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Clearing Mental Clutter: Overcoming Self Doubt
I'm a world-class procrastinator. No kidding. If they ever make procrastination an Olympic event, I could be on the podium. Maybe not gold, but at least silver or bronze. I'm that good.
Unfortunately, there's not much of a demand for world-class procrastinators, so I've been trying to kick the habit. When I started to analyze why I procrastinate, I came up with a few different categories. First, there's the stuff that I just don't enjoy and have no desire to do (cleaning, going to the dentist, etc…). That's understandable. The second trigger is when I feel overwhelmed by a project and don't know where to start – also understandable, and easily solved by breaking the project down into tiny achievable steps.
The third category was a lot more interesting. These are things I actually want to do, projects or activities that are closely linked to long-term goals that I really, really want to achieve. And yet even when I have plenty of time, I can find a million and one things to do instead. Suddenly even bleaching the grout in the shower becomes higher on the priority list.
This wasn't quite as easy to understand. I had to do some soul-searching to figure this one out.
What I finally realized, in one of those "eureka!" light-bulb moments, was that at a deep subconscious level, I didn't really believe it was possible for me to achieve the big goals I had set for myself. Therefore, why bother doing the work? If it's all for nothing, I may as well binge on Netflix, snuggle with my cat, and enjoy life, right?
Self-doubt. It's one of the most common, most insidious, forms of mental trash, and it gets in the way of pursuing our dreams and tapping into our full potential.
Self-doubt is that little voice that says "I'm not good/smart/young/old/rich/pretty enough," or "That's not realistic," or "I'm not ready," or "That's a dumb/crazy idea" when we think about our dream. It's that subtle feeling of fear when we think about doing something outside our comfort zone. It's the discouragement we experience when we take a step in the direction of our dream and hit the first obstacle. It shows up in the excuses we make for why we're not doing what we need to do to make progress toward our goal.
If you have a big dream or goal (and "big" is anything that seems beyond your reach), you absolutely have to kick this form of mental clutter to the curb.
So, how do we get rid of this dastardly killer of dreams?
Well, to get at this nefarious weed, we have to target the roots.
1. Recognize that whatever your dream is, it IS possible.
Unless your dream is to be the first human to colonize Jupiter, in which case your time may be better spent talking to someone like Elon Musk rather than reading my blog, or bringing about world peace, in which case I don't know who you'd talk to, someone has already done what you want to do. Whether it's starting a successful business, going back to school to get a degree, writing a bestseller, becoming a violin virtuoso or a champion tennis player, or starting a non-profit to bring about some social change, it's been done. That means IT is possible.
The challenge is believing IT is possible for YOU.
But the truth is, very few things are actually impossible, even for you and I.
K. Anders Ericsson, the researcher who spawned the "10,000 hours" of practice "rule" that separates elite performers from the rest, has said that "apart from sports like basketball or football that favor physical traits such as height and body size, almost anyone can achieve the highest levels of performance with smart practice."1
To put it simply, if you're willing to put in the time and effort, if you're willing to do the work, if you're willing to learn what you need to learn, your dream is possible. Yes – for you.
It's not too hard to understand this on an intellectual level, but how do you get this belief deep into your subconscious? This is where affirmations and visualization can help.
For me, starting with a very basic affirmation – repeating "It is possible for me to (fill in the blank)" over and over again really helps to open my mind to the possibility. Once that sinks in, I move on to more decisive affirmations like "I can do (fill in the blank)," and later, "I am going to do (fill in the blank)." Add to this visualizing yourself achieving the goal, doing whatever it is you dream of doing, and you'll begin to recognize and believe in your own potential.
Believing something is at least possible shifts your brain out of "Why bother?" mode, and triggers more productive questions, like "What do I need to do to make this happen?" and "Who do I need to become to achieve this goal?" These questions produce a list of actionable steps you can begin taking to move you in the right direction. And when you believe it's possible, it's easier to get yourself to take those steps.
2. Recognize the underlying fear.
Underneath self-doubt hides fear of failure, or in some cases, fear of success (which is really a fear of not being able to handle whatever you'll need to do to maintain the success – i.e., fear of failing at success). The trick here is to normalize both fear and failure, to take away their power.
First, we need to realize that fear is a just a part of everyday life. Our brains are hardwired to see anything new and different as a threat – so as long as we continue to grow (or even just breathe), we're going to experience fear. We may as well learn how to manage it skillfully. We have a choice – we can let fear control us and stop us from going after what we want, or we can reframe the sensations we associate with fear as exhilaration and excitement to drive us forward.
Susan Jeffers, PhD, author of "Feel the Fear… And Do It Anyway," proposes that underlying every fear we have is the grand-daddy of all fears: the fear that we can't handle it.2
The antidote to fear is experience. According to Jeffers, when we do something we're afraid of doing, not only does the fear of that particular activity start to fade away, but you build self-confidence in general. The more experience you have facing your fears and handling a variety of situations, the more confidence you have in your ability to handle whatever life throws your way in the future.
In the case of fear of failure, what we're really afraid of is that we can't handle, or survive, failure. Once again, we need to recognize that failure is also a normal part of life. Our fear of it, the stigma we've attached to it, is a disempowering belief we've picked up along the way.
