Self-made men
One of the things that is important to me is embracing masculinity. Men used to be men, but they’re not so much that any more. I try to encourage men to become more masculine, and embrace the essence of who … Read more …
Growth
Moving towards my authentic self
Acceptance When I went to a ‘find your purpose’ seminar a month ago, one of the things that I got from it was that I need to practice acceptance in order to move forward with my purpose. Acceptance has been … Read more …
Everything is changing, again
There’s all kinds of changes going on in my life right now. So many, I just don’t know where to start! I’ll try to summarise… My contract was extended during April for another month, but then someone changed their mind … Read more …
Connecting On Purpose
I went to a seminar on the weekend in Sydney, to ‘find my Purpose’. I’m quite passionate in my life about helping people grow, but wanted some clarity on how I’m meant to do that, so off I went to … Read more …
Growing out of passive aggression
When I started learning about passive aggression, one of the things that stood out for me was that wherever I looked, all the ‘experts’ were telling me that passive aggression cannot be cured, and that all they can do is … Read more …
What’s my personal brand?
Over here, Steve Pavlina discusses personal branding, which is "how you market yourself to the world. Your personal brand is what other people think of you." He also asked his audience to do him a favour, to send him three … Read more …
Disciplining kids
I hate watching tv. I never watch it – unless it distracts me when someone else is watching it. Eg. Deidre. Tonight there was a show about a ‘supernanny’ helping a couple change the habits of their 4 kids. This … Read more …
Tips on being more creative
I'm always interested in ways of improving myself and doing things better, and for that reason I'm often looking out for ways of improving myself. Here's something I found that I thought interesting, and maybe you'll find it interesting too. … Read more …
Where’s your damn balls!
There's a guy at work who just started seeing one of the ladies there. He was invited out for a beer but he said he had to talk to his girlfriend first. They spoke on the phone, and he was … Read more …
Cowards and relationships
My very good friend Amanda rang me this morning. She’s my friend from Australia, who featured in some of my journal entries years ago. See here and here for refresher information on her role in my life. She’s been a … Read more …
Spirituality and growth
I had a conversation this morning with Deidre about spirituality and growth. I was talking about the ego being prominent in many things we do, where the driving force behind our actions is self-gratification. This is a standard thing with … Read more …
Having kids
I was speaking with a friend of mine (Deidre) during lunch today, and they asked me why I wasn't interested in having kids. I paused for a moment as I remembered my policy to be honest this year, to myself … Read more …
Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2005. I hope you all have a great New Year, and an even better 2005. Let me be the first to tell you that 2005 feels…. just like 2004! Wow. Surprising, hey? Well, I'm sure the changes will … Read more …