You're the designer of your life

It can be sometimes very difficult to tell someone no!  Have you ever been in that position before?  Sometime to our own detriment we say the Yes word without giving it any forethought.   Here are some things to think about before the mouth makes us commit to something that may bring us anxiety and frustration and leading to a commitment that is going to rob us of our precious time....

Are you afraid or are you fearful?  Fear is the biochemical reaction to danger, being afraid is when we do not want to cross the line.  Fear is always lying in the shadows of the subconscious. How can we calm the noise of being fearful?  Napoleon Hill (writer of Think and grow rich) wrote about the  6 core ways in which we can be fearful  Fear of poverty  Fear of crit...

How is your 30 day challenge going? When was the last time that you took a step back and looked at your life? Are you self aware and do you understand who you really are? On reflection are you happy with the way that things are going or do you need to make some needed adjustments? There are four aspects that we need to take into consideration, Our mind,, body emotion and energy. Paying attention t...

When you look in the mirror do you recognise and really know the person who is looking back at you? If you do then that’s a good thing. Many of us when looking at our reflection don’t even like the image that is being reflected back, do you or have you ever felt that way? Here are 5 ways for us to reflect and work on that inner person. 30 Day Challenge Every time that you look in a mirror tell you...

Life is precious Say no to Suicide. This is a very sensitive subject however January is a month where many people contemplate this very thing. There were 6,859 suicides in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2018, The highest suicide rate in the UK, and England, is among men aged 45-49. In the UK, suicide rates among young people have been increasing in recent years. The suicide rate for young femal...

How to be in control when things are out of control.  There are some things in life that we have no control over unfortunate circumstances can overcrowd our plans do we use these things to not fulfil our own purpose and blow situations out of proportion.   Life happens and that is only one example other things out of our control are the weather, where we were born and our background. &nb...

There are many elements to keep the flame alight when it comes to relationships.  In a world where things that are broken get replaced so frequently and when we feel that there may be nothing left to give.  Are we ready to upgrade to a new model or fix and maintain what we already have?  Are there ways to keep your relationship alive and lasting when it comes to disputes and the way...

Words are powerful and can have a profound effect on our day to day lives. What do you tell yourself are you using high energy words to build yourself up or low energy words to bring yourself down? 1. Think before we speak 2. How do you see the world 3. Words are energy 4. The tongue can be healing 5. Our thoughts and intentions Speak healing into your life and the people around you speak love pea...

How often do you lie to yourself?   Do you look into that self reflective mirror and take an honest view of who you are by your own standards or are you compelled to believe what negative people have told you which is contrary to the truth?   You are the only one that can can be 100% true to yourself. You wake up in the morning in your own mind and nobody else's. do not believe the lies...

Do the Choices that we make, make us or break us   Future plans can be impacted by the choice that we make.  Do the choices we make, make us valuable or worthless?   Strategy is needed to make the right choices Natasha John-Baptiste https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/

We all come from different backgrounds some good some bad.  Do we allow what happened to us as children to govern the people who we are now?  Do we blame others for not making progress in life?  Do we blame others because we have not accepted accountability for our own actions?    There are many questions and sometimes facing the truth and looking in the mirror can be a ve...

Don't get caught up in all of the hype or follow the crowd. December is often an unhappy time for people. Look ahead to the new year and make change now remember it is a new year new decade.  How awesome to have lived through the millennium bug we survived the hype.  Make your ow hype make your own festivities celebrate you and your achievements. Produce and grow as a tree does fruit the...

There may be many reasons why we get angry, sometimes it is hard to keep control of the anger Why? Lack of patience, other peoples actions the list is quite a long one. How can we be in control of our member and find ways to take stock of getting angry?  Ask yourself 3 questions to aid  1. By me getting angry is it going to change anything? 2. By me getting angry what is going to be the...

Why is Action needed in your purpose? Without movement and momentum there is no purpose there is only a thought. Although thoughts are good we want to work in alignment with whatever we want to accomplish we cant say to the universe make me fit and all we do is sit on the sofa and eat doughnuts all day.  If we Work in line with what our purpose is we will get results.  onethingabout...

Do you suffer from Excusitis the terrible illness of excuses. There is a cure and that is to get on with it and be about your business do not make excuses there are keys to enable you to break free.  Self discipline, self mastery, consistency and many more ways to be successful. Inoculate yourself and make the decision to not make excuses. Your the master. onethingabouthitory.com

Once we find and know our purpose we need to live in it. We all have gifts and talents that can benefit others, do you recognise and use yours? A smile a nod of approval is all someone may need. Live in your purpose You're awesome. Music taken from The next Chapter album. https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/music https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/

Don't get mad I mean are you full of your best self? When we are true to ourselves and know our value then we are being true to ourselves. Do not try to fit into other peoples expectations but live in your purpose and know who you are then you will be full of B.S. Music taken from The next chapter: https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/music https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/

Do you hold grudges? Do you forgive but never forget. A grudge will only make you sick. Let the ego go resolve the issue and feel free. There is no point to holding onto a grudge you will get nowhere soon by doing so and the only person that will get hurt is you. Cover that ish up with Love. Music included in this episode is taken from the link below. https://www.onethingabouthistory.com/music (Th...

Wow this is the 30th Episode I am so pleased. Thank you to everyone that listens we still have so much more to talk about Do you know what you want?  If not what is holding you back?  Do you feel that you do not have it in you is fear, complacency fair weathered friends or family preventing you or are you preventing yourself ? You are a god who if you want to can create anything that you...

We are all on different journeys to various destinations. The main thing is that we know why and what we want from the journey that we are on. Everybody travelling from the airport is not going to the same destination we all have our reasons. As long as you are determined and consistent you will reach your destination. onethingabouthistory.com @wimbo77 Music from The next chapter album (https://ww...

So many young people have vision of their future. Here is a young lady who is putting into practice and taking action when it comes to her career. Chevey Oakley has just completed and qualified to become a make up artiste. Our young folk have drive and determination to do amazing things and we know why. They have time in their hands. Enjoy this interview @cheveyoakleymua

Do we carry invisible bags that weigh our shoulders down.  How can we alleviate the issues that surround carrying that heavy load? No matter what the case we want to lighten the burden and find ways in which to make our problems a little lighter. It has to start with us.

Do not allow peoples opinions of you define who you are. Do not allow them to draw from your bank of emotions in which you have invested so much time and energy.   onethingabouthistory.com   Book link: 40 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...   All rights reserved One Thing about History is protected under U.K Copyright law ©

Topic of the day.   Black business has to be organised, have good customer service and not want everything for free.  We are the ones that should create opportunity for the next generation.  All other communities do it so why should we be any different.  Lets start working together more to allow the next generation to flourish. onethingabouthistory.com Iamwimbo77 @wimbo77 @Natu...

Friendship is a two way street how can you know that your friendship with others is on the right track? Are you a good friend, do you give more than you take? All of these things need to be taken into consideration when you decide to build rapport with others who may become lifelong friends.