Confidence – fake it till you make it!

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Guest blog post  from our Inspiration Guru Susan Odev - writer, trainer, performer & co-author of Mum Ultrapreneur On June 8th 2010 I was the guest speaker at the Bedford Mum’s the Boss meeting. It was an early start. I was up at 5.00am to catch the high speed link from the next main town in to [...]

Thought for Thursday #15

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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away Anon Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #14

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain Tweet This Post

“It’s all about YOU!” Daily Challenge

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This week we are setting you a Daily Challenge – to spend ½ hour every day doing something you enjoy and which relaxes you.  Schedule it in if you need to and add it to your To Do list. Just make sure you do something that isn’t about the home, the business or your family – [...]

Thought for Thursday #13

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Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. Maryanne Radanbacher Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #12

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. [...]

Thought for Thursday #11

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If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.  Mary Engelbreit Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #10

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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves, to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today. Stewart B. Johnson Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #9

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“You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being – not because anybody says so, not because you’re successful, not because you make a lot of money — but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason.”   Wayne Dyer Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #8

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The word “impossible”   is black. “I can” is like   a flame of gold. Catherine Cookson (1906-1998) from Plainer Still Tweet This Post

Mummy Labels – A Lament (Thought for Thursday #6)

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“I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses…..” from La Cage aux Folles What’s more I am not a clothes label, a newspaper,  a TV channel,  a political party,  a make of car,  a holiday desitination or a brand of buggy. I am not yummy, slummy, earthy, alpha, retro, attachment, middle-class, chav, [...]

Are you a whale or a mermaid?

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We were emailed this story recently and thought it was just too good not to share. Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” A middle-aged [...]

Thought for Thursday #5

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“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Tweet This Post

Thought for Thursday #4

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I see this day as a positive new beginning. (It’s never too late to have a new beginning.) Today and tomorrow can be very different from yesterday if you can let go of yesterday and focus on today. Look for things to feel good about, and watch how everything in your life will unfold to [...]

Thought for Thursday #3

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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier, self-help author  Whatever the challenge, remember you can’t make it happen all at once. But every little step you take, and each small achievement, will all add up to a greater success. Tweet This Post

Spread a little happiness

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As it’s a Monday morning we thought it would be nice to start the week by spreading a little happiness. Enjoy! Tweet This Post