My journey towards improving myself and others
This isn t the important part of the story, but last night I accidentally watched The Bachelor. It was the first episode where the 22 girls do the walk up and do the 2 minute intro. One of the girls was a Jewellery Designer. My girlfriend on the couch next to me said, that s so cool! [ ] The post You just start appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Reassurance is overrated because you can never get enough of it Seth Godin Don t seek reassurance. If you need reassurance that somebody else thinks you re doing the right thing or that somebody else thinks it will work, you re not going to get a lot done and you re not going to learn to take initiative. [ ] The post Reassurance appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Life in Half A Second – by Matthew Michalewicz Background: Matthew Michalewicz was born in Poland and lived there until his parents decided to escape the Communist regime. Matthew, now residing in Australia, went on to become a technology and software entrepreuener, creating the companies NuTech Solutions in 1999, SolveIT Software in 2004 and Complexica [ ] The post Life In Half A Second by…
Business Ideas Today I was reminded DON T KEEP YOUR IDEAS A SECRET. This is something I hear often. Most recently, I read this in Anything You Want by Derek Sivers and Becoming a Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestley. Today, I heard it on a podcast I just started listening to Question of the Day with [ ] The post Ideas appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Sometimes, you just need a fresh start. If you can change your circumstances by increased effort, improved efficiency and by forging new, more positive relationships, that would be your best option. But in some cases, a fresh start is the only solution. This might be in business. You might have been slogging away at your [ ] The post Fresh Start appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Today s thought comes from The Richest Man in Babylon. It is from the parable titled Meet the Goddess of Good Luck . In summary, the only way to be consistently lucky is by recognising good opportunities and taking action. Financial Shortcuts You can read a bit more context about the book here, but basically, the [ ] The post Luck appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Parables Parables are simple stories used to illustrate a lesson. Some of the most well-known books are parables. The likes of The Richest Man in Babylon, The One Minute Manager, Who Moved My Cheese? and The Greatest Salesman in the World are some great examples of popular parables. Rather than simply stating the facts, these [ ] The post Parables appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. The hardest part is often taking that first step. Similar to yesterday s post, Biting the Bullet, it often turns out to be easier than you imagined. For me, the two things that become easier once I get started are housework and exercise. Whenever I see that the dishwasher [ ] The post Getting Started appeared first on Adam Ashton .
Success It means so many different things to so many different people. Some see success as having a lot of money, some see it as having a great family, some see it as having a job we the can impact others in a positive way, some see it as being a well-respected public figure There [ ] The post Success? appeared first on Adam Ashton .
I ll try not to go into too much boring detail about the specifics of this particular scenario, but today I learned that sometimes you just need to suck it up and bite the bullet. It s usually never as bad as you think it will be. I had a task at work to complete that had been [ ] The post Biting the bullet appeared first on Adam Ashton .