Motivating your Mind Inspiring your Spirit
Motivating your Mind Inspiring your Spirit 2019 e-book
Wishing you an inspiring 2019 from Kevin Cottam
Dear Reader
This e-book has been created from the generosity of 90 Australian, New Zealand, German, Irish, Canadian, American, Asian, South African and United Arab Emirates based authors and industry experts we have known in the MICE* industry starting in the 1980's.
Our 2019 e-book writers have over 2,600 years of business experience and 3,850 years in helping others. As colleagues and industry friends, they are innovative, responsible, intelligent and exceptionally talented in their areas of expertise. E-book Purpose Since 2009, our e-books have been created for clients, customers and global readers to enjoy. I trust the stories; insights and case studies can help your business or enhance your personal and professional education.
Contributing writers are invited based on their immeasurable value as topic experts and character attributes they have displayed over many years. I deeply appreciate their knowledge and spirit of collegiality in giving to this year's e-book.
As a complimentary gift and value added resource from this alliance of contributors, this e-book is FREE. Share it with colleagues, business contacts, friends and those you feel will enjoy the IQ and EQ stories to enhance their knowledge.
You can send the e-book via e-mail, a link, through your social media posts, blogs or your mobile device. Download it to your e-reader or lap top to read stories while travelling on a plane, metro train, bus or on your next vacation. Special Thanks To Monika Newman, Principal of Absolutely Virtual based in Sydney, Australia. Thank You for saying 'YES' as project coordinator by reviewing, editing and formatting 171 pages of content to compile this 2019 e-book.
Our meetings to clarify contributor content and verify bio details have been appreciated by everyone yet none more so then myself. I'm grateful for your creativity in Q3 and focus in Q4 2018 with your inspiring article on page 115.
A huge thank you to gifted photographers Nardia and Brian Guillaumier** based on the Australian eastern coastline in Shellharbour. Nardia's stunning photographs have been our front covers for the 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 e-books with Brian providing his drone photography of Wollongong Harbour for 2019.
Photos of the Sydney Harbour, Kiama and Wollongong Light Houses plus Seacliff Bridge can be viewed on the back cover. Nardia's article is on page 61 and a wonderful reflection of her passion with Brian's article on page 60. I can assure anyone who hires Nardia or Brian for business projects or personal photography shots you will be thrilled with lasting results and incredible images. To our 2019 writers … THANK YOU Without you, this e-book would lack the richness of your global experiences. I've known some of you since my California University years while others as colleagues and mentors in my career success. I have worked with many of you abroad in cities where we have spoken at business events or at international conferences in a variety of countries and cultures.
I understand the ethics and character virtues you bring to your writing style and content. Thank you for your generosity to our readers and global audiences through your article(s) and our unique friendships.
In particular, major thanks to Tom Hopkins CPAE for his guidance in my success during my twenties in data centre / technology sales and Ron Marks CSP for his guidance in developing my USA sales management and team skills and onwards into senior leadership / directorship roles in Australia and SE Asia.
Wishing all of you and our global readers an abundant 2019.
Rob Salisbury B. Com., CSP SRI Australia | Singapore | USA
* MICE: Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events
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Disclaimer
This e-book has been written by individual contributors to assist others in personal development and business. The examples, stories, case studies and content are provided as a general guide.
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If further information is required, readers are encouraged to seek professional advice or contact the author for more information about their services through the details in their bios.
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ACRONYM meanings CPAE: Council of Peers Award of Excellence is awarded through the National Speakers Association. Less than 150 speakers worldwide have been awarded this distinction.
CSP: Certified Speaking Professional is awarded by the National Speakers Association in the USA or Australia. There are approximately 800 speakers worldwide that have earned this accreditation after meeting rigorous criteria and an independent audit of their commercial work with clients and customers.
CSP Global: An accreditation awarded through the Global Speakers Federation.
PM: Professional Member is awarded from Speaker Associations for standards met over a two year period.
Educational Institutions, Associations, Non Profit or Government Body Appointments or Awards:
PhD, MBA, M. Com, MBE, B. Sci., B. Com, CEO, MD, FAHRI, FAIM, JP, MAICD, GAICD, FAICD, VA, M. App. Sci., B. Ed. (Hons)., BA, Dip Bus, Dip Ed., NLP.
** e-book front cover photographs and back cover photographs are with permission from Nardia Guillaumier. Her article and biography can be found on page 61. Drone photography of Wollongong Harbour is used with permission from Brian Guillaumier whose article can be found on page 60.
