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Talk 80 of 90. "I will do it today!"

Posted by Si Ekin on Thursday, July 21, 2011, In : 90 Talks in 90 Days 
Day 80. 19th July. “I will do it today!”

I just headed out and there just seemed to be so many groups to choose from, partly because it was lunch time and partly because it was a beautiful day. 

I got chatting with three women. I sat down opposite them on a walkway. They were so great and relaxed. It turned out that one of them needed to have a conversation and resolved to speak to them today. She said they have been talking about them as I had pulled up. I sensed that she really got it and...

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Day 78 of 90 | Great idea for Mandela’s birthday

Posted by Si Ekin on Sunday, July 17, 2011, In : 90 Talks in 90 Days 
Day 78. 17th July. Great idea for Mandela’s birthday.

I had an interesting thought today, in the shower: “wow, there are some people today, who are going to be sat around and will be approached by me, and who knows what will happen after that. It is quite a thought. I think we change peoples’ lives all the time in ways we can never imagine.)

I headed out for my stock venue of Cavendish Mall and approached three folk at the Seattle Coffee shop in Exclusive Books. They could not have been a...

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90 Talks in 90 Days

Posted by Si Ekin on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, In : How to be courageous 
Get On The Bus - 90 Talks In 90 Days. Day 25.

A film crew day today. On home turf again and the first time with film guys from The Fort. The Cavendish staff asked us to make sure we got permission to film. Of course, not! One of my core principles is that it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Asking permission would just ruin it for red tape. This is life in action guys, trust me, you are going to want it going on on your turf!

We did three takes. Two were well, not great at all....
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This is an amazing story about the power of working together...

Posted by Si Ekin on Friday, June 4, 2010, In : Reality 
I spent some great time with my good friend and wise man, Mike this week. We meet every now and then and share stories and exchange ideas and insights. I told him about the GOAL GYM and how excited I am about it and that is it essentially not a lot more than, "what you put  “what you put your attention on grows”. He like that, which was good to know! I got that we are either focusing on what works or what doesn't and we can choose at any time to shift our focus. And has we keep our focus,...
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1st May - 30 July - 90 Talks In 90 Days

Between 1st May and 30th July I embarked on a project: 90 talks in 90 days. I systematically confronted and shattered my deepest fears of rejection, failure and judgement in the hope of inspiring others to do the same. I blogged about it every day and had a crew film it once per week. It was a remarkable, delightful, challenging and absurd journey. 


Why 90 Talks In 90 Days?

Some years ago I got on a bus in Brixton, London and my life changed forever. I confronted my deepest fear: conquering my fear of rejection by making a speech to passengers on a packed number 59. I was stunned by the power I had within me and my ability to transform a group of complete, disparate strangers. Before, the crowd was positively funereal, after they were more like a rowdy wedding reception. On my way out, I was confronted by an extremely fearful individual and had an experience that makes me smile to this day.  I learned that if you confront your fears (illusions) with courage, anything is possible. My life became about helping people to be courageous in pursuit of what is important to them. Here I am, above, doing the talk one morning on a bus at the airport here in Cape Town.

Stand by - it might make your toes curl! For videos from the 90 days, look below.