I am a great advocate and proponent for the power of habit. I have significant personal experience of how habit can help and harm in the course of a person’s life. For example, the bad habit I had of smoking a great deal of strong cigarettes on a daily basis for many years. And the… Continue reading Habits need to be kept under constant review-“what’s it for?”
Category: Self Improvement
Developing the vital skill of saying no
Steve Jobs, I believe it was, who pointed out the necessity of being able to say ‘no’ to requests as a vital tool in your ability to get things done and work efficiently. There are almost certainly many more individuals who have made the same observation. You can be a busy fool and we all,… Continue reading Developing the vital skill of saying no
Why a gratitude journal is a good tool
There is only a couple of individuals from whom I welcome emails outside my area of work and business. One of these guys is in the North of England and is a small business, solo entrepreneur email marketing specialist. The other guy is a man of Irish extraction who is teaching in a business school… Continue reading Why a gratitude journal is a good tool
I’m no artist
I’ve never seen myself as artistic and would never claim to be an artist. I would have viewed myself as far too pragmatic and worldly for that type of thing. But now I am torn between a number of activities which I engage in as a type of hobby and you might consider them, whisper… Continue reading I’m no artist
The secret to the power of habit-making a decision once
I go for a run every evening when I come home from work. It would usually be between 5 pm and 6 pm and I am known to be brutally predictable and reliable in going for the run. Regardless of what the weather is like, I am going for my run. This week we had… Continue reading The secret to the power of habit-making a decision once
The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder
One of the girls in the office-Josephine-suggested not too long ago that I had obsessive compulsive disorder. She said it half-jokingly but like most ‘half joking’ remarks there was probably a grain of truth in the observation. My daughter, Lisa, is a primary school teacher and we have often discussed autism and ‘being on the… Continue reading The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder
I have started weight training
About three years ago myself and my wife went on the weight loss programme, “Operation Transformation”. And it was a spectacular success for both of us. I lost about three stones in a relatively short period of time by following the programme which involves a food consumption component and an exercise regime. As part of… Continue reading I have started weight training
3 principles for a less frustrating life
The meme you see on this page is one that generates quite a lot of activity, and likes, when I share it on my Instagram account. But I did not just make the meme to generate activity or likes on social media platforms. I firmly believe in these 3 principles: Life is not fair The… Continue reading 3 principles for a less frustrating life
Advice I would have given to my 16-year-old self
I was speaking to a young lady at the weekend who will be doing the Leaving Certificate next year. And someone asked me what advice I would give her, given the pressure on young people doing exams and having to choose what they will do with the rest of their life. I told her that… Continue reading Advice I would have given to my 16-year-old self
Dabbling in photography
I have begun dabbling in photography. Only just dipping my toe in the water and not rushing headlong, as I usually do when I enter on some new pursuit, hobby, or skill. I will take it at my own pace without any great expectations or goals. But it would be nice to be able to… Continue reading Dabbling in photography