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END OF DST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS!!!!  Great to see the end of Daylight Saving Time from the 6th of April. This means our April 16th Breakfast will be at “normal time”-whatever that is. I am sick of watching TV late when my Qld clock shows 11pm when I know my real time is 12 mid night!We all know the cost to our businesses on both sides of the border.

NEWS RE THE NEXT BUSINESS BREAKFAST SPEAKER – see link at right***Our April 16th Speaker- Shane Ellis is a very interesting character and powerful speaker. After considerable success in the legal field he realised money is not everything. After some self-confessed wasted time he decided the path to real happiness and success was the pursuit of a balanced life style. He then started a course of education in a variety of self improvement courses. He then wrote the book “Seven Simple Secrets to Success’- which has been much acclaimed. You are promised a “warts and all” presentation incorporating Shane’s wide worldly experience and his acquired skills of human excellence and success.

CHARITY CORPORATE DINNER SATURDAY 26TH April- Grandview Room- Club Banora from 6pmOur valued friend and Rotarian SHEILA HUMBERSTONE from Surekil Pest Control has asked all our Sponsors and Supporters to support and attend a very special Dinner- Guest Speaker night at Club Banora featuring Olympic Gold Medallist STEVEN BRADBURY- Winner Winter Olympics 2002 “Last Man Standing.” Night includes superb 3 course dinner, auctions, raffles and prizes. ALL proceeds from the night will be donated to “Children’s Cancer Research” Cost is $75 PP. Bookings to 0412 007 206 or 55 08 2065. This sounds like a great night and a very worthy charity that will benefit from your attendance.

QUALITY SPEAKERS BOOKED FOR NEXT FEW MONTHS.
April 16th Shane Ellis- Motivational Speaker and Author “Seven Simple Steps to Success”
May 21st Paul McCarthy-{from Melbourne}- Business Consultant, Author and Business Advisor ” Selling to a different BEAT”
JUNE 18th Peter Buckley Speaker/Voice Over Artist ” FOCUS UNDER FIRE-DECISION MAKING UNDER PRESSURE”
JULY TBA

AUGUST 20TH- BUSINESS EXCELLENCE 15TH BIRTHDAY- VERY SPECIAL PRESENTER DETAILS TBA
Cheers
John Hurd 0418 269 136

Top Speaker, Karen Schmidt, at Tweed Heads Business Breakfast

AWARD WINNING SPEAKER KAREN SCHMIDT TO SPEAK AT TWEED BOWLS CLUB.
Top speaker Karen Schmidt is to present at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club March 19th at 7am DST.
Karen has won many awards and is one of the very best female presenters in Australia today.
Her topic “How to feel F.R.E.S.H. at work every day!” will give your business a clear vision for the future. You will learn resilience and how to bounce back from adversity. You will also learn to renew your enthusiasm and increase your attitude for work.
This breakfast is a must as Karen’s very busy schedule does not allow her to present in our Tweed- Gold Coast area for some time if you miss this breakfast.
SPECIAL NOTE: All breakfasts must be booked by Monday 17th at 12 noon.

Last breakfast, the 20th February saw several vacant seats with “NO SHOWS”. These seats have to be paid for!! Please note if you book-you must PAY and you will receive an invoice accordingly. We have kept our prices to $25.00 for a fantastic meal – fruit salad, cereal, coffee, tea plus the hot meal bacon, eggs etc- We cannot keep this price if you book and fail to show!!
BOOKINGS: EMAIL john@businessexcellence.net.au
Phone bookings :0418 269 136

Next speaker – Brendon Sinclair – Web-marketing Guru

Our next speaker and actionman, Brendon Sinclair is a great breakfast speaker, and always give a good performance. He might have talked himself into trouble this time, though. He’s going to be looking at the back wheel of his 15 year-old son for 4,500km while they raise money for a worthy cause while bike-riding across Australia. Perth to Surfers. Phew. Click on the image at left to be taken to his fundraising website, and see a professional at work.

He is a great family man too, and always gives 110% for them. Good luck on the ride, Brendon, and don’t lag too far behind. His breakfast topic will be web-marketing (though I am sure the ride will get a mention). You can hear him Wednesday 20th at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club. Get the details on the next breakfast here. Please BOOK EARLY.

Marketing Guru Brendon Sinclair to speak for Business Excellence February 20th

A great opportunity to see and hear from one of the most innovative marketers in the business BRENDON SINCLAIR is available to the breakfast attendees at Tweed Heads Bowls club on Wednesday 20th February at 7am DST.

For full details email me for the “flyer” at john@businessexcellence.net.au.

Garry Macdonald is organising an Investment day- please also email me for full details and the links to this very special opportunity to learn about purchasing “investment property”

Thanks to all who attended the JENNIFER JEFFRIES business breakfast- we all learnt great health tips. You can always “learn” great ideas from attending the John Hurd- Business Excellence breakfasts held every month.

