Christina Joy

Numbing our psychological pain protects us from feeling hurt. Although in the short term this cover-up provides some relief, in the long run the effects of anesthetizing what’s really going on can be harmful. Fear is often the reason for the masquerade – disguising problems and preventing us from finding solutions, leading us often paralysed…

What sits behind a well-positioned, profitable and sustainable business – a business that stands out? It’s undeniable that client care is at the top of the list. In business we seek to retain our existing clients and search for ways to attract new ones. But too often we make this more complicated than it needs…

How many times have you said “I’m fine” to describe how you are going? The “I’m fine” statement and thinking that supports it can encourage us to avoid specific areas that need attention. By looking closely at all areas of our lives we can identify where we are fine and where we are not. There’s…

Consider the hours between getting home from work and going to bed. How are you currently using those hours? Is it the best use of your time or could those hours be used more effectively? Rework your time by saying no to low value tasks and yes to high value tasks. For years, I would get…

The way you live each day from the moment you wake up is your choice. You have freedom of choice. Do you agree with this statement? Consider your thoughts on this. In your current situation, you may not feel like you have choices but we can all choose to either take responsibility and action or remain…

One way to hinder achievement and life satisfaction is to spend time with the wrong people. By wrong people I don’t mean bad people – just people who may be negative, unfocussed and try to drag you down into their drama. Spend time with the right people! All of us get to choose what time we spend with which…

While decisions are the starting point, we often need courage to act, to persist and to finish. Courage comes when the decision and desire to change triumphs over our debilitating fears. High performers know this secret and make decisions, take action and create amazing outcomes in spite of their fears. Courage, and the conviction that…

There’s a major cover-up going on – in homes, workplaces and communities. Our standard of living is going up but, for many, the quality of life is going down. On the treadmill of life, it is often easier and quicker to look for short-term fixes to find relief and numb the pain and cover up…

It’s one thing to know a lot – to read, to learn, to have life experiences, but it’s everything to turn that knowledge into getting the things done that matter. Being smart is not so smart if you don’t use that knowledge to take the action to create the life you want. For 12 years,…

Our life satisfaction is greatly influenced by our mindset. Our state of mind, assumptions and beliefs, are a powerful motivator determining our action or inaction. Holding a fixed mindset can close us down to new thinking and to finding solutions. Success lies in our ability to challenge existing ideas, be open to learning and embrace…