Run Your Own Race - the monthly newsletter from Grove Hill Coaching.
The summer is here and we're all enjoying the sunshine while it lasts.
This issue talks about the positive power of saying no and also how the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Cliff and the universe itself can help you live the life you want to live!
On a different note, do you have something to say that would be useful for readers of this newsletter? Would you like to submit an article to the next issue of Run Your Own Race? If so, get in touch.
A friend recently recommended 'Yes Man' to me. It is a fantastic book and film in which the main character essentially says 'yes' to everything he is asked and lots of good things happen as a result.
However he also later learns that 'yes' is not always the right answer. And this got me thinking about the power of saying 'no'.
Although saying yes can more often than not bring opportunities, saying no can be equally powerful if used carefully. Read more...
It's never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
A true friend stabs you in the front.Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
The gods have two ways of dealing harshly with us. The first is to deny us our dreams. The second is to grant them.
Oscar Wilde
How The Universe Provides When You Least Expect It
Have you ever woken up and had a huge list of things to get done and very little inclination to do them? This morning, I did. However, after a coffee with full of procrastination, I eventually got on with things.
On my way to the drycleaners, I bumped into an old friend who I hadn't seen for a few months taking his daughter to the park. It was lovely to see them. We got talking about things as you do and then...
How Can The Rolling Stones & Jimmy Cliff Help You To Live Your Life?
You can't always get what you want - really?
'If only I had more time' is surely one of the most over-used expressions in 21st century society. It seems that people are often prevented from doing
things they want to do because they don't have time.
So imagine for a moment that it were you saying 'if only I had more time' to do what you want to do.
You can get it if you really want
- can you?
How much time would you need? 5 days?
5 months? 5 years? And perhaps more importantly, what would you do with it?
If you sit down for a few minutes and break down how much time you really have and how you actually spend it, what do you notice? Do you actually have the time to do what you want to do and live the life you want to live?
"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 thinking about the word 'should'.
Well, that's it for this issue. I hope you have enjoyed the latest issue of 'Run Your Own Race'. To have a look at past issues, visit www.grovehillcoaching.com
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In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine and see you soon!
