Interview with Australian author and primate researcher, Vanessa Woods.

 

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This is a funny story about a middle-aged woman who had a wake up call. She realised she was a fuddy duddy: an old-fashioned has-been, living in a time warp. So she decided to change her attitude before it was too late. Oh yes, and that woman was me.

 

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How do people like Richard Branson who failed at school go on to succeed in life? They’ve probably got ‘grit’. Psychologists describe ‘grit’ as being able to stick to a job and keep at it for a long period of time despite setbacks. They’ve found that having grit is more useful when it comes to achieving your goals than intelligence. Read these 10 tips on how you can get what you want out of life. You’ll be glad you did.

 

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“I write novels set in Africa. Care to join me on safari?” Tony Park, Author

I discovered author, Tony Park, on Twitter last week. His biography, quoted above, sounded intriguing, so I contacted him immediately saying that I’d love to join him on safari. Well, not literally of course, but who knows what the future holds? Maybe the Candy family will bump into him and his wife some where exotic one day.

 

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You don’t need to travel far to be enlightened and humbled. We went to camp in Coolum, a 15 minute drive from our home. There, in the Coolum Campsite, I discovered an entire race on the brink of extinction. A group of people who are teetering on the verge of annihilation without anyone giving a toss.

 

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These days I dream big but there was a time when I wasn’t so ambitious. I can remember days when my kids were younger and my greatest goal in life was to go to the bathroom without being interrupted. But at the time, that was ambitious. I never managed to achieve it.

Includes 5 potentially life-saving tips on how to avoid depression.

 

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If I’ve learned one thing it’s that when things go wrong, your trip starts getting interesting!”
Peter Moore, travel writer. Peter shares his tip on becoming a travel writer and getting published as well as some of his funny stories from life on the road.

 

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Some light relief.

 

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Studies have proven that being grateful makes people happier. Many people have discovered this for themselves, and been quietly counting their blessings for years. Now scientists have proven that the power of being grateful will positively impact our lives, so hopefully more people will start being grateful. Here’s a list of ten things we can all be grateful for to get you started.

 

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There are three main questions I want to tackle to help us live our dreams. Of course, I won’t really be able to give solutions, but at least I can make sure we keep thinking about them and stay on the path towards living our dream. It’s a journey I’m enjoying myself and one I hope you’ll join me on. I don’t have the answers and there’s lots to learn, but I’m keen to share my progress with you here.

 

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