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Six ways to grow your brand using voice technology

Voice isn’t the future, it’s now. In this crazy, beautiful, daunting age of acceleration, we’re ensconced in the most intimate, transformational relationship with technology to date. Gone is the keyboard, the mouse, the screen, the (so far) necessary extension of our human selves and here now is the most natural and intuitive form of interaction — the voice. As Natural Language Processing…
Bianca Best
October 25, 2018
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Follow Your Heart

Today is boom time for ‘consciousness’, for ‘awakening’. We’re in an effervescent era of mindfulness exploration as we all grapple to breathe, be present and step out of the whirlwinds of our tumultuous, tech filled, stimulus assaulted lives. We’re all seeking utopian states of peace, joy and fulfilment, be they ephemeral or eternal. Much of the advice out there, amidst…
Bianca Best
June 18, 2018
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How to Deal With Angry Leaders at Work

Today I had to soothe a frightened, disempowered woman I mentor externally into a calm and productive state again. A capable, hard-working, conscientious woman crumpled into a shaking, teary wisp of herself. The cause of her upset? An accusatory, angry chastisement from her boss. She had done no wrong.  In fact it was he who had errored!  But in his…
Bianca Best
January 31, 2018
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As A Man Thinketh | James Allen

This is a beautiful, timeless, short and sweet bible of sorts.  Written in 1903, the teachings are as valid and profound today as they were ground breaking when first popularised. Allen is the pioneer of popularist personal development literature. There are some gems to take heed of like... Circumstance does not make the man. It reveals him to himself.’  Oh…
Bianca Best
January 29, 2018
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Awaken The Giant Within | Tony Robbins

A timeless classic. One of Tony Robbins’ earliest manuscripts I believe this to be the foundation of modern self help teachings. It’s based on NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming, and builds on this with Tony’s own freshly termed form of curative therapy Neuro Associative Conditioning. NAC is based on some simple steps. Decide what you really want and what’s preventing you…
Bianca Best
January 29, 2018
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The Magic of Corporate Intimacy

I have been blessed and privileged to have been schooled by The Coaches Training Institute over the past three days. Intense experiential coaching training to bring to my corporate world, a new string to my leadership bow, a new vigour to drive high performance in the agency. Life coaching, career coaching, ‘best self’ coaching. Conversations that lead individuals to take…
Bianca Best
January 18, 2018
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Work Smarter Not Harder

So, January’s drawing to a close.  Month 1 of the year under our belts.  How are your new year’s resolutions going?  Have you stuck to your zealous diet and fitness pledges, body a temple and all that? I am pleased to report that my new year mantra of ‘work smarter not harder’ has proved to be maintainable.  I’m feeling in…
Bianca Best
January 15, 2018
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Life Balance is a Fundamental, Human Right. Let’s make it easier to find.

“For my daughter.” “For my young female future leaders.” “For my husband.” “For society’s tomorrow.” The room resounded with different personal reasons as we debated, why? Why were we setting up a gender equality network? Why did this advertising conglomerate need to embrace this year’s hot topic? Why were we each personally invested in launching this initiative, ONE, our employee network…
Bianca Best
January 15, 2018
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The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

A total must.  Read this an understand how your mind is working and how better to manage your emotions and thoughts. It's an illuminating how to guide for quelling negative and destructive thoughts and learning to deal with the challenging fact that sometimes life just isn't fair.  I consider The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success,…
Bianca Best
January 9, 2018