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Mountains, Obstacles,
Barriers, Adversity
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction
2.
Experiences of Life
- Realising a dream
- Losing loved ones
- Falling in love
- Financial hardship
3.
The Journey
4.
Success
5.
Subtle Something
6.
7.
8.
9.
Benefits
10.
Biography
11.
Contact Details
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
Experiences of Life
Realising a dream
Having an objective or goal, something you want to achieve in
your life, no matter what. Something that will keep you focused
and give you purpose.
But to realise that dream will mean that you will face a lot of
adversity and setbacks in your life until your dream is achieved.
Your dream can take many forms; it may be related to your
personal enhancement, or having your own business, or building
a house, or making a journey, or even moving to another country.
Whatever the dream, the only way it is going to be realised is if
you are persistent, resilient and tenacious, making up your mind
that even though it may take a long time, maybe years and that
many obstacles may distract you from your purpose, you will
realise the dream before you come to the end of your life.
Sometimes the only way you can succeed in realising a dream is
for someone else to share that dream with you, this may be, a
close friend, a loved one or a business partner.
But, you must both be of the same mindset, focused on the same
purpose, because if the going gets tough and one is not strong
enough to overcome the adversity and challenges that are
presented to them, then the dream will be abandoned and lost.
A dream is a desire, one that consumes and obsesses you until it
is realised.
Having made the decision that you will make this dream happen,
with the visualisation and belief in the attainment of your desire,
then, you must have faith in the events that happen along the way.
Everything happens for a reason, to give us direction or to teach
us something and it is up to us to interpret what is happening.
Sometimes you may be taken in a totally different direction, but
there will be a reason for this, it may be the only way you will find
out what you need for your dream to be progressed or realised.
If you are determined enough, if your desire to succeed is so
strong that it totally consumes you, if you can visualise and
believe in your dream and have faith, keeping going no matter
what adversity presents itself, then you will have your dream
realised.
Falling in love
Maybe you are saying to yourself, how can falling in love be an
adversity?
Dont forget we are talking about the experiences of life and
falling in love is one of them.
I think all of us will agree, that it does not matter what age you
are, when you fall in love, there can be obstacles or barriers,
sometimes even mountains, in the way of you being with the
person, who has just become so important in your life.
This is called adversity; you have to evaluate the opportunities,
determine what the challenges are and become focused on your
objective.
The person that fills your heart with such desire may be in
another town across the other side of the country, or in another
country across the other side of the world, or even, heaven forbid,
in love with someone else.
Either way, it has now become the purpose of your life, to be with
that person and you will do whatever it takes to make it happen.
You have made up your mind that you will move mountains, if
necessary, in order to be with the one you love. Nothing is going
to stand in your way.
What is this mysterious emotion called love?
For the love of another person, we will be more inspired, have a
sense of never ending motivation and achieve more in our lives
than we had ever thought was possible.
Is love so powerful, what does happen to us when we fall in love?
Love is the strongest of all human desires and we become totally
obsessed with this very powerful desire. It controls our thoughts
in a way that no other emotion can.
Love is a fundamental part of our being; we could not exist
without it. It is as primitive as our beginnings and is an integral
part of our instincts.
Without love our world would be a very sad place, no positive
direction or purpose and a feeling of emptiness.
Love gives us the hope to go on, under circumstances that can be
almost unbearable. Love puts us back in control of our lives.
Financial hardship
When you have money, life presents you with many challenges
and opportunities, but when you dont have enough money in
your life, there doesnt seem to be many opportunities and the
challenges seem to be much too big.
Not having enough money for the basics of life, food, clothes and
somewhere to live creates a set of pressures that can be too
much for the human mind to endure.
The reason for the financial hardship may come about in several
different ways, loss of your job, breakdown of a marriage, sudden
illness or perhaps the death of the provider in the family.
Whichever way, it means that you now have to find a way of being
creative with the little money that you have.
