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Receiving is a gift. It is also an art. Unfortunately many people (especially women) have forgotten how to receive. We have been so conditioned to be independent, strong and careful that we just say a big fat NO when people want to offer us gifts of help, compliments, dinner, support, love – pretty much any sort of gift.  This hurts the giver as they can often feel rejected, unwanted, un-necessary or unvalued, when they get the big fat NO. (By the way, I am also afflicted by this condition…

Hello everyone and Happy 11.11.11! It’s been a busy couple of months since my last post and I enjoyed a much-needed break with a trip to London, my favourite city in the world and a place I’m proud to call home. I’ve had some time to ponder on life and success and I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. 1. The best measure of success is Happiness, not money or flash cars or trophy partners.

2. Happiness is a decision.

As Abraham Lincoln said, “Most folks are about as happy as…

Inspiration vs motivation

I think first of all it's important to distinguish between motivating people and inspiring them. Motivation suggests moving people to action, i.e. getting people to do things despite the fact that they may not always want to perform those tasks. Inspiring people however rouses them to action by making them actually want to perform them, usually because they perceive that is a meaning and a purpose to them. Personal inspiration also works well…

These are the best of times and these are the worst of times. The worst of times because I know many people are struggling with fear and seems to be a mood nearing paralysis all over the world. This is reflected in the “stuckness” at the highest levels in government and public agencies that we’ve seen recently. Many regular folks including myself have been dealing with a feeling of being stuck and not knowing what steps to take. Personally speaking, I’ve been afraid of making a mistake or…