Do You Want Some Cheese With That Whine?
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Volksrust Recorder - Column / Rubrieke 10 Recorder 03 July 2015 Change Your Story With Jacques de Villiers Do You Want Cheese With That Whine? oNTHOU Volksrust Seme Business Column Every now and then I manage to get away from my laptop and get out of my room. When this happens, I go to a coffee shop or restaurant so that I can just hang with people.Then I remember why I’ve chosen a semi-hermitic lifestyle because, in the main, all I hear is moaning, complaining and whining. On my best days I battle to keep my equilibrium without still having to contend with negativity.Yes, I get that a good whine every now and then to unburden oneself probably feels good as one vomits all the negativity out of oneself. I’ve been prone to a pity part or two in my time. But, I’m not sure it is very helpful, though. It’s also futile because we seldom have power to change the things we whine about: blackouts, a broken leadership, petrol price increases, the USA’s stance on gay marriages, the economy, al-Bashir, the Guptas, Mugabe, Pistorius and the neighbour’s dog. So, I understand that getting things off one’s chest is cathartic and probably necessary from time-to-time. But what I don’t get is when people who have so much have so little gratitude.I’ve noticed there’s a trend on FB (in my circles anyway) to ‘make of heaven a hell’. I have ‘friends’ that will find the dark cloud in every silver lining.You know the ones: They complain about the bed that was too hard in their 5- star hotel in Paris, the wine that wasn’t chilled enough in their business class flight to the Bahamas, the Internet connection is patchy in Perth, their flight was delayed in London, Sydney, Cancun or wherever, their lobster was laborious in Mauritius.I’m not sure what universe they come from? I think most of us would love the opportunity to be able to fly business class or first class, to go to exotic places, to meet amazing people and to eat ‘master chef’ quality food. I for one wouldn’t care if my Internet connection is patchy, the service is not entirely up to scratch and the food is not always up to par. I would be focusing on the gift that I have. So when we whine, let’s reflect on those folks that have less than us (no matter our circumstances) and then maybe, just maybe we will realise we already have more than is due to us and that an attitude of gratitude is probably a better choice than the one that some of us take. For further information: Jacques de Villiers [email protected] 082 906 3693 Productivity (noun): The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. synonyms: efficiency, production, productiveness, work rate, output, yield, capacity, productive capacity.It’s no use you wake up every morning, drag yourself out of bed, pitch up to work unmotivated, and spend the day twiddling your toes. Wasting your time is such an unhealthy habit that some (we won’t say who) may call you a thief. A thief that’s stealing the company’s money by getting paid for being a lazy bum.Each person in your department has the same amount time to do a different number of things. No, Sarah isn’t superhuman (or any other superhero for that matter). She just has more energy and is more motivated than you.The trick is to muster the energy to keep you on a high for longer. Working more hours means a big fat zero hollow egg if you don’t get things done anyway. Here’s a secret: The best managers don’t care how much time you spend at your desk, they just want quality results. Results results results. And to get results, you must produce produce produce.Fun fact: Did you know that produce is the root word for productivity? Well now you know (insert gasps, wows, and mindblowing ‘boom badow boosh’ sounds.)So now that we’ve convinced you, Mr Lazy Bum, that you need to stop thieving time, let’s get you to increase your productive juices and even put Super Sarah to shame: 1. Find a balance between sleep, exercise and nutrition. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know it’ll get your energy up. Actually it took scientists to prove it. But it’s common knowledge now. So use your common knowledge and balance your life. 2. Combat procrastination. Because later becomes one-minute-before- deadline. Or worse - never. Procrastinator may sound awesome, like Terminator or Governator, but it’s not. Not even almost. If you don’t know what to do, look up Nike’s slogan. 3. Productivity and being busy are not the same thing. It is possible to be busy doing nothing. Super Sarah already knows that working and getting things done are different. Get serious and ask yourself: Is what I’m doing right now adding value to my job and growth? If you’ve been typing all day e’ry day, but answered no… Honey, you’re doing it wrong! 