“Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.”
—Warren G. Bennis
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
—Jeremy Kitson
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce
The book that inspired the Academy Award–winning short film. From New York Times bestselling author and beloved visionary William Joyce, this is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, it’s story that we truly celebrate—and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again. => http://bit.ly/QgZvhg
Everything the audience sees of you as a speaker needs to reinforce the image you have decided to present in your speech – clothes, facial expression, stance and gesture.
At its most basic this means projecting confidence and sincerity. Unless you decide otherwise, the audience needs to know that you are comfortable with your message and believe in it.
If you are also using this presentation to present yourself as the face of your business, or as a candidate for a position, then take that into account as well. You need to be seen as trustworthy, competent, at ease with your material.
Students make a paper tadpole puppet that turns into a frog and learn the meaning of the term metamorphosis.
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The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet - Fast and Fresh Recipes
introduction by Manny Noakes ; photography by Chris Chen and Alan Benson
Australia's favourite weight-loss program
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet has already inspired thousands of Australians to lose weight and improve their overall health. This new collection of recipes based on the scientifically proven program offers 120 new ideas for making mouth-watering meals in no time at all.
These are must-have recipes for those already using the diet, and a delicious introduction to a healthy eating plan for those trying the diet for the first time.
Highlights include- quick and flavoursome lunches with more appeal than the humble sandwich, fast, simple dinners the whole family will enjoy for those busy weeknights, plenty of ideas for fabulous salads and vegetable dishes to expand your repertoire, easy options for entertaining, plus blokey favourites and hearty one-pot dishes. Lose weight and boost your vitality while enjoying the pleasures of good food.
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, one of the staff members provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window. “I love it,” he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mr. Jones, you haven’t seen the room; just wait!!” “That doesn't have anything to do with it,” he replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away. Just for this time in my life.” Why not start building your happy memories today by choosing to be happy. Take charge of your thoughts today. It’s not your mind if you allow anyone and any media to fill it indiscriminately. It’s not your choice if you’re choosing between the options programmed for you to choose between. It’s past time to become the programmer of your own mind. To own happiness, you must first get beyond all those negative thoughts and feelings that have been foisted upon you as a part and parcel of your enculturation. Begin today by finding the good in all if it requires saying to yourself, “I can’t wait to see what good comes from this.” Hold onto that gratitude attitude and happiness will follow. Help another and the speed by which happiness arrives will be accelerated. Do a good deed every day and you will glue that happiness to you. Author: Eldon Taylor
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
