I wish you all a year full of warmth, caring and love. The new world way is a compassionate, loving way. Let’s promote and spread that frequency by connecting with friends more often. Facebook in no way replaces personal contact. It’s too impersonal and doesn’t make anyone feel as if they’re special to you.
Excited? Hopeful? Inspired and motivated? Or anxious, confused and pressured? It is, after all, supposed to be the ideal time to set goals, and that can be overwhelming for some.
If you have been together a year or more, the ‘auditioning’ phase when you are on your best behaviour, trying to impress, has long passed. The relationship should have matured by now into something deeper.
In November 2012, Miss Sophia Bailey-Klugh wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about people at school making fun of her gay dads and thanking him for his support of gay marriage.
Have you been wondering how to get everything done before Christmas so you can have a good break?
Whenever you’re facing a situation you’re not sure how to handle, ask yourself ‘What would a Master do?’
Question: I have been in my new job for three weeks. The person I took over from has transferred to another department. She’s reluctant to inform me and still gets queries that I should be dealing with. How can I get better known in this organisation and make my mark?
Jacquie Wise will be speaking on the topic of Wise Ways for the New Year
Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year Celebrations are supposed to be a time of bonding and connecting with those we love. A time of remembering those far away, and letting them know we’re thinking of them. But too often it can be a time of groaning: ‘Do I REALLY have to see them?’ What hidden gifts are these ‘difficult’ people bringing you? Maybe just the gift you really need!
If the thought of relaxation sends you lurching from resentment to guilt, it’s time to shift your focus. Instead of thinking of relaxing as an activity that interrupts your work, think of it as an investment in resources that will enhance your work.
How many times do people around you assume you said something totally different to what you actually said? Infuriating isn’t it? Why can’t they listen properly? After all, what you said was quite clear! (Wasn’t it?) The following keys to good communication will help you avoid misunderstandings and ensure clear communication.
Have you found it hard to layout or organise your office at home or work?
Most of us keep some sort of budget when it comes to monitoring our financial expenditure, but few of us have any idea of where our energy and focus is going. Are you sure you are spending your energy and time wisely?
The world changes too quickly these days for us to be safe plodding on the same path without some kind of growth that increases our choices.
Recently, I’ve had several clients who’ve raised concerns about their relationships. As always, their questions lead me to developing a new Wise Way—in this case a consolidation of the essential components of successful relationships (Sorry—I’m on a roll here with my Cs…!)
Received as an email enquiry from a listener of a Wise Ways Radio Program broadcast in 2012.
There has been a lot of media over the last few weeks leading up today’s R U OK? Day. I’m so impressed, not only by this initiative but also by the wonderful resources on the R U OK? Day website.
We end up wearing our lives like a shoe that doesn’t fit, often only becoming aware that something is not quite right when it starts to hurt.
Letting go of the past can simply mean focusing on what you want in the future instead of focusing on what’s gone.
It’s an important ritual to remember and commemorate significant dates in our lives, be they positive or negative. This gives us the opportunity to reflect on causes and solutions, to celebrate changes we’ve made since, or to honour those who contributed to our growth and success.
If you want to understand how to make people open up, think of them as doors and use the same strategies.
Your relationships will also improve, as others are touched or inspired by your efforts.
Just as we consolidate our tax documents and reassess our financial situation at this time of year, it’s an appropriate time to consolidate the insights you’ve gained on your journey so far.
They say that whatever you like or dislike in someone else is a reflection of some aspect of yourself. The circumstances you experience, they say, reflect your attitudes and character. Whatever you dish out, you get back. Really?
Here you are at a cross-roads in your career at a mature age. You have years of experience behind you and are looking for a way to use your knowledge as an independent consultant.
We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between a man who flatters her—and a man who compliments her.
