The role that Emotions play in the personal life of an entrepreneur is of vital importance. In fact, it can influence functioning in all life areas positively or negatively. However, most often we are not even aware that our emotions or feelings determine if we are going to start with and complete a specific task or project! If we think about it that a project can become a product and/or service that can earn money, it indicates that the effective management of emotions is very necessary for entrepreneurs. Emotions also carry messages and warn us to make certain small changes or big adaptations in life.
Consequently, to have knowledge about emotional intelligence (EI) can help entrepreneurs to improve their quality of life as well as those of others gradually.
Simply put EI, is when we can identify, understand and control our own feelings and thoughts as well as communicate it clearly to other people. It also demonstrates that we understand others’ feelings correctly and are able to develop strong and lasting relationships.
Through EI an entrepreneur can become more effective, motivated, efficient, happy and successful. It is possible to bounce back resiliently after failures, negotiate successfully, handle challenges and adapt to change easily. Thus, be more self-assertive and above all less vulnerable to stress and burnout.
EI includes awareness of self, self-empowerment, self-motivation, emotional control, empathy, personal values, principles, positive convictions, a balanced view of life, comfortable social communication and even effective problem solving abilities or competencies.

I challenge you to:

• Become aware and admit the need to learn EI.
• Make the firm decision to accept this  challenge today and start functioning in an emotionally intelligent way.
• Believe in your ability to do it.
  Commit wholeheartedly to this dynamic and wonderful process of functioning in an emotionally mature way on a daily basis.
• Become really passionate about it.
• Strive to demonstrate emotional maturity in your family, work place and on the sport field or during your other activities.
• Encourage and inspire other people in your sphere of influence, to teach EI to their children from an early age.
• Create the favorable climate in your family in which your children can apply EI easily and can learn by example how to transfer EI to their children.

This could be your legacy!

Leo Steyl Psychologist
Contact no.: 072 326 5 234
leosteyl@gmail.com
https://leosteyl.wordpress.com  

The breast cancer industry’s holy grail (that mammography is the primary weapon in the war against breast cancer) has been disproved.
In fact, mammography appears to have CREATED 1.3 million cases of breast cancer in the U.S. population that were not there.
Mammograms are performed today for two reasons: they help detect breast cancer and also help confirm a diagnosis if another screening option shows the presence of cancerous cells.
Mammograms might be able to help screen for breast cancer in some cases, but they do nothing to help prevent or treat breast cancer (in fact, the opposite might be true). Clinical trials regarding breast cancer screening technologies, including mammograms, have overall shown conflicting results.

Potential Dangers of Mammography-
In 2001, the Cochrane Institute carried out an analysis to study findings about mammography screening and pointed out that overall screening can actually be harmful because it frequently leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
They also found that many advocacy groups and websites in favor of mammograms accepted sponsorship from the mammogram industry without restriction. This results in certain organizations promoting the benefits of mammograms without also revealing the risks and drawbacks. The same issue is also a problem when it comes to treating cancer naturally versus with more aggressive approaches.

A Better Option Over Mammogram:
Thermography(ThermoScan) is a state-of- the-art, potentially life-saving, non-invasive technology that does not use radiation or compression to measure heat emissions from the body. Thermography measures infrared heat from your body and interprets the information in images that can be tracked over time to look for changes. This heat pattern of the body will indicate inflammation as a “hot spot” to indicate possible illness or disease. It’s painless, easy to perform, can be performed in pregnant women and can be just as effective and accurate (if not more) as mammograms. Using thermography,doctors can detect cancerous tumors in its early stages, offering patients the best chance of recovery. Of course, prevention is also key.
Eat a healthy diet with cancer-fighting foods, get enough exercise, reduce stress and limit toxin exposure to lower your risk as much as possible.
Please contact us for complete articles and links refer to in this article. Thermography is available in South Africa! 

                                           The beautiful international DYI icon, Carmen De la Paz

This year the Working with Wood Show, held in association with the Association of Woodturners South Africa (AWSA), is to be held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) George Campus from August 26 to 28. The focus of this event lies in the upliftment of surrounding communities through woodworking.
Besides the myriad of wood and timber related products, skills and machinery on display, the event’s main aim is to reawaken the interest in carpentry and place wood firmly back on the centre stage where it once lived.
With this in mind, the American Association of Woodturners’ (AAW) board, on invitation of AWSA, will launch two of their outreach initiative, Turners without Borders (TWB) and Women in Turning (WIT), during this festival of wood.

