So, you finished College, University or your trade course, started work or founded a cool business, it must be time to forget about learning and focus on making the most of the time you have, right? Although it is fair to say you may reduce your hours of learning, learning is essential for the rest... Continue Reading →
The importance of networking
Whether you are building your business or developing a career there is one essential skill that you must put time into - networking. Developing a network is one of the most beneficial things everyone can do. Having a community around helps make running your business or developing your career so much easier for many reasons.... Continue Reading →
Building diversity into your organisation using Te ao Māori
First of all 'Diversity' is important because our country, increasingly consist of various cultural, racial, gender, people with a range of abilities and disabilities as well as many different ethnic groups. We can learn from one another, but first we must have a level of understanding about each other in order to facilitate collaboration and... Continue Reading →
Persistence and using the Law of Accumulation
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always... Continue Reading →
Making Quantum Leaps
In your personal life or business life, you may need to change the way you are approaching things if you want to take big steps forward. In fact, if you are not making progress in leaps and bounds then it is time to embrace the science of the quantum leap. Simply you can achieve more... Continue Reading →
Find your Motivation then use SMART goals to succeed
Once you have defined what motivates you through working through what you want to achieve in your life, and understanding where you are in terms of your all-around balance between Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual desires the ability to set goals and make plans to achieve them is KEY to success. Goal-setting will do more... Continue Reading →
Personal development on a budget #3
The next book I recommend you invest in if you are truly interested in developing your personal skills - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference ... Malcolm has written a great guide on 'how little things can make a big difference'. In this book, you understand more... Continue Reading →
There are Winners and Learners, nothing else.
If there is one blog I hope my children (and eventually my grandchildren) read I hope it is this one. Growing up, developing skills comes from experience and learning. The more we do of both, the quicker we become more proficient at whatever we wish to do. At times, we learn that something is not... Continue Reading →
Personal Development on a budget #2
Once you understand that whatever your age you should be learning, keeping your mind active becomes even more crucial as we grow older. Committing to personal development will help you stay young and of course provide you with new skills and awareness. The second book I recommend everyone should purchase and have in their personal... Continue Reading →
Personal Development on a budget #1
Too many people do not start down the path of investing in their own personal development as they perceive it to be too expense. Or they feel they know it all or are too old to get into this personal development malarky... Lesson one - we are never too old and we should always be... Continue Reading →