IS THIS REALLY GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?

Now it is said that there is a mountain resort in the Swiss Alps that caters for businesses seeking to give their team a bonding experience. Although it's a moderately hard climb, most people in reasonable physical shape would be able to make it to the top.

At the start, teams gather excitedly, taking group photos and eagerly anticipating the challenge ahead. They hike for several hours before taking a break at a conveniently situated mountain lodge. They peel off their boots and settle by the roaring fires to enjoy a well-deserved mug of steaming hot chocolate or coffee before lunch. The setting is idyllic and they have time to savour it as they eat.

Interestingly, despite having been so eager to reach the summit when they set out, less than half of the hikers continue on to the top in the afternoon. It's not because they're not able to, nor because it suddenly seems too difficult. Their reluctance to push themselves on is simply because they have become satisfied with where they are and have lost their drive to excel. They're now content not to reach greater heights than they ever thought possible. Having tasted a bit of success, they decide that, for them, that is good enough.

How often do you approach your life like those hikers? How many times have you settled for less than you set out to achieve? It's time to step out of your comfort zone and push yourself. Be one of the few who goes the extra mile and achieves what you really set out to achieve. Be able to look back and know that you've given it everything you've got.

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Start your week the way you mean to go on and we'll see you on Wednesday.
Michelle

ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? .....

We all love stories don't we? I reckon anyone who says they don't is lying!
Whether because they remind us of our childhood or just take us away from our everyday lives, we all have our own reasons for enjoying them.

Stories are wonderful - from the very simple to the very complex. The simplest story often has more depth to it than is at first apparent whilst the most complex can also be enjoyed at a simple level.

Our unconscious minds love stories too. They love to try and make sense of them. When we hear or read a story, our unconscious mind goes into overdrive, working on deriving meaning that is relevant to us. Maybe that's why stories are so great - because we can all take out of them exactly what we need for ourselves.

When my brother and I were little, our grandad used to tell us a lot of stories. He made up his own characters, a family of bears called the Brewin Boys and told us brilliant stories about their adventures. Thinking back, they were really moral tales; each time the bears managed to get themselves into a situation and faced a choice between right and wrong. They always made the right choice and learned something along the way ........... and of course........ subtly, so did we. Now if grandad had sat us down and lectured us about doing this or not doing that, we might not have listened, but this way, it was fun. Not only that but memorable - 40 odd years later.

In today's new video, Suzanne talks about the power of using stories and metaphors when communicating. You can view it here and subscribe to our You Tube channel here, so you never miss another video.
Michelle