Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself, “I did it before, so I can do it again.’ — Idowu Koyenikan #thoughtfortoday #difficult #doneitbefore #psychotherapist #coach #leadership #doitagain My…

Thought for today: ‘Perhaps as writers, we too should embrace the concept of wabi-sabi.’ — J A Pak #thoughtfortoday #wabisabi #wabi #sabi #transience #imperfection #creativity #coach I am having a creative day, interspersed with normal weekend “stuff”. Wabi-sabi is in my mind today because I have a picture block on my desk with those words…

Thought for today: ‘When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.’ — L R Knost #thoughtfortoday #children #calm #chaos #emotions #psychotherapy #teacher I don’t often do this, but because I find L R Knost so inspirational I am including her bio: “Award-winning author, feminist,…

Thought for today: ‘Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.’ — Roy T Bennett #thoughtfortoday #respect #appreciate #value Someone I used to work with would say, often, “Life’s too short to spend time with people you don’t like.” I stopped spending time with him. I…

Thought for today: ‘Integrity is the essence of everything successful.’ — R. Buckminster Fuller #thoughtfortoday #integrity #essence #success #coach #coaching #entrepreneurship #psychotherapy If there is one word to describe what I wish to embody, it is integrity. It means a great deal to me. I know that it is not always valued, or respected. And…

Thought for today: ‘Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.’ — Charlie Mingus #thoughtfortoday #learning #simple #complicated #creativity #coach #coaching #entrepreneurship #psychotherapy Charlie Mingus was one of the greatest jazz musicians ever. And a master of improvisation. His style required musicians to listen and respond within a common…

Thought for today: ‘The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.’ — Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett #thoughtfortoday #decimalisation #currency #complicated #pounds #shillings #pence #coach #coaching #entrepreneurship #psychotherapy Fifty years ago today, the British converted their currency from the old system to a new decimal one. The…

Thought for today: ‘You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.’ — Oscar Wilde #thoughtfortoday #love #life #valentine #HappyValentines #singasong #whodoyoulove #coach #coaching #entrepreneurship #psychotherapy Happy Valentines Day. Whether you are in the arms of the one you…

Thought for today: ‘I cannot stand the words “Get over it”. All of us are under such pressure to put our problems in the past tense. Slow down. Don’t allow others to hurry your healing. It is a process, one that may take years, occasionally, even a lifetime – and that’s OK.’ — Beau Taplin…

Thought for today: ‘You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.’ — Michael McMillian #thoughtfortoday #nextchapter #life #reinvention #learning #supervision #personaldevelopment #coach #coaching #entrepreneurship #psychotherapy Yesterday I took the plunge. I committed to my next formal training program when I complete my current System Team Coaching qualification.…