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How to Pick Yourself Up When You’re Utterly Demotivated

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Erin Falconer

Some mornings, you don’t want to get out of bed. Your goals and projects don’t fire you with enthusiasm – they make you feel exhausted. It seems like you’ve been working on them forever, and you still have a long way to go.

You feel like you’re beating your head against a brick wall. You’re not making progress – or you’re forcing yourself onwards with gritted teeth, if you are. This happens with all sorts of goals in different areas of life: Continue reading →

Are You Getting Knocked Off-Course By Obstacles?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Erin Falconer

Do you feel as though you’d accomplish so much more in your life if it wasn’t for all the obstacles in your way? Perhaps you’ve started on the journey towards numerous goals over the past few years … only to get knocked off course by all sorts of things. Continue reading →

5 Insider Secrets For Writing With Confidence

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Erin Falconer

Since I write for a number of blogs, I often get questions from would-be writers. Something which crops up frequently is a lack of confidence. Many (surprisingly good) writers never send pieces to an editor, or agonise over every post they write on their own blog. Continue reading →

Goals

How Many Goals Do You Have?

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Erin Falconer

Right now, how many goals do you have? How many big projects and ventures are you involved with? Whether they’re related to your career, your family, your community activities or your personal life, have a quick think through them. Continue reading →

You Are Neglecting Your Most Important Relationship

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Erin Falconer

There’s one crucial relationship in your life that I’m pretty sure you’re neglecting. And if you’re one of those people who gives a lot of themselves to others and always drops everything to give a friend a hand, you’re definitely neglecting it. Nope, it’s not your relationship with your partner, your mom, or even your kids. Important as those are, this is even more crucial. It’s a relationship I can guarantee you’ll have from the day you’re born till the day you die.

It’s your relationship with yourself. Continue reading →

Are All Your Goals Materialistic Ones?

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Erin Falconer

If you’re reading Pick the Brain, it’s a fair bet that you have goals. You might even have written them down. Perhaps you read them every day, or have them pinned to a notice-board.

How many of those goals are materialistic ones? How many are focus on a dollar amount or a particular purchase? Continue reading →