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On doing what you love:

Posted in Avoiding Mistakes, Personal Development, Success Factors, tagged , , on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

These are the kinds of problems that are worth having and if you advance, as Thoreau said, in the general direction of your dreams, you may have them. If you advance in the direction of someone else’s dreams—if you want to live someone else’s life rather than yours—then get a TV for every room, buy [...]

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As a leader I must focus on…

Posted in Leadership, Personal Development, tagged , , , on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

… Understanding that above all I am an exemplar. People only hear what they see. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear what you’re saying.” I will focus on preventative actions for those projects and activities I am involved in. I will focus on innovation; coming up with new processes [...]

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Lessons learned from the Australian elections

Posted in Personal Development, tagged , , , on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The lesson is simple: People hate uncertainty. I believe a large reason the major swing away from the Labour party is due to their own doing, bringing about large amount of uncertainty over a relatively short period of a year. First it started with the bold move into the climate change, which Kevin Rudd spoke [...]

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The art of helping

Posted in Management, Personal Development, Self Management, Team Building, tagged , , , , on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Reading Tom Peters blog here today, he posted an interview with Edgar Schein who has written a new book about helping. I decided to post on it, as this is was the second reference to Edgar I’d seen in successive days as I had received an email yesterday from Amazon about this same book. Edgar [...]

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Do What You Love and Love What You Do

Posted in Leadership, Personal Development, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Love, inspiration, gratitude and enthusiasm. These are ideal states, not euphoric or resentful, but inspired and ready for the challenge. Did you ever have to manage some one who was inspired. Think back to the times when you were inspired and ready and raring to go, did anyone have to get you out of bed [...]

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Rich Dad’s 8 Core Values for Success

Posted in Lists, Personal Development, tagged , , , on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best-selling Rich Dad, Poor Dad series, shares tips for getting ahead in business. Find equal opportunities. Don’t be a victim of the survival-of-the-fittest technique. Make yourself marketable. Get a life-changing business education. Feed your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. No, this doesn’t necessarily mean sitting in a college classroom. [...]

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