Empowering Women And Men To Get Unstuck, Walk Their Own Path, And Have A Great Life
I was sitting in a museum garden the other day and there were a few grey pigeons under foot. My son pointed at it excitedly saying “bird … bird”! In his eyes he saw this amazing living creature moving around and was excited to see it was up close. I nodded eagerly in agreement with him, wanting to encourage his enthusiasm for life. It got me thinking about how pigeon thinking creates success blocks, keeping us stuck and preventing progress towards our goals … [Read more…]
Recently I watched the film “Hello My Name Is Doris”, an American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Showalter and Laura Terruso. It’s all about Doris who had been stuck in a rut for a long time.
Doris was stuck in her life. She’d lived with her mother all her life, caring for her in her old age, and worked in the same job for 20 years. She’s a hoarder, hanging onto everything from the past which holds any sentimentally or even the slightest amount of usefulness, including one ski and a bunch of old shampoo bottles …. Doris also collects items discarded by others. She can’t let go of anything.
Doris is not alone, there are loads of people [Read more…]
Recently I was travelling with a friend. I boarded a train ahead of her with my son Charlie in his pram in one hand, day pack on my back and my suitcase in the other. My friend boarded behind me on the crowded train. The door alarm beeped loudly and closed, and she was stuck and struggling to move forward. Then it kept beeping loudly and insistently because it was still ajar.
Initially it seemed her backpack was caught in the door, so she was pulling forward to release it. However, when [Read more…]
“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.”
— Mario Andretti
Today’s wise words come from Mario Andretti (born 28 February 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport.
Mario Andretti’s name in American popular culture has become synonymous with speed. The following are some other interesting facts about Carlo Andretti:
From the above points you can see that Mario Andretti has been very successful in his chosen field of racing. If you look closely, you will also see that he has had the flexibility to adapt himself to a range of vehicles, courses and surfaces. This is an essential quality for those serious about achieving their goals.
Mario Andretti’s quote is a good reminder that the path to achieving a goal is often not straight forward. Therefore you need to keep focused on your goal, and take action to get prepared so that you can take advantage of opportunities when they arise.
What action step will you take today to ensure you are prepared enough to seize opportunities in line with your goals which present themselves?
With warm regards
Lisa
We all know that goal success does not come easy, especially if it’s a big goal. It takes more than just writing out a clear goal on a piece of paper. Instead, we have to work our way towards our goals. Along the way there are a variety of things that block and hinder success. Today’s blog outlines three blockages which can sabotage success and five powerful ways I’ve found to overcome them.
How many times do you find yourself asking? “Why did I do that?” or Why did I say that?” You know you should have shown up for that job interview, it was your dream job, the job that you have been looking forward to for some time. Or you should have put your foot down and said no to that slice of chocolate cake as you were on a low carb diet, but you didn’t. You know and are aware of what you should have done, but you didn’t do it and defied all logic and reason. But for some reason, you end up sabotaging yourself and doing the opposite. Why?
Self-sabotage is the process of going out of your way to prevent yourself from achieving your desired goal due to fear, lack of self-confidence, [Read more…]