Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment.
Intelligence is seeing the ups, downs, cycles and patterns in the game of life. Wisdom is not being played or a player – but being at one with life, dancing with life, being full of life, in flow with life – glad to be alive.
The magic, grace, growth and wonder of life is that wisdom follows a fall and defeat not from a win.
Almost every so called setback is an opportunity for growth, learning, self love, wisdom and humility
Intelligence is overrated. Wisdom is under applied.
It is wiser to love who you are than what you want.
All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are nothing without the head, heart and hands to use them wisely, kindly and mindfully
If you’re jealous of someone else it simply means you have not come to a true acceptance and appreciation of yourself.
Don’t be sidetracked by one setback along a path of gifts and blessings
All the love, learning and opportunities that you seek come from being open to life not being closed throughout it.
While there may be many things in life you wish to harvest not every seed you plant will grow.
You may not need to do it all, design it all or direct it all. But when it comes to making things you want to happen to happen you may well have to inspire and drive it all.
Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It’s often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.
When you fall short of your goals and dreams ask yourself is it your mindset, perspective, expectations, effort, approach, acceptance, company or a blend of these that needs to change.
Champions realise that defeat – and learning from it even more than from winning – is part of the path to mastery.
There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.
There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and you’ll be dazzled by it. But it’s nothing if you fail to see the magic, wonder and potential that resides within.
Friendships – and indeed most relationships – are measured in the closeness of hearts, minds and soul ties… not in the distance of physical miles or even the passing of time.
Too much time is wasted listening to the noise of the mind – and too little is spent living from the love and power of the heart.
There’s no beauty without difference and diversity. Love unconditionally.
It’s always the mind that needs quietening and the heart that needs listening to.
Inspiration may come from many places but motivation – the love of life, daily drive and the will to thrive – that must come from you from within
Communication is the breath or death of any relationship
Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.
Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it.
Happiness is awaiting you every moment of each day for you to embrace. You just make the mistake that you need to achieve ‘this’ or ‘that’ or reach something you call ‘success’ in order to gain it.
Expectation and disappointment are far from friends but they are close relations.
Unlike many other journeys, when it comes to finding self and matters of the heart you’ll swiftly find yourself lost if you follow someone else’s
Your life – and all lives – will be richer if lived with a open, loving heart rather than a closed, fearful mind
Your brand is the value and magic that’s not in your bottle, body or box. It’s the inspiration, incense, intent and impact before, within and beyond.
Triumphs are usually the outcomes of countless learned-from ‘failures
Tanacity is the dance within the art of opportunity
All the wealth in the world is nothing, pointless – of no true value – if you yourself feel worthless.
In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything.
Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all.
Success is a path of setbacks, passion, purpose and inner strength
Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets
Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time.
Sometimes you learn, grow and give far more when your back’s against the wall.
Life will teach or beat you all you need to know. My advice take the compassionate class and peaceful path
It may take many voices for people to hear the same message.
Don’t waste your whole lifetime waiting for the perfect life when there’s a perfectly good one within and right in front of you.
There’s little growth and progression without learning and reflection
A rich life is lived from a giving heart not a selfish mind.
Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence
During my life journey I’ve discovered an interesting thing once you stop seeking outside you discover what already resides within.
A Star is always a star no matter what stage they are on or at
Success is simply the wisdom born out of so called failures
You will never get the best out of anyone professionally unless you understand what motivates and makes them tick personally – as a human being
Despair and disappointment are the parent of countless inspired, inspiring, triumphant creations
You may wonder why so many of my quotes – and all my work – is about love, compassion and inner peace? Because life is nothing, empty, bereft without these things.
A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart open…quiet mind
Always take some of the play, fun, freedom and wonder of the weekend into your week & your work
Gratitude for being alive is the best way to rise and shine.
You’ll find that more doors open if you approach them with an open heart rather than a closed mind.
