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part of your overall success strategy and professional
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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!
Rules which can be either empowering or destructive, personal or global, legal or moral. Rules which can dictate our day to day behaviour. Consciously or not, we do and don't do certain things because of these rules. Some of them are generally accepted standards of behaviour for a particular situation or environment and some of them are rules we've created for ourselves over time. Some of them give our life order, predictability and a level of security and some of them do nothing but make our journey one of frustration, fear, self-limitation and under-achievement.
Kids
As kids we have rules at home (clean your room, respect your parents), rules at school (wear your uniform, don't copy the smart kid's work), rules in our social group (defend your friends, don't wear certain clothes), rules on the sporting field (don't argue with the ref), rules in the school yard, rules on the school bus and even rules about what music we should or shouldn't listen to.
Adults
As we get older we add a whole new bunch of rules to the list; rules on the road, rules at work (official and unofficial), rules from the government, rules from the police, relationship rules, eating rules, moral rules (standards), religious rules (faith, beliefs) money rules... too many rules!
They don't all make sense
In many situations and environments we're told what we can and can't do. For example, where I live in Melbourne, if I want to drive with a phone in my hand there's a rule about that; it's illegal. But if I want to drive with a chicken sandwich in my hand there's a different rule; it's legal. Phone at my ear while driving - not okay. Shoving food in my gob while driving - fine. And no, I'm not suggesting we do either. If I drive along the freeway near my house (speed limit 100 kph - 60 mph) at 105 kph in my car with ten air bags, seat belts and lots of other safety features, I am breaking the law and can be fined. However, if I ride along the same freeway at 100 kph on my motorbike in a singlet, a pair of shorts and bare feet with a five year old kid on the back wearing zero protective clothing (other than a helmet), I'm not breaking the law. Yes, I'm being stupid (and possibly breaking my own personal rule) but no, I'm not breaking the 'official' rule about what's acceptable behaviour on the road in my home state.
The Drug Cheat
If I'm a thirty year-old female who's putting synthetic estrogen (the dominant female hormone) into my body, then I'm doing something quite normal and acceptable; using birth control pills. Unless of course you ask the Catholic Church - then I'm doing something quite wrong. Confusing I know. Mainstream society has a rule which says that women putting synthetic estrogen into their bodies is okay. Smart even. Responsible perhaps. If, on the other hand, I'm a thirty year-old male putting synthetic testosterone into my body (the dominant male hormone), then I'm a meat-head, steroid freak or drug cheat. An irresponsible fool. The rules tell me so.
The cancer-causing drug? Sure, how many packs would you like?
If I want to walk into a store to buy some Voltaren 50's (an anti-inflammatory medication) for my sore ankle, I can't. There's a rule which tells me that I can't access them without permission (a prescription) from a doctor. No biggie. But if I want to walk into the same store looking to buy ten packs of cancer-causing, highly-addictive cigarettes, no problem. That's the rule.
Of course some rules are valuable and worthwhile, some are beyond our control, some are confusing and contradictory, some don't impact on us at all, some handicap us and some protect us. And then there are those rules which impact on us the most; the ones we create for ourselves.
Personal Rules for Living
Consciously or not, we have all created our own rules for living. Acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for us individually - what we've decided we can and can't, should and shouldn't, will and won't do. I have 'Craig rules', just like you have 'you rules'. Some of our rules protect us and give us stability, familiarity, confidence and security (what we're comfortable with) and some empower us. And then there are the self-imposed rules which ruin lives and stop us from exploring, maximising and developing our potential.
For years I have spoken to talented people who are under-achieving or living a life of frustration and pain because of self-imposed rules. Rules like these:
1. I won't take a chance. I won't risk failure (it's too painful). 2. I won't accept or act on constructive feedback (they're just being nasty and critical anyway). 3. I'll eat what I want, when I want (I'm here for a good time, not a long time). 4. I can't cry or express my emotions because I'm a man (I'll be labelled weak). 5. I will never disappoint my parents/partner (so I'll continue to do what makes them happy and me miserable). 6. I don't enjoy exercise so I won't do it (hopefully I won't enjoy a heart attack or a stroke either). 7. When someone pays me a compliment, I will dismiss it (they don't mean it anyway). 8. If I tell the truth, nobody will understand (so I'll continue to live a lie). 9. I don't have the talent or potential, so I won't try (I know my limitations). 10. If it's uncomfortable I won't do it (what's the point?).
Better than a Mac
Despite what the marketing people would have us believe, the most amazing computer on the planet is in fact not a Mac, it's you. I know you may not always feel like it, but it's true - unless of course you have a rule about it! Unfortunately, many of us waste what we've got by running faulty programs and letting too much spam infiltrate our brain. A Mac can't think independently and create it's own operational rules... but you can.
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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.
