Knowledge is power or is it?

by CTT on October 5, 2011

Have you heard the saying ”knowledge is power” well it’s not power its potential power. If you learn something new and then do nothing with it it’s like you have never been taught. Knowledge is not enough get yourself to follow through.

You can do as many courses as you like go to seminars but if you don’t take action immediately not only do you lose the knowledge but the motivation to do so. To get the success from the course you must take the steps and action them consistently. Put what you learn into action, so many people have gotten the results and you probably will too as well… if you put in the effort.

You would make an educated effort. Once you add in a little determination and then stick to it then you become unstoppable.  Repetition is the key. The teacher will give you 25% of the information the other 75% is up to you. So that’s why so many people buy courses, books without implementing anything they have learnt buy more.

So what can you do?

  1.        Get into a course this month. Read what is required and prepare before you start.
  2.        Once you are there write lots of notes and have a column on the right hand side with the actions that you can implement immediately.
  3.        Turn off the TV and computer and write down all the great stuff you have learnt.
  4.        Review your notes and write down all the action steps to take immediately.  Don’t over think it as Nike says “Just Do It”
  5.        Measure the results you achieved from taking this action.

Happy learning!

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The 5 Secrets to Success…

by CTT on September 27, 2011

Build your business 5 steps at a time…

I was reading a book summary from new book” The bare foot Executive” by Carries Wilkerson. The one point that really stood out for me was so easy to do, so why don’t business owners do it?

Do five things per day for your business. Jack Cranfield calls it the “Five a day Rule” and John C Maxwell calls it the “Law of five.” Whether it is to right five follow up notes, make five phone calls, write five articles, brainstorm five ideas, speak to five employees and thank them for their contribution, five power point slides, create five new contacts, create five new product  idea’s or even read five pages of a book on development it’s about doing five of something!!!

For me it must be to action five something’s that will help grow my business.  If you consistently discipline yourself and five is just such an easy number. It feels achievable as this becomes easy then the number increases.

So  I tried this!!!

Well I’ve been going for a few weeks now and seeing the fruits of my labour. My sales have increased and my business is growing. I am now increasing my five to six, it now just is part of my daily habit each day in the morning I decide what will be the five (now six) things I will do today that will increase my business success.

I am excited about these results hope you are too…

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Get a Laptop!

September 18, 2011

Here’s the deal: we think it’s really important that people finish what they start. This is especially true when it comes to finishing courses that affect their careers. We thought really hard about what we could do to reward people for finishing a Certificate with us and we came up with this rewards scheme*: Complete a [...]

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Tomorrow is Just Your Future, Yesterday

August 26, 2011

There’s a guy called Craig Ferguson in the United States who has his own late night talk show. You may have seen him because his show is on TV here too. He’s a very funny guy and I think Craig’s show is fantastic. On top of his stand up comedy, ridiculously funny puppet monolgues and cheeky [...]

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Reach Your Goals and WIN tickets to the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final!

August 20, 2011

Skills Victoria is running a Facebook competition to find out what job you’d love to have and why. If you’re 13 or over, go to their facebook page and tell them in words or video what job you’d love to have and be in the running to win a pair of 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final [...]

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What Can I Do with a Business Certificate III?

July 21, 2011

I recently asked one of our students “What is the one burning question you have about your career?” This young lady piped up with “What job can I get with a Certificate III in Business?” Immediately, I thought ‘what a great question!’  The thing about business courses is that they can be quite generic, however [...]

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Time Management for Study Success

July 3, 2011

You can go to any bookstore and find a tonne of books on time management. Similarly, you’ll find heaps of advice on the net. Why is there so much advice and tips out there on how to manage our time? The answer, I believe, is rooted in two issues we face on a daily basis: [...]

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Basic Food Handling: Retail Training

June 18, 2011

Good hygiene in food retail is not only about safety – it’s about good customer service. Therefore, as part of our courses in retail we ensure our students learn the fundamental rules of handling food safely. Here’s a just a taste of what you’ll learn in any of our retail courses: Here are a few [...]

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Aged Care Courses: The Importance of a Simulated Environment

June 15, 2011

Alot of theory and not enough practice… Courses with this flaw wind up churning out graduates who don’t know what it’s really like to work in the ‘real world’. That’s why it’s so important to choose an aged care course that can offer you the opportunity to work in environments that are the same, or [...]

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Coffee-making is fun…and a handy skill too!

June 1, 2011

We recently ordered a brand new coffee machine for our training facility (it looks something like the picture, but we couldn’t find the exact model). We are really excited because we will be using this machine to train our retail students in coffee making. If you’re like me, you love to have your coffee every [...]

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