Sliding into the Weekend
Hello Rock Stars. I hope you’re enjoying your Friday and sliding into the weekend with a smile on your dial. I was chatting with someone yesterday who had an amazing ability to complicate the simple and make the easy, hard. What an exhausting (and unnecessary) existence that is. And what an exhausting (and unnecessary) ten-minute encounter that was for me. Make sure you’re not that person won’t you? No post (as such) today, just a little housekeeping, a few things to fill you in on and a thought-provoking question.
Renovate Your Life
Next weekend (May 29 – 31) is our two-day, live-in RYL program here in Victoria. We still have a few places available, so if you’re in need of a little motivation, inspiration, education and transformation, get on board! If you’ve been “about to change your life” for far too long, then this is the program for you. Learn more about RYL here. Hope to see you there. To my U.S. readers who keep asking me when I’m coming to the States to run a program, we’re working on it. I would love to come but there are a few challenges in putting together such an event from a squillion miles away. Having zero profile in your country also makes things a little… tricky. We are considering partnering with someone from the U.S. (individual or organisation) to help make the idea a reality, so (1) if you like what I do here on the site (2) if you have a gift for the entrepreneurial and organisational and (3) if you’d like to explore the possibility of a business partnership (of sorts) with the ex-fat kid, drop me a line via email. It’s okay if I stay on your couch right?
Blogging Workshop?
Lately it seems that every man and his dog wants to create their own blog. And why not; it’s a great medium for connecting with the masses, it’s practical, immediate, fun and free(ish). Every week Johnny and I receive a bunch of emails from people who want help, direction and advice about creating a successful blog. So the Bald Man and I thought that we might combine our collective skills and experience to conduct a three-hour (ish) “Introduction to Blogging” (or something along those lines) workshop. While we will conduct the workshop face-to-face here in Melbourne, we thought we might also run it as a webinar (on-line seminar) so that anyone, anywhere in the world can get involved and sit in our cyber-classroom. It’s just an idea at the minute but if there’s enough interest, we’ll run with it. If you’re vaguely interested, email us or let us know via the comments link.
New Site
Speaking of website development… I know it’s a long time coming but our new website will be up soon. I’ve seen the working prototype and it looks freakin’ amazing. Not being the tech guy on the team (okay, massive understatement), I didn’t really comprehend the magnitude of the task. Apparently transferring nearly a thousand articles, a bunch of videos and several million words from this site to the new one is not a five-minute process. Who’da thunk? Stay tuned.
Question of the Day?
Periodically I will ask a question of the day. This will be an opportunity for some of you to share a little of your own life philosophy (experience, thoughts, ideas) with a large audience (panic not) and to inspire, motivate, educate and possibly enlighten the rest of us. Last Friday we opened the door on the “what gems did your parents teach you as you were growing up” conversation and we got a bunch of great feedback. So off the back of that, today’s question is…
Q. What are the three most important (valuable, non-negotiable) lessons that you (as a parent) will teach your children?
Even if you’re not a parent, I’m sure you have an opinion. While it’s certainly not a competition, I will be sending out a book or three for the contributions that push my buttons. The most.
Have a great weekend guys and share your thoughts on all the above by clicking on the comments link below…
Ciao x
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Please sign me up for the blogging workshop webinar – it sounds great.
Three things I’d like to teach my boys:
1. Do you best at everything you do.
2. Life is a journey not a destination.
3. You get back as much as you put into something.
Hey Craig,
The three most important lessons I hope to pass on to my children (if they are listening and observing) are:
1. Who cares if I am proud of you? Are you proud of you? Don’t spend your life pleasing me, spend your life living your life and I will spend my life loving you for fulfilling your own dreams and goals.
2. You can never love someone too much.
3. It’s not my (or anyone else’s) job to make you happy. Being happy is your responsibility… so just be happy – smile until you feel happy.
Enjoy.
1. Listen. Really listen, so you actually hear. Just because someone is older than you doesn’t mean they haven’t a clue (they have been there too)
2. Integrity. I cannot stress how important this is. Be honest to and about yourself, and towards others. It does matter.
3. Appreciate your friends and loved ones. We all know how fast accidents can happen and take away those we care for. Enjoy them while you can.
Andie…Melbourne.
I have a teenage daughter and I wish for her to understand that it is important to:
love herself – have good self image, independent of what others think
be kind to others, especially those in need
be happy! we only get one go at life, might as well enjoy it!
Have a great day, everyone!
Three things I would teach my children…
Don’t let fear stand in the way of doing what you want. You’ll end up wondering what happened to all that time!
You ALWAYS have a choice of how to act in ANY given circumstance. That is your greatest power. Use it well- if you don’t, someone else will use it for you.
It is okay to ask for help and support from others in achieving your goals. Sometimes you can’t unlock the door from the inside.
…but not before I teach them how to play cricket!
A bit behind in reading posts, but really felt the need to comment. I am a mum of two children aged 10 and 12, my son has Austism and daughter Aspergers Syndrome,
the greatest gift I could teach/show my children is that of gratitude.
I have learnt some very big lessons in my life that I would not have done if I did not have to deal with their conditions, even though tough I would not change a thing.
I have learnt unconditional love, patience, tolerenace, not to stress over the small stuff, unpredictablity, to be non-judgemental, building relationships are of utmost importance,
to stand in my integrity for what I value and to to never give up on anyone. This is an endless journey of learning.
They are my teachers.
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1) Don’t complain that life happens to you. You have a choice in every situation – really every situation – if only it is a choice between dying screaming or dying silent.
2) Think things through. Anything is possible if you just create a strategy. Someone has to win Academy awards one day. Someone has to become a college professor one day. Why not get a step ahead by actually acting?
3) There’s no use in buying flowers for a grave. Buy flowers as long as your friends and family members can enjoy them – death happens far too soon anyway. Don’t save special words or deeds for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.
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