Lorna's Blog
Words of wisdom from Lorna Weston Smyth
Learning to Improve Success
There are a multitude of reasons why you might not make learning and personal development a part of your plan for success. You have so many things to do now, between family, your kids, your aging parents and your spouse, your career or business, maybe volunteer work,...
Leverage What’s in Your Toolbox
Have you ever tried to remove a nut or bolt with pliers and it doesn’t budge, but when you use a wrench and get some leverage suddenly it is easy to move? That lever is such a clever tool – it is very handy and very simple. Leverage is defined as a rigid bar that...
5 Ways to Feel Inspired
Where does your inspiration come from? Does it come from your family? Is it passed down generation to generation? Is it your grade school teacher? Your big sister? Your relationship with your creator? Where do you get your inspiration and how do you channel it? We...
The Power of the Mastermind
Have you ever made a plan or created a life roadmap and then something happened – like a big rock rolled down and blocked your progress and instead of finding a way through you gave up and retreated back to your comfort zone? Does that sound like you? Why do we stop...
The Trust Edge
Trust is crumbling all around us. With every promise made and then broken. With every mass layoff with little or no transition plan. With every refusal for fair negotiation that results in a strike. Trust is lost. Without trust, leadership falls back on position and...
Giving Away Success
If you can end each day knowing you have added value to someone, then you can honestly say, you have had a successful day even if nothing else was accomplished. Success is within your reach each and every day if you do just this one thing. Success is a easy as giving...
12 Ways of Letting Go
Have you ever wondered why you hold onto emotional and physical pain longer than needed? There is a belief that we create and maintain problems to give us a sense of identity – to define who we are – to give us purpose. Do you know of anyone who creates problems and...
2 Ways to Navigate the Drama
How many times have you heard someone say – I don’t want any drama in my life. That is a very trendy term right now and if you or someone you know is single and dating – that is tossed around like please and thank you! Everyone claims to hate drama but somehow we...
How to Map Your Goals Successfully
Do you remember the part in the story of Alice in Wonderland when Alice talking to the Cheshire Cat about which road to follow? Alice is at a fork in the road and sees the Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the Cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.”
3 Steps to Changing Behaviour
Stuck in a Rut? Behaviour defined can be a physical thing one does such as a morning routine and it can be non-physical such as replaying negative thoughts all day long. A few behaviours are instinctual and built in while the rest are learned through meeting needs. ...