I found myself saying this statement to myself the other day, ‘I don’t want to ever forget the pain’. Why? I suppose, as I am currently embarking on some of the most successful ventures in my 24 years of knowing that I have been called into business, I want to make sure that I never [...]
Have you ever played the game? It’s a bit like life. Snakes take you down or backwards, and ladders take you up or forwards. In life, after you have experienced the exhilaration of a ladder, it is quite possible that you could bump into a snake. But on the flip-side, after experiencing the humbling emitted [...]
‘Every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world is the triumph of some enthusiasm.’ R. W. Emerson Throughout my life I know for a fact that the only thing that allowed me to succeed at times was that I attached to my limited talent, my minuscule knowledge, and my defective abilities my [...]
Every one of us has been given certain abilities. But in life, if we are to ever stand above the crowd, we must take those abilities and develop them if we’re ever going to make a significant contribution to the world in which we live. I must admit that I have come across individuals more [...]
I read this obituary the other day that brought a smile to my face. How good would it be to die, and in your death you actually inspire those who are living. Here is one example of exactly that… For a late starter, the career of award-winning Hollywood producer David Brown took an extraordinarily successful [...]
Some of the richest lessons I have ever learnt have not necessarily been upon the mountaintops, but rather in the valleys. Valleys, deep and dark as they may be, can do one of two things to you. They can either make you or break you. It is at your lowest point that you have a [...]
Diane Coutu wrote in the Harvard Business Review that resilient people shared three traits – a resolute acceptance of reality, a sense that life is meaningful, and an exceptional ability to improvise. One of the most resilient people I know is my wife Shelley. The very first year I dated her she lost her dad. [...]
Throughout the years that I’ve inhabited planet earth, my battle has consistently been to maintain a spirit of peace – a state of calm, and a stability that is driven from within, and that remains unaffected by what is happening without. There are so many forces – particularly in this media-driven generation – that would [...]
Whenever there is news heralded by our media and our politicians that we are about to enter a recession, I simply respond with, ‘Not participating!’ So let’s take a look at the life of a man who has been attributed as the first game inventor to become a millionaire. We can view the history play [...]
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