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This is the greatest idea of my generation. And every great project or invention starts with a thought, an idea. I learned about it today on FaceBook and then saw an article in my newspaper. So the momentum is growing… I am proud to be alive to have seen this. Watch this video. Watch it all. [...]

Christmas can be a very happy time, for children, parents, whole family groups and friends. Sharing good times, swapping presents and just enjoying the time of giving! But it can also be a very lonely time for some people and this can lead to people feeling down, depressed and even suicidal. I know because I [...]

Wow, is this deep or what? How often don’t we look at someone who is successful, whether in sport, business, music or just in life and wish we could be like them… But how and where to start. Well, they say the best time to buy a house was 25 years ago…. and the second [...]

With the global economy tanking, foreclosures on the rise and unemployment high, many of us are suffering from major anxiety issues…..exactly what one would expect in these trying times. And some of us are more prone to panic attacks than others. I want to share an excellent article from Barry McDonagh, who has taught thousands of people how to [...]

A colleague of mine, Simon Gifford, has developed the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Decision Makers. In this post he talks about the 3rd habit – how visualisation can overcome complexity. As David Bader said: “Be here now. Be somewhere else later. Is that so complicated?” Reminds me of my favourite book of 2009 – The [...]

“I am a procrastinator”……. there now, I have said it, again….seems to be a recurring theme with me and my previous posts on this subject have engendered a lot of interest. And sadly, although I put off doing some of the more important things that I know need to be done, it sometimes takes a ‘push’ from a [...]

How often don’t you hear about the life long benefits of having a mentor, hiring a coach, learning from the masters, looking at who has gone before and following their guidelines, and….. not reinventing the wheel.   Well, one of the master success stories of the 20th and early 21st Century has to be the [...]

Yesterday I wrote about two ways to prevent an untimely death. I have learned that there are four ways to die….. and the first two are when you run out of health and when you run out of friends. Have a look here to read about the first two ways to die. In this post [...]

  It’s a well-know fact that people who are depressed find it hard to get motivated to do stuff – things they would normally do without any effort, become almost impossible to accomplish, because of their state of mind. Depressed people feel that their “Get up and Go” has ” Got up and Gone”. And [...]

What ???- my blog is aimed at helping you live a better life, and here I am about to write about 4 ways to die….? Am I going crazy or what? Well, I have just participated in my monthly workshop with my coach, Raymond Aaron, and one of the things we discussed was this topic, and it was a real [...]

I’ve always believed that no-one can motivate you – only YOU can motivate you… but sometimes it is not easy to get over that obstacle standing in front of you, the one that seems so insurmountable to you right now. When things in your mind are foggy, you can’t see where to go or what [...]

If you’re into self-help, you would realise that there are thousands of products out there that range from hypnosis to subliminal technology. So it’s completely understandable for anyone to dismiss Brain 2.0 as just another run-of-the-mill self-help product lost in the thousands of products available in the market out there. But that’s where you would [...]

Last weekend, I attended a workshop with my Life Coach and Mentor, Raymond Aaron. It was a small group, well, just 48 of his coaching clients and friends here in Sydney, and was a hugely worthwhile weekend. We covered a number of topics, all of which were geared to helping us move our lives and [...]

I was looking for a book in my study this morning and whilst moving some books, a slim blue book fell onto the floor. I picked it up – it has the word rainbow in rainbow colours on the cover – and looked at it closely. Why had THIS book fallen at my feet? I moved outside [...]

We all want to be the best we can be…. Well, I guess most of us do. In my previous two posts I suggested a definition of Success and argued that thinking was our most important role, with the greatest consequences. And then I discussed 8 Mental Laws, that control how we think and behave. And remember that [...]

In my previous post I defined what is Success and discussed the first key to achieving success as THINKING – thinking is the most important job that we all do. In this post I want to cover the second key to personal achievement, by discussing 8 of the 26 Mental Laws, laws that control and direct our subconscious mind, our [...]

We all want to achieve our personal best, don’t we? Otherwise, what is the point? Why are we here? What is the real purpose of our existence? In this and the next 2 posts I want to share what I have just learned from a webinar I listened to tonight. Pretty mind-blowing stuff, and ideas that can help [...]

Your attitude determines how well you will succeed in life. We all know this, yet how many of us use this well know fact to determine our own success? Would you like to be able to instantly acquire a winners attitude? Here is a simple positive habit that will change your attitude in seconds! Pick [...]

Do you have a little idea or, in fact, a big idea, that you think will not get very far? Do you wonder how other people always seem to come up with the new song, the idea for a book, or for a film….and wonder “now how did THEY think of that?” We are all [...]

OK you have probably heard this saying a million times, but today I am going to show you how to greatly improve your life just by utilising the power of this saying. The saying “out of sight, out of mind” is very true.  When something is out of sight, you will often forget about it. [...]

I hope you have followed the first 2 parts of my simple e course to a successful 2011. If not, read part 1 here and part 2 here. You now have a notepad that contains your wish list for success in 2011. You have now defined your goals for success in 2011…pat yourself on the [...]

OK….here is part two of your e-course “Be Successful in 2011″. Read Part 1 here. Let’s do a quick recap of part 1 and see how you did. 1. Make sure you have a yellow notepad (or any other notepad). And carry it with you at all times. Let other people notice it . 2. Did you [...]

Do you want 2011 to be your best year ever? Of course you do! We all want a better life for ourselves and our families. Here is the good news…it’s in your power to make 2011 your most successful year ever. You have the ability to do this, with a little help. Here is even better news. [...]

I have recently appointed myself a coach and mentor, Raymond Aaron. He is Canadian and sends me a short 1 minute video each day to get me going. One of the things I am focussing on is clearing up my ‘messes’, or decluttering my life. I have started and already I feel so much better [...]

Last night I lay awake in bed with a myriad of thoughts and questions rushing round in my head. And then I suddenly had the idea to launch a new blog to answer questions that I was asking myself and hopefully help others who have the same questions. I wrote this at 4am this morning. The [...]

Make it a habit to ask yourself this question every morning when you wake up. “What is the most important thing I can do today that will benefit me, my family, my life, my fellow man, my planet?” Why should you ask yourself this question? Because it matters. Because we live in trying times and [...]

With so much catastrophe and destruction happening in the world around us now – earthquakes, tsunamis and now nuclear reactor explosions in Japan, earthquakes in New Zealand, cyclones and floods in Australia, heavy snow falls in northern Europe and America causing grief, especially to older people, it is no wonder many of us are asking “What is happening [...]

Following on from my post on becoming a better you, I have taken some pointers from Selina Barker  who is Head Coach with Screw Work, Lets Play, a series of motivating posts that I subscribe to. Sometimes the things we most want seem overwhelming to achieve – like finding work we love, starting our own business [...]

Today I attended a seminar that focussed on how you can become better, in fact, how you can become the best, in whichever industry you operate in….whether as a small business owner, a corporate junkie, a consultant, coach, author and so on……how to become a “rockstar” in your industry. Whilst I found the presentation style too full on – it was [...]

What can you do if your boss is a tyrant but you need to keep your job? Here are 6 things an employee can do to resolve this situation and still keep their job. Thanks to Dr John Demartini for these ideas. 1. Identify the key priorities/objectives that the boss is aiming at fulfilling/accomplishing and attempt [...]