This site is the website of motivational speaker Craig Harper. A constantly updated, one-stop information, inspiration, education and motivation station. Unlike many similar sites, it is a totally free resource for anyone who is serious about moving from mediocre to amazing in any area of their personal or professional life. With hundreds of articles covering a wide range of subject matter, great interviews with cool people and inspirational video posts, there's more than enough brain-food to keep you busy for hours. Okay, days!! Enjoy.
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Fattitude
- Craig Harper
While many books focus on food,
Craig teaches that creating life-long change is more about the
dieter, than the actual diet. This book is perfect for people who have a
history of 'almost' getting in shape.
DVD
or CD - Renovate Your Body In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. Many of us have a curious
ability to be able to get in shape for events (weddings, parties, reunions
and birthdays), if only we'd get in shape for life.
Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
and educator (according to Google Australia). He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development.
Working with hundreds of
teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations
on numerous continents over the last twenty years
has given Craig a unique insight into, and
understanding of, human performance and all its
variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire,
challenge and make people laugh all at the same
time!
You don't need a PhD to understand that we human beings are complex physical, emotional, spiritual and cerebral creatures; we all get this. (I hope). And while we know that we're highly-evolved (some more than others), multi-dimensional beings, the truth is that some of us have a propensity to be (periodically) a little one-dimensional.
Namely, emotional. (Not you of course, but perhaps someone you know).
And while we take occasional trips to the cerebral, physical and spiritual planes... it seems that some of us constantly inhabit theemotional.
And while it's a nice place to visit... livingthere (permanently) ain't a great life strategy. I know people who have never left.
Their life is a never-ending series of emotional events. Every day is a new drama. Look up the word turmoil... you'll see a picture of them.
These people are hard work. For themselves and for others. They have an amazing capacity to vacillate between grumpy, happy, sad, frustrated, resentful and back to happy... all within six minutes. Ninety times a day.
And then tell you why it's your fault.
Logic, common sense and reality don't typically factor into their decision making process. In fact... they don't really have a decision making process... more, an (over)reacting process. Sure, we're all emotional at times (that's normal and healthy)... that's not what we're exploring here... I'm talking about people who constantly let their emotions manage them... rather than the other way around.
They create stress. Problems. Make the easy, hard. Turn simple, mundane challenges into monumental, attention-grabbing, nobody-understands-me... episodes. They let their emotions ruin friendships, marriages, their career, their health and sadly.. their life. Being the (wanna-be) alpha-male warrior that I am, I need to be careful when I explore the emotional stuff... wouldn't wanna be labeled as an emotionally-disconnected, insensitive, hard-core boofhead.
Azif.
After all, what would an ex-bodybuilder with a shaved head and an obsession with cheesecake know about the touchy-feely stuff?
Amazingly, plenty.
Some people think I spend my life talking about dumbbells, carbs, body-fat percentages and biceps. I wish it was that simple. No, even as an exercise scientist, much of my time and energy is focused on everything except the physical, practical stuff. For many people getting in shape is largely an emotional process. (For many people... life isentirely an emotional process.)
I actually spend a great deal of my time talking to people about how to manage their out-of-control emotions (fears, insecurities, self-esteem issues, eating issues, destructive habits). Their body-fat, blood pressure and chunky thighs are actually the least of their problems (but they often don't know it). Typically, their emotions determine what they do. And don't do.
Their (very capable) mind is held hostage by their over-powering and non-negotiable emotions. Insecurity has their arm twisted up their back. They have an incredible ability to ignore reality, logic, common sense and the advice of others. They are largely controlled by fear. Fear of failure, rejection, humiliation, pain, poverty... and a whole bunch more.
The truth is.. if we don't throw a little logic, reason and rational thought into how we do life, invariably we end up miserable, distressed, anxious, unfulfilled... and in therapy paying off some bloke's (or chick's) beach house. (I believe in therapy.... sometimes). (I also believe it's over-prescribed).
Being periodically fearful, insecure, self-conscious and anxious is a normal part of the human condition... being held hostage to these emotions is destructive, tragic and unnecessary.
And common.
We all understand that what wefeel (the emotional stuff) and what wethinkor know to be true ( the cerebral stuff)... don't always align. In fact... oftendon't align.
Sometimes we needto take a certain course of action, do certain things, make certain decisions (because logic and common sense tell us so) even though the insecure, fearful, self-protecting eight year-old in us is kicking and screaming to the contrary.
WE will always be our biggest challenge. I've been arguing with myself for years.
"Have not..."
See what I mean?
Many (many, many) times in my life, my logic (what I know I should do) and my emotions (what I'm feeling) have been light years apart. The self-protecting, fourteen year-old, insecure fat kid was running desperately in one direction, while the high-achiever adult was desperately clawing his way forward in the opposite direction. Doing what was totally uncomfortable... but necessary.
It's so easy to rationalise inactivity, laziness, procrastination, apathy, mediocrity when we want to... we can justify and explain anything if we try hard enough. I watch people do it every day.
"But Craig... you don't understand my situation... I'm unique to mankind.... nobody's been through what I have..."
Talk to the hand Dreamer. Get over yourself.
Sometimes (today perhaps) we need to make certain decisions and take specific action DESPITE our feelings. Despite the pain. Despite what happened when we were a teenager. Despite the fear. Despite our history.
And while those negative emotions are screaming for attention like a spoiled brat... our highly intelligent, astute, very mature and responsible(!) mind is calmly saying... "get over this little episode, compose yourself and do what you need to do to create the desired result".
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