We all know there are 24 hours in the day yet so many of us need more.  In this episode it explores one of the most effective tools to take back control and indeed seem to have more time!  It's a simple proven action most of us can take.

It is normal for our body to physically compensate for injuries we may have, however at what stage do we look at our healed injury and declare it no longer needing me to nurse it.  For me it was more than 30 years in one case, it had become habit.  This can also apply to emotional injuries.  
The long term of this is being less and less balanced as our stronger healthy limbs take possibly an unnecessary load.  
Any time is a great time to do a check in on living a balanced life in all areas do you agree?

Exaggerating can be funny and entertaining when telling a story or entertaining, exaggeration can also be used in a not so great way as manipulation.
The third way of using exaggeration is what is discussed in this episode, and it is when you are practicing or rehearsing for a competition, public display or other situation which you may find challenging and predictably withdraw or you are historically less effective.

With so much change in our world at the moment it is easy to be left feeling out of control.  This episode looks at the simplicity of taking back a feeling of control and balancing our thoughts and feelings so we can continue to be effective and happy in our day to day lives, regardless of our circumstances.

Acknowledgement is often confused or collapsed with bragging or praise, not only is this incorrect, it robs us of it's magic.  Acknowledgement used as it is defined in the dictionary is a powerful tool when used correctly, this episode looks at how to do that.

I have spoken with quite a few people lately who reflect that "being competitive" is becoming something to be cautious of.  If this is true then we are losing sight of one of our most important qualities and if this is indeed true then maybe it's because we are collapsing 'competitive' with other things.
This episode looks at the importance of winning and losing, neither of which can be achieved without first being competitive.

Overcoming nervousness can take a lifetime, many people are petrified or public speaking or even speaking up in an unfamiliar group.  Whilst this 5 minute episode doesn't get rid of the nerves (crazy right - a whole 5 minutes and doesn't cure it!), this episode DOES give you a couple of really cool easy to use tricks to sound and appear confident, and most importantly deliver an effective presentation.

Definitely a 4 lettered word !   Using the word just as an opening to introducing ourselves or what we have to say is a big big downer when it comes to being effective in communication and making the person we are talking to feel valued.  Whilst it makes sense saying "it's just me" or "I just wanted to ask" may make us sound unimportant, consider it is also disrespecting the time the other person has given us with their attention or answering our call.  It adds nothing and detracts a lot, this weeks challenge.... no using "just".

The excuse "if only I had more time" has been a popular one and for many of us we have recently been given more 'time' with isolation and it's made no difference... so if "That's not it" ... what is?

Bruce is a world class business leader, facilitator, author and speaker.  Winning Australia's highest speaker awards and travelling the world helping people and businesses for more than 30 years he is an absolute wealth of down to earth advice on choices we still all have in these crazy times.