Compassion Starts At Home
When we think of compassion we naturally think of it being directed towards others, but we must also have self-compassion, though for some people this is a challenge. Being compassionate can make you a better person, and help you flourish. Like charity, compassion starts at home, quite literally.
Don’t Kid Youself, Delusion is Great, In It’s Place
Delusion is unavoidably part of what we are. We condemn it in others but rely on it in ourselves. Conversely we also accept it socially and can use it destructively against ourselves. It's a necessary habit, but one that needs to be kept in check, and while it is perhaps socially necessary to deny that we lie, on a personal level we need to be more honest.
Don’t Wait, Train Yourself
The 'Jolly' is a thing of the past, but it was never effective as a training idea anyway. Take charge of your own professional development. Just 20 minutes a day is all you'll need.
The Customer Is Always Right… Sometimes
The original meaning of the phrase has been generalised to become an unconscious script in many situations, to a point where staff on the receiving end of bad behaviour think that they must submit to discourteous behaviour and mistreatment. Time for a change to keep up with the times.
Explain It to the Gatekeeper
Imagine that before you pass through a doorway to a sacred space you must first explain to the gatekeeper what you are going to do when you have entered and what you will have achieved by the time you leave. Then imagine how you might apply this to some of your daily activities.
Listen Consciously to Live Fully
Continuing my series of relevant posts and videos for International Get Better At Listening Week: Here are five simple exercises to re-set your ears and enhance your listening. If you don't care to listen well to others, then at least do it for yourself. [ted id=1200]
Ways to Get to Sleep – Develop a Personal Sleep Ritual
This post is written specifically about sleep, you can adapt the elements to any situation in life where you want to facilitate change or mark a transition.
1440
Time is not a commodity, so it cannot be manipulated. It is not something we can pick up, contain, weigh, or manage even. Time - in the sense that we measure it, chart its progress and talk about it - is a concept created by mankind. Furthermore it is a concept that changes from culture to culture in how it is understood and appreciated, so it is not even universal. There are1440 minutes in a day. We all have equal access to them. So if you think you are 'time...
Why Can’t I Help Myself When I Hear a Question?
We can become powerless in the face of the questions we are asked. Why is this? What provokes us to unthinkingly accept that a question MUST be answered, then and there, just because it is a question? Well formed questions are a powerful and delightful thing. Badly formed ones are often the last resort of bigots and bamboozlers. Even when its not that serious, we let ourselves down when we use questions carelessly.