4. Plan your tasks. Simple: make a to-do list. Simpler: decide how much time each task needs. Simplest: Do it top to bottom without distractions. 5. Do the most important task first. Remember that simple to-do list you need to make? Of course you do, just look 3 lines up. On your to-do list, put the most urgent, the most important and the one with the closest deadline at the top. Duh! 6. Time’s money so treat it as such. Have a clear understanding of the amount of time a certain task will take to complete. Set a strict time limit to complete it. Oh look, we already mentioned this. You may therefore deduce that this is an important point. Yes. Yes it is. (Bonus Tip: Googling ‘Set Timer’ is a rea l thing!) 7. Master the art of saying no If the meeting doesn’t concern you don’t go. If a task can wait, add it to a future to-do list. You have to do your best to stick to the task at hand and follow your to-do list. As you can see, this to-do list thing really is important. 8. Have a break. Have a Kit Kat if you must. Since you’re not a robot (we’re pretty sure you aren’t) your mind needs to rest in order to refocus. You can do at least this one, right? I mean, how hard is it to just chill for a while? #chill #chilling #coffee #lunch #socialisingatwork #freedom #kitkatbreak 9. Practice, practice, practice. There are no shortcuts in life. Work hard. The more you do it, the easier it gets. If you don’t believe us, believe Gary Player: The harder you work, the luckier you get. 10. Add some pressure. We get it. Sometimes work is boring. Sometimes the tasks and deadlines are easy and you lose all oomph. And that sucks. But you can get your oomph back! All you have to do is power-up: Add more tasks to your list, set personal goals, do a lot more than the bare minimum, and reach the deadlines with time to spare.Working under pressure awakens a drive you never knew you had. You’ve got the power!Soon you’ll be productive with your eyes closed (Disclaimer: Do not close your eyes while working. This is an idiom and is not to be taken literally.) 11. Tune out. Put in your earphones (or headphones if you’re one of those people who says ear buds feel like creepy crawlies) so that annoying- boring-story-telling-Sally doesn’t interrupt you, your thought process or your tight schedule. It’s okay to be selfish. 12. Don’t rely on your memory. Take notes, always. Us humans suck at remembering stuff. Yes, even you. In fact, if you’re reading this, it’s probably especially you. Write down everything. Or if you want to be fancy and complicated, use your phone’s voice recorder. 13. Now get off Facebook. You already know this. Facebook wastes time that you could be using for better blah blah blah…Do you think Superman wastes his time on Facebook? No, because everyone will die and the bad guys will get away. Metropolis will literally fall to pieces (like a sad Gotham) if Superman couldn’t control that notification icon and its red numbers. So get back to work!And that’s all you need to do. Congratulations, You’re now officially crowned Super Productive Man! We wish for all employers and employees to have a productive week this week.The Entrepreneurship programme will kick-off in August. For all of you that have entered, thank you. We will keep you posted as to when exactly we will start. Willem Hüsselmann - 082 415 7725 Freddie Kapp - 017 735 4444 Johan Botha - 082 335 7274 Ashraf Moola - 082 558 5515 Ahmed Chotia - 082 554 4886 13 Productivity Hacks To Get More Done Johannes 3:1-3 “Kyk watter groot liefde die Vader aan julle bewys het, dat ons kinders van God genoem kan word! Om hierdie rede ken die wêreld ons nie, omdat dit Hom nie geken het nie. Geliefdes, nou is ons kinders van God en dit is nog nie geopenbaar wat ons sal wees nie; maar ons weet dat ons aan Hom gelyk sal wees, omdat ons Hom sal sien soos Hy is. En elkeen wat hierdie hoop op Hom het, reinig homself soos Hy rein is." Watter kosbare belofte, meer nog kragtige herinnering aan wat God deur Christus vir ons en in ons gedoen het. Hierdie belofte het te doen met die verlede, hede en toekoms. God se groot liefde is geopenbaar deurdat Hy Jesus na hierdie aarde toe gestuur het om die mensdom te verlos van hulle sonde. Dit wat ek en jy nie kon doen deur werke nie, kom doen God deur genade. Jesus neem ons sondes en ongeregtighede op Hom. Hy, die heilige vir ons die onheilige, Hy reine, vir ons die onreine, sodat ons deur Hom ook heilig en rein voor die Vader kan staan. Deur Jesus of deurdat ons versoen met God deur Christus neem God ons aan as Sy kinders. Wow - ek en jy is kinders van God. Ons word erfgename van God en mede erfgename saam met Christus. (Rom 8:16 -17). Let wel, dit alles is genade, hierdie werk van die Heilige Gees bring ‘n verandering in ons. Ons diepste wese word getransformeer deur die opstan- dingskrag. Ons is nou nuwe mense, ons dink anders, praat anders en leef anders. Ons word gees mense. Dit