THE GOAL, THE EFFORT

THE END OF THE YEAR IS ABOUT TO BE UPON US FASTER THAT WE CAN IMAGINE.

YET,
OUR GOALS DON’T SEEM TO MOVE IN TANDEM
SET FOR THE YEAR END.
IN FACT,
IT IS FALLING BEHIND.

DON’T DECREASE THE GOAL,
INCREASE THE EFFORT.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

YOU DECIDE

DECISIONS, DECISIONS.

BE HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON.
IT IS A DECISION TO MAKE.

YOU DECIDE.
UNLESS, THIS TOO; POISSIBLY
THE LAST BASTION OF DECISION-MAKING…
YOU’VE HANDED OVER TO
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A.I.)

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

STRONG HABITS

IT’S THE WEEKEND
AND IT IS A GOOD TIME TO
REFLECT AND BE GRATEFUL
FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
IN FACT,
ANYTIME IS A GOOD TIME
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING GRATEFUL.
IT IS A GOOD HABIT.

YOU MAY HAVE HAD A CURVEBALL THROWN
AT YOU, BUT YOU CAME OUT STRONGER
BECAUSE
GRATITUDE SITS AT THE VERY TOP OF YOUR LIST OF VIRTUES.
STRONG HABITS CREATE STABILITY
EVEN WHEN LIFE FEELS UNCERTAIN.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

THE TRICK…IS TO START

I AM THINKING ABOUT IT…
IT’S IN MY PLANS, MY GOALS…
I HAVE THE INTENTION TO…
I’M ABOUT TO…
I SHALL…
I DEFINITELY WILL GET ROUND TO IT…
ONCE I’VE CLEARED ALL MY OTHER
PLANS AND GOALS FIRST…

THE BIGGEST SECRET…
FLIP THE SWITCH ON…
PRESS THE “ON” BUTTON (1)…

THE TRICK…IS TO START.
THEN BUILD MOMENTUM.

AN INCH OF MOVEMENT IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN A MILE OF INTENTIONS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

SNEAKY…WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

CAN YOU IMAGINE
BEING FREE TO DO ANYTHING YOU WANT?

YOU’VE DECIDED TO CHANGE COURSE
SOMEWHERE IN YOUR LIFE
AND DO SOMETHING
THAT YOU THINK IS PHENOMENAL,
WHILE OTHERS WILL THINK YOU’VE LOST IT…
AGE HAS PROBABLY CAUGHT ON…
MID-LIFE CRISIS?

LIFE IS WAY, WAY BETTER
WHEN
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT YOU’RE UP TO.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller