Today I am going to write a post about football. Only it’s not really about football, rather like Field of Dreams isn’t really about baseball. As those of you who follow the ups and downs of the Premiership will know, on Sunday Manchester City won the title for the first time in 44 years. Not only that, they won in the dying moments of extra time, and in doing so snatched the trophy from under … [Read more...] about What happens after you get what you always wanted?
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom…”
This is a well-known quote from Oprah Winfrey. Her words resonated for me because they seemed so appropriate to The Pearl Within - the idea that difficult experiences in your life can be transformed into wisdom, like the oyster that wraps a painful intruder in layers of lustre. It took some research, however, to find out when she said “turn your wounds into wisdom”. In fact, it was … [Read more...] about “Turn your wounds into wisdom…”
Being happily successful and successfully happy
In recent weeks I’ve been pondering the relationship between happiness and success. Can you be happy without achieving whatever success means to you? Can you be successful without being happy? One perspective on this conundrum was offered by positive psychology expert Shawn Achor in his recent TED talk. He has travelled to many different countries, working with schools and companies, … [Read more...] about Being happily successful and successfully happy