The image below succinctly makes the case about you ability to influence others. We often lament our ability to make a difference in the world. We come up with all kinds a reasons why its not possible for little old me, to change the world, thinking that we need to put some kind or enormous effort into creating change. We forget how effortlessly change happens. We are journeying in the physical world. Change is the only constant. Yet we make it seem like some extraordinary task. But thats the lie that ...
We all struggle at time to find the correct words, or some word, or any words to express our love to those who are special in our lives. Below is a poem that does a beautiful job of expressing those things that sometimes get locked up inside of us. Men especially have a hard time of connecting with their emotions let alone expressing them to someone they love. The poem below is one solution to the conundrum. Charles David Heineke wrote the poem in 1993 as a Mothers Day card for my Mother. Its origin...
Notice this name Allan Savory. Write it down some where because he has changed the course of our planet for the better. Some of what he talks about is scarybut he offers a solutiona very simple one, and solved a puzzle that scientist have faced for a very long time. This is WOW stuff. I urge you to take the time to listen to this talkall the way throughfor you will see something amazingsomething that happens when we mimic nature something that is totally counter intuitive. Then spread the word about ...
I recently finished an interesting little book called The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective by Andy Andrews. The story focuses around a small town where a mysterious character by the name of Jones becomes involved in the lives of the towns citizens who need, right at that particular moment help in changing their perspective on their lives. The book opens with the narrator of the book, who at the times is homeless and lives under a pier where he is befriended by Jones who ca...
I love to create lists that help people organize their thoughts and delve into those deeper canyons of your mind. Self exploration is one of the most valuable things you can do as a personal growth exercise. Up in my resource tab Ive posted a few of them. The one I am giving to you today as a free download is about helping to open yourself to being more vulnerable. As an entrepreneur the new economy asked you to show a more human face to make those all important connections that will drive your busine...
John Gillespie Magee was an American aviator who came to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force before the US formally entered the second world war. Magee was born in Shanghai to an American Father and a British Mother. John developed his taste for poetry after he moved to England in 1931. In 1938 he won the Rugby Schools poetry prize. John was deeply influenced by the work of poet Rupert Brooke who also attended Rugby School and has also won the poetry prize at the school 34 years earlier. J...
I love clear crisp piano that uplifts the spirit and this certainly does that. Its short so take a few minutes to put on your head set and let the music move your body to dance on sunbeams. Love to hear your opinionuse the comment section below. Meanwhile it is Sunday and a great opportunity to spend some time with family and friends and if you get a chance walk with them in quiet places. Nick Grimshawe Related Posts: I Pray For You Beautiful Things: Sunday Inspirational Video #197 Il Volo: ...
How High Will You Fly: Saturday Inspirational Books Before I take you to the top Inspirational books for this week I want to give you a little teaser about a book I am reading, and which I will review shortly. The book is The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin. You are an artist, that is the central theme of Mr Godins new book set against the back ground of an Industrial society that is running out of steam, in the new economy of connectivity art becomes no a specific talent but an...
Here is a simple exercise you can use to help change a habit, instill a new, create a new way of thinking, a personal growth goal, a business or personal situation you would like to change. Materials: Colored Sharpie Pens (Color helps visually, and creatively.) 8 1/2 by eleven cover stock (This is thick 67 pound stock that will hold up to multiple use. Plain white is best) Define what you want to achieve. To give you an idea I created flash cards help me to change a habit of not thinking abunda...
This video really resonated with me. I enjoy solitude. I love those times with myself when I can explore the deep solitudes this universe provides us with. I love to readI love the world of ideas and yes I love to explore and extrapolate those ideas with othersbut first and foremost, I treasure those blissful quiet times when I first discover a new way of looking at something, or a new insight, or a sudden epiphany. I truly believe my life is richer for those moments of solitudethe sinking down into my s...
