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'' You have to Light a Match Under Your Dream'' she said. This was the line of the character Madam CJ Walker in Self-Made. It resonated so much with me that I had to stop the episode. What does she mean and what is my dream? There is more than one - sometimes too many to even be able to focus on one thoroughly. I decided to look through the internet to find out how one can possibly define their dream. I keep waking up each morning and find myself having a new dream for my life. Remnants of the past or the day before are still there. Yet new in-roads are created for me to move forward. I came across this article ''22 secrets to discovering your dream and living it'' I really did like  Guy Kawasaki’s idea  of creating a mantra as opposed to a mission statement for oneself. Other elements that appealed to me was to have one purpose and to ask ourselves what we would like to be remembered for when we die. it did sparked a lot of thoughts and then everything ...

After a lovely weekend in a lodge in a middle of the forest, I wore the holiday glow proudly at the serie of meetings lined up for me on my day back in the office. As the day back went on, my notebook became filled up by notes to process, more emails added to my to do list to send for Monday and my work hours just vanished... I thought: 1. No more meetings on my way back from holidays 2. I shall limit the number of meetings to one a week maximum 3. I shall always ask for an agenda 4. Delegate so others write minutes  What else?

I was asked to provide an update about My Monday Email Run It is now my third week sending only emails on Monday. It remains very rewarding, though it is long stretch of work. Today, I started replying to emails at 6am this morning. It is now 9pm and I am on the last stretch dealing with my personal emails. Why did it take me all that long? Well today, I changed slightly my schedule. I had a meeting with a coach to support Leicester Fixers - Durgha from Flow Finder (a bit about this in this Last Update ). It meant that 3hours of my time were dedicated to travelling, chatting, planning and more.  Writing emails on Mondays also include writing articles, newsletters as well as updating websites including Quetzal and Marlefeed plus doing a bit of design work. It is required since I want to update my teams about upcoming events and resources to share. I am working towards writing most of the content to send on Monday - On Thursday instead so I can reduce the workload for Monday. Once ...

Monday - Emails Tuesday - Publishing and Scheduling Wednesday - Funding Application writing and planning Thursday Writing Books, News & Schedulinh Marlefeed Friday - Clear Eliminate & Plan Saturday - clear eliminate plan Sunday - rest What's Yours?

My new experiment for productivity is to send emails only on the Monday to my collaborators. Today was my first day sending emails to everyone. What can I say, it was intense and at the same time so rewarding. I feel that my list of things to do for the week just reduced dramatically by just dealing with all my planned emails first. Now I can focus on reading, planning and more. The plans for the rest of the week is to read through email 1hour during the day to see if there is anything urgent.Otherwise, they'll be dealt with next week.  What about you? Have you got a productivity hack?

Did you find yourself in many instances just scrolling down Instagram,  Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn mindlessly? Did you wish you could just stop the behaviour and focus on something more productive instead? Did you answer yes yes yes. You are here for the treat - the Stay Focused App. Oh you've used it already? and it did not work for you? You kept resetting the times to access your favourite app? I tell you, you are not the only. I have downloaded the Stay Focused app several times before finding my mojo. What changed? Reading Tim Ferris 4-hour a week comfortable challenge of not feeding ourselves with information during 4 days A discussion with Muslim and Christian about the heartfelt decision to fast for a set period of time. How do I use the Stay Focused App? When I open Instagram or any other app first thing, I ask myself did I gather everything I needed it from there. Then I log on to Stay focused, then I make the decision to fast for 5 hours on my social media. When...

MeganMakesGood Hens & Parrots ''To be a successful ethical entrepreneur, you need a Genuine Love for People''  Laura Santamaria from Sublime Magazine What happened this week? This week, I went to the Artisans of Market Harborough Fair in the Old Grammar School with Jill from Megan Makes Good . The day was absolutely gorgeous, the sun was high, the sky was blue, and the city was buzzing with activity. We arrived at the fair and Jill set up with another nine people in the room while inviting me to have a walk around town. When I came back, beautiful items made up by the different artists filled the room. As the day went on, there were different energies on display in the room. Some people were more disappointed than others on how well the event went and pondered who is the primary beneficiary of the fair (i.e., the organiser or the trader). On my side, the day was absolutely fabulous. I met wonderful people in and outside of the fair. There is a church ...

What is right? I have been doing some yoga today. It felt very good. It was really what I required. My body felt so achy from sleeping in the bed. It was not great. I have managed as well to finish and send my chapter to my supervisor. I am going to be able to actually start working on my discussion. I also started to work on putting items on sale on eBay which is always good to. Not only eBay but facebook as well. I am actually quite happy, I do not have a phon at the moment. Samantha sent me some money and this is good too. I also realise that maybe I should sell the item I have instead of offering them to people around me because this is what I need at the moment... What is wrong? Nothing really my knee is better. Just my body aching a bit My hair though not great What is missing A mattress topper and a conditioner for my hair. Some nice food as well for me and Moussa to eat. Another thing that is missing is another 2000 on my bank account. It would be nice as well to get a yog...

