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I will be presenting two seminars/workshops just outside of Frankfurt Germany. "The Power of Personal Performance" on Monday February 18, 2008. The description is attached below:

The Power of Personal Performance


The most important asset we each have in the “world of work” is our performance potential. That is, our ability to bring value to workplace activities that result in greater performance, productivity, and profitability. Profitability is the result of producing our products and services in the most effective and efficient manner. Effectiveness involves the best processes (e.g., Six Sigma) or management system (e.g., Empowerment); whereas, efficiency involves the best utilization of resources (e.g., time, people, materials, and money). Empowerment is the capacity to perform.

Performance potential begins with an individual’s talents, skills, and experiences driven by a mind-set of success. It’s important to recognize that one’s performance potential, in practice, is no greater than the power (mind-set) that drives it. This is a mind-set which assumes a high degree of responsibility and accountability for his or her success— in spite of workplace challenges. For example, it is not uncommon, worldwide, that we all experience inequities in the workplace for which we feel victimized. The question is, “Is it possible to transform that feeling of victimization to one of ‘empowerment,’ in spite of the inequities we might experience?” The answer this seminar proposes is a resounding, Yes! This transformation in mind-set is primarily a result of making a distinction between “unfairness” and “personal responsibility” with a focus on performance.

After establishing a mind-set of “empowerment,” we are prepared to learn new skills involving new personal competencies, as well as new skills in working effectively with others. In addition to maintaining one’s performance potential at a high level of competency through continuous learning, today’s workplace expects employees to be able to plan prioritize, execute, and focus their workplace responsibilities with the least amount of oversight and management. This is self-management. When given an assignment, do you know how to plan it, organize it, and secure the people and resources necessary to execute it? Or, do you need to be told how to perform these responsibilities. An essential part of personal performance is learning a method for organizing and executing your professional (and personal) activities.

The third element of personal success is knowing where you want to be in the short-term and long-term—however you personally define these two phrases. The more your desired future is specific, definable, and a clear picture in your mind, the more probable you will achieve it.

What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

--Goethe

In addition, the instant you commit to that desired future, the greater the probability unforeseen resources will come to your aid.

Once a person commits to something, providence sets in; all forms of support will come to his or her aid that could never have been predicted.

--Goethe

This seminar will provide highly interactive and experiential exercises for learning these three skills for exceptional personal performance:

• Personal empowerment
• Self-management
• Designing you future

The site is Klosterberghalle, Langensebold; kontakt@acade
my-of-life.com for registration. Telepnoe number in Germany for Ulla Knoll:Germany 06055/937369.