Welcome to your June newsletter from Mindworks

Mindworks, seeing things from a different perspective...

Is this book looking towards you... or away from you?

MEET US AT THE CHIFLEY AT LENNONS 21 JULY 2006 FOR AN ENTERTAINING MORNING INTRODUCING YOU TO LAURIE KELLY & THE MINDWORKS MAGIC -  BOOK NOW!

STOP PRESS:       2.    PATCH ADAMS IS COMING TO BRISBANE!!       

Mindworks is excited to promote Patch Adam's visit to Brisbane on the 17th October.

Patch is the inspiration behind the character played by Robin Williamns so famously in the Movie "Patch Adams".  He is referred to as the Worlds "most loved Doctor". A phenomenal and inspirational guy - he will be coming here for one night only to discuss how to discover the incredible thrill of choosing to live everyday with joy.  He will appeal to those interested in emotional intelligence and positive psychology. 

Tickets are $125 and purchased through:

The Empowerment Institute at www.empowermentinstitute.com.au

or Susan on (07) 3268 1036

  OR  Be Mindwork's guest with Patch!!

We have purchased twenty tickets for our participants in the next "Creating the Thinking Environment" workshop on the 10th August. Enrol in this course and you get a $125 Patch Adams Ticket to be our guest and join us at his Brisbane talk.

If you are already booked into the "Creating the Thinking Environment" August Programme, give Lindel a call and negotiate (she likes chocolate!).  First in, first served - so don't leave your booking too late!

STOP PRESS:     3.      COMING EVENTS

• SHOW CASE - 21 JULY 2006
• CREATING THE THINKING ENVIRONMENT - 10 AUGUST 2006
• FLEXING THE MENTAL MUSCLE  PUBLIC COURSE  - 21 AUGUST 2006
• MAXIMIZING THE TRAINING IMPACT - 8 SEPTEMBER 2006.
• MINDWORKS IN-HOUSE and TEAM PROGRAMS - anytime - just call!

THE MINDWORKS MUSINGS

Greetings Everyone,

That song "I've been everywhere, man" has been running through my head all morning whilst preparing this newsletter.

Laurie has been hard at work in Brisbane and flying all over the place in the past six weeks, spreading the Mindworks Magic far and wide, with trips to Mt Isa, Cairns, Melbourne, Port Fairy, Perth and currently Auckland, Rotorua & Hamilton in New Zealand.    Showcases, conference speaking, public workshops and word of mouth continue to open up avenues for people to realise the benefits of what Mindworks has to offer, and Laurie's frequent flyer points are testimony to the success of his presentations.

Lindel in "thinking mode"

He's presently freezing various body parts in New Zealand, and instead of an editorial this time around, I'd like to share some comments with you from one of our happy clients in New Zealand. In fact, we've had so much feedback over the last few weeks, this entire newsletter is full of enthused comments from satisfied customers.  I think they amply demonstrate our ability to enhance the productivity of organisations in all manner of fields.

"Hi Lindel , Thank you for the lovely email.  The man himself is an absolute delight; just the sort of presenter we like to have here at School Support Services – a presenter who is easy going and is an absolute pleasure to talk to.  Have just come back into the office from talking to him and his only concern was – who won the soccer!  The feedback from our NZ teachers is that they really want to get him back in NZ next year.   Everyone I spoke to was just buzzing and was really enjoying the course.  The RTLBs (an association) would like to bring him in (but through School Support Services) so I will talk directly with them and perhaps tag on a few more days for presentations in 2007 (hopefully in warmer weather – it is soooooo cold here and not sure if Laurie has brought enough winter woollies to keep him warm!!!!)  Anyhow I will contact you in the next couple of weeks to see if we can secure some bookings. I did mention to Laurie that it has been an absolute pleasure working with you and how professional you and Mindworks have been during the last few months.  It has been great and thank you for all your hard work.  It has made this tour a success.  Enjoy the holidays and I will be in touch.

Nikki Pound,  Regional Course Coordinator, University of Waikato, School Support Services, Hamilton

Our thanks to Nikki for her kind words - maybe Laurie will need an assistant on his next trip across the Tasman (fingers crossed!)

What we teach you is real.  It’s proven.  It works.   

And people keep coming back for more…

Lindel Smedley - Office Manager

VISIT THE MINDWORKS HOMEPAGE

P.S.  Are you interested in what Mindworks can offer your company, but would like to "try before you buy?"  Our next Showcase/Morning Tea is scheduled for 21 July 2006 - come along as our guest, experience Laurie's delivery first hand and get a sample of the Mindworks Magic!  We guarantee you will be amazed!  

VIEW OUR SHOWCASES  

P.P.S. Do you know that we only use 5% of our brain capacity?  What if we could tap into even a small amout of that other 95%? We can show you ways of doing just that!

QUINTESSENTIAL QUOTES

"Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created."

Jacob Bronowski

(We can teach you ways to tap into your natural creativity - you have far more of it than you know.)

FLEXING YOUR MENTAL MUSCLE - Public Workshop

Our "Flexing the Mental Muscle" seminar will open your mind to a whole range of new possibilities and teach you life skills that you can use in any forum - at work, rest or play!

This is a course which we hold regularly in the corporate environment for our clients and we continually get comments like, “ I wish my partner or kids could get this information”.

SO we are now offering it to anyone who would like to come along and increase their knowledge about the old grey matter - and how to apply that knowledge to improve their lives.  This is the first public workshop for this seminar that we have held in over 2 years - so take advantage of it while you can!

If your team has done this In-House programme with Laurie in the past and you have new team members on board, why not send them along?

