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I wrote yesterday about the importance of character. I stressed the need to focus as much on developing our character as we do our talents and skills. But why is it that we’re drawn to spend more time focussed on what we do rather than who we are?
I think it’s because developing what we do [...]
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I want to kick of this week by simply sharing three great quotes from a book called ‘Story’ by Robert McKee.
“True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure – the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character’s essential nature.”
“The only way to know [...]
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This site is about empowering people to make the most of their lives. The daily posts are there to inspire and equip people to maximise their potential and live life fully alive. I am passionate about helping people live an awakened life. A life where we unleash our uniqueness.
There is no such thing as normal. [...]
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Over the last week or so, my writing has focussed much more on what might be called attitudes. We’ve talked about things like humility and gratitude. This has been a shift away from some of the more practical posts that preceded them.
It has been interesting to see how people are much more drawn to posts [...]
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It was a certain Jesus of Nazareth who said, “it is more blessed to give than receive”. Notice that he didn’t say that receiving is bad or wrong or unimportant. He was simply saying that it was less ‘blessed’ than that of giving.
In fact, I am convinced that we need to be focussed on both [...]
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Today I simply want to share something by the speaker, consultant and author Jon Gordon. I found it really helpful and thought provoking.
A young man asked me the other day if I had one piece of advice to give him, as he graduates college, what it would be. I told him to be humble and [...]
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The problem with most self-help material is that is all about – well – ourselves. And life is never just about us. We can only ever hope to understand ourselves in the context of others.
The other problem with most self-help material is that the focus is entirely and solely on helping ourselves. It’s not bad [...]
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I wanted to throw a few thoughts about wisdom into the mix today. We’ve been talking about character lately and I’m convinced that wisdom is a vital ingredient in cultivating a healthy character.
But what is wisdom? And how can we develop this in our lives if it’s lacking?
I understand wisdom to be all about seeing [...]
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We finished off last week talking about the fact that talent is never enough. If we want to live successful, fulfilled lives where we maximise our potential and become all that we can be, it’ll take more than just our talent, important as that is.
And yet this reality is largely ignored in so much of [...]
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We all have unique talents and abilities. No one else is quite like us. Try as we might, we can never be anyone else. The best that you or I can hope for is to be the best ‘me’ we can possibly be. And that’s healthy. We need to make our pursuit of success something [...]
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