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Management Training Consultants is a Training and Development company based in Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal.
It is run by Terry Zietsman who designs and trains programmes on a national basis.
Quote of the month
"The real moment of success is not the moment apparent to the crowd."
George Bernard Shaw
SUCCESS


As 2005 draws to a close many of us are reflecting on the year gone by and on what we have achieved or perhaps not achieved.

· Has it been a good year?
· What have been the greatest challenges and lessons?
· Has it been a successful year?

So what is success?

Thomas Carlyle the philosopher wrote:

"Let each become all that he was created capable of being."

To each and every one of us success means something different. Some people measure success purely by what they have achieved on the outside i.e. money, wealth, status, power etc. And yes, all of these have their place. However true authentic unconditional success is inner success too i.e. positive self-belief and self-esteem, confidence, peace of mind and well-being.

"Being a success in the world is no substitute for being a success
as a human being."

K Bradford Brown
INTERESTING READS!
THE GOOGLE STORY

An entertaining account of Google - the most compelling innovation since the Internet. Google is used by more than 65 million users every day and has become so popular it's name has become a verb. This book takes one inside the creation and growth of a company that has transformed how we access information about anyone and everything. Very interesting.

DAVID A. VISE
 
POWER

A very different look at the history of Power - 48 Laws to manipulation - how to make the right moves and play the power game. Not for the faint hearted - a cunning, ruthless and instructive book that will make you really think!

ROBERT GREENE


The Tom Peters Group conducted extensive interviews with thousands of Business Executives in the 2000's. The findings were interesting. Almost 50% of them said that despite spending years striving for financial goals their lives were 'empty and meaningless'. 68% of them said that they had neglected their families and well-being to pursue professional goals.

A challenge - in your mulling over the year 2005 ask yourself how much time you have spent focusing on:

· What you don't have rather than what you do have?
· What you aren't rather than what you are?
· Where you've failed rather than where you've succeeded?
· What you don't know rather than what you do know?
· Where you are not going rather than where you are going?

We waste so much valuable time and energy beating ourselves up about all we could have, should have, would have….we compare, get over-sensitive, mis-directed and end up losing ourselves in the quest for where we really want to be!

Harness your inner power. Real power is believing in yourself, not being concerned with other people's opinions, not taking things too personally and following through on your intuitions, inspirations and passions.

So here's your next challenge as you leave 2005 and focus on 2006…..make a list of:

· 2 things you want however don't have now ?
· 2 things you want to learn however don't know now?
· 2 things you would like to be however you are not right now i.e. a better leader, more inspired?
· 2 places you would like to visit eg. Tuscany, Russia?
· 2 things you want to eliminate from your life i.e. someone/something?
· 2 things that you've really wanted to do but always found excuses not to?

On leaving 2005 consider these challenges…
So here's to 2006 - may it be every success you create it to be - in every way!

 

This is Management Training Consultants last newsletter for 2005.
Wishing you a peaceful, restful and blessed festive season - however you may celebrate it.

To read past copies of Terry's newsletters and what training programmes she offers visit her website:
www.tlz.co.za
A FINAL WORD OR TWO:


"To understand others is to have knowledge
To understand oneself is to be illuminated
To conquer others needs strength
To conquer oneself is harder still
To be content with what one has is to be rich…!"

Tao Te Ching

 
….AND AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW!

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

David Brinkley

"When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers."

Oscar Wilde

"What is success? A toy balloon among children armed with pins."

Gene Fowler

 
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