What do you stand for? What are the organising principles of your life? What are your core beliefs? What virtues do you aspire to, and hold in high regard when you see them demonstrated by others? What will you not stand for? What would you sacrifice for, suffer for, and even die for? What are your values? These important questions are only asked by about 3% of the population, and that very small minority tends…
Continue readingThe people with whom we have the most contact and hang around with will have either a positive or negative effect on our levels of self-esteem and confidence. We all know those people who are positive, happy and joyful to be around. How do they make you feel? Yes, they make me feel the same! The positive thinking people can put zest into a boring atmosphere and can fill the room with ‘can do’ vibes…
Continue readingHow on earth do you manage to juggle working, writing, being a wife and a mother? Having been a medical secretary for 20 years or so, I learned early on how to prioritise and I carried this into my home life. I also learned to delegate too. The grocery shopping is delivered which saves me several hours each week and leaves me the time I need to work and look after my husband. All my…
Continue readingFear of crowds is very common for a lot of people whether they are single, married, male, female, high flyers, students, teachers, old or young . I know how it feels to be alone in a crowd. I often feel totally overwhelmed in a large crowd of people, especially if I don’t know anyone in that crowd. It can feel like I am on the periphery and not allowed into the inner circle, and that,…
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