ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE WHO COME WITH A LAMP WHEN YOU WERE IN DARKNESS.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD BARELY ENOUGH OIL TO KEEP THEIR LAMP LIT FOR THEMSELVES, THEY WERE WILLING TO SHARE.
THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD ANSWERS,
BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO STAY WITH YOU UNTIL
YOU FOUND LIGHT FOR YOURSELF.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
THERE IS A SAYING THAT MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING.
HOWEVER,
MAKE ENOUGH MONEY
SO THAT YOU CAN WALK OUT OF SITUATIONS
THAT YOU DON’T LIKE.
WORK TOWARDS BEING DEBT-FREE.
THE BORROWER IS A SLAVE TO THE LENDER. – A VERY PROFOUND STATEMENT FROM THE WISEST BOOK.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LEARN TO TRUST YOURSELF MORE EACH DAY BY
BEING STRONGER THAN YOUR EXCUSES.
DON’T DOUBT YOURSELF.
WORK HARD AT MAKING IT HAPPEN.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
8 BILLION AND THE NUMBER IS STILL GROWING.
THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON EITHER
FROM THE PAST, PRESENT OR THE COMING FUTURE,
THAT IS HERE BY ACCIDENT.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON
HAS HAD A ROLE,
OR IS PLAYING ONE NOW;
AND FOR THOSE IN THE FUTURE,
WILL HAVE A ROLE ON PLANET EARTH.
THE THING IS THAT
MOST PEOPLE DON’T RECOGNISE THEIR ROLE.
WE CAN’T SPEAK SO MUCH FOR THE PAST.
HOWEVER,
WHAT WE CAN DO NOW
AND THE FUTURE IS
TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR
EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN OUR OWN GIFTED WAY.
AND THAT WOULD BE SPECTACULAR!
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOU SHOULD NEVER BE TOO BUSY
FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,
YOU WILL MAKE THE TIME.
TIME AND GOOD FAMILY & FRIENDS
ARE THINGS THAT BECOME MORE VALUABLE
THE OLDER YOU GET.
TREASURE THEM.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
HAVE YOU TRIED BEING YOURSELF? I MEAN JUST BEING YOU?
WHEN YOU REALLY THINK OF IT, MOST PEOPLE TRY TO BE SOMEONE ELSE THEY AREN’T NOW.
PERHAPS, TO
PORTRAY A BETTER VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
THAT IN ITSELF IS GOOD.
WE HAVE TO STRIVE TOWARDS THAT.
HOWEVER, NEVER LOSE THE PERSON YOU ARE.
BE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT.
THERE WILL BE SOME WHO ADORE YOU AND
SOME WHO WILL HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
BUT WHO CARES?
ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK?
IT’S YOUR LIFE.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT,
BY BEING THE SUN TO LIGHTEN UP SOMEONE’S LIFE. THEY MAY SEEM TO HAVE THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.
WHY NOT BE THE LESS POPULAR,
THAT IS THE MOON;
TO SHINE IN SOMEONE’S DARKEST HOUR?
YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT
JUST BE…YOU…
IN THOSE MOMENTS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
I BELIEVE IN MY ABILITIES.
WINNERS DON’T GIVE UP. WE STEP UP.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
ARE YOU ONE WHO WANT TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
OR
ONE WHO SEEKS SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES?
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE:
A PROBLEM SOLVER IS LIKE A QUICK FIXER:
SOLVES PROBLEMS BUT
RARELY STOP PROBLEMS FROM REOCURRING.
A SOLUTION SEEKER LOOKS AT PROBLEMS
AS CHALLENGES AND USUALLY
FINDS LONG TIME SOLUTIONS THAT OFTEN PREVENT THESE PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
NO GREAT BUSINESS WAS BUILT ON EXCUSES.
YOU ARE WORKING AT MOVING FROM GOOD TO GREAT.
YES, YOU MAY BE FACING CHALLENGES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
YOU DIDN’T START ON AN EXCUSE.
SO,
DON’T START NOW.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
