Prolific Living

Motivation

Tiny Buddha, Big Wisdom: Asking Life’s Deep Questions

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Tiny Buddha book cover

I’m not a huge fan of vague, flowery, New Age jargon, so I’ve gone to great effort to keep this book practical and rooted in reality.
~ Tiny Buddha

I absolutely loved and heartily recommend that you too devour Lori Deschene’s Tiny Buddha. I loved it precisely because Lori means what she says above. The New Age jargon is just that; it may feel good to read but the impact is far from deep or lasting.

Not so the case for Tiny Buddha. [Read more…] about Tiny Buddha, Big Wisdom: Asking Life’s Deep Questions

Why Giving Up Can Be a Good Thing

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Standing around in Bath, England

“I am under the law of my own consciousness.”
~ Louise Hay

Never, ever give up. That was my motto, my goal, my life’s work and accomplishment summarized in one phrase. Never giving up. So praise-worthy. So upright. So noble.

And so dead wrong at times because sometimes giving up can be a really good thing! [Read more…] about Why Giving Up Can Be a Good Thing

The Anatomy of Self-Sabotage and How to Crush It

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Flowers in Beth England

I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the Astonishing Light of your own Being. ~Hafiz

It turns out there is after all a name for that irrational, incessant and intrusive behavior which we so precisely insert between ourselves and success. It doesn’t take a psychology degree to recognize this mental obstacle. It is called self-sabotage and it is a beast. If you say you have never met with this beast, I will guess you must then be on top of your game and at the peak of your life because it is unimaginable what we can achieve without self-sabotage. [Read more…] about The Anatomy of Self-Sabotage and How to Crush It

The Fire Within: Push Past Your Limits

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Push past limits

Pushing past your limits.
Breaking through your boundaries.
Crushing all barriers in your way to keep the momentum going.

This describes my modus operandi the last few weeks. It’s exhausting, exhilarating … and remarkable as always when I get into these phases. Do you ever feel this way? [Read more…] about The Fire Within: Push Past Your Limits

The 3 Secrets to Staying Motivated In A Corporate Job

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Charms in Singapore Markets
You learn a thing or two in the span of a twelve-year career behind the corporate walls of a Fortune 500 company and today, while sunning in my balcony, I started thinking about all of the promising employees in Corporate America and Corporate Europe and Corporate Anywhere.

Actually, that’s not entirely true. I started thinking about me first! [Read more…] about The 3 Secrets to Staying Motivated In A Corporate Job

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