How to Stick to your Fitness Resolution
It is that time of the year when millions of people make their New Years Resolution to get fit (again). How many of you made a resolution to ‘get fit’ and you are still doing it 5 years later? And how many of you make a resolution to get fit every year but it only lasts for a few weeks? I got an email from my friend Tracy yesterday, pointing out that it has now been five years since we made our New Year Resolution to ‘get fit’ and we decided that doing some regular Jogging would be a good start. I originally started...
read moreWhen does bribery become manipulation and why do parents do it?
Buying favours, or bribery, is a practice that has been abhorred in most cultures for a long time. In the English-speaking world, it is certainly frowned upon. Yet many parents use bribery as a form of control for their children, or even their spouses. ‘If you don’t do your homework you won’t be going to the movies.’? ‘If you eat all your vegetables, you can have some ice cream.’? ‘Do as you are told and you can have some lollies.’? A few months ago, a young boy told me that his mother...
read moreMake a New Years resolution to get fit with money
As the year draws to an end people often ask about our New Years resolutions, which of course always prompts me to think of some. I used to have ‘getting fit’ as one of mine, but I kicked that one some years ago (I’ll blog about that soon). I’m not a numbers man. It isn’t my thing. But, getting on top of your finances is a very important piece of achieving a thoroughly happy and successful lifestyle. What I do recommend to everyone is to sit down every six months and review all your incomings and outgoings. You...
read moreHow to put an effective team together
As professional coaches, we use a psychometric analysis in combination with a particular skills mix when we put an effective team together, but back when I was a kid, my father developed a very effective method of his own. My father was the type of person who went to any meeting and somehow ended up as a secretary, treasurer, president or vice-president. He worked tirelessly on many voluntary roles for local sporting and community groups and almost every project he worked on either achieved or exceeded its goals. So what was his secret? He...
read moreSelling my trusty VW Kombi
Yesterday was the end of an era. I finally sold my 1977 2 litre VW Kombi. Kombis have been a feature of our family since my dad bought our brand new light blue 1500 Microbus in 1970. At the time no one drove around in a big van. We could always find our car in the car park, and you could always see over all the traffic. How times have changed! We average around 45,000km per year, mostly going from the farm to the city and the Kombi went without a hitch until he rolled it near Hartley in 1976 with around 300,000 km on the clock. We replaced...
read moreWhat does it take to be a City2Surf Legend?
My father and I went in the first (15km) Sydney City2Surf back in 1971 and we completed 26 consecutive runs together before his death in 1996. I’ve continued to do the run every year since (It has now been shortened to 14km). There are 37 ‘City2Surf Legends’ who have now completed 42 consecutive City2Surf fun runs. I hold the dubious honour of being the youngest of this group, having done the first event at the age of 10. Some of the guys are getting a little ancient now and there is always a lot of talk of death and injury...
read moreBlame Excuses and Denial
Have you ever met someone who blames others, saying things like ‘it is my husband’s fault that I am not rich’, and makes excuses such as ‘we would have a better house if you hadn’t done…’ and denies any involvement in having had a marriage break up despite the fact that it takes two to tango? I was reading yesterday that blame; excuses and denial are the opposite of ownership, responsibility and accountability. So if you have a colleague, a child or a spouse who is always blaming others, making...
read moreTurning 80, is a Milestone, but it is what you do that counts
Most mornings Janine and I get up at 5:20am to take the dogs for a walk. Our usual route is across the horse paddocks and up a track that leads to the top of Mt Taylor, which is right behind our house. As we walk up the hill, we meet the regulars who say g’day as each walks up or down the track in their own meditative state. It is a great way to start the day, stretch the legs and gather your thoughts for the day. Some days there are bitterly cold winds on top of the mountain and we turn and head back down as quickly as possible. On...
read moreBirthday Morning Musing
Today is my birthday. I started the day like any other. Got up at 5:30am and took the dogs for their morning walk with my darling Janine. The sun was just coming up over the mountains and the air was crisp from the rain the night before. As we walk through the empty horse paddock, we let the dogs off to run around in the lo dewy grass. I wish I’d brought my camera with me. It was a fantastic scene watching our two black Labradors bounding around and kicking up the dew from the grass. There is nothing like starting the day with a walk...
read moreHow difficult will your next project be?
We lay in bed at sunrise; each contemplating the day ahead. Weekends can be like that. ‘What do you want to do darling?’ my other half inquired. ‘I think we should paint the hall’, I responded. Well, you’d have thought I’d said, ‘Are your bags packed because I’m taking you to an exotic overseas holiday destination!’ She really did want the hallway painted. After our morning walk, we docked the iPod in the speaker system and set it to pump out random songs from our collection as we scrubbed...
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