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Famous for being cut from his high school basketball team, Michael Jordan went on to become the greatest player of all time. Never one to let failure deter or demotivate him, Michael attributes his success to his failures. “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On [...]

Over the weekend we had to go into town. Sydney-town for us is about an hour’s drive from where we live. The route that we usually take is the shortest (in distance and time), but on this particular Saturday, there was an accident so we had to go the longer way…which on this occasion was [...]

I’m told that marathon runners at one point during their race, hit what is commonly known as “the wall”. It’s the invisible point where they want to give up and throw in the towel. It’s physically invisible but very visible in the runner’s mind. Interestingly, this point is a critical place which is about 8-10 [...]

Do you remember your parents or school teachers telling you to choose your friends wisely? That concept didn’t end after you left school. Friends can either push you forward or pull you back…just as they did in school. You know what happens when you hang around the wrong crowd, right? TIP: You can look at [...]

I totally believe that the bigger the problem you’re facing, the bigger your destiny. The only reason your tough season is prolonged is because whatever humungous future awaits you, you are being groomed, positioned, prepared, toughened up, soldiered up, matured up, and toned up for what is about to take place. So don’t fret if [...]

….at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.” – Alexander Graham Bell When a season or a chapter of your life is over you will know it. You push and push but nothing seems to work. There’s no peace, there’s no ease, there’s no happiness. It causes [...]

“I love the man who can smile in trouble, gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine Smile. Gather strength. Grow brave. <— this is how you deal with problems, challenges, and circumstances that is trying ever so hard to knock you down.

At the beginning of the year, I had 2012 all mapped out. The plan was laid out, the vision casted, the mission ready to execute. Then it all went pear-shaped. Wrong roads. Distractions. Diversions. Mishaps. Accidents. Unexpected detours..and it’s only June. As tough as it gets when things don’t go to plan, I must admit [...]