We didn't have this fear when we were born, and failure certainly didn't hold us back when we were little. Think about a baby learning to walk – if failure was an obstacle to success, we'd all still be crawling around on all fours. Babies fall (i.e., fail) a lot when they're learning to walk. They don't sweat it. They just get back up and try again until they get it right. Failure is a normal part of the process of learning a new skill, not a reason for fear and shame.
Take a look at any high-achiever, and they all have a lengthy list of failures along their path to success. They've learned to handle it, to accept it as part of the process, even to embrace it.
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." – Michael Jordan
The key to using failure as a stepping stone to success, rather than getting mired in a pit of quicksand, is to analyze each "failure" for lessons that will help you do better when faced with a similar situation in the future. This is the essence of Ericsson's "10,000 hour" rule, too – elite performers don't spend 10,000 hours practicing the same mistake over and over again, they learn and improve from each and every performance.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ― Thomas A. Edison
So step outside your comfort zone and try new things, especially things that are outside your natural skill set and may involve some failures along the way. Build up your experience with both fear and failure. Discover that you can not only survive but thrive through both of them.
3. Build your confidence.
At the same time as you're gaining experience with fear and failure, it's also important to build up your experience with success. And one of the best ways to do this is by taking small, progressive steps to improve your skills and move you toward your dream (you should have known I would find a way to bring this back to kaizen!).
Small steps allow you to stretch and develop your abilities without much risk, and without triggering the fear response. If your dream is to go back to school but you're not sure about making that big of a commitment, start off with a single online class, or even just starting to read books in that field. If your dream is to start your own business, start by investigating what's involved, network with other business owners, or get a side hustle going without leaving the security of your day job, to start building your business skills. If you dream of becoming a tennis champion, take lessons, find a coach, and enter some small local competitions. As you accomplish these smaller goals, your confidence in your abilities will grow and set you up for bigger challenges.
4. Channel your inner teenager.
The teenage years, for most people, were a time of rebellion. If your parents told you that you couldn't do something, you were bound and determined to do it. Most of us outgrew this reflexive rebelliousness, and for the most part, that's a good thing. But maybe as adults, there's a time a place to tap into this impulse again.
When that inner voice starts up, telling you that you can't do something because you're not (fill in the blank) enough, channel your teenage self, and show that voice that you CAN and you WILL.
When you read the life stories of high achievers, many of them share stories about being told they couldn't do what they did, that they weren't good enough, or that they didn't have what it took. People who succeed have learned how to reframe those messages into motivation that makes them work harder.
We can do the same. When that inner critic tries to hold you back from pursuing your dream, let your inner rebel come out and play!
Concluding Thoughts
Don't let self-doubt hold you back from going after those dreams in your heart. You are capable of far more than you realize. Your dreams are yours for a reason – you have what it takes to bring them to life. Get busy and get moving!
1. Goleman, D. (2013) Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence New York, NY: HarperCollins
2. Jeffers, S. (1987, 2007) Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway New York, NY: Ballantine Books
Your turn: How does self-doubt show up in your life? What do you do to move forward when self-doubt rears its ugly head? Please share in the comments below!
Further Resources
If self-doubt and/or fear are holding you back from going after what you want in your life, I've found these two books to be very insightful on the topic, with actionable steps to start conquering this saboteur:
"Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers
"The Dance of Fear" by Harriet Lerner
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Great article! I love the part when you say call your inner teenager! When self-doubt hits me, it's usually my saboteur trying to stop me due to fear of humiliation. Some people say people stop themselves due to fear of success but not me. I've had experience of humiliation in the past and don't want to experience it again. However, I did survive so it teaches me if I can survive that, then why not do something new?
Awesome read. We are truly the harshest critics in our lives. This article spoke to me so deeply because I struggle with the same, but when you truly find your purpose that makes you happy, then I think overall life is great. However, I think part of the reason we doubt ourselves a lot is because of our fears of disappointing other people we seek our value from.
Chana, http://www.weforthree.com
I love everything about this article! A couple weeks ago a publisher sent a book on "self sabotage" to me at work. I was curious because I've only seen the concept talked about in conjunction with other mental health issues, never on it's own. Like any professional, I went into it thinking, I don't need this but it might help my clients… the book was actually super eye opening, turns out I have a fear of failure and although I've never actually labeled it before has definitely heald me back at times.
An excellent article. The fear of failure and the fear of success – I have them both. Your advice on trying something out of my skill-set to overcome fear of failure and breaking down the work I want to do, into smaller, easier steps is really invaluable to me.
Patience and perseverance are also virtues, that we have to practice, in order to attain our goal.
Fear and doubt stop people from achieving their dreams and completing their work, in fact it even keeps some from even starting. The fear of perfection is huge, and I believe an even greater block for women who have been told by society for far too long that they need to be perfect. When I think I can't do it, I remember this quote by Betty Rose. "Doubt kills more dreams than failure every will! If you think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito!!"
interesting concept. never thought about it that way but I agree that self doubt is the ultimate saboteur to dreams and goals. I was thinking it was laziness but I'm thinking it's more now….
Love this stimulating and relatable post. Thanks for the reminder to Emily the inner teenager – I remember her well and will borrow from her strength to break free. Saving this post knowing that when I get here, I can call on Susan. ❤ Xo, Evelyn, PathofPresence
I am ready to channel my inner teenager . I love a good rebellion a rebellion against that inner voice that says I can't . I can join you if procrastinating was a sport lol . I have gotten better at not delaying well in some aspects .
Channeling the inner teenager is amazing!I think that's exactly what I need as my Inspiration quote this week
Great in-depth information and self awareness lesson for me …most of your article hits home ..I am my harshest critic ..but I don't let fear of failure stop me …
I've bookmarked you to continue my learning & self awareness sessions !!
I love this! Your points really resonate with me personally as well since this is something I've struggled with in my life. That third category you mentioned of things I really want to do, but something is holding you back, sounds exactly like a lot of my anxiety. I definitely struggle with a fear of failing, but it took many years to realize this was the issue, and these fears can often be so subtle and deep in our subconscious that they are hard to reveal!
I really like what you said about channeling your inner teenager, as well. I've found myself becoming more and more risk averse the older I get, and more likely to prefer the same old things day in and day out. It's a good reminder to live young again and that taking upon new challenges and risks can sometimes be a good thing, especially if we combine it with our adult maturity.
The thing I liked the most here was tapping into that teenage attitude again. Also I'm also very impressed with how you recognize that the reason behind procrastination is our belief that the target cannot be achieved. This article really helped me. Thanks ❤
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Under the leadership of the Oregon Association of Vacation Rentals and the Lincoln City Vacation Home Association, near unanimous opposition to the brand new laws has been repeatedly said by companies, native residents, and short time period rental homeowners, at public meetings over those three years, but city officers are nonetheless pushing forward with the new legal guidelines. On average, vacation rental vacationers report having saved $742 over the course of every week by making ready some meals of their rental. Cost financial savings, peace of mind and adaptability are among the many explanation why ninety two p.c find vacation rental stays more enjoyable than other lodging lodging.
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Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach
21500 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
GROUP RATE available until FRIDAY, November 4, 2016 or until sold out
RESERVATIONS - all reservations must be accompanied by a one night deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card.
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The California Chamber of Commerce room block will be held until Friday, November 4, or until block is full. Reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis at prevailing hotel rates.
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Assembly Hotel London
- Free WiFi
- Collect nights
Great location, and clean and tidy room.
Close to other tourist-y places and transportation
Assembly Hotel Londonfrom A$171
- Standard Double Room (Snug)
- Standard Double Room
- Superior Double Room (Nest)
- Double Room without Windows
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- The British Museum (9-minute walk)
- Coca-Cola London Eye (10-minute walk)
- Big Ben (11-minute walk)
- Buckingham Palace (12-minute walk)
- St. Paul's Cathedral (19-minute walk)
- Hyde Park (24-minute walk)
- Tower of London (35-minute walk)
- London Stadium (8.4 km)
- O2 Arena (9.1 km)
- Wembley Stadium (11.8 km)
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- London (LHR-Heathrow) - 14.1 miles/22.7 km
- London (LGW-Gatwick) - 24.5 miles/39.5 km
- London (LCY-London City) - 7.7 miles/12.4 km
- London (LTN-Luton) - 27.6 miles/44.4 km
- London (STN-Stansted) - 31.1 miles/50 km
- London (SEN-Southend) - 35.8 miles/57.7 km
- London Charing Cross Station - 5 min walk
- London Waterloo Station - 19 min walk
- London Waterloo East Station - 21 min walk
- Leicester Square Underground Station - 1 min walk
- Charing Cross Underground Station - 4 min walk
- Covent Garden Underground Station - 5 min walk
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- This hotel has 121 rooms
- Check-in time 3:00 PM-1 AM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
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- Smoke-free property
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- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Lift
- English
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- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
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- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
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PoliciesThis property only accepts debit or credit cards for all onsite payments. Cash is not accepted.
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Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children (approximately)
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Fabulous 8.6 From 1,489 reviews
Fantastic! Friendly staff, excellent location, everything in our room seemed really new and was very clean. We stayed in one of 'The Nest' rooms which was a good size for a London hotel. Would absolutely stay again and recommend to others.
We were upgraded to an accessible room which was much more spacious and with our big suitcases this was appreciated. Room was mostly clean, however bathroom needed a mop as floor was grubby, location was brilliant and the reason we chose the hotel. Rooftop restaurant/bar was nice and had a better view than we thought. All up would stay again.
Really great location, small but good for what it was 2 nights a massive alarm went off at 6am just in our room and would not stop till we called someone
Highly recommend! Great location and good food at the rooftop Garden Room. Will definitely be back next time.
Perfect location for first time visitor. Nice clean rooms.
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Choucroute Garnie: Dressed Sauerkraut
Prep time: 10 mins |Cook time: 50 mins |Total time: 60 mins
- 4 ounces bacon, chopped into small pieces
- 2 chicken leg quarters
- 2 bratwurst
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 6 small potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1 teaspoon whole allspice
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- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups Riesling, or other dry white wine
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Grainy mustards and horseradish, for serving
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- Add the onion to the pan and sauté until softened, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute another five minutes.
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- Add the wine and bay leaf, scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then add the bratwurst and chicken back to the pan. Continue to simmer until chicken and brats are cooked through. Before serving, remove the bay leaf and stir in the reserved bacon.
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Belated Father's Day
Written by Matthew Feldman
When we consider the typical male and female living situation, the typical American family, we see the mother, the father, and they each have their own holidays. Grandparents have their own holidays. Our society has made it a habit to treat our elders with the respect. But in honor of Father's day, we're going to look at our father.
Anyone who knows me on a personal level knows that I didn't have a mother the large portion of growing up. So in many ways, my father is my hero, and my mother, as well as being my father. Everyone has their own definitions of fatherhood; and this blog update isn't to insult anyone's belief in what fatherhood is. I know some very good fathers who'd shed their last drop of blood to save their lives, and they truly are the heroes.
We acknowledge our military veterans, and even they are fathers, simply doing their job and hoping to come home; but why also should they garner more respect and recognition than our Fathers? We come from our fathers; all of us. It's not as though a woman can magically create life from nothing (no offense ladies! I do not mean to hate on the womenz!). Science has proven to us that male sperm is required to produce a child. Father's day is about honoring the man that gave you life.
Now yes, I understand that not everyone had a great father. Sometimes that responsibility fell on mothers, or foster parents; and that's exactly the point that I making in this blog post.
Father's day, mother's day, it's irrelevant. Religious and spiritual beliefs put aside; simple and brutal to the point, honor the parent that raised you on the day. Whether they're your mother or they're your father. Honor and respect them, love them, and make them proud. They put everything they had into raising you with what they feel is the right moral values, and they deserve the love and respect that comes with it. Like Christmas, for this one day, put aside your animosities and forget the ridiculousness of whatever argument you were having. Sit down, raise your glass, and toast the life you've been given, and enjoy it; because you only get one mother or father. Make it count.
Cheers and Happy Father's Day to All
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You will find Helen and her associates approach refreshing. It's about what can be done!
"Music SA was in need of professional HR guidance and advice in 2015 and Helen Hartley was highly recommended by a colleague and friend. She was engaged to assist the board of directors of the organisation to develop a new strategic plan. Helen did not disappoint. She lead the group through a very challenging task which ended in the group feeling united and engaged in the process. Helen was instrumental in assisting the board to develop and agree to a vision and objectives for the years ahead. Her support and the time she gave us was generous and extremely helpful. On behalf of Music SA's board, I'd like to thank Helen for her highly professional, insightful and dedicated approach throughout the process. I will always be grateful."
I know we formally thanked you in the last session but I just wanted to add my personal thanks for your work with us (and me!). I found it very useful and compelling and I think it will help address many of the issues facing AIB staff now and into the future due to the relentless change and pressures of this (higher education-based) industry.
I have worked with Helen Hartley over the past 6 years where she has been engaged as a consultant by my last two employers to produce and deliver a variety of training, workshops, and development programs in the areas of Leadership, Management, Communication and Customer Service.
Helen has extensive knowledge of Organisation Development, Management and Leadership theories and is an accredited practitioner in Myers Briggs psychological profiling and Benchmarks 360 ° feedback development process. This knowledge combined with Helen's senior management and international experience means that Helen is equally comfortable training or coaching senior executives, middle management, emerging leaders and academics. Helen's warm and engaging communication style means that she is able to draw from her extensive business experience to provide real life examples to complement the learning for participants.
I value Helen's advice and counsel and would highly recommend Helen of HR by Design to other business that would benefit from these skills.
I have worked closely with Helen Hartley for almost four years as she assisted me in developing and implementing a business plan to start a new psychology business. During that time Helen provided me with accurate and timely advice about everything an inexperienced business owner needed to know. Helen's skill set is impressive. It ranges from marketing to industrial law, contracts, staffing and all Human Relations issues. She is an energetic and inspirational woman who leads by example.
Helen is generous with her time and treats all her clients as valued friends. She is hardworking, knowledgeable and utterly professional in everything she does. She has particular strengths in analyzing conflicts in the workplace and keeping people accountable and task orientated, rather than getting lost in the emotion. If you ever need support in terminating employment contracts, Helen will guide you in how to do that professionally with respect for each person involved. I wholeheartedly recommend Helen's services to anyone needing a wise business mentor and coach.
HR by Design provided Sight For All with advice, support and assistance when we needed it. Helen is such a joy to work with. She brings a wealth of experience, coupled with up-to-date knowledge. We highly recommend working with HR by Design
Helen is an outstanding facilitator. She is both knowledgeable and engaging. She gets consistently high feedback from participants. Helen's approach is both collaborative and creative. She is flexible and personable, always easy to work with.


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Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Sept 20 2018
September 20 saw 6,600 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $160,650.00 BD.
