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04/09/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

The Role Of Perturbation In Goal Achievement – Part 2/2

Achieving success your life goals and business goals requires you to transform and evolve. It requires you to discover and apply new ways of operating which are in alignment with your goal.  Otherwise you will achieve the same old results – as the old saying goes: “insanity –  doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”.

As I said in my last blog, perturbation is a natural part of organisms surviving.  It’s also a natural part of surviving and thriving in life.  You can’t avoid change, life will happen along the way whether you want it to or not.

The Role of Perturbation In Goal Achievement

Setting goals creates a natural level of perturbation.  Why?   Because you are setting yourself a target to be, do or have something different to where you are in your life now. In order to achieve your goals, [Read more…]

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02/09/2015 by Lisa McDonald

The Role Of Perturbation In Goal Achievement – Part 1/2

If you look at any success story in any industry, profession or area you will find that they have had to overcome adversity in a variety of ways in order to create their success.   The adversities they faced, disturbed them from their normal way of operating and created pressure to respond differently.  This transformational pressure, which enabled them to achieve success, is part of the process referred to as Perturbation.

Perturbation Defined

Perturbation can be defined as:  a disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium; especially: a disturbance of the regular and usually elliptical course of motion of a celestial body that is produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion.   This process of disturbance or irregularity [Read more…]

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26/08/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Creating An Inspired Life Requires You To Take Control

If you want to live an inspired life and achieve your goals, then you must take control of your life.

Back Seat Driving Hands Over Control

Sitting back and hoping others will do the work people required for you to achieve your goals, is a great way to feel frustrated and disappointed about your results.  It takes you out of the driver’s seat and puts you in the back seat.

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21/08/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Achieving Your Inspired Life One Step At A Time

It is possible for you to live you own version of an inspired life.  However it doesn’t just happen overnight.   In reality it takes focus, time and effort to transform your life from one place to another.

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Go ahead, you can do it!  You can empower yourself to transform your life!  You can achieve more of your goals and live the inspired life you imagine.   Just keep taking one step and a time, and keep the momentum going.  Today’s short video reinforces this message.

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