Shane O'Riordan
Success Facilitator
Learn to love the hardtimes
Have you ever heard the terms “You can’t pick yourself up until you have hit rock bottom” “Necessity is the mother of invention!” or similar?
Well there is good reason why!
What separates humankind from all other creatures on the planet?
Apart from all the obvious responses, one way is through our imaginations – our abilty to dream; to visualise a reality that does not yet exist, and then set out to make that vision a reality.
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Results : Actions : Motivation : Belief : Dream
My Simple ratio based on the Conceive, Believe, Achieve model.
Results : Actions : Motivation : Belief : Dream
Simply put,Your Results are in direct proportion to your Actions.No Action => No ResultsMinimum Action => Minimum ResultsBig Action => Big ResultsYour Actions, however, are in direct proportion to your motivation to take them: How badly you want it!Don’t Want it => Won’t Do it => No Results!Have to, but don’t Want to => Do bare Minimum => Minimum ResultsHuge desire… Continue reading
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Victim or Vampire?
Was just shared a link by my friend Phillip which reminded me of something I was thinking about only today.
I have been involved in Community Development for 30 years or so. I have spent my life ‘giving’ if that is the correct term. In my current day job I work one-to-one with a lot of very disenfranchised people where hope is is short supply. Many times I have nothing to offer except my energy, my positive attitude and my… Continue reading
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Late Late Rant
I’m not a person who expresses my political feelings much -they are personal to me.
Hearing the Late Late Show debate tonight it struck me..
I am a pacifist. I do not advocate murder or the suffering of any human being.
I am not a sympathisor either, however, only a few weeks ago, the whole nation, and the wider community cheered as the people of Libya took arms against the official government and took control of their freedom.
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Who Said Its All About Giving?
Time to be a TAKER
Have you ever heard the sayings;
“It’s in the giving that we recieve!”
or
“Success is about giving not taking.”
or
“It is better to give then to receive!” ( a commonly misquoted phrase )
Well here’s a thought.
I believe that in order to give you must first be a taker!
- TAKE account of your situation.
- TAKE responsibility.
- TAKE control of your life.
- TAKE notice of potential opportunities.
and above all…
TAKE ACTION!… Continue reading
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