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01/07/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Successful Goal Achievement Requires Adaptability

Change is inevitable – it’s one of the few constants in life that don’t change.   As you pursue your goals, you will have to make changes in order to get new results.  That’s why adaptability is an essential quality for you to have if you want to empower yourself to successfully achieve your life goals and business goals.

Adaptability Requires You To Shift

Adaptability is the ability to change according to new circumstances.  That includes the ability to adapt to changing demands, changing environment.

It requires a level of willingness to let go of old ways of doing things, of how you think things should be.  As you work on progressing your goals, there will be unforeseen challenges which appear.  It’s up to you to empower yourself to make the necessary adjustments.  It will require you to break through old patterns, to shift your thinking and adjust to these changing circumstances.  

Resistance Erodes Adaptability

[Read more…]

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29/06/2015 by Lisa McDonald

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“Bend and you will be whole.
Curl and you will be straight.
Keep empty and you will be filled.
Grow old and you will be renewed.”
–The Tao Te Ching

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26/06/2015 by Lisa McDonald

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“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances.  It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.”
– Andrew Bernstein

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24/06/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

How Stress Reduces Your Ability to Achieve Your Goals

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What Is Stress?

Stress is the body’s reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response.  It’s a person’s physiological response to an internal or external stimulus that triggers the fight-or-flight response.

This primitive response was designed to aid our ancestors survival by preparing the body to tackle or run away from threats.  And as such, served an important purpose – our survival.

How Stress Affects Us

In the wild, once an animal is away from the threat, its body calms and it returns to normal.   However humans are different.  We differ to animals in our response in two key ways: [Read more…]

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22/06/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

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– Charles Darwin

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