Paul on December 4th, 2009

I’ve mentioned previously that I was re-reading the book How to win friends and influence people.  I’ve just finished it and while there is heaps of great material contained in that book, I found some of it contrasts with what I’ve come to understand and accept recently from writings such as The Power of Now.
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Paul on May 4th, 2009

This isn’t a new term by any means, but it’s one that we all know but never really, really pay any close attention to.  Are you living to work?  Are you living practically hand-to-mouth?  When you watch mainstream news programs on TV, or read in the newspapers about all the terrible things going on, and [...]

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Paul on April 15th, 2009

I had a discussion with a friend yesterday evening and while bucket loads of things came up, one thing said that stuck in my thoughts was the statement that “Introverts are not shy”.  I was relaying briefly about the Life Coaching sessions I’ve been doing, and temperament sorters like Myers-Briggs.  As I explained earlier, I [...]

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Paul on April 10th, 2009

For as long as I remember, I’ve known the term ego.  We nearly all know what it is… it’s basically just another word for pride.  Or at least, that’s how it is most often framed.  When we see someone acting up, they’re being a bit hoity-toity, we are likely to throw the term ego in [...]

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