Just before entering the ring, Clay said what would become one of his most famous quotes, and a phrase used to define his fighting style: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see." What happened in the end? Clay won by a technical knockout.
You’ve probably heard the saying “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it” by Charles R Swindoll?
The new year has come and gone, and likely so have any new year's resolutions you made. However, that doesn't mean you have to consign 2018 to the "what will be, will be" basket.
“It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” Muhammad Ali
Do you believe in yourself? You know if you don’t no-one else will! But if we believe in ourselves, eventually everyone else will start believing in us also.
Gregory L. Jantz is quoted as saying: Before you can get from where you are to where you want to be you need to have a clear understanding of where you are and how you got there.
We hear about belief systems a great deal, but what are they and how can we use them to help us day to day?
Did you know that the fear of public speaking is higher than the fear of death or dying? This may be a surprise to some, but for others I’m sure you can relate to this.
However, if we look at how we communicate, when we communicate, and who we communicate with, I am sure we would agree, that in most instances, our communication isn’t the best it could be.
When it comes to communication, we are often good at communicating with others but not so good about communicating with ourselves.
You may have read the quote “the biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand we listen to reply.”
What are the main things that stop us from focusing on our goals? What are the main distractions which prevent us from completing our daily activities? How many minutes do we spend on time-wasting activities? How well do we manage our time?
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression too many cooks and not enough Indians? Usually this saying is in relation to having too many bosses and not enough workers, and all the bosses telling the workers something different!
Define and write down your daily goals - be really clear what those daily goals are and by writing them down you are committing to them - score them off one by one as you complete them to gain that feeling of accomplishment
If I was to say to you that managing stress is about you taking control of your life, would you agree, or would you say you can’t do anything about it - that stress can happen to any of us, like catching the flu?
As children, we have no fear. We fall over and think nothing of it, the hurt is brushed away like the dirt and grit from a graze on our knee. As we get older, we don’t ‘bounce’ the same.
I don’t know if you remember the song ‘The Only Way is Up’ by Yazz from 1988, but those words have resonated with me and some of my family for various reasons.
Recently I had the privilege of doing a three day course with Brian Anderson, who is a Dale Carnegie Trainer. Myself and fifteen like-minded people completed the "Skills for Success" programme. This was truly an amazing experience!
We can talk about positive thinking and positive self-talk until the cows come home but the reality is, for most, it appears easier said than done.
I was reminded of this when I had a tooth infection resulting in one of the worst pains anyone can experience - toothache! For those of you who have experienced this you will know what I’m talking about.
