New Eyes

This month, Trevor Waller, the Head of Raizcorp Learning, shares his thoughts with us.

On my daily drive home, I stop at a traffic light where I am greeted by ‘Snake’, one of my favourite people. Snake sells fruit and, every afternoon, rain or shine, Snake is at his corner with a broad smile on his face, eager to ply his trade and share some words of wisdom. Snake has, I think, one of the hardest jobs in the world. Yet, he does it with a smile. Some days, I glance at the drivers around me. 

Impatient, angry, frazzled and harassed, they wave Snake away as if he was a fly. And still he smiles, as he moves onto the next car. I am amazed by Snake’s resilience and his ability to maintain a positive perspective, no matter the weather (literally). Snake inspires me and I share his story with entrepreneurs because, while he may be a subsistence entrepreneur, I believe that, given the right input and resources, Snake has exactly the attitude that entrepreneurs need to succeed. He knows implicitly that his attitude determines how he sees the world.

I usually share Snake’s story in the fourth session of the “Who am I?” course. This session, called Paradigm Shift, is my favourite session because it throws the ball firmly into the court of each and every entrepreneur. Essentially, we ask the question: “Through what eyes are you viewing the world and is this perspective serving you?” The message of the session is that what you see, in the world depends not so much on what is “out there”, but on what you expect to see and know how to see. This is not to say that the trees and the traffic don’t exist. How we perceive and, therefore, how we respond to both the trees and the traffic is up to us.

It is a little-known fact that, every morning when we open our eyes and expose them to light, a chain reaction occurs in our body that basically results in all the cells of our eyes being regenerated. Imagine that – we have ‘new eyes’ every day! I am sure that scientists would argue with the precision of this but I happen to like the notion that, as I open my eyes, I have the choice to see the world anew every day. Yesterday may not have gone well but today really is a new day – so get out there with new eyes – maybe you’re not seeing what’s right in front of you or maybe you just need to re-look – with new eyes!

Meet the Guide:  Trevor Waller

Born and schooled in Johannesburg, Trevor left South Africa in the mid eighties to study education in Israel. Here, Trevor qualified with a BA in Literature and Education, as well as a Teachers’ Diploma, specializing in Open Experimental Education, Education is Trevor’s passion. He has taught across grades – from nursery school to adult education – in various countries of the world – giving him unique insights into schools and the education process. After ten years of teaching, Trevor left the world of schools to pursue educational writing on a full-time basis. 

Trevor’s dual career as teacher and writer has prepared him excellently for his role as Head of Learning at Raizcorp. Trevor brings to Raizcorp a firm belief that entrepreneurs deserve only the best and he endeavours, at all times, to ensure that the time that entrepreneurs take out of their businesses to spend in the classroom is always worth their while.  

Kramerville News

Allon was the guest speaker at our Viewpoint Sessions in both Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. Allon spoke on “Making money from nothing (Well, almost nothing…)”. This is an inspirational talk, showing people that we all have a “red paper clip” within us (check out the link: oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com).

On the same day as Viewpoint we also welcomed 14 new companies to Raizcorp – a record intake for Kramerville, marking the beginning of what promises to be an epic 2010 for Raizcorp. Welcome to all the new companies. Congratulations also to the companies who have graduated to Category E in the past six months - Moloi Plumbers, Stratdev, Siya Phambili Copy & Print, April Training and Consulting, Black Print Design Communication and Tabisa Training & Management Services. We wish you much growth and profitability!

The Kramerville Raizcorpuscle count has also grown this year. Welcome to: Diana Mohaswa, the new hospitality hostess, JD Nel (Strategy Guide), Adam Franklin (Finance Guide), and Yaz Alli, who joins the Learning Department, and Victor Leshiba who joins the Bookkeeping Department. Faith Mokoena has returned to Kramerville while Lorraine Mokoena has been promoted to receptionist at our Marshall Street Branch. Gavin Friedman and Riaad Isaacs, while not new, have also taken on guiding roles at Raizcorp as Sales Guide and Personal Guide respectively.

Marshall Street, Meyerton & Richards Bay

Marshall Street will shortly be launching a new Raizcorp product: P4 – the Pre Partner Preparatory Programme – aimed at potential partner companies, the 5-month programme primes companies, who are not quite ready for the Raizcorp Purple Process, to build their business and increase their turnover. For more information on this exciting offering, you can contact Riaad, the Marshall Street Prosperator Manager, at 011 838 8260.

Warren Deerans continues to build the Meyerton Prosperator where 3 new companies have joined this year. Well done Warren! We are in the process of building our own Prosperator building which should be up and running during 2010. The Bizgaze programme is also being run at Meyerton this year for entrepreneurs looking to consolidate a business idea into a firm business.

