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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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Welcome to Craig's site.

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!

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Friday, May 23, 2008
A Shove with Love - A Kickstart to Change.
Morning (afternoon, evening) Groovers.

Stepping into reality

Thought we might be a little less theoretical and philosophical, and a bit more practical today. Always nice to get out of our head and into reality. We all have behaviours and habits that we need to change and from time to time we all need a little encouragement and support, possibly a vigorous shove, to get under way. So I'm here today to give you a shove. You can relax and feel safe in the knowledge that I am a fully qualified and vastly experienced shover. I have shoved many over my journey, including a few statues who have made the job pretty tough. I know that some of you are career procrastinators who have been about to address certain less-than-desirable habits forever; always at the brink of something life-changing but never quite there. And that some of you have even started (four hundred times) but never actually maintained.

The caring sledgehammer

hard hatKnowing that many of you are perpetually waiting for the magical and mythical 'right time' (it doesn't exist) and knowing that many of you struggle to create and maintain momentum, I thought that today I might give some of you a shove with love. You may even like it. I'll be gentle. Gentle like a sledgehammer. A caring sledgehammer.

Yep, I want you to identify one habit which you really need to change right now. Not soon, now. Not when it suits you, now. Not when you're comfortable to do so, now. It can be any behaviour which is impacting negatively in some area of your life. It might be about food or exercise, it could be alcohol or drug related, it could have something to do with how you treat yourself or others, it might pertain to work, home or somewhere else. It may have something to do with how you deal with or react to certain situations, circumstances, events or people. It might be about your lifestyle, your finances, your long-term goals or perhaps some other kind of destructive habit (lying, stealing, violence, self-abuse, obsessive behaviours). You know what you need to change.

We all want to move from the negative to the positive in our life, that's why we come to this site. But there needs to come a time when we stop planning, talking and thinking and start doing. Thinking doesn't create change, doing does. Some of you think too much and do too little. You know it.

One habit at a time

The reason I want you to identify one habit (only) for this 28-day project is because the more things we try to change in a short time, the less likely we are to maintain those behaviours (what we want) and create life-long results. By identifying our single most destructive habit and addressing that in a strategic, practical and un-emotional manner, we greatly increase our chances of success. People who try to undo years of bad behaviours and change fifty habits in a short amount of time invariably fail. So let's do what works.

cigaretteOf course 28 days isn't a lifetime but it's enough time for me (and the other readers) to help you generate some momentum, build some enthusiasm and hopefully start to create some new habits, behaviours and attitudes to get you where you want to go over the long term. Of course I can only get you started, and of course, ultimately it all comes back to you. But for some of you, this little project might just be a life-changing process - if YOU make it so.

How to get involved.

Click on the comment thingy and tell me (us) the following.

1. The habit you're going to address over the 28 days.
2. Why it's necessary for you to change that habit.
3. Why it will be different this time.

Keep it short(ish), we don't need an essay - just the facts Jack. If you are uncomfortable to leave your name then do it anonymously but keep in mind that public declarations can often be an effective way to create and maintain momentum. Name or not - it's not crucial.

Even though I'm not particularly good at waiting, I'm going to make the official 'start date' of this little extravaganza next Monday (May 26). I'm doing this to allow a few days for people who don't visit the site daily (shame on you) to get involved without missing the official start. Of course you can start in the next five minutes if you like, and for many of you that would be advisable. Either way, the official kick-off is next Monday and we'll wrap it up on Sunday June 22 (RYL Workshop day).

Friday updates.
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To keep you accountable and doing what you need to do, you will be required to submit a brief 'update' every Friday by clicking on the comment thingy at the bottom of that day's post. That will help you stay focused, committed and proactive. Feel free to jump in and comment on each other's goals and progress at any time. Encouragement and support is fundamental to success. If this concept flies, is well-supported and seems to be of value, then we'll continue the process beyond the 28 days by using our forum.

Okay, stop over-thinking, get off the fence, click on the comment thingy and tell us what amazing things you're gonna do over the next 28 days.

Ciao Kids.

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