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The Key to Well-being

By Tony Inman | June 8, 2011
David G Myers - Social Psychologist
To experience deep well-being is to be self-confident, yet unself-conscious, self-giving, yet self-respecting, realistic, yet hope-filled.’ David G Myers (From The Pursuit of Happiness’)

An Attitude of Gratitude

By Tony Inman | June 8, 2011
The Inman Family c.late 1960's
As I exited the room of my father, Bill Inman at the nursing home yesterday, I wondered what life was all about. To see a once-sturdy and tall man who was known in his younger days by neighbours and friends as...

Persistence And Determination

By Tony Inman | May 30, 2011
Barcelona the Champions
My blog this week was inspired not just by the disappointment of seeing the soccer team I support losing the final of a major tournament, but by seeing the reactions of the Coach and the players to it. Love them or hate them,...

It Shall Be Done

By Tony Inman | May 16, 2011
The blue vase
No, this is not a biblical quote. It's an extract from a quote, taken from a book written back in 1921 about values that should still be held dear today... “It shall be done.” ‘Nothing can better summarise the determination, the endurance, the...

Sea Shepherd To Focus on Shark Conservation

By Tony Inman | May 16, 2011
Paddling To Prove A Point
As a keen scuba diver and marine conservationist, two news items warmed my heart recently. The first was the picture and story on page 5 of of the West Australian newspaper on April 6th. The article that supported this amzing photograph,...

What Is A Travel Bucket List?

By Tony Inman | March 30, 2011
  Tony Inman at the Arc de Triomphe 1994   If you haven't yet seen the movie, The Bucket List, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, then you're probably wondering what on earth I'm talking about? Firstly, I'd highly recommend the movie because it's a good...

Are You Living A Life Of Fulfillment?

By Tony Inman | March 15, 2011
It's OK to dream!
I could have given this particular blogging article the title, "Are You Happy?" but you would have probably cringed, said to yourself, "Of course I am" and clicked away to a more interesting question. Now don't panic, I'm not going all religious...

Climb Your Mountain – Turn Defeat Into Victory

By Tony Inman | March 8, 2011
A Footprint On Everest
There's an old cliche that goes, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. It's a phrase often employed by well-meaning friends and family as a 'pick-you-up' when they try to help you feel better about something that has gone pear-shaped. The trouble...

Is Your Mission Impossible?

By Tony Inman | February 14, 2011
Napoleon crowned himself
Imagine that you had a dream of something that was really important to you - something you could classify as a 'burning desire to accomplish'. If you actually began to believe that this dream could come true, that you could make it happen,...

Birthday Blues? – Only On My Guitar!

By Tony Inman | February 8, 2011
Baby Antony Feb 1961
"The one thing that none of us can stop is the passage of time, so why stress about something you cannot change?" says me! Featured here in a back garden in Jersey, in the English Channel Islands are Bill and Vera Inman...

Donate to the Australian Flood Appeal

By Tony Inman | January 29, 2011
Brisbane Floods Disaster
No matter where you are in the world, I'm sure you've heard about the awful disaster that befell residents of Northern Australia this January, 2011. With little warning, Queensland rivers burst their banks as torrential rain lashed down to a far worse degree...

Whatever happens…

By Tony Inman | January 17, 2011
I can handle it!
I was glancing back through another great book I read a while ago by Susan Jeffers, called "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway". Susan reminded me again that we are all faced with hurdles that sometimes seem insurmountable, whether it's a...
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