Most people who hear about my experiences in Africa have no perception of what my life there was like. Their imagination does not stretch to…
Survival is one of the strongest instincts. Why do some individuals survive and others succumb to different levels of hardship, adversity or danger?
I had the achievement of a finished book in mind. But I did not have the commitment . Then I got serious, got up at…
Stress is an ugly word, a major cause of hypertension, hardening of the arteries and heart attacks. But is it always bad?
Why is endurance the key to success in sport, life, in business, art, any other human endeavour. Because it’s what stops us giving up when…
Reality is something that seems crystal clear when we are very young but becomes increasingly difficult to determine as we age
Comparing the West’s horrified reaction to terrorism in Paris to its support of terrorism against a former ally 45 years ago
Determination is one characteristic that successful people have that most of the unsuccessful do not. It is usually thought of as being shown by business…
I read an extraordinary example of gratitude and doing good in an article by Charles Krauthammer in the National Post last week. It was the…
Overcoming adversity usually causes us to think of people responding to a bad start in life, or conquering serious challenges arising from situations they find…