Whether it’s a better job, a better relationship, less stress or a smaller bum, the leading motivational speaker says creating positive change is one of the biggest challenges faced by us as humans.

Why? Well, we’re human, Harper says, and humans are creatures of comfort.

“The irony of wanting change in our lives is most of us don’t want the discomfort that goes with it,” he said.

Harper will explore that theme at a fund-raiser for St Mary’s Primary School Rutherglen on August 17.

Called High Performance People, the interactive presentation aims to look at how changing your own view of the world can change the world around you.

Harper says no one is going to walk away a changed person.

But he hopes he can spark a “lightbulb moment” that can help provide a catalyst for people to write a new story for their lives.

And while he jokes he’s happy to talk for two days – “so bring a drink bottle and towel” – the popular author and fitness coach doesn’t intend to “talk at people”.

But he does believe we create a lot of our own stresses just by the way we view and react to the world around us.

“We all observe the world through our own window,” he has stated.

“Some of us look at life through a big window and some, a small one. Some have a window with a beautiful view and some look onto an ugly toxic dump.

“Some of us have tried a few different windows and some of us spend our lives looking through a window created by someone else.

“Fortunately for you and I windows can be both broken and replaced.”

To do that we need to be able to face our fears – whether that’s fear of failure, fear of rejection or even fear of discomfort, Harper said.

And, he adds, it is possible to be fearful and courageous.

“It’s about doing what needs to be done even though it scares you,” he said.

Harper will be at Rutherglen Memorial Hall from 7pm on August 17. Tickets cost $30 per person. Contact Deb North on 0407 483 612.

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