In a YouTube video Money is Fuel Simon Sinek explains the role of money in business.
... continue readingMoney is fuel and fuel is very important. There is nothing wrong with money, it is just we have to understand the purpose of money. So the company is the car and money is the fuel.
So I don’t care how amazing you’re just cause is and how wonderful your culture is, if you have no money, you don’t go anywhere. You might have bought the most beautiful car, you got no gas, you
In his book Thinking for a change John Maxwell asks the question why some people are more successful than others?
He then tells a story of a man with two daughters, the one 21 years old and the other 25. The 21 year old daughter applied to a university to study Pharmacy. On hearing that she was accepted she was elated, but her 25 year old sister bemoaned the fact that her sister needs to go to school for four more years.
Maxwell then concludes that
... continue readingSuccessful people
While I was busy eating an apple this afternoon, I thought about the saying that it is not the number of seeds in an apple that is important, but
the number of apples in a seed.
The number of seeds in an apple is finite, but there are an infinite number of apples that can grow from one seed. In other words what is the potential hidden in that one seed? More favourable conditions will produce apples of better quality.
I believe the same is true for us humans. No ... continue reading
How would you like to have more time at hand? Perhaps the following description by Steven Covey in his book First things First resembles your experience.
“My life is hectic! I’m running all day – meetings, phone calls, paperwork, appointments, etc. I push myself to the limit, fall into bed exhausted, and get up early the next morning to do it all again. My output is tremendous; I’m getting a lot done. But I get this feeling inside sometimes,
So what? What are you doing that really counts?
I have ... continue reading
It is the time of year when the results for the past matric exam is to be announced. All the candidates are waiting in anticipation to see their names on the list because that certificate should open the doors to employment or further studies.
But will it? It is not only the piece of paper that counts, the content thereof tells a lot about the person. Combined with the Curriculum Vitae (CV) you get a better picture of that person. Yesterday I read an article in a newspaper that encourage ... continue reading
