Jenna Clifford Pearls of Wisdom

25 Years

The ‘Secrets of Success’ are a set of principles that, when practised regularly, lead to success.

Each secret contains insights acquired through spiritual experience, business management and various real-life encounters.

The purpose of this book is to share eighteen of the fifty two secrets.

It excites me to think that you may embark on a journey of selfactualisation as a result of encountering these secrets.

Moreover, the thought that you might achieve your aspirations and dreams through strategising and embedding some of these ‘secrets’ into the process of your endeavours - excites me most.

It is my hope that the path you might choose to follow would contribute to the welfare, cohesion and empowerment of society.

May you awaken your potential, knowing that everything you need is within you.

Dr. Marko Saravanja

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Benjamin Disraeli

A collection of

18

Secrets of Success

by Dr. Marko Saravanja

Presented by Jenna Clifford

W

hen I was born, the world was a very different place.

During this time women were limited in their career choices, and most were conditioned to careers in teaching, nursing or typing.

Fortunately, this is no longer the status quo.

With more women in the workplace than ever before. “But ah”, the many challenges of being a woman today - mother, lover, career go getter, friend or sister. Not forgetting the fact that no-one has ever briefed us on life, via the medium of a poem like ‘If’ by Ruyard Kipling in 1910. A gift to all men centuries ago, on “How to be a Man.” Which had me thinking, why do women not have such a useful poetic guide for life? This is the inspiration behind the pages which unfold. The principles and values which I share through this book are worth more than gold and have blessed, guided and rewarded me to extraordinary degrees of achievement, inner peace and the ability to share my knowledge. I hope that you too will benefit from them and be encouraged by them.

Jenna Clif for d

Art-jeweller, Philanthropist & United Nations MDG3 Ambassador for Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

Secret 1 No.

- VISION

Have a vision. Think big. Dream.

Business success is created twice, first in the mind and then in the external world. Vision is a source of motivation, passion and success. If you strive for the impossible you will achieve the best possible.

Take the risk, be courageous, become extraordinary.

You are on this planet to accomplish a unique mission.

Believe in the beauty of your dreams.

Do not stop dreaming!

H

aving a vision is the first step you will take towards accomplishing your dreams. Define what you want, write it down and meditate on it daily. Your mind is powerful - thoughts become things.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS My vision for my life is: ……............…............................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

My vision for my career is: ………............…....................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Vision thoughts: ............................................................... ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

01

To do

“ Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the

excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.�

Gloria Steinem

03

Secret

No.

2

- PERSEVERANCE

Every great success, in business or in your personal life, begins with a dream or a vision. But the road between dream and reality is full of obstacles. When everything goes wrong you will have to choose between giving up or persevering. You will have to choose between cynicism and gratitude.

Contrary to popular belief, the distinguishing feature between ordinary and extraordinary success is perseverance and not intelligence and talent.

Dreams and perseverance are winning formulas for success. Accept that obstacles are there to make you stronger. Dream, persevere and your vision will become a reality.

D

on’t allow your past to serve as an obstacle to your success. Allow your pain to fuel your fire to succeed.

You need to find your story and explore with ways of bringing it to life. My business began twenty five years ago after I was left by my second husband and I needed to make a living. There is always an opportunity to turn the bitter to the sweet. How apt are Helen Keller’s words when she says, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”

Jenna’s Gem REFLECTIONS Obstacles which have made me stronger: …….................. ………............….................................................................

My gratitude list: ……............…...................................... ………............….................................................................

Perseverance thoughts: .................................................... ………............….................................................................

05

“ Souls are like athletes that need opponents worthy of them, if

they are to be tried and extended and pushed to their full powers.�

Thomas Merton

07

Secret

No.

3

- INNOVATION

A mysterious, invisible and powerful force responsible for the birth, development and destruction of a business.

Every business starts with an innovative idea. As the business matures, innovation becomes a competitive advantage determining its future success. The end of innovation is the end of the business.

Innovation is a resource. It is free and exists in abundance. Every organisation has creative people capable of producing innovative ideas. But their talent is often wasted due to the absence of strong leadership.

If your leadership style lacks the ability to nurture innovation - change it. Manage innovation.

Awaken your potential, knowing that everything you need within you.

“

T

he best way to predict the future is to create it” said Abraham Lincoln. A quote which is permanently on my mind. The key to innovation, certainly today, is to follow the consumer. Technology and the consumer are changing so quickly.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS Making time for idea generation: ………...............……….. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Innovation thoughts: ………............………............…......... ........................................................………............…......... ........................................................………............…......... ........................................................……............…............ ........................................................……............…............

09

“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.�

Margaret Mead

11

Secret 4 No.

- DECISIVENESS

Rather make a decision today than a perfect decision when it is too late. All great leaders have one thing in common decisiveness. They have the courage to take an unpopular decision when faced with difficult choices.

Every decision involves risk. At times, the risk is that great that many avoid making a decision due to a fear of failure. Ironically, procrastination often results in a greater loss than making a wrong decision. Indecisiveness leads to missed deadlines, demotivated staff, project paralysis, loss of quality and often millions of rands.

