Comments on: A Law unto himself

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:05:20 +0000

Lawrence,
Last time I saw him, Ashley Paske was hosting pub quiz nights in Sydney (late 2000s). One time, a group of similarly-aged late-30s women were having a drink in the venue and noticed him. They were in the media biz and by their gleeful chatter were no doubt having a similar discussion as you – from screen idol to zero / rooster to feather duster etc.
He’s now the doting father of a (by now) 6-7 year old daughter. Whatever disappointments Ashley had about how his career panned out, he was philosophical about it and rather stoic, in a dignified, brave-faced way.

I too, lost contact with him (not through lack of trying) but understand whatever reasons he had for wanting to lose contact. I bear him no ill-will and would be delighted to reconnect with him again. I hope he googles himself to find this!

Ash, if you’re reading this mate, let’s catchup

Pub quiz Chris
Nov 2011

By: Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:47:05 +0000

Whatever happened to him? After he went back to Oz I lost contact with him. Thanks for posting. Loz

By: mike

mike — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:29:44 +0000

i went to highschool with Ashley, he was the most gifted person i have ever met, intelligent (an IQ of about 160), athletic, confident, i cant believe he never made it big. but as faces go, he was never a jude law.

By: Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:05:44 +0000

Small world with the Internet. Do you know him now? I’d love to track him down.
LJ

By: Janine

Janine — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:17:15 +0000

I found this blog running a search on Ashley Paske and I have to say it made me laugh. I’m from Nowra, I knew Ashley when I was very young, he was my first kiss and my first crush… headstrong and confident.. yes even back then

By: Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:51 +0000

hi Stephen

I don’t think it is about how you strategize or plan to get there. I think your brain is smart enough to figure this out. The point of goal setting is to set out an intention, I never worry about how I am going to achieve my goals. They just happen. I simply do the things necessary to achieve what ever we set. Often this involves learning new skills and a great deal of effort sometimes involving others, yet it just happens.

I believe the planning side of it prevents a lot of it being done. You now start focussing on the smaller things with in the goal, and your brain loses sight of the main objective.

So in my opinion planning can be counter productive, certainly at the point of setting the goal. I have hit many goals often in different ways from how I thought they may happen.

With the BLOG post about Rome + Amsterdam this was all totally unplanned, yet carried out to the letter.

Write down your goals, bury them if you are skeptical and revisit them in 18 months and see how you have progressed. I think you will surprise yourself.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:41:21 +0000

This story is all about walking the walk, not just talking the talk, which is another way of saying having the courage to truly act on our convictions.

Setting goals and timescales by when to achieve those goals are important to be successful. Without you fall foul of ‘getting things done tomorrow’ or ‘next year’. But working out the logistics of how to achieve those goals is equally important.

Vision + preparation + determination = success.

By: Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:23:21 +0000

Thanks for the comment Sharer. I think you are right. Jude Law is certainly going places. (especially after midnight!)

Incidentally since posting this comment, I found Julia Worsley on Twitter and she has since sent me an email. It turns out it is her birthday today and she has been looking for me on Facebook.

It’s a funny old world! Sounds like I need to catch up and get on Facebook, something I have been putting off, some sort of misguided principal. thanks again. LJ

By: Sharer

Sharer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:53:15 +0000

Very few actors have Jude Law’s gifts. Indeed he is one in a million. But his determination, hard work and sheer class also mark him out. I think the best is yet to come for him.

Thanks for sharing your story. Good luck!