I Don’t Want To Be Responsible Do you hate to hear the words “Be Responsible”? Maybe you have grown deaf to hearing it, or maybe you don’t know why people say it to you? Responsibility is one of the perks and disadvantages of being an adult. It’s a perk because others expect and allow you […]
Motivation When You Don’t Have Any
Motivational Quotes Babe Ruth said, “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up”. Writers facing writers’ block have been told, “Apply rear end to seat and stay there until you have written X number of words”. But sometimes, motivation doesn’t seem to work! No Motivation Is motivation the only key to success? When […]
The Best Habit Of All
The Best Habit Of All What if I told you there was a habit you could develop that could improve your health; help you lose weight; make it less likely that you have an accident, a heart attack or a stroke; improve your productivity; increase your concentration; improve your mental health; and, possibly reduce the […]
Walk On The Other Side
Insanity has been defined as “Doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results”. There is disagreement on who coined the phrase. There is even disagreement on whether the saying is useful at all. But I was reminded of it this morning on a rural walk. I take the same walk most mornings […]
Art Needs Craft
I heard an unusual quote the other day. It was just a throw away saying on a radio program. A music professor said, “Craft doesn’t need art.” “But art needs craft.” That took a bit of thinking about. But he had a point. In fact, a very good point. It takes practice to make something […]
Bramble Purpose In Life
Bramble Patch Purpose Is time management important to you? You may not have even thought about it until someone asked you to add one more to a long list of tasks or you got sent on a time management training course. Maybe you have just found that it’s impossible to do everything you might WANT […]
The Secret Is In The Bramble
Are You A Bramble Marketer? On my frequent walks in the local area, I get time to observe the local environment and sometimes really useful ideas spring up from things I have seen. The local hedgerows have a lot of brambles and this year, they have been shouting at me to watch them and learn. […]