by Patricia C. Brooks | Dec 29, 2017 | Goals, Growing Bold
If you want the end you’ve got to also want the means. If you can’t see or don’t know what the end is then going through the means can seem senseless, futile, or unnecessary. This is why it’s so important to set a meaningful goal to anchor you and give you strength...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Nov 29, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action, Goals
Principles guide us by motivating us internally to do what seems to be appropriate for each situation. Rules compel us to do what we are told is right regardless of the situation. Principles are internal and guide us, often subtly, from within. Rules are external...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Oct 23, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action
The Universe is on my side, and it is on yours too, though it might not seems this way sometimes – when things in our lives seem to go “wrong”, when we don’t get our way, when one “bad” thing after another befalls us. Despite our thoughts and...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Sep 19, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Goals
Why are some people successful at reaching their goals while others are not? Successful people decide to do; whereas people who want to succeed, but who fail to, typically decide to try. When I hear someone say “I’ll try.”, I don’t believe they will...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Aug 26, 2017 | Overcoming Fear
The need to feel safe is a need that is hardwired into the fabric or our beings. We look to fulfill this need from others around us – our parents, bosses, newscasters, spouses, and ministers, to name a few. But do you ever look to find it in yourself? Do you feel...
