Chatting today with a colleague when she reminded me that a bureaucracy is something that lulls a good idea into a cul de sac and quietly strangles it! If you really want people to share their good ideas, please ensure that you donât quietly strangle in the process.
Since February this year I have had an issue with adding and editing new blog post. Today I got it fixed with the support of www.upwork.com. Well done and thanks for your help.
Hi All, It is finally available on ebook. It will be published and available in print formatt this September. You will be able to buy a printed or Kindle version on Amazon when published. Just for my special followers and supporters, if you email me directly, you might be one of the lucky ones to get a FREE ebook copy.
Why is it that when organizations ask its employees to think outside the box, they continue to confine them in a box? Organisations who are demanding creativity, innovation and new thinking need to focus on the environment and condition they create for thinking outside the box. Both in physical and organizational structures. Look around you and take notice of what is important to you. Your values, do they align with the organisational practiced values? Do you like your working environment and culture? Does your environment lead to thinking out the box and learning?
Sometimes you have to talk to a seven year old so you can gain an understanding of life again! The Savvy Child Within You Become successful in your life and business using the forgotten childhood wisdom. Why is that when we enter the world of business we lose the inner wisdom of the child within us. The laughter, curiosity, honesty and the willingness to play together. Learn how to find that child and continue always to seek its wisdom and truth to use it in your life and business world.
The Savvy Child Within You Become successful in your life and business using the forgotten childhood wisdom. Why is that when we enter the world of business we lose the inner wisdom of the child within us. The laughter, curiosity, honesty and the willingness to play together. Learn how to find that child and continue always to seek its wisdom and truth to use it in your life and business world.
Are you interested in Essential Oil? Mind Body Spirit & Yoga Festival at RDS Dublin 24th Oct – 26th Oct 2016 This is the largest Holistic & Wellbeing event in Ireland. A 3 day opportunity for information, advice, lectures, networking, demonstrations and taster sessions associated with all aspects of wellbeing. Including 75 workshops/lectures from expert speakers on alternative wellbeing subjects. Aromatherapy to Yoga, a great informative fun filled day out. Opening Times  11am until 7pm Saturday & Sunday and 11am until 6pm Monday Come visit Audrey, Guy and Team, your Independent Distributors and learn more. Are you interested in having your own home based business? 1 The potential to create and earn an excellent residual income 2 Be your own boss and work your own hours 3 Take control over your earnings 4 For less than ⏠200 â get your wholesale/distributors account and starter kit. Come visit Audrey, Guy and Team and learn more… If you are currently employed, remember your company loves you until the restructure. What to do next COME  to the Festival on 24th Oct – 26th Oct 2016 VISIT OUR SITE AN GIVE US A LIKE https://www.facebook.com/OilBusiness Contact the Team  Via Facebook
You may remember this post I wrote back in April 2014.  The great news is that they have been voted the best restaurant in BC. CHECK OUT THIS LINK – News clip Well Done Crystal,  Steve and Team. The first time I visited the Little Hobo Soup and Sandwich Shop for lunch I could not have been made feel more welcome. âHi, you are very welcome, what can we get you? Whatâs your name for your order? Thanks Mel, we will have that right over to you and have a piece of fruit. It comes with your order.â My lunch was great, especially the soup. As I was leaving. âHey Mel, thanks for coming in today. We really appreciate it and hope we see you again.â The second time I visited was about two weeks later. âHey Mel, welcome back what can we get you?â I inquired into what was cooking on the stove.âThey are special Proggies.â A voice from the kitchen shouted back, as well as the ingredients and how he was cooking them. âWe are so sorry Mel, they are already all sold.â âThatâs okay,” I replied. “I just never saw or had one before.” I placed my order and sat down. In about 5 minutes my order and a large Proggie arrived. âI did not order the Proggie,â I said. âThatâs okay Mel. There was an extra one and itâs on the house. Enjoy!â replied Crystal. Wow, it was great, especially Steve’s secret sauce. Just the other week I stop off again at the Little Hobo for a quick sandwich. When I went to pay I had forgotten my wallet (good one Mel, nice try I hear you say). âIâm really sorry I have to go and come back, I have forgotten my wallet, I explained rather foolishly. âThatâs not a problem Mel, no need to do that. Here you are and when you come in again you can pay me,â said Crystal This was only my third time ever visiting the Little Hobo. So guess what? Where will I keep going for lunch when I am in town? Little Hobo for Customer Service and Friendliness have earned on my scale 10 STARS (service, food, friendliness and great place to visit) Thank you for your lovely smile and the welcome Crystal and Steve and especially your trust. People are quick to tell you about bad service. It is more important to talk about good service – Well done again Crystal and Steve. The place to go Little Hobo Soup and Sandwich Shop
