10/08/2017 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

You Don’t Have To Be A Fantastic Hero …

Today’s wise words come from New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist Edmund Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008.

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
— Edmund Hillary

On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Percival “Ed” Hillary KG ONZ KBE and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Here’s another five interesting facts about Edmund Hillary: [Read more…]

23/06/2017 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

When We Were Kids …

Have you noticed how we are all drawn to young babies?

Most people can’t help themselves, they are naturally drawn to them … Today’s blog and video reminds us why we are naturally draw to babies. Click below to watch this short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqrj0gmhjM

Free Spirits

As fresh little babies, we all arrived full of potential and with a free spirit. And as we grew, there was an excitement for exploring, learning and going after what we wanted. We can learn a lot from little kids! [Read more…]

22/05/2017 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Quote: Data is not information …

“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
– Clifford Stoll

26/04/2017 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Quote: It Doesn’t Matter Which Side …

“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
—Jim Rohn

12/04/2017 by Lisa McDonald

Inspirational People: Christopher Reeve -Living Life On Purpose

Inspirational People – Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve was a well known American actor, best known for his role as the super-hero “Superman”. In 1995, aged 43, Reeve fell from his horse and landed on his head. The accident shattered is 1st and 2nd vertebrae in his neck. Although doctors were able to repair his neck, he was left a paralysed from the neck down. Reeve powered his wheel chair by sucking or blowing on a straw to activate it.

Strength, Resilience and Optimism

Some people would have given up at this point. However he continued to fight his physical limitations with incredible strength, resilience and optimism.

It wasn’t easy for him. In fact the former Superman admitted that he cried every day dealing with the reality of being in a wheelchair. “In the morning, I need twenty minutes to cry,” he said. “To wake up and make that shift, you know, and to just say, “This really sucks”… to really allow yourself the feeling of loss … still needs to be acknowledged.” But after his long, hard cry each day, he would tell himself, “And now, forward!”

We Are All Prisoners In Life

In some way or another, we are all prisoners in life – some by limited thinking, others by physical limitation. We must learn to navigate [Read more…]

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You Don’t Have To Be A Fantastic Hero …

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
— Edmund Hillary

When We Were Kids …

Free Spirits

Quote: Data is not information …

“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
– Clifford Stoll

Quote: It Doesn’t Matter Which Side …

“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
—Jim Rohn

Inspirational People: Christopher Reeve -Living Life On Purpose

Inspirational People – Christopher Reeve

Strength, Resilience and Optimism

We Are All Prisoners In Life

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.” — Edmund Hillary

Free Spirits

“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.” – Clifford Stoll

“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.” —Jim Rohn

Inspirational People – Christopher Reeve

Strength, Resilience and Optimism

We Are All Prisoners In Life

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
— Edmund Hillary

“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
– Clifford Stoll

“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
—Jim Rohn