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Table of Contents
Lindsay Adams ...... Maximising your Relationship Marketing Power ...... 1 Ann Andrews ...... There's always, always a tomorrow ...... 3 Jennifer Angel ...... Step into your Soul and Live your Purpose ...... 5 Xen Angelides ...... Are you ready to transform your Life? ...... 7 Sue Arden ...... Purple, the Colour of Inspiration, Wisdom and Ambition ...... 9 Al Argo ...... The Morning Pages Challenge ...... 11 Greg Barnes ...... Opening Doors – The Chinese Princess ...... 12 Rohit ROI Bassi ...... Conversations with the Devil ...... 14 Rohit ROI Bassi ...... Grateful to you -Thank You, Mum and Dad ...... 16 Michelle Bowden ...... Why follow a presentation formula? Because it works! ...... 18 Niels Brabandt ...... Sustainable Leadership – How to Raise Employee Motivation ...... 20 Jordan Braye ...... A Simple Intervention ...... 22 Jeremy Britton ...... World's greatest NYE Resolutions (that may stick!) ...... 24 Jodi Brunner ...... Set a Date for your Future in 2019 ...... 26 Julian Campbell ...... Are you in Danger of losing your Team? ...... 29 Julian Campbell ...... Let's get back to Business Basics! ...... 30 Jenny Cartwright ...... Easy ways to leave a Legacy ...... 31 Gilly Chater ...... Living in the Now ...... 32 Ruo-Mei Chua ...... Three Things You Can Start Doing that Your 2019 self will Thank You for ...... 34 Dean Collier...... Beyond 360o Surveys: What is next? ...... 36 Dean Collier...... Personal Assessment of your Intuitive Quotient ...... 37 Yvonne Collier ...... Move Modes to Move your Mountains ...... 38 Jodie Cooper ...... Four ways to Improve Phone Hygiene ...... 40 Jodie Cooper ...... Work your 'To Do' List like a Boss ...... 41 Kevin Cottam ...... Migrating to Expansion ...... 43 Lindley Craig ...... Overcome your Overwhelm ...... 44 Sandra Daniel ...... Read Faster and Comprehend Better ...... 45 Theo Davies ...... Do Dogs like Bones? No, and neither should you (settle) ...... 46 Simone de Haas ...... The Power of Getting Lost ...... 47 Dr Suresh Devnani ...... Conscious Leadership ...... 48 Charly Dwyer ...... Your online Presence has Responsibilities ...... 49 Brenda Eckstein ...... Use your Low-energy Times Productively ...... 51 Tony Elshof ...... How many Times? ...... 53 Bob Feldman ...... Poetic License ...... 54 Sally Foley-Lewis ...... Twelve Tips to being a more Productive You ...... 55 Michele Gennoe ...... When do you stop feeling like an imposter? ...... 56 David Goldwich ...... Sorry Forrest, Life is NOT like a Box of Chocolates ...... 57 David Goldwich ...... The most important Story you'll ever tell ...... 58 Geoff Grist ...... Understanding your Thing ...... 59 Brian Guillaumier ...... "A Different View" Is it Safe to use Drones? ...... 60 Nardia Guillaumier ...... Capture the Moments that Matter, Stress Less Portraits ...... 61 Linda Guirey ...... What do you Stand For? ...... 62 Tim Hamons ...... Visual Storytelling ...... 64
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Donna Hanson ...... Reboot your Productivity ...... 66 Suzanne Harrington ...... What is your Brand Worth? ...... 67 Lottie Hearn ...... 21 Tips to more Confidence on Camera ...... 68 Karen Hillen ...... Seven Tips for Maintaining a Great Workplace Culture ...... 69 Brian Horan ...... Career Wisdom from the Duck Pond ...... 71 Brian Horan ...... Windows of Opportunity ...... 73 Hazriq Idrus ...... A Simple Guide on Creativity to Becoming the Best version of You ...... 74 Renee Ismail ...... Seven ways to stay Positive during Tough Times ...... 75 Bill James ...... When you do the wrong things for the right reasons ...... 77 Nora Jasmin ...... The Importance of Service Recovery ...... 79 Santhanaram Jayaram ...... From a Tragic to Resilient Mindset ...... 81 Dion Jensen ...... The VIP of Mental Health: Value – Identity - Purpose ...... 83 Nishant Kasibhatla ...... Don't be an Info-junkie ...... 85 Yasmine Kater ...... Four Blocks that will hold you back from achieving your Goals ...... 86 Phil Lee ...... Shakespeare was right! ...... 88 Karen Leong ...... Transform your Life by turning Negativity into Positivity ...... 90 Adriana Lopez...... Forgiving and Forgetting ...... 93 Julia Lorent ...... Stigma of Smoking Hinders Quitting ...... 93 Jasveer Malaney ...... ELEVATE the Leader in YOU ...... 94 Sylvia Marina ...... Getting the Results you Need ...... 96 Sylvia Marina ...... When Someone Loses ...... 97 Ron Marks ...... Failing Forward into a Lifetime Dream ...... 98 Go Ashokh Menon ...... Be a Heart Count Leader ..... 