The skill of delegating

Date 16 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Do you find it hard to delegate? The more you delegate, the more comfortable you will be with the idea and practice of delegating; the less pressure and stress you will live with.
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Silence is golden

Date 15 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Try to find time in your day to enjoy some silence.  Silence is important and can help calm you both emotionally and physically. Find a place to sit in silence, this can be anywhere you find peaceful. In your house; garden or a local park. Use your…
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Turning failure into success

Date 12 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Don’t see something you fail at as a complete failing. Use that opportunity to think about how you can go on to make what you failed at a success. What if you were to lose your job? Instead of thinking ...
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Write your worries away

Date 8 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Have you ever got to a stage where you have a worry but don’t how to resolve it?  Write down your worries. Have a piece of paper and pen handy. You’ll be surprised at how quickly worries ...
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Simplify things in your life

Date 5 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Simplify things in your life so that you manage fewer things, you own fewer things and you have fewer responsibilities. Simplifying your life in these ways will make you less stressed.
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Embrace your age

Date 1 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: Do you find the older you get the worse you feel about ageing? It doesn’t matter what age you are. Try not to hone in on the negativity around your age. Let yourself feel that the time you have ...
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The importance of giving

Date 29 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Why we should speak out

Date 26 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: If someone hurts you, or says something unkind, it’s important to speak out. As hard as it is to speak out, it’s even harder to keep your thoughts to ourselves. It may not meet with the other person’s approval, but saying something will make you feel better. If…
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I'm wrong, you're right

Date 23 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: Thinking you’re right all the time, can make you self-righteous and difficult for others to relate to. Why not take a step back and listen to someone else’s opinion, assess all the facts and be big enough to say you got it wrong? There may be occasions when…
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Our ups and downs

Date 20 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: It’s the nature of life that plans don’t always work out.  It’s also life that we spend time moaning and complaining about why. So why not change things. Stop wasting time and energy fretting about what’s gone wrong and use your energy to re-adapt, so that your plans will…
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A break from work

Date 17 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: How many of us take time off work if we have no plans to go away? It’s just as important to take a few days off, to bring calm back in our lives. We should slow down and recharge our batteries. Go to a museum, go out…
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Making choices

Date 14 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
A passing thought: It’s hard being focused on what we want to do in our lives or our career, when there are so many options to choose from. Unless we have always known what we want to do, it can be very confusing. Instead of focusing on what we can…
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