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- Maybe the Beatles Were Right - by Submitted on May 16, 2007 from Craig HarperYa gotta love love don'tcha? Maybe the Beatles were right. Isn't it great that so many people from so many places can come together (blogospherically) and connect and reach out to someone else. No agenda, no ulterior motive. Just love, compassion and care. Nice. Sometimes us personal ...
Views: 801 - Excuse Me While I Sing Into My Hairbrush - by Submitted on May 15, 2007 from Craig HarperYesterday I went for a run along the beach near my house. Burned a few cals, got a bit of sun... no biggie... except for the fact that I got a life-lesson from a five year-old. Here's the scene: The ex-bodybuilder with the dodgy lower-back running (for want of a more descriptive or accurate ...
Views: 1047 - Doctor Phil's Got Issues Too... - by Submitted on May 03, 2007 from Craig HarperTo be honest... sometimes (not often... but occasionally) the captain of inspiration and motivation (and political in-correctness)... sits at the his keyboard with that stupid, vacant, 'I've-got-absolutely-nuthin' look on his face. In his normally, sharp-as-a-tac mind (okay, that's a big lie), ...
Views: 810 - Learning to be Proactive not Reactive - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2007 from Craig HarperOne of the interesting things about my work is that I get the opportunity to see how people 'work'... how they're wired. Typical behaviours, thinking, attitudes, reactions. How they deal with situations, circumstances, events, catastrophes, tragedies, good stuff, bad stuff; life. It's all ...
Views: 6751 - Ten Ways to be More Attractive - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Craig Harper* I so wanted this to be a brief, quirky, interesting article... maybe four, five hundred words tops. A thousand words later... here it is. I can't help myself. I think I talk too much. I need help. School report from 1977: "Craig has a propensity to be somewhat verbose and distracting in ...
Views: 1732 - Stumbling into the Future. - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Craig HarperWhen I walk into a room to do a presentation I regularly ask a few questions before we get under way: "Who wants to live an amazing life?" (every hand goes up) "Who wants to have an amazing career?" (every hand goes up again) "Who wants incredible relationships?" (every hand) "Who wants more." ...
Views: 713 - Lessons in Pain - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2007 from Craig HarperSome of our best lessons come out of painful experiences. Most of my significant life lessons have been painful and have often had something to do with people that I trusted, respected and (stupidly) expected more of. Darn those expectations!!! Over the years I have had people whom I loved, ...
Views: 734 - Do It Yourself Prison - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2007 from Craig HarperWe all live somewhere. Some of us live in our nice comfy houses. Some of us live in our big palatial mansions. Some in our trendy apartments. Some of us live in our modest bungalows. And some of us live in prison. Jail (gaol). The big house. The slammer. The slot. The pen. The joint. In ...
Views: 805 - Exercise Adherence (14 Secrets to Staying on Track) - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2007 from Craig HarperAs an Exercise Scientist I get a bunch of emails on this topic so I thought I'd save myself some letter-writing time and discuss publicly how we can best maintain our focus and commitment to our exercise program, as it seems to be a challenge for many of us. We all talk about regular, consistent ...
Views: 938 - The Secret of Adaptation - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2007 from Craig HarperThere's a school of thought which suggests that those who adapt most effectively (to their situation, environment, circumstance, challenge) are the ones who ultimately survive, or at the very least, do the best; succeed when others don't. We see this play out, not only in nature but in business, ...
Views: 685 - Righteous Anger - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Craig HarperAs a rule, I'm not a big fan of anger. Generally speaking, I don't consider it to be a particularly valuable emotion (most of the time). It's more often than not, associated with violence, insecurity, embarrassment, fear, resentment, selfishness and jealousy, than it is with anything ...
Views: 729 - Excess - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2007 from Craig Harper* Excess (noun): more than or above what is necessary or usual. Unnecessary indulgence. Is it just me, or do some of you also feel that perhaps most of us actually have... 'enough'. Perhaps we don't actually need a 'better' computer with more ram, mega-thingies, or gigga-wotsits. Maybe we ...
Views: 773 - Grooming Our Kids for Failure. - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2007 from Craig HarperRecently on a current affairs television program here in Melbourne there was a story exploring the concept of children not receiving 'traditional' school report cards and not being graded (marked) on their school work at all. The key message of the program was that evaluating our kids and ...
Views: 917 - Different Creates Different - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Craig HarperOne of the many ironies of our existence here on the big blue ball is that, while most of us really want to experience 'different', we consistently do 'the same'. Unknowingly and unintentionally we create the same, almost every day of our lives. We want different... but we get up each day and ...
Views: 649 - The Art of Completion. - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Craig Harper* Blunt, offensive, politically-incorrect Craig wanted to call this article.... "Get That Shit Done" but it doesn't sound nearly as mystical, sophisticated or clever as "The Art of Completion".. does it? So boring, let's-keep-everyone-happy Craig has gone for the soft option. Oh well. Next ...
Views: 705 - What if Today's the Day? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Craig HarperMy job means that I spend much of my life working with people who want to change something about their reality. People who would like to be fitter, healthier, leaner, lighter, happier, wealthier, less stressed, more fulfilled.... people who want to create some kind of positive change. I always ...
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