Motivation

Talent Is Overrated – Geoff Colvin

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

In Talent is Overrated, author Geoff Colvin rejects the popular notion that the genius of a Tiger Woods, a Mozart or a Warren Buffett is inborn uniquely to only a few individuals. He cites research that refutes the value of innate …

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Are you on track? Ten questions to help you find out…

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

Happy new year! Here are ten questions you can start your year with.  These questions can be used to help you re-focus and set some meaningful goals for 2011. I find it can be helpful to have a few guiding …

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Choosing the Path

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

The path we take in life is just that, it’s a path. Where that path goes is completely up to us. We make the choices and decisions which will guide our life in a certain direction. In fact where we …

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Never, never, never give up.

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

“Never, never, never give up.” These are some of my favourite quotes from Sir Winston Churchill.  Churchill, the British Prime Minister during the Second World War, and known as one of Britain’s strongest leaders and greatest orators has left a …

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A Fourth Gift

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

So I was discussing my parenting theory from my previous entry with my parents, whom I credit with being solid parental role models. They added a fourth gift that good parents give their children, and that’s a good work ethic. …

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Christmas Gifts

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

Merry Christmas! Last night we celebrated Christmas, and I was reflecting on the whole theory of gift giving. With three young children we have gifts to give them, but as I thought about the best gifts I have received in my …

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Giving and Receiving

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

With Christmas all around us we are inundated with news and information on buying gifts.  But have we lost sight of what it all means? In general people give what they would like to receive, or give what they would …

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Failing Forward – John C. Maxwell

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

I recently read this book and it was the first of John Maxwell’s that I read.  I have since read a couple of others of his and will review them too. Firstly the title of this book intrigued me because …

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New Habits

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

It’s very easy to live the same way every day and have very little or nothing change. I try to not live my life that way. I was once told that as soon as you stop changing you become old. …

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Everlasting Love

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

 Today is eight years since my wife and I were married.  When I think about our relationship and the life we have created together I think of everlasting love. A few weeks ago my oldest daughter (she’s five) asked me …

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