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Why Should I Invest In Personal Development?

Anjou & Harrison — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:05:08 +0000

This question is often asked by two different types of people:

People who are aggressively pursuing their goals and are focused on bottom line returns.
People who are doing the minimum, disinterested and taking what life gives them.

For the rest of us, it seems obvious that by investing in ourselves, our skills, our knowledge and our abilities that we will advance in life and get more of what we want.

But this is not so obvious to most people.

Many people are disconnected from the fact that an investment in oneself will give a return on investment that continues throughout ones entire life.

Here are some of the tangible benefits:

Enhanced quality of life
Increased income
Greater career opportunities
Enhanced health
Greater self-expression

What does investing in oneself look like?

Here are some examples:

Buying new clothes
Developing new knowledge through, books, seminars etc
Enhancing ones skills
Enjoying experiences that are memorable

Movie: Flash Of Genius

Harrison — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:04:34 +0000

This is an exceptional movie with an awesome cast. Flash of Genius tells the story of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. Nobody thought he could win. He becomes obsessed with justice and the conviction that his life’s work be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit…

This movie is about standing up for yourself – even though you may be the only one who believes in you and your mission. This movie is also about justice and the price you may have to pay to get it.

Different Coach From Most

Harrison — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:27:44 +0000

Be The Best Leader You Can Be

Harrison — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:02:40 +0000

Movie: Notes On A Scandal

Harrison — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:24:11 +0000

This movie is about deception, betrayal and delusion. Superb acting, however if you watch this movie from an educational point-of-view you will learn a lot about how some people can be deluded and the lengths they can go to for their sinister purposes (in this case possession).

The victim in this movie is seduced and manipulated through her weakness and the cost is oh-so-high!

Movie: Shattered Glass

Harrison — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:22:37 +0000

This movie will leave you stunned by the number of lies and cover ups that Stephen Glass engaged in during his career as a reporter. The film is based on real events and also captures the high-pressure world of national political journalism.

Stephen is likable, friendly and very polite. The ultimate co-worker, who remembers everyones birthday, knows how everyone takes their coffee and is so self-deprecatingly sweet that when things start unraveling you feel sorry for him. Despite his audacious lies and deceits, you like him and wonder why everyone is being so mean. Stephen walks the fine line between good and evil so well, you watch in amazement. You feel sorry for him, you’re repulsed by him, you’re embarrassed for him…

However, he fabricated over 20 stories, invented sources, locations, times, dates, and companies. wow!

From an educational-point-of-view this movie may highlight some of the people you know and work with and what can be behind those seemingly innocent smiles…

Movie: Doubt

Harrison — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:22:07 +0000

Based on the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play, this movie is an amazingly well acted movie with quite the twist. Addressing the question of how far you should go to confront villains and perpetrators in order to protect the innocent, this movie is riveting and profoundly disturbing at the same time.

The confrontation between the fierce and feisty head teacher (Meryl Streep) and the feminine and progressive head priest, Father Brendan Flynn (Phillip Seymor Hoffman) who is in fact a child-exploiting pedophile.

Full of hidden messages and dire warnings… worth more than one viewing…

Movie: Othello

Harrison — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:20:41 +0000

Venice, 1570. This movie is about jealousy, betrayal and the scheming manipulations of Iago… who is supposed to be a close friend and trusted advisor.

An intense adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy about the Moorish general who “loved not wisely, but too well” – and so is duped by his evil aide into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful. As war between Venetians and the Turks rages, Othello weds the beautiful Desdemona and promotes Cassio over his longtime assistant, Iago. Othello prepares to celebrate his marriage, but Iago – insanely jealous over Othello’s snub – has dastardly plans in store.

Iago begins to poison Othello’s mind against Desdemona, claiming that she’s having an affair with Cassio; he even manages to produce “proof” of the infidelity. It doesn’t take long for the jealous general to start believing Iago’s allegations, and he winds up on the path of destruction and gives in to his “dark side” which is perhaps the most chilling aspect of the movie.

Very educational and will have you thinking twice about some peoples intentions and actions…

Dedicated To “3 Musketeers” (You Know Who You Are)

Harrison — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:55:31 +0000

Productivity In A Masculine Feminine Partnership

Anjou & Harrison — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:08:27 +0000

The purpose of this article is to highlight one of the oldest and most pervasive dramas that exist between men and woman, and to provide a roadmap of what to do to get out of what we refer to as the “plot”.

When we talk of the plot, we are referring to the story or interrelated sequence of events that exists between two or more people. The nature of a plot is that it takes a minimum of two sides in order to exist. When one side decides to exit the plot and takes the necessary steps to do this – the plot can no longer exist. Therefore, if a plot is existing, then both sides are contributing to it.

A relationship is often a complex web of plots that combine into a major theme. Therefore, if you can identify and resolve the major themes, you can experience a quantum leap in your results and level of intimacy.

In an ideal scene both partners would equally develop their masculine and feminine characteristics with one partner utilizing more masculine qualities and the other utilizing more feminine qualities in their expression with each other.

Problems occur in a partnership when one of the partners has not developed or embraced the characteristics of their gender. This forces their partner to compensate by taking on and expressing the opposite characteristics of their gender.

In other words if a man isn’t fully developed in his masculine role, then the woman in the partnership is forced to take on and act out the masculine traits that her partner isn’t owning. On the other hand, when a woman is over-expressing masculine characteristics, then the man is forced to become more effeminate and to under-express their masculine characteristics.

This can show up as a lack of male productivity – resulting in a lower than normal self-worth and a low income. For a man, his self-esteem is directly connected to his sense of productivity.

So if you want to disempower a man, make him feel unproductive. If you want to disempower a woman, make her feel ugly.

The basic masculine and feminine characteristics or qualities are as follows:

Masculine Qualities	Feminine Qualities
Achievement Acquisition Action Assertive Competitive Control Courage Dominance Drive Force Goal oriented Identity Intellectual Logic Motivation Productive Protection Reasoning Solution oriented Strength Systematic	Accepting Attraction Beauty Caring Connection Cooperative Creativity Empathy Experiential Flexibility Inspiration Nurture Perceptive Receptive Retreat Sensitive Sensuality Softness Spontaneity Supportive Tenderness

To the extent that a person is missing or overdeveloped in any of these qualities, they will draw partners to themselves who play right into their plot!

So the first key to escape this scenario is to look at which of the masculine and feminine characteristics you have developed and are able to express – and which are underdeveloped and unexpressed in you.

The second key, is to look at which of the masculine and feminine characteristics your partner has developed and are able to express – and which are underdeveloped and unexpressed in them.

For example, if both partners are overly competitive – then you will have a partnership that is combative, argumentative and constantly challenging. The solution in this example is not for the man to win the competition, or to back down. This will only lead to a lack of productivity. The most effective solution would be for the woman to stop being competitive with the man, and to focus on supporting him to channel his competitive spirit into an appropriate expression that benefits the partnership.

This is not to say that the woman should not be competitive, or that the man should not be supportive of her competitive expression. What we are saying is that in the partnership, they should not compete with each other!

And finally, if a man is getting all his needs met, is productive, expressive and the woman is not getting her needs met, she will either shut down sexually, or become nagging and controlling. A healthy balance of masculine and feminine characteristics in both partners, with each partner expressing the characteristics of their gender – is the only way to develop and sustain a fulfilling, productive and rewarding partnership.