maak ons egter nie beter as ander nie, tog anders, en dit is hierdie andersheid waarvan die wat vashou aan die sonde nie van hou nie. Onthou, alles waarvan die vlees hou, skop teen alles wat die Bybel ons leer. Moet dan nie verbaas wees as jy teenstand van jare oue vriende kry nie. Ek en jy moet juis die nuwe wat ons ontvang het leef, sodat ander Christus in ons kan sien. Nog ‘n kragtige belofte is dat kinders van God Christus sal sien maar ook soos Hy sal wees. Ek glo Johannes verwys hier na Jesus se opstandings liggaam. Kinders van God gaan by die wederkoms in ‘n oomblik verander word om soos Jesus te wees. 1Kor. 15: 51- 58. Vlees en bloed kan nie in God se teenwoordigheid ingaan nie. Ons vlees is sondig en swak. Ons ontvang hemelse liggame net soos Jesus. Jesus het ‘n verheerlikde liggaam gehad. Die dissipels het Hom erken, aan Hom gevoel en Hy het saam met die dissipels vis geëet. Hy kon deur tyd en ruimte beweeg. Wat ‘n wonderlike belofte en vooruitsig. Johannes herinner gelowiges om hulle self voor te berei vir hierdie dag van ontmoeting. “ En elkeen wat hierdie hoop op Hom het, reinig homself soos Hy (Jesus) rein is. Net soos die bruid haarself voorberei om die bruidegom te ontmoet, so moet ons as kinders van God ons self voorberei om Jesus te ontmoet." Hoe? Deur heilig te leef, gehoorsaam te wees aan die Heilige Gees. Om die sonde wat ons omring te ignoreer en te doen wat reg is. Om ons vlekkeloos te bewaar vir ons Here Jesus se wederkoms. Ek en jy moet altyd reg wees. Hy kom vir ons by ons afsterwe. Kind van God, ons het ‘n wonderlike vooruitsig saam met Jesus. Volhard in geloof, volhard in heiligmaking, leef in gehoorsaamheid en koester die genade wat God aan jou bewys het. Vrede Pastoor Johan Venter. To advertise in the Recorder please contact us 017 735 1532
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Volksrust Recorder - Column / Rubrieke10 Recorder 03 July 2015
ChangeYourStory
With Jacques de Villiers
Do You WantCheese With That Whine?
oNTHOU
Volksrust Seme
Business Column
Every now and then I manage to get awayfrom my laptop and get out of my room. Whenthis happens, I go to a coffee shop orrestaurant so that I can just hang withpeople.Then I remember why I’ve chosen asemi-hermitic lifestyle because, in the main,all I hear is moaning, complaining andwhining. On my best days I battle to keep myequilibrium without still having to contendwith negativity.Yes, I get that a good whineevery now and then to unburden oneselfprobably feels good as one vomits all thenegativity out of oneself. I’ve been prone toa pity part or two in my time. But, I’m not sureit is very helpful, though. It’s also futilebecause we seldom have power to changethe things we whine about: blackouts, abroken leadership, petrol price increases, theUSA’s stance on gay marriages, the economy,al-Bashir, the Guptas, Mugabe, Pistorius andthe neighbour’s dog. So, I understand thatgetting things off one’s chest is cathartic andprobably necessary from time-to-time. Butwhat I don’t get is when people who have somuch have so little gratitude.I’ve noticedthere’s a trend on FB (in my circles anyway)to ‘make of heaven a hell’. I have ‘friends’that will find the dark cloud in every silver
lining.You know the ones: They complainabout the bed that was too hard in their 5-star hotel in Paris, the wine that wasn’t chilledenough in their business class flight to theBahamas, the Internet connection is patchyin Perth, their flight was delayed in London,Sydney, Cancun or wherever, their lobster waslaborious in Mauritius.I’m not sure whatuniverse they come from? I think most of uswould love the opportunity to be able to flybusiness class or first class, to go to exoticplaces, to meet amazing people and to eat‘master chef’ quality food. I for one wouldn’tcare if my Internet connection is patchy, theservice is not entirely up to scratch and thefood is not always up to par. I would befocusing on the gift that I have. So when wewhine, let’s reflect on those folks that haveless than us (no matter our circumstances)and then maybe, just maybe we will realisewe already have more than is due to us andthat an attitude of gratitude is probably abetter choice than the one that some of ustake.For further information:Jacques de [email protected] 906 3693