The key to the success of a TWB initiative is to locate the project in a community where there is an existing support base. Based on the global experience, it has been decided to establish the first South African pilot project for TWB in the Garden Route.
The pilot sites identified are in the Karatara district, in partnership with Tsiba (Tertiary School in Business Administration), and in George, together with the NMMU campus, in partnership with the School of Natural Resource Management (wood technology).
In full support of this initiative, Garden Route-based experienced woodturners have agreed to provide mentoring to members of the community throughout their journey to acquiring woodturning skills.
AAW, the largest woodturning organisation in the world, launched their TWB three years ago. Through this they have already accomplished many fascinating initiatives. They have successfully transferred woodturning skills to deprived communities in several countries such as Mexico, Puerta Rico, China and India.
Through their newly acquired skills in woodturning and making use of the local supply of wood, members of these deprived communities have been able to develop local economies and in so doing have been able uplift themselves.
Last year, the AAW agreed to bring the TWB programme to South Africa and have committed to sponsor Carmen de la Paz, an international DIY icon, to South Africa to launch the TWB initiative.
In agreeing to support this initiative, the AAW further agreed to look at a partnering model with the AWSA.
In parallel with the TWB project, AWSA will be launching the Women in Turning (WIT) project in recognition that globally, women are in the top rankings of woodturners. A move away from the traditional male-domination has been noticed, with women making their mark in the industry and many of them finding a new meaning for themselves. Among other drivers, the WIT project will be designed to generate income to expand the TWB project to other regions in South Africa.
Because of De la Paz’ passion and commitment to the development of those less fortunate, she has committed both her time and personal funds to the launch of this project in South Africa during the Working with Wood Show.
The AWSA symposium will run throughout the Working with Wood Show. There are still a few seats available for this symposium, where woodturners will be taught numerous and various woodturning techniques.

Besides the many woodturning lectures, the Working with Wood team are offering three days of woodworking demonstrations and workshops at no charge.
Entry to the Working with Wood Show is R20 per adult and no charge for children under 12.
* For more information on the show, phone 082-416-3398 or email fran@out-there.co.za and for information about the symposium, email alex@circumference.co.za. 

The match between a qualification and the prospects of finding employment is one of the things aspirant students need to take increasingly into consideration given tough economic conditions, an education expert says.
“Given the competition for limited employment opportunities, the gap between the world of work and higher education must keep narrowing to enable new graduates to contribute quickly and effectively in the workplace,” says Dr Felicity Coughlan, Director of The Independent Institute of Education, the largest private higher education institution in South Africa.
But she warns that institutions’ claims of ‘work readiness’ are not all of equal value, so just as a prospective student should interrogate and verify the accreditation of qualifications on offer at a higher education institution, they should also ensure that they find out about an institution’s success rates relating to other claims.
Coughlan says some institutions are rushing to emulate what others have built successfully over time, in an effort to attract new students, but that they are not able to deliver on promises because of a lack of understanding and experience of how key elements must be aligned to make graduates more employable.
“A career centre office with glossy marketing material and ‘career preparation workshops’ can miss the mark entirely and prospective students should ask for evidence of claims of impact,” she says.
She says all of the following elements need to work in synergy, so students and their parents should carefully consider them before signing up with an institution:
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CURRICULUM:
The most important determinant of employability is the full curriculum of a qualification, and, because of the ever-evolving nature of most careers, the extent to which it enables students to develop skills to keep learning – and not rely only on what they are taught in the form of content. A sound curriculum has current and relevant content and the opportunity to apply it to develop skills.
To be able to deliver this, an institution must have advisory structures of respected professionals that regularly meet to engage deeply with curriculum. For instance, The IIE’s Vega School has panels of academic and industry leaders ensuring students are exposed to the latest insights and learnings needed to succeed in the field.

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVES:
Almost all institutions now list the companies their graduates work at – the strong ones will be able to communicate how often those companies come back to the institution for additional graduates. Employer satisfaction is more important than initial placement.

PORTFOLIOS OF EVIDENCE:
Upon graduation, students should already have built up documented evidence of what they are able to do. In the past, such portfolios were mostly the domain of creative disciplines says Shevon Lurie, MD of The IIE’s Design School Southern Africa (DSSA), adding that because a portfolio of work accumulated during the course of study gives graduates the edge over their peers applying for the same position, DSSA and Vega have for decades ensured that graduates are able to showcase their ability to traverse real-life work challenges.
In recent years, portfolios have also become essential for graduates in non-creative disciplines, such as IT and Business Science, says Simon Nicolson, Head of The Business School at The IIE’s Varsity College.
He says regardless of the discipline; higher education institutions should ensure that all students are able to compile samples of their work to support their Cvs.

SOFT SKILLS COACHING & PART-TIME WORK AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Even if a graduate performed top of class, organisations still want to know that a person will be the right fit, which represents another area of competition when interviewing.
Lilian Bususu of The IIE’s Rosebank College says it is critical that students present themselves well – from the first interaction in the form of a CV through the follow ups in interviews. She says interview preparation and CV grooming should form a staple part of a career centre’s student support, and believes that has been key to the success of the institution placing more than 4160 students in the past 3 years.
Furthermore, part-time work during study is a very useful way to get an interview after graduation, because it demonstrates commitment and personal responsibility. Institutions should be on the ground and in the know about such opportunities, and actively work to create them where they do not already exist to ensure students have sufficient real-life experience by graduation.
“The offering of various higher education institutions should form a package deal that strategically and effectively prepares their students to shine and excel after their studies,” says Coughlan.
“While we see it as a real commitment to the future of all SA students that many others in the private sector are now setting up programmes and structures similar to ours, we urge all roleplayers to ensure that promises stand up to scrutiny. And we urge all prospective students to ensure they do their homework thoroughly before making the tremendous investment of time and money further study requires.”

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