Christmas Reflections

Posted on 25. Dec, 2009 ·0

At this time of year, and I apologise to readers who are not Christian, it’s easy to get caught up in the commercialism and materialism of Christmas.
But I try to remember to focus on Christ. and why he chose to come to earth. And I believe that the aspect I am going to write about [...]

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Selflessness

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 ·0

As the year draws to an end, it’s common to focus on New Year’s Resolutions.
But I believe that it should also be a time for reflecting on what we have learned during the old year.
One of the things that have taught me, or reminded me of, important issues during the year has been Penny Power’s [...]

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The Need for Focused Intensity

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 ·0

Dave Ramsey, author of The Total Money Makeover wrote the following in Seth Godin’s free e-book ‘what-matters-now’ available here
“Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an “Outlier.” He is, of course, right. My mother says practice makes perfect. She is, of course, right.
A billionaire friend once told me to read one [...]

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Maslow’s hierachy of needs revisited

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 ·0

Maslow’s hierachy of neeeds is a model that explains people’s needs and motivations and places them on 5 levels.
For those who haven’t come across the model, it is usually drawn as a triangle with physiological needs at the base, and then, as we move up the triangle, we have levels that relate first to safety, [...]

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