I Just watched a very compelling and inded  inspiring  interview on TV, (Talking Heads ABC TV May 7th) with the legendary Australian entrepreneur and businessman Dick Smith. At age 62 he has achieved more than many would consider doing in two lifetimes, let alone one.

For those overseas (and those locals who may have forgotten.) Dick and his wife Pip have set up a range of enterprises and done some amazing adventures, here are just a few…

• Helicopter and fixed wing pilot
• Publisher of Australian Geographic
• Created Dick Smith Foods – Dick Smith Electronics (now turning over $1billion per year - started out with $610!)
• Has been ballooning
• Raced a solar car
• Flew around the world in his helicopter – flew around Mt Everest and soon to do K2 (the second highest peak in the world)
• Generally an all round champion of good causes, able to give generously to charities etc.

A few of the things he said that could be useful to other business people.

• “Pull great ideas together and make them work” – Seek out great things and copy them, improvise adapt and overcome to make them better where you can.
• “A fair go is probably the most important ethos we can have as Australians” – Giving and creating fairer opportunities for others and ourselves.
• “Always have a head for adventure” – Dick was a boy scout and often went ‘walkabout’ finding lizards etc in the bush, on business he says this helped him develop goals and the desire for goals.

Dick is a great Australian and has certainly achieved a great deal in his 62 years on the planet, and hopefully some of his adventurous vigour will rub off onto others so they explore powerful positive goals, what about you?

Stumble it!