Richard Wilkins is coming back
...and they flew!: "Richard Wilkins - www.theministryofinspiration.com/
Richard left school at 15 with zero qualifications. By 37 he was a self-made millionaire living in a 35 room mansion, set in 70 acres of park land. Driving not one, but a fleet of Ferraris. The only thing that was missing in his life was a lake, so he built one! A traumatic divorce was soon followed by the worst recession in history, which wiped out his property company and wiped out Richard. Alone, terrified and broke Richard hit rock bottom.
Ready to retire at 40, Richard had now lost his family, his home, his business and worst of all he lost his self worth. In his own words, 'rock bottom is when the light at the end of the tunnel goes out'. Literally Richard planned his own suicide. It was at that time that Richard overheard a conversation that would change his life. He overheard someone say 'Old Fred, he'll get there one day' Richard had enjoyed a lottery winners lifestyle but had never once thought that he was 'there'. Richard went out in search of 'there' and found it! He discovered that the only reason we ever do anything is to feel good and all else we do in life is in pursuit of that single goal.
Richard developed the ability to access the feelings he longed for, soon everyone wanted to know how Richard had achieved his huge transformation. The result... his world changed from Black & White to Colour. Today Richard is the international author of five successful self help books and inspiring CD programmes. He has reached literally millions of people through his many TV appearances and magazine articles.
Now the Minister For Inspiration, Richard Wilkins speaks for many top companies with amazing results. Some of these companies include BT, Carlton, Standard Life Insurance, The coaching Academy, Blue Arrow Recruitment, Institute of Directors, Nokia, "
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we our powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are not to be? You are a child of the Universe. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing so enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of god which is within us. It is not in just some of us, it is in all of us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.
- Nelson Mandela
I leave you with the quote Sir Bob Geldoff left with the audience…
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen events, meetings and material assistance which no one could have dreamed would have come their way.
I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!"
WH Murray
1913 - 1986
Scottish Mountaineer and Conservationist
In Glasgow! Wow, I got up this morning to find the street covered in about 4 inches of snow. Absolutely amazing! Even better, it was still snowing. Fantastic! The thing that was really cool was that this frozen water falling out of the sky had turned everyone into children. Adults of all ages, teenagers, and even dogs were revelling in this new phenomenon. OK, the children were having a great time too! Isn’t it interesting how this white stuff can change people’s attitudes?
With all other modes of transport out, I had to walk to the SECC for the second day of the Inspire Scotland 2006 conference. Luckily for me, that was a pleasant 50 minute walk through quiet, snow filled streets. Despite the weather, only two of the speakers cancelled, the others braved the elements to join the ‘party’ (one brave soul skied from Linlithgow, 35 miles away!). The audience, a bit light in the early sessions, swelled through the day to the same number as yesterday, which was quite a feat. I’d bet there were more people in this hall than those attending the Hobby Craft and Creative Stitches sessions in adjoining halls.
The input was inspirational, the output was glowing. It was certainly worth the effort, and the snow seemed to enhance the atmosphere in the event. I have to congratulate the organisers for putting on a ‘damned fine show’. Whoever managed the weather to enhance our learning for the weekend. So, how can snow be so inspirational?
AbundanceByChoice: "Blind Adventurer Miles Hilton-Barber has, in the last six years alone, set numerous world records whilst undertaking extreme endurance events in Siberia, and across the Sahara, Gobi, Qatar and Mojave Deserts.
He has also climbed in the Himalayas, Kilimanjaro, Mt. Blanc, scuba-dived 12 miles under the Red Sea, hot-air ballooned over the Nevada Desert, man-hauled a sledge over 400 kilometres across Antarctica, set the world lap record for a blind driver on the Malaysian Grand Prix Circuit, and circumnavigated the entire world, using over 80 different forms of transport.
He is the first blind person to fly the English Channel in a microlight, holds the British duel microlight high-altitude record, and has wing-walked on a fully aerobatic 450 HP Boeing Steerman bi-plane.
He is the first blind person to do the solo kamikaze skeleton run down the 5G Olympic bobsleigh track in Lillehammer, Norway, and has recently returned from participating in the toughest desert ultra-marathon in the world through Death Valley California, where road temperatures reached 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
He is also planning to fly a microlight more than halfway around the world from London to Sydney, Australia, relying on revolutionary speech-output technology, accompanied by his sighted co-pilot.
Miles' other past accomplishments include Grade 5 Zambesi white water rafting, Scottish Grade 3 technical ice climbing, abseiling, the 1998 London Marathon, para-sailing and 40 sky-diving jumps. "
InspireScotland2006: "Sir Bob Geldof - http://www.bobgeldof.info/
Sir Bob Geldof is incredibly well informed, not just about African famines and aid organizations, but also about London and Washington politics. His presentations are highly provocative and he uplifts and inspires audiences as he motivates through his own personal experiences and the lessons learned from Live Aid.
Bob was born in Dublin on 5 October 1954. He entered the music scene as a journalist on Canada's premier underground rock journal Georgia Straight. Further experience with the New Musical Express and Melody Maker sharpened his prose and upon returning to Dublin, he formed the band Nightlife Thugs, which subsequently evolved into the Boomtown Rats, one of the first acts to emerge during the punk/new wave explosion of 1976/77.
After a series of hits, including two UK number 1 singles, Geldof emerged as one of the most well known pop personalities of his era. Bob had always had an acerbic wit and provided excellent interviews with an energy and enthusiasm that matched any of his articulate rivals. After starring in the film of Pink Floyd's The Wall, he turned his attention to the dreadful famine that was plaguing Ethiopia in 1984. The single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' sold over three million copies and, thank s to Geldof's foresight in gaining financial control of every aspect of the record's production, manufacture and distribution, Famine Relief received over 96 pence from each of the �1.35 retail record sales. The record inspired 1985's mammoth Live Aid extravaganza in which Geldof herded together rock's elite to play before a worldwide television audience of over 1,000,000,000. Geldof continued to help with the administration of Band Aid, which put his singing career on hold for a couple of years.
After receiving a knighthood in June 1986 a"
