Once you have decided on your morals, fight tooth and nail not to be swayed. Resistance will come in a sweetly wrapped dish served by your friends and family. It will be disguised as good intentions. It will try it's best to seduce you, to whisper everything you want to hear in your ear. It... Continue Reading →
Compete every play.
I am a social sport tragic and tonight in a mixed netball game, something really stuck out to me - The difference between competing on a play or not. When we compete on a play, we have a higher chance of taking control of the tempo and the outcome. We have a higher chance of... Continue Reading →
What I’m supposed to do.
"People want to get acknowledged for hard work, people want to get acknowledged for showing up. Showing up is none of the battle. Hard work is just an entry ticket." Tim Grover on the Chasing Excellence Podcast. On a recent podcast, Tim (who worked extensively with Michael Jordan), re-tells the story of how Michael used... Continue Reading →
Falling is necessary, failure is a choice.
I've spent the last month learning how to skateboard as part of Chapter V of my Project Lion Mind challenge, and the biggest thing I've learnt is that falling is necessary but failure is a choice. Every single thing we try to accomplish will present us with varying levels of resistance; the greater the potential... Continue Reading →
What would you tell your friend?
"What would you tell me if I was in a funk?" That's the simple advice I got a few weeks ago from a friend when I was having a down day. My first thought was "Yeah, whatever" but after some more pushing it became clear that I knew exactly what I needed to do to... Continue Reading →
Resist the urge
"It's all just about resisting the urges. If I can resist the urge more often than not, I'll continue to succeed." The urges I'm talking about come in many forms and all through out the day. The urge to leave a bit of rubbish we walk past. The urge to not put our shopping trolley... Continue Reading →
Character by repetition
"Our character won't stand strong in the storm if we haven't sat in the rain." Character needs to be developed to be available at the time of need and we get the opportunity to do this hundreds of times per day, every time we pick the right thing over the easy thing. You know it,... Continue Reading →
What’s your code?
"It feels like a lot of the world is living without a code." What ever happened to everyone having a code? A set of values that they assessed every decision and action from. A code that helped them as they went about their lives. When we don't have a code, we make poor decisions at... Continue Reading →
A slight adjustment
"The slightest adjustment is all that is needed sometimes." Yesterday I finished work late. Nothing crazy but too late to participate in my usual afternoon activities at home. This usually gets to me as I take my health and family time very seriously. Yesterday, it started to get to me, but as I began my... Continue Reading →
Character is my currency
“Don’t do favours to receive favours back, do favours to inspire further favours forward. Help for the sake of helping. Give for the sake of giving.” When I do something, I want to do it because it’s the right thing to do versus because I’m gaining something from it. I want to act and serve... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 