Tag: persistence
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From “shit, what have I done?” to “I love my biz” in 11 short years
Warning! I swear in this post. A lot. If you don’t like swearing, don’t read it! It’s my biz birthday today! My biz is 11 years old. Actually, it’s 12 and a bit, but I’m only counting from when I took the plunge and leapt, utterly unprepared, into full time self-employment. Oh, it’s been a…
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OnTheBeach: 10 Lessons from a Day at the Cricket
Last month, me and my dad got some tickets to a sold out game at Edgbaston Cricket Ground – my neighbour couldn’t go, so we took his place. We normally go to test cricket (the one that lasts 5 days…and there still can be a draw!), but this was a 20/20 game – quick, frantic…
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Ask Donna: My Big Dream Got Stuck Should I Keep Going?
To watch this week’s video: Click here Q: I have been merrily taking action on my Big Dream for months now, and all of a sudden I seem to have got stuck. I can’t see any sign that what I’m doing is working and I’m wondering whether to bother keeping going? – Elaine Sadly, for…
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Do You Know What Determination Looks Like?
Last week I watched a program about 4 injured soldiers who walked to the North Pole. One had a broken back, one an amputated leg, one an amputated arm, and the last had a paralysed arm and half the muscle on his leg missing. At the end of the program, one of the lads said…
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Now This Is Persistence!
Happy Friday! Been a bit quiet here this week because I had a very busy beginning to the week, then went down with laryngitis! Ugh. Anyway, hope you’ve all been well – and enjoy this bit of Friday Fun.
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It’s a Marathon
Did you ever run or walk a marathon? It’s a ridiculously long way, and as you run (or walk in my case) you learn many things: – one foot in front of the other is all you can do – there are times when the next mile marker seems to move further away, not closer…