So here we are - 6 weeks in to 2009 - are you going to succeed this year? What are your rules you have committed to live by in 2009? What do you believe the world will create for you in 2009 or put another way, what will you create for the world in 2009?
We all have our beliefs - some more powerful than others.
During 9/11 thousands of people ran from the Twin Towers in New York to save themselves - a very small group of heroic fire fighters ran into the buildings to save others!
Over 50 years ago Roger Bannister ran a 4-minute mile for the first time in history. This was in spite of opinion at the time suggesting the feat was impossible -one even went as far as to say that the human heart would explode at this speed! Roger Bannister knew in his heart that his aspiration was achievable and on May 6th 1954 he proved it and the world took note!
Anyone who achieves anything in life does it because they know it can be done.
What are you going to make your beliefs this year? Whatever it is believe in your excellence - don't be swayed by the opinion of others with less conviction. Go for it and make this an awesome year!
"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."
Roger Bannister
Warmest wishes
Craig
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Beliefs of Excellence - part 1!
I have spent the last 4 weeks of my life in India and South Africa and many of the experiences I gained in these fabulous two countries have lead me to understand that it is our beliefs that create who we really are.
While I was in India I was overwhelmed by the people who live there and in particular their beliefs of life, who they were and what they stood for. Every day I went for a run (keeping my half marathon training going!) around the backwaters and passed hundreds of children playing by the water's edge. Every single one would stop me and want to run with me - many singing and dancing just celebrating life.
In the Western world these children would be classed as having absolutely nothing, hardly any clothes, few toys.
Yet these children believed they were in heaven, I was there for 14 days and every child I came across knew they were a gift from God. They were always smiling, always dancing and always playing. Not once did one of them moan or fight because they wanted what another child had. They just shone.
Why did these children truly live off the land and, with hardly a roof over their heads still feel blessed? It has to be their beliefs and for that matter the beliefs of their parents.
This convinces me that it isn't our cars, houses or offices, laptops or geographic territories that make us successful, it is our beliefs, our internal rules of how we choose to feel that make us who we are.
I will be talking much more about beliefs of excellence over coming weeks, but for now I am fortunate enough to be returning to India next week to speak at a conference - I am so thrilled to be going back, look forward to updating my blog about that next week as well.
Have a great weekend
Craig
craig@craiggoldblatt.com
www.craiggoldblatt.com
While I was in India I was overwhelmed by the people who live there and in particular their beliefs of life, who they were and what they stood for. Every day I went for a run (keeping my half marathon training going!) around the backwaters and passed hundreds of children playing by the water's edge. Every single one would stop me and want to run with me - many singing and dancing just celebrating life.
In the Western world these children would be classed as having absolutely nothing, hardly any clothes, few toys.
Yet these children believed they were in heaven, I was there for 14 days and every child I came across knew they were a gift from God. They were always smiling, always dancing and always playing. Not once did one of them moan or fight because they wanted what another child had. They just shone.
Why did these children truly live off the land and, with hardly a roof over their heads still feel blessed? It has to be their beliefs and for that matter the beliefs of their parents.
This convinces me that it isn't our cars, houses or offices, laptops or geographic territories that make us successful, it is our beliefs, our internal rules of how we choose to feel that make us who we are.
I will be talking much more about beliefs of excellence over coming weeks, but for now I am fortunate enough to be returning to India next week to speak at a conference - I am so thrilled to be going back, look forward to updating my blog about that next week as well.
Have a great weekend
Craig
craig@craiggoldblatt.com
www.craiggoldblatt.com
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