Breaking The Cycle Of Self-Pity: To Taking Control Of Your Life As a boy I struggled with all three of these giants. They particularly played a dominant role in my life when I was nine years old and my parents decided to invite a twelve-year-old boy to live with us. Being super-athletic, on the very…
Why Is It Necessary To Take A Chance? I started playing golf when I was ten years old. As I have grown older my love for the game has continued to increase. One lesson I learned from golf was changing the way I approach certain situations mentally. I believe all golfers can relate to that…
How to Let Go of Negative Thoughts Have you by chance possessed a negative thought? Have you ever before expressed it out loud, even in jest? Some of us have. More importantly, more reguarily than we would like to confess. Adverse thoughts can be harmful not only to our self- esteem, but can begin a…
The Power of Unlearning: How to Let Go of Beliefs to Embrace Success ‘Nothing was ever so unfamiliar and startling to me as my own thoughts.’ Henry David Thoreau My experience with life to this point has taught me a number of things. One of which is that to become an ‘exceptional liver’ it often…
How to gain control over your digital life your universeWhat seems like an eternity ago (but was really only last April ), I wrote about David Armano’s concept of “Sun-Shaped People“, and after getting a chance to watch him present and shake his hand at SOBCon07, I’ve been more than impressed with his uncanny ability…
Why is it that some organizations attract leaders and keep them for the long run, while other organizations attract leaders, and yet discard them in quick and regular succession? For the power of any organization is found within the leaders that are developed and nurtured in an atmosphere of love, respect and the freedom to…
How To Avoid The Leaders Who May Mislead Follow the leader? Sorry can’t always. I must follow my heart. I must trust my conscience. First we must reach into the very depths of our being and ask ourselves the question. For what reason have I been born? For what purpose greater than myself have I…
How to love who you are ‘Love not what you are, but what you may become.’ Miguel de Cervantes I have a simple question for you – ‘What would you do with this life that has been placed within your hands – your life?’ It’s a pretty powerful question to be posed to any human…
How To Avoid Being Hemmed In By The ‘How’ Of Life By Embracing Your ‘Why’ identify my strengths and weaknesses Most people live their lives in the realm of the ‘How’, and only a small percentage ever take time to discover the ‘Why’. This leads them on the road to only one of two places…
Creating An Atmosphere For Your Dreams To Come True I’ve always had a special dream, something that I wanted to do with my life. It was to be a professional speaker, helping people, in some way, make their lives more special. But even though I wanted it really badly, I wasn’t making it come true….
How to become more disciplined Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.(1) As a boy, before the age of 12, I recall never ever wanting to perform in a pleasing manner when it came to doing schoolwork. My work was scratchy, scrappy and plain ugly. The…
How to Practice Powerful Peace, Inside and Out Throughout the years that I have been given plenty of opportunity to maintain a spirit of peace – a state of calm, and a stability that is driven from within, and that remains unaffected by what is happening without. There are so many forces – particularly in…
Nothing ever happens until you and I take action. Positive action. I have a vegetable garden. My schedule will often determine how much time I can devote to the cultivation of my productive plot. However, currently it is bursting forth with new life and fresh and healthy vegetation, but the fact is that if I…
Make a better life by nourish yourself image Many people are largely unaware that the quality of their lives is to a significant extent determined by whether they have a positive or negative self image. The way in which you perceive and feel about yourself is bound to have a considerable effect on whether you…
Why It’s Important to Have High Self-Esteem 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. The True Nature Of Success To me, success that lasts a moment and then turns into…