THE AUTHOR AND HIS BOOK

Have you got yours yet?

LIFE IS AMAZING!

MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE

WHEN YOU PONDER ON WHERE YOU ARE NOW IN LIFE, THE SUCCESSES YOU HAVE ACHIEVED AND
THE CHALLENGES YOU MAY BE FACING;
YOU REALISE THAT IT BOILS DOWN TO
THE CHOICES YOU HAVE MADE.

FUN FACT: NOT MAKING A CHOICE IS A CHOICE, TOO.

IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT RESULT,
MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

YOUR OWN STORY

YOUR LIFE STORY… DO YOU KNOW IT WELL?
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF CONFUSED AS TO WHO YOU ARE INSTEAD OF WHO YOU MIGHT BE?
ARE YOU GRASPING FOR STRAWS BECAUSE YOU TRY TO LIVE UP TO OTHER PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS?

WHEN YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN STORY,
YOU STOP GETTING LOST
IN OTHER PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

BEING BETTER THAN YESTERDAY

IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE AT TIMES TO
BE IN CONTROL OF OUR EMOTIONS.
HE WHO CONQUERS HIS ANGER HAS FOR SURE, CONQUERED AN ENEMY.

WE DON’T NEED TO BE PERFECT, JUST KEEP AT BEING BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.

KEEP YOUR ENERGY HIGH.
NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON, FOCUS AT
ALWAYS REMAINING CENTERED.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

ENJOY YOUR FUTURE

DON’T LET PEOPLE DESIGN OR STEROTYPE YOU BY TELLING YOU WHO YOU ARE.
YOU TELL THEM.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND THE ABILITIES
YOU HAVE
TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

COME ON..MOVE ON…YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO.
ENJOY YOUR FUTURE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

GREAT LEADERS AND THE PROCESS

GREAT LEADERS WILL SAY,
“LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT”,
AND DO JUST THAT.

THEN, WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO DO IT,
YOU WILL KNOW HOW.
BUT THEY WON’T DO IT FOR YOU.
THEY DON’T RUSH THE PROCESS, THEY TRUST IT.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

Simon Sinek: Start with why

YOU ARE DIFFERENT

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED FITTING A TRAPEZIUM PEG INTO AN OBLONG HOLE?
OR A ROUND PEG IN A TRIANGLE?
JUST TO FIND THAT IT CANNOT BE DONE, GIVEN THAT
THE PEGS AND HOLES ARE THE SAME SIZE?

SO, STOP
TRYING TO FIT IN WITH CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT.

~ ALAN IA ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

EYES OF YOUR HEART

THE WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL – ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT.

SOMETIMES, ALL YOU NEED IS
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW TO REMIND YOU OF
ALL THAT IS AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL IN THE WORLD.
AND SOMETIMES,
YOU DON’T NEED TO GO TO FARAWAY EXOTIC PLACES TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE THIS BEAUTY.

YOU JUST NEED TO SEE WITH YOUR HEART.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

THE TWO BEST TEACHERS

I wish I could turn back the clock of time. If I could, I would.

THE TWO BEST TEACHERS

LIFE TEACHES US TO MAKE GOOD USE OF TIME.

TIME TEACHES US THE VALUE OF LIFE.

WERE ANY OF US PAYING ATTENTION?

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller