People Hate to Fish!

There’s a saying: “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for life.”
Great wisdom. It’s my mission with helping people – teach them how to help themselves.
While the saying is great, the big problem is, most people don’t want to learn how to fish.
Sure, [...]

How to create Social Capital to secure the next job

I have come across another excellent posting from Ecademy co-founder – Penny Power.  Be sure to view the source if you are looking for more articles like this one:
You are your greatest asset, not your experiences, not your CV, not your qualifications. Of course all these things are important, and you and your candidates are [...]

What Happens at a BNI Meeting?

Have you ever been asked what happens at a BNI meeting, or if you are  a member of BNI, have you wondered how your chapter meeting compares with those that are run in other countries?  The following video was filmed at a chapter in Alabama in the US.  Take a look and find out for [...]

Mary Potter Hospice

I thought that you might be interested to read this letter from Mary Potter Hospice in Wellington.  Sue & I visited West Auckland Hospice yesterday as part of a supporters mid morning tea.  We were particularly struck with the information that West Auckland Hospice has about 180 people on their books at any one time [...]

All Conversations are not equal in intimacy!

“Before anything happens there is a conversation that precedes it. That conversation is a necessary preamble that sets two or more people up to effectively act together or to coordinate action.”(WomenLikeMe on How to Create our World through Conversation)

There are three different types of conversations that eventually lead progressively to intimacy that supports sponsorship.Every type of conversation has a [...]