You Can Do It!

Paul Hanna - who rose from humble beginnings - is now  considered to be one of Australia's major motivational speakers.

Corporate giants such as Qantas, Telstra, Lexus, Vodafone, BMW and NSW Police have used his services. McDonalds Australia and New Zealand have had more than 20,000 Management, Franchisees and Staff attend his programs. The list goes on...

Paul Hanna has proven himself to be an excellent communicator and a skilled motivator.

In his book You Can Do It! - an easy-to-read manual for success - Paul Hanna shows you how to take control of your life by using the Jumbo 747 aircraft as a metaphor. He skilfully clarifies his remarks by relating them to real life examples.

One striking case in point deals with one's attitude and to what degree it controls your life.

"Basically, self-image is how you see yourself - your opinion of yourself. All the beliefs you have accepted about yourself up to this point in your life make up your self-image...

... Your self-image, or opinion of yourself, is basically what will eventually make or break you in life. What happens in life happens, and you can't change that. But what you can change is the way you look at life's events - how you evaluate them...

Have a close look at the illustration below and you will see very clearly how life is a self-fulfilling prophecy, that is, we get in life what we go looking for, good or bad."

                                     Excerpt from pages 9 and 10

Study the illustration carefully. Apply the cycle to someone you know who has a great outlook on life... then apply the same principles to someone who does not...

It brings so much into focus... don't you think?

The following is a rundown of chapter headings:

1. Attitude Is Everything!
   How your attitude controls your altitude in life.
2. Self-confidence - It's the key
   How to improve your self confidence.
3. Luck and how to attract it
   How clarity of purpose creates luck.
4. Goal-setting: how to get more focus in your life
   Why you must focus on what you want, not on what you don't want.
5. I've had it - enough's enough!
   How low do you have to fall?
6. SuccessSpeak
   How to attract success using SuccessSpeak.
7. Enthusiasm and success
   Why enthusiasm is the lubricant of life.
8. Turning setbacks into success
   How to pick yourself up when you're down.
9. Forgive - and heal your life
   When you blame someone, you give them power over you.
10. The teacher arrives when the student is ready
    Every person you deal with reflects a part of you.
11. Dealing with negative people
    Why negative people need more positive feedback.
12. Empowerment, or how to motivate others
    When you give answers, you take away another person's power.
13. Attracting the good things in life
    Quality really is everything.
14. The power of perception
    Who said people don't judge a book by its cover? We all do!
15. Exceeding expectations - we all love it!
    Why exceeding expectations keeps customers coming back.
16. Balance and feedback
    How motivation is connected to goals.
17. Seeing greatness in others
    'If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.' -Abraham Lincoln

When it comes to success, Paul Hanna is one man worth listening to.

You Can Do It - Highly recommended reading