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A true oxymoron is that “Change is a constant in life“. Despite the fact that most of us probably recognize this on some intuitive level, we can still spend an ordinate amount of time and energy trying to avoid the reality that change is happening and that we need to move with it. An outcome of this is that not only do we […] “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. ” Johann von Goethe I have been inspired by this quote for years. It suggests excitement, courage and the thrill of the unknown. Above all, it has been about truth. I cannot think of a single instance where timidity served me well. It might have kept […] Could you write down at this very moment ten things that really excite you? Five? Three? One? Was this difficult for you to do? Did you find a little voice quickly entered your head telling you what ideas were practical , grown-up and “acceptable”. When you are looking to reinvigorate or change your career, it is vitally important that you initially let your imagination have […] This was the phrase that my grandmother lived by. It sustained her when she left a small village in Scotland at eighteen, having never left Scotland before, to take a boat from Southampton, England heading for South Africa to marry a childhood sweetheart. She ran a hotel, a general store, nursed family and friends through malaria and dysentery, raised two children, lost her husband at […] |
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