- A Letter from Young Me to Old Me
Dear Old Me, Hi. I hope this letter finds you (I mean me) well. I hope you're (I mean I'm) looking after my (our) body (okay, I'm seven and confused) and I bet you're (I'm) really loving being a professional footballer, rock star, fireman, racing car driver, stunt man and astronaut. It must be fun. I can't wait. - Grooming Our Kids for Failure
I worry that by building these weird academic environments where 'everybody passes' and nobody gets and 'F' - Seventy Five Years Young And An Amazing Exercise Program
Here.. take a peek at Tom's training schedule:10 minutes stretching - daily200 push-ups - dailyBeach swim - daily (regardless of water temperature)700 sit-ups - dailyGym - 3 to 4 days per week (heavy weights)Runs - 7 to 8 kilometres every day (4 - 5 miles) - A Personal Mission Statement
Don't let anyone tell you who or what you should be or become. Listen to them, consider their perspective, be respectful but think, decide and do for yourself. One of the problems is that some of us constantly look to others for approval and validation we want to become the person we're expected to be. - A Mildy Amusing Story About Fear
A certain level of fear is healthy (smart even) but a life limited, or even controlled by fear is tragic and too many (lives) are. - Beauty and Then What?
Welcome to 2007; the time when more people than ever, with absolutely no medical conditions or sicknesses, are taking themselves off to the operating theatres of the world and paying rich surgeons a fortune to be sliced, diced, nipped, tucked, sucked, stretched and implanted. Then What? - Too Much Talk Not Enough Action
Too many of us spend too much of our life stuffing around not doing the things we know we should. We talk about what we want and how we're going to get it we just never seem to do it. We talk ourselves into inactivity. We continue to find new and interesting reasons for not changing. - A Letter to all Blokes.
"Show me someone who has no fear.. and I'll show you an idiot." (C.Harper, 2007) - What Really Matters
One short phone call made me realize how un-important my to-do list was. Instantly I had all the time I needed because my little brother was dying in hospital. No time issues, no motivation issues, no hurdles. Nothing or no-one would stop me from going to be with him. Suddenly all that really mattered was my friend. - Sand Between my Toes
Sometimes no plan is the best plan. Sometimes 'nothing' is exactly what our body and mind need. - Exploring the Concept of True Self
Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up in his hand and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung - Denial - It's not a River in Egypt - It's Just a Bad Habit
Lately I've spoken to a few people who have amazed me with the skill they have to consistently avoid personal responsibility of any kind. They possess an incredible ability to ignore what is glaringly obvious to the rest of the world; that they are lazy, deluded, irresponsible, excuse-making procrastinators and that they are living in denial and no, not the Egyptian one. - The Seven(teen) Habits of Highly (In)effective People
Okay, here we go; my seventeen anti-personal development gems for those people who seem curiously desperate to fail and extremely determined to find a way and a reason to do it. - The Art of Connection
Some people don't 'get' that using the same communication style day in, day out for every person, every conversation and every situation is dumb (and completely ineffective) yet that's what many people do. Forever. And then they wonder why they constantly have people problems. - Are You Wearing Cheese... Or Do You Always Smell Like That?
So there I was today, minding my own business, when a lady that I trained ten years ago came into the centre.
You know what I'm gonna say right?
I know you'll think I'm fibbing to make a funny post.. but I'm not. - The Art of Completion
In a way, gym owners rely on the fact most people won't (typically) follow through with their intentions or plans. They (gym owners) know that most people will make a decision, start the process and then, for a range of reasons, lose momentum, gradually decrease attendance and then stop all together but fortunately for the gym owner, the same person will front up in a year (or so) and repeat the process because they "are serious this time". - Different Creates Different
If you want to experience different, YOU need to create it. That's right you. Not your therapist, not your partner, not your parents, not your doctor, not Oprah, not Dr. Phil and definitely not me.It's all about YOU. - Are You Wearing Cheese or do You Always Smell Like That?
