How to Retire in 12 Months

Last week I took the opportunity to walk to the beach before I started work. I think there must have been a storm the night before because the waves were massive and the humid air thick with salt. The walk to the beach from my house is a few minutes down streets, through a beautiful park, then down the steps past the swings and voila! I am at the beach.

Only this day I didn’t make it past the swings, instead I sat down, my headphones delivering the (more…)

Posted on October 09, 2010 in Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Being Creative, Failure & Success, I recommend, Random Stuff!) 8 Comments

My fifth tip for success: Taking Decisive Action covers Where to Start, Baby Steps to Success, Analysis Paralysis, why you should Seize the Day and how to Keep Fresh. I am going to show you how using these theories will help you achieve some of those seemingly impossible goals.

“Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve.” (more…)

Posted on June 04, 2010 in Escaping the Rat Race, Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Be Decisive, Failure & Success, Success Mindset, Take Action) 5 Comments

A few days ago I went swimming at Tamarama beach where the strong currents are unforgiving on the best of days, and on this day it was rough and messy. To be honest I like calm seas and so to avoid the regular dump of waves we usually swim out past the breakers and frolic in deeper water.

On this day however the currents were strong and I spent ages navigating crashing (more…)

Posted on May 21, 2010 in Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Failure & Success, Ideas, Success Mindset) 6 Comments

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” – Sir Winston Churchill

My Fourth Tip for Success is to Be Persistent

Being persistent and unstoppable is an essential trait for success in life. Regardless of your skill, experience, intelligence or fabulous good looks, unless you are willing to persist with what you are committed to, you will struggle to achieve many of the things that are available to you.

Sure there are some great things that you can have given to you on a plate, but on the whole most of the things that are really worth having require some commitment and effort to achieve or maintain. (more…)

Posted on May 06, 2010 in Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Being Persistent, Failure & Success, Passion, Success Mindset) 5 Comments

“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”

Og Mandino

My second tip for success has no fancy name; it is simply to Be Generous. Whether it is your clients, your relationship with friends, partner, parents or kids, your dealings with charities or your attitude to telemarketers at dinner time, when it comes to generosity you have two choices… To be or not to be. (more…)

Posted on April 07, 2010 in Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Failure & Success, Success Mindset) 8 Comments

People often ask me about mindset and my philosophy. They ask me about what it takes to be successful in their endeavours. Over the next few blogs I will share a few secrets with you that help keep me on track and inspire me when things are tough. (more…)

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: coach, Failure & Success, mentor, Success Mindset) 9 Comments