Recently I was fortunate enough to be invited by AIG Life insurance to hear another Motivational spekaer, Charlie Tremendous Jones. Now I have to admit always being a little sceptical about being invited to hear other motivational speakers. While I have heard some great ones, I have also heard some shockers. Well Charlie Tremendous Jones is one of the great ones. At 82 years of age he is riddled with cancer, has one eye, almost lost another and had lost his voice. He said it wont come back. The CEO David Pierce has known Charlie for a long time. he rand him to see how he was going and to say he was looking forward to seeing him in New Zealand. Even without a voice David insisted he come and speak to about 500 people at North harbour stadium. Im glad he did.

Charlie’s main message that I took out of the morning is that life is tremendous. We learn so much from our mistakes and our hard times, that is what makes our life rich. I was running a sales course later that day and one of the salesman confided in me he had the best life, nothing had ever gone wrong! Not according to Charlie T Jones he hadn’t!!

We are defined by what we do worng, the adversity we face and how we deal with it. I couldn’t agree more. Every Crisis is an opportunity. I have learnt and grown so much more from the challenges that are thrown my way. Some days I have more opportunities than others.

To see an 82 year old man on stage getting a standing ovation from a New Zealand crowd was a rare thing. When he started waving his hands and raving about his passion for selling, Charlie T Jones looked 22 again.

Life is tremendous, the challenges we face and the opportunities we have. Dont let anyone else tell you otherwise. Its how you look at it that counts. If life is not tremendous, its not life but you attitude towards it that is wrong. It is your choice!.