ShareNo personal development instalment (as such) today, just a quick story. I apologise for being a little blogospherically absent lately but I’ve been traversing our vast land to deliver lots of presentations to my friends in the corporate jungle. Tall, Taller, Tallest So, I’m siting on a plane on my way back from Perth and one of [...]
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Life Lessons
ShareStudent or Victim? As we’ve already discovered, in life, there are no failures until we say so. In fact, there are no universal failures at all – only individual responses to certain experiences, situations and events. One person’s failure will be another person’s lesson because we all get to choose what things mean for us [...]
ShareHi Guys, it’s an atypical day here at me-dot-com. No personal development instalment (as such). Instead, an interesting story. A few months ago I happened across a fascinating bloke while doing one of my radio gigs. Before the show, I was informed that I was to interview a guy who has a pretty colourful past [...]
ShareTesticle(ly) Speaking Been kicked in the balls lately? Unpleasant, isn’t it? Of course, there are many ways that one can have one’s balls kicked and rarely does it involve an actual foot or a literal kick. It often comes out of the blue. It’s rarely expected. It’s always painful. And amazingly, it requires no testicles. [...]
ShareA Story About Stories In my presentations, I often choose to teach principles and explain transformational concepts using stories – as opposed to wheeling out some boring old facts, figures and data. While people tend to forget bland information and theories (and therefore fail to take action or gain any benefit), they are far less [...]
ShareTake a Seat I have something to tell you but you best sit down because it might get a little uncomfortable. You ready? Okay, here I go… Not everybody likes me. Shocking, I know. Who would’ve thought? Amazingly, I piss some people off. Wow, I didn’t see that coming. Much. Whether it’s speaking to groups [...]
ShareStory Telling Marketing is a story that clever people tell. The objective of their story-telling is to push a button that makes you and me want to spend money on whatever it is they’re selling. The marketer is all about creating an emotional connection with you because emotional you buys stuff she doesn’t need. Logical you, on [...]
ShareRemember Me? Hi Guys. Sorry I’ve been somewhat scarce lately. I needed a little time out to attend to a few things in my non-cyber world. My business partners (Johnnie and Mikey) and I have been renovating our gym and it’s fair to say that, as a handyman, I’m a good blogger. If you ever [...]
ShareHi Team. The following is a slightly modified extract from my latest book. No Failures? As we’ve already discussed, in life, there are no failures until we say so. In fact, there are no universal failures at all – only individual responses to certain experiences, situations and events. One person’s failure will be another person’s [...]
ShareNot So Smart After All When I was twenty-seven, I thought I knew almost everything. At thirty-seven, it was becoming apparent that I wasn’t nearly as smart as I had originally thought. Now, at forty-seven, I realise I don’t know much at all. In fact, if I stay on my current trajectory, by fifty-seven I [...]