Productivity (noun):The effectiveness ofproductive effort, especially in industry, asmeasured in terms of the rate of output perunit of input. synonyms: efficiency,production, productiveness, work rate,output, yield, capacity, productivecapacity.It’s no use you wake up everymorning, drag yourself out of bed, pitch upto work unmotivated, and spend the daytwiddling your toes. Wasting your time issuch an unhealthy habit that some (we won’tsay who) may call you a thief. A thief that’sstealing the company’s money by getting paidfor being a lazy bum.Each person in yourdepartment has the same amount time to do adifferent number of things. No, Sarah isn’tsuperhuman (or any other superhero for thatmatter). She just has more energy and is moremotivated than you.The trick is to muster theenergy to keep you on a high for longer.Working more hours means a big fat zerohollow egg if you don’t get things doneanyway. Here’s a secret: The best managersdon’t care how much time you spend at yourdesk, they just want quality results. Resultsresults results. And to get results, you mustproduce produce produce.Fun fact: Did youknow that produce is the root word forproductivity? Well now you know (insertgasps, wows, and mindblowing ‘boom badowboosh’ sounds.)So now that we’ve convincedyou, Mr Lazy Bum, that you need to stopthieving time, let’s get you to increase yourproductive juices and even put Super Sarahto shame:1. Find a balance between sleep, exercise andnutrition.It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know it’llget your energy up. Actually it took scientiststo prove it. But it’s common knowledge now.So use your common knowledge and balanceyour life.2. Combat procrastination.Because later becomes one-minute-before-deadline. Or worse - never. Procrastinator maysound awesome, like Terminator orGovernator, but it’s not. Not even almost. Ifyou don’t know what to do, look up Nike’sslogan.3. Productivity and being busy are not thesame thing.It is possible to be busy doing nothing. SuperSarah already knows that working and gettingthings done are different. Get serious and askyourself: Is what I’m doing right now addingvalue to my job and growth? If you’ve beentyping all day e’ry day, but answered no…Honey, you’re doing it wrong!4. Plan your tasks.Simple: make a to-do list. Simpler: decide howmuch time each task needs. Simplest: Do ittop to bottom without distractions.5. Do the most important task first.Remember that simple to-do list you need tomake? Of course you do, just look 3 lines up.On your to-do list, put the most urgent, themost important and the one with the closestdeadline at the top. Duh!6. Time’s money so treat it as such.Have a clear understanding of the amount oftime a certain task will take to complete. Set astrict time limit to complete it. Oh look, wealready mentioned this. You may thereforededuce that this is an important point. Yes.Yes it is.(Bonus Tip: Googling ‘Set Timer’ is a real thing!)
7. Master the art of saying noIf the meeting doesn’t concern you don’t go.If a task can wait, add it to a future to-do list.You have to do your best to stick to the taskat hand and follow your to-do list. As youcan see, this to-do list thing really is important.8. Have a break.Have a Kit Kat if you must. Since you’re nota robot (we’re pretty sure you aren’t) yourmind needs to rest in order to refocus. Youcan do at least this one, right? I mean, howhard is it to just chill for a while? #chill #chilling#coffee #lunch #socialisingatwork #freedom#kitkatbreak9. Practice, practice, practice.There are no shortcuts in life. Work hard. Themore you do it, the easier it gets. If you don’tbelieve us, believe Gary Player: The harderyou work, the luckier you get.10. Add some pressure.We get it. Sometimes work is boring.Sometimes the tasks and deadlines are easyand you lose all oomph. And that sucks. Butyou can get your oomph back! All you haveto do is power-up: Add more tasks to yourlist, set personal goals, do a lot more than thebare minimum, and reach the deadlines withtime to spare.Working under pressureawakens a drive you never knew you had.You’ve got the power!Soon you’ll beproductive with your eyes closed (Disclaimer:Do not close your eyes while working. Thisis an idiom and is not to be taken literally.)11. Tune out.Put in your earphones (or headphones ifyou’re one of those people who says ear budsfeel like creepy crawlies) so that annoying-boring-story-telling-Sally doesn’t interruptyou, your thought process or your tightschedule. It’s okay to be selfish.12. Don’t rely on your memory.Take notes, always. Us humans suck atremembering stuff. Yes, even you. In fact, ifyou’re reading this, it’s probably especiallyyou. Write down everything. Or if you wantto be fancy and complicated, use yourphone’s voice recorder.13. Now get off Facebook.You already know this. Facebook wastes timethat you could be using for better blah blahblah…Do you think Superman wastes his timeon Facebook? No, because everyone will dieand the bad guys will get away. Metropoliswill literally fall to pieces (like a sad Gotham)if Superman couldn’t control that notificationicon and its red numbers. So get back towork!And that’s all you need to do.Congratulations, You’re now officiallycrowned Super Productive Man!We wish for all employers and employees tohave a productive week this week.TheEntrepreneurship programme will kick-off inAugust. For all of you that have entered,thank you. We will keep you posted as towhen exactly we will start.