I shared with you two blog post of extracts from Harvey Mackay book entitled âDIG YOUR WELL BEFORE YOUâRE THIRSTY- THE ONLY NETWORKING BOOK YOUâLL EVER NEED. I thought I would share some of his quotes contained within his book.   Some of them may strike a chord with you. Like any new behaviour, the more you practice the skills of networking, the easier it gets. Up the proverbial creek? If youâve got a network youâve always got a paddle. No matter how smart you are, no matter how talented, you canât do it alone. Networking may not be rocket science, but studies prove it works for rocket scientists. Your car just gets you to work. Your network can determine whether or not youâve got work to get to. Before you meet new people, before you make that call, do your homework.  Find that common ground. Determine where their needs and interest lie. Make that connection. It does not matter how they remember you, but itâs more important that they do remember you. Your best network will develop from what you do best. People arenât strangers if youâve already met them. The trick is to meet them before you need their help. Networks may not be for members only, but they are surely for members first. Keeping a Rolodex is a lot like getting dressed in the morning. It doesnât matter so much how you do it, it just matters that you do it. There are no dead-end jobs.  There are only dean-end people.  If you build a network, you will have a bridge to wherever you want to go. In networking, youâre only as good as what you give away. It takes years to become an overnight success. The wise person isnât the one who makes the fewest mistakes. Itâs the one who learns the most from them. In a world where information jobs and even whole companies are transient, only your network is permanent. Safeguard it. Just because you are not working doesnât mean nobodyâs talking about you. You donât have to have the resources of a national treasury to strike gold as a networker. Two things people never forget: Those who were caring to them when they were at a low point, and those who werenât. Elevators go up and down Are you building your network? Check out rapidtimenetworks.com
I thought I would share with you an extract from Harvey Mackay book entitled âDIG YOUR WELL BEFORE YOUâRE THIRSTY- THE ONLY NETWORKING BOOK YOUâLL EVER NEED. This book contains many great chapters and important take ways to support you in building your network. Itâs never too late to start. Chapter Title – SIX CONCLUSIONS TO BEGIN The New York Times ran a series of front page articles on the devastating effects of downsizing on American workers. Since 1979, more than 43 million jobs have been lost in America (given that this book was first published in 1997, with confidences I would say this figure has increased dramatically). Though a greater number than that have been added, many are at lower pay.  Among those who have been laid off and have found new jobs, two- thirds are earning less. When I finished reading the articles I came to the conclusions: 1.Talent alone will not save you in todayâs economy. 2.The traditional advice â more training and education â will not save you. 3.The government will not save you. 4.No matter how self reliant, dedicated, loyal, competent, well educated and well trained you are, you need more than you to save yourself. 5.You need a network.  You need your network.  Every day.  A network will help you deal with some of lifeâs minor annoyances as well as you most challenging problems. Your network can provide role models, advise you, comfort you, provide you with financial assistance, intellectual and social resources, entertainment, and a ride to work in the morning. Without it, youâll have a hard time finding a client, making a sale, seeking a job, hiring the right employee. To say nothing of the personal stuff, like locating a competent doctor, buying a house, or deciding on a nursery school for your kids. If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people Iâve met over a lifetime, Iâd say it is the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts. 6.I would share what I had learned from a lifetime of networking. No matter how smart you are, no matter how talented, you canât do it alone. Are you building your network?  Check out rapidtimenetworks.com
I have been involved for over 20 years in the support, coaching and personal development of individuals. Helping them take personal responsibility for their learning and making the changes, they wish in their life.Â