The Power of Everyday Gurus
Over the past several years I’ve become mindful of many ways that life supports us to expand and develop into something more than we imagined was possible in the days, weeks and months before. One way that life does this, which so many neglect to notice, is by sending us everyday gurus with something valuable to offer.
There are interesting people of all ages, not necessarily famous people, or rich or highly successful people, but very ordinary people that offer wonderful opportunities for us to learn something new about life and ourselves.
As we now get further into the year I want to check in and ask how are you tracking against your New Year resolutions?
You have an amazing “system” in your brain called “The reticular activating system” (RAS). The RAS is a part of the mammalian brain located in the brain stem. 
Many of us use the acorn-to-oak-tree analogy to point out that it is not where you start but where you go that counts. 
Self-belief is a key component in leading a successful life. Self-belief does not mean arrogance or blindness to one’s own shortcomings, neither does it mean believing that you are perfect, as nobody is perfect. Self-belief means that you need to focus on your strengths and visualize what you want to become. For you to understand the power of self-belief you need to understand your weaknesses and overcome them without being anxious about them. 
When it comes to having the courage to make a major change in one’s life, my memory takes me back many years ago to a chance meeting in Palm Springs, California, where a friend and I happened to stop in at a hotel lounge one evening. 
Reality is an issue that people tend to get very emotional about. The problem is that reality is nothing more than truth, and as Baltasar Gracian, the insightful and pragmatic 17th century Jesuit priest, cautioned, “Truth is abhorred by the masses.” Instead, they try to make true that which they love — a self-delusive practice that virtually guarantees frustration and failure.