Just because a door appears closed it does not mean that it is locked – nor that it will not open with the right heart, call or touch
Leadership is not about the power and status of one but the empowerment and service of all. That is what it should be and that is how it should be measured.
When you feel that others are lacking and failing ….first assess the skill, style, quality, results, mindset, support, professionalism and spirit with which you yourself play the game.
The tragedy about history – personally and globally – is that while we may learn it we rarely learn from it.
If you must walk in someone’s shadow make sure it’s your own
It is not blindly pushing your own agenda that will enrich the world. It’s is your ability and willingness to understand, appreciate, anticipate, address, serve and support the lives of others that will.
Business should never be merely transactional -it should be transformational
Music is energy, emotion, expression, escapism, enlightenment. Music is so much more than just entertainment.
Enlightenment is not about attaining an ultimate level of intelligence or intellect. It is regained by shedding all the ideas, illusion and binds thrust on you and that you then so readily accrue.
Enlightenment is not about attaining a ultimate level of intelligence or intellect. It is regained by shedding all the ideas, illusion and binds thrust on you and that you then so readily accrue.
Intelligence is just one dimension of ability. Don’t limit yourself to it. Open up to instinct, intuition, creativity and thus possibility
A quiet mind is the quickest and biggest step to a peaceful world.
There’s a vast space between being simply human to being truly humane.
Step outside for a while – calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually
We are one at the root – we just part at the branch
Success is a trophy, a title, something gained, attained or retained. Fulfilment, true happiness, contentment…. bliss is the gift of the self-realised. That is the real prize.
Perhaps above everything compassion is the most important thing to embrace and emanate in life. It will enhance your life – and it’s the one thing that will elevate and heal mankind
The pathway to enlightenment, transformation and liberation is the heart not the mind.
One of the fascinating things about our lives – and minds – is that tend to spend years wishing and wanting others and the world around to see in us that which we ourselves do not appreciate fully.
No daydreaming. No music, film, art, creative thinking or business.
We love music deeply, but why? Put simply: music makes lives, shapes lives, expresses all shades and stages of life – and even saves lives.
It does not need to be perfect – or technically correct – to be magic
If you make everything solely about money you end up with a very poor society.
Funny how money speaks even more loudly than morals in this beautiful, superficial material world.
See money – currency – as the flow of energy and giving that cycles between you, others and me. Now let it flow kindly, fairly and mindfully.
Open your eyes, mind and heart – and then (only then) you will see
I am not sure that you can be taught how to love. In many ways it is innate – just watch and see what small child effortlessly does. But you can be invited to it and reminded of it.
In life your expectations and disappointments are directly linked. So too is your heartfulness and your contentedness
The only way to change someone’s mind is to connect with them from the heart.
To truly motivate others 1) discover what their motives, desires & drivers are 2) genuinely connect with and support them from the heart.
How you look at it is pretty much how you’ll see it
There’s a difference between disclosing that which is only your business and hiding away from the world and not seeing, shining and sharing your magic.
In leadership, life and all things it’s far wiser to judge people by their deeds than their speech – their track record rather than their talk” – Rasheed Ogunlaru
The secret of winning any prize is knowing that your own treasure and potential is equal to it… and worthy of it.
Sometimes a step back or away from an idea, task or project brings even more perspective, insight and clarity.
Money and material things may well sustain you physically. But it is only living life from/with love & compassion – and the hearts and lives that you touch – that will truly nourish you emotionally and in spirit.
Don’t get too lost in consumerism or materialism. As for ownership, the ultimate test of it is were you born with it and can you take it with you when you leave?
If you have a big ego put it to wide and wise use so that it benefits and enriches everyone not just you
You’ve got to know what your magic is. How else will you fully share your gifts with others and enrich the world for these precious years that you live?
The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it – and those along your journey – warmly, kindly and mindfully
Always let your talent do the talking. Never your tantrums.
Until you are clear nothing will be. The moment you are clear everything will be.
