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#484 – You Define What Is Possible

#484 – You Define What Is Possible

Friend of a friend: “I could never get a job at the bank again” Me: “Why’s that?” Friend of a friend: “It’s not possible” A few years ago, I had a conversation with a friend of a friend over brunch. She had left her banking job to go into another industry. She wasn’t...
#475 – What Do You Acknowledge Yourself For?

#475 – What Do You Acknowledge Yourself For?

“I acknowledge myself for….“ – Complete the sentence. When you look back over the year, it’s easy to think about the things you didn’t get round to or didn’t finish. It can be tempting to start this and then end the sentence with “but I didn’t manage to do X, Y...
#473 – You Are A Genius

#473 – You Are A Genius

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein. Have you ever felt that you didn’t measure up because you couldn’t meet your...
#465 – Run Your Own Race

#465 – Run Your Own Race

“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Zen Shin Talks Have you ever found yourself comparing yourself to someone? It’s very common. Sometimes this helps but most of the time it doesn’t. There’s even a term in Cognitive...
#464 – Don’t Stop There

#464 – Don’t Stop There

“How would you cut this cake into 8 pieces using 3 cuts?” Years ago, a creative speaker I was working with asked the audience this question. Most of the people stopped once they had one answer. One solution solves the problem. Makes sense. The speaker went on to show...