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Thought For The Week

YOUR success will depend on your persistence and belief, and this will be demonstrated by how much you celebrate any and all rejection that happens to you on your way to achieving your dream. And the ultimate irony of success is that when you achieve what you know you will, it will be those people…Continue Reading

Be A People Person

DURING the continued uncertainty in the economy it is important to think positively about your business and aim higher than just keeping your head above water. Individuals can make a difference and you need to be focused on the most vital aspect of your company if you want to come through prospering and in fighting…Continue Reading

Be In The Game – Together

IN business you are nowhere without the team. In some cases that might be as an individual with an entourage of people to help out. Delegation is one key area of playing that team game well. Doing so will allow you to make maximum use of the resources available to you, for the benefit of…Continue Reading

Body Talk

IT was 1980s pop group Imagination who came up with the album entitled Body Talk. Your body language speaks volumes and the irony is that when it comes to effective communication, words have the least effect on the person you are communicating with. Research suggests a very small percentage of your effectiveness when talking to…Continue Reading

Thought For The Week

WE automatically move in the direction of our most dominant thoughts. When we believe something to be true we see the world in that way and our minds cannot tell the difference between something that happens in reality and something we imagine with emotional intensity.Continue Reading

Be On The Team

USING a sporting analogy, teams win matches. No matter how good the individual, it is the framework of the team that is important as no one man or woman can win a team game on his/her own. Tiger Woods is a good example. One of the greatest golfers of all time, some would argue the…Continue Reading

Sealed With A Kiss

DELIVER your message with a KISS. Yes, you may want to add a little love and affection to your audience, although Keeping It Short and Simple is the key here. With me so far? Excellent. KISS is an easy acronym to remember. And the intimation is clear. Short and sharp is the way forward. The…Continue Reading

Thought For The Week

WHEN you focus on a clear outcome – result – you believe that result is possible and that you have the abilities to achieve it and make it real – you will therefore notice more help, information and resources than you may have noticed before. You have to – it is a scientific fact. (Extract…Continue Reading

Sing Now They’re Winning

WIN by name – and now, after a period of extreme adversity, Ian Winstone is learning to win by nature. Not only has Ian seen the light at the end of a very dark tunnel, he has sprinted the final mile and emerged into the full glare of the sun with a new-found confidence and…Continue Reading

Use Your Influence

HOW to win friends and influence people? Easy. Prepare your case. In business, you need to think through what should be done, why it is needed and also think how people might react. Only then can you decide how to make your case. What is the proposal, the benefit, the cost? Why should change occur…Continue Reading