THE STORY IS IN THE JOURNEY

BE PATIENT.

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS HAS MANY KINKS AND POTHOLES, INCLUDING TEMPORARY DEFEATS.
NAVIGATE WELL.

SUCCESS IS NOT ABOUT THE DESTINATION.
WELL IT IS…A LITTLE BIT.
HOWEVER, THE STORY IS IN THE JOURNEY.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

FLEETING MOMENTS

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THOSE MOMENTS,
FLEETING MOMENTS;
WHEN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING MADE YOU SMILE

HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU COULD HAVE CAPTURED THAT MOMENT?
THAT SPLITTING MOMENT
WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED AND YOU WERE MESMERISED BY JOY?
A GRATEFUL HEART.

A GRATEFUL HEART ATTRACTS
PEACE, JOY, CLARITY AND CONNECTION.
THEN, YOU REALISE THAT FLEETING MOMENT WILL NOT COME BACK…PROBABLY.
HOWEVER, THAT GOODNESS THAT IT HOLDS…
SHARE IT WITH OTHERS. WHO KNOWS?
SMILES WILL REPLACE SADNESS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT

MAKE TODAY COUNT.

BETTER STILL, MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT.

LIFE IN ITSELF, IS SO, SO WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE YET TO BEGIN TO GRASP
WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER.

SO, DECIDE TO HELP MAKE IT COUNT,
FOR OURSELVES AND
FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND US.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING… OR IS IT?

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

OUR OWN GIFTED WAY

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

BE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT

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