5,100 shares were traded by Ascendant Group Limited, closing up 0.3% at $16.50 per share, while another 1,500 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 2.0% at $51.00 per share.
The BSX finished at 2,866.69, up 1.61% on the day. There were 2 advances, 0 declines, and 57 remained unchanged.
The full report for the day is available here [PDF].


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Today's word prompt is static, which is fitting as the challenge to my guiding word of 2018: Tuning. My intention is to practice being more conscious of what I tune in and out, and what frequency I resonate with in my own being. Tuning also is linked to music and really all universal energy, which we know originates in resonance, in frequencies, in sound waves. I can become more conscious of when static is overwhelming and I need to take myself for a tune-up.
I am aware of increasing hearing loss and static from tinnitus due to all my years of listening through headphones daily, so I will not be surprised if tuning becomes more internal. I already miss hearing birds when others around me hear them but am fearful of getting tested because of cost and rather not finding out how soon my livelihood of 25 years is no longer feasible. I worry for that Millennial generation and younger who start out so early on headphones and continuous noise exposure.
Music was my first gift in life because it taught me the power of a wordless language, and a split from it was my biggest significant life path shift where I thought I was destined for one thing but instead took another direction. I am content to allow that past be past.
Thanks to a Find Your Word workshop I attended this weekend, part of the process was to create a vision board collage. I have done this several times with my sister who is a creativity coach and seems to always have an abundance of art supplies on hand, but it has been a several year gap. Until the vision board this year, I forgot how much I miss going through the process and how impactful it is to allow a word or a few to find you as a "theme" and deeply resonate with you for a period of time. A year is arbitrary. Choose any chunk of time for a good practice. If you work with inspiration from nature or from art, anything that shifts your perspective from the mundane, it is as if your unconscious can reveal what your conscious mind needs to work on.
I have an overarching plan for this year which is to focus on unearthing my artist self and practice techniques and technologies for knit design. I have entered a six-month artist mastermind (even though I am the only knitter) to help in this process with a goal of making one solid design per month. How well this can be done while simultaneously working full-time or more and helping navigate a teen through senior year of high school remains to be seen. But anything is possible with grit. And I have grit.
Each design incorporates some element of walking, paths, footsteps to resonate with my longer-term goal of a long-distance walk in 2020 (or whenever financially feasible). Any design sold will go toward being able to afford time off work for a big walk. Considering options, The Camino Way is always appealing, and I can ponder the significance of having Jewish ancestors who were forced by the King to walk out of Spain during the Inquisition, walking centuries later a path of Catholic pilgrims. Most often I have thought about walking somewhere local, like across my own state. But there are countless treks in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland any one of which is a joyful lifetime journey for me.


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LAHORE - The Crimes Investigation Agency (CIA) on Wednesday smashed a racket of extortionists by arresting its three key members during a successful operation, police sources said.
The CIA police (city division) have smashed an extortion racket by arresting the ringleader of the gang and his two accomplices. The police identified the ringleader of the gang as M Waqas, alias Minister, and his accomplices Mohsin, alias Changa, and Abdul Rehman alias Heera.
A police spokesperson said that the criminals used to demand huge amount of cash from local businessmen and traders by hurtling threats at them on cellular phones. The arrested criminals were so desperate that they also used to harass the well-to-do family at gunpoint to extort money. The police have also recovered automatic weapons from their possession, officials said.
Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmed while taking notice of the incidents of extortion of money being reported in the town issued special instructions to DIG (Operations) Muhammad Tahir Rai and DIG (Investigation) Zulfiqar Hameed to track down the criminals' gang. The police teams of the investigation, operations and CIA wings were alerted and directed to step up vigilance in some identified parts of the city.
A special police team headed by SP (CIA) Muhammad Umar Virk and comprising DSP (City) Khalid Abubakar and other officials collected particulars of the gang and arrested three men during a successful raid. It was revealed during the interrogation that Waqas alias Minister and his two accomplices Changa and Heera were wanted to the police in several cases. At least four cases of heinous crimes, registered in the Shadbagh police station, have also been traced against the gangsters.
Police officials further revealed that the criminals had shot at and injured a citizen Suleman and a watchman of Iqbal Book Depot Shadbagh for not paying extortion money in February and March 2013. Further investigation is underway. DIG Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed has announced cash prizes and commendatory certificates for the police team.
A 23-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with bullet injuries expired there shortly on Wednesday. Police said that Muhammad Waqas sustained bullet wounds during a scuffle, which took place in the Shafiqabad police area. The deceased and the killer are said to be neighbours.
On the day of incident Sohail Ahmed exchanged harsh words with Waqas over some issue and later opened fire at him. The body was removed to the morgue for autopsy.


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F1 @ Monza: Italian Grand Prix Review
Last updated on November 15th, 2015 at 12:09 pm
The chequered flag on Sunday marked the end of the European races for this Formula One season and they have been absolutely fantastic! The Italian Grand Prix had some similarities with Spa last weekend; a dominant McLaren, lots of overtaking and world champions forced to retire through no fault of their own. The driver may have been different but the car was the same, McLaren led from the front once again and were perhaps even more dominant in that a one-two finish was likely had Jenson not had a fuel problem. Lewis was able to put all the extra media coverage (following his antics last weekend and an article by Eddie Jordan) to the back of his mind and just produce on the track. He qualified in pole position, led into the first corner and led the entire race bar a few laps when he pit stopped and Perez took the lead. Lewis quickly passed Perez after that and led all the way to his third win of the season.
