Archive | December, 2007
50 Tips From My Year of Change

50 Tips From My Year of Change

This has been a major year of change in my life – I became a father for the first time in February, I began blogging in April, I relocated from Australia to Canada in July, and I started a new job in November. Along the way I have picked up a variety of tips that I have incorporated into my daily routine to make life happier, healthier, and more productive. Here are 50 of my favourites:

1. Start with the fundamentals: if you want to live a great life, start by getting the fundamentals right. Examples of what I consider the “fundamentals” include an open mind and a willingness to change. If you would like to read more, check out my article 30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life (it was one of my most popular in 2007).

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How to Live Forever

How to Live Forever

“When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.” – Ancient Sanskrit saying

Last week Todd, founder of We The Change, challenged me to write my own eulogy. In his words, “although morbidly sounding, this exercise can be quite powerful and help you generate a crystal clear vision of how you want your life to turn out.” So here it goes….

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What’s The Worst That Could Happen?

Global warming has been on my mind lately. Australia recently elected a new government, who in turn ratified the Kyoto Protocol as their first official act of Parliament. Now, I know Kyoto has its flaws, but I think this is a huge step forwards. Of course, it also means that the United States is the only industrialized country to not yet ratify Kyoto…..

The following is a great video I came across recently. The guy claims to have an argument that even the most hardened skeptic and scared activist can agree on. What do you think? Is this argument infallible, or is it missing something?

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Green Is Not A Color

Green Is Not A Color

I suspect some people are nodding their heads, thinking, “Exactly. Green is a lot of colors. You’re going to talk about fashion and forest green and emerald and hunter and Kelly.”

Others are thinking, “Of course green is a color. What else would it be? A political leaning? This guy’s probably going to try to evangelize me.”

No, sorry, to both groups.

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Well…. I Have Definitely Changed

Well…. I Have Definitely Changed

I have experienced some major changes in my life to date. In the past year alone, I have become a father for the first time, I have relocated from Australia to Canada, and I have started a new job (to name but a few things!).

These are all obvious changes, ones that are easy to identify. My biggest changes, though, have been internal. Since starting this personal development journey many of my thoughts and actions have done a complete 180 degree turn.

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Who Else Wants to Live a Sweet Life?

Who Else Wants to Live a Sweet Life?

Some things, to me, are very black and white. Take, for instance, the case of a Minocqua, Wisconsin, gas station. A Store employee made the mistake of entering the per-gallon price of gas as 32 cents instead of $3.29. The employee then left, leaving the station unattended, yet open for pay-at-the-pump customers.

What happened? Local residents spread the word to others, and, before the error could be corrected, cars had lined up and 42 people purchased 586 gallons of gas before a local police officer saw the commotion and called the store owner.

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What is Happiness?

What is Happiness?

Happiness. It’s something that we all want, but do we really appreciate what makes us happy? Like the concept of “success”, it is perhaps best that we understand what makes us happy, if only so that we don’t fall into the trap of chasing someone else’s version of the word.

The following are 10 quotes that each, in my opinion, give a key insight into what happiness really is.

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