Dual Survival

Actually I should call today's post QUATRO survival (and I still manage a little sinister laugh).

The one thing that I realise more and more is that persistency and an utmost belief in what you do and where you are going, is crucial in ensuring success.  There are too many people that work a long time for what they want and then, just before they reach their goal, they give up.  This is also true of sport people.

It is important to keep focussed and it is true that we all at some stage get distracted, at some point lose a little interest, at some point you get a little annoyed... but then it is important to go back and revisit your reasons for doing what you are doing.

Have a look at this 10 minute video by Simon Sinek. It all starts with WHY.  The what and the how will follow, but if your are true to your WHY, then the success will come. It is all about a purpose.

The fantastic thing is that for every single one of us that Why, that Purpose... is something completely different.  We might get the same outcomes, but we all do it for different reasons.  That reason is the fuel that drives our actions.

I am still a long way off from actioning my plans, but they are starting to take shape quickly.

Whatever it is you want to achieve, you can - beacuse if it is meant to be, it is up to me.

Thanks again for reading my blog!  Any comments are welcomed.

F.

The point of no return

I guess once you put something in writing you are committed to it, if you put your name to it, your reputation is at risk.

If you tell someone you are going to do something, then that also commits you to sticking to what you say you are going to do.  It is exactly what I have done and therefore I have reached the "Point of no Return".

I realise just how much I need to learn about Blogging, how to use the correct formats for videos, etc. and to set myself up to be able to do any of this from anywhere via my mobile phone, laptop, iPad... wherever, whenever!

I am not too sure who said this, but it is one of the few quotes that I know by heart:  "A goal is a dream with a deadline or a date". How true is that??? Awesome quote!

I will write something everyday as I realise it helps me to put certain things in perspective, it helps me to reflect on what has happened today, it helps me to "file" the day.

In the meantime I am busy planning my venture as mentioned in my previous blog "A new venture into the unknown".  It feels like it is going to take FOREVER, but I know that planning is crucial to ensure things flow in the correct order and that the message is clear as well as entertaining.  Luckily I have all the hardware I need to do this, so no massive capital outlays are necessary.

Until such time as I am ready to go live, I will be updating my blog to share my experience and what I learn as I go along.  I sincerely hope that I will get a couple of people to read my blog by the time I go live as I have so much I am going to offer!  So if you are reading this.... THANK YOU!

A new venture into the unknown

I have been using the internet since 1995... using Facebook for the last 3 years and only started using Twitter last week!

I regularly visit YouTube to either watch videos on relevant topics to my work or to watch music videos.

Since I can remember I loved to to entertain people, I love speaking at events or giving training on the subject that I see myself as an expert on.

When I left school I wanted to go work at "Radio Oranje" so badly, but it seems not bad enough as I never did anything about it and thus, at age 35, never worked at a Radio Station. By the way, they have changed the name from "Radio oranje" to OFM.  Lately I have this thing bugging me from the inside.  I feel that I am missing out on doing something that I always wanted to do... so I leaped... took a chance...

I met Tove Kane at a Presentation and Keynote training session in JHB presented by the company I work for.  I have always been a fan and got the chance to speak to her.  I would be fortunate enough to get a second chance to chat to Tove... and she opened up a world of ideas that was right in front of me the whole time...  I will never forget what she said:  "Francois, I will be dead honest with you, you are too old to start in mainstream radio".  As she finished the sentence, I felt my excitement dampen. Then she said:  "But I have a solution for you!".  Almost 45 minutes later I had a million ideas screaming through my head.

So what I will do in the coming months and years, is to take what I know so well, combine it with my passion for entertaining and "broadcasting" and do my utmost best to reach as many people as possible and touch their lives in some way or another, whilst having fun!

As I am busy planning what I want to share and exactly how I will do it, I will share my experiences and thoughts on this blog and hope that it will inspire others that have the same dream.