Hope for Peace and Happiness

During this festive period, we would like to take a moment to wish you and your family all the best.

Funny enough, we just made a typo and wrote « all the beast » instead. But we think we already got plenty of beast in our sometimes-cruel world.

Let’s hope for something better!

We Can Only Keep Faith

We don’t know about you but taking a pause from these turbulent times seems necessary, as we kind of feel darkness is continually creeping upon us.

Particularly this year, let’s hope for more peace and happiness for everyone in the World.

Fortunately, we can always all do a little more good! Let’s continue to plug along and like Mickey, to spread magic and happiness around!

To paraphrase Star Wars once again, let’s have faith and believe that with Love and patience, the lighter side of the Force will prevail.

Meanwhile, enjoy peaceful joyful times with your friends and family!

Photo by Lady C

Stressed Out by Performance: Choose Efficiency Instead

Corporations and our so-called modern society put a lot of emphasis on productivity and performance. But fed-up out-of-breath individuals are questioning those values more and more.

The secret may be to lean towards efficiency instead. Efficiency doesn’t only focus on results but also considers effort and methodology.

By definition, being efficient is more than doing the right things (being effective), it’s doing things the right way.

In that sense, efficiency can take out some stress out of performance. To resume what we’re trying to expose here, being efficient means performing as well as possible with as little effort as possible.

Efficiency Can Make Life Easier

Efficiency can allow you to swiftly tackle on each of your tasks, using up less time and effort.

Because efficient people do things the proper way, they usually manage to achieve their assignments with minimal efforts and without undue delays. And since they use less time and effort, efficient beings also typically feel less pressure.

In that sense, adopting an efficient frame of mind can be a great way to relieve pressure and make everyone’s life easier.

12-Minute Balance (Revisited)

The 12-Minute Series was originally posted in 2012.

We’ve decided to republish it integrally because we believe it can still help as everyone aspires to make things better.

Let’s hope it stirs up the discussion and stimulates you to change the world 12-Minute at a time!

This article was originally posted on May 12, 2012

Many believe that one of the most important keys to happiness is balance. Sadly, many lives equate to a never ending juggling act struggling in search of that so elusive concept.  

The 12-Minute Approach offers you simple yet powerful ways to achieve that so precious balance in your life.

Let’s hope that, by focusing on rhythm, order and harmony, these 12-Minute Ideas help you strive toward that balance so essential to your happiness and well-being.

Equal Balance between Needs and Activities

In order to stay happy yet still be effective, your life should be equally balanced between your needs and your activities.