“Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore.” – James Clear “Let me check that.” This phrase often gets thrown around at our dinner table when someone wants the answer to a question that’s arisen from a discussion. Then someone goes looking for a phone or tablet which I’m not a fan of at […]
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare My daughter Jane is in her final year of secondary/high school, which means there are big exams looming on the horizon. It’s a full-on time, as I’m sure many of you with children—or memories […]
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 I’m […]
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman This past week, I was tired one day and caught my mind drifting into some unhelpful thinking. I shut it down but it reminded me of something I often share with clients: Your mind is a […]
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee Focus is a big topic of conversation in our house at the moment. My children Jane and Sam have milestone exams this year, so focused study is higher up the list of priorities than other years. I don’t know about you but I’ve […]
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’” — Lao Tzu It’s strange the lies we tell ourselves. One of the big ones is that we just don’t have time for what really matters most.” But time isn’t something you stumble across, tucked away in […]
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe “What do I need to do? I keep procrastinating.” This was the question posed to me recently by someone incredibly experienced in their field, who was contemplating writing a book. My advice? Start. And start small. The smaller the better. […]
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. Taken from the poem ‘Leisure’ By William Henry Davies I’m sitting writing this email this morning in a busy restaurant at a retail village on the out-skirts of Dublin. The restaurant is Saba, a top thai/vietnamese restaurant, located in […]
“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying ‘Amen’ to what the world tells you to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” —Robert Louis Stevenson Last week, I spent time with two groups of leaders I meet once a quarter – both unusually at the same hotel but on different days. These […]
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, […]
