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Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
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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!
Two days down and my student Jo is doing well. No cigarettes, no caffeine drinks, no tantrums, no junk food, no attitude problems, no injuries and no excuses. I'm Lovin' that. She's going great. Last night I gave her two options for today:
1. Meet me at the gym (see left) at six this morning (I'm writing this Tuesday night) and come in to the city and hang out while I do one of my radio gigs (Gold FM) and then we would return to the gym and train at about seven thirty or...
2. Have some extra sleep and meet me at the gym at seven thirty for a workout.
Mobile Mentoring
Knowing that she had only two hours sleep the night before I knew she would go for option two; the late start. She didn't. She's hard core. Possibly weird. I like that. So we headed into the city at six this morning for Jo's first radio experience; a little FM love. The half hour trip each way meant that today's mentoring session was a mobile one. What a productive use of time that was. Maybe I could make a business out of that concept... "Craig's mobile mentoring.." I'll drop by your house, pick you up, we'll chat for a while and I'll then deposit you back on your door step with a new attitude and life strategy... easy peasy. Or not. Jo got to meet the very talented and generous Grubby and Dee Dee and watched me do my best to motivate the masses to a better life. Today we spoke about self-sabotage (essentially Monday's post) and it seemed to hit the mark with a few people (I always get emails following a segment or a show).
Smoking
On the way back from the city we had an interesting chat about smoking. Jo was worried that once she's back into her normal environment she might not be able to do the no-cigarette thing over the long term. She wasn't sure if she would be able to maintain what she had begun once she steps back into her regular life and situation. The life with the husband who smokes (and no, it's not about Tim, it's about Jo). A reasonable concern to have. Out of curiosity, I asked her what she did (about smoking) when she was pregnant with her three kids.
"I didn't smoke at all" was the reply.
If Only She was Always Pregnant
So the woman who doesn't know if she can last a fortnight has actually gone without a single cigarette for a total of twenty seven months (three times nine) over the last seven years because she had too. Amazing what we can do when we make something non-negotiable isn't it? So obviously the ability to stop smoking is there... now all we need is the mindset and the commitment to wrap around that potential, to make it a forever thing not a pregnancy thing. The last three times she stopped smoking she always intended to take it up again post pregnancy. And she did. What a waste of potential. And lungs. And health. No it won't necessarily be easy to give up Jo, but yes it is very possible. So let's focus on what's possible. Let's find a way. And let's not talk ourselves into hard. Sound familiar?
What I like about my student is that she is making the most of her time with me. It's not a holiday; it's all about re-invention, learning and improvement. She seriously wants to change her body and her life and has a thousand questions for me. By Friday she'll know more than me. I'm a little insecure about that.
I'm Comfortable!
So we got back to the gym at seven thirty (after our mobile mentoring) and did a brief (but intense) interval training session on the bike (30 mins). Then we jumped back in the car and took a nice drive along the beach. Well, nice for me. Not so much for Jo. She was loving the scenery and the whole relaxing drive thing right up to the point where I made her get out of the car and walk the five kilometres back. Oh well Jo, look on the bright side, I was comfortable and as we all know... it's all about Craig.
She completed her five kilometre walk and was given the option of coming into the gym this afternoon... or taking the rest of the day off and seeing me tomorrow. Of course she came back. The woman is in the zone. She completed another hour of low(ish) intensity cardio on the bike, treadmill and grinder. Not exciting but effective... and that's what we're after. Sometimes it ain't about fun or excitement, it's simply about doing what needs to be done and that's where we're at with Jo. Today she spent the best part of two and a half hours exercising.
The Miracle Man. Not.
What amuses me about this whole process with Jo is how many people think that spending a week with me will 'fix' all of her problems/challenges/issues. As I've said many times before, I'm not the answer; I'm a resource in a big (and on-going) process. The only person who can change Jo is Jo, and the sooner she takes complete responsibility for all of the results she produces (and doesn't produce) in her world (via her choices and actions), the sooner she'll see genuine transformation. Both internally and externally. My goal is to educate and empower people, not to make them (in any way) dependant on me. By the way, there's a fair chance that I won't reverse twenty (thirty) years of bad behaviours and destructive thinking by this Friday. I'm good but not that good.
Overall, things are going well for our competition winner. I am happy with her attitude and her application. I truly believe that this week will be the start of a new-and-improved life for Jo... I can feel it in my bones.
How are you going with your transformation? Are you doing different to create different. Or are you still thinking about it?
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