Firstly, let me say what a very humbling experience this was. I’ve had a few days now to process what I have just been through and you know something, we are as soft as Brie cheese that’s been left out in the sun for a few hours. I’m the first to admit that I love all my home comforts and am very fortunate and grateful to have all the mod cons for cooking and cleaning. We live in such a fast paced world and no wonder my head spins with each new day trying to work out what’s hot and where it’s cool to be seen… and that’s just online!!

This is not my first trip overseas to a place where the minimum monthly wage is way below the poverty line at $30.00, but it has been quite some time since I have experienced such a lovely race of people who will never have all the conveniences that we do and not even a fraction at that!

This is taken in the Kokoda Village.

Port Moresby itself is very dirty and all hotels, shops and restaurants are locked up and have razor wire around the boundaries. You DO NOT venture into the streets on your own no matter what! You see, there are many desperate people who wait for such an opportunity and then bring out a knife to take the contents of your bag. Apparently, it is the murder capital of the world and not somewhere you would want to be without security guards by your side.

Once in the villages, it is quite safe to mingle with the natives of the land. After all, their ancestors are the original Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels who helped our Aussie diggers when wounded by the Japanese during WWII.

So upon our arrival, we were briefed and enjoyed a couple of quiet drinks at the hotel in anticipation of what we were to face for the next 8 days!

The next morning we had to have our packs and ourselves down at reception at 6am. Kind of early I thought and in hindsight, we could have slept another 2 hours. Everything moves very slowly in PNG. We were all anxious to get going. That nervous energy filled the space we were in. Pacing, catching a few more winks if we could… eating our snacks out of boredom… and finally at 10:30am we received the news that the fog had cleared and we were ordered to the airport to catch our late flight to Kokoda Village for the start of our trek.

Our tour guide Dave from www.noroads.com.au pointing out some terrain we would cover on the trek.

Once there, we were introduced to our personal porters and others who would join us and off we went with courage and enthusiasm in our steps to discover what is the Kokoda Track and to take in the beauty and history as we went.

All in all, we were that excited to get going that the first day went quite quickly. A steady fairly easy climb until we were just outside our first camp site at Deniki where we experienced the first of many steep climbs. I think shock set in and I remember thinking that I hoped that there weren’t any others as steep as this! Did I say that? Already the psychology and mindset are prevalent.

Stay tuned for the next installment… !

The Deniki Camp site. Day 1

Making a contribution to others is a great experience. Just last night, my partner was reading through some of my older posts. He doesn’t get much time to read my blog and so he thought he would make the effort.

I was out with the girls for dinner so he was left to his own devices, and he must have been missing me to do some reading. I received a text from him later into the night to say that what I wrote was really inspiring … and that’s coming from a man who normally reads the NBA news and results!

Today, I want to give you this inspiring story of life to pay it forward to your friends. Live your life and do the things you love before it’s too late. Show your enthusiasm for life so that others will be touched by what you do. Create your day from the moment you wake up and say I’m having a great day! The rest will follow.

I will leave you to enjoy this.

A short while ago, I posted an article titled Who is Jamie McIntyre and I thought I would give you some more information on how my journey has progressed since becoming a graduate of the 21st Century Academy.


21st Century Academy Homestudy

As I mentioned earlier, I found Jamie McIntyre ( download his free eBook ) on the Internet whilst searching for somebody else. Of course it was no coincidence as I believe everything happens for a reason, that I happened to then order my homestudy package through one of Jamie’s Business Partners, Sean Rasmussen. I took on the study and within 2 months of receiving it I had already attended a Property Investment seminar and then an Internet seminar all included as part of the package. Jamie teaches that wealth creation is a synergy of mindset - Emotional Intelligence - together with stock market, property investing, Internet marketing and business strategies.

Well I have to tell you that this got my juices flowing. This blog was created before I joined the Fishbowl Project and if you have read any of my earlier articles, I was on a journey to build a business. An Internet Network Marketing business. This started as a result of attending the Internet seminar and surfing my way through the web to find something suitable that took my fancy if you like. I did come across many of them but it wasn’t for me. Interestingly enough, I was introduced to some very dear people along the way who have become wonderful friends via cyberspace, one of whom I have enjoyed a fantastic holiday with in fact. As I said earlier, everything happens for a reason and starting this blog led me to where I am today. Having the patience and sometimes fascinating occurrences that can happen while learning a new craft has opened my eyes wider to the possibilities that come from sticking to a plan and working at it.


True Wealth

Since becoming a 21st Century Academy Graduate and becoming an affiliate, my knowledge has increased and these new learnings are being deposited into my brain for storage. I am growing many new cells of recognition everyday. There is plenty to learn and Internet marketing is a very cut throat business as you are well aware. When you learn from the best you can expect results and my success is just beginning. I have created my business which I love and wanted to pass this message onto to you.

Many of my articles all relate to my spiritual side and I know it is time now to bring the spiritual side together with the wealth creation and share how the two fit together. If you are shaking your head saying that they cannot be mentioned in the same sentence then think again. Your wealth grows only as much as you do and I don’t mean just in a financial way. True wealth encompasses every aspect of your life that is Mental, Physical, Familial, Social, Financial, Spiritual and Vocational. I have abundance in many forms and whenever it shows up, which is often, I am grateful and celebrate as this tells the Universe that I expect more. There is always more as the Universe has infinite resources. All I have to do is believe that it will show up.

To Your Success

Ange