Over the weekend I was having a conversation with a friend, Garry. We catch up on a regular basis, and it is great to bounce ideas and thoughts off each other. We have great catch ups, but his attitude is mostly pessimistic, which works well for me, as I can often get a little too [...]

Why you should care about Doing what you love You get one chance at life, and it goes quick. Why spend it doing something you don't love. You spend more time thinking about what you want to be doing, instead of actually doing it. Imagine how you would feel, and the energy you would get [...]

How important are you? I carry a folder in my hand, so I think that takes me to the top of the busy and important list, and definitely makes me feel significant 🙂 What do you carry, a brief case, a piece of paper, maybe a laptop or mobile phone, to make sure you feel [...]

Consider your time, and how you use it, both as an employee, and for you outside of your work, where you can give away your time without much thought at all, and dismiss the value of it completely. As an employee, more often than not, your motivation will be financial, and an extrinsic motivation, where [...]

‘It takes courage to start something, but your actions will change the world’ Several years ago, when I was wearing my fitness hat, I wrote an article similar to this, ‘You Never Know Who Is Watching’. The article was focused on the running and exercise that you do, and the people around you who are watching, [...]

Do you want the best for the little people in your life? Your kids, nieces or nephews. Do you want them to set big goals in life, and do you encourage them to reach for the stars?  I’m almost certain that the answer is yes. Now, and potentially even more importantly, do you set big [...]

What if you thought about starting something or changing some part of your life, and instead of coming up with all the reasons why you can’t do it, what if you only allowed yourself to hear all the reasons why you CAN do it? No excuses! No if, but’s or maybes, and you definitely can’t [...]

What blocks are you unconsciously putting up, that stop you from starting? How often have you tried to start something new, or do something different until you get blocked, or challenged, and you then lose focus on what it is that you’re starting, or you decide it isn’t really that important anyway, and you will [...]

Will you ever be enough? Can I start by saying, you are enough. You always were. In the past you may have tried to do things, and may still be trying to do things, that make your parents proud of you, or you tried to impress your friends in order to fit in, look cool, [...]

Finding You “The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change”. Unknown I am lost. I am without purpose. I am lonely. Who am I? Life’s purpose appears to be relatively clear. Challenge you, push you, then squeeze you until [...]