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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2014

BBC Gardeners’ World live, sponsored by Lexus, returns to the NEC Birmingham with plenty of new and exciting elements as well as firm favourites Monty Don, Joe Swift and Carol Klein.

BBC Gardeners’ World Live is taking place at the NEC Birmingham 12th – 15th June 2014. Order your token codes by the 8th June 2014.

What you get

Returning to the NEC Birmingham from 12th – 15th June 2014, this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live, sponsored by Lexus, celebrates summer gardens with a refreshed focus on inspirational show gardens, packed with expert designs, a fabulous RHS Floral Marquee and the RHS Plant Village with over 100 nurseries. And of course your annual favourites with top BBC experts, hands-on techniques and all the gardening essentials, helping you garden better.
The star-studded line up of experts includes Monty Don, Carol Klein and Joe Swift. Plus Diarmuid Gavin and Toby Buckland. You can see them live on stage in the BBC Gardeners’ World Theatre* or in many talks areas around the show, such as the Kitchen Garden talks tent.
Other highlights to look forward to this year include:
• Gardeners’ Grow & Eat zone with Edible Patches and ideas for a productive and attractive plot
• Areas dedicated to Gardeners’ Essentials, Wildlife, Know-how and Life & Style
• Indoor Gardeners’ Inspiration feature
There will also be an abundance of shopping to be done at the show, with plenty of exhibitors selling a wide range of plants, tools, gardening gifts and accessories – we are certain that you will find all you need to make your garden bloom all year round.

How to place your order

1. Select the quantity of token codes you’d like using the basket on the right. Any change left over from your Clubcard vouchers will be added back into your Clubcard Account.
2. We’ll aim to send you two emails within 30 minutes. One will be your order confirmation. The other will contain your token codes and instructions on how to use them.

Additional information

Visit their website at www.gardenersworldlive.com.

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Important info

• Token codes will need to be validated by phone in advance of attending.
• Token codes are only valid for one Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday show from 12th – 15th June 2014.
• *BBC Gardeners’ World Theatre seats cost an additional £2 and can be booked by calling the box office.
Full Terms and conditions apply.

Terms & Conditions

• Token codes will need to be validated by phone in advance of attending.
• Token codes are only valid for one Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday show from 12 – 15 June 2014.
• You must exchange your Clubcard vouchers for token codes, Clubcard vouchers will not be accepted by the supplier.
• Token codes are not transferable.
• All standard Tesco.com and Clubcard scheme terms and conditions apply, these can be found on the website.
• Unused, expired and redeemed token codes cannot be refunded, exchanged or returned. This does not affect your statutory rights.

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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Positive Thinking Strategies to Help You Achieve Your Goals

I’ve provided several positive thinking strategies to help you overcome negative patterns that have prevented you from achieving your goals in the past. Choose several you feel will help you most and incorporate them into your daily life. Write down these strategies and remind yourself to pause and change your way of thinking each time you find yourself being critical of yourself. As you become more comfortable with each new way of thinking — for example, learning not to apologize or

1. Avoid absolutes and exaggerations.

Correct your internal voice when it exaggerates, especially when it exaggerates the negative: “I always eat too much” or “I’ll never lose weight.” These are absolutes, meaning they’re always 100 percent true, but there are very few absolutes in life. If you exaggerate or use an absolute, rephrase what you say. For example, “I always eat too much” can be changed to, “In the past, I’ve often eaten too much. Now, I’m getting better at how much I eat.” Then feel good about taking control of your thoughts.

2. Halt negative thoughts immediately.

Sometimes putting a stop to negative thinking is as easy as that. The next time you start giving yourself an internal critique session, tell yourself to stop it! If you saw a person yelling insults at someone else, you’d probably tell them to stop, wouldn’t you? Why do you accept that behavior from yourself?

3. Look for the positive.

Did you know that love is a word derived from the Sanskrit word that means looking for the good? Be loving toward yourself (and others), and instead of focusing on what you think your negative qualities are, accentuate your strengths and assets. Maybe you didn’t develop enough stamina this month to run a mile, but perhaps your hard work and perseverance led to losing an additional 5 pounds. Maybe you felt nervous and self-conscious when going out to a formal social event, but you received numerous comments from friends that they were happy you joined them and had a good time.

4. It's OK to blow it.

Maybe you got nervous and embarrassed that you couldn't keep up in fitness class or felt bad that you gave in and ate those potato chips. It’s OK. All people have weaknesses, and we all fall off the path at times or don’t do things as well as we think we should. Your boss, co-workers, friends, family, mayor and favorite movie star have all had embarrassing moments and setbacks. Perfection is a high goal; don’t start or even end there. Make doing your best your ideal goal. Focus on what you’ve gained from the process and how you can use it in the future. Avoid focusing on what wasn’t done or should have been done differently. Allow yourself to make mistakes and then forgive yourself.

5. Don’t bully yourself!

Don’t hold yourself to standards that you wouldn’t expect others to meet. It’s great to want to do well, but expecting yourself to be better than the best and then punishing yourself when you fail is a vicious cycle. Using expressions like “I should have” is just a way of punishing yourself after the fact. Stop it. Live in the present and move forward. Don’t drag the past along for the ride; it gets heavy. Do you remember the children’s story of the little train that could? That’s how you need to live your life. Keep saying to yourself, “I know I can ... I know I can ... I can ... I can!” Tell your subconscious you’ve already done it. Be kind to yourself and remember you can do this!

