The Being Within

The Being Within - July 2010
People are actually complex, so in an atempt to understand and develop ourselves, we’ll dig deeper within our core. We’ll delve into our minds, souls, hearts and emotions.

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The Ralph Watson partnership is all about change, inspirational change that will help any business person get the most out of his/her work. For 25 years now, Ralph Watson has been inspiring and motivating people to be the best they can be. And TeenStuff was lucky enough to sponsor one of his life-changing seminars in Cairo, and have a quick interview with him.

Is this your first time in Egypt?
No, this is my third time, but it’s the first time I’ve done one of these seminars, and I hope it isn’t going to be my last.

When did you decide to initiate your own company?
In 1995, I grew tired of being a corporate employee, I wanted to get much more satisfaction from what I was doing. So I looked into the things that I love doing in my job, and from there I decided to become a training and developing specialist in my own right.

You’re known to have some sort of elegant magic in your speech. How did you find that flow to get to people without preaching?
Loving people is the first element. The second is, wanting to get to know them. When I’m on stage I’m reaching out and seeking to learn, not to teach. The third is, I then went and studied people who were really good at what they do and I learned what their secret was. So that’s the elegant magic, if you like. Thank you for the compliment. *Smile*

What were the challenges that you faced due to the world economy crisis?
I teach organizations and individuals to be constantly aware of the business communities. It’s like, there are proactive companies that go out and push, and there are reactive companies who wait for the problems and then solve them and there are interactive companies that are constantly monitoring the environment. As soon as the latter see that there’s a potential problem, they have a plan in place to take care of it. So the minute that we observed that there would be a financial problem coming, instead of waiting for it to affect us, we say: ‘Let’s show them the solution before they have the problem, so that they’re ready for it’. Write With TS.