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Castles in the Air
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have built Castles in the Air, your work need not be lost, that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. -Henry David Thoreau.
The one thing that distinguishes us from other living beings is our imagination and the wild dreams that we can conjure up are just castles in the air with no basis or foundation in reality!
Coming Home to West Palm Beach!
Posted by: | CommentsThere is nothing half so pleasant as Coming home again! Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Of all the decisions I have taken since I started my business, joining the John Maxwell Team has been undoubtedly the best one! 
To be taught and mentored by John C.Maxwell himself and by a team of Mentors who give Excellence and Heart a new Meaning is a great honour and privilege.
These are people of Integrity and Passion, people whose values resonate with my own.
John often reminds us that we bear his name and that he is our friend. We affectionately joke about it, but make no mistake he is our friend. He is a man who walks his talk, a leader who humbly shares his heart and stories with unsurpassed humour and love.
I am proud to belong to this team and to call them family! Feels just like coming home! Read More→
Mayan Mystery – Welcome 2012!
Posted by: | CommentsEvery End is a New Beginning – Proverbs
And so another year ends and a New one begins. Welcome 2012!
Everything that was a mystery at the start of the year is now ancient history and the best as always, is yet to come.
We can look back at a year that was loaded with new opportunities for growth, new friendships made, unique challenges, most of which were overcome with great determination, experiences of new emotions, places, accomplishments.
Just look at all we are hearing about the Mystery of the Mayan Calendar and the escalating predictions of the end of the world as we know it on December 21st, 2012.
The doomsday theories abound. Is there any truth in this? But does it mean the end of the world or is it just a routine end of one calendar cycle and the beginning of a new one? Only Time will tell. Read More→
The Bollywood Formula
Posted by: | CommentsIf A equals success, then the Formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play and Z keeping your mouth shut! – Albert Einstein
Recently the IIFA (The International Indian Film Academy ) Awards’ North American Premiere was hosted in Toronto, Canada. Indian cinema has frequently been touted as superficial song and dance musicals with stereotyped one dimensional characters without original storylines.
However, in recent times , the world’s attention has been drawn to Indian cinema of the finest calibre with multidimensional characters with nuanced performances in very original storylines rooted in the mystique and misery that is part of the authentic make up of India’s culture.
Slumdog Millionaire was one such thumping success and won several coveted Oscar awards and launched many international careers in its wake. Other noteworthy films have been Devdas , Lagaan and Mother India.
But what do Bollywood formula films have to do with business? Read More→
The Second Step
Posted by: | CommentsThe first step towards change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. – Nathaniel Branden
Everyone has heard it said that a journey of a 1000 steps commences with the first step. It is important and takes courage to take that first step and books have been written about the subject and motivational speakers galore have been inspiring people for generations to take that first step towards their own dreams and success.
We gird our loins, take a deep breath , hold our noses and sometimes fearfully, sometimes boldly, sometimes rashly and often with enormous trepidation and anxiety- we take the plunge and take that first step.
Yes, the first step is undoubtedly important. But what about the second step? Read More→