Author: Away From The Noise
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Can You Say ‘I’m Better Than Yesterday’ Today?
I overheard somebody in a cafe ask her friend how she was and her friend replied ‘Better than yesterday’. They both smiled and continued with their coffee and conversation. Nothing unusual perhaps. Then it struck me that not only was this a lovely thing to be able to say at that time, but wouldn’t it…
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The First Step
Do you sometimes feel that today is the same as yesterday? And that tomorrow will probably be the same as today? That perhaps things are never going to change? That the same things are constantly holding you back? Feelings like this are not unusual and they are a good example of problems that we face…
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Show Me The HONY
If you haven’t heard about it, Humans Of New York is is a fantastic page with daily photographs and interviews showing humanity across the globe. It’s beautiful and inspiring stuff. Like this… He makes me want to know about little things, so that I can teach him. Like when we sit by this lake, I…
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Which Language Do You Need?
In a world of misunderstanding and miscommunication, what’s more frequent? – you say what you want to say how you want to say it? – people understand what they think you are saying? – people understand what you want to say? In the same way that rose-tinted spectacles give some people a sunnier, though some…
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That’s Your Lot
You must accept what you have in your life. It’s your lot. – No, it isn’t. You must accept what you don’t have in your life. It’s your lot. – No, it isn’t. – To accept what you want in your life. – To change what you want in your life. – That’s your lot…
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
I’ve just seen the first Christmas decorations of the year in a couple of local shops and so, it looks like the festive season has begun in late October… Either way, this time gets me thinking about lots of people buying presents for family and friends for what can be one of the loveliest times of…
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I Don’t Want To Make A Fuss
In a restaurant earlier this week, I overheard the people on the table next to me complaining about the food not being hot enough. A few minutes later mid-meal when the waiter asked if everything was okay, they said ‘Fine thanks’ and then, when he was out of earshot, they got back to their complaining.…
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How Einstein Can Help You Get What You Want
I was reminded this morning of a time in London when I saw a man trying to get through the ticket barrier at an Underground station. Nothing unusual in that perhaps, however I noticed him because he wasn’t just swiping his Oyster travelcard to get through, he seemed to be repeatedly and increasingly agitatedly, hitting it…
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What Are You Going To Do Next?
In a coffee shop last week, a friend was chatting to another about her current job – “I’m so fed up where I am. I’ve been there for five years, I haven’t been promoted and nothing’s going to change. What can I do?” Her friend duly listened supportively and offered options such as “Why don’t…
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Different People, Same Values
I’ve just had a business meeting and it was a lovely experience. How often can you say that? After many years in meetings where everybody was motivated by the bottom line or more often than not, perpetuating the vicious and unproductive circle of keeping their line managers happy for an ‘easy life’, it was so…
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Why Should I? I Don’t Want To
‘Why should I? I don’t want to!’ said a teenage girl protesting to her mother earlier today in a shopping centre. It looked like they were clothes shopping for the daughter. Maybe the mother wanted to get something that the girl didn’t think was cool enough. Hardly an unusual situation perhaps but it got me…
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Keep It Simple
Earlier today, I was in the park listening to an album I haven’t played in ages. From beginning to end. Just listening. Not doing anything else. Not that unusual you may think, but I can’t remember the last time I did that without the distraction of my phone, Facebook, Twitter, going online or all the…
I Am Away From The Noise 