The future is not a gift - it is an achievement.
~ Harry Lauder

Every achievement starts with the first step. After the first step you need the next step, then the next ..etc

Goal setting will direct your steps. Mind Gliding will support you in taking those steps. Without those steps you won't reach your goals.
Without your goals you won't achieve. If you don't achieve you might as well give up.

     Yesterday is gone!
     Tomorrow is a mystery!
     Today is a gift!
     That's why they call it the present.

If you understand where you are now, you will be able to set your goals for the future.
Mind Gliding increases your awareness in the here and now,
and opens doors to your chosen destiny.

The key to the ability to change
is a changeless sense of
who you are, what you are about
and what you value..

In order for anyone to operate effectively and efficiently, they need to be clear about who they are, what their role is and what they are doing.

Mind Gliding are specialists in communication and relationships, which are both fundamental for creating or rethinking your Raison d'être (reason of being).

Mind Gliding skilfully guides you through this thinking process, to deliver a range of business benefits beyond the written word.

Stress cannot and should not be avoided.

Everybody is always under some degree of stress. Even while quietly asleep our heart must continue to beat, our lungs to breathe, and even our brain works in the form of dreams. Stress can be avoided only by dying.

The statement "He is under stress" is just as meaningless as "He is running a temperature". What we actually refer to by means of such phrases is an excess of stress or of body temperature.

The company isn't booming, the customers are drifting away, innovation is at a standstill - What is wrong?

A rational analysis can provide you with pieces of the problem, but never the whole picture.

Systemic constellations give you the missing link. Success with this method in companies such as Daimler-Chrysler, IBM and BMW has contributed to a booming interest in this phenomenon in Europe.

As a leader you must know yourself. Know your own strengths and weaknesses, so that you can build the best team around you.

Some leaders lead by example and are very 'hands on'; others are more distanced and let their people do it.

Whatever - your example is paramount - the way you work and conduct yourself will be the most you can possibly expect from your people.

"I praise loudly. I blame softly." - Catherine the Great, 1729-1796

PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
We will increase yout PROFIT (and we can prove it!)

We help our clients identify and leverage their natural strengths so that they can improve their communication and relationship skills to do their job more comfortably and with integrity, and get a better understanding between themselves, their staff and their clients.

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Perception

We recognize a friend instantly.
We distinguish millions of shades of colour, as well as 10,000 smells.

We feel a feather as it brushes our skin, hear the faint rustle of a leaf.
It all seems so effortless.

And yet to process all this information requires the involvement of billions of nerve cells.

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Latest news:

Mind Gliding launches its new Professional Management Development programme
at Broome Park, on 21st February 2006 - more details later

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Mind Gliding launches its new Professional Management Development programme at Broome Park, on 21st February 2006 - more details in next issue (due 27 Jan)

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Professional Management Development Programme:

Introduce a paradigm shift to increase profitability and growth.
This seminar (on invitation only) will take place on 21st Feb. Broome Park, Barham, Nr Canterbury.

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Kent Vision 2020 - Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Maidstone 6th April 2006
Conference and Business to Business Exhibition: Mind Gliding Marquee 2 stand N2

BOOK NOW: Professional Management Development Seminar

Kent Learning showcase (29th June):
BOOK NOW - FREE Mind Gliding 'Taster' session:
"Effective Communication"

Come and see us at the " East Kent Means Business" exhibition Wednesday 11 August, Winter Gardens, Margate

Successfull marketing needs 3 things:

Next to visibility, successful marketing needs 3 other things:

Marketing through visibility and delivery of
. . . 3 other things:

Living on the edge of chaos is the best place to be if you want to live a creative life.
~ Simon Goodwin 1997

New word (the latest trend): de-speeding (take it easy, take a step back)

Mind Gliding's latest article "Living on the edge of Chaos" is a summary extracted from Professor Petruska Clarkson's Study: "Learning to Unlearn"
Ever wanted to express something and the words did not come out? Maybe part of your brain is interfering (click on Mind Power).
Creative thinking: we have included a useful tool for brainstorming.

