Author Archives: Andrew Halfacre

About Andrew Halfacre

I can help you figure out what you really want and recover the motivation to go after it.

Procrastination = Death?

Procrastination from LitReactor Sometimes he who hesitates is lost…

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Do or Do Not

If you want to give yourself the power to create all the results you want (and who doesn’t?) then start by banning the word try from your daily life and work. A results person does things or does not do … Continue reading

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Grind it out

This is the most damaging success myth of all. Remember all those heroic stories where someone invents a new product or makes a change and their life is wonderful ever after? Nobody talks about the money running out. The dead … Continue reading

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Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: “As no fan of self-help books…”

I found this the book great. I usually find self help books have one bright idea which the author keeps repeating and more than that there is an evangelical atmosphere which really puts me off. This book is down to … Continue reading

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Is it time to let a few things fall?

Is it time to let a few things fall? Look around you. It’s Autumn and the leaves are falling. Yesterday in Essex was a perfect Autumn Sunday, bright blue sky and leafy smell as they crunched underfoot. It was a … Continue reading

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What is a fly supposed to do?

Have you ever seen a fly trying to get through a window? It can see the light but when it flies towards it – bang! – it runs straight into an invisible barrier. The harder it tries the more it … Continue reading

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Stumbling Towards Success – Supercoach

We all know how we’re supposed to succeed, don’t we? We set clear goals and objectives, make a plan, and follow that plan to the successful achievement of our goals. While this kind of logical, linear approach to life looks … Continue reading

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Is the future stopping you knowing what you want?

All his life he has looked away, to the future, to the horizon – never his mind on where he was, what he was doing…(Obi-Wan Kenobi on Luke Skywalker) I wonder, is this you? One thing I’ve noticed in myself … Continue reading

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The Difference Between Talent and Skill…

Fortunately, these two disciplines—focus and endurance—are different from talent, since they can be acquired and sharpened through training. You’ll naturally learn both concentration and endurance when you sit down every day at your desk and train yourself to focus on … Continue reading

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Morning Pages | Julia Cameron Live

In order to retrieve your creativity, you need to find it. I ask you to do this by an apparently pointless process I call the morning pages. Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first … Continue reading

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