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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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!
Every now and then I take my car to the garage for a service. The guy puts it up on the hoist and checks everything; the brakes, the gear box, the engine, oil, filters... all the stuff that makes it go. And stop. (Me trying to sound mechanical is a.. s-t-r-e-t-c-h). Anyway, he pokes, prods, tests, tightens, aligns, adjusts and tweaks the beast to make sure it's performing optimally; doing what it should.
Well, today is the first service for craigharper.com and you... are my mechanics. I know you didn't apply for the position but you're here... so I choose you. Hey, I've been putting out... now it's your turn!
We're gonna put this little baby (the site) up on the hoist, walk around, kick the tyres and see what needs to be adjusted, removed, added or modified.
Since the bald man and I breathed life into this cyber-organism we call craigharper.com nine months ago, we have both learned much. As parents (clearly, I'm the mother) we have nurtured our baby through the teething stage, changed those horrendous nappies (diapers), dealt with some occasional cyber-flatulence and watched proudly as Junior took her first wobbly steps in the blogosphere.
And many of you having been cheering us on since day one (or thereabouts). And a few of you... not. Thanks. (To both groups).
(Don't ask me why our website is a female... but apparently, she is. I guess it just felt heartless to call something that we've nurtured and poured our heart and soul into... anit.. and perhaps she's too evolved, sensitive and insightful to be a bloke... Yep, that's it). Hang on... did I just shoot my self in the foot?
What-e-v-e-r.
Anyway, she has given us plenty of headaches and grief and cost us a bunch in terms of time, money, emotional, creative and physical energy.. and resources. But at the same time, she's given us much satisfaction, pleasure and joy.
Now and then (when he thinks nobody's watching) I catch Johnnie (my web-guru-dude) just staring pathetically at the home page, paternal juices flowing, heart full of love, hope and anticipation... the textbook cyber-dad.
Sometimes I step back and wonder what will become of Junior as she grows up. Will she become an invaluable resource, used and appreciated by millions... or will she become another cyber-relic on the blogospheric scrap heap? Or perhaps an energy-draining, cyber-pain-in-the-ass for it's creators? (Alright... her parents). Don't think so.
Like everything the bald man and I do, we wanted to create something amazing. Something which will make a difference. Something not-the-same. Something which can potentially be of value to people all over the world.
So the day I discover that this site is simply anothersite, churning out predictable, repetitive, stereo-typical personal development diatribe... is the day I hang up the keyboard and take up golf. Just let me know when I do this and I'll be out of your lives before you can say deoxyribonucleic acid.
For me, every day blogging has been a lesson in something (patience, technology, communication, adaptation, endurance, cyber-language)... and every week has brought with it new challenges, opportunities and perspective. People have been generous with their feedback, support and encouragement for what we're doing here and for what we're trying to create... and specifically for the way I deliver my messages; my writing style. Thanks again.
A few have been critical and not-so-nice... that's okay too. I'm just a bloke who has a certain perspective on things... and that's what I share. I will never write what I think people want to hear... I'll always write what I believe to be the truth. Then it's up to you to decide if, on some level, what I write resonates within you. If that particular message is relevant and meaningful for you. If it has an application in your life, situation, reality. Keeping in mind that one person's life-changing revelation will be another person's momentary distraction.
If your goal (in visiting my site) is to create genuine positive change (verses engaging in some light reading and entertainment), then I suggest that you wipe the crap off your shoes and take off your precious hat when you walk through the craigharper.com door.
I want you to enjoy the Craig Harper experience... but more than that, I want you to grow... and we all know that real change is often an uncomfortable, confronting, difficult process. (But many writers/coaches/gurus don't want to 'share' this truth because it ain't sexy enough for them to market... after all, who wants to buy hard work... when there's a pill, program or product?).
I'm normal (alright, that's in dispute) in that, I want to be liked... but honestly, I'd rather be respected.
