THIS NEW BLOG AND WEBSITE
David by the Hunza River in the Himalayas
Welcome to my new blog and website.
First of all, I know there are zillions of educational sites on the internet and I thank you for taking time to visit mine.
So who is this David Hennessey you are probably thinking and how can he help you?
I used to be extremely shy and reclusive and unable to walk up to people and start a conversation. Then when I finally had the courage to say ‘hello’ I experienced a lot of rejection from people. I finally reached a breaking point in my life where I recognized I needed to open up and work on my personal development OR all the dreams I had of traveling the world, making a difference in my work, meeting a wonderful lady, hiking in the wilderness, everything would all be lost.
I chose to take action.
As I took action I found out my biggest challenge was taking all the information on personal development in the books and classes I was attending and making the information easy to apply in my life. I like simple and all the information to me was complicated and not easy for me to remember never mind apply.
So I started to create my own ways of remembering ideas (special acronyms, images and more) so I could remember information and apply them in my life and they worked or I adjusted them till they worked.
Once things started to work and the opportunity came about in conversation I would share what I was doing. In essence, what I had been doing was taking long established ideas that work but people found difficult to apply in their lives. I got creative and made them easier to apply in my life.
Steadily over time more people became interested in my way of looking at personal development that offered them a simple and practical approach to creating positive habits. Even organizations and companies started to hire me since they knew when their people nourished their personal development their professional success increased as well.
As I helped other people my life too changed for the better.
I realized that my purpose in life is not only to live up to my own potential but to also help people like you reach your personal and professional development goals.
To date, most of my work over the last eleven years has been off line so I recently taught myself how to create a website and blog and I created this site. Essentially it is designed to enhance and compliment all the teachings I offer now as a professional speaker and seminar leader.
Even if you have not attended an event I have hosted you can benefit from what is shared here.
The ideas I share in my articles and in my educational resources online can help you nourish many areas of your life both mentally and physically. I share ideas that can encourage you to embrace simple habits that can make a huge difference in your life. I share ways to help you make a habit that is scientifically proven to be essential to maintain mental and physical fitness. I share ideas that can help you create more peace in your mind so you can make clearer and better decisions. I share ideas that can help you create the habit you want to create.
“Thank you for the ‘Jewel Box of Gems!’ I will use this information in my work and personal life.” Margaret Dumbrell
“Fantastic Tools – no question I will implement” Hilary Ewart
If you are curious as to whether I am simply someone who has read a lot of personal development books and started teaching it without much life experience. The answer is (unfortunately) no. Instead, like many people, I have had my fair share of challenges and changes that have really pushed me to grow as a person and to be as resilient and flexible as possible.
I really believe that my knowledge and practise of personal development is what helped me believe in myself when I had the following experiences:
* I became extremely stressed and I stopped working to help a friend get past Cancer (and I am glad I did). Instead of crumbling, I learned a huge amount from this time in my life. In fact, my decisions at this time changed my life to this day.
* I was among 300 individuals who lost their work when a company went bankrupt. As a result my family and I had the unfortunate experience of being on social assistance (welfare) and looking for work for many months. So I can relate to some of the challenges people have when they are out of work. The good news I keep my mind clear and strong till I found new work.
* Most recently, I closed down my work and gave up a business with a six figure income to move to another country to help another friend in need. This changed my life again but I am ready for the challenges.
I am sure you have had challenges. You are welcome to share them and tell me how you have dealt with them. I always learn.
But regardless of what has happened in my life I am extremely passionate about learning and helping people like you who want to achieve personal and professional dreams. I know my biggest motivation is to help everyone achieve their goals.
Seminars and materials I offer can assist you if:
* You want to change from being shy to being confident.
* You want to reduce unwanted stress in your life and be happier at home and at work.
* You want to get a clear foundation on what habits can change your life for the better and how to apply them quickly and rapidly.
* You want to know how you can nourish your mind so you can move from being an average entrepreneur or employee to being a superstar for your clients.
* You want to learn new and refreshing ideas that simply make sense and can apply to your life regardless of your age.
But enough about me please instead read over some of the comments by people who have experienced my work.
Then read over some of my recent postings to get a few ideas you can apply right away.
Remember to check out my resource section too.
If you are interested in learning more about my presentations since you are looking for a presenter please click to my contact information.
I will sign off now by leaving you with some of the goals I have achieved so far as a result of my own personal and professional development journey – some where intended and some not!
Enjoy a wonderful day,
David
Intended Goals Achieved
* I grew from being a shy, quiet teen into being a paid for professional speaker.
* I grew from being a stressed out sales person to becoming an award winning real estate agent by offering an approach to doing business from ‘outside the box’.
* I grew from being an uncoordinated teen who was always last to be picked due to my lack of athletic ability to receiving my international teaching certificate in Japanese martial arts
* I went from dreaming about traveling to spending time in over twenty countries so far including Romania, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt and Thailand and I learned lots from all the peoplel I encountered.
* I went from dreaming about hiking in the Himalaya mountains to hiking to the 4000 m base camp of Nanga Parbat – the ninth hightest mountain in the world
* I met a wonderful lady who I am now married to.
Unintended Goals Achieved
* I Slept in a tent on the deck of a cargo ship at sea.
* I travelled in a non airconditioned train from South to North Pakistan in 50 degree C heat.
* I slept under a bridge by a highway in Italy and woke up with frozen hair!
I would be delighted to hear about the goals you have reached or wish to reach. Here is my contact information if you have questions about my work.
Enjoy a wonderful day,
David
