Grow your Mind

The fastest route to wealth

November 23, 2010
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If you’re feeling, in these harsh economic times, that you’re flat-out broke and money is like sand between your fingers, give this quick little guide the once-over.  I’m going to teach you how to become incredibly wealthy in 3 easy steps!  I know this might sound ludicrous, and you’re not going to believe it can [...]

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What is YOUR deferred life plan?

November 2, 2010

What on earth does it mean – your deferred life plan?  Basically it’s this: your deferred life plan is exactly what you desire to be doing now?  The thing/lifestyle/state which are you putting off until after you have done what you think must be done first.  Perhaps the following quote will explain where I’m headed [...]

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Death in Balance

October 3, 2010

What is death, why does it affect us so strongly and what can we do to better handle it? I have recently been faced with a death of a loved one and these, among others, questions are on my mind.

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Is there a gap between you and your response?

September 6, 2010
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Your response-gap is the space within which you evaluate events/stimuli in your life and respond as you see appropriate. If you don’t have, or are not conscious of, this space in your mind, you are living an robotic existence.

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Is youth the secret to happiness?

July 25, 2010
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There seems to be a secret kept by our youth that so many of us seem to have forgotten. They are happy, careful and joyful, why not us grown-ups? Do we have to “grow up” and be responsible? Does it work for all of us? If not, then should we be teaching the same principles to our children…?

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Your money or your time: Put your life on a ledger

July 15, 2010

A ledger is the name given to a type of book upon which transactions, typically financial, are recorded. So how do you record your life’s transactions? Well it’s actually quite straight forward.

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Are you being specific about what you want?

July 11, 2010
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Do you know what you want now? Where do you want to be, what do you want to be doing? You will never achieve them satisfactorily unless you take a few minutes to get very specific about them. It’s easy to do, and here’s how…

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Un-comfort zones point to our true fears

June 19, 2010

Often our anxieties are not our true fears, but a trigger for other deep-rooted fears we hold. Look outside your comfort zone for your true fears. English Teaching is one such of mine.

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Hooked on Prostitution

May 27, 2010
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Travelling in South-east Asia presents you with a very distinct sex-tourism industry. Prostitution is rampant, but what drives these girls to this lifestyle choice? Is it all down to poverty? Are they trafficked? Turns out they’re not, so why do they do it?

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How goes the travelling volunteer?

April 16, 2010

Using world travel as a basic framework for volunteering is a noble pursuit, maybe, but it’s not necessarily as easy as it sounds. It’s a challenge to find work-for-nothing jobs, and that is very frustrating. However, being persistent usually pays off and sometimes all we need, often found between the covers of a great book, is a little inspiration.

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