Genuine (forever) growth is typically about dealing with the stuff we've avoided for years... the emotional, physical, financial, behavioural, spiritual, relationship, practical stuff.
You know the stuff.
You also know that I'm not interested in the feel-good, easy-to-market, let's-sell-a-million-books personal development fluff... I am interested in what works.
I'm not interested in what's popular.. I'm interested in what's effective.
I will be wrong regularly. I will be criticised. And I will gladly keep learning. But ultimately this site is not about right and wrong; it's about ideas, thoughts, suggestions and strategies.
It's about connecting, inspiring, pushing buttons and being thought-provoking. It's about unlearning the crap we've be programmed with since we were kids. It's about exploring how we can create our best life.... not our best day, best week or best month... no, our best life. It's not about how to get rich; it's about how to decide what (true) wealth is (for us). It's about hope. It's about self-exploration. It's about what might be. And... it's about having fun (let's not get too grown-up and mature... adults are boring!)
The last nine months have taught me that producing high quality, original content on an almost-daily basis is a tough gig... the truth is that there ain't much that hasn't already been said (in some way).
So it's really all about how I say it. My ability to connect with you. To know how you're wired. To know how to push those get-off-your-ass buttons.
In my opinion there are too many web-sites which are nothing more than electronic pin-up boards for displaying other (smarter) people's ideas, philosophies, creativity and talent. If that's what blogging is about... I resign.
If you can't write, if you're incapable of an original idea or creative thought, if you don't have your own philosophy and ideas... then don't create a blog site!
If I want to hear from Tony Robbins, I'll buy the CD's, I'll do the seminar. I don't need a Tony Robbins parrot rehashing and repeating verbatim what they heard on some DVD or program. The big fella is gifted, talented and amazing... but Tony Robbins clones (or any clones) drive me nuts.
Learn from your teacher... but be you. Your own thoughts. Your own experiences. Your own identity.
Note to would-be (or current) bloggers: 1. Be original. 2. Develop your own philosophy based on your experiences, your journey, your revelations. 3. Don't be lazy; work harder and smarter than most. 4. Consistently copying and pasting other people's words onto your site is an embarrassment, demonstrates a distinctlack of talent, insight and creativity... and isnot blogging. So after that exceptionally long-winded introduction, what do I want from you? A few things (please):
I want constructive, specific feedback about this site... commenting on anything is cool (cartoons, colours, layout, writing style, subject matter). What do you like? What don't you like? What would you like me to write about? What should I do differently? Would you be interested in face to face workshops if I was in your state/country? Any ideas or suggestions you may have.
While I love writing and I love the opportunity to connect with people from all over the globe, I also need to take stock (put the site up on the hoist) and assess what I do, why I do it, how I do it, when I do it... and if, when, why and how I might do it better in the future.
Or, if I would be better off to invest my time and energy elsewhere. Maybe I could create Harperland... kind of like Dollywood but without the breasts and wigs. And less rides. I digress.
Don't misinterpret what I'm saying, I love this site and I have no plans to stop doing what I'm doing.. but I believe we should all regularly evaluate where and how we invest our time, energy and talent... and asses the return (financial, emotional, experiential, educational.. etc.) on that investment.
For me, this site is not about money. It was never going to be. That's why I don't charge for articles, don't have memberships and don't ask for donations. And never will. If my financial security was dependant on this site... I'd be eating bread for dinner and living in a cardboard box. Yes, we sell a few books... but the truth is that anyone from anywhere in the world can visit this site and find some original, inspiration, education and motivation for free.. every day of the week.
I'm fortunate enough to have a business which takes care of me financially, so the site was never intended to be a 'business' venture, but rather a creative outlet and information portal for seekers and students.
I'm happy if you never spend a cent here. I don't want your money. No hook, no agenda, no catch. As objective as I can be about my own site... I think that's a pretty good deal.
Anyway, enough of the feel-good lovey-dovey stuff. Now, get off your ass and give me some feedback. See ya.
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