1. Quote I’ve been pondering this week“It’s never too late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot aka Mary Ann Evans
2. It’s the penultimate Friday before myself and the family move to Denmark. We said goodbye to our neighbours yesterday (we’ve been so lucky with our neighbours, we worried about one in the beginning as they were quite loquacious and we could be kept talking for longer than planned, yet the conversation was always good!). While we thanked another for being such a nice neighbour, she replied saying “we’ll always have nice neighbours as we’re such nice people.”
I like to think I’ve always been nice, though the truth is I went through a long period of believing nice guys come last and being nice gets you nowhere. I was wrong, and 10 years ago I decided to become my authentic self again, the nice me that I liked. Since then my life has been more fulfilling and happier than any time before it. If you believe nice people get nowhere have a look at this, as it’s simply not true.
3. What I’ve been listening to – the most calming piece of music you’re likely to find anywhere. It’s from the Dances with Wolves soundtrack (a fabulous soundtrack to listen to for focus and concentration). The last few weeks have involved extreme tiredness and pressure, this beautiful two minute tune has switched my brain to instant calm and relaxation. Try it for yourself, you’ll feel the calm spread throughout your body.
4. Most productive life hack this week – In my constant quest for life hacks to gain time, I’ve been setting my iPhone up for increased productivity. The biggest difference has come from using the text replacement for words or phrases feature. It’s something I’ve been doing for a couple of weeks now and it’s amazing. For those with an iPhone, read this and try it for yourself. Once you get the hang of it you’ll never go back.
5. Arrgghh GDPR! – If you’re signed up to this site and wondering why I haven’t sent an email asking you to consent again, then wonder no more…The answer is: it’s not necessary for GDPR and many of the emails you’ve received from companies may also not be necessary. Here is a good explanation. I actually love all the opt in emails I’m getting, as I can ignore them and receive less emails in the future.
Have a wonderful weekend!