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A problem is an opportunity when the opportunity is not the problem … … When is a problem an opportunity? And when is an opportunity a problem? Here’s a hint. My son likes playing video games. The problem is that he wants to get to the next level of the game. No, no, that’s the…

Now, more than ever, we should think with purpose. I think. … … I had lunch with a new friend who hoped that our life stories would be different enough to stimulate interesting conversation. I hoped for good food. Interacting with people who do not think for themselves bores him. Too many people, he said,…

You probably have scattered thinking blues … … If you are feeling a little down, then please look up. Do you see that the sky is also blue? Most likely, you are blue for the same reason that the sky is blue. Once upon the 19th century, a British lord discovered why the sky is…

– It’s hot! And getting hotter, so they say. It sounds a bit like that Find-the-Easter-Egg game. Am I getting warmer? Hotter? Actually, it reminds me of not doing my chores as a teenager. I disliked being disciplined and told what to do, like making my bed and tidying my room. That’s when things got…

– It’s time to lighten your step as you find time to smell the roses. In my experience there is only one tried and tested way to unburden yourself enough to step lightly. Aim lower. I have learned at great personal cost that the world will not end if I lowered my standards. Go on,…

If at first you don’t succeed, choose your attitude with care … … If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Except that sometimes you will appear to be stubbornly persistent and at others persistently stubborn. Which is which? Some people see persistence as good and stubborn as a mere blink away from…