A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.
~ B C Forbes (1880-1954)

New approach to Professional Management Development: Drive a Range Rover to develop your business!

• When Professional Management Development is combined with a challenging 4 x 4 off-road driving experience it provides a unique opportunity to gain a new set of skills and abilities that can be transferred into the business environment to improve business performance.... see Press Release
• Also have a look at the newly designed Mind Gliding Website, where you find corporate training programmes which are relevant to continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.... see Drive your Business !
• Ever wanted to know how adventurous you can be? You might find out about your Adventure Quotient (click on Land Rover AQ).
• As part of our Mind Gliding Business Services, we have included a useful guideline for writing a Marketing plan.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
~ Edward de Bono (born 1933, Malta)

Knowledge and skills enhance people's ability.
~ Ministry of social development,
Manatu wakahiata ora

Kent Vision 2020

"The single biggest problem in communiaction is the illusion that it has taken place

~ Bernhard Shaw

Kent 2020 Vision 2007: Thursday 26 April 2007 8.00 am - 5.00 pm Kent Showground.

• Visit us at "The largest free conference and B2B exhibition in Kent"
  Ever driven off-road in a 4 x 4?
  To find out more, come and see us at stand NN4.
• Multiple Intelligences:
  What special intelligences do you have? You can find out by answering a few questions.
• As part of our "Mind Gliding Business Services", we have included the European Air Passengers Rights

"Drive thy business or it will drive thee"
~Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

Drive–your–business ^TM

The big launch of this unique programme will be at The Kent Invicta Chamber Business to Business Exhibition
Tuesday 26th June 2007, Ashford International Hotel & Conference Centre, Ashford, Kent
PLEASE NOTE: Special 'Deals' for the first bookings!
Visit: Mind Gliding at stand no. 38

"If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting"
~ Stephen R. Covey

The big launch of this unique programme will be at The Kent Invicta Chamber Business to Business Exhibition
Tuesday 26th June 2007, Ashford International Hotel & Conference Centre, Ashford, Kent
PLEASE NOTE: Special 'Deals' for the first bookings!
Visit: Mind Gliding at stand no. 38

"Sensation (created by advanced empathy) triggers Interest (awareness), which may create Desire, which may translate into a Need, which may then establish the Willingness to be motivated To get what is then wanted."
~Received form Petruska Clarkson (1947-2006)

• Prof. Petruska Clarkson is a key figure in modern psychology and the inspiration for Mind Gliding's 5 level sustainable model of optimal organisational performance.
  On Saturday 7th July, a special group of people will come together in London to mark the first anniversary of her death by acknowledging the contributions she has made as a person and through her work.
• Mind Gliding has produced a fantastic Video to promote Drive–your–business ^TM a Management Development Programme in three parts.
• Team motivation for the long haul is subjected to a good "working alliance" relationship.

"Income seldom exceeds personal development."
~ Jim Rohn, motivational speaker

• CPD (Continuing Professional Development) for your staff:
  Contact the Mind Gliding Academy for Personal Life Skills courses and Inter Personal Life Management Programmes (see below)
• Stuck?........ There is always a way out.
  Go back to school and find out how to get out of the situation.(click on Schoolriddle2, see below)
  
  For Thanet
• GREAT NEWS: Peter and Eddy from Mind Gliding have become Membership Representatives for the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce (KICC) for the area of THANET (East Kent). Watch this space for further announcements on Networking Events in THANET!
  
  Do you want to know more or become a member, please contact KICC in Thanet on 01843 571029
  KICC-Thanet for local business interest, county wide fellow members (>1300) and national accreditation by the British Chamber of Commerce.

