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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2007
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!When you put a large group of martial arts students and masters together in a room, it would be fair to expect violence and mayhem. But when they are there to explore the philosophy of how we learn and [...]
Posted in Blog on Oct 3rd, 2007
Let me tell you a story. I live on a busy road and, as I leave each morning I am faced with a problem. It’s an interesting problem that used to frustrate me as I railed against the ignorance of the drivers who would not permit me to enter the traffic, which is sometimes extremely [...]
Posted in Blog on Sep 27th, 2007
I spend a lot of time training sales consultants. I design courses, conduct them and assess results. I also counsel, encourage, coach and do so many of the actions required to develop excellence.
I read a great deal. There is a great deal of wisdom in the world and I try to avail myself of as [...]
Posted in Blog on Sep 13th, 2007
Welcome to HowCanI
The ability makers — Personal development
KNOW HOW TO BE FREE TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE
It seems that everyone is seeking answers in life. Socrates, the greatest philosopher who ever lived said, as he went to the oracle at Delphi “I seek a wise man.”
The inscription at the entrance to the temple [...]
Posted in Blog on Sep 11th, 2007
What is the problem people have with time management?
In today’s modern world the pace of life has increased to a point that many of us just want to place our hands over our ears and shout,
ENOUGH!
Why is that?
Simply stated, there seems to be so much to do and so little time in which to do [...]
Have you ever been ‘In the zone,’ as they say? I experienced it the other night at the beginning of the latest squash season. I was asked to fill in in a team about six grades higher than I usually play. That meant I had to play two matches on the same night.
I went on [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 28th, 2007
Some weeks ago I did a workshop for the Wing Chun Association. It was a freezing cold Sunday morning and everyone was rugged up. I remember being impressed by the number that turned up despite the weather.
We were there to examine how people learn and to foster understanding of how we function when we seek [...]
Posted in Blog on Jul 13th, 2007
The other evening I was walking along Devonshire St in Surry Hills here in Sydney. I was returning from a martial arts class and, in spite of the cold weather, was as warm as toast and feeling invigorated. I call Kung Fu ‘ten ways to choke a bloke.’ (just kidding)
I was approaching a hotel and noticed [...]
Posted in Blog on May 17th, 2007
“The man who truly knows has no occasion to shout.â€
Leonardo Da Vinci
When I was a small boy I couldn’t wait for the latest edition of Reader’s Digest to arrive at home. I would feverishly rifle through the pages looking for my prize. That prize was any quote I could find from a “wise man.â€
The fact [...]
During the period of the imprisonment of Socrates he was surrounded by his students and admirers constantly. Except for one man. That man was Plato.
Many bitterly criticized Plato, accusing him of treachery and lack of faith in Socrates. Others thought that, because of the social prominence of his family, he stayed away so as not [...]