I AM MEANT TO BE GREAT.
THAT’S THE PLAN.
I AM GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVING IT WITHOUT SACRIFICING MT TENETS TO
LIVE
LEARN
LOVE.
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
MY TENETS
#learn
IN STORMS OF LIFE
LIFE NEVER PROMISED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY.
IN STORMS OF LIFE, STAND FIRM. STAY THE COURSE.
EVERYTHING IS DIFFICULT, AT FIRST; BEFORE IT GETS EASY.
YOU NEED TO LEARN. GIVE YOURSELF TIME AND SPACE.
STRENGTH GROWS FROM ALL THAT CHALLENGE US.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LEARNING TO GIVE
LIVING IS COMPLICATED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO UNCOMPLICATE IT CAN BE A MONUMENTAL TASK.
IT SHOULD NOT STOP YOU FROM MAKING CHANGES FOR
THE BETTER. THOSE CHANGES COULD INCLUDE
LEARNING TO GIVE
THOUGH
YOU MAY NOT HAVE MUCH BECAUSE
YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE NOTHING.
SOME PEOPLE WILL JUDGE YOU FOR CHANGING.
OTHERS WILL CELEBRATE YOU FOR GROWING.
CHOOSE YOUR CIRCLE CAREFULLY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT MOMENT?
EDUCATE YOURSELF.
LEARN FROM THE EXAMPLE OF THE COMPUTER:
TODAY IT IS THE MOST SOPHISTICATED AND POWERFUL. TOMORROW IT IS OBSOLETE IF IT NOT CONSTANTLY UPDATED IN ORDER TO BE RELEVANT AND AHEAD.
WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME. EDUCATION IS A PROCESS.
AS THE WORLD ADVANCES INTO A BRAND NEW FUTURE EACH MOMENT AHEAD, NEW HORIZONS ARE DISCOVERED.
SURPRISINGLY, MUCH OF THESE NEW DISCOVERIES AREN’T FOUND ON COMPUTERS, BUT IN EXPERIENCES.
ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT MOMENT?
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS
DANGER: WHEN YOU THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW AND ARE NOT WILLING TO LEARN.
THE WORLD IS CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING.
WHAT YOU LEARNT PERHAPS A YEAR AGO, MAY NO LONGER APPLY TODAY.
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS.
BE ON A CONTINUOUS SELF-UPGRADE MODE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LEARN, PROTECT, CONFIDENCE, ACTION
PAY ATTENTION!
LIFE NEVER STOPS TEACHING. IT HAS MANY LESSONS.
WE DON’T HAVE THE EXCUSE, EVER; TO STOP LEARNING.
HAVING AN UMBRELLA WON’T STOP THE RAIN.
WITH IT, WE CAN STAND IN THE RAIN.
CONFIDENCE MAY NOT BRING US SUCCESS.
WITH CONFIDENCE, WE CAN FACE ANY CHALLENGE IN LIFE.
ACTION MAY NOT ALWAYS BRING HAPPINESS.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO HAPPINESS WITHOUT ACTION.
WE CAN LEARN, WE HAVE THE PROTECTION.
WE CAN FACE CHALLENGES.
TAKING ACTION CAN BRING HAPPINESS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
PEOPLE WILL NEVER TRULY UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS.
LEARN
DON’T HATE WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. IT AUTOMATICALLY PUTS A MENTAL BLOCK TO YOU WANTING TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LIFE NEVER STOPS TEACHING
IT’S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES. LEARN FROM THEM.
IF PEOPLE DOUBT HOW FAR YOU CAN GO, LEARN AND GO SO FAR THAT YOU CAN’T HEAR THEM ANYMORE.
NEVER STOP LEARNING BECAUSE LIFE NEVER STOPS TEACHING. LIFE IS CONTINUOUS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LIFE IS INTERESTING
EVERY SITUATION HAS CHANGED ME AS A PERSON. I STILL LOOK AT MYSELF AND WANT TO IMPROVE. THERE ARE SO MANY “ROUGH EDGES”.
I FEEL LIKE I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LEARN….LEARN NEW THINGS.
LIFE IS INTERESTING.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
