ABC’s of Fatherhood - I
Integrity - To me integrity is not being always right but being consistent. This is one of the most important character traits to demonstrate. When dealing with your kids they will quickly pick up on your inconsistencies. And, more often than not they will point them out to you as well.
They will be the one’s […]
The ABC’s of being a Father: F - H
Forgive - its up to you to be the adult. Learn this lesson from your kids. Forgive others for somethng that has been done against you. It is the best lesson that you can give.
Give - Show your kids what it means to give something back to your community. Set aside some of your income […]
Discipline - What do children really need?
Discipline with loveThis is one of the hardest things that I have found with my children. I thought that that in my role as parent that it would come naturally. When I saw something being done wrong I would punish that behaviour and my child would change their behaviour to suit me.Wake up Chris. It […]
Connecting with our spirits - Money can’t buy love
There is a great deal that is said that about money not being everything in life. This is so true. And, following up on this is the statement that, “money doesn’t make you happy.” And yes we know that this too is true.
Religious leaders have always established a strong connection between the state of our […]
Setting Goals continued
What are some of the things that I can do to set personal goals and encourage myself to achieve some of the goals that I would like to?
Talk to others about their ideas to gain inspiration
Create an environment regularly for reflection. For example keep a journal, take a regular walk or […]
The first time
My daughter lost her first tooth yesterday. It was an event that we had waited for almost a week from when we first noticed that it had become loose. That week was quite an exciting week in which I proposed a number of options to enable the tooth fairy to come early.
One was to tie […]
Setting Goals
Almost every self help book begins with setting goals to the point where it almost becomes a cliché. This is not intended to be a self help book but an aid to finding freedom particularly in our finances. However an interesting byproduct of financial freedom is the discovery of many other new freedoms in your […]
Spending time at the office
Stephen Covey in “First Things First” first chapter asks, “How many people on their death bed wish they’d spent more time at the office?” In this chapter he describes the tension that most of us feel between what we want to do and our responsibilities. I feel certain responsibilities as a Father, as a husband […]
What is life about?
Four basic human needs
“To live, to learn, to love, to leave a legacy”
Life isn’t over yet
In the movie Wall Street Gordon Gecko is played by Michael Douglas. He is a cunning unprincipled multi-millionaire corporate raider. One day he speaks to a meeting of spellbound shareholders who are worried about a […]
Happiness
My wife recently watched Insight on the Australian Television channel SBS. The program was about happiness. It reflected on what made people happy. The transcripts can be found here. It is a fascinating look at a concept that has been described as a “flow”.
PROFESSOR BOB CUMMINS, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY: We’ve been tracking the Australian population in […]