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Chief Genius Albert Einstein said, “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” Why Albert, why? Because people will let you down; sometimes because they just do, & other times because we have high expectations of people, including friends & family. As for “things”, well…the [...]

If you are still having trouble working out your goals or just can’t be bothered because you think it’s too overwhelming, here’s an idea. It’s something I read by speaker & author Michael Hyatt. You can read his blog here. “If you could fast forward to the end of 2012, how will your life be [...]

We all know the story of David & Goliath. It’s where the little dude kills the big dude with a sling shot. Pretty cool story. It’s actually true – you can find it in the bible in 1 Samuel chapter 17. As I was re-reading this story not long ago (I have some giants to [...]

Despite all of the factors that affect our lives—like the kind of parents we have, the schools we attended, the part of the country we grew up in—none has as much potential power for affecting our futures as our ability to dream. Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead. [...]

I’m  not a big exerciser other than walking 50mins most mornings with my wife, and another 30mins in the evening in the warmer months. I try to cycle when I can, but lately that has been a non-event. But there is another form of exercise I read about recently which I would like to promote. It’s [...]

A Harvard study found that the more long-term your thinking is, the more successful you will be in life. And the more short-term your thinking is, the less successful you will be. Unsuccessful people tend to only think about the here and now, what feels good now, what’s nice to have now. They don’t think [...]

I have a mate who loves to participate in charity cycling events. It’s the races that go for days & days. Craig has a day job, but he just has a passion for cycling for a cause. In preparation, he would train. He would go some crazy hours on the bike each day to build [...]

Former San Fransisco 49ers  wide receiver, Jerry Rice, is one the greatest receivers of all time. But he also was well known and had a reputation for having the sharpest uniform on the field. No, it wasn’t because he was fanatical or fussy about how he looked, but he had to have everything about his [...]

They say that the American President is the most powerful person in the free world. I would not blame you if you look at any President, Prime Minister, or even CEO’s of the Fortune 500 companies, and say, “I could never be the President…I could never be the CEO…I’m just me.” Below is a list [...]

An American businessman took a vacation to a small coastal Mexican village on doctor’s orders. Unable to sleep after an urgent phone call from the office the first morning, he walked out to the pier to clear his head. A small boat with just one fisherman had docked, and inside the boat were several large [...]