Yearly Archives: 2008

The Glad Game


posted in Heart of RichThinking, Jane's Blog

OK, Pollyanna.

When I used to think of that word I thought, ‘yuck, cringe-making, boring, too good to be true’ and other such things.

Until a colleague I really respect suggested I read ‘Pollyanna’ — and I just finished it this morning. Far from being too good to be true, it’s 100% in line with RichThinking, I’m glad to say!

The story is simple — a young orphan child goes to stay with her cross old aunt, who’s only taking her in because it’s her ‘duty’. (This was written in 1913 by the way). The child, Pollyanna, brings with her a game taught her by her father, which is basically to look for something to be glad about in every [read more]

Thoughts, feelings and success!


posted in Heart of RichThinking, Jane's Blog

“Oh God! What will I do if Philip drops dead on me?”

This was my first thought the other morning on wakening. Not a great start to the day! Previously, I’d heard about a colleague who had suddenly died, this had reminded me of someone who had also died suddenly last year, and before I knew it I was worrying about what I’d do if my partner died.

Didn’t expect it to have such an impact at the beginning of my day though!

Anyway, I lay there worrying for a while (5 minutes probably) then got out of bed with the intention of going for a walk to ‘clear my head’.

Have you ever noticed that when you’re trying to [read more]

Learning from dogs


posted in Jane's Blog

Just looked at what I wrote in the last post — I was going to leave behind grey, wet and windy weather when doing my workshop in Greece…

Ha!

Actually the weather was better here in the north of Scotland! I’ve never known Greece like it — it may not have been windy but it was certainly grey and wet. Ah well. However — the workshop was fantastic, went really well, lots of good feedback and I really enjoyed myself.

This morning though, out walking, a dog bounced up to me. It was a Golden Retriever, and looked so happy I started musing about what it would be like to be a dog. They seem to me to have life [read more]

What if…


posted in Heart of RichThinking, Resources

Usually we talk about what if… and then what follows is something depressing.

This is a phrase associated with a worry thought, normally, ie what if…I lose my house; what if… I get made redundant; what if…I can’t find a job; what if…no clients come to me; what if…I can’t find consulting rooms.

But what if… this phrase was associated with things that are wonderful?

I’ve discovered an amazing website that suggests this and much more. It’s called the What If Up club. Instead of thinking ‘what if DOWN thoughts, you think what if UP thoughts instead! Talk about Rich Thinking!

Very inspiring!

Take a look and see what I mean www.whatifup.com

So — what if you had the most [read more]

Business growth through singing?


posted in Business Basics, Heart of RichThinking, Jane's Blog

‘Going singing instead of to a marketing meeting?’

‘Are you crazy? ’ A little voice in my head said. From the outside, attending a live singing event last night instead of driving to Inverness to a marketing network meeting definitely did NOT seem the right thing to do in terms of growing my business.

But as soon as I’d been singing for ten minutes, I knew I’d made the right decision. My heart soared, I felt immensely grateful I’d chosen to sing, and I knew all over again why I’m alive and what is my purpose on this earth. Wow! How’s that for the result of a decision!

Anyway — the reasoning behind this is applicable in any situation. I’d [read more]

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