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Take Key Steps to emotionally intelligent discussion
Tips for Emotionally Intelligent Discussions I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately providing some guidelines for negotiating and influencing your way to success. Another important piece for us to master is the art of having an emotionally intelligent discussion with...
How much do you know about our heritage?
Happy Belated Heritage Day I hope you had a special day celebrating our culture and the diversity of our beliefs and traditions on Thursday. Maybe you even managed a nice long weekend. I’ve taken an extended weekend and instead of sharing an article today about how we...
Do you have a plan?
Do you have a plan? Did you know that (according to research by Franklin Covey in Utah) 87% of Americans start their day without planning? Wonder how us South African’s fare? In my experience, delegates attending Time Management in South Africa are the same (if not...
What you think about you bring about!
What you think about you bring about! We are only six-weeks into 2017 and I need both hands to count how many people I have heard saying that they feel tired, stressed, overwhelmed and like they need another holiday! This got me thinking… When I asked them how they...
What separates achievers from dreamers?
What separates achievers from dreamers? A faint but discernible dividing line separates achievers from dreamers. At first glance, this line might be difficult to distinguish. You may fall into the trap of believing that talents, titles or resources draw the line...
There I grow again… or do I?
There I grow again… or do I? Recently, I was reminded of a lovely lesson about growth from a story told about the Great Barrier Reef that stretches 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia.Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. And on one tour, the...
What needs to happen for it to happen?
What needs to happen for it to happen? When I think of taking action, I always think about Einstein’s definition of insanity. He says that insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting to get a different result. So true! And how often do we all...
What is a ‘Happy’ New Year?
What is a ‘Happy’ New Year? As I began to write to you this week and wish you all a very Happy New Year, a question I have heard asked over and over again popped-up... “What is happiness, and how can we achieve it?” Well, after 2000 years of practise, Buddhist monks...
What must you STOP to make 2017 GREAT!
STOP being your own worst enemy to make 2017 great! I’m sure last week’s food for thought got you thinking about some behaviours you’d like to cultivate this coming year or some goals you’d like to achieve. This week, I’d like us to think about what happens when...
Go beyond positive thinking
Go beyond positive thinking Last week we started to explore how important it is to become aware of what you are thinking and how well those thoughts are serving you. I hope you realised that this ‘food for thought’ was not about ignoring or suppressing your fears or...
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