Habit Forming - the Good the Bad and the Ugly!

I ended my last blog by saying

If you change your thinking, you change your life.

Well equally, it can be said

If you change your habits, you change your life.

I cannot stress enough how important this is ...

and how, if you can master this, you put yourself up there with the great achievers.

It's that simple! You know this, right?

So what's the secret? Well according to Mell Robbins in her book The Five Second Rule (one of my favourite reads by the way) ...

‘Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing "how" to push yourself?’

Using the science of habits [...] Mel Robbins will explain the power of a push moment.

The secret isn't knowing what to do, it's knowing how to make yourself do it.

In fact this was the...

Stream of Consciousness

I took my shadow to the 

Stream of Consciousness 

I said to my shadow

'what will become of me?'

'You can be the person you want to be',

said the shadow.

'But who is that?' I asked.

It is YOU, just YOU and only YOU!

'Does that feel a little lonely?'

said the shadow.

'NO' said I...

It feels truly

MAGNIFICENT!

This is what I want for you.

This is what I want to teach you.

This is who you can be.

How to Change: The Science of getting where you want to be.

Do you ever consider analytics?

Did you know that one of Google's top searches has been around the theme of change and new opportunities?

Well I'm telling you...

Something Big is Happening!

Right here.

Right now.

... and there's never been a better time to recreate yourself.

This is what Google says:

“As the world reemerged and entered a new era, people searched for new possibilities more than ever before,” explains Google.

So what are we looking at here?

...

Never a Truer Word

This lone figure is Andrew (Vern) Stokes, Senior Soldier, Garrison Sergeant Major London, Defence Ceremonial Expert. In his post on social media, following Her Majesty's funeral, he said:

"I might look alone in this first photo, I wasn’t, there were many hands on my shoulder."

"I have never been part of a more magical team, supported by the most amazing people; at work by the superb Military and Civil Service planning team in Horse Guards and the London Military Operations Centre and a whole raft of hugely professional and impressive organisations, friends and colleagues."

Let us remember ...

We are a people of hope and love for one another

It has been an incredible 11 days, the outcome of which was the dignified last journey of Her Majesty by her Armed Forces; the organisation of which was meticulous.

A superb endeavour.

In my earlier post, when I wrote about New Beginnings, I did not imagine, for one moment, that we were about to lose our dearest...

New Beginnings

When we’re little we have so many hopes and dreams

As we grow, life throws so much at us that it can feel overbearing at times …

Don’t downgrade your hopes and dreams to match the current reality.

Instead, upgrade them and wish to your heart’s content.

Having a vision of how good life can be, helps to propel you forward.

It increases your resolve and determination.

Helps you to see the bigger picture.

Don’t let the doom peddlers get you down. ‍

Let’s champion those who succeed against the odds:

Sarah Townsend 
Linda Khalid 
Martha Van Dam, M.S., LMHC, NCC 
to name but a few.

Life hold no promises but a positive mindset does more than just help you maintain your resilience, it improves your immunity and gives you a fighting chance, going forward.

I wish you well in everything you do.

Thinking especially of all those who have children back at school / nursery this week (or last) and feel the anticipation and joy that...