Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Miracle of Money and Your Mind


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I was walking through the woods last week, watching myself worrying about money and cash flow. It has been tight lately for various reasons, not least of which I have been working much less in the last year, and there have been financial effects of my husband dying. I say watching myself, because there is a difference betwee worrying, and watching yourself worrying. You may know this yourself, but if not , pay attention next time – see if you can distance yourself from the worrying story you are telling yourself by realising that it is you and only you that is doing the worrying. No-one else does it for you. When you can watch yourself, as opposed to [read more]

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Is Wonder Woman/Man Visiting You?


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On the cover of a free magazine I picked up in the airport a few weeks ago, the headline “Do you have Wonder Woman Syndrome?” screamed out, alongside a photo of the ubiquitous wonder woman herself. The byline was “The new research that challenges our addiction to having it all.

Inside, after the contents page, was a two-page spread showing 30 items, ranging from clothing to gadgets, bikes to kitchen scales, with one bag highlighted as “this week’s must-have.” A bit ironic, these two articles sitting next to each other!

On the surface it’s really easy to think along the lines of ‘when I get more _____ then I’ll be able to do ____ (meaning “and [read more]

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Why Letting Go of ‘Stuff’ is Good for Your Business


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You’re probably aware if you have too much stuff in your house or office. At the worst end of the scale you might only be able to move around via a little path through the mound of furniture, papers, stuff to be filed, office equipment, piles of ‘useful’ magazines, printers waiting to be mended, things that haven’t been put in their place, or don’t even have a place to which they belong. For most people it’s not quite as bad as the ‘little path’ scenario, but still, when you can’t see clear, clean surfaces around you, particularly in your office, then it’s a sign that there is room for improvement.

But why is it a good idea to have clear [read more]