Lyn Prats

28/03/2023

💡 Want to make the most out of your home? Check out these 6 home hacks that we just can’t keep to ourselves!
1. Use furniture for multiple purposes – A coffee table with storage, a bed with built-in drawers, and a couch with a pull-out bed can save you space and keep your home clutter-free.

2. Maximize vertical space – Install floating shelves, wall-mounted planters, and vertical storage solutions to make the most of your vertical space.

3. Get creative with lighting – Use string lights, lanterns, and candles to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home.

4. Repurpose old items – Turn an old ladder into a bookshelf, an old door into a coffee table, and old wine crates into storage solutions.

5. Use mirrors to create an illusion of space – Mirrors can reflect light and make any room appear larger.

6. Utilize natural light – Open your curtains and blinds during the day to let in natural light and keep your energy bill low.

Try these hacks and transform your home into a more functional and stylish space! 🏠💡

27/03/2023

Here are a few of my tips to help you to stay focused and be more productive and effective this week.

1. Have a Daily Action Plan!
You don't need a massive game plan for the day, what you need is a simple Action Plan that allows you to focus your attention on the 3 - 5 things you actually need to accomplish during the day. It's all about priorities, so work on the few things which will allow you to make the biggest impact!

2. Set Deadlines!
If you want to be more productive and effective then you have to work to a schedule. You have to give yourself a chance to focus and do what needs to be done within a certain time frame. The good news is that you get to choose that time frame! So start getting into the habit of starting and finishing projects within a reasonable time frame. Then you can move onto the next task or project with a clear mind and fresh outlook.

3. Give yourself time!
If you want to be more effective, then you have to learn to slow things down and be more deliberate in your approach to work and life. Stop rushing around and start giving yourself enough time to gather your thoughts and put yourself in a powerful state of mind. Be in control of yourself at all times!

4. Limit distractions!
You can't be effective in any way if your mind and attention is constantly scattered. Limit your meetings, discussions, social media and any activity that ultimately isn't related to the current task at hand. Give yourself designated times throughout the day to check your social media or call your partner or take meetings. A lack of focus is what kills productivity and effectiveness.

5. Listen!
Open your ears, rather then your mouth. If you learn to listen more effectively you will be able to identify the opportunities and challenges that exist in front of you. You can save a lot of time and stress by learning to listen and pause before you respond thoughtfully.

6. Focus on what you can do!
The most important thing to focus on is what you can do right now with the information you have at hand. Make informed decisions and find a way to move forward. Being effective means you find a solution and don't dwell on the problem and what has already occurred!

- Joe

21/03/2023

Every morning when you open your eyes, take a moment for yourself to reflect on all that you are and all you are becoming.
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Take a moment to meditate and connect with your inner most self and take a moment to think about your vision for your life and what you are creating.
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Take a moment to feel grateful and feel a deep sense of love and peace knowing that you are alive and that you get to experience this day ahead....no matter what it brings!
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Take a moment to smile and accept yourself for all your little quirks and things which make you weird and make you, YOU!
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Take a moment to just think about what you are going to do when you jump out of bed and what you are going to bring to the world that only you can share and deliver!
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Take a moment to visualize and truly feel what it would be like to live your dream and what emotions you would feel and experiences you would have when you make it!
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Take a moment to make a promise to yourself that you will be at your best today and give it your best and when you close your eyes in the same spot in the evening you would have moved so much closer to your grand vision for your life.
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Every Morning that our eyes open to a new day is a blessing and those first few moments, thoughts and emotions belong to you and your beautiful vision for life!

- Joe
 
Originally Written by Joe Duncan

20/03/2023

The problem is, you don’t have any real structure to your life and that lack of structure is causing most of your problems.
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You don’t always need the best plan, you don’t always need to be motivated and pumped up. The main challenge for most of you, is having a daily and weekly structure that allows you to perform in every area of your life.
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Without structure and a framework to work from, you will always find yourself in a cycle of procrastination, lack of production and constant stress.
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That pattern you have started to form over the years can only be broken by developing a structured daily and weekly game plan.
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Start by looking at the day ahead and developing a very simple plan for the day that allows you to function and get things done, while still being able to breathe.
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Have a few simple routines that you follow and live by. The Trick is to keep it simple enough so you can be consistent and over time you’ll start to see the changes you want to see in your life.
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A lack of structure often leads to a lack of focus and discipline and that has a flow on effect in every area of our lives, including how we see ourselves.
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The good news is that, you can make some changes and create some new rules for your life straight away. You don’t need to plan your life or the next month. Just focus on the next day and the week ahead.
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If you can develop a structure for your life and how you operate, you’ll have more energy to do the things you want and be able to be a whole lot more flexible with your time, because you’ll be on top of things for a change.
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Start by having a structure for your days and weeks. The rest will start to fall into place once you start feeling more certain and in control of your life.

- Joe



17/03/2023

13/03/2023

Sometimes you just have to get back to basics, tidy things up and work on yourself before things start to flow again in your life.
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You're not always going to be taking things to the next level, making moves and feeling like you're dominating the game.
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In fact, you'll spend most of your time on this planet feeling out of line and out of sync with yourself and the world around you. That’s just the natural flow of life, that's how we grow and develop - I guess that's why they call it growing pains!
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Sometimes, you just have to stay put, stay in the job you're in and stay where you are for a little bit longer, while you figure things out and build yourself up slowly.
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Although it might seem like everyone else around you is making moves, buying new houses and cars, going on holidays, meeting amazing new people and having a blast, we both know that's not entirely the case. That's social media reality, not actual reality.
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Right now, the chances are you just have to work on yourself. Get yourself right, work on your body, your mind and your soul.
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Right now, you just have to study and develop your skill set and use your free time to become better at what you do, so you qualify for the things you want in the future.
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Right now, things most probably aren't perfect. But maybe you've got to learn a few spiritual lessons and learn how to deal with things and handle yourself when things aren't quite going your way.
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Right now, you might just need a year or two to just go with the flow, recover and heal yourself properly before you jump back in the game!
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We are all at different points on our journey and it takes a certain level of wisdom and awareness to accept what cycle you are in at any moment in your life and accept that sometimes you just have to take a step back and work on yourself before anything else can enter your world.
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Don't be fooled by your own ego or your need to feel significant. Your time will come, but not before you are ready.
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Everything will start to fall into place, when you get yourself right and tidy things up. The flow of energy, love, light, money, creativity and passion will return once you've done your part of the deal.

- Joe

12/03/2023

Quirky, yet both modern and still classy – Grand View Tower’s dressed studio unit shows the busy go-getter and young urban dweller how one can be creative while maximizing living space.
For an in-person tour of our model unit kindly DM me👋 to schedule your viewing.

Lyn Prats
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07/03/2023

Getting and staying motivated is a choice, and to have a lifelong impact, your choices need to become habits.

07/03/2023

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