The successful person sets goals

                                               THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON SETS GOALS Always start with the end in mind ‘To achieve happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal’ Earl Nightingale The world makes way for the person who knows where S/He is going’ Ralph Waldo Emmerson. By now you are probably beginning to see a pattern developing in the strategies […]

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The Compounding effect

THE COMPOUNDING EFFECT The compounding effect is an interesting concept because it can work for you or against you, and most people don’t realize it. My father died of lung cancer at age 45, the compounding effect of smoking 50 cigarettes a day. When I saw how he suffered toward the end of his life, I decided I did’nt want […]

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THE MURDER OF CRABWELL THE MURDERE OF CRABWELL GROMET On the morning of his 42nd birthday, Crabwell Gromet awoke to the peal of particularly ominous thunder. Glancing out of the window with his bleary eyes he saw written in fiery letters across the sky, ‘Someone is trying to kill you Crabwell’ With shaking hands Crabwell lit his first cigarette for […]

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Have a nice day

HAVE A NICE DAY It has become common practice for many warm and sunny people to express the greeting to others “Have a nice day” It does make you feel good when someone smiles and while the say this. But do people just “have” a nice day? Some do, but is it worth the gamble to leave it to chance? […]

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Learning from a successful speaker

Tips for Speakers Training Note Learning from a successful speaker “A great speaker is firstly a great person who happens to speak well” Aristotle Lessons from Dr Norman Vincent Peal In 1969 Dr Peal spoke to us in Johannesburg on the subject of “Why positive people get positive results.” I still remember the MC who introduced him saying “Norman Vincent […]

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The power of positive thinking

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING Alfred A Montapert said, “The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophies is the only climate you will ever live in.” When you think positively your environment will be positive. Places and circumstances never guarantee happiness. You must decide within yourself whether you want to be happy, and when […]

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Attitude does make the difference

                                   Attitude does make the difference Does it really make a difference? You better believe it. Never underestimate the power of a positive attitude. You will enjoy everything more, believe more, see more opportunities and will live life with greater enthusiasm. Truly, attitude does make the difference. You’ve been told before it’s not important what happens to you, it’s the […]

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You can if you think you can

YOU CAN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN That’s what Dr Norman Vincent Peal said when I heard him speaking to us in 1967 at the Millpark Stadium, Johannesburg. One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that an individual can control what he says and what he does by the way he thinks. Unfortunately, many people assume that they […]

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