Tag Archives: relationship

Is Success a forgotten art?

Posted on January 12, 2020 by RichSimmondsZA

When I was a teenager I had the impression that leaders and people with authority had power, but as I get older I notice that leaders and people with authority have become weak and will accept anything as long as … Continue reading →

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Learn to Travel – Travel to Learn

Posted on January 12, 2019 by RichSimmondsZA

Travel has a different meaning for everyone but have you ever considered what it means to you? It has been said that we are either running from something or we are finding something. Our origins are as hunter-gatherers, and it … Continue reading →

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Social Media – A Human Experience or just some cheap advertising?

Posted on September 12, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

What is Social Media and how can you strategically use Social Media to advance your brand, monetise your efforts or simply sell more products? Lets look at the most common approach I notice on Social Media feeds. Social Media is … Continue reading →

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Our Relationship with Disruption

Posted on June 29, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

Some of you may have heard this statement before ‘Life is Relationship’ and the more we understand this, the better we can potentially live our lives. The initial idea that we are social beings created for community living suggests that … Continue reading →

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Social Business (Part Two) – What is a Social Business?

Posted on August 14, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

A Social Business is a relational business that is engaged, transparent and can rapidly change. It engages with it’s customers, partners and employees in new and exciting ways. It is transparent in that it opens up and gives direct access to subject … Continue reading →

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People are the Companies’ Assets … Would that be an appreciating or a depreciating asset?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

People are gullible, or as my late father used to say ‘there is a sucker born everyday!’ When companies make statements like ‘People are our biggest assets’, the general consensus is they must be great companies. But I ask you, … Continue reading →

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Women’s Liberation is flawed, but real Women know that!

Posted on August 10, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

It’s women’s month, and the focus is on women and the vital role they play in our society. We know women are the nurturers of our society and women hold the family together; when it comes to relationships women often lead … Continue reading →

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Determination or Skill … What will matter?

Posted on August 5, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

When we have energy, we are able to motivate ourselves and we get the job done, was it our skill or our determination that mattered? In the world today we often talk about a skills shortage and technical skills may … Continue reading →

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Energy … Getting it and sustaining it!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

Motivation is a strange concept … Firstly we need to understand that no one can motivate anyone else, motivation is a choice you and I have, but it is a choice only we can make. We can choose to motivate … Continue reading →

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Selling is Simple … Just sell yourself!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by RichSimmondsZA

The concept of selling for most people can be daunting. I have a question for you: Have you ever been in a relationship? Yes … well then you have made your first sale already! Real sales are relationship based, in fact everything … Continue reading →

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