It is difficult to be positive when you are in this situation and the
pressure causes you to feel depressed and helpless.
Everything seems to be against you and the bills are piling up,
with no way of them being paid.
In our lives, adversity presents itself in many different forms, the
lack of money being one, which in itself creates a series of
obstacles and setbacks.
The only way to overcome this form of adversity is to consolidate
and rebuild your life, back to where you were or even more
successful.
Instead of trying to combat the symptoms of the lack of money, it
is much better to confront the cause of the lack of money.
Being unemployed, recovering from sickness, not being able to
work, because you have to look after the family alone, all of these
are causes of being without money.
Let us look at how money moves through our lives. Someone
gives it to you for whatever reason, you then give it to someone
else, to buy something or pay a bill and that person gives it to
someone else for what they require in their lives.
So, as humans, we are like the big post office for money. The
money is not important, but the person who is going to give it to
you is and it is only a matter of identifying or convincing that
person to give it to you sooner rather than later.
It sounds simple and it can be, first make a list of where all of the
people who could give you the money would be. Employer, bank,
government, insurance company etc. Now make a list of all the
things you could offer them for the money, your capabilities,
talents, time, effort or securities etc.
Now you have something tangible to work with, start matching
the things you can offer to the places money could come from,
and then create a prioritisation list of who you will be contacting.
To succeed... You need to find something to hold on to,
something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Tony Dorsett
Once you are inspired the ideas start to flow and the positive
adrenalin begins to create a motivation to transform your life,
from financial hardship to success and prosperity.
It will not happen over night, but it will happen, how long it will
take will be determined by your imagination and enthusiasm.
Being without money does not last forever; it is just one of the
experiences of life.
3.
The Journey
Deep inside us, as humans, we are driven by instinct to compete
with the clock, to achieve as much as we can, in our lifelong
Journey, before the sands of time run out.
We endeavour to understand our purpose in life, the reason why
we exist and discover what it is that is expected of us.
As we travel on this Journey, it is not about how far we have
come, but how long we have left, to complete what we have
defined as our purpose in life.
We are all navigating our way on the Journey, searching for
knowledge, exploring experiences and trying to understand the
signs along the way, to determine if we are going in the right
direction and all the time wanting to progress, moving our
purpose in life forward and upward.
It is possible in some peoples life for them to proceed over a
great distance, in a very short passage of time, while others
transverse a short distance over a considerable amount of time.
Not having a clear vision of what it is that you are trying to
achieve in life, will leave you with an intangible set of objectives,
which can only result in failure.
Before setting out on lifes Journey, it would be appropriate to
establish what sort of voyage you intend to embark upon and at
least in basic terms, what you hope to achieve.
Without any firm plans, we have to take whatever life hands out to
us, but this inevitably will mean that the Journey will become an
odyssey, wandering from place to place, without any sense of
direction and destined to result in a compromised or empty life.
This will mean that instead of participating and determining your
destiny, you are merely a spectator watching others fulfil their
lives, while you reflect on a life of missed opportunities and what
might have been.
The people that experience fulfilment in their lives have had to
endure many of the same adverse situations, but because they
have a love of life, have had inspirational ideas and had faith in
the outcome of their endeavours, they have overcome these
adversities.
These people welcome the challenges that they face in their lives
and know that the unexpected changes and setbacks that they
encounter are all part of the Journey.
4.
Success
5.
Subtle Something
6.
7.
8.
9.
Benefits
James Chapmans personal coaching, will not only disclose the
secret of How to Overcome Challenges and Succeed in
Business, it will show you What To Do and How To Do It.
If you learn and apply the simple techniques that you are taught,
you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success.
The Understand, Measure and Improve, (UMI), process is critical
to all aspects of your success.
As you use the tools and concepts presented to you, gradually
your life transforms and you notice you are becoming more
successful.
The natural way you respond to adversity and the result you
achieve will evolve into a lifelong legacy of resilience,
determination, persistence and tenacity.
