Tenacity to Purpose

Wholehearted living is what we are embarking on this year! As described in last week’s blog, this is when you dare greatly in all areas of your life, even when you’ve been burnt before. Along with a new year, for some people, this includes entering new environments. You may be entering a new work place, starting high school, moving to a new town, or any new situation. The challenge with entering new environments is that you’re now tasked with two things. One – Get to know the place . How it works, who forms part of this environment, and what is expected of you. Two – You get to decide for yourself what impact you’re going to have on this environment. Yes, you read right. Oftentimes we think that others shape and influence the type and intensity of the impact that you make on the environment. Or we tend to think that the only impact that will be made, is by the environment on us. But truth be told, it is you and you alone that is responsible for figuring out what kind of impact you...

Today marks the third day of the year 2018. Some of us are glad to be rid of 2017. While some of us are anxious for what this New Year has to bring. The funny thing about new beginnings is that we’re all in the same position. No one has the upper hand, no one has inside info. It’s like standing at the starting line of a marathon. It doesn’t matter where each participant came from, or what they look like. They are all just standing at the starting line. And that is how I am choosing to see this New Year. Of course, the difference comes once the starting pistol goes off. Then it’s anyone’s race. New beginnings bring with them an array of emotions. For some, you’re starting a new life in a new place. A new job, new relationship, new school, or a new marriage. These new beginnings can bring excitement, adventure, peace, hope, maybe a little bit of anxiety. Anxiety, on a large scale can be a negative thing. But anxiety actually helps us in many ways. Scientists have learned that anxiet...