Professional and Personal Growth

Omnia Opus (Latin) – All Work (English) This will be the 'calling card' of my new venture. I have learnt so much about myself over the past year, it is unfathomable. I will be giving 110% of myself to the world and I should get a good return on my investment. “People never change”. The person that said that had no idea what life is about or how a person can change if the correct knowledge was gained. The most valuable lesson for me was not only to gain knowledge but how to apply said knowledge. Taking action is the key to life. I know that I am making this sound easy. I can tell you that it is not easy, but possible.

During my career I helped a manager with advice on a newly appointed senior manager lack of business communication skills. This article is from the managers point of view. Dealing with a diverse group of managers with their own unique work ethic and skill set, communication is crucial. It is also important to keep in mind that you are dealing with adults so professionalism is key. In this case a senior manager neglected to do follow up work on a three monthly work schedule issued to a manager. The manager did not see it as a priority because of the senior managers lack of stating that the schedule is broken up into weekly deadlines. The senior manager did follow up work only when the work schedule came up for review two months later and was shocked that the manager did not work on the schedule. The manager claimed that it was not seen as a priority due to poor or no communication regarding the work schedule. The manager thought that one month left to complete the schedule would be mo

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The principal of maximum efficiency was the most prominent teaching of Sensei Jigoro Kano. He based Judo and all other teachings on this principle. Always remember Sensei Kano developed this principle before Judo so this lies at the core of his success not only in the martial arts but also in life. We make things far to complicated and always tend to cause more work by either over thinking or creating problems where none existed. This is a sign of having a negative mind set. This does not mean you should not plan for potential problems that could arise in martial arts training or life. The idea is to plan with the principal of maximum efficiency in mind. Plan and stop wondering, once you have a plan use it when the problem presents itself and only then. I recently found that we tend to be bound by our problems. We fall into our own ‘minds trap’ and this is the hardest to get out off. This trap is the worst as we are cut off from all possibilities and opportunities that surround u

'Just minding my own business sitting around and waiting for some feedback on recent writing work done'. 'Could be working on novel right now...' said my cat while I am watching sport on TV. Better get back to writing then.

Flying Sunset

I recently worked with a few personalities that made me think giving someone a opportunity could not only change the way they work but also the way they live. This is not as easy as it sounds and several factors need to be considered before leading a person towards what you need them to be. During a personal study I found that very little people could motivate me because they use their personal value filter to find what motivates a person without taking into account the true nature of the person. We all have a sense of duty to self and value certain things above others. The idea is to set your personal interest aside and not look at the person using your personal value filter. You must find the person you are dealing with in the person you are dealing with. This sounds odd but needs to happen to achieve your goal. The first step is to find out what the person loves and what makes them feel excited. Don't think money as this is a obvious thing that everyone is motivated by. Al