It is easy to find yourself lost in the world of finance and financial institutions where the vernacular is littered with words and terms like APR, Annuity, asset management and mutual funds. Whilst these words may seem foreign to many of us, the term that is easily understood is the return on investment (ROI). ROI is defined as ‘the profit or loss resulting from an investment transaction, usually expressed as an annual percentage return’ and is calculated by dividing the benefit (return) of an investment by the cost of the investment; the … [Read more...]
The Last Lecture
05/10/2008 By Leave a Comment
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? I recently came across information about Randy Pausch and I have to say that I am inspired … [Read more...]
Dear John…
29/09/2008 By 1 Comment
There comes a time in all of our lives when we need to let go of people, things and/or beliefs. To let go so that there is space for new perspectives, new relationships and new possibilities to come into our lives. But the challenge is often how to do it and whether you will really be better off as a result, all valid thoughts but perhaps the wrong area of focus. If you are happy with who and where you are then by all means stay there. If, however, you are not happy or uncomfortable in your present situation chances are there are better … [Read more...]
Blessings in disguise!
22/09/2008 By 1 Comment
"Life is like a hand of cards. You have to play the hand you're dealt, you can't win by folding, and sometimes you must take chances in order to win." Mike Connor How good a card player are you? Sometimes as we look down into the hand that life has dealt us we realise that we don’t quite have all of the cards we want. We are playing a game of Poker but we do not have strong enough cards in our hand to be consistently victorious at the game we are playing and our bluffing skills are inadequate at best. As a consequence we find ourselves … [Read more...]
Thank You Power
14/09/2008 By Leave a Comment
People fight for it, gamble it and spend years in active pursuit of it, Nations have been built and ruined by it. Men have died and families have been destroyed. This one thing rules every corner of our lives but the world has yet to find a ‘perfect balance’ for it? What is this force? It’s Power! Power is broadly defined as “a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence “. In our pursuit of ‘success’ we are actively pursuing the power that increased knowledge affords us but our focus on getting more and … [Read more...]
Death; a key to living!
01/09/2008 By Leave a Comment
Perspective is the lens through which we view the world providing us with the added dimensions of colour and animation illuminating situations, circumstances, people and things. Death, a life altering moment, in more ways that one, brings a powerful perspective to life’s table by either creating a completely new vision of your world or clearing the clutter to revive old or existing ones. Traditionally we have been taught that death is the end of the road, the point at which everything stops but what would happen if you took the lead from … [Read more...]
A Mind made up!
25/08/2008 By Leave a Comment
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein The Olympic landscape in Beijing provided a powerful opportunity to see focussed mindsets in action. In fact sport in general (whether you like sport or not) is a great visual that demonstrates just how the tools that everyone has at their disposal works with different applications. Just like in life winners are first established in the mind long before they are … [Read more...]
7 Reasons to be Selfish!
18/08/2008 By 1 Comment
Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M Scott Peck As a child you are taught that being selfish is wrong and as diligent students you have studied the art of putting others before yourself and have passed with flying colours and this is how, by and large, you have chosen to live your life. This way of living and thinking is so ingrained … [Read more...]
Living Life like it’s Golden!
11/08/2008 By Leave a Comment
Death is the one certainty in all of our lives (okay I know there is also taxes) but we still seem to believe and live as though we and our loved ones are immortal. This would be acceptable if it didn't also mean that from this positioning of thought we often (more often than not) take life and the people in our lives for granted. … [Read more...]
Live your Dash!
11/08/2008 By Leave a Comment
Linda Ellis wrote a poem, so poignant that I think we should all read it, memorise it and live our lives accordingly. Life is so much more than simply an everyday occurance. It is a gift and just like an unexpected present we should be grateful and enjoy every aspect of that gift to the fullest. The question is how are you living your dash? … [Read more...]
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