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September 14, 2008

The Danger of Having Expectations

Having expectations of others is a dangerous pursuit. One that is almost certainly going to lead to disappointment at best, and resentment at worst.
If you think about it, expectations are so one sided. I expect you to do something or behave in a certain manner but at no stage have you agreed to do that [...]

September 12, 2008

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Remembering What You’ve Forgotten You’ve Forgotten

I am privileged to belong to a very special group of people. It is not a secret society, but rather a gathering of like minded individuals working towards a common aim.
Every now and then something crops up within the group which will spark an off-topic discussion. This week we’ve had one of those every-now-and-then times.
The [...]

September 6, 2008

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De-Cluttering

In much the same way as a computer will eventually grind to a halt if the essential housekeeping isn’t attended to – caches and cookies cleared, disks cleaned up and defragged, recycle bin emptied – our ability to function is impaired when our minds and our surroundings become cluttered in both the physical and metaphoric [...]

September 5, 2008

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Don’t Forget to Take Care of You

There has been a common thread running through voice and email communications with friends. So many seem to be caring for others – be it children, aged parents, employees or friends in distress – and neglecting themselves in the process.
It is a wonderful gift to be able to support another in a time of need. [...]

September 3, 2008

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Business with Integrity – is it still possible?

Two incidents today have made me think about what succeeding in business really means.
A very dear friend who maintains a handful of inspiring blogs has had one of his email addresses hacked and used to spam thousands of people. I assume because this is an established email address it had some value to the hackers [...]

September 2, 2008

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Why is Good News not News?

In the UK we are dealing with a disturbing story regarding the deaths of a mother, father and daughter.
What was thought to be a house fire now appears to have been a deliberate arson attack.
The Police are now also putting forward the theory that the father may well have killed his wife and daughter, the [...]

September 1, 2008

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Economic Madness

A while ago we were given a motor car. A friend was emigrating and come the day he was due to fly out from Heathrow to Canada he hadn’t managed to sell the car so he gave it to us. Just like that.
We didn’t need another car but this one was too good to just [...]

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