Attitude
Why Aren’t You Living Your Dreams?
It’s a pretty safe question to ask because few people are. We all like to dream – on the bus, waiting in line at the supermarket – but most dreams stay just that, dreams. Life isn’t very long. Each year seems to go by more quickly than the last. Time is speeding up. You have…
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Before You Make A New Year’s Resolution…
…remember the resolution you made last year. Did you keep it? Do you even remember what it was? Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. – Sophocles Was Sophocles being harsh above? Or realistic? Resolutions are great, if you make a real effort to keep them. But otherwise…
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It’s Never Too Late
It’s never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot I happened to be visiting a high school for my work when I saw Tommy the Clown in action live. I’d first heard of him when I watched Rize but never expected to see him in person. But there he was.…
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Life Is Amazing
Imagine if birds never existed. Imagine if everything else on earth was exactly as it is except for one thing – no birds. Then imagine if one day, all of a sudden, you saw a bird. That would be pretty amazing wouldn’t it? I mean it would have to be the most amazing thing you…
Read MoreAre You Honest With Yourself? Really?
Sometimes if we want to move forwards we have to take stock of where we are. We have to look at what’s working and what’s not. We have to be honest with ourselves. Brutally honest. This isn’t as straight forward as it sounds. Being brutally honest with yourself can be difficult because we regularly lie…
Read MoreDo You Really Want It? Probably not.
If you really wanted it, you’d have it. Sure you can make excuses about how it’s because of ‘this’ or ‘that’. Probably all perfectly good reasons. But maybe you just don’t want it badly enough. What about if your life depended on it – is there anything else you would do to get it then?…
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Success is…
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill Winston Churchill can say this with some authority. After all he was a washed up ex-British Prime Minister after the Second World War. Although he led Britain, and in some ways the world, through an extremely turbulent time,…
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Compromise On What’s Important
Sure, you can compromise on what you have for dinner tonight, what you watch on TV and who does the dishes. But never compromise on what’s important. And what’s important? Your values. If you compromise on your values then you’re missing the point of being alive. Never give in – never, never, never, never, in…
Read MoreCan You Handle The Truth?
Jack Nicholson was right – some people just can’t handle the truth. In fact most of us have some truth or other that we can’t handle – or choose not to handle – whether it’s about a relationship, your job, your weaknesses, your strengths, your finances, your character, your values, your spirituality… But the truth…
Read MoreWhen To Give Up And When To Carry On
How do you know which is which? You don’t. The only real way to answer this question is in hindsight. And when you’re making your decision you don’t have that unfortunately. The question you should be asking yourself is how badly do you want it? If you really want it then you’ll work much harder…
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The Number 1 Thing That Is Holding You Back
Laziness. Yep, it’s true. It’s as simple as that. You know it deep down even if you don’t like to admit it. If you lined up the 1000 most successful people in the world and asked them what the key to their success was, most of them would say it was hard work (aka the…
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Are You Losing Perspective?
Image: kwerfeldein Ever woken up one day and realised that you weren’t doing what you wanted to be doing? That somehow you’d ended up doing something that you had no intention of doing and you’re not really sure how it happened? Life can be like that. Distractions can be subtle and insidious. We can start…
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This Too Shall Pass
How true this statement is: this too shall pass! Where did this quote come from? There are two popular stories for the origin of this statement. One is from the Jewish tradition and one is from the ancient East. Here’s a quote from Abraham Lincoln who spoke of the Eastern version in 1859: It is…
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What Would The ‘8 Year Old You’ Think Of The ‘Now You’?
Would they like what they see? Would they be pleased with what you’ve become? Would they approve of the decisions you’ve made along the way? Is there anything you’d be embarrassed about? Would you have some explaining to do? Would they respect you now? Would they admire you? The 8 year old you was probably…
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Richard Branson Is A Failure
Richard Branson has lost far more money that most people earn in their entire lives, and yet he is one of the richest people on earth. I recently read his autobiography ‘Losing My Virginity’ and in it he is not shy about talking about his failures, in fact you get the impression he enjoys it.…
Read MoreWhat Would You Die For?
Is there anything or anyone you feel is worthy of that sort of sacrifice? Do you have a passion that you’d go that far for? Recently rising young Rugby League star Sonny Fai was swimming at a New Zealand beach with family and friends. He was a fit, healthy, strong young man and an able…
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This Post Will NOT Change Your Life
The only thing that can change it is you. You have to make change happen yourself. You are the Director of your life. You are the Producer. You are the Lead Actor. You are the Choreographer and Makeup Artist. You write the soundtrack. Your name is next to every title on the credits at the…
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What I Learnt About Fear From Throwing People Off A Building
I didn’t really throw them, they jumped. It’s 192 metres (630ft) to the ground from the jumping platform on Auckland’s Skytower where Skyjump operates. They were attached to a wire which allowed them to travel to the ground in a matter of seconds. During my time working there I was based at the top making…
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First Jobs of 51 Successful People
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu Everybody started somewhere! In fact, almost everyone who has achieved fame and fortune often had very small beginnings (and many of them are actually famous failures!) Check out the first jobs of these famous names: 1. Sir Alex Ferguson – He…
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20 Famous Failures
The famous failures below are now well known and their names are synonymous with success, but it wasn’t always this way. At one point the idea of these people reaching the heights they have reached would have seemed absurd – toally impossible – and yet they did it. Many of them didn’t just fail, they…
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