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Bal’s Friday Thought…

First and foremost – apologies.

I know a few of you have reached out to me, asking – where’s my blog posts, where’s my Friday Thought… can I share an update on particular tech, what do I think of the latest gadgets, etc…

I’ll be honest. It’s not that I had too much going on. It’s just someone, made a few comments, that seemed to suggest, I shouldn’t be posting as much.

I started this blog several years ago. I know I don’t have millions of readers – and you know what, that’s absolutely fine. Because, what I do know… is there are some readers. And they engage with me. And I know I’m making a difference.

So, I had to re-collect my thoughts. Think about, the purpose of this blog – and then do what I want to do.

And with that, I give you my Friday Thought… I’ve been following Steven for a while, and really do like his perspective on life…

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Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

Here we are. In 2022. Hoping, I suppose, that’s all we can do, is a better year than some of the previous years we’ve had.

Let’s be honest. We just want a bit of normality. We just want it to be stable, no drama – and letting us enjoy time with friends and family.

So, my Friday Thought, is in line with ‘The Out and Abouter’ who recently tweeted – let 2022 be like a Toyota Corolla.

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New Year… New Goals!

Happy New Year!

Hope you had a nice Christmas and a lovely start to 2022!

And following on from my previous blog post – you may have set some new goals and objectives for 2022. Whatever they might be, hope that you are successful.

Hope. What a word. In fact, to share with you – I received a book for Christmas which I’m currently reading. It’s the follow up to, ‘the subtle art of not giving a f*ck’. This one is called, Everything is f*cked. So far, great read! Anyway – back to goals… and in fact, I don’t ‘hope’ you achieve and accomplish them… because you’ve got to plan to achieve them!

So, I recently shared an excellent article via my Linkedin profile – all about taking your big goal… and then breaking it down to monthly achievements.

Here’s a link to the article – https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/410602

One thing that I loved about the article was the ability to breakdown your goal (and be ambitious) to monthly goals. It’s simple when you think about it, right? – for example.. you wouldn’t eat a whole cake at once… you’d most probably slice it up! then consume a slice at a time.

And likewise with your goal – break it down…

What I’d love to hear from you is what your main goal is for 2022?

What is it, that you’d like to achieve?

I’ve written my goal on my wall. I’m now in the process of breaking it down per month. And then, I’m holding myself accountable by sharing these monthly goals with a few close friends – so, we have a quick call at the end of the month, and I have to report back to them – how well (or not) I’m progressing – and any corrective action I need to take.

This is all simple stuff really. But putting it into action is the hardest.

Oh, and if you’re unsure what goal you should have… I refer to my previous blog post. What do you enjoy? What do you like? What is your passion? and work on that…

And if allowed in 2022 (depending on restrictions etc… because of covid), I’ll be holding some Ted-type talks! We were meant to hold them in November 2021, but unfortunately, we couldn’t due to a number of issues. We’ll overcome them. And if you’d like to come, listen and grasp a few golden nuggets of information… stay tuned to my blog posts and I’ll keep you updated!

On that note…. write down your goals, enjoy that cup of coffee and share what you’re going to do with me!

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Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

We all thrive to add value – in whatever we do.

But what is value?

It’s functionally what somebody wants to happen.

Coated/covered/surrounded with some emotion.

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Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

What change would you like to see?

Change doesn’t come easy.

You have to work hard for it. Push for it.

It’s all about wanting a better, a different tomorrow.

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Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

What is your story?

It’s simple. What you do. What you learn. What you achieve. That is your story.

Once upon a time…

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Bal’s (Good) Friday Thought…

I’m often asked, how do I find the time to do all the charity work, the football coaching, and all the other activities and ventures I’m involved in… well, I do ‘overtime’.

Taken from the legendary, Gary Vaynerchuck.

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Bal’s Friday Thought…

This week, I’m inspired by Avaani. Aged 7. Her father I know, and the below was shared on Insta.

We’re all going through tough times… but one thing we can try to do more of is walking… and talking.

So go for that walk… take your headphones and have a talk (if the person is further away)… don’t let obstacles get in your way (but please, stay safe and keep your social distancing).

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Bal’s Friday Thought…

As many of us are breaking up for Christmas Holidays… it’s a time to also reflect on what we’ve achieved over the past 12 months.

2020 has been a year like no other! Many businesses have had to shut, many have had to adapt and many have had the opportunity to carry on.

We all have goals… at the start, I’m sure many wrote… I would like to….. or I could achieve….. but how many of those things did you actually accomplish?

I’ll be taking a few moments to write what I actually did. And I’ll happily share that with you…. It’ important to write down and acknowledge what you did. Sometimes, even you may be surprised!

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Bal's Friday Thought

Bal’s Friday Thought…

No additional comment required I think. You’re not a tree. Get up and move…