Be The Fire Of Inspire There is a flame that is lit within my heart every time that I consult with a great mind. It is often sparked by a book, a conversation, a speech, a movie, a song, a scene or even a sign. And if I am ever ready to be lit up…
What is your biggest contribution to life? ‘Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.’ Viktor Frankl To discover what our contribution should be often requires struggle, and many of us wish that the road could be that much easier. But Earl Nightingale…
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 Fall in Love With Work Again Let’s face it: there are times when we just don’t want to do the work. It’s not that we’re not capable. It’s just that we’re either exhausted, frustrated, or have just plain fell out of love with the work that we do. Any of these can happen…
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…
Unleashing Your Inner Drive: The Ultimate Guide to Unstoppable Motivation My friend and fellow blogger Barrie Davenport has just launched a brand new site that is entirely devoted to helping people uncover and live their life passions. I love how she presents this subject with such authority , and so when she asked for an…
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…
Bringing Together Two Worlds Apart The student came to the teacher, and before the student could speak, the teacher asked four words, ‘What do you want?’ The student replied, ‘What do you mean by asking me what do I want?’ The teacher responded, ‘What do YOU want?’ The student replied, ‘I never thought I could…
Abundance Mindset: Ways to Develop an Abundance Mindset I remember the day, at the age of 18, when my boss asked me to walk down the road to deposit $5000 cash into the bank. I refused. He ended up having to drive me to the bank. Why did I refuse? Because I thought it was…
The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation ‘The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.’ Mark Twain There have been short periods in my life where I have found myself employed in a job that I didn’t suit and didn’t like. I didn’t stay there for too long, but learnt…
Is your life going the way you want it to? Do you feel that your life could be better, in any particular area? I have great news for you! You are empowered with 3 tools that you might not even realize that you already have! And the power of these tools, if you practice them…
How To Set Goals And What To Do When You Achieve Them Did not Joseph – the savior of ancient Egypt– spend the good years storing up the excess – to the disdain of many of the people I can imagine, so that when the drought hit there was food enough for all? Did not…
How to listen and communicate with the sound of silence ‘God’s one and only voice is silence.’ Herman Melville Yesterday I took myself outside to the back of my house, which overlooks the beautiful Australian bush, and was met by two colorful lorikeets. As I sat down and simply outstretched my hand in front of…
How To Find Your Way When You’re Lost ‘If we don’t get lost, we’ll never find a new route.’ Joan Littlewood Life is a discovery. Life is a journey. Life takes you places that you and I never planned on visiting. That’s what makes it so exciting. Getting lost can at times lead you and…
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…