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from mediocre to amazing in any area of their
personal or professional life. With hundreds of
articles covering a wide range of subject matter,
great interviews with cool people and inspirational
video posts, there's more than enough brain-food to
keep you busy for hours. Okay, days!!
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Life Coach
Melbourne - Craig Harper
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you are interested in maximizing your potential,
stepping out of that 'holding pattern' and being
privately coached by Craig click here.
Business Coach Melbourne -
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If you're a personal trainer, gym owner or studio owner
who is interested in growing your business and/or your
career, then mentoring with Craig could be a valuable
part of your overall success strategy and professional
development journey.
Biological Age Testing
- Craig Harper
In a recent test, Jan Frazer, who has a chronological age (the
number of years she's been on the planet) of 67 did a biological
age test which showed she has the body of a 37 year old female.
Pretty Impressive! How old is your body! Find out here.
Nutrition Melbourne -
Craig Harper
Many nutritional
experts are confusing people with jargon and pseudo-science.
Craig's HPN Service provides remote access to Craig's Director
of Nutrition to cut through the dietary confusion and
contradiction.
Public Speaking Melbourne - Craig Harper If you've ever
thought about becoming a professional speaker or
improving your public speaking then you can be privately
coached here.
Fattitude
- Craig Harper
While many books focus on food,
Craig Harper teaches that creating life-long change is more about the
dieter, than the actual diet. This book is perfect for people who have a
history of 'almost' getting in shape.
DVD
or CD - Renovate Your Body - Craig Harper In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. Many of us have a curious
ability to be able to get in shape for events (weddings, parties, reunions
and birthdays), if only we'd get in shape for life.
Craig Harper is a leading
motivational speaker
and educator. He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development. Working with hundreds of
teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations
on numerous continents over the last twenty years
has given Craig a unique insight into, and
understanding of, human performance and all its
variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire,
challenge and make people laugh all at the same
time!
* Note: this article won't be relevant for every reader. For those of you who have followed through on your New Year's resolutions and done amazing things, you may want to check back in tomorrow. For some of you it will be a timely poke in the ribs, for others it will be reality check and for many it will be an opportunity to stop, step back and take stock of where you are at in relation to where you planned to be at this stage of the year.
Q. So guess what today is? A. It's the last day of the first half of the year.
Yep, we're officially half way through 2008.
Shit!
If you're like many people, then exactly six months ago you were all pumped about the new year that lay ahead of you and all the amazing things you were about to do, create and achieve in your soon-to-be-very-different life. Yep... 2008; the year of change. Re-invention. Resolution. Revolution. The new you.
Apparently.
Your reality was about to take an incredible turn for the better; different habits, different mindset, different behaviours, different relationships and of course, different outcomes. You were excited and expectant about all the amazing things that were about to happen in your world because apparently January 1 is the day that we all become incredibly different.
You would have done it earlier but as we all know New Year's Day is a much better day to change your life than say... December 16. And as for November 22, you wouldn't even consider that. Not only is November 22 a stupid date to change but last year it fell on a Thursday... and we all understand that nobody changes their life by starting something on a Thursday. Monday is the officialstartday for change. That's the rule.
Ask anybody.
Sure, you had made similar resolutions before but this time it was gonna be different. You said so.
No, really.
So like the multitudes of would-be-life-transformers, you waited for the life-changing day to arrive; January 1, 2008.
The official change day.
And like every other year, New Year's day came and went. And for a little while you were different. Well, actually you were the same. You acted different(ly) for a few weeks (days perhaps) but inside you hadn't really changed at all. Your behaviour was temporarily different but you were the same. You went through the motions as you've done many times before (simulated transformation) and then just like you always do, you found a reason to stop. Again. A very legitimate-sounding reason of course. You're good at that. As soon as the excitement and emotion of the new year died down, so too did your new-found mindset and behaviours.
So here we are, half way through another year and for some of us it's time to suck it up and ask ourselves a few honest questions. Here's are a few I've asked myself over the years and the answers I came up with.
Q.What have I learned about creating genuine (forever) change since January 1? A. Creating positive change in my life has nothing to do with a date on a calendar and everything to do with me. My attitude, my determination, my honesty, my self-assessment, my discipline, my ability to deal with adversity and discomfort and my preparedness to do what needs to be done day in, day out. Even on Thursdays. Even when I'm tired. Even when it ain't fun. Even when it's not easy. Or convenient.
Q.What have I learned about New Year's resolutions? A. For the majority, they don't lead to long-term behavioural change. They don't work.
Q. What has stopped me from achieving what I set out to at the start of the year? A. Me.
Q. What else have I learned? A. I can't rely on motivation to get me there; it's a temporary emotional state. Passion is great but it needs to be wrapped around a fail-safe, non-negotiable plan. Q. And?
A. I'm better off doing a few things well, rather than twenty things poorly.
So, I've got three questions for you:
1. What have you learned since January 1? 2. What are you going to do differently in the second half of this year?
3. How will you ensure that your answer to question two becomes a reality rather than just another intention?
Let me know your answers by clicking on the comment thingy.... or just say hi and share your thoughts.
And enjoy 2008... part two.
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DVD
- Renovate Your Body - Craig Harper
In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. (Also
available on CD).
Fattitude
- Craig Harper
While many books focus on food,
Craig Harper teaches that creating life long change is more about the
dieter than the actual diet.
Food for thought
- Craig Harper
In this book, Craig Harper
walks the reader through his 21 rules to Permanent Weight Loss.
So you've decided you want to get in shape (again)
- Craig Harper
Imagine a pocket-sized fitness book that takes just twenty minutes to
read. Craig Harper addresses the REAL getting-in-shape issues.
