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….You develop from ALL the negatives. Process for progress. So don’t give up. It will become clear very soon.

There is no escaping the natural law: you sow what you reap. When we hear or see this “saying”, we automatically think of it as a punishment of some kind. But in reality, it works in all parts of life, even in the good. Below is an excerpt from a blog post I’ve “borrowed” (yes, [...]

I’ve got to say that one of my favourite sports is snowboarding. When I was first learning to snowboard, we were taught to point our body in the direction we wanted to go (down the slope that is) & somehow, through the weight of my body shifting to one side, the board slowly turned & [...]

Don’t be mistaken, life owes us nothing. Sometimes we sit still with a bad attitude, hands under our bums (can i say bum in a blog?..oh well, I just did) & expect things to turn around for us because it’s “what’s fair” & eventually do nothing but accept “my lot in life”. Bad things happen [...]

Don’t be scared to dream big in twentyTwelve. Set goals that require that extra special something for them to be achieved, & on the way you’ll accomplish things you never thought you could. “Being REALISTIC is the most common path to MEDIOCRITY…” – Will Smith When someone says to you, “get real!”, just say “no [...]

In the 1920′s, Ernest Hemingway was working hard perfecting his craft, when he lost a suitcase containing all his manuscripts. The devastated Hemingway couldn’t conceive of re-doing his work. Understandably he could think only of the months he’d devoted to his arduous writing – and now it was all for nothing. Relating it to today, [...]

I trust you had an exceedingly abundant, blessed-beyond-measure kind of Christmas with lots of food, drink, gifts, laughs, relaxation, friendships & love. In a nutshell, this is what you call LIFE. Let’s make this kind of life our goal for twentyTwelve, shall we? If you recall, last week I talked a lot about using your [...]

Mediocrity is the easiest habit to form. No thinking required. No pushing required. No energy required. No risk required. It’s comfortable. It’s nuetral. You don’t move forward or backward. You stay where you are. It’s safe. It sucks. “If you take one lick from the lollipop of mediocrity, you will suck forever.” – Overheard Don’t [...]

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 [...]

This awesomely encouraging blog post below is one I have borrowed from success & business coach, inspirational & motivational speaker,  & author Dr. Dave Martin. Don’t worry, I’ll return it to him. To read the blog from his site or to subscribe to his blog (which I recommend), you can do so by clicking here. [...]