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Dividend investing
The recent events on the stock market cause many if not all of us to review our investment strategy. When markets fall as they have during the last couple of months it is a very difficult time for many of us. If we could accurately time the markets then we would make a lot of [...]
What makes a person happy?
What is happiness? Am I happy? How do I know if I am happy? I have been reading a book written by Tal Ben-Shahar called Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, that looks at some of these questions. It started a fair bit of soul searching for me. Am I doing [...]
What is your shadow profile?
We can all benefit from doing a shadow profile for ourselves and our relationships.
Dealing with failure - the road to success
All of us are confronted with failure or loss at some point in our lives. It is often difficult to cope. What is the best things we can do at that time? What is the best course of action that we can take?
Going paperless
I have found many advantages to going paperless and depending instead on electrons. It is a great way to manage the paper in your life is to basically go without it and yet retain all the benefits of a first class record-keeping system.
Good posture
Good posture is a lifelong habit that pays dividends everyday. It is worth the effort to look at your own posture. Improving your posture can improve your life both physically and psychologically.
Lose weight
A few years ago, I was very surprised that I was considered to be overweight according to the Body Mass Index (BMI). I resolved then and there to lose the extra pounds. I was successful and several years later the weight is still off. These are some of the lessons I learnt.
Self talk
Self talk is a common way that people build and develop the world around them. By putting in place the conditions for healthy self talk and fostering the habit of being polite and kind to ourselves you will find you achieve more and enjoy life more.
What the mind can conceive…
This is the first post on Munhu. It describes some of the thinking that went into the development of the website and more importantly the thinking that goes into any successful endeavour.