Being the first of the month and April Fools Day, I enjoyed an early swim and breakfast at Coogee beach Sydney with some mates, and then lunch at Bondi beach with my family. It was a relaxing day and fairly uneventful until I got an email from my full time project officer of our Foundation in India and it read: […]

A few years ago, I was in a car accident. My car smashed into a semi-trailer truck in a 205 km-per-hour head-on collision.   As I lay dying on the side of the road, my life flashed before my eyes.   It was like an old video tape on fast-forward. Glimpses of my childhood played in grainy black and white. […]

I’ve been reflecting this week on 2013, and how it was a massive year of transition for me.   For too long I had been reactive.   My accident was 7 years ago, and it disrupted everything in my world – my mindset, relationships, physical body, finances and my perspective.   During this time, I was proactive with my rehabilitation […]

Throughout years of looking at the most successful company turnarounds, we’ve discovered that the elite achievers, and high performers will avoid certain things each day. Too often we look at the characteristics of the successful teams or individuals, though research shows we need to look at what they avoid and the common mistakes that we all make which bring negative […]

Brad – From High School Dropout to Professional Speaker   Brad was a high school dropout and had little experience in business, though he was always passionate about making a difference. Today he is a global entrepreneur and professional speaker, and credits Sam Cawthorn for his speaking successes.   Sam Cawthorn is a global professional speaker and speaker coach. He […]

OMG, Why Aren’t You Sharing It Then? A few years ago I had a major car accident that changed my life forever.   Today I live with an above elbow amputation and a permanent disability to my right leg.   I do not have a formal qualification and I got kicked out of school in year 11.   At the […]

How Inspiring!   For over 10 years I’ve been a highly paid and global professional speaker reaching over 25 million people through my speeches, books, online programs and social media.   For a while now, I’ve been asked a lot about the speaking industry and how to become a professional speaker.   I have now been coaching ordinary people to […]

Here’s How To Fix That.   Q&A and an opportunity to reach millions After so many questions from friends & family, clients, relationships and fellow colleagues, I wanted to share with you how I reach millions (and make millions), and how you can get the opportunity to be personally coached, travel the world with me and become my protégé.   […]

Let me start by saying that I dont’ like the title of this blog and I do not like the words ‘fat’ or ‘lazy’, through there was a strategy for the title and I’ll explain this at the end.   Having worked with teams and individuals around the world in recent years I’ve discovered many patterns and fundamental truths that […]

This proven formula is awesome for rapid results.   Everyone goes through transition and it’s this transition that proves our resilience, intrinsic motivation and formulates why we exist. Research tells us that when we are in transition many focus on WHAT we need to do and HOW we need to achieve it. We tend to focus our attention firstly to […]