I inform my good friend that I  have been tutoring students for their master thesis. I truly enjoyed the experience in helping the students embrace academic writing. Two weeks later, he asked me to review his MBA thesis before submitting it. There is nothing better to tell a story to others for opportunities to emerge. I am receiving his work this weekend, we shall see how the experience pan out. I may offer my services to a wider audience. Interested? send me a buzz on Twitter ;)

Just do it. but please, do not do it prove them wrong or try to gain their approval later down the line.  You may never get it Just do it because it makes you happy. Do not talk about your goals with them, it will make them upset for no reasons. Focus on you ought to do

A workaholic is a work-obsessed individual who gradually becomes emotionally crippled and addicted to power and control in a compulsive drive to gain approval and public recognistion of success according to Dr Barbara Killinger. If you recognise yourself, it may be worth checking out her work in more details and why not doing this test

One of the best ways to stop worrying about money is first understanding exactly what it is and for this, I would advise anyone to actually watch Positive Money videos on Youtube on how money is created and what it actually is. To learn even more about it you can read their book : Modernising Money: Why Our Monetary System is Broken and How it Can be Fixed From there, the question you have to ask yourself is what are the strategies I can possibly implement to ensure that money issues do not impact on mental health. If you feel that you are struggling financially and that the issue of money is taking a toll on you, please refer to a GP or a counsellor to help you, talk to your friend and family, keep a diary. Ultimately, you have to find a way to make the issue of money not causing further issues in your being. I wish you good luck with this. It is only the beginning of the journey to realise that you and everything around you have intrinsic value and it is down to you to recogni...

Yes, I am... It already the end of the month and I have bills to fulfil.

She had for a long time been thinking that the skills that she wanted for the most part to develop was Project Management. So she could in her professional life, coordinate projects and achieve the ultimate goal of completing one. We quickly realise that what she actually needs is to develop the skills and abilities to focus her energy in accomplishing her personal goals. She had so many different interests that every time she set herself up with one goal, she found herself distracted with more interesting things to pursue. Her creative energy was so powerful that she could not indeed build upon it to create lasting impression on herself and others. Why? This is the main question to answer until then, any other attempt to develop project management skills will be lost in the vacuum of distraction. Answering the question is a project in itself. Good luck with it we said to her, you may be able soon to control your mind.

The conversation between two strangers arguing that a group offering a service shall organise themselves to make it possible for those who cannot pay to not have to pay. M: I am not talking about individual offering a service. I am talking about group offering a service and charging for it. They have to organise themselves so not everyone pays by using a collection plate so people can remain anonymous. this is the way forward for a gift economy. M: being an individual or a group does not change the fact that we have currently an incurrent charge to live in the current market economy and this includes paying rent, taxes and expenses. If as a group, we are delivering a service, we are already contribut ing in term of energy, money, time, the cost of the place, etc. As much as not being judgemental with what we receive in return, how many time do we have to send the collection plate around to make people feel that they have to share their gifts too and please note their gift does ...

I have been involved with Positive Money since my master thesis where my focus was at the time on ''What are the Design skills for the transition towards the Circular Economy?''. Whilst interviewing the various stakeholders during the thesis, one was particularly keen on discussing economics, how money works,  how people are blinded by its meaning? How did I come from discussing design to having a long discussion about money? Well, it appears that the creation of money and the way it is applied to motivate people to stay on the treadmill seems to be like water nourishing poor design and systemic issues at its roots. It cannot be ignored. After the master thesis, I studied money, how is created and how it impacts people wellbeing. I ran a number of workshops in Leicester to raise awareness. The Leicester Positive Money Group emerged and as of today still, exists. Yet, we have an idea. Let's start again to share the word. My friend, Danielle Teixei...

Most of you know Gumtree the local ads website where there is approximately 1,772 573 as we speak in the UK. For me, it is one of the best local ads website one can find and I love it because I believe it is actually good for the Local Economy. 10 Reasons why: Because it gets good, money, ideas, knowledge, contacts circulating at a fast rate at a local level. There is nothing better than increasing the velocity of exchange to improve a city economy. There is no fee attached to posting an item on gumtree. It makes Ebay look so bad. Items that may be discarded and put in a bin because broken can be purchased by someone who is looking for a spare part. There are plenty more reason to actually be on Gumtree. If Gumtree was to giving me a job, I'll be there ambassadorhttps://www.shopkeep.com/blog/10-ways-small-businesses-benefit-the-local-community#step-1

One of the most ranked life goal on ranker.com is to Enjoy Life. It refers to  Being playful, carefree, lighthearted, enjoying life; being spontaneous; exploring, being adventurous; having an exciting, stimulating life; to live for today; devoting time to amusements, recreation, entertainment, hobbies. In other words, live with the flow and take what comes with a light heart. To achieve such a state, there is something to work on on the daily basis. This is to be fearless or more appropriately to transform what we fear into a source of excitement.  Did you know that we release the same chemical in our body when we are scared or excited? Remember the feeling when you are on a rollercoaster! You know this moment when you sit on a ride and it starts moving up the slide... all your body is alert, full of fear and excitement for what to come and then it goes down, relief and release of the emotions in a BIG SCREAM or LAUGH! As new things come  into your ...

Here are some lifehacks that will change your life if you follow them through thoroughly so you can achieve the life you always dream of... Lots of Money and a nice retirement pot: 1. Wake up every morning at 5.30  > So you can do your yoga, read a book, take a shower, have breakfast, do your meditation and write on a piece of paper what you are grateful for (i.e. you have a 40hjob, that pays you £20000 and house not completely paid yet but still)  2. Smile at work > Because people like people who smile 3. Overload with stuff to do, you are so lucky, use an app to help you manage it all, or get an IPAD > it will make your life easier. you will have just one more thing to manage. 4. Cook up your food on Sunday for the week so you do not have to cook at all and have more time for yourself > ... 5. Read 2min long story to your child, they will be happy and you will be quicker in bed 6. Put an alarm on your phone so you can remember to go...

Alarm 6.30 Shower, breakfast, lunch preparation Out of home office at 7.30 Work work work Back at home office 16.30 Real work begins.