NEVER GIVE UP! – Arthur’s Inspirational Transformation
Hey Achievers! Hope you can forgive me for not posting a blog on my usual Sunday DBIL Session. Going through a bit of a rough time right now and finding it hard to stay focused. So while I'm working through this particular challenge in my life right now, I'm constantly looking for inspiration and I found this video that just blew me away with it's powerful message - NEVER GIVE UP! Check it out...
Read MoreWhy Kids Need a Role Model
Here's an interview I did with Lisa Donath, the founder of School Based Leadership program - JustBU. In the clip we talk about why it's so important for kids to have a role model today. Check it out!
Read MoreWhat Would You Change?
Hey Achievers! Last week I was interviewed for an international newspaper and one of the questions that was asked was "Looking back on your journey so far, if you were given a chance what would you have done differently?". My immediate reaction was "NOTHING!" but given this was an important interview I thought I should write a proper response. So here's what I wrote...
Read MoreHow to Stop Being Intimidated By Your Heroes
Hi Achievers! Sorry for the lack of recent posts. I've been away at the National Speakers UnConvention on Australia's Gold Coast learning from some of the best speakers in Australia. As you know I'm a speaker myself and seeing someone who is tonnes better at you can be a little intimidating at times. But here's the thing. If I want to be an amazing speaker then I have to learn from amazing speakers. While I was at the Unconvention I received the best advice on how to get over being intimidated by my speaking heroes so I want to share that with you today.
Read More6 Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
Hey Achievers, here's an article from the archives. It's a real treat as it's from Summer Goodwin, who I've known for the past couple of years as being a determined dreamer. While Summer is a professional freelance writer today, she didn't start her professional career in writing. And you know how I'm always obsessed with finding out people's back stories? Well Summer has a beautiful back story on how she got to where she is today and she very kindly is going to share with us a part of her early journey. So strap in and get ready to learn 6 Lessons from The School of Hard Knocks!
Read MoreHow to Engineer a Breakthrough
Last week I watched an incredible interview with entrepreneur Peter Diamandis about his new book "Abundance - The Future Is Better Than You Think". My best takeaway from the interview was the notion that every breakthrough was once a crazy idea that someone took a risk on. If it wasn't a crazy idea, then it would have been an incremental improvement. That really got me thinking so this week I wanted to share my thoughts with you on how you can engineer a breakthrough yourself.
Read MoreHow Great Leaders Inspire Action
Hey Achievers, we're half way through March so I just wanted to ask you - how are you going with your goals this year? If you're on track, great work! But if you're a little behind then perhaps you need something to kick you into gear. The "Lead" component of the "Dream, Build, Inspire, Lead!" philosophy is not just about leading others. Sometimes the first person that you have to lead is yourself. With that in mind, I want to share with you one of the most simple yet profound models of leadership that will help you lead yourself to where you want to be in life.
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