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Quadrant 1

Q1 and Life Source

Your Quadrant Questions We are constantly developing and expanding the in8model® and as such we have questions that regularly come to us. The ‘Your Quadrant Questions’ program is an addressing of these questions. Please feel free to ask us your burning Quadrant Question and we will do our best to address it. Why is ‘Life Source’ such a prominent consideration for Quadrant One? Quadrant 1 occupies the frontal part of your brain, which is part of the pre-frontal cortex. This…
Mark Postles
January 12, 2018
Why Change DirectionQuadrant 1Your Life

Why Change?

I want to touch on the topic of change and thought that the subject of transformation was worthy of consideration. When we consider the dictionary definition of transformation we find words like - change in form, appearance, nature or character. The operative word here is change. Transformation is the process of change across form – or from one form to another. The in8model is a model of how it is that we transform. For anything new to come into being,…
Mark Postles
October 3, 2017
Quadrant 1Your Life

Trusting The Order In All

It doesn’t take swinging from a trapeze or jumping off a cliff to make transformational leaps in your life. You have opportunities to make transformational leaps every second of the day – every day. In the in8model® I suggest that there are four essential life principles which help to align your perspective and inspire profound transformation. Today we will visit the first one being, the ability to trust the order in everything. It’s a tricky one, isn’t it? With such…
Mark Postles
August 1, 2017
Quadrant 1Your Life

Certainty v Uncertainty

Many people speak of the importance of certainty. They say that to succeed you must be rock sold and certain in your position. They say that you must resolutely ‘hold the line’. I disagree. I suggest that growth happens when we surrender to the uncertainty that lies just beyond the known and familiar. The certainty trap is a state of holding on tightly to the trapeze bar in the metaphor that we spoke of previously. This is a state in…
Mark Postles
July 21, 2017
Quadrant 1Your Life

Living in the Abyss

Life can feel like a series of high wire trapeze swings. Imagine yourself either hanging on to a trapeze bar swinging along or, for a few moments at a time hurtling through space in between the trapeze bars. Most of the time we are tightly hanging on to our trapeze-bar-of-the-moment. These are the behaviour that you call ‘me’. This is your identity. It carries you along at a certain steady rate of swing and you have the feeling that you’re…
Mark Postles
July 7, 2017
Quadrant 1Your Life

Is Your Personality Useful?

It is undeniable that we are engulfed in a rapidly changing world, both local and global. The world is changing and like it or not you are a part of it. At any point of your journey it is useful to reflect on where you are, where you have been and where you wish to be. Are you where you want to be? Is your life where you want it to be? Are your relationships where you would like them…
Mark Postles
June 6, 2017
Quadrant 1Quadrant 2

One Step At A Time

When there seems as though there is too much to do, too many projects to complete and too big of an obstacle to surmount there is a tendency to shrink, throw one’s hands in the air and cry that it’s all too much. This is a common cry from people of all walks of life. In these times I suggest that it is the time to be proactive. Going on the front foot, taking action and empowering yourself can be…
Mark Postles
May 19, 2017
RealityQuadrant 1Your World

Choose your words with care

As a reminder as to how important every word we say to the people we serve a great mentor of mine, the late Dr. DeJarnette made the statement that “Words kill more people than bullets”. Think of the millions of lives that have and are being lost because of the utterances of dictators, despots and duly elected governments throughout recent history alone. Closer to home, think about the impact of the language that you are using on your circle of…
Mark Postles
April 25, 2017
AngryQuadrant 1Your Life

Angry Enough?

Many of us in this politically correct world are trained to believe that anger is a negative emotion. It is something to be denied or at least suppressed or ignored. We were taught to hide it from others and worst still, from ourselves. Anger is seen to be a weakness and in some respects that could be correct. Consider the two perspectives of anger, the one that is reactive to outside sources and the other a considered expression of repulsion. Let’s…
Mark Postles
April 11, 2017