Foundational Writings
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The Foundational Writings bring together the articles that shaped my work on identity, self-leadership, purpose, resilience, and personal growth.
While my work has evolved toward identity-based self-leadership and sustainable performance, these articles remain a valuable resource for understanding the psychological and philosophical foundations behind that evolution.
“The healing powers of nature are only limited by man’s idleness.” – Shawna A brief post today inviting you to become attuned with nature. I wish to outline a number of important details reinforcing the importance of being outdoors. We are nature. Remember that when you feel consumed by life. You are connected to everything within this …
“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” – Woodrow Wilson Invariably It Begins With A Journey I was out running this morning in the parkland near home. I live close to a creek which makes …
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour.” – Vince Lombardi Only 10% Of The Population Succeeds There’s a story told how Donald Trump walked into a room of paying members to hear him talk about how to access wealth. The …
“Then all at once I became aware of something new and strange, a consciousness of a ‘presence’, a feeling that I was not alone.” – Ernest Shackleton I received a book recently from a friend called The Third Man Factor by John Geiger. The book is about what’s been called the third man factor which …
“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu It starts out with a vision The inspiration for this post came to me yesterday while out riding. Allow me to reveal some …
“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker I wish to dedicate this post to sleep and its effect on your health. One of the most underestimated areas of health and wellbeing is the amount of sleep you get per night. In my work as a post-rehabilitation and back …