Tag: determination

  • Focus On What You CAN Do

    Once again, I’ve been a bit obsessed with a sporting event on the telly, soaking up as much coverage of the Paralympic Games as I possibly could. I saw so many interviews and commentaries about the athletes that all seemed to point to one message: Focus one what you CAN do. It is all too…

  • Podcast: What Your Favourite Olympian Can Teach You About Your Big Dream

    Were you as inspired as I was by this year’s Olympic Games? I was so inspired by the commitment, the courage, the tenacity, the determination, the dedication, the hard work…and their humility! I had so many favourite Olympians I couldn’t even name them all – Mo Farah, Oscar Pestorius, Jess Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger,…

  • Going for Gold

    [caption id="attachment_3754" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image credit: Mxruben on Morguefile[/caption]Have you been watching the Olympics? I have been thoroughly enjoying them – the emotion, the achievement, the brilliance of the athletes is incredibly inspiring. One of the things that has really struck me about all the athletes is how hard they’ve worked to get where they…

  • Do You Know What Determination Looks Like?

    Last week I watched a program about 4 injured soldiers who walked to the North Pole. One had a broken back, one an amputated leg, one an amputated arm, and the last had a paralysed arm and half the muscle on his leg missing. At the end of the program, one of the lads said…

  • Enjoying the Win

    Last week, I was at a client’s offices and in the meeting room they had a picture titled “Face each problem with a will to win” with a picture of athletes in agony (marathon runners by the look of them). I admire the sentiment. Determination, tenacity and will gets you far. BUT. It’s the agony…