I was at a clients HR conference a couple of weeks ago and one of the speakers referenced that saying.  "Frustration is the dark side of passion."   I liked it and it resonated with many of the audience.  I guess frustration is something that we all have to deal with from time to time.  It's nice to know that the flip side is something that can be a strong indicator to a life lived with purpose... passion.

Desire drives motivation.

Ever wondered how some people achieve so much?

 I have.  How to sustain motivation and drive.  It's a common theme whether I'm consulting with organisations or working with individuals and one of the key ingredients I've noticed is desire.

Defined as "a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment" desire is a critical ingredient to sustaining motivation, committment and action over a prolonged period of time.

Want to know how to change your life immediately so that you can start focusing on the things that are really important???

I bet that you do.  I can virtually promise you that this simple little technique will go a long way towards changing your life.

 

"Ditch the television."

 

Do we really get that little positive feedback in our lives?

This was the question I was asking myself when I ran an exercise in a workshop yesterday.  In this exercise I asked participants to pair up and provide each other with 4-5 pieces of positive feedback.  Sounds simple right?

Well, let me tell you, the response was very interesting.

Have you ever noticed that you get what you focus on? Typically this happens in the negative context. ie/ I don't want to run over that plastic bag, so you stare at it and invariably you run over it. Success is like that. What you focus on, whether it be negative or positive, will invariably come to fruition. What do you focus on? The negative or the positive?

Career planning is the process by which an individual contemplates a range of career drivers, such as ambition, balance, purpose, skills, qualifications, opportunity, stage of life etc. These elements are synthesised so as to produce an objective, typically in the 3 - 5 yr range, that will best meet the individuals varied needs in the current and projected employment marketplace.