Talk2Jack

Gratitude is the single most potent source of fuel to keep you energized and focused on your goals and vision. I've got a little challenge for everyone this year. It's called the gratitude jar.

We all have bad days, bad moments and bad periods. Times when everything just feels so bleak and it doesn't seem like anything is working. The worst of it is not being able to see a way out ...  a way forward. I call this the dark place. No matter how strong or optimistic or energetic or positive you are, we all fall into this place at some time or the other. So what do we do when this happen...

So you've finally landed the job you've always wanted. You're now in the position you'd always dreamed of. What next? DO you actually have the skills to do the job? Or did you just dream about everyone calling you the boss? Let's talk about it.

The principles are the same whether you're an individual or an organization. Pay attention to these things.

A few tips to look out for that might mean someone in your circle is going through depression; and what you can do to help.

This is what the new year is all about for me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.  This is what Christmas means to me.

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Everyone falls. It's impossible to go through life without getting a little banged up or bruised; without failing. The danger sometimes, is that we can get too comfortable in that place of hurt - the familiarity of it. We don't see our options. But they're there. Today, we talk about the why and the how a little bit. 

How could this be? Isn't the objective of life to fulfill our dreams? What happens AFTER we have reached our goals? What's next?

Opportunities come to us all the time. Sometimes we notice, other times we don't Sometimes we don't gain anything from the opportunities because we are afraid of the unknown, so we don't take a chance. The key to making progress towards out goals and dreams is change. Changing the norm for something new; Choosing to BE - Something new, in spite of our fears.

Most people avoid conflict. Some people seek it out. Regardless of your position, conflict can be a way to developing ourselves more. To gain insight and enlightenment. Conflict can be turned into a resource for self development. This is how.

For some reason, it seems like the lie is often accepted, maybe even rewarded, while being truthful leads to strong reactions. I've often wondered why that is. In a way, I'm still wondering.

We are surrounded by people who play different roles in our lives. That's what society is. But we also need to be AWARE of what the people who surround us are ACTUALLY DOING there. This should determine on whom we focus our energy. 

We all experience Burnout periodically. It's impossible to maintain the same intensity day in and day out, 100% of the time. We cope with this experience in different ways. These are a few tips that work for me, and hopefully will work for you also.

Sometimes, I like to illustrate my messages through stories; either mine or others. Today, I had some thoughts about the story of snow white and it really is something else.

Because it's difficult, doesn't make it better. Because it's easy, doesn't make it less valuable. For some reason, we seem conditioned to believe that struggle should be rewarded and ease should be scorned. I don't think that should be the case; at least not all the time.

What do you do when despite your best efforts, you find yourself at your lowest points? It might be the best time to find out who you are ... when everything is stripped down to bare bones; without all the glitz and glam, who are you?

Relationships are generally wonderful while we are in them, until they aren't. Typically when they end. It's difficult to find anyone speak of their ex's in a positive light. Why though? Why do we negate all the positive experiences we had in a relationship in favour of the angst that follows a bad breakup? Was the relationship all bad? Are we throwing the baby out with the bath water? On this epi...