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“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser Yesterday was an amazing day. I mean, truly amazing. Here’s the short version: We got in-principle commitment from a national TV network for a series of exclusive interview/feature spots for The Root Cause, we secured our first major sponsor for our round Australia trip (signwriting for […]
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller Having vision is the art of seeing what could be. It takes stillness, reflection, and time to cultivate meaningful vision, along with life experiences and exposure to many different inputs. Justin Hemmes (apparently) has a vision for the Coogee […]
“Your strength is there when you really need it.” My son is currently in hospital – which is my reason for the delayed IQ today. He’s always had “funky” big toes – they were deformed when he was first born, and after some surgery at 10 months old, he is currently now recovering from his […]
“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.” – Christopher Reeve So much of the way we live our lives comes down to this exact choice. Do I want to be safe, play small, and stay comfortable? Or, do I want to take a […]
“Dance with fear. Dance with done. Dance with the resistance. Dance with each other. Dance with art.” – Seth Godin Right now, in this moment, I cannot tell you how much this quote means to me. I also cannot tell you how much I am (frighteningly?) obsessed with Seth Godin. I’m becoming one of those […]
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi Massive hat-tip to my dear friend Danger Lou from the UK who shared this quote with me. It resonated really deeply, so I wanted to use it immediately. I really have little else to […]
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I am completely aware that today’s quote is not particularly inspirational. It’s not very uplifting. It’s not even a particularly exciting image to look at. It is, however, part […]
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” – Voltaire Today is my beautiful wife’s birthday. Every day she gives herself the gift of living well, and inspires the bejeezuz out of me. Today, I simply hope to give her the gift of […]
It’s a bit of a corny saying but Spring has certainly sprung in Sydney. Our weather over the past week has been nothing short of glorious, sensational, and brilliant. It’s well known that sunshine and the vitamin D you get from being in the sun, help make people more happy. And we are certainly feeling […]
“Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali I know, this is the second time in two days that you’re seeing my face peering out from the IQ image. After the last week or so of technology nightmares, […]