Nick Bladen – Part 7 – The First Lesson!

After a short delay in posting more of Nick’s amazing story, his lessons continue. In this segment, Nick speaks about taking opportunities as they present themselves, and has given a real life example of how he did this in his own life. Continue reading

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Nick Bladen – Part 6 – Bass Strait Kayaking Voyage

In this article, Nick gives his thoughts on the definition of failure and success. It is interesting the way he looks at his initial “failure” and how that catapulted him onto his successful journey. In our own lives during our own “journeys”, how many of us, just give up, not learn from those experiences, and therefore not reach a successful outcome? I loved Nick’s approach to failure, and his definitions, as I am sure you will also. Enjoy Continue reading

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Nick Bladen – Part 5 – Bass Strait Kayaking Voyage

Following are some of the obstacles Nick came up against during his voyage. How many of you would have continued in this amazing journey? Continue reading

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Nick Bladen – Part 4 – Bass Strait Kayaking Voyage

It is inspiring for me to read about such an amazing human-being with such a love and passion for what he does in his life. Nick believes that we are navigating the adventerous journey of life, none of which will ever be the same. He believes we need to realise and take command as Captains of our own destiny, have faith in our own abilities and take action on that which is deeply important to us.

The information below will give all of us an insight into this amazing kayaking journey – enjoy. Continue reading

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Nick Bladen – Part 3 – Kayaking Across the Bass Strait

Nick’s story continues as he provides a summary below of his crossing of the Bass Strait, and his reasoning behind that decision. Courage is different things to different people, but the courage Nick showed with his journey can be utilised in any situation for any person. This was Nick’s way of confronting his fears, and he used this to parallel his journey in life. Continue reading

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Nick Bladen – Part 2 – Cycling Across Canada

Thanks for the comments received from the first part of this series. The story continues….. Continue reading

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Nick Bladen Part 1 – Cycling Across Canada

Have you ever met some-one that stops you in your tracks and makes you really look at what you are doing on a daily basis? I have been fortunate that over the years I have met many such people. The type of person that brightens your day with their enthusiasm for life.  The type of person that makes you sit up and take notice. The type of person that doesn’t just say how they want to live their life, they actually live it. Continue reading

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How Do You View the Global Recession?

While I am far from a Global Economist, I thought you might be interested in this story. As any of my earlier readers would know, two of my children, Greg and Danielle, headed to Ireland with a 12 month working visa recently. I lost count of the amount of people who told us that there was no way they would get work, especially in Ireland as it was one of the hardest hit economies at the moment. Continue reading

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