When you say ‘Yes’ as I chose to this year, you might end up choosing to say ‘yes’ to too much! This hit me hard in July, when I realised that I had my head full of plans and things I had said ‘yes’ to, but not enough energy or time to follow through. So […]
Persistence In Practice
Habit is persistence in practice. – Octavia Butler Is it my imagination or are the months whizzing by faster than we realize? I felt like I had hardly made plans for June than it was time to think of July. I linked up to Lisa’s Word of the Year post and posted my May update […]
Commitment In June
When I was thinking of my word for June, I chose ‘commitment’. If you recall, my word for May was ‘Focus‘. Both these words flow out of my word of the year, which is ‘Yes’. Commitment In June I wrote this post at the start of this month in my notebook but I’m sharing this […]
Practising Patience
Patience is something I struggle with. (Persistence too, as I’ve admitted!). But if I want to grow and learn, it’s one of the most important qualities to develop. Practising Patience In a recent study led by University of Chicago business professor, Ayelet Fishbach, people were asked to choose between winning a small prize immediately and […]