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This is the last of the series- and hopefully the most important. Life will be defined by the choices we make all the way along the journey! Who you chose to hang out with will shape you and who you become in life. Who we spend our time with determines what we talk about, opinions … Read moreTimely advice part 5 of 5
Your charm and good looks are not going to cut it! We spend our lives trying to protect and nurture our kids but we are doing them more harm than we are good. If we do everything for them we not helping them learn how to fail, how to work hard, how to actually do. … Read moreTimely advice part 4 of 5
If you searching for something that you love to do – best pack a lunch as its going to be awhile until you find it! We don’t love what we do – we need to do what we love. Don’t focus on what it is that you do – focus on why you want to … Read moreTimely advice part 3 of 5
No one owes you anything! Yip – its the truth. Unless you are a kid living at home (not an adult, a school going kid) the world and everyone else owes you nothing. You see, we spend the first few years of our lives getting given stuff – food, clothes, education etc. This is to … Read moreTimely advice part 2 of 5
The kind of advice we probably need to impart to the sub-30’s School wasn’t your real education – this is a maturation machine – how to prosper or how to succeed is probably not based on what you learnt at school! Learn about yourself and what you can do to improve yourself – make a … Read moreTimely advice part 1 of 5
We often make the mistake of thinking those around us are holding us back. It’s actually the opposite. You see if we didn’t have people around us that actually care about us and provide insightful and honest feedback we would just go off at full speed, no handbrake. Where at first this would seem like … Read moreHow to fly high
Once you have set your goals, forget them! Focus on the process not the result! Spend your time doing more (or less) of what is required to get to the goal. Focus on a system instead of the goal. Learning to do something in pursuit of a goal is the system or method of achieving … Read moreForget your goals
Get someone you know and trust to give you a good slap! This is non-literal so no phone calls with offers to come over and slap me please. It is something that we just need every now and then; a wake up call as such. You see the problem is that when we are a … Read moreA slap from a friend
As strong as steel is a statement we are all familiar with. Yet under certain conditions even steel gives in (albeit at over 1300℃) so we are not required nor expected to be strong all the time. What we do need to do however, is not let anything stop us in our path. Speedbumps and … Read moreBe steadfast
I want to look at when you are on a journey and those around you aren’t on the same trip! What we have to realise is that in order for the journey we are on to be better, stronger and more awesome is unfortunately not the norm to others!Yip, people are not looking to be … Read moreThe negativity of others