in this issue
Out
and About
Happy Valentine's Day to all our lovers out there!
We're all in some sort of relationships. At work, at
home, with our friends, with others in our community, and many
of us have friends and associates that span the world. Life
is about relationships. And during the length of our lives,
when all our money and good health has gone, all we're left
with are our relationships. I've always found that good relationships
need time to mature, and it's the way we nurture our relationships
that make into good friendships.
I've found that life, with all of its busy-ness and biznesses
to conquer, doesn't give us a lot of time to find new friends.
So let's make the best out of our relationships with all those
special people that we have contact with.
Don't criticise, condemn or complain. Just show others
how to do better by being a role model. Praise more, but be
sincere when praising others. People and horses are much the
same according to Bart Cummings, the famous Australian horse
trainer - a pat on the head is better than a kick on the rump!
Be kind, be courteous, be polite, be tactful, be persuasive.
And above all, turn those special people in your lives into
special relationships that will give you continuous joy in your
lives!
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Dear Reader,
In January, I enjoyed a great vacation break back
in Australia! Though I love travelling this is the
time when I appreciate the company of family and good
friends back in Sydney. And to get to visit all my
favourite places again.
Thank you to all my wonderful clients,
associates and friends who sent me their seasons's
greetings. I sincerely hope that ALL of us have a
fantastic year, in health, wealth, joy and significance.
Mindset Media is now a registered business in
Singapore! Working with my wonderful,
pragmatic marketing agents and strategic alliances, I
shall be further extending my life enriching seminars and
workshops to help even more people reach success.
One of my major focuses is to develop people for
winning business. So if you are looking to add to
your knowledge, skills and attitude in winning more
sales, being better sales negotiaters, being better
presentation masters, I have many solutions and
strategies to help you move rapidly to being a "top gun"
and a "superstar top earner" in your field.
For more information, please contact me on my new
number in Singapore (65) 9855 1356 or (65) 6449
0662.
This month, I have the privilege of working with
the good people from Singtel, Siemens, and
Singapore Power. Come and sign up for my
public workshop in
Singapore on
Speak to Win - a power plus presentation skills
workshop for those wanting to have the skills and
techniques of Top Gun presenters and Superstar
Winners on the 26 - 27 February organised
by JobsDB. For more details, and to register for
the event, please visit their website at JobsDB
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Mastering Working Relationships
Master your relationships at work. True
teamwork and collaboration, which is a competency of
emotional intelligence (EI), works wonders when the
pressure is on. We all need each other for integration of
our work. No one stands alone as each person produces
some form of output to be passed along to the next
person, be it colleague, customer, or boss.
To get along and to build relationships at work,
PRAISE more and just show how much you
appreciate each other. In fact, PRAISE is an
acronym
that if you will memorise and practice it daily, you will
reap more benefits that you can imagine. So when you
do praise, do it this way:
P = personally: direct all your attention
towards the other. Use sincere eye contact.
R = regularly. Be consistent with giving it.
A = assertively. Don't be coy about giving it.
I = immediately. Don't wait too long before
doing it.
S = sincerely. If you're not sincere, it's false.
E = explicitly. Describe the reason why you are
praising.
One of the greatest needs of human beings is to be
recognised and appreciated. If you understand this
principle, and use it accordingly and appropriately, you
will build true teamwork and collaboration. Just try this
at home and see the difference this philosophy makes!
You won't regret it!
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Born to Win -
Championing the Inner Child
Many of us suffer from damaged self-esteem.
It's not a healthy position to maintain, and what we
might want to consider doing is to have a repair
programme or a personal development programme in
place to strengthen or to bolster this in our adult
working lives.
When we're troubled inside with hurt feelings or we're
not self-confident, our working lives become insular and
we tend to be more focused on our own needs than on
whoever we are interacting with at that time.
One technique is to embrace the use of positive
affirmations into your life. Take a 3 x 5 index card and
write a strengthening, uplifting affirmation, for example,
"Everyday, in every way, I am getting better and
better".
Don't keep on repeating it ad-infinitum. First, you
must prepare your mind. Truly believe in it, then picture
yourself in that situation or position when you have
reached that best situation! Once that picture is firmly
fixed in your mind, now
repeat your affirmation to yourself at least 10
times. Do it at least twice a day. More if you want to.
With your small affirmation card, carry it around with
you. At any time, e.g., at the bus-stop, on the bus, on
the MRT, on the way to work, when you're coming
home from work, silently read it, picture it in your mind,
and affirm it strongly to yourself.
You will be amazed at your level of self-esteem as it
goes up, up and up within a very short period of time.
Do write to me and tell me how this works for you!
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In closing...
Make it a great month in February. Make every
day count and take some small actions daily to expand
your life and to fulfill your purpose.
I do hope you've enjoyed this month's issue. Write
to me with any comments or feedback you'd like to give.
See you next month!
Ricky
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