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Say What You Do - Do What You Say

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  BIG TALK How many times in our lives have we said we're going to do something and failed to deliver on it? Many times for sure - because talk is cheap. We often talk on autopilot and a lot of the time we don't even realise we're doing this. So, to deliver on what we're saying, we really need to be more mindful of what we are saying and what we can stick to.  Focussing On The Moment The worst time to have a conversation is when the mind is occupied with another task. If one attempts to engage in a conversation at the same time as performing another task, the mind disengages from comprehension and retention of information, In a compromised state, the person multi-tasking will likely agree to anything that's put to them - often to a disadvantage. Many have gotten wise to this fact and why distraction is often used as a tool for ensuring consent to desired plans. It's easy to respond to questions without thinking through what it is we  really  want to say first. I...

Self Belief From Self Knowing

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  KNOWING WHO YOU ARE Focussing on the self. At the centre of our being is an intangible force - something that drives, motivates, steers us and sets our intentions. This is our 'self'. It is the centre of who we are that needs to be kept in balance for happiness and harmony in our lives. This 'self', found by practising meditation and discovered in  quiet moments of self reflection  is, over time, coated in 'ideas' - learned information, built up in layer upon layer. These chunks of information, nearer the core, are the first learned truths from being a child - fears and preservation truths - like knowing not to touch a hot saucepan. Layered over the top of these older layers and getting nearer the outer surface, are the more recently learned habits and traits. Things like being seen to do the right thing by a partner or friends, to fit into society. These are not our true 'selves' but they become entwined and set in a way - mixed up as part of the core...