So there I was today, minding my own business, when a lady that I trained ten years ago came into the centre. You know what I'm gonna say right? I know you'll think I'm fibbing to make a funny post.. but I'm not.Not only did she try to kiss me on the lips but she held my wrist as she did it.What the heck is that!!?I felt violated - Keep Your Thin Creepy Lips to Yourself
Did you know that a lot of weirdos have been incredibly successful people apparently some weird, famous painter bloke hacked of his own ear. And recently some weird, squillionaire, pop-star hacked of her own hair. I have five questions to measure your weirdness - Personal Development Fraud (part two)
Today I thought we'd discuss some of the key Personal Development fallacies, self-help myths; call them what you will . but they inhabit the pages of many books and the teachings of many people who (I believe) should know better. - Personal Development Fraud (Part One)
Personal Development gurus have just as many issues, fears, insecurities and flaws as the next person; they just hide it better! - So, You've Decided to Get in Shape Again (Part Three)
Continuing this three part series on 'What if losing weight ain't that complex?'While I acknowledge that losing weight isn't always a piece of cake (literally or metaphorically), I also know that it isn't as difficult as many people make it out to be. After all, if losing weight was simple and straight forward (energy in verses energy out, for example) then maybe we wouldn't need all those diet books would we?Mmmm. - So, You've Decided to Get in Shape Again (part two)
In fact I'm sure if I went into the lab, put on my white coat (ok, it's beige) and gave it a good shot, I could find a definite correlation between the increase in the number of diet books on the market and the rising levels of obesity. - So-You've Decided to Get in Shape-Again (Part One)
Following are some common sense suggestions based on twenty five years of helping people create positive physical change. - The Incredible Relationship Between Our Mind And Our Body
The doctor and a radiologist friend took the patient into a darkened X-ray room, had him remove his clothes and stand still for a couple of minutes while he had the 'treatment.' The 'treatment' had been to make an X-ray machine hum loudly without actually doing anything- - If I was the Boss of the World
Perhaps we should replace (some of) our leaders with a bunch of kids for a year or two and see what happens.Maybe we'd all have to play together because. "that's the new rule." - What if Today's the Day?
What if today we did the things we need to do instead of the things we want to do?If you so choose today (this moment) can be a turning point in your life.It can be the start of something amazing.or it can just be another day. - Where did the Dreamer go?
Life has a great way of sucking the creativity energy out of you, if you let it. So how can you turn it around - It's Not About My Biceps After All
As a fat kid I would dream of having a physique like a Super Hero (as most boys do). I figured that if I was built like Superman then chicks would dig me, guys would be in awe of me, I'd be incredibly popular, life would be great and of course, I would have no problems.One day the fat kid had been replaced by a large, muscular, lean.. insecure, dysfunctional, obsessed adult. - Loving the Now
Have you ever met anyone who is so focused on their future . or so angry, bitter or resentful about their past that they never seem to enjoy their now? - HEY! Can't You Shut Those Kids Up?
Stress isn't about situations; it's about us in the situation. - Beliefs
Whether or not we succeed often has little to do with talent, situations, circumstances or opportunities and plenty to do with our beliefs. Beliefs about what we can or can't do. Beliefs about what we do or don't deserve. Beliefs about how others see us. Beliefs about our ability. Beliefs about relationships. Beliefs about other people. - The Psychology of Weight-Loss
Getting in shape is more of an internal process than it is an external one. When we get the internal stuff right the external change is merely a (positive) by-product. - The Science of Success
If, like me, you have a propensity to spend inordinate amounts of time navigating your way around some of the squillions of personal development / motivational / inspirational / be-your-very-best-in-next-to-no-time sites, then you've probably found a massive amount of repetition, fluff, feel-good, mumbo-jumbo crap and the occasional valuable article. - Craig Goes to Blogger Kindergarten
Sometimes the best opportunities and lessons come from the least likely places. - Already There - Just Didn't Realise
One of the problems with some Personal Development students is that they are so pre-occupied with creating their amazing future that they don't really appreciate, or let themselves enjoy, their pretty-darn-good 'right now.' Considering that we live in the present and never in the future, it's a good idea to be able to enjoy the here and now (while still having goals and dreams for the future).
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