How to get stuff done
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Do you ever wonder how other people seem to get stuff done?
You have all these intentions about what YOU'RE going to do and yet, somehow it never happens??
3 questions to ask yourself as you spend
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How do you get a balance between enjoying life NOW and working towards the dream?
Read MoreWho is your 'go to' for advice?
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about meditation and how if I could only have one thing to take into 2014, that would be it.
You might say: 'Claire, what do you mean? Don’t you want to take what you’d learnt from this year, the changes you’ve made, the lessons you don’t want to repeat?' Well, yes. And mediation is something I can use to put me in touch with all those things.
Read MoreWhat if you just can't?
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You’ve heard about these people who do amazing things and you know you have that itch. (Another itch story here).
So you ask yourself: What would I want to do if I could do ANYTHING?
Read MoreKnow exactly what you want?
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Last week we talked about positioning ourselves for change. So I'm wondering, if I asked you, could you tell me specifically what you want to change to? Exactly? In detail? No? Why not?
Read MoreHow do you position yourself for change?
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What do you want to change for next year? What could you do without? What bugs you? What makes you feel really truly glum? What part of your life do you want some about-turn dazzle?
Read MoreOn building things and finding friends
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After a comment the other day with someone who is quite like me, I realised I love to be building something. The comment she made was 'I like to be building something'. Ok so I totally copied the phrase (just gave it a bit more oomph) but basically I knew from my teens that I didn't like routine or repetitive work (thanks, Careers test) although I think now, I DO like it if it helps me develop or learn a skill or skills I didn't have before. But once I have mastered the skill (and my version of 'mastered' isn't as much as 'mastery') that's it, I'm done.
Read MorePunch fear in the face
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I didn't get it for ages that my procrastination, dithering, putting things off, taking the 'easy' route was because I was afraid to commit. When you commit, the stakes get higher, the fear doesn't go away. And in the words of Susan Jeffers, you've got to feel the fear and do it anyway!
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