My Proactive Life

What I learned this week!

Andrew Blanda — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:54:55 +0000

Here’s a quick summary of things I learned this week: Everyone you meet is on your side until you do something to annoy them or send them running Everyone you meet is fighting their own battle, so go easy on them (If they don’t go easy on you, ask them why.) Losing sense of yourself [...]

The new Three R’s

Andrew Blanda — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:43:15 +0000

There are a number of lists of “The three R’s”: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Reduce Reuse Recycle Read, Write, Recite. After a recent discussion at a North Side Coffee Morning (#nscm), I devised a new list of 3 R’s to help focus a little more on things that count (outside the realm of the academic [...]

Digesting The Blob

Andrew Blanda — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:58:45 +0000

What is The Blob? When you learn something new for the first time, you will take in a lot of information, and for the most part, will not yet assimilate it to the point of understanding or comprehension. I liken this new knowledge to a ‘blob’ – it’s a mass of new ideas, terms, concepts, [...]

Stuck in a rut?

Andrew Blanda — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:56:42 +0000

It’s important to keep moving in life, no matter what endeavour you are undertaking. The human body was designed for movement, not for inaction! Here are some thoughts from Lenny Henry which I think think resonate with me. “Education makes me feel young” “Don’t stand still and get stuck in a rut. Keep moving, because [...]

My 2010 Goals :-)

Andrew Blanda — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:38:51 +0000

Family/Relationships Reinvigorate my relationship with my wife Enjoy time with my boys More family trips away Talk to my father more Continue nurturing all my relationships with people I have met and yet to meet. Continue to reach out to others to help them in their life journey Fitness-General Become fitter than I am today [...]

10 Rules For Being Human

Andrew Blanda — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:43:05 +0000

I Stumbled across this list of 10 rules for being human by Cherie Carter-Scott, and loved them so much I’ve reproduced it here, with some slightly different formatting for emphasis. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period. You will learn lessons. [...]

2010, the year of Streamlining & Resilience

Andrew Blanda — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:35:30 +0000

I have begun approaching 2010 with 2 driving forces: Streamlining & Resilience. Streamlining Streamlining is the art of getting by with less, but not specifically shedding large parts of your life; It’s a case of doing it slowly & gradually, removing things that don’t contribute to your happiness or adding value to your life. Do [...]

Social Media to me

Andrew Blanda — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:50:50 +0000

Here’s a quick post to explain my use of Social media, notably Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Facebook is for your personal network, usually people you used to/still know; LinkedIn is for your professional network, usually people you’ve worked with/done business with in the past; Twitter is for people you haven’t met yet! I try and [...]

2009 in review

Andrew Blanda — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:18:58 +0000

2009 was a watershed year for me, as I set out to break out of a slump of mediocrity and begin my journey to becoming better. In 2009 I decided to start looking at my own development and let me to draw up the most comprehensive “goals” list I have ever put together. Overall, 2009 [...]

Thoughtful Gifts

Andrew Blanda — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:01:57 +0000

Many of you may know I am not that into having possessions (aka “stuff“), but do appreciate items that add value to our lives, or items that stimulate creativity in my children. Here’s a list of things to consider when buying gifts this Festive season (or any occasion for that matter!) Thinking points Does the [...]