GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE Opportunity knocks for those who are prepared to build their confidence and take a few risks. Many people have achieved great things when they have increased their self-confidence.             If you accept new responsibilities and  challenge yourself to accomplish new tasks, you can gain confidence to do the things you didn’t previously believe…

  ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER You need to plan and work hard to achieve a successful career. Success is not doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things extraordinary well.           There are four keys to success – tenacity of purpose, what you know, who you know and the necessary resources. Success is a journey not…

 SPEAK RIGHT Next time you make a presentation tell your audience something new and helpful. Make your talk entertaining and interesting. Share your feeling and emotions.             A speech is like a journey. It has a purpose, a map and a destination.             When preparing a speech keep in mind the fleeting nature of oral…

 WRITE RIGHT This year make an effort to improve your communication skills. Here are some of the secrets you may not have learned at school.           Unless your writing is easy to read many of your readers will not finish reading it, or misunderstand your message.           Bait your messages at the start to hook…

 STARTING AFRESH   A happy New Year to you!  A New Year is a time to erase old habits and begin new ones.             It’s amazing what you can achieve if you believe you can. Set your sights high this coming year and never allow past experiences to prevent you achieving great things. Five of…

 ‘CHARGING YOUR BATTERY’ The end of a year is a stressful time. Deadlines need to be met, social activities kept and future plans made.         Many organisations close down for a ‘holiday break’ at the end of the year.         If possible get away from your work. Reduce your stress by taking time out. Try…

  STIMULATING NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURE           The key to success in agriculture production is to know farmers need and to satisfy them.           Over recent years through lack of planning many mistakes have been made and many backward steps have been taken. Bad advice has caused much stress, financial worries and river pollution.           With…

   TEAM BUILDING To succeed in business you need to be able to build effective teams.             Give serious consideration to the requirements before you build a new team or reorganise a working group. Different tasks require different types of teams.           Every team is unique so look closely at the…

  ASKING QUESTIONS  You will never progress to a top job until you have learned to ask hard questions. A skillful questioner learns much.           Don’t be frightened to ask questions. They are easier to handle than mistakes.           Without the right question you will never get the right answer. Five of the best tips…

Visual Ways Showing is more effective than telling. Visual impressions linger longer than the spoken word. A thousand spoken words are not worth one seeing.             An audience remembers about 20% of what they hear and about 80% of what they see.  That’s why you should use visuals if you want a presentation to be…