DETERMINED

A ROAD THAT LEADS TO HEIGHTS OF GREATNESS IS USUALLY PAVED WITH CHALLENGES, NOT DIAMONDS NOR OTHER PRECIOUS STONES. IT CAN BE DAUNTING AND ENERGY-SAPPING.

REST IF YOU NEED TO.
BREATHE.
THEN, RISE WITH THE STRENGTH OF A LION, DETERMINED. BE FOCUSED LIKE AN EAGLE TOWARDS YOUR DESTINY.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

PATIENCE

PATIENCE. THE ART OF IT.

A MOMENT OF PATIENCE IN ALL SITUATIONS, CREATES MULTIPLE MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS.
IT IS JUST LIKE WHEN YOU FOCUS ON POSSIBILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE ENDLESS.

THE BEST OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

STORIES BE TOLD

IT IS EASY TO GET SIDE-TRACKED AND DISTRACTED EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING NEGATIVE. YOU CAN’T BASE YOUR LIFE ON OTHER PEOPLES’ EXPECTATIONS. LET WHOEVER THINK WHATEVER. IT IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS, YOUR DESTINATION. THAT IS ALL THAT SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. DON’T FORGET TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY. IT IS NOT THE DESTINATION, BUT THE JOURNEY GETTING THERE, THAT STORIES BE TOLD.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

THE BEST AWAITS YOU

DON’T DWELL ON THE PAST. IT’S OVER. DUSTED. NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

STOP HOLDING YOURSELF BACK.

DECIDE. IF YOU AREN’T HAPPY, MAKE A CHANGE. YOU ARE YOUR BEST RESOURCE TO DO THAT. FOCUS ON THE “NOW” – THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. THAT’S WHERE THE BEST AWAITS YOU.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

WHAT MATTER MOSTS

EVERYONE’S TIME IS LIMITED. USE IT WISELY.

SOMETIMES, LIFE DOES NOT GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT. WHAT MATTERS MOST IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST.

WHEN YOU ARE POSITIVE IN YOUR OUTLOOK, YOU WON’T HAVE TIME FOR THINGS THAT AREN’T.
YOU WILL SEE OPPORTUNITIES INSTEAD OF OBSTACLES.

STRIVE TO LIVE IN THE MOST POSSIBLE AND JOYFUL WAY POSSIBLE EVERY DAY. IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL ITS DONE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

PROGRESS HAPPENS…

Let you in on a little secret…

PROGRESS HAPPENS WHEN YOU CONSISTENTLY DO THE THINGS YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE DOING EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT MOTIVATED.

YOU GET WHAT YOU FOCUS ON.
SO, FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO GET.

KEEP GOING.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller