Be Trained

20/10/2014

"He who assists someone up the hill cannot help but get to the top himself." When you can be useful to others, rather than merely hoping that they will be useful to you, you are a better person because of it. What's more, you will be happier as well.

10/09/2014

We had a great session at the London Business School. Leaving to SA tonight to prepare for a strategic planning session for the new Board of Trustees of GEPF

08/09/2014

Checked in at London Business School. Preparation underway for final group of 2014 MBA GLAM program tomorrow. Looking forward to facilitating the Strategic Simulation tomorrow.

21/08/2014

Off to London, UK! Facilitating 2014 MBA students at London Business School. Exciting times!

22/05/2014

10 Lessons from Einstein
Lesson 1: Cultivate a Curious Mind

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Do not hold back curiosity. It has a reason for its existence. Keep a questioning mind.

Lesson 2: The Worth of Perseverance is Intangible

“It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” The price of perseverance is beyond the corporeal things. It cannot be measured. It cannot be sold. It has no price.

Lesson 3: Devote Attention To One Thing At A Time

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” Do not do several tasks at once. It is in doing one task at a time that excellence is achieved.

Lesson 4: Give Weight to Imagination

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Imagination is cheaper than free. It is in imagination that one recognizes the knack he has.

Lesson 5: Mistakes Are Inevitable

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” More often than not, mistakes are stepping stones to new discoveries. It is part and parcel of living.

Lesson 6: The Future is Not Ours to See

“I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.” The future is a result of the things we do today. Thinking what lies beforehand is not a bad scheme, but most of the time the present is being neglected.

Lesson 7: Value is Superior to Success

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” Success is a goal worth striving for. However, creating value has an enduring effect for people to remember.

Lesson 8: Change Triggers Another Result

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results’. Different results occur when you change the way you do things. Only unwise people will expect a different result from doing the same thing over and over again. Different results will only be possible by way change.

Lesson 9: Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience

Lesson 10: Understand the Basics

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

25/04/2014

"Once we know or own weaknesses they cease to do us any harm."
~Georg Lichtenberg

Your Inspiration For Today!
It's not easy to face your weaknesses, but when you do face them, you have a chance to correct or work around them. Solicit a compassionate & caring person in your life, to help you identify where you can improve and put a plan together to do so.

15/04/2014

Today's Quote
“Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” —Denis Waitley

08/04/2014

We are proudly celebrating 10 years in business!
We are passionate about what we do and we do it with love, integrity & gratitude!

27/01/2014

Congratulations on London Business School’s 3rd position in the Global MBA Ranking for 2014.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b393d82c-7c7f-11e3-b514-00144feabdc0.html

The FT Global MBA ranking and the English football Premier League have one thing in common. Pundits may argue about who will head the table, but most years there is little doubt about the top five. So it is for 2014: Harvard Business School fended

12/12/2013

22 OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES as you complete journey of 2013 and launch you into a peaceful and successful 2014!
1. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ― Nelson Mandela

2. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss

3. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

4. “Deserve your dream.” ― Octavio Paz

5. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

6. “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ― Marilyn Monroe

7. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ― Anaïs Nin

8. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

9. “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

10. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

11. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
― Stephen R. Covey

12. “Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.”
― Leo Tolstoy

13. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Sometimes people are good, and they do just what they should. But the very same people who are good sometimes are the very same people who are bad sometimes. It’s funny but it’s true. . .”
― Fred Rogers

15. “Don’t let a day go by without asking who you are…each time you let a new ingredient to enter your awareness.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life

16. “Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.” —Virgil Garnett Thomson

17. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain

18. “To change one’s life; Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.”
– William James

19. “I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.” – Og Mandino

20. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
– Helen Keller

21. “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” – Benjamin Franklin

22. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” Buddha

20/11/2013

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21/10/2013

If you don’t feel good about yourself, you don’t like the way you look, and you don’t mingle with others well, chances are that you’re suffering from a lack of self-confidence. As this is one of the most important aspects of life, particularly in the social area, you need to get started in correcting that immediately. People must have confidence in themselves so that others will find them sociable and attractive. Those with no self-confidence typically don’t attend social gatherings of any sort due to their insecurities about themselves.

On the flip side of the coin, people that are confident generally get the best jobs and are invited to all the parties. This most likely happens because they present themselves well and people are just naturally more drawn to those with a confident demeanour. It may not be the easiest thing in the world to build self-confidence, but it’s certainly possible to do. Have a look at the following techniques to help you gain self-confidence:

• Embrace yourself: The first thing you must do in your quest for self-confidence is to accept yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself or what you’re capable of, you’ll never have the confidence that you need. Learning to accept yourself before you do anything else will help you feel good about yourself.

• Join in workshops and seminars: When you take relevant seminars and workshops as well as participate in other activities, you can learn from these as well as meet new people. Ask questions of the speakers and leaders. Spend time talking with the other people there and have fun! Workshops can be particularly effective when it comes to developing confidence.

• Seek inspiration: Look for inspiration. This can be in the form of a person, goal, pet, or anything that inspires you. Inspiration can provide motivation to look and feel your best while aiming to achieve dreams. Remember that only confident people are successful ones.

• Learn from mistakes: Everyone makes a mistake at some point in their lives. You can’t avoid it. However, these mistakes can be just as important as successes in that you can take away knowledge of how NOT to do things. That’s why they’re actually very useful in building confidence.

• Keep a positive attitude: Stay optimistic about your life even when things aren’t so great. Life is meant to be enjoyed and there are solutions to all problems. You just have to stay strong and hold that belief in yourself.

• Dress for success: Always go out of your way to look your best whenever you go anywhere. Be clean and neat at all times. Maintain good posture at all times because these are the people that stand out, appear more attractive and confident.

Most importantly, keep a high regard for yourself at all times. This will help you remain confident in yourself and your ability to get things done. Confidence will eventually help you achieve all of your dreams and life’s goals. You just need to do the things to build it and then keep it.