Willem Hüsselmann - 082 415 7725Freddie Kapp - 017 735 4444Johan Botha - 082 335 7274Ashraf Moola - 082 558 5515Ahmed Chotia - 082 554 4886
13 ProductivityHacks To Get More Done
Johannes 3:1-3 “Kyk watter groot liefde dieVader aan julle bewys het, dat ons kindersvan God genoem kan word! Om hierdie redeken die wêreld ons nie, omdat dit Hom niegeken het nie. Geliefdes, nou is ons kindersvan God en dit is nog nie geopenbaar watons sal wees nie; maar ons weet dat ons aanHom gelyk sal wees, omdat ons Hom sal siensoos Hy is. En elkeen wat hierdie hoop opHom het, reinig homself soos Hy rein is."Watter kosbare belofte, meer nog kragtigeherinnering aan wat God deur Christus virons en in ons gedoen het. Hierdie belofte hette doen met die verlede, hede en toekoms.God se groot liefde is geopenbaar deurdatHy Jesus na hierdie aarde toe gestuur het omdie mensdom te verlos van hulle sonde. Ditwat ek en jy nie kon doen deur werke nie, komdoen God deur genade. Jesus neem onssondes en ongeregtighede op Hom. Hy, dieheilige vir ons die onheilige, Hy reine, vir onsdie onreine, sodat ons deur Hom ook heiligen rein voor die Vader kan staan. Deur Jesusof deurdat ons versoen met God deur Christusneem God ons aan as Sy kinders. Wow - ek enjy is kinders van God. Ons word erfgenamevan God en mede erfgename saam metChristus. (Rom 8:16 -17). Let wel, dit alles isgenade, hierdie werk van die Heilige Geesbring ‘n verandering in ons. Ons diepste weseword getransformeer deur die opstan-dingskrag. Ons is nou nuwe mense, ons dinkanders, praat anders en leef anders. Ons wordgees mense. Dit maak ons egter nie beter asander nie, tog anders, en dit is hierdieandersheid waarvan die wat vashou aan die
sonde nie van hou nie. Onthou, alles waarvandie vlees hou, skop teen alles wat die Bybelons leer. Moet dan nie verbaas wees as jyteenstand van jare oue vriende kry nie. Ek enjy moet juis die nuwe wat ons ontvang hetleef, sodat ander Christus in ons kan sien.Nog ‘n kragtige belofte is dat kinders vanGod Christus sal sien maar ook soos Hy salwees. Ek glo Johannes verwys hier na Jesusse opstandings liggaam. Kinders van Godgaan by die wederkoms in ‘n oomblik veranderword om soos Jesus te wees. 1Kor. 15: 51-58. Vlees en bloed kan nie in God seteenwoordigheid ingaan nie. Ons vlees issondig en swak. Ons ontvang hemelseliggame net soos Jesus. Jesus het ‘nverheerlikde liggaam gehad. Die dissipels hetHom erken, aan Hom gevoel en Hy het saammet die dissipels vis geëet. Hy kon deur tyden ruimte beweeg. Wat ‘n wonderlike belofteen vooruitsig. Johannes herinner gelowigesom hulle self voor te berei vir hierdie dag vanontmoeting. “ En elkeen wat hierdie hoopop Hom het, reinig homself soos Hy (Jesus)rein is. Net soos die bruid haarself voorbereiom die bruidegom te ontmoet, so moet onsas kinders van God ons self voorberei omJesus te ontmoet." Hoe? Deur heilig te leef,gehoorsaam te wees aan die Heilige Gees. Omdie sonde wat ons omring te ignoreer en tedoen wat reg is. Om ons vlekkeloos te bewaarvir ons Here Jesus se wederkoms. Ek en jymoet altyd reg wees. Hy kom vir ons by onsafsterwe. Kind van God, ons het ‘nwonderlike vooruitsig saam met Jesus. Volhardin geloof, volhard in heiligmaking, leef ingehoorsaamheid en koester die genade watGod aan jou bewys het.VredePastoor Johan Venter.
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