Every great athlete, artist and aspiring being has a great team to help them flourish and succeed – personally and professionally. Even the so-called ‘solo star’ has a strong supporting cast helping them shine, thrive and take flight.
Thought for the day: we have far too many of them. And we prize them too highly; more so than we do the power of silence, mindfulness and pure kindness.
Gratitude is the best food to start and sustain you. Hankering creates hunger, unhappiness, bellyache, headache and heartache – and often leaves a bitter taste
They’ll come a time – in fact many times – when all the tools & techniques will fail you or desert you. Then – at last – is the moment to trust, use & follow your heart
I am not sure that you can be taught how to love. In many ways it is innate – just watch and see what small child effortlessly does. But you can be reminded of it and invited to it and reminded of it.
Good fortune often occurs when you stop expecting life to present opportunities to you and you start presenting opportunities to life.
Don’t expect others to hand success to you. Create it – with heart, energy and enterprise – and you’ll make it come true
It’s essential to keep moving, learning and evolving for as long as you’re here and this world keeps spinning
The human mind and what we’ve achieved with it is remarkable. But it does not come close to what we can do, be, see and heal with our hearts
Success is secondary to impact. Success is a list of what you win, gain and attain – it may pass it may remain. Impact is the test; the hearts, minds and lives you touch, enhance and forever change…
Life is a series of events and sensations. Everything else is interpretation. Much is lost in translation and added in assumption / projection
The degree of your mindset will confine you – just as the breadth of your open-heartedness will set you free
Compassion is even more powerful than courage. Sure, with courage you can conquer a world – but only with compassion can you heal and build it.
It is one thing doing what you love for a living. It is another thing doing what you love with love
Take a walk outside – it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind.
The moment that you give gratitude is the moment that you find happiness. The moment that you lose gratitude your happiness will vanish and slip through your fingers
Always let your talent and tenacity do the talking. Never your tantrums or sense of self righteousness or entitlement. For it is your talent and tenacity that will carve out, shape and seal your possibilities and destiny.
Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally – few speak about the greatest of all these…YOU.
The mind defines, decides, doubts and divides – only the heart truly binds.
The internet and online communication is the window into your world – but real life, in person communication / connection is the door.
It’s is not just a question of doing what you love for a living. It is a matter of doing what you love with love. Then your life and all lives will be transformed.
Rest and peace should not be left until you’re deceased. They are two vital life incredients everybody needs and seeks.
Legacy is not what’s left tomorrow when you’re gone. It’s what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you’re here that then happens to live on.
In the long run most short cuts are flawed – especially on journeys to ‘so-called’ success
A touch less ego and dash more humility will improve the quality of anything you turn your hand to.
Nothing in life is a foregone conclusion unless and until it is foregone and concluded
When setbacks arise – and they will from time to time – regroup, recharge, refocus and refine.
Your consistency says a lot about your commitment.
Q: When is the perfect time? A: Who can say, but probably somewhere between haste and delay – and it’s usually most wise to start today.
Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our ‘education’. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults.
You are what resides before, beyond and between what you think so do not be consumed by thought. It is only a fragment of your magic.
Know your magic, trust your magic, use your magic and know that you are a manifestation of life’s magic.
Unlike sport in business the win-win is the best possible score
Until you understand your customers – deeply and genuinely – you cannot hope to serve them
Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation
Only love and compassion can bring true and lasting transformation
Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It’s the latter who really enrich the world we live in
The mind will enchain yourself, others or both. Your heart will set you / them free
All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do
Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side.
You can not hope to arrive at harmony in your life while stirring up disturbances in anothers…
We’re merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze
There are ultimately two choices in life: to fight it or to embrace it. If you fight it you will lose – if you embrace it you become one with it and you’ll be lived.
Tomorrow’s leaders will not lead dictating from the front, nor pushing from the back. They will lead from the centre – from the heart
You may possibly become rich by just caring about yourself and what you want to gain from your profession and your life but you cannot possibly enrich the lives of everyone you meet that way.