More news later

John Hurd

Happy New year from Business Excellence

Happy New Year to all.

FIRST BUSINESS BREAKFAST FOR 2008**

Jennifer Jeffries the Internationally famous Health Guru will be our first speaker of 2008 at Tweed Heads Bowls Club on Wednesday 16th January at 7am.For a top speaker and health information don’t miss this powerful breakfast.

Jennifer tours the world and also writes for well known Health Brand “Blackmores.”

Check out her website, and read all her information.

We are very fortunate to have Jennifer’s attendance as she is in high demand overseas. Her trips show travel through Asia, Usa and many countries. Our health is paramount to running a successful business and we usually have Jennifer start our year with her fabulous “Health Tips.”

NEW WEBSITE ON DRAWING BOARD

Bob from Pride Casual Furniture is setting up our brand new website which highlights all our valuable Sponsors-Preferred traders.

More information on the new website will be published in the next two weeks offering even more opportunities for Sponsorship in 2008.

Enquire now if you are not a sponsor-great way to “Promote your Business”

Hope to see a full house for January 16th Breakfast.

More news next week.

cheers

John Hurd

SEASONS GREETINGS

AYERS ROCK- ULURU
(click to enlarge) Dec. 2007

Photo taken last week at the incredible monolith ULURU or AYERS ROCK. The temperture was 47 on the 6th December and 49 or close to 125 c. in the old scale. If you have not visited this magnificent attraction in Central Australia NT then seriously consider doing so but suggest winter a much better time.

Just to walk around the base is a thrill. It is about 9 kilometres around the base.

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE EVENTS.

We are in recess until January 16th 2008 when once again we are privileged to have Health Guru- JENNIFER JEFFRIES.

There should be details on Jennifer in an earlier entry- please scroll through. Jennifer travels internationally and is in high demand for her expertise in naturopathy and aromatherapy.

Do not miss this essential Business Breakfast as her ideas re health will set the scene for a healthier YOU to be dynamic in 2008 !!

SEASONS GREETINGS.

We wish all our valuable Sponsors, Supporters and Speakers a very happy and safe Christmas and a prosperous New Year and hope to see everyone at the January business breakfast on Wednesday 16th January.

All the very best

From

John and Joan Hurd

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

“Promoting YOUR Business”

Innovative Thinking – Improve your Business Creativity and Productivity with Maggie Dent – Guest presenter November 21st

Maggie will be our guest presenter at the Business Excellence Breakfast on November 21^st at 7am Daylight Saving Time which means 6am if you reside in Queensland.

Early bookings appreciated to john@businessexcellence.net.au

Brief biography for Maggie Dent

Maggie Dent is an author, a parenting and resilience specialist and inspirational presenter. She has a wide background of experience including ABC radio, palliative care, education that she brings to her work. She is currently running seminars nationally and internationally that increase awareness in the importance of building personal and professional resilience.

Maggie is a gifted, passionate communicator who inspires people of all ages and backgrounds. to take a positive step forward in their lives in order to maximise human potential. She is the author of several books, and more info can be obtained form her website at www.maggiedent.com

Maggie has that unique ability to see outside the square and to tap into creative insights that accelerate learning and business direction. She will guide you through her perception of current global trends that will give you fresh eyes to view your business and any new project or challenge sitting on your plate right now!

Daylight Savings

Daylight savings commences Sunday 28th October. Please make sure you register your opinion of Daylight Savings on our brief poll on the sidebar to the right.(completed – Ed)

Ric Willmot, contributing author

Ric Willmot was our speaker at our most recent breakfast; he is our guest writer for the Business Excellence Blog.

The Human Condition: Communicating or just making noise?

My wife and I recently shared dinner with two wonderful friends at a newly found restaurant. Four hours of great friends, elegant food, fine wine and stimulating conversation. As we bid our friends farewell, my wife declared that she can always tell when I am interested in people, because I “listen to them.” Apparently, I am less than discreet in my dismissiveness for those who cannot retain my intellectual attention.

What made this evening even more interesting for my wife was the dynamic of the relationship I share with Paul. We have a large range of topical issues about which we are diametrically opposed: politics, unionism, music, amongst others. And yet we conversed, debated and shared viewpoints that never led us to argue.

I always learn something by conversing with Paul. Either from him, because of him, or in justifying my position to him. If you want to increase your intellectual firepower; mix and associate with people who think differently to you, who are smarter than you, and who will challenge your beliefs and opinions. State your case, be controversial in your discussions, and then stand your ground, defending your position, with insightful remarks, not all-encompassing generalisations or favourite paradigms.