Sergio Perez had an astonishing race and finished second; with a long first stint on the hard tyres he was able to end the race on the quicker medium tyres and easily overtake the Ferrari's of Massa and Alonso who were struggling a little bit on tyre wear. Perez was also catching Hamilton quickly (around a second a lap) but this was mainly due to Lewis cruising to victory and not wanting to push his car after Button retired earlier. Had there been more laps left in the race, I am confident that Lewis could have switched back on at any point to prevent himself being caught. After the race Peter Sauber claimed that Perez was in the fastest car this weekend, I'm not sure how he came to this conclusion, he didn't win or post the fastest lap of the race, and Perez himself said they didn't have raw 1 lap speed. Kobayashi started ninth in the other Sauber and finished ninth using the same tyre strategy as the front runners so it would seem more strategy than car which made Perez quick in the latter stages. Even so, starting twelfth and finishing second must be commended and will have teams expecting an open driver slot next season on alert including Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso produced once again in front of hordes of fans, starting tenth after a roll bar problem in Q3 he was able to get his customary good start and push himself up to fifth place within a few laps. The Ferrari really does seem special off the start this season with Alonso not having lost a place and Massa jumping Jenson Button this time out. After a very close call between Vettel and Alonso in the pit stops where they travelled side by side on the way out, Vettel remained in front even though the Ferrari was certainly quicker on the harder tyres. After several close attempts to pass Vettel, we saw an almost mirror image of last year with Vettel pushing Alonso off the track in Curva Grande and although Alonso did well to hold it together he didn't complete the pass. Alonso was quickly on the radio to say that Vettel was not driving fairly and deserved a penalty. Shortly afterwards Alonso finally made the pass stick and Vettel was also then given a drive through penalty for that earlier incident. I think the penalty was fair as Vettel didn't leave enough room for Alonso to stay on track with any part of the car, and also didn't move over when he realised that Alonso was off the track. It was a tight call and I'm sure the fact a Ferrari had been pushed off the track in Italy might have added extra weight when deciding on a penalty… The off road action from Alonso actually caused a broken rear damper, hole in the floor and missing diffuser part for the Spaniard, yet he disguised those beautifully during remaining laps of the race with no-one picking up on it until later. The next man up ahead was the Ferrari teammate Massa and it was only a matter of time before Alonso was allowed to pass, coupled with Button's retirement this gifted Alonso second place until Perez was able to overtake. Despite one of the main title rivals winning and Alonso finishing third he was still able to extend his championship lead and with Vettel retiring later, with the second alternator fail of weekend. It made the result even sweeter for the Spainard. The retirement of Button from second also effectively cut down the chasing pack by another driver. Only Hamilton and Raikkonen scored points and with Raikkonen finishing behind Alonso only Hamilton made up ground.
With Hamilton winning two of of the last three races, and Button the other, the momentum is very much with McLaren and they are finally making use of having the fastest car.
Here are the results from the Italian Grand Prix:
- 1st Lewis Hamilton
- 2nd Sergio Perez
- 3rd Fernando Alonso
- 4th Felipe Massa
- 5th Kimi Raikkonen
- Fastest lap Nico Rosberg
I am fairly happy with my predictions once again, picking three of the top five with one correct position. Picking the winner makes it slightly better and without Button's retirement my McLaren one two prediction would have been spot on! Again the two drivers I had down wrong were retirements and not something you can really predict.
Lewis Hamilton
Another fantastic race and yet more evidence that Lewis Hamilton is at the right team if he wants to win races and championships. A special moment winning the Italian Grand Prix for the first time was marred by the Ferrari fans in the crowd who actually booed when Lewis was receiving his trophy. I am not sure why Ferrari / Alonso fans have this attitude towards Hamilton because the two drivers now have the upmost respect for each other. Even if there was a problem, booing someone that has fairly won a race that day really isn't acceptable and is very petty. The same sort of thing happened when the Spanish crowd in Valencia cheered wildly when Lewis was taken out by Maldonado. Lewis said afterwards that he doesn't really care and is just happy he won and I'm sure the best way to quieten those fans will be to carry on and knock Alonso off the top of the championship. There was also another hint or two that Lewis may be staying with McLaren as he was disappointed not to get the one two finish and said there is always next year.
