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Garfield King - Inkings
This podcast is extracted from the radio feature Motivation Minute on Music Radio 97 in Trinidad and Tobago. Written, produced and presented by Garfield King, the programme aired every weekday for 28 years - 1992 to 2020. The content served to remind of what most of us intrinsically know or feel.
Airing early in the mornings, the brief radio messages aimed to encourage the attitude … “It may not be easy, but it’s not hopeless.” ... This podcast aims to build on that ethos.
Theme music - Mike Alleyne
Creativity often comes when we take the uncommon path, break from routine and take the uncomfortable risk.
Acceptance of the facts as they are right now, provides a solid foundation on which to build your strategy for moving ahead.
Sometimes our preconceived notion of what someone is capable of, prevents us from recognising the valuable continuation they have made.
Actively looking for the official accredited information highlighting activities to combat the virus, it might provide the balance and inspiration we need to strengthen our resolve.
Many people, at this difficult time, are doing little things that are having a big positive impact on their families and their communities.
Take a time out to take stock of what you have and where you’re at, your value and what you can be.
It’s difficult to think about the learning and the future benefit when we are in the middle of the pain, but that’s where the treasure exists.
Once you decide something must be done to get back on track, energy should go into solutions.
Having a deadline can be very useful, but a job rushed due to an unrealistic time limit can have negative consequences.
As we begin to realise that others are more like us than different, we are less fearful of them and less doubtful of ourselves.
Belief in our ability to make a difference, to be part of something bigger than ourselves helps to focus on what needs to be done.
Are you moving toward the personal fulfilment you treasure, or are you digging yourself into a deeper hole?
Setting targets just beyond your reach can create a gentle stretching motion that can put you in touch with your goals.
Change can be like planting seeds. The results of our efforts may not be seen immediately.
Lack of understanding can lead to fear or persecution. Getting reliable information and allowing a little understanding, can bring the light and clarity to remove the fear.
A strong relationship is one in which both see themselves as midwives to the persons they wish to become.
Patience allows us to be beyond our limited perspective, providing a glimpse of the bigger picture.
Many issues become conflicts because time is not taken to listen to the other person’s point of view.
Maintaining the awareness that there’s always a way, you’ll be blown away by the results.
Putting all the stories on the table and viewing with considering, we usually end up with a better picture of what's going on.
The next time things seem to be slowing down, it could be an opportunity to prepare for your next big leap.
Experience is always keen to share wisdom and teach valuable lessons, but are we willing to be students?
For things to improve there has to be change and change can be uncomfortable. Temporary discomfort is a small price to pay to make things better.
Getting more information and allowing a little understanding, would likely remove our fear of the unfamiliar.
Enjoy the journey, learn from the experience, the destination will take care of itself.
Stepping out of the shadows of self-doubt can be difficult, but the path can be made less bumpy by remembering your significance and embracing your value.
We are the products of what we choose for ourselves and we have the capacity to make healthy choices. It’s simple, but definitely not easy.
Making the space to pause and focus on where you are, can help to put things in perspective. That can create good heat reduction.
Running from something you fear is not as enjoyable as running towards something you love.
Even brilliant ideas that come in a flash of inspiration, need time germinate and develop.
Messing things up is easy but we’re left with painful long-term effects. Building up and developing can be hard, but we all stand to benefit.
When the path gets rocky, keep focused on the image of your best self and on what you want to achieve
Once you’ve made the decision to improve, don’t put it off with the excuse of waiting for favourable conditions.
Even if what you worry about does happen, with a little help, there are often ways of dealing with it.
Focusing on the things you don’t want, may not be as fruitful as a focus on the things you do want.
We all have the potential to make a difference, but many of us don’t allow ourselves to think about it.
If we choose to accept the responsibility for change, the journey will not be easy and will require careful planning. It’s a responsibility that can benefit every one of us.
Participant of our SPARKS communication training, Shaanta Ramkhalawan, shares a few experiences during the response to the pandemic.
Sometimes all you can say about bad stuff that happened in the past is that you learnt a useful lesson.
Participant of our SPARKS communication training, Attish Kanhai, shares a few experiences during the response to the pandemic.
Participant of our SPARKS communication training, Silvon Glasgow, shares a few experiences during the response to the pandemic.
We recently invited participants of our SPARKS workshop to record and share, an uplifting or encouraging message highlighting their experiences during the response to the pandemic.
Over the next few weeks, some of that sharing will be featured in this podcast. The segment is called, "Helping keep others up."
Life provides many tools for building the pathways and bridges to all sorts of destinations; the challenge is in learning to use those tools as a craftsman would.