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- For it is Easier to Save than Delete: 5 Ways to Help You Hit the Delete Button - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweThe other day I sat at my desk at work looking at all the files saved on my desktop and realized that finding the time to delete files that no longer served any purpose would take some dedicated time and effort on my part. Meanwhile saving files is a snap. Just click save, and voila, another ...
Views: 1373(1 vote) - Read Write and Listen - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweCommunication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You’ve spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak. But what about listening? What training or education have you had that enables you to listen so ...
Views: 1411 - The Chickadee on the Rhododendron Bush - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweIt takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. Source: e.e. cummings Who are we really? Who am I? What is my true self? Is it even important for me to understand who I am? The whole question of identity is riddled with a mine field of confusion, misinformation and vicious ...
Views: 1153 - Why You Need to Write Out Your Ideal Scene - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Nick Grimshawe“It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating the future you want.” From: W Clement Stone, from The Success Principle by Jack Canfield That is one of my all time favorite quotes for it is the stepping stone from your ...
Views: 3818 - You Can Be.... - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweI ask you to believe one thing, as I do, that trees can talk, from that one belief all else is possible. “I am free,” said the Wind to the Willow. “Free from what,” the Willow asked. “Noooooo,” blew the Wind, “not free from, free to be.” “I just want freedom from my roots, then I ...
Views: 1307(1 vote) - Zen and the Zucchini Plant - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweToday I gardened in the rain; one of those beautiful west coast misty rains which leaves everything drenched in life giving moisture. Everything is saturated even the colors, taken to deeper hues by the gray overcast. You feel gently hugged and cocooned by the close in day. My task: to make ...
Views: 1202 - Clap Your Hands and Have a Great Day - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweWhen I talk to people about starting a daily practice just about the first objection I encounter is: "I don't have time to do that." For someone just beginning their search for self-improvement and growth that is a valid argument. For anyone who wants to find success, however they might ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - Is the Self-Development Industry Selling Snake Oil? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Nick GrimshaweI’ve been a self-development junkie from the time I read “How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci” by Michael J Gelb over eight years ago. The book taught me the importance of keeping a journal which I have been doing consistently for at least 8 years now. From that springboard I dove into the ...
Views: 1342 - Four Steps to Pull Your Future Back Into Today - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Nick GrimshaweLet me start with a quote from Montaigne:Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. For me at least, and I suspect for you, it is easier to understand how being pulled back into the past robs us of this moment, than to understand how our mad dash into the future can ...
Views: 1670(1 vote) - Change Is the Process of Life - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Nick GrimshaweRecently I needed to travel into the beautiful city of Vancouver British Columbia on business. Since these where to be all day sessions I took the beautiful Westcoast Express into the city. The train runs along the Fraser River all the way into the city. While sitting watching the river roll by, ...
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