You are energised in facing each new challenge. And with each
new challenge comes the living proof that there is little, if
anything, you cannot withstand and overcome.
Over time, your ability to respond to adversity will take the form of
improved health. You experience enhanced performance,
reflected in greater focus and productivity, you feel more creative.
And you start to feel a sense of control over your life.
The challenges of life can no longer lower your vitality.
You now have more energy and a feeling of empowerment.
Only through the ability to persevere, respond effectively and
combat adversity can empowerment be established and
sustained.
These benefits can equally be realised by individuals, teams or
organisations.
Each person can improve, in the workplace and at home, for
professional and personal success.
Success brings profitability to organisations and monetary,
lifestyle changes to individuals.
That sounds like a recipe for a rich and rewarding life.
To learn more of what we can do for you contact us now and start
gaining the benefits.
10.
Biography
James Chapman is an international business management
consultant and motivational speaker, who has advised many of
the worlds leading firms as well as being an industry expert on
Global Business Management
He has more than 35 years, of in-depth, business and industry
knowledge and 16 years of motivational speaking experience
With extensive focussed international travel, both business and
personal, he has a considerable accumulation of cultural
awareness
James was university educated in London, where he achieved
Diplomas in Electronics, Psychology and Analytical Science. And
further studies at Harvard Business School gained him a MBA in
Business Management
Within his career at Siemens, James completed the industry
acclaimed Business Leadership Program, with Strategic Thinking
and Business Processes being his key subjects
James Chapman has held the following Business and Industry
positions; Project Manager, Technical Marketing Manager,
Principal Trainer, Executive Coach, Business Management
Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Senior Partner and Director
James has had the privilege of working for some of the largest
corporate organisations; GEC, IBM, Ford Motor Company and
Siemens where he attained the position of Operations Director,
Siemens Global Business
He has had successful business involvement in the Public Sector
with the US Federal Government, UK Government, European
Commission and NATO
His Private Sector involvements have been with Industry Leaders,
Blue Chip Companies and Fortune 500 Companies
James Chapmans business management consultancy and
motivational speaker topics have focussed on the following areas:
Global Business Management
Business Process Leadership
Customer Relationships
Skills and Competences
Top Management Selection
Sales Motivation
Overcoming Adversity
Thinking Positive
Stress Management
Self Awareness
Cultural Awareness
James Chapman has had the privilege over the past 16 years to provide
motivational speeches to many international organisations, here is a
selection of some of those corporations and venues
NATO Brussels Belgium
Coca-Cola Atlanta USA
Ciba Basel Switzerland
Siemens Munich Germany
Microsoft Seattle USA
Glaxo-SmithKline Philadelphia USA
Johnny Walker London UK
BP London UK
Hilton Paris France
IBM Barcelona Spain
Ford Detroit USA
Marks & Spencer London UK
Siemens Santa Clara USA
IBM New York USA
Guiness (UD) Dublin Ireland
Daimler Chrysler Detroit USA
Adidas Munich Germany
Siemens San Jose USA
IBM Los Angeles USA
World Fair Conference Geneva Switzerland
Formula One Monte Carlo Monaco
US Federal Government Washington DC USA
Oracle Reston (Virginia) USA
Marriott Florida USA
Glaxo-SmithKline San Francisco USA
Motorola Llimasol Cyprus
Siemens Lisbon Portugal
LOreal Athens Greece
British Airways London UK
His knowledge has been accumulated from his education,
business experience, research, reading many books and from his
experiences in his own life
He is available for conferences, seminars, consultancy and
corporate training programs
James Chapman lives with his wife and son in the Algarve,
Portugal.
11.
Contact Details
James Chapman
Quinta da Rosa
Santa Catarina
Fonte do Bispo
Algarve
Portugal
8800-166
Telephone:
Email:
00351 96 7114086
James@adversityovercome.com
Website: www.adversityovercome.com
Blog:
http://business-success22.blogspot.com