My second week!

What a fantastic week it was for me. I must congratulate Metrorail for getting me to ‘work’ on time. The trains where going on schedule and I was arriving early enough to have 30mins of internet access as planned.
As usual we had wonderful guest speakers who came prepared and facilitated our workshops with so much commitment and zeal. Oh! I must mention Roy Blumenthal for causing so much uneasiness with regards to the task he gave us a week before meeting us. He is the reason I had to wake up 05:00 in the morning to catch the train at 06:00 so I could have some time on the internet to set up my blog. Furthermore on Saturdays I had to go to the internet cafe to open other accounts such as facebook and twitter. This was a prerequisite before attending his seminar. I must admit initially I did not understand exactly what the significance was until I saw one of the blogs from the WOWers of 2007!
I now know the significance of his tasks; I see it as part of networking. This is just another way of getting connected and sharing views with people out there. I realise the importance of networking as a skill especially for someone who still has to climb the corporate ladder and still has become a somebody in the world of work. I must admit that staying in touch as I would like is going to be a challenge for me since I don’t have easy access to the internet.
On a lighter note, we also had Aki who came and spoke to us about customers and the importance of valuing them in any business He just reminded us that at the heart of every business, lies people and those people are the customers. One other speaker who inspired me was Andrew Hofmeyer. He encouraged us to view the world in a different light. To focus on what value we can add to the world of work. He basically reminded us that we all have unique ‘elements ‘,that can range from skills, talents and strengths that we can offer to our chosen organisations.
In conclusion, I can say that I am inspired to go into the weekend and do some introspection. This has motivated me to focus on my strengths and my abilities to really question my abilities and skills.