Think

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. ~ Thomas Edison

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Success

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~ W. Churchil

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DEEP AT THE CENTRE OF MY BEING,

What a beautiful affirmation/meditation…

There is an infinite well of love. I now allow this love to flow to the surface.
It fills my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being, and radiates out from me in all directions and returns to me multiplied.
The more love I use and give, the more I have to give, the supply is endless.
The use of love makes ME FEEL GOOD, it is an expression of my inner joy.
I love myself; therefore, I take loving care of my body.
I lovingly feed it nourishing foods and beverages, I lovingly groom it and dress it and my body lovingly responds to me with vibrant health and energy.
I love myself; therefore, I provide for myself a comfortable home, one that fills all my needs and is a pleasure to be in.
I fill the rooms with the vibration of love so that all who enter, myself included, will feel this love and be nourished by it.

I love myself; therefore, I work at a job that I truly enjoy doing one that uses my creative talents and abilities, working with and for people that I love and that love me, and earning a good income.
I love myself; therefore, I behave and think in a loving way to all people, for I know that that which I give out returns to me multiplied;
I only attract loving loving people in my world, for they are a mirror of what I am.
I love myself; therefore, I forgive and totally release the past and all past experiences and I am free.
I love myself; therefore, I live totally in the now. Experiencing each moment as good and knowing that my future is bright and joyous and secure, for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now and forever more. And, so it is.

Source: You can heal your body, Louise L Hay.

Just another day?

We are at the end of another year. It leaves me with a question; What makes the difference between 31 December and 1 January, is it not just another day or is it 2008 and 2009 that makes a difference?

However it is like everyday a good time to do some personal reflection, that bring me to the following quote:

“A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it." Unknown

Although I believe strongly to live for today, I also believe that the actions and thoughts of today will build a path towards the accomplishments of tomorrow.

So what will be the thing be that will fill my tomorrows, so that I know what I am aiming at. These things must bring balance and purpose to my life and have eternal value.

Take the last day of 2008, reflect, dream and write down those things that you would like to fill the moments of 2009 with.

May your 2009 be filled with moments of God’s blessings.

Motivating other

As part of a panel interview, I was looking for a candidate that would motivate us as a panel, knowing that this would also motivate his or her team. Sitting, I started thinking what would the drivers be that is needed to motivate other, and the following thoughts crossed my mind:
To lead by example : To personally know where you are going people will be interested to listen.
People are more interested in how much you care than how much you know. Having compation with other.
Support and encourage other, be the cheerleader. It’s about them.
To be able to be inspired by other, your own source of energy. Read, one of my mentors once said all people that do not read are also illiterate.
Share your experience, by being a mentor, not through arrogance.
One can never build trust without being vulnerable.
Proud fullness is build through war stories, so tell those stories.
Communicate informal, formal, in the hallways, as much as you can, and remember listening is the most important part of communication.
People love to be challenged, as they the know you believe in them.
Enjoy your week.

Creating a brand...

So often we have a passion to start of a business. Now the question arises how we get the passion to the specific target market. Let’s explore some questions to guide us along the way to build a solid unique brand:

• What is your clear genius?
What are you passionate about?
What are your unique strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
What can you do that is different from the competition?
• What is the exact need that your target market wants?
• Does your offering match your target market’s needs?
• Does your unique value proposition excite your target market?
• Now start delivering on your promise.
• Improve with 1% per day!

Enjoy the journey.

Conversations

“Human conversation is the most ancient and easiest way to cultivate the conditions for change – personal change, community and organisational change, planetary change. If we can sit together and talk about what’s important to us, we begin to come alive. We share what we see, what we feel, and we listen to what others see and feel.”

Meg Wheatley