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This site is the website of motivational speaker Craig Harper. A constantly updated, one-stop information, inspiration, education and motivation station. Unlike many similar sites, it is a totally free resource for anyone who is serious about moving from mediocre to amazing in any area of their personal or professional life. With hundreds of articles covering a wide range of subject matter, great interviews with cool people and inspirational video posts, there's more than enough brain-food to keep you busy for hours. Okay, days!!
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Craig Harper is a leading motivational speaker and educator. He is a highly sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and professional development. Working with hundreds of teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations on numerous continents over the last twenty years has given Craig a unique insight into, and understanding of, human performance and all its variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire, challenge and make people laugh all at the same time!
 

Renovate Your Life Blog


Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Personal Development Mirth.
Well, if today was the day that you came to craigharper.com looking for some ground-breaking, paradigm-shifting, mind-altering, hard-hitting, life-changing philosophy and insight.... you better look elsewhere.

If it's a slap in the back of the head, a whack with the Velvet Hammer or a kick in the pants you're after, then sadly, (today) I'm not your guy.

Tomorrow possibly, today... nuh.

What started out as an attempt at some form of personal development and educational video-post... seemed to take a left turn before we (the bald man and I) had even started our very cheap camera rolling.

Clearly Johnnie's fault, not mine.
As if it would be me.

After being reviewed by one of my staff who found it to contain absolutely nothing of any self-help value whatsoever... we decided to post the video anyway. If anything, it might teach us that, not only is it okay to laugh when we're at work... it's actually beneficial and kinda worthwhile to have a laugh at ourselves.
Sometimes laughing gets us in that place (emotionally and psychologically) where we start to produce our best... happy people are more creative, more fun to be around, more productive, more attractive and even healthier (yes it's true... happy people are generally healthier).

Perhaps we should take off our grown-up hats more often.... and make fun one of our key goals.
There's a thought.

Sometimes us Personal Development types take ourselves a little too seriously.... occasionally it's not about action plans, to-do lists, ticking boxes or working through our numerous issues, sometimes it's just about laughing yer guts out and having fun for no apparent (or sensible) reason.
Unplanned laughter; give it a go.
Spontaneous fun.
Try it in an inappropriate setting.

An elevator perhaps.

It's a pity we stop doing that (having fun) as we get older... we get too important and mature to be silly. As someone much smarter than me once said:

"We don't stop playing because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop playing"

Periodically us high-achievers(?) are so busy becoming successful that we actually forget to enjoy life. Fun, laughter and play seem to make way for the very serious and sombre business of self-improvement.

Note: Fun is a crucial component of any successful life (irrespective of your other goals).

Some people that I meet seem to have had their sense of humour surgically removed when they became adults.
"I'm too busy to laugh or have fun right now; I'll do it when I'm rich."

Sad.

When was the last time you genuinely laughed until you thought you might die from oxygen deprivation?.... that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Red face, gasping for air, veins sticking out, tears... possibly snot?

Anyway... nuff chat.

Enjoy.

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In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. (Also available on CD).

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Fattitude - Craig Harper
While many books focus on food, Craig Harper teaches that creating life long change is more about the dieter than the actual diet.

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So you've decided you want to get in shape (again) - Craig Harper
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