http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:11:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Image Courtesy of Jimheid/Flickr"][/caption] I spent last weekend on retreat, taking 48 hours out of my life to get away to a secluded countryside retreat center where I could have a chance to rest, relax and reflect. This opportunity made me think about what types of time ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/6-types-of-time-which-are-you-missing/ Our lives are full of things we "should" do but for a range of reasons we don't do them. Whatever it is - exercise, healthy eating, saving money - most of the time we choose to take the easier road, the road well traveled. While I'm certainly not immune to this, ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/8-reasons-we-dont-do-things-we-should-and-how-to-break-the-mould/ Image Courtesy of Vogue Jill Gets Ambushed, Again The knot condensed like a heavy weight in Jill’s stomach. Suddenly gasping for air, she recognized she had been here before. Yet again, just when she thought she had finally put it all together, something had sabotaged the fulfilling life that she ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/breaking-free-from-the-pattern-trap/ If you’re ever going to achieve your ideal weight, you’re going to have to develop a diet plan that you can do “forever.” Of course, people often get excited when they first start a new diet plan, but this excitement often wanes within a few weeks. They say “success leaves clues;” ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-5-signs-your-diet-plan-will-last/ I’ll bet you’ve got a number of started or almost-started projects that you’d love to do. Perhaps you dream of starting your own business, writing a novel, learning a foreign language, or taking a qualification. Or maybe you want to get the attic cleared out, organise your files, or repaint ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/4-ways-to-really-make-time-for-what-you-want-to-do/ In my last piece I outlined the place that the sale of fear is taking in our life. I noted the role fear plays in creating illness. I highlighted the major role of particularly guilty industries: the pharmaceutical companies, politicians, insurance companies and the news and advertising media, to name ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/words-that-overcome-fear-ii/ Image Courtesy of Flickr Blog If you are like me, no one ever sat you down and instructed you on how to choose a life partner.  Yet, this is one of the most critical decisions we will ever make in life – with potentially huge repercussions for a less-than-ideal choice.  A ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/its-not-rocket-science-how-to-choose-your-life-partner/ If you have plans on becoming great, you'll want to read this brief article. They say success leaves clues; this implies, "if we look at people who are great, we'd find a common denominator, a golden thread tying them all together.” Here's what I think we'd find: We'd find people who discovered their talent ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-become-great/ Is there an ‘essential key’ to personal development? One without which the 'unlocking' of your potential might be difficult if not impossible? If we define personal development as growth involving the mind and the body, then ‘yes’ - I think there is. Without this ‘key’ personal growth is slow, and sluggish. Without ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/personal-development-an-essential-key/ We’ve all been there: the alarm goes off, we’re feeling groggy, reach out and slap it to snooze. Five minutes later, the same things happens. We switch the alarm off again. The thought of getting out of bed seems like way too much effort. We know that, once we get ... http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-get-out-of-bed-when-you-really-don%e2%80%99t-feel-like-it/