Craig Harper

The Secrets of Effective Communication. How To Engage With Your Customer.

Great With Words, Not So Good With People Have you noticed how some people are great at speaking but not so good at communicating? That is, they seem to have an adequate vocabulary and more-than-adequate speaking skills but for some reason (or reasons) they just don’t communicate effectively with others. They talk a lot but don’t connect much. Mostly, they tend... (posted by Craig 326 days 10 hours ago.)

Here’s a Quick Way to Reduce Global Obesity

Take a Seat. Or Maybe Not. It may or may not surprise you to learn that many Australians (and many people from most first-world countries for that matter) spend somewhere in the vicinity of twenty-two to twenty-three hours per day either sitting or lying. That’s 91.5 – 96% of their (our) time not moving. There’s a terrifying and fat-producing thought! Think about it: the majority of us... (posted by Craig 330 days 13 hours ago.)

What’s The One Thing You Won’t Hear In A Society Obsessed With Avoiding Responsibility?

Am Not, You Are Is it just my cynical perspective and observation or have we actually become a society obsessed with avoiding all responsibility for our own bad behaviours? Kind of like five-year-olds denying we ate the chocolate cake when the remnants are plastered all over our chubby little faces? Have you noticed how many people seem to do shitty things that... (posted by Craig 333 days 4 hours ago.)

What Can An Amateur Nudist Teach Us About Taking Risks

Today, I received the following letter from one of my friends. Turns out she’s recently become an amateur nudist. The Letter Today, I did something that I’ve never done before. Something fun, that is – I’ve never changed the oil on my car before but that’s not exactly on my great-things-to-do-in 2011 list. Nope, today I did something a little unexpected (for... (posted by Craig 338 days 2 hours ago.)

How to Avoid Those Feelings of Inadequacy and Disconnection

Pack Creatures On some level, we’re all seeking approval, permission, acceptance, connection and love. It’s what we do. Sometimes, that seeking is apparent (to others) and sometimes, it’s well hidden. Wanting to belong is how we humans work. It’s wired into our DNA. For a range of reasons (emotional, sociological, psychological, physical and practical), we function... (posted by Craig 340 days 2 hours ago.)

Do You Make These 10 Common Mistakes Before Weighing Yourself?

Scale Addicts Over the years, I’ve dealt with my fair share of weigh-a-holics. That is, people who step on the scales far too often. Some do it every day of their lives. Morning and night. Some step on and off five times in ten seconds in the hope that a lower figure might magically appear between their feet. Then they do it again thirty seconds later. Sound familiar? No, not... (posted by Craig 341 days 8 hours ago.)