How to Expand Your Mind: Magnify your mind and watch your life expand explosively I love my mind. Why you may ask? Because no matter how much I put into it, it never explodes. It is a reservoir that is always thirsty for fresh revelation and new insight. It is hungrier than a lion and…
Loving Yourself: Practice Self-Love Every Day Imagine a world in which you are just lovely to yourself. Imagine if the inner critic transformed into a supportive friend. Imagine if you were to be as kind to yourself as you are to other people. Imagine if you congratulated yourself on what you have achieved, rather than…
Longfellow’s A Psalm Of Life I love to delve into the world of poetry – especially when it is a cold and bleak afternoon where I can cuddle up with a good book. This particular book, that I secured from a second hand bookstore, dated 1909 records the poems written by the American writer Henry…
Living Your Best Life, How To Live Your Life To The Fullest There is one particular aspect of the American way of life that I really enjoy, and that is the fact that it is expected, by those who serve you, that you not only pay them for their service, but that you always add…
The Pursuit of an Optimized Life – How to Live an Optimistic Life The one thing I like predominantly about hanging around winners is that they force me to continue to seek ways to improve. I remember reading about Sam Walton – the founder of the mighty WalMart chain. He would make it his habit…
Self-empowerment: are you at Cause or at Effect? A life with a cause is a life with effect. So let me raise this question. What cause are you living for that is greater than yourself and more expansive than your own personal sphere? It is so easy to be wrapped up in the daily grind,…
I am limitless, my potential for change is limitless I love the word ‘limitless’. It simply means ‘without limits’. The greatest advantage of having a creative spirit is that life is only as limited as your imagination. But if you take time to imagine on a regular basis, your future and the possibilities therein are…
Purposeful Life Lessons from an Eagle’s Perspective Traversing by plane from the Gold Coast to Adelaide, the land below resembled a patchwork quilt of light browns and dark greens that spread in a beautiful pattern all the way to the far horizon. And as I looked at the earth below I was reminded of the…
Is life a balancing act? A young girl asked the tight ropewalker how he first became involved in his current profession. His response was, ‘Can’t remember really, I think I just fell into it.’ Imagine yourself 20 metres (66 feet) above the ground on a platform, as thousands of faces watch and wait for you…
The Lesson From The Man With One Shoe: to start any journey one must take the first step Man walks into shop wearing one shoe. Shop owner asks, ‘Lose one?’ Man answers, ‘No mate – found one!’ Such a simple and comical scene, and yet our world is framed by two such individuals. The amazing…
The Power of Acceptance: Stop Resisting and Find the Lesson – How to Practice Acceptance How do you bounce back from tough times in your life? Resilience, or bouncing back, is an important skill for all of us to acquire and use not only when major disasters hit, but on a daily basis as well….
The Power of Posture: How Good Posture Conveys Confidence and Authority. There have been times in the past when potential clients have put my sales team on the spot by demanding, ‘Convince me that I need….’ whatever product or service they require. They then lean back in their chair as if they are waiting for…
Stop Being a Lone Ranger and Learn the Behaviors of a Cohesive Team What can leadership learn from the loose cannon and the lone ranger? The loose cannon is a person who is expected to perform a particular task, but who is out of control and dangerous. It refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual,…
‘you’ – and your personal niche: How To Find Your Niche Let’s face it. We can’t be good at everything. Each of us has been assigned talents and gifts that define who we are and for what mission we have been commissioned to fulfill here on planet earth. Know your niche, and if you don’t…
It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It People hate to be told what to do. People rather love to be invited. We live in a world full of verbal bullies, and I think it’s high time that verbal bullies should be put in their place and liberty be given a greater opportunity…