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!
So yesterday's postpushed a few buttons, generated some interest and I'm sure was the catalyst for a little discussion and debate. Good, that was the goal. Someone also requested that I write a 'Day in the life of Craig' post. The idea seemed to appeal to a few people (not sure why), so I'll do that next week. You'll either find it really interesting or mindlessly boring. I guess it depends on how much detail I divulge, what interests you and where you're at in your journey. My life is kinda busy, a little unconventional and periodically hilarious, so I'll do my best to provide you with a completely honest, warts-and-all eighteen hour Craig day.
On with today's instalment...
Ever noticed how some people seem desperate to hold on to hurt? Yep, curiously some of us appear to be totally committed to our misery, our fear, our anger and our less-than-desirable existence. Somewhere, somehow, someone has done something to hurt us (intentionally or not) and no matter what, we're gonna find a way to hang on to that emotional crap for years. And years. Even if it kills us. Some of us inhabit misery by choice. We think we don't, but we do. There's no way we're letting go of that stuff; we have a very good reason to be bitter, twisted, resentful, paranoid and of course, dysfunctional. So we will be. Just stand back and watch. Yep, some of us revel in our emotional baggage. The trade off being that it provides us with periodic attention and sympathy. And as deals go, that's a crap one.
What Would You Know?
"It's easy for you to be smug Craig, but you don't understand what he/she/they did to me!" And my question to you would be, "But do you know what you're doing to yourself? You're doing more harm by handing over your power, your potential and your possibilities to another person or to some historical event, situation or circumstance... than anyone or anything could ever do to you."
Maintaining the Rage
People who won't let go and move on are actually hurting themselves more than they will ever hurt anyone else. In truth, the only thing we can change about our history is what we let it represent in our life (mind, thinking) today. That is, the meaning (the power) we give it now. Many people are living in a self-created and self-perpetuated emotional prison, holding on to baggage that they should have dumped years ago. And in their mind they keep justifying the rage, the misery, the negativity and the debilitating attitude. Yes, it (the pain) may have been triggered by another person or event, and yes it may have been tragic and very real... but the hurt can only be maintained by us. And we do. Sometimes forever. The lifelong victim. Poor baby. "But you don't understand my situation, my story."
Tragedy is Relative
Well, I do understand that shit happens to all of us. Welcome to the very large club. The human experience is frequently uncomfortable, people will treat you badly, you will get hurt, the world is not a fair place (just watch the news or visit a cancer ward) and bad things happen to good people. I also understand that we can inhabit misery, fear and rejection, or we can choose to do what many won't and let go, move on, forgive, find the good and become solution oriented rather than problem focused. Go and spend a week living in abject poverty in the Sudan without food or water and then tell me how hard your life is and how unfair your world is. Tragedy is relative. Perspective is an interesting thing; sometimes it's the difference between self-pity and joy, and sometimes it's the difference between prison and freedom. An emotional and psychological shift can take us from misery to happiness in a matter of minutes - without anything changing in our external world. That's power. That's potential. And that's available to all of us every day.
Sorry, too Busy Finding Food
In many places in the world (right now as you're reading this) they don't have the time or energy to spend feeling sorry for themselves, to be a victim, or to go to therapy because they're too busy trying to stay alive. That whole 'trying to find water and food thing' will certainly take your mind off those hurtful words someone spoke about you ten years ago. By the way, the real problem is not our history (what has or hasn't happened to us), our situation, our circumstance or the people in our world... it's how WE LET those things/people affect us today.
Emotional Growth
When we let go of the anger, the fear, the jealousy, the resentment, the arrogance and the ego we begin to find freedom, joy and even relief. We start to discover who we are and what we can become. It's liberating and enlightening. It represents a shift in our consciousness and is a sign of emotional growth and maturity. We may even begin to like ourselves. When we let go of being the incessant, insecure people pleaser and the human doormat, we begin to find our own voice and inner strength. And when we let go of the desperate, at times pathetic need to be loved, liked, wanted, noticed and valued, we instantly become more attractive, desirable and lovable.
Sometimes less is more and sometimes we just need to let go.
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