Just after Christmas 08, we received the news that Colin had lost his battle with cancer. I didn’t spend long with Colin, but some people have the knack of touching our lives in simple ways.
I spent three days and nights camping with Colin and 17 other blokes on a manhood long weekend in 2007. It was a great time for Colin as his three sons were there as well. Together we built a small ‘log cabin’, talked around the campfire and just lived, as life was meant to be lived.
He was a lovely guy, who be well missed. My best wishes to Sharon and his family.
When I woke this morning I had aches and pains in every muscle in my body. My skin felt hot, tight and stinging in places.
I spent a lot of time jumping, running and playing in the surf yesterday with our young lads Alex and James. Not only is it quite a while since I’ve been to the beach, but obviously there are a lot of muscles in the body that don’t get a workout in my regular gym sessions.
Every second Sunday I have scheduled a run of 10km or longer. I really didn’t feel like running anywhere this morning.
This is one of those times when we are tested. How important is it for me to go for this jog? Why am I doing this anyway? - I’ll reveal my reasons elsewhere in this blog over the course of the year.
I dragged myself out of bed, put on my jogging gear and headed out the door. Slowly I started and after a few kilometres I started to feel like any other morning. I jogged 10.22 km then had a relaxing shower and big bowl of cereal and I’m feeling great. Full of energy and ready to have a fantastic Sunday.
The easiest thing to do is always to do nothing, but the real rewards come when you push through your own barriers.
Tags: Aches And Pains, Jogging, Workout
We’re taking the kids and the dogs for a day at the beach today. In fact as this is being posted to the site we are already on the road.
I packed the car on Friday night and the kids were all off to bed early. The kids will no doubt squabble in the car, the dogs will be excited - but it is all good fun family time together. By the end of the day we will be exhausted. Our two Labradors will smell of seawater and be covered in sand. The kids could well be burnt and sleep all the way back as I drive home after dark.
Do you remember when you were a kid and did stuff like this? As a parent it can be a real pain at the time, but what is really cool is that we always forget all the bad bits and we’ll be left with some great memories.
Hope you enjoy your Saturday too.
This is our little beach Jan 4th 2009:
Tags: Family Time
I came across a fabulous quotation by English author Samuel Johnson:
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him no good.”
How true is this. I’ve come across so many people in business who simply have no regard for anyone whom they don’t think they can profit by. For many of you this probably seems astounding, but it is quite true. The minute I read this quotation, a dozen or more names and faces sprung to mind.
One of the keys to success that you’ll hear entrepreneurs recommend is to minimise the time they spend with anyone who they think is a time waster. I know of one executive who actually has two business cards with different mobile phone numbers on each. He makes a point of handing the card with the number he never answers to people he thinks he doesn’t want to talk to whilst saying, “Here is my direct line” as he hands over the card.
Great quote. I love it 
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Keys To Success, Measure Of A Man, Quote, Samuel Johnson
I started my day at 5:30am with a 10km jog around the lake. It was fresh and still with surprisingly few people out.
Usually at this time of year I see lots of people out ‘getting fit’ after their New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe they are all jogging along the beach and I’ll see them all in a few weeks time when they all head back to work.
Today is another planning day for me. I’ve already put the family related items in my calendar, today I’ll focus on some of my work objectives.
Tags: Focus, Getting Fit, New Year, Resolutions