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Benjamin Franklin said: "Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.”
Carl Rogers was heard to say when he was over 80 years old: "I am not growing old, I am old and growing".
Yes, our growth as individuals can never stop if we want to live a fulfilled life. Not reaching our human potential, not finding our talents and gifts is truly a sad way to live.
I am passionate about growing both as an individual and professionally. Through my own experience, this growth process only started later in life, once I was able to recognize blocks and limitations that were self-imposed or allowed through lack of insight. This journey has been exciting and taken me to places I never dreamt possible. This is not a life devoid of trouble or problems. Being human means that we all have problems. However, it is not what happens to us that is the determining factor, but how we react to what happens. Choice and responsibility are the two concepts, when truly understood and applied have the greatest potential to free us on the path towards self-actualisation which is described as "a journey and not a destination."
It is my privilege to share what I have learnt with others. I understand pain, I understand being lost and feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place, metaphorically. I have had painful decisions to make and have forced myself to get right out of my comfort zone and pursue a life of growth and meaning. In order to help others we have to deal with our own issues. It is often said: "You cannot take others where you have not been prepared to go yourself".
My hope is that you too will find value on this web site as it grows along with my personal and professional development.
May some seed be sown or some statement be just what you need to start you on the road, or to help you progress on a course of self-growth. Its only once we look inside ourselves and address our fears and our concerns, that we can truly walk forwards and develop our true inner potential.
"Remember, success is not a matter of luck, an accident of birth or a reward of chance. Success is a matter of decision, commitment, planning, preparation and execution. Success doesn't come to you; you go to it!
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