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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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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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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Craig's Principles for Living (Principle 5)
Hi Team. Well, it seems that the eye candy from yesterday's post (see photo) was met with universal approval. You know I'm here to help, girls. The picture was so well received that some of you didn't actually get around to reading my post. Sigh. Hope you are enjoying your Thursday and being the change you want to see in your world. FYI, I just inhaled two ginger bread men (my new vice) and I'm feeling pretty darn good about myself. They were organic of course. And as we all know, ginger bread men are pretty much all protein. I don't know how the clever people at the bakery squeeze so much goodness into those little guys. I almost feel guilty biting their squishy little heads off. Almost.

Before I continue on with the third installment of the current series, I wanted to address a minor issue which arose from yesterday's post. In discussing my history, I was not suggesting that there is anything wrong with being committed to one's training (I train daily and own a gym!), neither was I criticising bodybuilders, figure competitors, elite athletes or any other person committed to a lifestyle of health, wellness and fitness. What I was saying is that when almost every waking moment and thought is invested in, or preoccupied with, how we look, there's a problem. No shit Sherlock. And that was my reality for a time. As long as our identity, self-esteem, confidence and happiness are dependant on our appearance and the approval of others, we will always be predisposed to misery, anxiety and insecurity. After all, our body is just where we live for the time being. When bodybuilding (or any endeavour) shifts from 'what you do', to 'who you are', then there's a problem. That's all.

Okey doke, on with the show...

Principle 5: Life is not predetermined; it's me determined.

I've never been one to sit on my hands waiting for some cosmically pre-ordained life purpose to miraculously reveal itself via a series of dreams, visions or prophecies. Or for an angel to appear at my window with some hand-written instructions from God. An angel would be pretty cool though. Neither have I ever been the type to buy into the widely-held view of destiny (I do believe in decisions however) and I've always considered (the concept of) fate to be the refuge of the indecisive, the lazy, the fearful and the deluded. But that's just my (not very popular) paradigm.

Destiny

People talk about destiny all the time. Especially when they're talking about big-picture life stuff. Or when they're rationalising why something didn't (or won't) eventuate. "Don't worry Love; it's not meant to be". The term destiny seems to have an almost romantic, mystical, feel-good kind of vibe about it. "That was always going to be her destiny" (as the orchestra starts to fire up in the background). So it seems that no matter what 'she' did (thoughts, behaviours, reactions, decisions) her life, or part thereof, was predetermined by destiny; it was always going to unfold in a certain way. Despite her, not because of her. Apparently some unknown, cosmic force was firmly behind the steering wheel of her life. She didn't really have to touch the controls because her life path (destiny) was pre-set and non-negotiable. Am I the only person who considers this to be a load of self-limiting, mumbo-jumbo crap? Am I missing something obvious?

Beyond our Control

One of the most disempowering and destructive notions for us incredible beings to embrace is the traditional concept of destiny. Why? Because it teaches us that life, and what we might do, be, create and achieve in that life, is somehow beyond our control. Some people embrace it however because it takes pressure off them to steer their ship, shape their own future and be responsible for the results they do and don't produce in their world. Take a look at what conventional 'wisdom' teaches us about destiny:

De-sti-ny (noun):

1) The predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.

2)
The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot.

3)
A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control.

We may as well all sit on the couch and let life happen to us, around us and despite us... because apparently it's all gonna eventuate anyway. It's predetermined. It's inevitable. We're all just helpless passengers on destiny's back. I wish someone had shared this with me earlier; I wouldn't have wasted so much time making all those decisions, taking all those chances, facing my fears, dealing with my destructive habits, overcoming all those obstacles, working so hard and busting my ass to create an amazing life.

And people believe that shit? Give me a bucket.

I'll create my own destiny thanks.

See you tomorrow when I tell you who my greatest teacher is.

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P.S. Sorry I'm not getting through these points as quickly as I had anticipated. Some days it will be two or three points, other days will be one. Love to hear your thoughts on this topic, so click on the comment thingy - even you newbies! x

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