The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by who?

While reading Things Fall Apart, you probably overlooked the epigraph or didn't care so much about it.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

This is the opening stanza of the poem,

WHY ARE YOU SABOTAGING YOURSELF?

 Are you still running with your New Year Resolutions and Goals or have you abandoned it the same way you did last year, with a mental note to go at it again next year? Do you even still remember what the resolutions are?

THE LAW OF DIMINISHING INTENT: Why you need to act now.

I first heard of the law of diminishing intent from Jim Rohn in one of his teaching videos. So what is this law about?

Here is John Maxwell’s explanation in an excerpt from his book, 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth:

“When I was a kid, one of my father’s favourite riddles to us went like this: Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left?

LOCUS OF CONTROL: The Key to Taking Control of Your Life

As you go through life and come across its attendant highs and lows, you can either associate your experiences; the successes and/or failures, to factors you have control over or to forces outside your control. Whichever disposition you choose has a direct influence on your long-term success or failure.

OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF FAILURE: The courage to get things done.

Everything we do is driven by something. Some of our actions are driven by love. Some are driven by hate. Money is also a powerful driver. Some people also act based on their religious sentiments.

I was recently reminded of another powerful driver, Fear. Having the opportunity to meet with a lot of people from different walks of life on a daily basis, I peer into the psychological depths of many of them and see all kinds of emotions on their faces. One thing that is constantly reoccurring and almost impossible to ignore is Fear. These faces are adult faces, so the fear I see is not fear of the dark or of monsters. It is a fear that paralyzes us to act.

Break it Down!

Have you ever felt the stress and pressure that comes with trying to complete a huge task in your work? I bet you have. It’s more like an everyday struggle, isn’t it? You are not alone.

Does Your Routine Work For You?

 

 

 

Life is messy. Every day we meet series of activities that compete ruthlessly for our time. We spend a huge chunk of our day struggling, often unsuccessfully, to squeeze in all our responsibilities at home and at work into the time available to us. Not to forget the time we spend on our most common obsession, the social media.