It’s not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that
Life is a series of events and sensations. Everything else is interpretation. Much is lost in transition – and added in assumption / projection
I’ve no interest in being thought provoking. Who needs more thoughts. I’d rather go down as one who is thought disposing.
Just like the cast of a great movie and the career of great athletes few success stories are a one man show. Build your team and grow.
Without appreciation (for yourself, others and life itself) there is no growth
Goals are only ever a guide; a winding, changing path. It’s your heart that will really keep you on tack… and nourished along the way.
While you’ll feel compelled to charge forward it’s often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you and what you truly seek.
Stop looking outside or at others for that which you seek of yourself.
Our abilities and possibilities are at one and the same time very limited and quite infinite dependent on the depth of our relationship to our ‘self’, others and life itself.
Success is meaningless without fulfilment – both begin within
On any day – in any given event – you have to believe in yourself and back yourself 100%
There’s no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it – and get on with it.
People will ask you the question ‘how is life treating you?’ But my question is ‘how are you treating life?’ On that your happiness rests
The world is already yours – why try to conquer it?
Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.
You won’t ever build your confidence from a perception of lack. For it grows and evolves from realising who you are and what you already have.
Love is the only answer to every question. It is the only thing that will serve you in every situation. It is the route and the destination. It is medication, liberation and should be at the heart of and expression of your vocation.
Peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with the contents of your mind.
In our evolution language has been the greatest single contribution to our understanding and misunderstanding
What people say and feel about you when you’ve left a room is precisely your job while you are in it.
Our life stories are at one and the same time reality, fallacy and fantasy…
If you are not yourself people will look right through you and see the pale shadow of someone else
Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre.
The reason that so many fail to find happiness is that they fail to find gratitude.
By simple mathematics giving is key to the world you seek to live in. If I take I alone gain. If I give or share then two at least are enriched.
In life one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day – or to celebrate each special day.
Sooner or later you’ll hear what your heart has always been telling you:stop trying to be who you think you should be – become who you are.
Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive.
It’s not the world that needs to change – it’s our consciousness we must raise
First one must understand conditioning – only then can we speak of choice
The true measure of your success is the degree to which within you are truly content – and the depth to which others hold you with real love and respect
Sooner or later everything will turn to dust – except love
The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present
You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.
The land of possibility is a better place to make your home than the realm of expectation will ever be
Life itself is the best (and the only) timekeeper.
Sometimes in life there’s no problem and sometimes there solution. Within this space – between these apparent poles – life flows.
Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear …but because of your love.
Until you understand your customers – deeply and genuinely – you cannot truly serve them
Despite all our amazing ability, ingenuity, technology and industry humans are the one species who have not mastered the art of simplicity.
It’s not just a question of doing what you love for a living. It’s about doing what you love with love. Then your life and all be transformed.
Some think that they are incredible but are actually un-credible. Do you work, master your craft…
Sometimes in life there’s no problem and sometimes in there is no solution. In this space – between these apparent poles – life flows.
There are essentially two questions in life – a spiritual question and a material question. The spiritual question is ‘Who am I?’ The material question is ‘What am I to do with my life?’ One leads to the other.
My advice for life: dance and sing your song while the party is still on.
It is better to revel in life than to wallow in it.
You can’t truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are – what motivates them…?
To me everything in business boils down to this: do you genuinely care about your customers – or just their cash?
If four of you are playing hide and seek you’ll only ever find the other three. For you are already right here. So what on earth is it that you’re looking for? You are the very thing that you seek.
Your mind will enchain you. Your heart will set you free
Your job is to do your job with all your heart to the best of your ability. Life will go it’s own merry way at it’s own pace. But if you do then you – and life – will be the richer for you being here.
Too much time is wasted fighting one self and life itself. Peace and fulfilment emerge the moment you embrace both.
Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it.
It’s unwise to be a backseat driver, passenger or bystander in your own life.
Don’t be so obsessed with stardom that you miss out on success