Daily Writing

Jim’s (near) daily blog articles centred around mindset and performance.

Its aim?
To make you think about your own life and have you create a positive, lasting change that comes from within.

To procrastinate

To procrastinate.To delay or put off action. The remedy is simple.Take action. This deals with the consequence.The symptom.Not the cause. So it’s only a matter of time.Before it comes back.Rearing its head. The real remedy? Awareness.Understanding.Reframing.Redirection. Does this help me?Does this make my life better?Is this what I want to do?Is this what I want …

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I am not creative

“I am not creative.” Oh boy. If only she understood.It’s a belief.Which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Oh well.Maybe the next person gets it. And for the soul who doesn’t. “I am not creative.”“I am not analytical.”“I am not…” You are.Just not at the level you want to be. Yet.Or lacking the skill to use it. …

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I hope vs I believe

“I hope I can make my dream come true.” My ears perk up. “I hope I can make my dreams come true.” Why does this feel….so wrong? “I hope I can make my dreams come true.” My stomach churns as the sentence echoes in my mind. “I hope I can make my dreams come true.” …

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I can’t…

1 year old.I can’t talk.I can’t walk.I can’t feed myself. 6 years old.I can’t read.I can’t write.I can’t multiply. 13 years old.I can’t speak a second language.I can’t read a 200-page book in a day.I can’t explain anything about physics or chemistry. 19 years old.I can’t read 4 500-page books in a week. In my …

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Overcoming stress in 4 easy steps

Feeling stressed and unable to focus.Overwhelmed and not knowing where to start.A gazillion things to do. Or need to be done.So little time. No time. This is your subjective reality. The objective reality is often different.Your mind is overestimating the difficulties.And underestimating your capabilities.Add to that some strong – likely negative – emotions to exacerbate …

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Overcoming negative emotions

Frustrated.Depressed.Insecure.Bored. Sounds familiar?You’re not alone.We all struggle with these.Some more than others. How to deal with them? Good question. This has worked for me. 0. Have a vision of a better future in your mind.This can be something you want to do, achieve or accomplish. For yourself. For your family. For others.Or simply an improved …

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How do you deal with failure?

A young man 10 years my junior asked me: “How do you deal with failure? Do you ever feel like you’re close to failing?”My mind started racing. How do I deal with failure…When was the last time I failed?What did I do?Wait…when was the last time I failed?Actually…have I ever failed?What is failure? Mentally it …

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