Finding Encouragement

Today we’re going to be looking at doing something different. We’ll be exploring how to make changes to your life that will make you happier and more fulfilled. If you’re breathing at this moment in time then congratulations, you’re still alive and living on planet earth. The downside though is that you will have hardship […]

Do you find that you have too many lacklustre days? Ones where nothing seems to happen; that are just filled with the mundane. Is it that you're just getting older and life isn't as exciting as it used to be? Is it time to change jobs, find a new partner, take up an extreme sport or splash out on a fast car? Well you could, but I'm guessing that in a short while the mundane days will return and then it will be time to make another change.

As a self-employed person, I'm in the business of giving advice and supporting other self-employed people running their own businesses. Although, being self-employed has it's benefits it is often tough, bringing new pressures to bear. Not only do you have to balance responsibilities at home and work, but you also have to be a master of many skills, not just in what you're selling to your customers. For instance, you also need to be a salesperson, marketer, strategist, product manager, accountant, administrator, secretary, receptionist, host and so on. Knowing how to prioritise everything can be very challenging.

Why is it that we so willing to accept things that stand in our way, especially the ones that have been there a long time. Is it that we're lazy and can't be bothered to address the problem? Is there actually a really simple fix to long-standing limitations?

Evidence shows that finding meaning and purpose in your life is one of the main contributing factors that leads to happiness. Knowing that your life has meaning and that you are valued and loved for who you are, and not what you contribute, leads to true joy and satisfaction. The difficulty is that many do not know what their purpose is in life and do not feel at all valued by others or God. Dare I say it, but christians can also be amongst those feeling as if their life lacks purpose.

Do you find that your life is too cluttered and there is never enough time to get everything done?

Don’t you find that life is full of patterns. As if there are a set of laws that have to be followed. For example, the moment you make a decision to change or to start something anew there comes an immediate challenging test to try and wreck our plans. It’s not even been five minutes […]

Just when I begin to get everything sorted out, with all things in their right place, someone messes up what I’ve spent so long putting straight. Do you ever feel like that? The days are not long enough and all the time seems to disappear. I’m a list writer and without my lists I don’t […]

Life can be tough, but is it tough enough yet to seek help? I think inside each one of us has a level of determination to be self-sufficient, a need not to rely on others. Some have tremendous levels of drive and are fiercely independent, seemingly able to operate in total isolation without any support. Some appear weak and feel the need to tell everyone their troubles as they desperately look for someone to share their burdens, secretly wishing they were stronger and more readily able to withstand the pressures of life.