A final little word on Red Bull, The Italian Grand Prix was the first race since 2008 where Red Bull did not take home any points. Vettel retired with his recurring alternator problem and Webber decided to retire after spinning and badly flat spotting his tyres. This is a worrying time for Red Bull as they don't have the dominant car of the last few seasons, Webber is generally fighting for the lower points finishes and Vettel seems susceptible to mistakes when put under pressure. There is no doubt that if Vettel has a quick package he can generate a good lead very quickly and he is accomplished at overtaking in a quick car. But it seems he is more of a front runner, and isn't as calm under pressure like Alonso, who can assess the situation and make decisions with a clear head. An example of this was when Perez was chasing down Alonso, he knew that Perez was a lot quicker than him and also that he was not a championship threat. He could have tried to make his car as wide as possible and held him up for a few laps but that could have meant Perez taking them both off the track or taking too much out of his tyres that finishing the race became difficult. On the other hand, Vettel when under pressure from Alonso pushed him off the track and received a penalty when Alonso would have soon overtaken him anyway. Instead he should have played fair, stayed close to Alonso once he had passed and waited to see how tyre degradation played out near the end of the race. Had Alonso not recovered, you can be sure that if pushing him off the track resulted in retirement, the penalty would have been much harsher than a drive through. McLaren are now only twenty-nine points behind Red Bull in the constructor's championship, and it won't be long before they catch up…
The next race is Singapore 21st-23rd September which should be amazing, the fact it's a night race on a street circuit just adds to the excitement. The Sky Sports trailer for it after the race Sunday was outstanding and I already can't wait! I'll put up a preview and predictions during the race week!


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Kazanies: a special feast celebrating tsipouro!
Every autumn in Greece, there is the feast for the new wine when pressing of the grapes begins. Then 40 days later it's time for tsipouro. From late October to the end of December, the liquor is distilled in cooper stills all over Greece.
Hommage à Apollon by Takis
Hommage à Apollon by Takis is a iron sculpture, a photovoltaic panel and plexiglas. It's located in the gardens of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi.
The sailing-ship carpenters and caulkers of Galaxidi
Galaxidi owes its prosperity to the shipyards (Tarsanades or Karnagia_ during the 19th century, the most beautiful and sturdy sailing ships of the Mediterranean were built at the Galaxidian shipyards.
The Sculpture Park at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Did you know that Delphi is the host of a modern art sculpture park? Initial thoughts on the establishment of the Sculpture Park and an International Art Gallery at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi began in the mid-80s.
Early Christian Basilica church at Delphi
An Early Christian Basilica church at Delphi
Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi
You certainly know Indiana Jones and his spectacular brand of archaeology. He is an integral part of our pop culture. But did you know about his adventure in Delphi?
Athena: the virgin goddess of Wisdom and Warfare
Pallas-Athena, goddess of Wisdom and Armed Resistance, was a purely Greek divinity; that is to say, no other nation possessed a corresponding conception. She was supposed, as already related, to have issued from the head of Zeus himself, clad in armour from head to foot.
Delphi, a brief history of the "Navel of the Earth"
In ancient Greek history and mythology, Delphi was referred to as the geographical center of the world, its navel.
According to the ancient Greek myth, Zeus set two eagles free to find the center of the world. They soared through the skies westward and eastward and their paths crossed in Delphi.
Harmena – the old tanning district of Amfissa
«Harmena» is an old district within the city of Amfissa, at which all the tannery workshops were gathered for centuries, producing leather skins with an indelible and shiny yellow coloration.
Famous in Delphi: Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Famous in Delphi: Jackie Kennedy Onassis, one of the most influential and admired First Ladies in American history and the wife of the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, was visiting Delphi back in June 1960.
Is the water safe in Delphi and in Greece?
Water supply and sanitation in Greece is characterized by diversity. In Athens and other large towns, tap water is drinkable. However, in most islands and in few mainland towns, bottled water is recommended in order avoid health issues during your trip.


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Friendly Aquaponics
Do you know how to grow your own food? Do you earn your living from growing food, or from some other business that is less than dependable in these difficult economic times?
In addition to running our commercial aquaponics farm, Friendly Aquaponics teaches how to build and operate your own aquaponics systems, from indoor tabletop systems, to backyard home systems, to full-sized commercial systems of thousands of square feet. With four years of experience doing this, and hundreds of systems built using our materials, we know that our courses and DIY manuals work.,
We know because thirty to forty percent of our students have built and are successfully operating commercial and home aquaponics systems. Both our live trainings and our DIY courses give you state-of-the-art aquaponics systems at a fraction of the cost of "kits", AND with much better technical and operating information.
None of the people selling these "kits" operate a commercial farm for their living as we do. Our aquaponics information comes directly from our real-world experience growing and selling vegetables for a living. In addition, all the "kits" sold by these people need to be assembled, just as our systems do, so they don't save you any work. However, you can buy the equipment and materials for our systems for one quarter to one-sixth of the cost of the "kits". Get the idea?
Because of improvements in seeding, germination, sprouting, planting, plant nursery systems, and grow-out systems that my awesome wife Susanne has come up with in the last year, our commercial systems hold 4.3 times the amount of plants per square foot as the Nelson and Pade and UVI aquaponics systems do. This means our systems put out four times as many plants per square foot as "kit" systems based on these designs do, in the same time, and our systems only cost one-quarter as much to build. If you do the math here, you will see our systems grow sixteen times the number of plants for the same cost to build.
Friendly Aquaponics
The building industry effectively died on the Big Island in 2007, and our family's two construction-related companies shriveled on the vine. We looked for alternatives in food production. We knew people might stop buying houses and cars in an economic downturn, but not food. This turned out to be almost prescient in the middle of 2007, a year before the current economic crisis hit.
