Carthage Buckley, Author at liveyourtruestory.com

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The goal is never the goal

My late brother, John, loved sports jerseys. He collected quite a few of them. Even during the 14 months where he was dying of cancer, he was still buying them. When he passed away, I took a number of his jerseys. While he was nearly 5 inches taller than me, he had a smaller build […]

Choose the pain you want

Have you ever noticed how you are sold this image of your dream life in only a positive manner e.g. take the following steps and you are guaranteed to succeed? Too often, the people who peddle these dreams fail to make any real mention of the uncomfortable truth i.e to succeed at anything you must […]

Using Parkinson’s Law to boost your productivity

Have you heard of Parkinson’s Law? It states – and I’m paraphrasing here – that work expands to fill the time available for completion. In other words, each task you’re working on will take as long as you give it. With Parkinson’s Law, the converse is also true, if you give yourself less time to […]

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You have enough time for the life you want

Time is one of the most precious resources we must manage. You can make more money, you can increase your energy, you can build new relationships and networks but without time; you can’t do anything. As a coach, I regularly get the opportunity to listen to people as they talk about their goals. It can […]

4 Reasons why avoidance is not an effective problem-solving skill

A number of years back, I was working in a job where I was happy and enjoyed going to work each day. I had a good relationship with my boss, a man whom I still admire to this day. I only had one work colleague and we enjoyed a great relationship. Suddenly, one day we […]

4 Great questions to improve your problem-solving skills

Problem-solving is a critical skill which you use each and every day. Your ability to overcome the problems you face is directly related to the level of success which you will experience in life. Most people find it easy to deal with the small problems which they face on a daily basis; however, as the […]

The problem of perfectionism

I recently wrote an article about an interview with Barry Schwartz on CBC radio. You can check it out here. Schwartz is the author of The Paradox of Choice; a book which discusses the problems associated with having too much choice. I have since purchased the book and while reading it, I can’t help but […]

Decision-making fatigue – the problem of too much choice

Over the years, I have become a big fan of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) website. I am not sure how as I have never set foot in Canada. But the website has some diverse content and I can almost always find something which really interests me. This week, I found a great radio segment […]

Ask smart questions to solve your problems

I love questions. They are the most overlooked tool in just about every area of life. If you are brave enough to question yourself and question others, you will learn more than you thought possible. Instead, whenever things go wrong, most people curse their look or turn the finger of blame towards others or themselves. […]

The danger of the victim mentality

I was watching a course by one of my favourite authors, Robert Holden, last night. The topic was happiness which is something Robert has become a real expert on. In last night’s talk, Robert addressed the importance of identity in our happiness. How we perceive ourselves is critically important in experiencing our happiness. At one […]

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