There is
courage and conviction, and then there is Neale Daniher.
Some may
know him as an incredibly talented footballer whose career was cut short by
injury. To others he was an inspirational coach motivating out performance from
his players, perhaps at the expense of strategy.
To his
family, he is an amazingly giving and loving Father, Husband, Brother, Uncle.
To millions,
he is the face of Motor Neurone Disease, (MND) devoting his final years to
raising funds to find a cure.
Daniher epitomises
making choices in life that make a difference. He was diagnosed in 2013 with
MND or put it another way, he was diagnosed with an uncertain future, ending in
certain death, sooner rather than later.
He could
have used his profile to do anything, including maximising pity. He could have
chosen “selfish” and no one would have blamed or judged him. Neale Daniher
chose “selflessness” and chances are, many people in the future will owe their
way of life to him.
He refuses to
accept defeat in the chase to find a cure for MND. He fully understands it is
not about him, he knows it is too late. He believes, no, he knows there is a
cure, we just haven’t found it yet. Daniher has dedicated his life, all of it since
2013, to finding this cure.
He could
survive, make the most of it, pamper and spoil himself, fulfil his bucket list
but he doesn’t.
Neal Daniher
lives by the edict of action, and represents the value of a “life purpose”.
To be
complete, do we need a ‘life purpose’? I suspect we do, but I also suspect we
all too often lack the courage to identify and then acknowledge our true-life
purpose, let alone pursue it – myself included.
Last week Daniher
addressed the players of the Melbourne Football Club, a team he coached with some
distinction. Sure, he spoke about football, but more than that, he spoke about
life.
“When all is
said and done, more is said than done”.
Click here for his address, and make an investment in the rest
of your life. It is only 4 minutes 32 seconds.
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