"Business organisations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."
~ Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary-general United Nations

• The British Chambers of Commerce Q2 Quarterly Economic Survey of 4,300 business shows that British business is proving resilient in the face of persistent interest rate increases since last August
• Run a Company: Have fun with a different company. Click on Mansion Impossible (see below)
• When people start a business, they first organise (form an organisation). An organisation will then develop into a system with its own characteristics and behaviour. Understanding the principles of this "Organisational Behaviour" requires a deeper knowledge of how to relate to different elements of the organisation. Click on a Summary of Organisational Behaviour (see below)

"If you don't get noticed, you don't have anything. You just have to be noticed, but the art is in getting noticed naturally, without screaming or without tricks.""
~ Leo Burnett (1891-1971)

"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open"
~ Sir Thomas Robert Dewar (1864-1930)

"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant."
~Robert McCloskey (1914 - 2003)

• Business Intelligence is a term that covers (1) the process of gathering information about a business or industry matter and (2) a broad range of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help make business decisions. Click on the link below, to find a Glossary of Business Intelligence.
• Are you a good Listener? You can find out by clicking on: The Listening Quiz (see below).
• Communication: The most important part of good communication is "Listening". See below for on Effective Listening (part 1 of 4) from the Mind Gliding Library

"Communication is NOT about talking and listening: it is about TELLING and UNDERSTANDING !"
~ Eddy Kloprogge, PhD

• "Leadership for Global Competitivenes "
  a new Management & Leadership Service and grant fund that is available for a limited time.
• Penguins - Can you make a penguin bounce 120 meters? (see below).
• Communication: The most important part of good communication is "Listening". See below for on Effective Listening (part 2 of 4) from the Mind Gliding Library

"There are three things that create all business problems; communication, communication and communication."
~ Dr Stephen Covey, PhD

• The VAK test: Visual, Audio or Kinaesthetic. What is your communication/learning style? Find out by completing the questionnaire (see below)
• Something we want to share: Gregory Colbert's "ashes & snow" (see below).
• Communication: The most important part of good communication is "Listening". See below for on Effective Listening (part 3 of 4) from the Mind Gliding Library

"Wishing you a Heavenly Christmas and all that is worth, and for the New Year in mind gliding back to earth."

• Mind Gliding's Drive-your-business Programme is broadcast on the KCC new Kent TV website (see below) .
• Happy Christmas, relax and enjoy: Light up your Christmas Tree(see below).
• Communication: The most important part of good communication is "Listening". See below for on Effective Listening (part 4 of 4) from the Mind Gliding Library

"Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right."
~ Oprah Winfrey

• T-Shirts and Suits , written by David Parrish, a Free gift (worth £15) "More than just a great read " according to Diane Earles - Chartered Institute of Marketing. (see below)
• Master Mind: Play the "old" game and become a Mind Gliding Master Mind.(see below)
• Inspired Leadership, "Insights into people who inspire exceptional performance ", a DTI research report based on a study carried out in 2003 (see below)

"It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down."
~ Dr Eddy Kloprogge

• The Game of Business and How to Play It , written by Paul F.Gorman, a Free gift (worth £10????) The 21 Steps To Irrefutable Success And Great Personal Wealth In Business (see below) .
• Battleship: Play the "old" marine war game of planning and strategy. Become a Mind Gliding Strategist.(see below)
• How to get in front of an audience and deliver a competent speech. Some practical guidelines on how to open a speech.(see below)

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
~ Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)

• Psychometric Testing
  Mind Gliding introduces Personal Profiling This provides business leaders with increased understanding of their own strengths and how people relate to each other within an organisation (see below)
• Penguin Panic
  Try to catch and save the penguins.(see below)
• Leadership Management(part 1 of 6):
  How to handle conflict situations See below "Reason as means of resolving Conflict" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"From concepts to product and from products to programmes:
When preparation meets opportunity......., see you at Kent Vision 2020
~ Mind Gliding - 2008 - an accelerant towards a desired outcome!

• Kent Vision 2020:
  "The largest free conference and B2B exhibition in Kent".
  Thursday 3 April 7.00 am - 10.00 pm Kent Showground. see us at stand M5.
• Shuffle:
  Try to outclass the competition by aiming and selecting well (see below).
• Leadership Management(part 2 of 6):
  To manage your team properly, it is your responsibility to be clear.
  How to handle conflict situations See below "Clarity in Communication" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"Reason is not only a principle for guiding relationships; it is also a principle for determining proper action."
~ Mind Gliding - 2008 - an accelerant towards a desired outcome!

