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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
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I often get asked about my life philosophy. That is, my own fundamental beliefs and core principals for living, being and functioning while I'm here on the Big Blue Ball. Rather than trying to blurt out something profound in one brief article here on me-dot-com, I thought I might share my philosophy and thoughts with you over the course of a few days.Or maybe weeks. We'll see how we go. I have decided to share two or three of my principals for living in each post. Keep in mind that these are things that I have found to work for me and which represent my beliefs, standards, understanding, values and purpose. I'm not suggesting that they should be universally embraced or that they will necessarily be effective or appropriate for everyone. We all need to find our own truth and path. Okay, here we go...
1. Happiness comes from letting go of that which makes me unhappy. For far too long I chased happiness, fulfilment and inner peace like a rabid dog chases a cat. The irony being that the harder I tried, the further I seemed to be from genuine happiness; that constant sense of joy, peace and calm that comes from deep within. Sure I experienced moments of euphoria, but it was always short-lived. My conditioning growing up (conversations, environments, education, media, music, other people) taught me that happiness was something which needed to be pursued. This principal (of letting go) is so simple, so profound and so effective that people who apply it can change their life (specifically, their internal reality) almost instantly. However, it can take a while for us to truly grasp and live this principal in a practical day-to-day sense - especially when we live in a collective mindset and culture which teaches the opposite - that happiness comes from striving and chasing. For some people a lifetime of striving and chasing has equated to little more than decades of stress, pressure and anxiety. For some of us the time has come to simply let go of the internal baggage that has kept us trapped in a self-created emotional prison for far too long. We can strive towards a sexier body, we can strive towards a great exam result and we can strive towards financial success, but none of those things will guarantee happiness. Striving is all about the external and that's not where real happiness is found. The Buddhists believe that striving is actually the antitheses of happiness. I tend to agree.
2. To have the mind of a teacher and the heart of a student. Excuse the cheesey-ness of this expression but it does represent what's important to me. While I feel that part of my life purpose is to teach, encourage, challenge and lead people, my life experience always keeps me mindful that I really don't know much at all. Of all there is to know, I don't know or understand the majority of it. And I tend to avoid those that think they do. Having the heart of a student and being committed to life-long learning helps me stay grounded, humble and realistic, and being able to teach others along the way is for me, a privilege.
3. To discover my own truth. For far too long in my younger life, I let others tell me what to believe; I simply adopted their truth. In an effort to fit it and belong, I allowed (yes, it was my fault) too many people have way too much power and influence over my life. I soon discovered how conditional and temporary the membership to that 'club' was when I started to ask questions, disagree with people and think for myself. How dare I not be a sheep. Some people seem to delight in imposing their beliefs, thinking, standards, values and even their fears on the rest of us. They will 'love' you, encourage you and support you; as long as you embrace their (version of the) truth. That's what we call conditional love isn't it? And of course someone who loves you conditionally doesn't really love you at all. Just for the record, I don't want you to believe anything I write because you think I write well, I'm trustworthy or because you respect me as a person. No, all I ever want you to do here at me-dot-com is consider my thoughts and ideas, weigh them up, put them to the test and see if they resonate with you. Too many personal development writers have a need to be right; I'm not one of them. In fact, I am wrong on a regular basis and like you, I'm a work in progress. By the way, you and I don't need to share the same thoughts, beliefs, values, standards or truth to be able to connect and have a meaningful relationship. I have many friends who I disagree with on a regular basis. Fortunately, the health of those relationships is not dependant on universal agreement or compliance.
See You Tomorrow Grasshoppers x
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PS. I am doing a four hour radio shift on SEN (Sports Entertainment Network) this morning (Tuesday) between 6 and 10am Melbourne time. If you are interested and you read this in time, you can take a listen here. You may need to click on the 'listen online' link (top right). Ciao.
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