THE TRICK…IS TO START

I AM THINKING ABOUT IT…
IT’S IN MY PLANS, MY GOALS…
I HAVE THE INTENTION TO…
I’M ABOUT TO…
I SHALL…
I DEFINITELY WILL GET ROUND TO IT…
ONCE I’VE CLEARED ALL MY OTHER
PLANS AND GOALS FIRST…

THE BIGGEST SECRET…
FLIP THE SWITCH ON…
PRESS THE “ON” BUTTON (1)…

THE TRICK…IS TO START.
THEN BUILD MOMENTUM.

AN INCH OF MOVEMENT IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN A MILE OF INTENTIONS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

STAND AND BE COUNTED

I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHAT I HAVE IN LIFE,
DOES NOT REALLY MATTER MUCH.

IT IS WHO I HAVE IN MY LIFE,
THE ONES WHO ARE WITH ME DURING MY GREAT DAYS AND NOT SO GREAT DAYS,
THE ONES WHO WILL STAND AND BE COUNTED
WHEN ASKED TO DO SO.
THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MATTER MOST.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

IT’S IN THE LITTLE THINGS

OKAY YOU’VE BEEN USING THE “WORRY” TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU WORRY JUST ABOUT ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT.
AND THE RESULT FROM ALL THIS “WORRYING” IS…..?
NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT…OR NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL.

TRY THIS:
LET GO OF YOUR WORRIES.
SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THIS DIFFICULT BECAUSE WORRYING HAS BECOME A CRUTCH FOR THEM.
BUT JUST LET THE WORRIES GO.
DON’T LET THE STRESS OF THE DAY OVERTAKE YOU.
YES,
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CONTROL IT.

INSTEAD,
APPROACH EACH MOMENT WITH A SMILE.
START WITH GIVING YOURSELF A SMILE FIRST.
IT’S IN THE LITTLE THINGS.

SEE WHAT JOY EACH DAY HAS TO BRING.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

VALUE OF YOU

BE AN ENTREPRENEUR OF SKILLS.

LIFE IS WILLING TO TEACH, BE A WILLING STUDENT.
IN DOING SO,
BUILD SKILLS THAT PAY YOU FOREVER.

THE MORE SKILLS YOU LEARN,
THE MORE YOU CAN DO,
THE MORE VALUABLE YOU BECOME –
MONEY FOLLOWS VALUE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

WE ARE RACING FOR TIME,
TIME THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SAVED BY USING A.I. (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) AND THE LIKES OF IT.

YET, WITH ALL THIS TIME SAVED, WE DON’T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH OF IT…OR WE DON’T HAVE ANY.

WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT NEEDS TO EITHER BE MODIFIED OR CHANGED?
THAT IS SOMETHING EACH ONE OF US HAS TO
RE-EVALUATE AND ADJUST.

WITH A LITTLE MORE TIME ON OUR HANDS,
WE CAN PERHAPS HELP THE PEOPLE AROUND US
MAKE THEIR LIVES MEANINGFUL.
WE MAY THINK IT IS A SMALL GESTURE;
BUT TO THOSE RECEIVING THIS “GESTURE”, IT COULD MAKE A DIFFRERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

LOVE YOURSELF FIRST

IN ORDER TO LOVE OTHERS,
YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF FIRST.
YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF, WHAT
YOU WANT TO GIVE TO OTHERS.

YOU WILL BE SPENDING
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH YOURSELF,
SO GET USED TO IT.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller