What makes some people succeed and others fail ? Some people, we are told are, destined for great things. Not however John Lazarou. His high school teacher told him he was a lost cause and encouraged him to leave school at the earliest opportunity. John...
I am fascinated by people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone to follow their dream. Cairns writer, Elizabeth Martin is one such person. Long before she was a successful writer, she graduated from the University of Melbourne as a doctor. A very...
Dr Sarah Coll is by any standards a trail blazer in the field of surgery. She was one of the first female orthopaedic surgeons in a traditionally male dominated profession, and is the only female orthopod in North Queensland. She is a pioneer in the...
One of the most successful and well know personal development coaches, Tony Robbins is most associated with his early infomercials, white teeth and needlessly tall stature. His height (201 cm) was caused by an undiagnosed pituitary tumor, but his teeth and...
Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston . In her website she describes herself as having spent the past thirteen years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame, rage, and empathy. She is...