A great way to relax!

Hi all
It's been a busy time here at The Sales Consultancy. Lots of companies wanting to know how to use NLP in generating more sales...good stuff!
Decided I deserved a relaxing day, so off I went to The Sanctuary in Covent Garden.
It's designed so the only thing you can do there is chill out...the most you can do is have a swim...or get the credit card out for some retail therapy in their little shop.
It's the ultimate in pampering....spent time in the sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, had a fab massage, a delicious lunch, did a relaxation session in the sleep retreat and generally lounged around.
For all you girlies out there....go do it....it's a wonderful experience.
For you boys....send your girlies there....they will love it.
Have fun.
Leigh x

Where did that weekend go?

Hope you had a fab Easter.
Four days went so quickly...mind you I did make the most of it.
Did some walking, socialising with friends and family, unpacking boxes, shopping and went to see the film about Brian Clough...not surprising really that it went so quickly ;-)
The film by the way is excellent and you don't need to be into football to appreciate it.
Have a great week...hope you have lot's of good things happening.
Take care.
Leigh x

Happy Easter

Wishing you all a very happy easter....be sure to plan plenty of fun....and easter eggs!!!

Leigh x

don't you just love the weekend!!!!

I just love the weekend....even if I'm working.
Tomorrow I'm delivering a workshop called 'How to be successful in relationships'.
It's based on NLP concepts and techniques and will be lots of fun I'm sure.
If you're not sure what NLP is, check out my other website www.designyourfuture.co.uk
Sunday is going to be a glorious day so let's all get out in the sunshine and warm our souls.
Have fun.
Leigh x

Well hello there

Hope that you enjoyed your weekend!

I spent my Sunday planting my carrot seedlings with my girls, then they made me a mud pie!

Seeing children having fun and getting muddy is so great, they just love it!!

Hope you manage to get some fun time over the Easter Holidays!

Maria

no longer a ski virgin

I've just got back from my first ever skiing holiday.
Wow...what a brilliant way to spend a week. It was amazing.
I love activity holidays and this has got to be the best so far.
Now that I've experienced it first hand, I can really understand why people go nuts about it.
Not to mention the apre ski ;-)
Must dash...have a week's worth of emails to catch up on.
Leigh x

Take time to say I love you

Hi

I had a scary experience this week, my Dad was ill and had to go to hospital in an ambulance - spookily, exactly a year after my daughter had to go to hospital in an ambulance!!!

I am lucky that I come from a very close family and we tell each other regularly how much we love each other, though it just made me realise how vulnerable we are when we don't know what's going on - when something in our lives takes over and we don't know the answer.

It made me think that without some sort of positive focus it's so easy to just become a victim.

So have a think about your life, tell all the important people in your life how much you love them/think of them/care for them and then make sure you make time for yourself and think about your positive focus - how you want your life to be now/in a years time and in 5 years time. then take some action to make sure you get there!

Enjoy all those positive thoughts.

Maria x

Ski Virgin

I am so excited.
Booked my first ski holiday at the weekend....it's something I've wanted to do for years!
Will be going to Italy next Sunday morning so not too long to wait.
I'm delivering NLP and Sales training for the rest of the week so will tell you all about it when I get back.
Hope you're all having some fun too.
Leigh x

sunny and warm...at last

What a fantastic day it was on Saturday.
We were out in the sunshine enjoying the great weather...hope you were too.
Sunshine is natures smile and makes us all feel good...so bring it on!!!!
Enjoy
Leigh x

Wow.... I was out in my garden at just gone 5pm last night and it was still light!!! It made me feel like spring was almost here and we can all start looking forward to feeling more active and doing more fun things during the week - just because we get home and it's still light!

It still amazes me that in my (nearly) 40 years on this planet how great that feeling is - just to have light nights.

Enjoy your lighter nights - whatever you decide to do!

Maria

back to normal

Hello there
Hope you had fun in the snow last week.
As beautiful as it is...it's been pretty disruptive on the work front.
Had to work from home for 3 days last week...thank heavens for the internet.
Really makes you realise how technology has given us loads more choices in life.
Have had a great day in the office toady - it's been brilliant to focus on getting things done.
Hope all is good in your world.
Take care.
Leigh x

My Goodness!

Is it nearly the end of January already!!!

Well - I'm feeling pretty good about that - not that I'm wishing my life away. I have had a great January. I've finally got rid of my cough (which has taken 4 weeks!) and I've made great progress with my goals - both personal and business - and that makes me feel great.

Why I may hear you ask? Well I feel like I'm achieving - like I am taking positive action to make my life better and what could feel better than that!!!!!

Role on February - this is going to be my year!

Hope you are feeling great about your achievements too.

Maria x

2009 goals

Hello there

January 22nd already...and I was wondering how you're all doing with your goals for this year.

I know it's only been 3 weeks but some people I've spoken to have already slipped off the 'determined to succeed' path!!!

Here's a tip for you...remember to focus on what you want rather than what you don't want.
So if you're trying to lose those pounds you put on over Christmas it's better to say 'I want to eat nutritional food and be slim and healthy' rather than 'I want to lose weight and steer clear of fattening food'.

Remember if you focus on what you want, you are more likely to get it. If you need any extra help, check out our other website www.designyourfuture.co.uk for some inspiring workshops!

Good luck.

Leigh x

And a Happy New Year from me too...

I hope you had lots of fun and made some good memories over the Christmas and New Year festivities.....

I had great fun with my two little cherubs. Seeing how excited children get over Santa coming is so amazing - just the thought of how positive and forward thinking children are - it's sad to think that a lot of us have lost that as we have grown older......

So be a child today and see the positive in everything, look forward to each day and enjoy life.

Have a great January!

Maria

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hope you had a fun time and are ready to make your 2009 a happy, healthy and very successful year.
Love and hugs.
Leigh x

Yippeeeeeee!

It's Christmas - well nearly!

The Sales Consultancy would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and here's to an amazing 2009.

Look forward to seeing you back here in January.

Maria x

Christmas is acoming......

I am sooooo excited. I put my tree up yesterday (the rule in my house is that the tree must be up and lit by 1st December) and the children were so happy, and the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's fairytale of New York was playing on the TV while the girls hung their home made decorations on the tree - Perfect!

Now the fun really starts, writing cards, buying presents and booking restaurants and pantos!! Coming to work seems like a rest in comparisson. Though, of course, in these times we all have to make sure we are putting in our best efforts. Being busy with our training courses and workshops help bring me down to earth with a bump!

Well - enjoy all the Christmas preparations - I know I will!

Maria x

Go for it!!!

Hello there
I really love stepping outside my comfort zone.
Even though it's slightly uncomfortable...there's a realisation that shortly my comfort zone is going to get bigger.
Everything that you do now with ease would have been out of your comfort zone when you were doing it for the first time.
So my motto this week is go outside the comfort zone at every opportunity because I want to be as strong as I can be during this economic climate and be ahead of the game when it starts to improve.
So remember to go for it whenever you can and develop your strength and achievements.
All the best.
Leigh x

keep training

Well - small businesses have certainly been in the news a lot this week (although probably overshadowed by the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross crisis which sadly seems to be more important than anything else!!!).

Peter Mandelson has been urging banks to be lenient with small businesses and has also said, “During these difficult times many businesses will look at how to rein in costs. Evidence shows that those that invest in training are less likely to fail and first class workplace skills will be key to prospering when the economy turns up.”

We, as smaller businesses, could all say ' there's just no work out there right now!'. We could all just sit back and hope that our business will be lucky enough to survive. OR we could get up and learn to work harder and smarter to ensure our business are still here after the on coming recession. Learning new techniques to make sure we approach our clients and prospective customers is of paramount importance now. Maybe we should listen to Mandelson and make sure we keep learning new techniques to help us in these more challenging times!

Keep smiling!

Maria x

website trauma

Hello there
Had a bit of a calamity last week.
The company that hosts our website went into administration. They hadn't paid the server people for 4 months who decided to turn off their supply and there wasn't a back up of our website.
Within 5 hours of finding out, we had a new website up online!
This was mainly due to our other website (www.designyourfuture.co.uk) host Jon Stanton of Site Street.
He did the impossible by turning a logo and some new text from us into a very acceptable website.
We'll probably be carrying out tweaks as we go along to make it even better for you.
The moral of the story is...HAVE YOUR OWN BACKUP.
If you want to experience the amazing powers of Jon Stanton then check out his website at www.site-street.com
All's well that ends well.
Wishing you loads of fun and luck.
Leigh x