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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 8, 2009
A Tribute to a Friend
Hi Guys

I apologise for the lack of posts over the last few days but as weeks go, this has been a tough one. I'll be back in full flight on Monday to poke, prod, challenge and dare you to greatness. Or at the very least.... positive change in your world!

My Buddy Dicko

Yesterday was a very emotional day for me (writing this Thursday); I attended the funeral of one of my best friends; Rob Dickson (see pictured with family). I'm pretty sure I lost half my body-weight in tears. Fortunately I wore one of my most absorbent shirts. A hundred kilos of blubbering mess; it wasn't pretty. The service was also for Rob's two young boys; Byron and Gabriel whose lives were cut tragically short as well. Rob and his family were involved in a car accident in South Africa, with the only survivor (of Rob's family) being his wife, Dusty. Rob and I went to school together and have remained close friends over the years. The day before he went away we spoke on the phone, laughed and talked general crap as blokes do. He had just finished a massive work project, was exhausted and was very excited to be heading away for a much deserved break with his beautiful family. Some of you in Australia may have heard about the accident on the news, Rob was an accomplished film producer, ex-AFL player and successful business man. But more important than all of that, he was a spectacular human being. Or as we Aussies would say; a ripping bloke.

Alone in a Crowd

As I sat there in my elevated seat up near the rafters of the grand old church, I couldn't help but stare down at Dusty sitting in the front row; surrounded by people who love her but at the same time, looking very alone. She was there physically, but on another level, she wasn't really there at all. Understandably. My heart broke for her. In an instant her reality had been changed forever. She would never hold her boys again. Not in this lifetime anyway.

What Matters

It's amazing what clarity we can have in moments such as these. Such insight. Such perspective. Such awareness. In that moment, in that situation, in that old church saying goodbye to my friend I realised that I have no real problems. At all. And I'm not talking about an intellectual "head" realisation but a spiritual and emotional realisation; one that inhabits every cell of your body. I also realised how much time and energy we humans waste on crap that ultimately doesn't matter.

I wish I could have one more chance to tell my buddy that I love him and give him a hug, but I can't. But for the rest of you who consider yourselves to be my friends, you better watch out because next time I see you, there's gonna be some uninhibited hugging going on. And it might get messy.

What and who really matters to you?

See ya Dicko. Love you.

xxx

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