Interviewing Anthony
*So Anthony you’re a professional speaker and how did you originally get into the speaking business? You started as a sports person, why did you get into doing sport? Anthony: I’ve always been a sports...
View ArticleGigs and disabilities
*What were you doing at the time? Anthony: I was managing a gymnasium for the Royal for the Blind covering an amount disabled people, athletes, integration programs, a whole lot of rehabilitation. A...
View ArticleAnthony, the accident And re-education
*Okay, excellent and um so do you think that your losing your sight was a bad was a bad thing or a good thing? Anthony: Personally I think it was a good thing. I was a little bit out of control as a...
View ArticleBusiness and prototype
*So you were seventeen when you lost your license. When did you decide to start weaving baskets and have your own business? Anthony: Um, my first job was after I lost my sight was at Royal Society for...
View ArticleInspired by travelling
*And did it yourself? Anthony: Yes. And had the business for about two and half years then changed focus and went back to factory format then I got my qualifications to become a fitness instructor....
View ArticleHitchhiking blind and motivation
*And how does that segue into helping other speakers and other people that want achieve something in their lives? Anthony: Helps in a lot of ways, it’s not just the hitchhiking where I gained all my...
View ArticleSelf talk can bring you undone
*Excellent! So would you say that getting out, going and hitchhiking around Australia was clearly out of your comfort zone and you would have had yourself dialogued, talked you out of that. Is that...
View ArticleJudo vision em pared
*And tell me about the judo. So you’ve got seven Australian titles against certain people in judo. What was the journey in judo when you first started and going through the belt and when you first...
View ArticleOvercoming fears
Anthony 11 *So you were saying you got involved in judo by going to the club and then going through the belts and then doing some minor tournaments and where did you go from there? Cause you had a bit...
View ArticleChanging attitudes
*Have you won a state title before then? Anthony: Umm gee I’m not sure, probably won one month or two can’t remember that pride the incident in 92 & 93 that would have been so it would have been...
View ArticleRelating to site loss
Anthony: Oh, yes, yes. Especially relating to when I lost my sight I put it back in the audience you know How does this story relate to you? What great loss have you experienced you know. Been...
View ArticleEveryone goes through hardships
Everybody goes through hardships, everybody goes through trauma. It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you make it mean that counts. So I certainly agree with that. So if we’re looking at first topic...
View ArticleStories that relate back to content
Anthony: Just to know that we have a couple of stories already… David:That’s good. Anthony:That would relate back . David:Okay what are they? Anthony: In the… you know how much a garbage collector. He...
View ArticlePerception that can relate
David: So perception and that can relate maybe to the second key point that you make. You know, halfway through your talk, you could be talking about perception then you could relate it back to when...
View ArticleRecently i went out and did some work…..
Recently I went out and did some work I created outdoors and I’ve got better work I’ve created outdoors which is really great, we’ve got some schools new results. When I came out and saw you last week,...
View ArticleWithin points there are stories
Anthony: Build up to the car accident? David: The build up to the car accident and the car accident. So that’s the introduction okay? Then we go into three core points. Within those three core points...
View ArticleMyths and stereotypes and learnings
And myths and stereotypes I think that comes at the end not, not at the same…myths and stereotypes. So it’s body loss, rapport with nurses, change and learning new skills, pushing barriers and then...
View Article“sow your cleverness with bewilderment”
Not much. “Sow your cleverness with bewilderment”. The adventure of life is learning. Okay so the stakes don’t get any higher when it comes to the way that we relate to ourselves so that’s just...
View ArticleThe way that you relate to yourself
We’re talking about life expectancy; the way that you relate to yourself that self dialogue affects your life expectancy. It affects performance, you know that. The conversation that you have with...
View ArticleThe journey of life as a struggle???
Some people look at the journey of life as a struggle. Sometimes it’s a chore. But the journey of life is an opportunity to personally develop. The journey of life is an opportunity to learn new...
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