Today I was shocked to hear that multi-millionaire Australian businessman, John Ilhan collapsed and died of a heart attack, aged 42, leaving behind a wife and four children.

He founded the Crazy John’s chain of mobile phone shops and was a philanthropist, heavily involved in charity and a dedicated family man. A larger than life, charismatic character, he was by all accounts a decent person who inspired respect and loyalty.

John Ilhan was not a man who came into the world with a silver spoon in his mouth. Read more…

This posting is about the difference between talk and action, and promises and action. In our society, promises are cheap. Every politician makes them but fewer fulfill them. Business is based around delivering what is promised for payment, but many companies and individuals fail to do so. On a personal level, promises to be somewhere at a certain time, or to always be there are broken without a second thought.

We have become used to broken promises, but we shouldn’t be. A promise is made with the idea of gaining some value from the other person, money, agreement or even love. It is therefore only fair that a promise be enforced. The person promising must be held accountable.

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Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23

I believe the human is like a medieval citadel or castle. On the outside is the face that presents to the world. It is what a stranger sees. It has high walls that protect the inside from invaders or the view of the curious.

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This blog is about regaining your own freedom. So what does this mean? What is freedom anyway? Why do we need to regain it?

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Welcome to the Regaining Freedom blog.

I’d like to start off by relating some of my personal journey from slavery to freedom.

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