It's hard, it's messy and it's unpredictable. It's often stranger than fiction and it can break your heart. But as this book will attest, real life is also magnificent, beautiful and awe-inspiring.
Are you sabotaging your own success? Here are some tell-tale signs that you might be:
It has been over 50,000 since human beings lived in caves. All those years ago, life was pretty much about survival - each morning our ancestors would emerge from their caves and scan the horizon for imminent danger. Although things have changed a lot in our external environment in the last few thousand years, in ma ... Read More
What if I told you that YOU are you’re own worst enemy? Would you be offended or would you smile and agree, because you know it’s true. It’s true for ALL of us. You can tell a lot about a business person by the way they spend their time. We all spend our time in various ways. Many business owners and senior ... Read More
As a business owner, I’ll bet you’re incredibly busy and find that there never seems to be enough hours in the day to complete all your work. Have you ever noticed that some of your everyday activities are just deeply ingrained habits - driving your car, putting on your watch, brushing your teeth or tak ... Read More
First let’s get one thing straight – happiness and optimism are not the same thing. Happiness is an emotion, a feeling, a state of mind that can be changed in an instant. Optimism is something quite different – it is a belief about the future. Optimists trust that the future will be mostly good - they also be ... Read More
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” William Arthur Ward I was reminded of this brilliant principle last week when I spoke to one of ... Read More
Life isn’t always easy – there can be no question about that. It’s unpredictable and it’s often hard to make sense of what happens. Some of the events in our journey end up being nothing more than minor irritants, while others are more like being hit by a Mack truck at 200 kph. Regardless – we have to pla ... Read More
I have been fortunate to discover that there is a reason for all things – even those that are senseless and incomprehensible – and that we have to somehow learn to trust that there is a bigger picture that perhaps we, as mere human beings, can never truly understand. The most beautiful expression of this idea I ... Read More
Many people ask me whether travel phobias – fear of flying, boating, automobile travel etc. - are justified or irrational. I would be hard pressed to think of a single travel-related phobia that is “justified” per se. If a person has been in a serious car/plane accident and is therefore, afraid to return to t ... Read More
A couple of days ago on Facebook and Twitter, I coined a new word “procrassination” – the untimely death of your business/career due to your inability to take decisive action now! The response from followers was overwhelming. Apparently, it struck a chord with many...
