False Evidence Appearing Real “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are 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, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your…
Let go I have to let you go… doesn’t mean I want to. Doesn’t mean I know how. But I have to let go. Even if I take baby steps and go slow… the rest of my life is waiting for me, to step up and be free. Loosening the grip you had on me… But where do I start?…
When I was 14 When I was 14 years old I was told I needed to decide what my career was going to be. I was excited and set my mind free. I went to my teacher and said I want to become a dancer. She looked at me and laughed. “Laurens you can’t dance, you’re white.” So I…
“Anyone who has not failed, has not tried anything new” The way to get past failure is to quit talking and begin doing Its not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up When life knocks you down, land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up People who’re crazy enough to…
If you knew that anything was possible… money was no object and you couldn’t fail… what would you do with your life? I was sick and tired of being sick and tired, but still I didn’t leave because we are hard-wired. Hard-wired to believe 9 to 5 is the only way… that life requires you to sacrifice your day…
If you are reading this or watching this video I must assume that you are going through some sort of heartbreak. If you are, let me start off by saying I am sorry. Heartbreak is one of the most painful situations and I would know, because I am going through this at the moment. I often do these videos…
MASTERY I have had the privilege of writing and publishing a book. It was not an easy task, but I knew that one day I would call myself an author and I always stick to my word. Over the past few years I have written more books and had many people ask me how? How did you do it? Writing…
Giving criticism is not always easy, but it is a crucial skill you need in personal and business life Criticism The first speech I ever gave at Toastmasters was a speech called Man in the Mirror. I made reference to the great Michael Jackson and spoke about how I needed to change in order for the world to change. After…
Do you want to use fear to empower you? “Fear does not shut you down, it wakes you up.” – Veronica Roth Fighting fear The one thing that cripples more people is fear. The fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of the unknown… It is the fear that things won’t work out and we will be worse off that…
“Inspiration is a transfer of enthusiasm” What is inspiration? For me, inspirational people are those who do not just talk but they act in accordance to their dreams. They are the ones that do not just say that want to change the world, but put every piece of their energy into realising that dream. Now, doing what you love is…