100 Dr Philip Merry ...... LEAD the FUTURE: Strategic Foresight, Heart Coherence, Intuition and Synchronicity ..... 102 Dr Philip Merry ...... Sorry Steve Jobs – it is Possible ..... 104 Mark Millar ...... Battle for Talent in the Services Industries, Part 1 of 2 – Attraction Strategies ..... 106 Mark Millar ...... Battle for Talent in the Services Industries, Part 2 of 2 – Retention Strategies ..... 108 Bob Mittelsdorf ...... Leading Change in a VUCA World ..... 110 Allison Mooney ...... Summer of '59 ..... 112 Pamela Murray-Jones ...... Re-inventing yourself ..... 114 Monika Newman ...... Increase your Happiness Levels Tenfold ..... 115 Catherine Palin-Brinkworth ...... The Staggering Success of the See-through Salesperson ..... 117 Kerrie Phipps ...... Connection: Awareness and Gratitude ..... 119 Kerrie Phipps ...... Travelling and Connecting ..... 120 Jit Puru ...... How to have an Amazing 2019 (or any Year for that Matter) ..... 121 Dr Lakshmi Ramachandran ...... 'Flooded' with Life Lessons ..... 123 Anne Riches ...... Sorry Mum, the Veiled Mental Anguish in Change ..... 124 Kevin Ryan ...... The worst Advice Speaker’s Get and what they should be told ...... 126 Rob Salisbury ...... Secrets to Boosting your Income and Effectiveness in 2019 ..... 128 Rob Salisbury ...... Host a BBQ: Help a Child or Person you may Never Meet ...... 130 Jürgen Schmechel ...... How to CREATE a Realistic New Year's Resolution ..... 132 Rahul Shah ...... Take Ownership for your Conversations ..... 134 Dean Shams ...... Five Assertions of Executive Presence ..... 135 Glen Sharkey ...... Having your Cake and Eating it! ..... 137 Ian Stephens ...... Meet 'Bunditude' … the Pig ..... 138 Mark Stuart ...... The Role of a Leader in Innovation ..... 140 Nina Sunday ...... How to Create a Coaching Culture ..... 141
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Nina Sunday ...... How to say 'NO' to Clients without using the 'NO' Word ...... 143 Carol Talbot ...... You are a Genius! ...... 144 Coen Tan ...... The ONE thing you need to have to Thrive in a World of Rapid Change ...... 145 Jacky Tan ...... Five Tips to a fulfilling Life ...... 147 Daniel Theyagu ...... Guidelines for new Leaders in Organisations ...... 148 Daniel Theyagu ...... How to avoid Peter Principle in your Organisation ...... 149 Kathie Thomas ...... The Person who asks the most Questions ...... 150 Kathie Thomas ...... To Outsource Locally, Offshore or both? ...... 151 Angelo Tirhas ...... There is no such thing as a Faceless Person ...... 153 Najla Turk ...... Unlock the Power to Thrive and achieve Optimal Success ...... 155 Chris Walker ...... Why your personal & business vision statement is a vital key to your health & success ...... 157 Pamela Wigglesworth ...... How to be a Productive Start-up ...... 159 Janet Yung ...... Three Steps to a Happier and More Successful You ...... 160 Cynthia Zhai ...... Becoming World Class ...... 162
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LINDSAY ADAMS Maximising your Relationship Marketing Power
Why is it that you meet some people at a networking function and seem to get along like you are old friends? Why is it that you meet some other people who you can't seem to find anything in common with and struggle to make conversation? Here's a challenge, get a clean sheet of paper and think of someone you get along with very well. Write down three things/characteristics about them. Done that? Ok, now think of someone you don't get along with so well, someone that perhaps if they spontaneously caught fire, it would be a great day! Now write down three things/characteristics about them. Now review your two lists, did you notice that what you wrote about the person you like are descriptors you could use for yourself? Almost always, the people we like and admire are just like us. We like to surround ourselves with people just like us! Research has shown that people tend to get along with people who are just like them. If this is the case surely if we could identify people just like us, we would find it easier to do business with them. If this is true, then another problem arises. What do we do about the people we want to do business with who aren't like us? The good news is that it is possible to do business with anyone, provided we make allowances for their behavioural style. Not only that, if we adapt our style to be a little more like those people who are different to us, we have a far greater chance of doing business with them. As human beings we all have different behavioural styles and how we handle ourselves at networking functions depends on one of four different styles. The four styles are: