"Cross Your Fingers... Wear The Lucky Shirts... Put Your Hands Together And We May Just Do It!"... er...RUBBISH!

The England football team beat Slovenia to roll on into the next stages of the World Cup.

The England team didn't cross their fingers or put their hands together. They did wear red shirts however, though wearing a 'lucky' shirt isn't enough to sway things in the biggest of football stages.

So what happened? How come England got through in this match whilst a few days earlier, they participated in what was probably the worst game ever played... what on earth happened?

Well, they turned up and played the game the best they can play it. That's what happened. The passion, the flair, the purpose, the commitment, the energy, the teamwork... all of that happened because the players wanted to play and win.

Crossing fingers, praying and hoping for the best, doesn't produce the kind of results anyone wants.

Participation, activity and getting involved, works. Try it in any area of life that seems to be, 'getting away from you'.

And if you see someone heading for the cross your fingers disaster in their lives, help them untangle their fingers and show them how to get busy using those fingers to help serve someone else -- by writing a letter, dialing a phone number, lifting a blockage...

Results happen... through movement and activity -- and not through finger crossing and wishing.

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Making It... Without Screwing Up Life

Most of us are pretty CLUELESS when it comes to defining our own personal success. We've no idea what the heck it means.

Given the chance to answer the question- most will mumble stuff along the lines of ample money, better relationships, good career... stuff like that, though said with out any conviction, meaning or excitement.

It's a rare bird that'll give you answers like happiness, fun, excitement, adventure, deep loving relationships.

Look at the public image icons touted as 'successful' - singers, sports people, officials, CEO's, leaders - most are successful in one or at most, maybe two areas of life.

But look deeper at what they're lives are REALLY like.

Most have relationship wreckages - maybe a public mask, and a true inner private mask revealing nothing but disaster.

Take those 'successful business or owners or company BIG CHEESES' --

They'll be the saviour of their enterprises, but the wreckage president of their marriages, relationships and communications with all those that were once dear to them.

"Success"... though at what expense? And at WHOSE expense?

See what you can get from this -

A man was headhunted by two powerful firms. One gave him half the salary the other was giving. They were both intense jobs, requiring huge amounts of time and jet hopping. As this man was divorced, it seemed to him that the more money option was the obvious one to make in light of his personal circumstances.

However, the recruiter from the company offering half the salary was really persistent and wanted to meet the wanted man. After a week there was a meeting scheduled. The day before the meeting, the recruiter phoned the wanted man and said--

"I'm sorry, I totally forgot, I'll be leaving to go on a business trip for a lengthy period of time and this is the last night with my family and I promised them I'd be having dinner with them... let's reschedule."

The wanted man put the phone down after that little conversation and took a deep breathe as he sank even farther into his soft leather chair.

The wanted man was divorced because he couldn't arrange his life around his most precious assets - his family.

And here was a powerful recruiting executive from this huge firm being open and direct about his most precious assets - and, he treated them exactly in that way.

The wanted man was so taken by what he experienced that after a few weeks he met with half paying company and... went to work for them.

Why, what happened?

The wanted man liked the culture and, he saw a demonstration of exactly how to maintain relationships - no matter how high up the ladder you are. So, with that in mind, he negotiated that he be flown once every fortnight to where his family lived and for those two days every fortnight, he would not be answering his mobile - no matter what.

He signed the deal, with his most precious assets, his family and relationships - being at the very core of his negotiations.

We can ALL revere our most precious assets - and demonstrate that through actions and behaviour rather than sentiments and wishing things were different.

Because... look at the ultimate price we eventually end up paying!

We can 'make it', without screwing up life. And it all starts with our own thinking as to what's really important to us... REALLY important!

RH

Is That The Best You Can Do?

It's interesting what simple questions can do - if you let them into your life.

Take the question opening up this blog - is that the best you can do?

For most of us, we're playing way under our best, we're being, way less than our best - in most areas of life - though we rarely think about it in any kind of serious way at all.

Imagine you're a swimmer, wanting to improve your lap timings - and your coach asks - is that the best you can do?

You may think you've given all you've got to give - but what if, unknown to you, your coach strapped on a rubber shark fin to his back and whilst you were in the water, someone yelled out to you -- SHARK!!

You look behind and you see this shark ripping through the water, nearly edging its nose to your toes - what are you going to do now?

Well, you'd either freeze and get eaten or you're going to swim the race of your life.

Is that the best you can do?

Hmmm...

And what if we apply a similar thinking to what we do in each day - what if we ask that - is that the best you can do question - whether what we're doing in the moment is a business, job, health, relationship, financial, communication or any other activity based task we're engaged in?

Making that presentation - is that the best you can do?
Having a heart to heart - is that the fullest you can engage?
Doing your exercise programme - is that the best effort you can put in?
Taking care of finances - is that the best way to manage it all?
Creating customers who fall in love with you - are you doing enough to make that real?
Being happy - is that the most amount of time you allow yourself to be happy?

And here's the biggest of them all...

Is that the most you can LOVE?

How about for you?

Is that the best you can do with what you've got going on in your life?

If not, get yourself a shark coach!