May
17
Over the past seven months I have been following Australian teenager Jessica Watson on her solo and unassisted round the world yacht voyage. I actually started following her before she left because I could believe that she was going to…
May
10
Sometimes in the weekend I really just want to sit on my butt. Long weeks and lots of time driving will do that to anyone. There is always stuff to do though and this weekend was no exception – painting…
May
03
Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. Not so cold your breathe turns to ice and amazing colours no man could dream up. Elizabeth Lawrence said, “Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.”…
Apr
26
Instead of working, working towards your goals why not stop, relax, and visualise / imagine having achieved them already. On Saturday I was about to turn the TV on while we waited for friends to turn up. Lauren was getting…
Apr
19
What are you missing out on when you stay as you are? This weekend I didn’t want to get off my backside too much. I’d had a HUGE week and was quite happy to be a sloth. However, things needed…
Apr
12
If you want to be successful you at anything you have to: start with what you have. To often we look outside ourselves for things to help us be successful. We go on a course, or at least look at…
Apr
05
This morning I was thinking about Easter and what I was going to write for the MondayMotivator. The phrase ‘new beginnings’ popped into my head. The question I asked myself was: “Is Easter about new beginnings?” Someone once wrote, “Easter…
Mar
29
I just had a chat with a young guy this morning, who is definitely a guy on the up and up, and part of our conversation was about a sales guy who worked for him. He is a top athlete…
Mar
22
Yesterday my bride and I were discussing values and it begged the question, “What are values?”. If you go to a coach or a counselor you will always be asked about your values and maybe have to write them down….
Mar
15
It’s another Monday morning after a wedding for me. This time it wasn’t mine, it was a friends. A fantastic time, completely different to my own wedding last week. Last week I only mentioned our wedding in passing and wrote…