Here is an indication of how well received our "Flexing the Mental Muscle" seminar is:-

FMM June, 2006 – Dear Lindel, Please pass on our thanks and appreciation to Laurie for another excellent workshop on Saturday.  I have had positive feedback from every staff member that attended and have even witnessed exercises being performed in the tea room this lunch time. Once again thanks to you all for your assistance in arranging this presentation. Regards Jayne Carrington, Team Leader, Customer Service, Caloundra Council

Join us on the 21st August 2006 for a fun day!  Book NOW!!

(All our courses are $350 per participant which includes welcome tea/coffee, morning & afternoon teas, lunch and take-home workbook covering the days programme.  Discounts available for group bookings.)

LOOKING FOR A CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER? 

Then look no further - Laurie has been a much loved Conference speaker for years and is perfect to either:

•  Open your Conference and Open your delegates minds at the same time to accept

    what is to come

•   Deliver a Key Note address
•   Provide interactive Workshops to really get your participants thinking
•   Be the "After Lunch Energizer" - Laurie will get your delegates focused and back into

    the swing of things immediately following the refreshment break

We are now booking 2007 conferences - if you're planning your next Conference and you want the best speaker - get in early and book Laurie Kelly.

VIEW CONFERENCE INFORMATION

TRAIN THE TRAINER

Our next public "Maximise Your Training Impact" seminar is scheduled for        Laurie Kelly, Mindworks

the 8th September 2006.

Our June workshop was a huge success, filled with trainers and teachers from all walks of life - I'll let some of their comments do the talking for me:

• I found the training to be excellent and am already thinking of techniques to take back to the workplace – Aimee Dowling, Redland Shire Council
• The best practical presentation workshop I have been to. – Tanya Hicks, Qld Rail
• Lots of fun – thank you.  – Michele Barry, LifeTec
• An excellent eye opener to assessing how I should be presenting information in my work environment – well done Laurie.                                                                                                                    
• I like that I can use these techniques immediately without changing the meaning or the content of my training – Amanda Scott, Dpt. Of Housing
• Outstanding day. Extremely valuable to improve my service to the company’s clients. – Shane Fogarty, Line Management Inst. Of Training
• I found Laurie outstanding as a presenter.  Fantastic people skills and has a wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much Laurie! – Karen Ransley, Caloundra City Council
• Excellent Life Skills! – Janine Whitten, Samford Valley Steiner School
• Good workshop – professionally run and interesting.
• The course is very interesting and fun and anyone who trains will benefit from attending. – Jill Brown, Caboolture Shire Council
• That was the most beneficial course I have attended in my training career. – Kim Moore, Caboolture Shire Council.
• Well modelled by presenter – authentic. Gained many ideas to help with presentations. – John Percy, St Edmund’s College
• It was great to learn some subtle techniques for keeping the energy high and momentum in a training session.  -  Michael Tait, Redland Shire Council

If you've already experienced this seminar with Laurie, we would love you to pass on your recommendation and comments to your colleagues - as I've said before, 95% of our business is via word of mouth promotion & recommendation!  

And if you can't make the 8th September, we have one more "Maximise Your Training Impact" workshop scheduled for 2006 on the 17th November.  We'd love to see you there - Book now!

RETENTION TIPS

Studying?? - Remember: The brain can only take in so much intense information for so long.  Getting up at the crack of dawn to study and then hitting the books again after school/uni/training late into the night can be quite a waste of effort.  The brain absorbs so much and then rejects the rest.

 After a full day of concentrating, we must realise that we can't take in much more and will benefit far more from relaxation, play and fun. The conscious brain will work for a certain amount of time and then go "whoa, time out!" and go off and have a drink and a dip in the pool, leaving the unconscious brain to kick in and work on the information gleaned during the day, sort it out and file it away properly in the mean time. This is why, quite often, you simply cannot get the answer to a puzzle, you give up, go to bed, sleep on it and then wake up with the answer the next day, all courtesy of your subconscious brain.  You have to let the conscious brain have some fun, or it will simply overload and then you will actually go backwards, and no amount of study you do will have any effect.  
 
Relaxation and fun are integral to good study.  Taking a break is the best thing you can do - go off and have a giggle with the girlfriends or a game of footy with your mates and come back to it later.  It'll be far easier to pick up having given the subconscious time to file away the last lot of information.

At Mindworks, we teach you ways to study better, more effectively and much faster, utilizing pre-knowledge and time management and other skills to enable a far more successful study routine.

FEEDBACK

Comments

Thank you for your feedback. Below are comments received in May & June from some happy Mindworks participants:

• Fantastic - can't wait for the next session!
• I found the session wonderful in reviewing info I had learned with you a few years ago.  Thank you!
• Brilliant - pleasantly surprised at the progress I made myself in such a short time.

• The whole training was excellent.  Could relate to everything and has helped with a lot that's going on in my life.
• Excellent people skills exhibited by Laurie
• A great energy Laurie, you had fun and so did we.
• The day was great - I had plenty of "aha" moments
• Fantastic workshop - recommend for everyone
• It was so refreshing to have a different outlook on my work and how to deal with it…as well as real life.
• Best training I've had, EVER!
• A totally new experience for me, hope we can have a follow up.
• It was an awesome day that I would gladly go to another day
• The whole course was of benefit and I gained from a lot of areas.  Having attended many courses I can be a bit cynical of them.  This course was thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening.
• Laurie was very inspirational "makes me see light at the end of the tunnel"
• For a one day course I found you had just the right amount of info.  I really enjoyed the course and am leaving with a new lease on my body and soul.
• It was fun mixed with knowledge - perfect balance.

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Results

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