My Best Dad Ever Project . . .

When my first daughter was born, I was determined to be the best dad that I could possibly be – to do everything in my power to make her life great – happy and fulfilling, fun and secure.  And I…

Fearlessly Following Your Intuition . . .

I read a great piece on Facebook the other day. Entitled “10 Courageous Ways to Live Life Without Regrets” Google it – its great.  Anyway one of the “10 ways” really resonated with me, and that is…

Being Grateful that Roses Have Thorns . . .

I really like this quote.  It says to me we have choices in life. We can call a cup  half full or half empty. We experience a rainy day and feel down that its wet or uplifted at the thought of…

Life is Not a Rehearsal for Living

Today my daughter, who is backpacking through Vietnam as we speak, asked me if I have heard of The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I looked it up and, one of the first things I came across, was this…

The Art of Saying Nice Things . . .

Not so long ago I took a contract assignment helping a company move from one system to another. It was quite a change. The current system wasn’t working terribly well. A series of work arounds had…

Kissing The Earth With Your Feet . . .

Someone called Thich Nhat Hanh said this and i think its pretty cool. Mindfulness is very “in” at the moment. There are quotes and articles everywhere. There was even an piece in the newspaper about…

Taking Time Out . . .

Some time ago I read a book by Jamie McIntyre. Jamie is this slightly annoying Australian self help guru – a sort of Antipodean Tony Robbins if you can imagine that. Anyway after that somewhat…