http://www.markberger.co.za Unlocking Human Potential - Achieving Sustainable Change. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:03:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, we remember the release from prison 20 years ago of Madiba, our beloved statesman, inspirational leader and all round good oke. Some remember with joy, others with anger. (Some don’t remember at all.) I recall around the time of his release having many lively arguments with my soon to ... http://www.markberger.co.za/is-the-nation-in-a-state 150 Delegates fill the room, waiting in anticipation for the day’s motivational program to begin. I stand at the back of the crowd, all miked up and ready to strut my stuff. Before introducing me, the MC announces a special guest singer from the Cape Flats and invites the audience ... http://www.markberger.co.za/seasons-gratitudes-to-all Howzit I don’t know about you but it has become patently obvious to me that I am addicted to my inbox. I reckon that I click on send/receive at least 30 times per day. It is a powerful and absorbing thing, this internet and its related technologies. I was planning to ... http://www.markberger.co.za/internet-addiction Exceptional Times call for Exceptional Ideas. In many industries right now, making sales is very tough, in some cases almost impossible. Salespeople are frustrated and demotivated, sandwiched between the pressure of meeting targets and their customers’ reluctance to buy. Traditional sales techniques are not getting the required results. We need to explore ... http://www.markberger.co.za/struggling-to-meet-sales-targets Eish It’s not easy being an optimist in these challenging times.  The forces of sadness and negativity are finding more and more evidence to justify their unhappy existence. The psychic vampires are conspiring to drain my positive energy. Also, I am beginning to think we South Africans suffer from a form of ... http://www.markberger.co.za/south-africa-%e2%80%93-seeing-is-believing-or-believing-is-seeing This awesome picture of Africa was taken by astronaut Sunita Williams. Besides the breathtaking beauty of the picture, it provides visible evidence as to why SA is the strongest economy in Africa. Look north towards countries like Egypt and Nigeria, with populations much larger than ours, and note how relatively little light is generated ... http://www.markberger.co.za/awesome-photo-africa-from-outer-space O JZ dear JZ Our new leader you are From humble beginnings You’ve really come far. And now is your time To shine and be strong And make a real difference And prove them all wrong. We hope you will show us The man that you are With the mind of a politician And the voice of a rock star. The ladies ... http://www.markberger.co.za/mark-bergers-poem-for-jacob-zuma Howzit Eish my Boet - the New Year has barely begun and already the prophets of doom are spreading the negativity lekker dik, like Bovril on a braaibrood. They klap us with deeply disturbing chirps like the global economic meltdown, soaring unemployment, vehicle repossessions, declining property values, stock market collapses, recession, ... http://www.markberger.co.za/this-is-why-2009-is-going-be-kwaai Howzit   Wow! I am absolutely astounded by the sheer volume of responses to my “gatvol” email two weeks ago. Now I know what they mean when they say “word gets around” I’m blown away boet! Gobsmacked, to say the least!   A big thanks to all of you who took the time ... http://www.markberger.co.za/some-more-real-good-news-about-sa Hi Mark My mum in SA forwarded me something you had written recently. The essence was - sod all the crap news I read, I'm going to create my own happiness! I felt compelled to write and say thank you. Thank you so much for writing that. I'm living in ... http://www.markberger.co.za/your-replies-to-my-gatvol-letter