How To Fight For What You Want (And Ultimately Get It) There have been times in my life – as I reflect upon it I am sad to say– that I have been a coward. But then there have been other times, more in comparison I am proud to say, when I have risen to…
The Power of Definite Chief Aim: Unlocking Your True Potential Now I realize that in asking this question I may be preaching to the converted but even the most knowledgeable motivational enthusiast can’t turn down the opportunity to revisit this all important concept. After all, we’re supposed to belong to the 2% of the world’s…
The Secret to Living a Happy, Fulfilling 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 to regularly visit his competition,…
Embracing Resilience and Purpose: Unpacking the Big Ideas of ‘Thick Face, Black Heart Allow me to share what I feel are some of the best quotations from Chin-Ning Chu’s book, Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life. Great insight. Great wisdom. Dwell on each phrase. Chew slowly….
The very act of creation might be defined as inventing something new, making something from nothing. Mining the daily realities of our lives for creative opportunities, we teach our children to do the same. We can find fun in unlikely places as we approach seemingly humdrum activities with joy and imagination. Dealing with boredom and…
How to be Successful in Life? 2 Keys for You! Hugh Holger writes of his experiences gained from crossing the Sahara desert five times, in Timothy Freke’s book ‘The Way Of The Desert’. He recounts that ‘You need to know what you are doing. One small fault with the truck and you’re finished. But if…
Essential 12 Rules For Success In Life Just this last weekend I stayed at one of the Marriott Hotels in Sydney and came across Bill Marriott’s Twelve Rules Of Success. He wrote: My father often said, “Success is never final.” After hearing the stories of our Marriott associates, it’s easy to see why this is…
Mission Impossible: Turning the Impossible into Possible When the Wright brothers pronounced that they would be the first humans to fly, many people said that humans could and would never fly.”This time, they carried the glider almost to the top of Big Kill Devil Hill. ‘Ready?’ asked Orville. ‘Ready,’ replied Wilbur from his prone position….
Self-Improvement: Myth or Reality? Unveiling the Truth Behind Personal Growth A few weekends ago, my wife, Rachelle, and I had one of ‘those’ conversations… Anyone who has been married for a while automatically appreciates the perennial sex-money-parenting challenges inherent in marriage. Rachelle and I do a pretty good job of communicating on these issues. Still,…
Treading Your Own Path Take a path less travelled by others and tread your own. Oh you may have to break open virgin territory that requires the use of a machete or a front-end loader, but that is the way of the pioneer. That is the trek of the adventurer. They don’t want to take…
Transforming Adversity into Opportunity Born profoundly deaf, Stephen J. Hopson didn’t let that stand in the way of fulfilling his dreams. His mother taught him to speak at home and sent him to public school. He attended college and landed his first job on Wall Street at a major New York bank. Ten years later,…
If you want to become full let yourself be empty, if you want to reborn ket yourself die, if you want given everything, give everything up? ‘Empty your purse into your mind, and what is in your mind will fill your purse.’ Benjamin Franklin There have been a number of times throughout my adult life,…
‘All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.’ Benjamin Franklin There are those amongst us who are stuck. Stuck in tradition. Stuck in their ways. Stuck in comfort. Stuck in religious thought-sets. Stuck in bad habits. Stuck in mindsets. Stuck. And there is a…
In order to move forward in life, to achieve your God-given goals and the destiny that is yours to fulfill, there needs to come a point in your life where you stand up straight, in the face of opposition, impossibility and whatever else stands in your way from being all that you were created to…
How can I go far beyond my thinking capability? ‘Aim beyond what you are capable of.’ Paul Arden Each of us has been endowed with gifts and talents peculiar to any other person, and you and I don’t have a clue of what we are capable of until we try. Someone once challenged me to…