About This Site. 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!!
Enjoy.
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Public Speaking Workshop
- Craig Harper
If you've ever
thought about becoming a professional speaker or
improving your public speaking then this is the workshop
for you.
Life Coach & Mentor - Craig Harper
If
you are interested in maximizing your potential,
stepping out of that 'holding pattern' and being
privately coached by Craig click here.
Business & Career Coach - Craig Harper
If your a personal trainer, gym owner or studio owner who is interested
in growing your business and/or your career, then mentoring with Craig
could be a valuable part of your overall success strategy and
professional development journey.
Body Composition Analysis
- Craig Harper
Craig's
Qualified Exercise Scientists can provide you with a
complete Body Composition Analysis in just 30
minutes.
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. This book is perfect for people who have a
history of 'almost' getting in shape.
In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. Many of us have a curious
ability to be able to get in shape for events (weddings, parties, reunions
and birthdays), if only we'd get in shape for life.
Food, Exercise, and Lifestyle
Diary -
Craig Harper.
If you're serious about your training,
nutrition, and lifestyle - Craig Harper's training diary is an invaluable tool.
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!
What an amazing response we've had to Gill's story.
Heading towards one hundred comments and Darrell is now the most successful writer on craigharper.com (still no issues here) and we've seen an incredible outpouring of heart-felt love and support for Dasha and his boys.
Ya gotta love lovedon'tcha? Maybe the Beatles were right.
Isn't it great that so many people from so many places can come together (blogospherically) and connect and reach out to someone else.
No agenda, no ulterior motive. Just love, compassion and care.
Nice.
Sometimes us personal development types need to take off our high-achiever hats for a minute and put on our compassionate human-being hats (yes we can wear both but periodically we lose perspective about what is really important).
Sometimes we're so busy striving for amazing... that we ignore (or don't see) the incredible that we have right now.
When we strip our existence here on the big blue ball down to the bare bones, we don't reallyneed stuff (I'm not talking about food and shelter; I'm talking about toys, trophies, excess), we need to love and be loved. To be needed. Wanted. Desired.
We pretend we don't. We try and convince ourselves and others that we don't. But we do.
The irony is that some of us spend a lifetime accumulating stuff which doesn't make us happy, fulfilled or 'successful' anyway... then we come the full circle and say "all I want is someone to love me."
So many people tell me that they had success (the love of someone special) but didn't know it, see it, appreciate it, enjoy it. It came to an end (for whatever reason) and then all that mattered was to get that (affection, attention, love, person) back.
Pity we (sometimes) have to lose something/someone to know what we've got/had.
Try and find someone who is totally unloved and happy... good luck with that. You'll be looking for a long time.
Wanna find someone who's poor and happy.... no problem. Someone who's fat and happy... no problem. Someone who's physically or intellectually handicapped and happy... no problem.
Someone who is intelligent, wealthy, good looking, unloved and happy... nuh. Ain't gonna happen.
We know that success is different things for different people... but perhaps the closest we can get to a universally acceptable definition of success is simply to love and be loved. Full-stop.
"Oh yes Craig but life's not that simple."
Well maybe life is that simple... maybe we make it complex. Maybe us self-helpers (sometimes) miss the point.
Yes we live in a practical world where dead-lines need to be met, boxes ticked and bills paid, but perhaps when we step away from our practical commitments and to-do lists, the emotional reality of the human experience (we are largely emotional beings) is that we are simply happiest when we love and are loved in return.
Maybe sometimes we do complicate the simple. Maybe sometimes we do overlook the obvious. Maybe sometimes we do invest our energy in the wrong place/s.
Maybe Great-Grandpa and Grandma Harper who never read the Seven Habits (no dis-respect to SC), never had a 'property portfolio', never had six percent body-fat, never attended a workshop and never owned a house on the beach but just happened to spend fifty-something happy, loving years together... maybe they (along with Ringo, Paul, John and George) understood (and lived) what we sometimes overlook; success is not a head thing, it's a heart thing.
While I'm not so ideal or naive as to suggest that success (happiness, fulfillment, contentment) is all about love... it's my contention (your honour) that maybe it is the most important ingredient.
Love your thoughts on the matter. You know the drill...
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Motivational
Speaker - Craig Harper Craig Harper is one of Australia's most respected
motivational speakers and educators. Some of Craig's recent clients include:
"We had our annual
conference over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th Feb, 2008 and we had
Craig Harper as one of our presenters. He was wonderful, funny and
professional, and he got our message through to the staff in a positive
and fun way. He was loved by all!"
DVD
- Renovate Your Body - Craig Harper
In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. (Also
available on CD).
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.
Food for thought
- Craig Harper
In this book, Craig Harper
walks the reader through his 21 rules to Permanent Weight Loss.
So you've decided you want to get in shape (again)
- Craig Harper
Imagine a pocket-sized fitness book that takes just twenty minutes to
read. Craig Harper addresses the REAL getting-in-shape issues.
DVD
or CD - Renovate Your Body - Craig Harper
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Telstra
ANZ Bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
National Australia Bank
Corporate Express
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Department of Infrastructure
Department Planning and Community Development
Simplot Australia
Porter Davis Homes
Rothschild Merchant Bank
Royal Children's Hospital
Fernwood Fitness Centres
Flour Daniel
Brivis
Sensis
Western Water
South East Water
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here.Some nice words about Craig:
"We had our annual conference over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th Feb, 2008 and we had Craig Harper as one of our presenters. He was wonderful, funny and professional, and he got our message through to the staff in a positive and fun way. He was loved by all!"
Ally Memic, IMCD, Australia