Tag Archives: Inspiration

What I Learned

Posted on April 18, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

(Author Unknown) I’ve learned – That you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I’ve learned – that no matter how much I care, some … Continue reading →

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Rocking With Me

Posted on April 17, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

(Author Unknown) There was once an elderly, despondent woman in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone or request anything. She merely existed – rocking in her creaky old rocking chair. The old woman didn’t have many visitors. But … Continue reading →

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The Interview

Posted on March 9, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

Author: Unknown Once at an interview at a reputed business school, a panel of intelligent  Interviewers was taking interview of prospective students for admission in the school. When one of the prospective students entered the room and nervously sat on … Continue reading →

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Purpose of Life

Posted on March 8, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

Author: Unknown Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. He was the head of the local administration of a small village. Everyone respected him and his views and opinions were well regarded. Many people came to him seeking … Continue reading →

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How do you want to be remembered?

Posted on March 7, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

Author: Unknown More than a century ago, a man was reading his morning newspaper. To his surprise and horror, he read his name in the obituary column. The newspapers had mistakenly reported the death of the wrong person for sure. … Continue reading →

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Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

Posted on January 28, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

Author: Unknown Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It … Continue reading →

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Energy … Getting it and sustaining it!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

Motivation is a strange concept … Firstly we need to understand that no one can motivate anyone else, motivation is a choice you and I have, but it is a choice only we can make. We can choose to motivate … Continue reading →

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Sometimes ‘YES’ is all you need!

Posted on July 3, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

Life is full of challenges and we can face them happily when we know that we have a few people who have said YES … Yes, you can do it. Yes, I will be your friend. Yes, I will listen to … Continue reading →

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I am skilled and passionate – will I get paid?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

We all have skills and we can be passionate about what we can do with these skills, however the real question is often ‘Will we be able to make money from this combination of skills and passion?’ I often like … Continue reading →

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Authentic Change (Part One) – How Can We Change Ourselves?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

Mahatma Gandhi once said the following “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not … Continue reading →

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