My
News
I’ve
received the
first proof back
from my
publishers, and
production is on
target for
having the book
on sale at the
end of August.
It was
interesting to
re-read it after
a break, because
I had spent much
of the time
since I sent it
off to the
publisher having
‘Gremlin’
attacks,
thinking it wasn’t
good enough. But
reading it again
has silenced
that inner
critic, because
what the book is
designed to do
is to inspire
and motivate the
reader into
action that
produces results
– and I found
my feelings
turning
positive, and I’m
producing
results. So if
it works for me,
I’m fairly
sure it will
work for others.
Obviously I’ll
keep you up to
date on
availability!
I am now
looking for
speaking
opportunities in
the Autumn. If
you know of a
Chamber of
Commerce, or a
business group
that would like
to be motivated
to discover ‘The
Easiest Way to
Double Your
Profits’
please get in
touch.
My
Muse
Fantastic
news about
London getting
the Olympics in
2012, and it’s
been a great
summer of sport
already, and the
Test series
against the
Aussies hasn’t
even started. I
love sport.
I was
wondering why I
love it so much
and it occurred
to me that it’s
an ‘acceptable’
form of winning.
In our society,
winning,
producing
success, and
celebrating in a
way that’s OK
in a sporting
environment isn’t
acceptable
elsewhere. We
tend to think it’s
showing off to
celebrate our
successes. Last
week Lorraine
and I attended a
‘Leavers Lunch’
with Rob at his
school. After an
excellent speech
by the
Headmaster,
there were
awards for the
various
subjects. Rob
had won an award
last year and
had been tipped
off by his
teacher but he
hadn’t heard
this year, while
his friend
Michael had, so
we weren’t
expecting
anything. They
were reading
through the list
of winners,
Michael picked
up the RS prize,
and the teacher
was going
through the
others, and my
mind drifted.
Then I heard “Robert
Simmonds” and
I was pulled
back into the
present! We
never call Rob
Robert, and it
took me a moment
to register –
That’s my boy!
I was happily
listening to the
other names
when, they
announced the
prize for PE,
and Rob won that
as well.
But there
were no cheers,
no hugs or high
fives. It was
all very
restrained. It
seems a shame
really. It was a
fantastic result
for Rob, but the
environment
dictated the
level of
response.
Last week saw two occurrences in London where our response was beyond what is acceptable normally. Firstly 12,000 people crammed in Trafalgar Square to watch an announcement on TV! That is a huge number, probably five times more than the crowd in Paris, which just goes to show the depth of feeling that sport has in this country. And the following day in which some misguided people thought it would do some good to blow up a bus and some tube trains, Londoners showed their caring side. Helping each other out where they could and refusing to have their life dictated to by others. A friend of mine walked many miles to her car, then drove back into central London to offer lifts to strangers. People are fantastic, but often we allow Îthe acceptable responseâ to be our response. But when we go beyond that, we inspire others and allow ourselves to be truly alive.
That surely
is why we are
here – to be
alive. How you
accomplish that
is up to you,
but it is a
heroic endeavor,
and I wish you
well in yours.
Book
Recommendation
It's Not About The Bike by
Lance Armstrong
The Tour de
France is on
this month with
the amazing
Lance Armstrong
going for his
seventh straight
win. This race
is unbelievably
difficult and
Armstrong won
his first after
recovering from
virulent
testicular
cancer. His
story, told here
from his
childhood to his
first Tour
victory is pure
inspiration. See
how far
determination
can take you! A
real life hero
can give you
huge motivation.
To
buy the book
click here
Opportunity
to Contribute
Apologies to
those of you who
got in touch
with the Anthony
Nolan fund to
volunteer only
to discover that
they won’t
take new donors
over 40 years
old! I didn’t
know and
certainly didn’t
want those of
you who did
volunteer and
come into that
age bracket to
feel past it! So
if you’re a
youngster of
under 40 and you
didn’t
register last
month, maybe you
would like to do
it on behalf of
us old
people! www.anthonynolan.org.uk
