Posted by: David Anttony in kids, education on
Aug 20, 2008
For 30 years Kip McGrath Education Centres have dominated the after-school tutoring market with nearly 200 centres worldwide. But now, thanks to Australian Life Member Ken Hawkins leading the way, they have a new purpose.
Now Ken’s centre in Newcastle, Australia, is able to say ‘every time your child attends a session, a child in the Geetanagar slum in Mumbai gets to go to school for a day’. Ken
Posted by: David Anttony in Untagged on
Jun 09, 2008
The following inspiring quotes are excerpted from ONE,
a book by Masami Sato. On giving (and receiving)…"When we give more and communicate wholeheartedly, we have less insecurity-both emotionally and physically."
"Giving love is the only way to be generously loved."
"The people who give more (time, money, kindness, love, ideas) have more of these things because that's the balance. And balance is
Posted by: David Anttony in Untagged on
Jun 03, 2008
The following inspiring quotes are excerpted from ONE,
a book by Masami Sato .
On judgment…
"…judgment often has very little relation to reality."
"Actions and words don't always accurately reflect who we are. Every single one of us has had the experience of wanting to undo what we did or said."
On connection…"Every single thing we do is to satisfy the need for connection."
"…we cannot feel unhappy
Posted by: David Anttony in ONE, joy, happy on
Jun 01, 2008
The following inspiring quotes are excerpted from ONE,
a book by Masami Sato .
On mastering things…"…doing things we've never done can often seem very difficult and complicated until the day we actually try them out."
"(Children) learn by playing and become the masters of the game. And they do it just by having fun."
"…when something more effective and easy comes along, we let go of the harder way
Posted by: David Anttony in Untagged on
May 31, 2008
I sometimes like to test out theories. Last week I was walking back to the office after dropping my son Kai off at kindy school, and I decided to do a simple experiment.
I had 100 metres to go before I got to the office. "What if I smiled at the next three people and did nothing but get eye contact with another three," I thought. I wondered if I gave smiles, I would receive smiles, and create a
While on a late night web research exploration last night, I came across a most fascinating video film trailer called "SEROTONIN RISING". The clip is a preview to an upcoming movie about creating happiness. It stars some big names like Deepak Chopra, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, David Lynch and Donovan.
The video shares the scientifically discovered fact that when we receive a gift from someone,
Posted by: David Anttony in kids, joy, business on
May 06, 2008
When it comes to life and business there are countless ways that we can do things. In business there are methodologies for everything from improving staff performance to increasing the bottom line results.
One thing that I have noticed in life is that if I observe I learn! Most of what I have learnt in my own life has been free because I've simply observed. One day I was on Sentosa beach in
Posted by: David Anttony in vision, kids, joy on
May 06, 2008
Eight years ago I woke early one morning with a vision. The vision was incredible - so detailed and inspiring. For some reason I felt it would take 40 years to create the vision. Back then, Masami Sato and I had not yet started on our business journey together. We were both deeply inspired by the vision and chose to dedicate our lives to making it happen. We had little of no business skills and
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