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Last week, my seven year-old son, Hayden, had to discuss resilience with the family and come up with a definition of the word for his homework.
This is what he came up with:
Resilience is when you keep going and keep smiling even when things get tough.
I love it!
Let me encourage you today, if you are finding life to be a challenge to follow Hayden’s definition.
In this Knowledge Age that we live in, it’s never been easier to build an audience.
It could be through a blog, a YouTube video or a Facebook page, but there are a whole range of ways to connect with people from all over the world, most of which didn’t even exist only a decade ago.
Some people will give you tips and hints on how to build your audience.
That’s not the purpose of this blog.
One of my favourite blogs at the moment is “Live Your Legend” by life coach and entrepreneur, Scott Dinsmore.
He recently interviewed Simon Sinek, author of “Start with Why.” It’s a great interview and you can find it on Scott’s site here.
During the interview, Simon mentions that only 10% of Navy Seals make it through the initial training process and he gives some insights as to who gets through.
It’s not the big, muscle-bound guys. They look impressive, but don’t have what it takes.
I’ve met a lot of people over the years who are yet to start taking action on their goals.
And I’ve been reminded again recently that life is very short. Too short to let a day go to waste.
I don’t know what your situation is or what your aspirations for life are, but if you’re sitting around allowing life to float by, I have a question for you today.
What are you waiting for?
Work is a big part of our lives.
The average person will spend 100,000 hours at work during their careers.
That’s a scary thought if you hate what you do for a living.
But instead of doing something about it and finding meaningful work that we love, we come up with a range of excuses that we keep telling ourselves over and over again until we believe them.
Here are the top 10 lies that I’ve come across: Read the rest of this entry »