On Being Right and Wrong

By now you know who Paul Arden is, Arden has an interesting view no being Right or Wrong. Being Wrong is nothing to be feared, it is in fact to be encouraged – only by being wrong are we able to grow.

“If you can’t solve a problem, it’s because you’re playing by the rules.” Often, thinking laterally or creatively is what you need to break through to the next stage, to create something special.

Aim High

Paul Arden’s book ‘It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be’ (published by Phaidon) has a great message about not holding back, and going for the big prize. Arden points out that there is actually not much of a demand for excellence, but there is a huge demand for mediocrity. The big prize actually has less competition when you go for it – unlike the middle of the road, everyone’s aiming for that!

Much of this may seem obvious once you read it, yes, you may already know these things, but don’t you (like most other people) need to be reminded?

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be

Paul Arden made a huge splash in advertising in the UK, working for Saatchi & Saatchi for 15 years – during which he became the Executive Creative Director. His book ‘It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be’ (published by Phaidon) helps to bring forth the unknown and untapped talents, dreams, thoughts and energy from within.

As the back cover says, the answers seem obvious once you see them written on paper: yes, you may already know these things, but don’t you (like most other people) need to be reminded?

Nearly all of the most rich and/or powerful people have only one quality that others don’t.

They don’t have more talent, better education or better looks.

They have the desire to be rich and/or powerful.

Think and Grow...

It's Napoleon!

Napoleon Hill's 'Think and Grow Rich' (through BookDepository.co.uk)is something that I've been getting stuck right into recently.

Each person that reads a book or watches a film is bound to take something different from it - different things will resonate with each individual. Take each of these quotes, they can and should be applied to your health. One of the most important things that you can realize is that your life is in your hands - no one else will live it for you.

Napoleon Hill

I've just started reading Napoleon Hill's 'Think and Grow Rich' (through BookDepository.co.uk), When I first heard the title I had the same reaction as the narrator in Robin Sharma's 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' - what, some 'get rich quick' book?

Napoleon Hill from here

Indeed the idea behind it is success, but the most important thing is that it would seem that the principles can be applied to any facet of your life: Work, Relationships, Health, Wealth... what else can you think of? It can probably be applied to it.

So is it a get-rich-quick book? So far the answer is no - that would pretty much go against the principles outlined. But if applied properly it can make you rich in any and every way.

From page 38 "Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty."

Very inspirational - now, back into it!

Fear Setting

Hectic week at work, with the end result of me quitting! What a relief!

It was a case of me standing up for what I believe in and realizing that my work was causing me too much emotional stress - in the past two months I lost between two and three kilo's in weight. That puts me under my normal weight - and I don't like that!

Thanks to 'The 4-Hour Work Week' by Timothy Ferriss (through BookDepository.co.uk), and a technique that he calls 'fear setting' (define the absolute worst case scenario, is it really that bad? Are there actions that you could take to get things back on track? On a scale of 1-10, what is the highest possible lasting negative impact it could have on your life? If we're honest, probably only 3 or 4 - On the other hand, What are the positives that could come out of following through on this hypothetical action? On a scale of 1-10, what is the possible lasting impact it could have? Possibly up to 8? Even 9 or 10?).

So, now that I'm done with that, I get to recover and recuperate. Time for some more research and putting the good word out there about our healthy lifestyle alternatives - One-on-One is great, but I think I'll be able to make more of a difference with getting more information out in the public realm for you all to think about.

If there's anything in particular that you'd like me to look into - just drop me a line! I'll get onto it!

Great Sources of Info

Before I start with all of the real info-ing, here is a great source of health information:
Dr. Mercola: an MD bringing new research to all about many different topics
Full of loads research and products that can really help!
Dr. James Chestnut DC: a chiropractor that has dedicated countless hours towards researching and reviewing the academic literature to bring scientific validation of chiropractic principles to those who scoff at pro-active health care principles.
Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani: an Australian chiropractor and author of 'Well Adjusted Babies', the book is an exceptional guide to pregnancy and parenting - an absolute must read for couples considering children right through to grand parents.
Patrick Holford: Author of '100% Health', promoting the principles of 'food as medicine', prevention being the best cure, and also advocating a pro-active approach to looking after health, another must read.