Entries by Ian

Dreams are like flat-packed furniture

Ever been to a furniture store, found the perfect piece of furniture you wanted, bought it and then graciously been presented with your new furniture in a flat-packed box or 3? With flat-packed furniture: You see how it’s supposed to look, You buy it You have to transport it to where you want it, and […]

Failed attempt or Experience +1

What do you do with a failed attempt? When we’re stretching to do something bigger or more significant than we’ve done before, it is easy to start with a failed attempt. In fact, it’s quite rare to actually get it right on the first attempt. So if we are to succeed in achieving more, inevitably […]

Happenness for kids – The Birth of Thankful Force

A little while ago I pondered the question, “How do I teach my kids to choose to be happy and enjoy the journey, even when they don’t feel like it?” Figure that since this is a life long challenge, they might as well get a head start… so here’s a little bit about the game […]

Is happenness the key to happiness?

Happiness and happenness It seems we all want happiness… and let’s face it, why wouldn’t we? The problem seems to be then, is how do we go about getting it and how do we keep getting it. So how do we achieve happiness? Wait for it to happen? Achieve it? Just make a decision to […]