6. Encourage yourself.

Instead of focusing on the negative, replace your criticism with encouragement. Give constructive suggestions instead of being critical. (“Maybe if I try to do ____ next time, it would be even better,” instead of “I didn’t do that right.”) Compliment yourself and those around you on what you’ve achieved. (“Well, we may not have done it all, but we did a pretty great job with what we did.”) Giving praise will also encourage others to praise you, and this builds up your confidence to continue on the path.

7. Lose the guilt.

You’re not to blame every time something goes wrong or someone has a problem. Apologizing for things and accepting the blame can be a positive quality — if you're in the wrong. You learn and move on. But you shouldn’t feel responsible for all problems or assume you’re to blame whenever someone’s upset. Many of us know people who seem to start almost every sentence with the words, “I’m sorry.” I challenge you to remove the word “sorry” completely from your vocabulary. Every time you say, “I’m sorry,” you reinforce the idea that you’re less than you should be in your subconscious mind. If you’re wrong, use the words “I apologize” instead and stop telling yourself and everyone around you that you’re sorry.

8. Only you are responsible for you.

Just as not everything is your fault, not everything is your responsibility, either. You’re responsible for you; it's great if you also influence others positively, but you’re not responsible for their thoughts, feelings and actions. It’s OK to be helpful, but don’t feel the need to be all things (and do all things) for all people. This is putting too much of a burden on yourself — and is disrespectful of those around you. Allow others to be responsible for themselves and their actions. You’re not responsible for anyone else’s happiness. No one can make another person happy; we’re all in charge of our own emotions. Trying to force someone to feel a certain way is just wasted energy on your part.

9. Be responsible for your feelings.

Just as you can’t make other people happy, don’t expect others to make you feel happy or good about yourself ... and don’t blame them if you feel guilty or bad about yourself. You create your own feelings and make your own decisions. People and events may set the stage for your emotions, but they can’t dictate them. What others think about you and say to you can only have as much effect as you allow it to have. What’s important is what you tell yourself, and how you react to others.

10. Be kind to yourself.

People often feel perfectly comfortable treating themselves in ways they wouldn’t consider treating others. Do you call yourself names like fat, ugly and loser? Would you use those terms to describe a friend? Remind yourself that you deserve to be treated well. Do something nice for yourself sometimes, either in thought (give yourself a compliment) or action (treat yourself to a massage).

11. Let it go.

You don’t need to be all things to all people or please everyone. Give yourself permission to decide you’re doing the best you can. Remind yourself when you're doing things well — don't wait to hear it from someone else.

12. Learn to accept compliments and build your self-esteem, self-image and confidence.

A compliment is a gift to the receiver and a gift to the giver if the receiver really accepts it. The inability to accept compliments is like a plague, helping to create a society of depressed people with poor self-images. Very few people do this well. Truly taking in a compliment is an opportunity to increase our self-esteem, self-image and confidence. If you don't accept the gift of a compliment, it hurts the giver’s feelings and the chance of that person giving you a gift again is decreased.

13. Let bygones be bygones.

Don’t hang on to painful memories and bad feelings, as that's a sure-fire way to encourage negative thoughts and bad moods. Your past can take control of your present and rob your future if you let it. If you can, forgive past wrongs and move on. This includes forgiving yourself. Forgiveness is done for your peace of mind and your happiness, not for the other person. Forgiving someone doesn’t mean you condone their behavior; wrong is wrong. The purpose of forgiveness is to set you free, ssince holding onto anger is like putting yourself in a jail cell. If you have a hard time forgiving or forgetting, consider talking through your emotions with a good friend or counselor, but try not to dwell on the matter. It’s important to work through things, but you can’t let the past determine your future.

14. Focus on what's possible.

Avoid “can’t” thinking or other negative language. Don’t be afraid to seek help in accomplishing things, but remind yourself that you don’t need approval from others to recognize your accomplishments. Focus on what you’re able to do. Remind yourself of all your capabilities and positive qualities.
Let go of the past; you must look to the future to change. Stop thinking of old failures. They are the past. This is NOW. Remind yourself that this time you’re focusing on the core issues that will ensure your success. BELIEVE IT!accepting blame for someone else's anger — try adding a new positive thought strategy to your listhttp://life.gaiam.com/article/positive-thought-strategies-help-you-achieve-your-goals

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Personal Development Plan (PDP

What Is A Personal Development Plan (PDP) A PDP (personal development plan) is a helpful tool aimed at improving your chances of getting what you want whether in business, personal self development, relationships or life in general. A PDP does this through analysis of your positive and negative qualities, your previous and current performance and applying a structured format to achieving your personal, business or academic future goals

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Monday, 7 October 2013

Three Main Areas Of Self Growth & Development

There are three main areas covered when it comes to personal awareness and growth and they are:

1. Analysis
Gathering information, researching and learning about yourself, the world around you and life which leads to:
2. Understanding / Awareness
Better understanding and awareness of spirituality, life and who you are and what makes you tick which leads on to:
3. Practical Application
Putting what you understand and have now become aware of into practice, the old truth ‘Faith without works is dead’ is a literal truth when it comes to self development because if you don’t practice what you have learned and now understand it has all bee a waste of time.

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Self Development & Awareness

Personal self development is sought by people for two specific reasons: pain and growth. Most people fall into one or the other at certain times in life. The death of a loved one, broken relationship, lost employment or a growing emptiness inside can all lead to personal self development. Alternatively a natural yearning to grow, change and adapt, a transcendental goal or spiritual calling can also lead to seeking to improve and self development

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