by Trish Springsteen | May 19, 2009 | Personal Development
We have had a bit of rain here in Caboolture, and the Lighthouse is standing firm amidst the chaos of rising waters around it. The roses are still standing proud, but the ground cover disappeared last night. I fell into a rather troubled sleep and dreamed of Jonathan...
by Trish Springsteen | May 11, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development
I heard a really good sound-bite yesterday “Worry is just a word”. It dropped into a conversation over our Mother’s Day Lunch, but it made me think about how we react to the words we hear. When I hear the word ‘worry’ I drop into my pessimistic attitude!If we hear...
by Trish Springsteen | May 4, 2009 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
Sometimes all it takes to stop us in our tracks is one failure. Sometimes the humiliation of defeat can be such that we are determined never to put ourselves out there again.We of course have been chanting the mantra “If at first you don’t succeed try, try again” for...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 27, 2009 | Personal Development
I woke up this morning feeling a little jaded and faced the day’s work with less than my usual enthusiasm. This was more than a case of ‘Mondayitis’ – it was more like a general sense of exhaustion.I suppose that I am lucky in that I have caring friends and family who...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 19, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
I am in the midst of massive renovations on my house and am currently sitting here watching walls being torn down, tiles being laid, timber being cut and hoping that it is all going to be put back together. Listening to the discussions going on between the builder and...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 15, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
The difference between try and triumph is just a little Umph! Marvyn PhillipsI have had this quotation sitting on my computer desk for the past few weeks now. Every now and then it has caught my eye and I have sat and thought that’s interesting and then moved on.Then...
