Urgency and ease have their places in life. ​But to live a life of relentless urgency can have us frazzled and anxious. Perpetual ease can bring about a comfort that soon descends to laziness. Life is a lot about timing and pace.   Knowing when to apply the brakes, drop a gear, or when to accelerate, when to put the foot to the  floor, lets us bring all our faculties into play. And that's good. We need to keep ourselves in tune with our needs. That awareness allows us keep the faculties in use. We move with urgency, and we avoid some impending disaster. we learn to stop, come to a h ..read more

We don't have to be Presidents of America, or International Star Performers.  But when we want to get something done, we need to ACT. ​Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit and think about it.  Get busy. Do something. ~Dale Carnegie ..read more

Here's a useful piece of factual information. When we start training, improving our posture, and practising Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing , a couple of physiological effects take place. 1. Our lung capacity expands and we process more oxygen to the body. Oxygen is the number one key to survival, good health and constant energy.  2. Nature doesn't let more oxygen go to waste; she makes more red blood cells tp accommodate it. 3. Then she makes more blood vessels to carry the blood to the various parts of the  body. 4. Then the blood begins to flow more freely in the system. 5. As ..read more

We've spoken before about a Statement of Intent. It'll give a clear indication of the any intended outcome. In business, the equivalent is called a Mission Statement. For those who are serious about their intentions, it's a serious fact. Business people can quote their Mission Statements with clarity. And more importantly, with conviction. It's the triphammer for progress. When infused with beliefs, values, it drives any operation with purpose. For example, if the mission statement is compatible with all your beliefs and personal values, it will give meaning and directio ..read more

The Art of Creative Avoidance.   When we do nothing, nothing happens. Now, that’s not news to any of us.   But, if you start anything, you’ll achieve something.   The doing is vital.   So many great ideas and aspirations founder on the Rock of Procrastination.   The odd thing is that to do nothing, when we know we should be doing a particular thing, is damned hard work. And it puts a terrible strain on the nervous system, and our energy. The rationalising we do for why we can’t, don’t, shouldn’t, do it, is exhausting, draining, d ..read more

​Today is important. Today is more important than any other day.    What you do, say, experience today will be part of your life, for the rest of your life.   That goes for every day.   But today is the only one you can do anything about, today.   Get to it.   For more on this, see HERE. (blog page)   ..read more

Mind Reading…   Few people can read minds. I don’t know anyone who can.  Yet we tend to think that those near and dear to us ‘know’ that they matter.   Maybe they don’t. Or maybe they’ve forgotten because it’s been so long since we let them know.  So it might be a good thing to remind them. This weekend.   It doesn’t have to be a splurge, or an extravagance.  A simple statement, a personal gesture, a true compliment, does the giver and the recipient a bit of good.     ..read more

Mindset, Attitude and Practice are the elements of Our Lives. We need to be healthy enough to be fit. We need to be fit enough to be well. We need to be well enough to practise. July 16, 2023A recent research project, at Harvard University, over a 10 year period on 12,000 men who were the subject of a weight training program, has shown a definite improvement on muscle/nerve connection and function and a sharper mental attention to tasks. Professor Abigail Mackie of Copenhagen University in Denmark Points out how weight training can help reduce belly, fat, improve oxygenation, and revitalise ..read more

Being well, being in the frame of mind, and feeling well about whatever we’re doing, alters the likely outcome of that activity beyond imagination. Why? Because it makes the difference to how we do it, doesn't it? We often overlook the importance of how we do anything. Yet we see examples of this every weekend on our television sets. We see two teams play hurling, or rugby, or camogie, and we see there, right in front of us, that the difference in performance, and ultimately the result, is not so much  about what people are doing as it is ho ..read more

Below is a little story I told a good few years ago. I was reminded of it recently by a reader of the book, 'Mindful Days', in which it appeared. He suggested that I run it again for those who hadn't been on the list when it first went out. So, here it is.   "It’s a peculiar thing about life, but we can learn anywhere, at any time, at any age. Sixty nine years ago, in a small seaside fishing village, I first learned a lesson in life that, though I didn’t recognize it at the time, was one of the most inspiring and useful pieces of practical wisdom that anyone could wish to experience. “T ..read more