? How will judgment be replaced by compassion? How will…

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