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Insights from “Who moved my cheese?” by Dr. Spencer Johnson  An amazing way to deal with change in your work and in your life The word ‘change’ and its implications is debilitating to many. People are often afraid of change. The sayings “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” or “A leopard can’t change its spots” are just excuses for not adapting or embracing change. There are also positive sayings for example “a change is like a holiday”.  Think about your current situation, your family, your circle of friends or the colleagues in your team. You all have different goals and motivations for why you do certain things. For some it might be ambition, money, family, material things, enjoying good health or developing a spiritual sense of wellbeing…  Everyone’s motivation is different and this affects how we deal with change. If we can read people well and understand their motivations, we can use our insight to manage how we position change and speak to different individuals

Are you tired of take-out and convenience food? Worried about your waistline? Craving wholesome, balanced meals? Intolerant of gluten (not necessarily because of an allergy but because it is the current diet fad and everyone and their mother is banting, right?) Or just have very little time and no desire to cook. Maybe you can’t cook and don’t have any motivation to learn. Well, if you’ve answered yes or are nodding ferociously in agreement then I’ve discovered the best, most convenient solution… I can’t cook. When I peel an onion besides the usual tear or two (which is normal) I bawl because I detest the exercise! Why do I hate cooking? Well it’s the creative, flexibility that I don’t like. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very creative and flexible but I also have an A-type personality. I’m a self-taught baker and can follow complex recipes to the ounce and pound and love the certainty that the result will resemble the picture. With cooking it is different – you need to have that elusive ‘f

A review of Grey the latest book by EL James, author of the 50 Shades trilogy Grey released on 18 June (Christian Grey’s birthday) the latest installment from EL James, author of the 50 Shades Trilogy, is already topping the best seller charts but be warned that you’ll probably suffer from buyer’s remorse because it will leave you hanging. James claims that the fans begged for this book. Of course based on the sheer global numbers of people who bought the trilogy (around 125 million) and the additional people who contributed to the US$288 million in tickets sales for the movie, it is forgone conclusion that Grey would be a chart topper and an opportunity that James could not pass up even though her efforts disappoint. In Grey, Christian Grey comes across as a husk of a man, hollow on the inside. He has the same internal dialogue that Ana had in the previous books, clearly James’ writing style and although the book is marketed as the story from Christian Grey’s perspective, it