Tim had been interested in aquaculture for years, but unfortunately, was married to someone else at the time who never supported the idea (or anything else that he wanted to do, for the most part!). And as serendipity would have it, my parents had built and operated an aquaculture facility in California when I was a child. So when we heard about aquaponics, we began to be very excited, and began doing some research on it.
The most successful commercial aquaponics project we found was operated by the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Dr. James Rakocy. In my internet research, Dr. Rakocy's name kept popping up all over the Web when searching aquaponics references. We read all his papers; they were excellent, full of detail and economic analysis. We were sold on aquaponics and signed up for the UVI Short Course.
Ten days later we were boarding the plane for the Virgin Islands. Ten days after that, back on the Big Island, we started planning our first aquaponics system. We are at the end of the supply line in Hawaii; so shipping items from the mainland often costs more than the stuff itself. The first thing we discovered was that building an aquaponics system the way UVI had done would cost almost as much to ship the system components here as it cost to purchase them on the mainland. We also found that electricity on the Big Island was 33 cents per kilowatt-hour (that was when we began in 2007; it's 44 cents per kilowatt-hour now), much higher than the 22 cents per kilowatt-hour we were told electricity cost in the Virgin Islands.
After we ran some financial projections with these numbers and got depressed by the results, we redesigned the UVI systems for more economical construction and operation in Hawaii. Our first systems had an equivalent capacity to UVI's commercial system but only used half the electricity for the same aeration and pumping parameters, and cost half as much to build in Hawaii in 2007 as UVI said its system cost in 2004.
We built that design in 2007. We planted 90 different species of vegetables in our first test planting to get information on what grew best, optimum planting densities, and production volume, because the UVI course only provided data on basil, lettuce, and okra. Encouraged by the results from our first independent design in aquaponics technology, we built a hatchery, a recirculating nursery aquaponic system and one more grow-out aquaponic system in the next twelve months, each with improvements we learned from the previous systems. As of June 2010, we have a total of 5,900 square feet of raft area in six aquaponics systems, and another 1,200 square feet of covered sprouting table area.
We figured out an effective, economical and simple way to breed and raise tilapia fry. After more inquiry and trials, we figured out a way to grow Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Malaysian Giant River Prawns) successfully in the hydroponics troughs, and are doing more trials aimed at determining optimum stocking densities, grow-out times, and harvest sizes for best production for the prawns. We designed and built a simplified, economical family backyard 256 square foot aquaponic system that after two years of successful operation still achieves good production with ease and economy of operation. This is what we call our LD (or Low Density) system, which runs on one-fifth the electricity our original systems do, or in other words, one-tenth the electricity of the original UVI systems, for the same vegetable production. We designed and built a simple 64-square foot backyard system we dubbed the "Micro System", tens of which have been built in the first few months after release of the plans set.
In October 2008 we produced our first "Commercial Aquaponics Training". This training gives people everything they need to build and successfully operate a small commercial aquaponics system in an intensive, four-day course with lots of hands-on sessions at the farm. The 2008 training had 78 attendees; one of them actually built a small system in the five days between the two weekends of the training; fourteen others now have aquaponics systems in operation; six of those are commercial systems; and five of those have already gotten organically certified as of June 2010. For those unable to attend a live training, we made the same training available as a package which includes a 112-page course manual, computer-drawn construction plans, a 47-page construction manual, a day-by-day operations manual, and much more. These do-it-myself plans have allowed people all over the world, in locations as diverse as Singapore, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Trinidad, Arizona, Idaho, California, and Kauai, to build commercial aquaponics systems without expensive travel and training in a distant location (well, if you feel you HAVE to go somewhere for training, Hawaii's not so bad).
In April 2010 we produced our fourth Commercial Aquaponics Training with 48 participants; this training was particularly interesting because 75% of the people who attended came from outside Hawaii. More interesting was the fact that several of the course participants had previously attended other commercial aquaponics trainings, including the UVI training, yet still felt our course offered enough value to make coming to Hawaii worthwhile. We currently produce our live Hawaii courses twice a year, in October and April, and have added a fifth and sixth day to the course to cover building and operating methane biodigesters.
Most recently we designed and built a Micro Aquaponics System of 64 or 128 square feet of grow bed area, and have published plans costing $99.95 for this system, which can be built for under $700 worth of materials (on the mainland, this is about $9,000 in Hawaii). This is a reply to all the $2,495.00 (or more) aquaponics system "kits" we kept seeing on the internet with only 20 square feet of grow bed area, the sellers of which promised the purchaser they would "grow all the vegetables your family needs". These claims are garbage, because these tiny systems cannot possibly do what the sellers claim. We are offended by them preying on people new to aquaponics who didn't know any better and didn't have any alternatives. Now there's an alternative in the Micro System, and we hope to see these incredibly robust and productive small systems springing up in backyards all over the country as a result.
Contact our friends at
Friendly Aquaponics
Friendly Aquaponics, Inc.
PO Box 1196
Honoka'a, HI 96727