Author: Maurice

Acting as if…….

    Photo by Edoardo Busti on Unsplash     This morning I received a super inspirational voice mail from Peter my altMBA coach and current friend and  teacher, in which he spoke about something which I had heard of before but never really hit me or lived.   It’s about changing of posture to:   “Acting as…

By Maurice April 12, 2018 2

Relationships that really matter………….

  Photo by Jenna Jacobs on Unsplash   I started reading my own old blog posts and making sure that I act on my  promises.   And I have promised myself to “say no to almost everything”………………this has meant seriously looking at what to say no to. It has become clearer to me what I am saying no…

By Maurice April 10, 2018 0

What is this blog for?

  Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash   Since I launched this daily blog 5 days ago, I am pleased and proud of myself that I have managed to sit down everyday and typed out a blog. Long or short. Good or bad. I shipped.   I am only now asking myself the question, what is this blog…

By Maurice April 9, 2018 0

Saying NO to (almost) everything …..

  Photo by Alex Pudov on Unsplash     Yesterday I saw somewhere a quote attributed to Warren Buffet. He is supposed to have said: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say no to almost everything.” That sounds like advise I can immediately implement. I fancy myself as least being…

By Maurice April 8, 2018 2

Who is the boss of my thoughts?

Photo by Nick Herasimenka on Unsplash   Who is the boss now?   On a 12 hour flight, I don’t get to decide on when the plane takes off, what I get to eat, when I can go to toilet or not to go, ………….I am literally a compliant “human-body” who/which is committed to follow rules others have…

By Maurice April 8, 2018 0

Nostalgia, dreams and gratitude………

  Photo by Ming Jun Tan on Unsplash   Just arrived home in Hong Kong after a long flight. All 12 hours.  Hong Kong-London. London-Hong Kong.   Been on this flight hundreds of times.   Flight of nostalgia, gratitude, community. Window to the world. Dreams of flying high.   When I was small, Hong Kong the size of…

By Maurice April 6, 2018 0

What stories am I telling myself?

Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash This is a post I did for Seth Godin’s TMS workshop and I though would be fun for others too!  Enjoy! Mindfulness in marketing What is the story you are telling yourself? The story I am telling myself is I am done with the old story. It’s all sunk costs. The old…

By Maurice April 4, 2018 0

Disengaging from the autopilot

Photo by Carl Nenzen Loven on Unsplash   One of the things I notice that keeps us resistant to leveling up, being more kind, more open……..etc is that our autopilot system is always on. We do everything by autopilot. We have practiced our habits for so long that every reaction or response is automatic. We always do this…

By Maurice January 14, 2018 0