The Jellybean Principle – Overestimation… The Habit of Disappointment

miWisdom today… The vast majority of people have a natural tendency to overestimate their time, work, energy, decisions and actions. This is known as the Jellybean principle, which is the act of being incapable of estimating correctly how many colored Jellybeans are in the jar.  
Back in high school there was always someone organizing a Jellybean counting competition of some [...]

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When Opportunity Turns to Disaster

miWisdom today… What looks like an opportunity on the surface to progress your life forward may in fact turn out to be a terrible mistake because of a simple yet noticeable oversight. One must therefore learn to always be extremely vigilant, to take into account all possibilities, and to develop the necessary foresight to [...]

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Are You Making the Right Decisions?

miWisdom today… It is not usually the decisions or actions that people regret taking but rather the results of their actions and how these outcomes have impacted the people, events and circumstances of their lives.
On a deeper level of understanding you will find that people wholeheartedly support the decisions that they make and actions that [...]

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Adaptation is the Key to Success

miWisdom today… One must be prepared to do the unexpected at any moment in time in order to get ahead and stay ahead in this world. Whether this means stepping out of one’s comfort zone and overcoming a fear, or it could just be learning to master a new skill for the first time.  Either [...]

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A Pleasant Surprise or an Inconvenience?

miWisdom today… Everyone enjoys being surprised, as long as you don’t pull them out of their comfort zone and put them in a situation where they do something that goes against their nature. People however don’t enjoy being surprised when they have another agenda on their mind. In such instances, surprises can just get in [...]

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Underestimating Our Insignificant Small Decisions

miWisdom today… It was actually the small decisions, those that you didn’t really reflect upon, those that seemed insignificant at the time, those that you felt had very little meaning… Yes it was those small decisions that you made a long, long time ago that are manifesting in your life today.

In what way have the [...]

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The Truth May Not Set them Free!

miWisdom today… One occasionally is left with no option but to bend the truth at times in order to protect others from potential harm.

If I am to be completely honest and upfront with this person how will it effect them mentally, emotionally and physically?
Is this the right time to reveal the truth, or should I [...]

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The Pebble Effect

miWisdom today… It is very difficult to predict the consequences your decisions and actions will have on all those around you despite your most humble of intentions. This is known as the Pebble Effect. Some people’s lives will be touched for the better, while others lives may be thrown into turmoil.

Despite my best intentions, how [...]

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Don’t Throw in the Towel Just Yet!

miWisdom today… When it appears as though you have been suddenly caught in the act (any type of act will do), and the other person seems to know what you are up to, it is not yet time to throw in the towel. Instead go along with what the other person is assuming and slowly [...]

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Planning to Fail

miWisdom today… One must never deny the fact that ones plans may indeed not come to fruition as originally envisioned. One must therefore always maintain an open awareness that life can and usually does present the unexpected, and unless one is willing and able to adapt to these new waves, than struggle will become the [...]

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