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July 13, 2011

Oprah Winfrey’s Zero-to-Hero Story

To me it seems Oprah Winfrey is everywhere. On a recent flight I happened to pick up a random magazine and realized Oprah even publishes her own magazine. There is absolutely no doubt about Oprah Winfrey’s fame, financial status, or impact on the world. My cynical side always associated her personal success with heavy marketing [...]

July 13, 2011

Kickboxing in Thailand

I was tired and breathless. My Muay Thai kickboxing trainer was punching and kicking me repeatedly. I tried to push him away but he kept coming closer. To say I was praying for the bell to ring would be an understatement. When it did ring, I collapsed into the corner, thoroughly exhausted and wondering how [...]

June 16, 2011

J.K. Rowling’s Zero-to-Hero Story

Almost everybody heard about the Harry Potter books series, but almost no one heard the incredible zero to hero story of the author, J.K. Rowling. I personally haven’t finished any of the books and actually fell asleep in the middle of the movie, but found the story behind the story more compelling and inspiring. I [...]

June 10, 2011

Become More Productive

It’s 6:00pm and you’ve just had another long day at work. You check through your emails one last time and notice that once again, you’ve left most of the important work unfinished. You’re a bit stressed about some deadlines, but your increasingly growing headache from a rough day at work convinces you to retire home [...]

June 2, 2011

Team Hoyt’s Zero-to-Hero Story

During my Ironman triathlon journey, I used to watch inspiring videos to get myself even more motivated. There was one story that kept coming up on Youtube. It was the extraordinary zero to hero story about a loving father and his disabled son. It was the story of Rick and Dick Hoyt. Here is their [...]

June 2, 2011

Traveling Around Australia

My beautiful partner and I have recently completed a 12,000 km journey around Australia. Our adventure started from Melbourne up the East Coast to the golden beaches of North Queensland. From there, we crossed the continent back to Melbourne driving straight through the middle of the outback. It was a wonderful 3 months road trip [...]

May 23, 2011

Sylvester Stallone’s Zero-to-Hero Story

Ever since I was a little kid I loved the story of the Rocky films. I have never thought much of Sylvester Stallone at the time, but then I watched a Youtube video (See video below) telling an incredible zero to hero story about Sylvester Stallone’s experiences with the first Rocky movie. Sylvester Stallone’s inspiring [...]

May 9, 2011

Achieving Financial Independence

While sitting on a northern Brazilian beach a year ago, it really hit me for the first time that I’m truly financially free, and that I don’t need to look for a job upon my return to Australia. In fact, I didn’t have to go back to Australia at all. I could choose to go [...]

March 19, 2011

The Art Of Sensual Living

“A few times in my life I have had moments of absolute clarity. When for a few brief seconds the silence drowns out the noise and I can feel rather than think. And things seem so sharp and the world seems so fresh as though it had all come into existence. I can never make [...]

March 6, 2011

Reaching Flow

I’ve been staring at my laptop screen for a few minutes now trying to write the first sentence of this post. There is so much I want to write, but can’t seem to find the right words. What is it about writing that challenges me so much? And perhaps more interestingly, what does it mean [...]

January 15, 2011

Find Your Life Purpose With 5 Simple Questions

What am I doing here? What is my life purpose? Do we even have one? These questions, and others like them, have been swirling around my mind for some time now. Several years ago I attempted to address them, briefly, but always felt like I haven’t appropriated those questions with the gravity they merited. Work [...]