Finally, the Richards Bay Prosperator continues to grow apace. At present, the prosperator has 17 companies on its CED programme (Comprehensive Enterprise Development), and 16 on its Pre-Prosperator programme. That’s 33 companies in total – a massive feat! Well done to the team – John, Marius, Leon, Robyn, Makhosi and, of course, Nothile.  Nothile Mpisi joined Raizcorp at the end of 2009 as Strategy Guide. Welcome to the Raizcorp community, Nothile!

Evermed Healthcare 

opens in Melrose

Opening times are:  Mon - Fri 09h00 till 18h00

                             Sat 09h00 till 14h00

• General Medical Practitioner
• Dentist
• Brenda Campbell Lactation Specialist

Medical and dental services are charged at medical aid rates and you pay nothing up front since we do the submissions for you.

Cash patients will be charged medical aid rates less 10%


Our full service healthcare includes:

• Antenatal ultrasound scans
• Lactation and baby care consultations
• Blood tests
• Chronic illness management
• Dental scale and polishes
• Crown and bridge work
• Dentures

Brenda Campbell starts consulting on 1 April 2010.  

Due to anticipated demand bookings will be open from 1 February 2010.

We hold antenatal classes on Thursday evenings.

We accept all medical aids.

At Evermed we use only state-of-the-art equipment.

Please feel free to view our stylish new premises.

For bookings or enquiries please call now on

011 023 5405 / 6

Evermed is located in the old pharmacy building on Atholl Oaklands Drive

cnr. Atholl Oaklands & Sunnyside Road

10oneHUNDRED Projects & Services...is about changing people’s lives. We facilitate in the education of our clients to positively express themselves, after experiencing a process to aid them in self knowledge thus promoting a positive self expression in all spectrums of their lives.

Owned by Brenda Simphiwe Khambule a qualified Fashion Designer with 16 years extensive expertise in fashion, grooming and style and qualified Reiki practitioner.

Mission
 

Our mission is to identify 10oneHUNDRED ways to positive SELF DISCOVERY, EXPRESSION & LIFESTYLE, thus promoting a future of self truth in all interactions and life exchanges. We aim to enlighten, not only our self but everyone around us.

Specialties
 

10oneHUNDRED Projects and Services was born from the ever changing fashion beauty and lifestyle landscape and the need for individual styling, self discover and knowledge and lifestyle needs amongst upwardly mobile South Africans and the improvements and change within the fashion industry.

Our services have grown to include the following:

• Image & Style facilitative consultations, with both individuals and groups
• Fashion and beauty Corporate workshops and lectures
• Public speaking
• Media contribution in print and TV in empowerment
• Reiki treatments

EXPERIENCE

 
Fashion and Beauty 

• Personal Image and Style consultations
• Fashion Expertise analysis
• Fashion Journalism
• Group Image and style consultations
• Importing of career woman’s wear clothing from Europe
• Motivational public speaking
• Fashion merchandising in the form of taking local designers ex- South Africa to the rest of Africa, such as Rwanda and Zambia
• Editorial conceptualising, execution and post production.

Clients have included SUPER MART (advertising) and Vicious Delicious (television), Jet Magazine, Tequila Advertising Agency (Standard Bank), Jacaranda FM, Metro FM, Ireland Davenport Ad Agency (CTM), SA Airlink

PR, Brand Awareness and Management

• Introduction of new beauty and fashion brands to the market though below the line advertising.
• Managing the growth of a brand or product.
• Ensuring that the brand or product is readily seen through sponsorships. 

Advertising

• The role as an advertising agent on behalf of fashion and beauty client.
• Meet and communicate with prospective sales reps of different publications to book advert
• Look at other means of advertising using different avenues

Clients have included: Avlon Industries, Sleek Cosmetics, Sleek Hair Extensions, Rubicon Clothing

Reiki and Spiritual Healing

•  Reiki healing sessions (qualified in Usui and Karuna Reiki)

Price List 

Sidney’s Courier Services  

P O Box 1035 Houghton 2041
Tel: (011) 252-0700
Fax: (011) 447-1459
Cell: 073 140 7109
 

• We are a 100% black owned enterprise and have been in operation for more than 8 years.

• We are a local professional courier service – small, reliable and efficient.

• The customer comes first.

• We offer a good, reliable service to mainly professional practices such as Town Planners, Architects, Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Lawyers, Pharmaceutical companies, Laboratories, Hospitals etc.

• Sidney’s Couriers are proud of the service they offer at a competitive and reasonable rate.

• Saturday deliveries are possible – notification to be done on the Friday please.

• We also offer a flat rate service system where a customer would prefer to have a driver and transport full time at their premises.

Should you require further information – please contact me on my cell (number as above).
 

Give us a try – you’ll be pleasantly surprised!