Apply reason, not ego. If someone says something to which you are opposed, don’t immediately argue. Instead ask: “Why do you feel that way?” In understanding motive, you will have an advantage in rebutting the position. Never try to change the symptom, change the cause.

In the Sydney Qantas Club recently, a woman strikes up a conversation with those seated near her. In a stentorian voice, she manages to work into the conversation that her husband is a barrister; she is an executive with a telecommunications firm; her last vacation was in Geneva and her next is in Spain; her son is gifted and turned down attending a “Mensa school” in London; and assorted other titbits that established her in the Pantheon of Perfection.

Her behaviour also established her in the Pantheon of Pretension.

Some people speak to converse. But a few speak to be heard. She was of the latter species, her voice ringing through the club lounge, including when her phone rang and she conducted a bizarre conversation with her son, “angel dear.” (By the way, I’m a member of Mensa – in disrepute, as you may suspect – and there is no such thing as a “Mensa school” in London or any place else. If there were, you would recognise it by the fact that the doors opened backwards.)

“Ego broadcasting,” is the phenomenon of talking to advertise how good you are rather than truly attempting to engage in conversation and, is conducted by people who are vastly insecure. They aren’t content in their own good fortune and circumstances unless you know how content they are. They are not successful in business unless you know how successful they are. They don’t sing well unless you hear them sing.

In other words, they are basically incomplete without an appreciative audience. And they assume, indeed, the audience will be appreciative. How could it not be in the face of such perfection, talent, and accomplishment?

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ON LINE POLL S.E.QLD.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BORDER PROBLEMS.

Soon Northern NSW- Tweed Heads and South East Queensland – Southern Gold Coast will face the complex problems of DST.

We cannot sit back and allow Queensland to cause enormous problems to businesses on both sides of the border in particular but also to the rest of Australia eg the Airlines.

We have organised an on line e-poll which can be reached on the right side of this blog- just scroll down until you see ” Would you like SE Queensland to have DST etc.

The e-poll will only take less than a minute and is completely confidential. The results will be forwarded to the Qld. Premier, Members of Parliament on both sides of the border and local media. (completed – Ed)

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND ENCOURAGE YOUR BUSINESS CONTACTS TO DO THE SAME!!

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Reminder re : “Money Matters Course” at South Tweed Bowls Club-commencing 18th October.

A substantial discount is available to Business Excellence Sponsors and Supporters by contacting John at john@businessexcellence.net.au . This investment course is excellent and I recommend it most highly having recently completed the course with Garry & Kieran- two top advisors.

For more info please email me at my address above.

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REMINDER***

See you at the Ric Wilmot Business Excellence breakfast- Tweed Heads Bowls Club Wednesday 17th October.

More news on the on line e-poll next newsletter.

Have a great week and enjoy the beautiful weather.

John Hurd

International Business Management expert to visit Tweed

Pictured RIC WILMOT- Professional Conference Speaker and Management Consultant to Australian and overseas leading companies.

Ric starting his working life studying Economics but finished as an Accountant. He has played/coached Rugby for over 30 years but still found time to study and qualify in Financial Planning, Organisational Development, NLP and Myer Briggs.

His unique but confronting style of purposely “provoking” his audience has seen his popularity rise in USA, Dubai, London, New Zealand and all states of Australia.

Ric believes that any and every person can succeed by thinking differently and using wisdom.

A visit to his web site will give further reason for your attendance at Tweed Heads Bowls Club on Wednesday 17th October 2007. His web address is http://www.executivewisdom.com/

This breakfast will be a sell out so early bookings are a must to- john@businessexcellence.net.au

For a very reasonable $25-00 you will hear from Ric Wilmot- brilliant ideas to improve your business- not wthstanding most companies pay many thousands for the privilege!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO TWEED BOWLS CLUB ON MULTI- MILLIONS RE-VAMP.

Tweed Bowls has just undergone a fabulous new fit out giving members and visitors a great experience. They have a magnificent new multi-purpose conference room seating about 250 with all the latest electronic equipment that is available for hire.

Famous for their food the new bistro and other restaurants offer superb cuisine at a very affordable price!! Being now SMOKE FREE there is now no excuse not to drop in after work for a “cold one”.

GOLD SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES.

Due to staff moves and various business changes there are now vacancies in the following categories:

Hairdresser
Graphic designer
Health and Skin care
Insurance Agent
Photographer
Bank
Restaurant/coffee shop
Sign Writers
Trades eg. Electricians, Plumbers etc

Business Excellence offers tremendous opportunities for very reasonable cost and fees are fully tax- deductible. Contact John today for a confidential discussion on the many benefits of joining the longest running business breakfast/marketing and promotional organisation in Tweed/Gold Coast- (est. 1993)

Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog and read the information.

John Hurd

0418 269 136 john@businessexcellence.net.au