We’re not a failure just because no one “Likes and Subscribes.” The failure is in not even trying.
How do you build loyal subscribers?
Maybe the question is more, WHY do you build loyal subscribers?
We all want to be liked. No one wants to be disliked. But there’s a difference between the desire to be liked, and the need to be liked.
For many people, today, being liked is not something optional; it’s become a matter of survival. And it all starts with parenting.
Continue reading “Do you like me?”We are enough.
There is something calming about sitting, quietly, by a gently flowing stream. The flow of the water over the rocks and pebbles, the whisper of the wind in the treetops, the song of the birds as they celebrate life.
It makes you realise that:
• Today, you have enough
• Today, you are enough
• Today, today is enough
It’s so easy to worry about what yesterday brought, or what tomorrow will bring.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not arrived. Even this morning and this evening do not exist.
There is only now. And the stream. And you.
And it is enough.
utumn of my life.
No time for redundancy.
How will I find work?
Sadly, this is the experience of too many people, especially in the current economic climate. But when it comes in later life, the question goes through your mind, “Is my working life over?”
You don’t have to be all that old to have this experience, either. And, worst of all, it can come along totally unexpectedly. And you have no control over it.
However, at this age, one thing you have is experience and determination. So, rise up and meet the challenge head on. Don’t assume that you are of no value, just because someone terminated your employment. It may be difficult to be positive, faced with rejection after rejection. But remember, the more positive you are when being interviewed, the more likely you are to get the job.
Some years ago, I read, or heard, a great tip on interview technique:
Remember, the interviewer has more to lose than you have. You don’t have a job to lose. If he or she chooses the wrong candidate, they could find themselves out of work.
It’s great advice. And it works.
Failure is successfully finding a way that does not work, and the only thing we can really control is the way we respond.
Disappointments happen; and we need to get used to it. We are going to have bad times as well as good; and the only thing we can really control is the way we respond.
When we fall, there is a temptation to think that we are failures. But that is not necessarily true. It has often been said that failure is successfully finding a way that does not work. That’s a good way to look at it. Psychologists call it reframing. It’s a matter of looking at things from a different perspective; changing the way we think about things; viewing failure as an opportunity to learn. It’s a matter of seeing the potential in each situation. As was once said, when you’re at the bottom, the only way is up.
Continue reading “It’s Getting Up That Counts”Deep breathing has long been proven to be a fine method for calming the nerves.
A colleague once offered a very interesting observation on life. There are at least three sides to every story: There is your view, there is my view, and there is the truth, usually found somewhere in between.
I like the idea. Too many complications come from misunderstandings. People have been killed because of seeing things from different perspectives. So how can we simplify our lives in our interactions with other people?
Take a Deep Breath
Continue reading “Take a Deep Breath – It Will Improve Your Vision”
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