CHINESE YEAR OF THE DRAGON

If my second niece/nephew arrives on its due date, it will be born into the Chinese year of the Dragon which begins on the 23rd January 2012. According to the Chinese belief, those born in the year of the Dragon are highly likely to excel in life, due to their strong personality and determination. Not a bad sign to belong …

2012 Yearly Planner

Step 1:  Plan time away from your “Regular” environment I know it sounds crazy, but you need to plan to plan.  My advice is book some time away (at least 2 days) from your office and home.  Find a place that inspires you.  For me, the best place to plan is on a mountain top where I have a really …

Has Christmas Screwed You Up?

Would you agree that the two most important days in a child’s year are Christmas and their birthday? And if you asked a kid, “What is the best part of Christmas or your birthday?” most would say, “the presents“. We all love gifts! There is something special about ripping off the paper to discover the mystery that lies underneath. I …

The Faintest Ink Is Stronger Than the Strongest Thought

Did you know that you are 10 times more likely to do something when you write it down? Henriette Anne Klaueser wrote a book called “Write It Down, MAKE IT HAPPEN”.  It’s very true.  And personally, I think it’s far more likely to happen when you add pen to paper as opposed to text to a screen. There is something …

A guaranteed way to become more passionate and motivated

“Extraordinary passion is a symptom of an exceptional mission.” – Robin Sharma   The 2 most important days of our lives are: The day we were born The day we found out why we were born Everyone is born to do something.  Everyone has a purpose. Our purpose is to serve in someway – to add value to our planet or other …

A little but really useful guide to achieving FREEDOM

“The secret of happiness is freedom.  The secret to freedom is discipline.” When I look back on why I started a business, it was because I was after freedom and fulfillment.  Freedom financially – so I could do whatever I want – whenever I want.  I was also after a deep sense of satisfaction and fulfillment from life. It took …

WHY YOU SHOULD TRAIN YOUR KIDS TO TALK TO STRANGERS

When you were a child, were you told to avoid talking to strangers? Were you confident in approaching people or were you shy? What causes this?  Do you think we are born either confident or shy, or is it a result of how we are brought up?  Or a combination of both? I witnessed something extraordinary on the weekend.

Slow Down – We Are Moving Too Fast

We are moving too fast. Our brains are working over time.  Thinking is the biggest consumer of energy. And sadly most of our thinking is scattered thinking instead of concentrated thinking.  That is, we are jumping from one thought to the next. I recently spent 3 days camping with an amazing guy – Terry Hinze who runs a company called …

How you FEEL is more important than what you THINK

When something happens to us that we don’t like, it typically creates a negative feeling or negative emotion (e-motion :energy in motion). Unfortunately we can hold onto this feeling for some time. For example – you park your car for 1 hour and put enough money in the meter to last for that hour.  However, you get caught up and …