• Business Leaders Programme
  £1000 grant from Skills South East (see below)
• Penguin Diner
  Practical learning about the difference between "busy" and "productive" .(see below)
• Leadership Management(part 3 of 6):
  The principles of prioritising to allow time to plan
  see below in "Reason" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
~ Kenneth Blanchard!

• Leadership Academy
  Innovation for tomorrows leaders (see below)
• Meditation
  Relax: Practical meditation techniques to reach Nirvana .(see below)
• Leadership Management(part 4 of 6):
  Inspiring positive feelings
  see below in "Emotional Intelligence" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings."
~ Dale Carnegie (1888 - 1955)

• Dale Carnegie
  The Golden Book (I): How to make friends and influence people (see below)
• Armed-with-wings
  Travel through the lands in a quest to bring justice to the one who destroyed the rebellion army.(see below)
• Leadership Management(part 5 of 6):
  Awareness creates response/ ability
  see below in "Managing the emotions: Physiology first" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

" The role of information is revealed in the word itself: In-Formation."
~ Margareth J Wheatley in "Leadership and the New Science"

• B2B'08.. the Kent County's most established Business to Business Exhibition
  24th June '08 10 - 5pm, Ashford International Hotel: see us at stand 55 (see below)
• Strategy:
  Travel through the lands in a quest to bring justice to the one who destroyed the rebellion army.
  Exercise your strategy skills in this puzzling game (see below).
• Working Together - Effectively(part 6 of 6):
  Team development is for every member of the team
  see below in "Team Relationship" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

" I work best under pressure, and...if I wait until tomorrow.....there will be lots of pressure." ."
~ Procratination: Charlie Brown"

• Organising and learning to organise:
  Support in structural/ organisational (self) discipline (see below))
• Strategy:
  Afersus, move from start to finish (see below).
• On Request:
  Basics in Communication - (part 1 of 14): :
  Effective communication skills are essential for success
  see below in "Communication" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"A competitive world offers two possibilities. You can lose. Or, if you want to win, you can change."
~ Lester Thurow ( US economics professor, 1938- ).

• Competition:
  Organisational Strategic Management
  Ford versus Toyota (see information link below)
• Strategy:
  Clix - assessment, planning and implementing (see entertainment link below).
• On Request:
  Basics in Communication - (part 2 of 14):
  Communication in your organisation
  see below in "Communication 2" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"Without taking the first drink, you can't get drunk!"
~ Alcoholics Anonymous.

• Competition:
  Organisational Health: Alcohol, Pseudo-competency, Procrastination, Bullying etc.
  Don't let it ruin your business: Talk about the "Untalkable"
  Read about our new Key Staff Assistance Programme (see below)
• Memory:
  Flack Bricks - an entertaining way to test and improve your memory skills.
  (see entertainment link below).
• On Request:
  Basics in Communication - (part 3 of 14):
  Better public speaking & presentation:
  Ensure your words are always understood
  see below in "Communication 3" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"'You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep'."
~ Navajo Proverb

"A restful weekend after a week of struggle, feels so much better
than a week of struggle after a rough weekend'."
~ EK

• Competition:
  Monkey Business:
  A story about Western Economics (see link below)
• Combination skills:Hexiom
  mathematical entertainment (see link below).
• On Request:
  Basics in Communication - (part 5 of 14):
  Effective email - Communicate by email
  see below in "Communication 5" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links:

"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn."
~ Gloria Steinem

• Competition:
  Lunchtime Leadership Seminar at Open University
  'Learning to unlearn – Living on the edge of chaos’ (see below).
• Projection skills:
  Bowling
  Ten pin bowling game: Improve your scoring! (see link below).
• On Request:
  Basics in Communication
  Running effective meetings - (part 6 of 14)
  see below in "Communication 6" from the Mind Gliding Library

Links: