Nikki Viljoen's Blog (8)

MOTIVATION – A Mission Statement By Nikki Viljoen of N Viljoen Consulting CC The majority of big Corporate Companies all have their own Mission Statement. Usually they are placed strategically for the world to see, at reception, or on a wall that you would look at as you enter the building or the office. Why do you think that is? I’ve always thought that it is to tell all their customers, even the really unhappy ones that are about to blow the place to hell, exactly what it is that they promi… Continue

BUSINESS TIPS Being Your Own Boss – Part 3 By Nikki Viljoen – Viljoen Consulting – April 2009 Big corporate companies with very deep pockets spend hundreds of thousands of Rands with professional market researchers to find out ‘what people want’! As small business owners, we certainly do not have deep pockets and quite frankly we don’t need to use professional market researches. We can do it ourselves. Here are some ideas on how to go about it. - Take a field trip, ask questions of the pe… Continue

MOTIVATION – GOING THROUGH THE BARRIER’S By Nikki Viljoen of Viljoen Consulting CC Today’s quote comes from Vincent Van Gogh who says: “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” Now we all know that Vincent Van Gogh was slightly mad! Anyone who cuts their own ear off has got to have lost the plot at some point. That said look at the beauty of his paintings, so somewhere along the line he had to have gotten it right. Paus… Continue

BUSINESS TIPS Being Your Own Boss – Part 2 By Nikki Viljoen – Viljoen Consulting – April 2009 Getting your message out there will probably be your next huge challenge and in order to resolve that you need to create a message that has a fast, hard hitting, instant impact. As I write these words I am reminded of the voice mail message of one of my clients – Charrise from “Kinky Knickers”, who supplies an array of lingerie and underwear, (I know her website is in the process of being developed… Continue

BUSINESS TIPS Being Your Own Boss – Part 1 By Nikki Viljoen – Viljoen Consulting March 2009 I have, over the last couple of months, had to field a number of questions around this topic. Questions such as where do I get money to fund the business, to how do I market it and what do I do and where do I go to get it off the ground and started. Firstly, you have to find your own focus and decide exactly what it is that you want to achieve. Look at what it is that you are passionate about and then… Continue

MOTIVATION – Heros By Nikki Viljoen of N Viljoen Consulting CC It is said that “heroes are the people who do what has to be done, when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.” Well ain’t that the truth! That’s probably why heroes are usually leaders too, I am sure! They get things done and not only do they get them done, but they also take responsibility for the consequences of their actions. For me it is just easier to get the thing done, than it is to sit around, looking at e… Continue

MOTIVATION – Our Own Minds By Nikki Viljoen of N Viljoen Consulting CC Jameson frank says “Our Greatest battles are those that are fought in our own minds.” Ain’t that the truth and wouldn’t the world be a much better place if that were the only place battles were fought? I know, that for me on a personal level, the time I took out from my clients between the 19th of December 2008 and the 4th January 2009, served not only as a rest period, but also gave me a chance to finish off some of the… Continue

MOTIVATION – Acceptance or Change By Nikki Viljoen of N Viljoen Consulting CC Today’s quote comes from an anonymous wise person who says “Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.” Man, oh man! I can just see all the heads a nodding in agreement. Well here’s the kicker – the next time I hear any of you complain about something, I am going to remind you of this message! Instead of complaining and moan… Continue