5 ways to increase productivity for reading books Want to read 20 books in one year? Just read. Want to write a book this year? Pick up a pen and set a goal and don’t quit until you get there. Want to run a marathon? Buy a pair of shoes and run the first mile….
To be successful you must first think success good thought During the Christmas period, amidst the opening of presents, the singing of carols and the enjoyment of Christmas lights, I found myself engrossed in a book written about the life of one of the greatest men who lived last century, Winston Churchill. As my children…
where there is renewed vision, depression flees in defeat When one of my business relationships failed and I resigned as director of the company, my life plunged into despair and misery. In retrospect, I can now see that I was in fact going through a period of mourning. There had been a death of a…
Constant lives live excellent life Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip… The incessant dripping of water on the stone below ultimately carves a hole in the hardened object, just as a sculptor would carve a beautiful statue from an inanimate piece of rock. It is the day by day, hour by hour and minute…
Victim Mentality vs. Victor Mentality I recently received this email from a wonderful woman, Katherine Merry. I just had to share it with you because it absolutely and completely inspired me. Katherine is not a victim. She is a victor. May her story inspire you… I was so happy to see this newsletter today! I…
the defining force of the goal Through a suggestion from my Texas mate Pete Billac, I had just acquired an incredible list of U.S. radio stations which was going to greatly help me. But one of the nagging challenges that I was fighting with was how I was going to translate all the information I…
the construction of an achieving personal goals I had another article that I wanted to present to you today,but after attending a goal setting seminar myself today I gathered some tremendous information that I think will be beneficial to you at present. Being in the midst of a goal that is streeeeeetching me at the…
Whys and hows of efficient living It was in the middle of my interview with Robyn Pearce, where we were discussing the various strategies and techniques that would assist our readers in becoming better time managers, that I came up with the statement ‘efficiency breeds super-sufficiency’. You see, that is why I love hanging around…
learn and thrive to continue to pursue your dreams 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 you…
Full Self-esteem ahead: Take steps to feel better about yourself…! The more I study successful people, the more I realise that success, or rather success as we perceive it and have thrust upon us via the media, is an incredibly fleeting thing. To me, success that lasts a moment and then turns into devastating defeat…
If you wish to maintain a flow of happiness in your life, then make it your number one priority to be a giver In the actor Kirk Douglas’ book ‘My Stroke Of Luck’, where he recounts his battle and victory over a stroke, he shares the following powerful truth: ‘The world is filled with people…
The life personal growth ideas for yourself ‘The wise only possess ideas…the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.’ SamGROWTH OF AN IDEAuel Taylor Coleridge(1) Throughout the history of mankind, ideas, and the ready application of those ideas have always separated those who ‘were’ from those who ‘will be’. Only those who have embraced…
Determine to fulfil your destiny and you will never be destroyed by defeat My grandad, whom I always knew as Tom, never talked much about his wartime experiences. He served in the RAAF during the Second World War. He trained at Townsville and Evans Head in Queensland to become a rear gunner in one of…
The importance of living a balanced life 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…
Are you back into a corner and your mind tries to convince you that there is no way out It is within the walls of your mind that the battles are fought. And it is within the battlefield of your brain that victory is snatched or the pain of defeat is created. This is the…