Indecisiveness, procrastination and risk avoidance - these are the greatest obstacles on your path to success.

Take the bull by its horns! Be decisive!

“

T

he lady’s not for turning” said the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in response to opposition to her liberalisation of the economy.

Her refusal to perform a u-turn became a “Thatcherite” ‘motto’, strongly associated with her boldness and confidence to make decisions and keep to them.

Trust your instinct and inner voice. Your intuition is powerful - you should listen to it.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS Great leaders who inspire me: .......................................... ...........................................................................................

Decisions I need to make: ……............…........................... ………............….................................................................

Decisiveness thoughts: .....................……............….......... ..........................................................………..............….... ........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................

13

To do

“ We will never have all the facts to make a perfect judgment, but

with the aid of basic experience we must leap bravely into the future.�

Russell McIntyre

15

Secret

No.

5

- LEARNING

Your ability to learn faster than your competitors will be your advantage. But knowledge without action is worthless.

Your ability to translate your learning into action and master the forces of change will be your competitive advantage. But action and knowledge without ethics is dangerous.

Your ability to base your actions on foundations of strong values, ethics and morals will be your ultimate competitive advantage.

• Liberate yourself and embrace learning as a lifelong process.

• Invest in learning as the knowledge will stay with you forever – it cannot be taken away from you.

• Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

M

y Grandfather always used to say that readers are leaders. It’s not to say that academic learning is the only form of learning. Invest in your personal and professional development - all successful people see the value in self investment. Knowledge is key in any industry a hunger for improvement and perfection is your most lethal weapon.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS Ideas for self-improvement and further learning: ................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Books I would like to read: ………................................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Jen n a ’ s To p 3 B o o k s • Who Cooked the Last Supper by Rosalind Miles • A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle • A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson 17

“ We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.�

Gloria Steinman

19

Secret 6

No. - P L A N N I N G

‘If you don’t plan, you plan to fail’. When you set goals, they work two ways - you work for them and they work for you.

Translate your vision into a business plan. Set goals for the rest of your life - and break them into yearly, monthly and weekly targets. Be disciplined, persevere and monitor your goals continuously - and experience a joy of accomplishing them. Successful people are great strategists and planners. They always plan a few steps ahead, they are pro-active and they plan for risks and contingencies.

They manage the future instead allowing the future to manage them. Planning is a source of their confidence, direction and strength.

Experience the power of your mind - what you think you become. Ideas transform into a reality - if nurtured over a period of time. Plan and succeed.

I

’m a night owl. As I climb into bed I think about the following day and what lies ahead, I jot things down that I need to do, I sketch and scribble. This simple process allows me to go to sleep having put thoughts and reflections to paper, knowing what is to come. Although, some people predicate their time and strategies more effectively in the mornings. I like Robin Sharma’s concept of the 5am club - he says: “Join The 5 am Club. Your most valuable hours are 5 am - 8 am. They have the least interruptions”. Whichever time of day works best for you, make sure you carve out some time daily to plan ahead Jenna’s Gem and think of the future.

REFLECTIONS Goals and plans for this year: .......................................... ………............….................................................................

Goals for the next 5 - 10 years: ......................................... ………............….................................................................

Planning thoughts: ............................................................ ………............….................................................................

21

“ All things are ready, if our minds be so.”

William Shakespeare

23

Secret

No.

7

- INSIGHT

Successful people have insight - the ability to see clearly and intuitively into the nature of a complex problem, opportunity or situation.

But, insight is inhibited by our old ways of doing things, mental models and inertia. Insight requires “getting out of the box” and seeing things from different perspectives. It requires creative processes and new ideas. Insight requires combining emotional and spiritual intelligences - with intellectual and scientific processes. Studies on insightful people suggest that experience is as important as mental flexibility. In addition to this, insightful people are able to manage their knowledge and access key patterns fast.

Every organisation has insightful people. But their talent is often wasted due to ineffective leadership not harnessing potential. Nurture insightful people - they are your organisation’s most valuable assets - they are instrumental in exploring new opportunities and solving complex problems.

Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

S

ight with the eyes of the mind - insight is a true gift, and one which requires a clear and balanced mind to gain access to. Set aside time for solitude every day, your Jenna’s Gem best ideas are born here.

REFLECTIONS What can I do to get out of my box? (e.g. a new hobby or a change in routine): ........................................................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Dates for my next moments of quietness: ...........……….... ........…............................................................................... ………............….................................................................

Insight thoughts: ............................................................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

25

“Every person needs to take one day away.

A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.�

Maya Angelou

27

Secret 8 No.

- POWER

Successful people are good at managing their inner power. They are also good at utilising the power of others, including their enemies, to achieve their goals.

They lead from behind, they are humble and they inspire their followers. They give away their power - and become more powerful.

Power comes from within, but you do not own power you put it on like a garment every day.

You are powerful - beyond your thoughts. Use your power wisely - to develop and not to destroy - do not allow power to corrupt you.

Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

N

obody explains the greatness of your inner power better than Marianne Williamson and every time I read this my inner Godly power is reaffirmed.

Jenna’s Gem

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.”

Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love, 1992.

REFLECTIONS What, if anything, is inhibiting my power? .....................… ………............….................................................................

What can I do to access my power? .....................….......... ………............….................................................................

29

“We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. �

Marianne Williamson

31

Secret 9 No.

- EXCELLENCE

Excellence breeds success. Many centuries ago, Aristotle defined success as a habit. Excellence is developed by changing your mind set and approaching every single task with care, diligence and rigour.

Excellence is about exceeding the expectations of those you interact with - surprising them, amazing them and loving them. It is about attention to small things, about “running the extra mile” and about striving for perfection.

Excellence comes from working with passion, out of love and in truth.

Everything you do in your life is a reflection of yourself stamp your work with excellence and success will follow.

Say no to mediocrity - it is the enemy of excellence - don’t accept second best. Be excellent. Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

E

xcellence is not achieved overnight, it takes years if not a lifetime to become excellent at your craft.

Consistent excellence is crucial for building a reputation of excellence. Protect your name, it’s your best asset.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS In my pursuit of excellence I will: ...................…................ ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

My mindful statement of excellence: .....................…........ ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Excellence thoughts: ...................................................…... ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

33

“I am easily satisfied with the very best.�

Winston Churchill

35

Secret 10 No.

- QUALITY

Everyone aspires to quality but very few are capable of delivering and sustaining it. Outstanding achievers strive for quality in all their endeavours - especially, to quote Henry Ford - “when no-one is looking.� Striving for quality requires a mindset of inner motivation, not an external locus of control.

Quality is a holistic concept that embodies all aspects of an organisation, from the humblest service to the highest strategic goals. Over the years, many quality management fads have come and gone.

Whatever the method adopted by an organisation, at the heart is a profound belief and commitment to the pursuit of excellence by all its people. Quality is not something to be pursued occasionally by a few, but an activity that requires continuous reflection and improvement by all.

Eat, drink, think, dream & live quality - and success will follow! Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

T

he reality is that the great achievers of this world have one thing in common - a tireless devotion to quality in every endeavour. To perfect your results, you need to perfect your level of execution.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS My defined “quality” rules: ...................…......................... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Areas in my life which impede the “quality” philosophy which need improvement: ................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

Quality thoughts: ..........................…................................ ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

37

“ Quality is not an act. It is a habit. ” Aristotle

39

Secret

No.

11

- COURAGE

The greatest obstacle on our path to success is fear.

Fear enslaves our life - our spirit, mind, heart and body.

Successful people are courageous. They are able to confront fear in situations of uncertainty or danger to walk through fear. Courageous people defy rules, persevere and expand horizons by breaking through their inner boundaries of comfort.

Courage is not the absence of fear - it is resistance to fear - the ability to bear pain. The source of courage is internal - it resides in the mysteries of love, truth and spirit.

Those who are internally confident do not fear the external world. Courage combined with perseverance is magic that dissolves obstacles and opens the door to success and freedom. Live bravely - because blessings follow the brave.

Awaken your potential knowing that courage is within you.

C

ourage is my most important virtue. It is in our darkest moments that miracles occur and we receive a truly beautiful gift from the universe when we confront our fears and challenges with a heart full of courage. I am ever inspired by these words from Eleanor Roosevelt, from her book, Your Learn by Living, published in the 1960’s.

Jenna’s Gem

“The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation,

though you may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it you find that forever after you are freer than you ever were before. If you can live through that you can live through anything. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, `I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line, it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

41

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

43

Secret 12 No.

- COMPASSION

Compassion is the ability to identify with another’s feelings and empathise. It is about a deep awareness of the interdependence of everything in the Universe.

Our education system fills our brain with knowledge yet not our hearts with compassion. Yet compassion is the pillar of all morality, peace and development. Many years ago, Albert Einstein said that “we free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature.”

The mind is not a match to the heart. Compassion softens our hearts, purifies our souls and develops our intuition. It helps us to tune in to difficult situations and make the right decisions in both our business and personal lives.

As we develop spiritually, we exhibit a greater capacity to care. Let your greatest passion be compassion. Awaken your potential knowing that compassion is within you.

I

love how Marko has touched on the heart of compassion in his 12th secret. Of all the virtues we strive for, let compassion be your priority. “One love. One heart.

One destiny” is what Bob Marley spoke of, have you ever Jenna’s Gem witnessed a more compelling truth?

REFLECTIONS My statement of love and compassion: ...................…..... ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

How can I be more compassionate towards other beings? ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

How can I show more kindness to myself? ......................... ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

45

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.

Without them humanity cannot survive.�

Dalai Lama

47

Secret 13

No. - RISK-TAKING

There cannot be success without risk-taking. All great achievements, discoveries and developments in human civilisation have been driven by risk-takers - people with courage, who took risks, leapt into the unknown and pushed the boundaries of the known.

Successful people have a particular outlook on risk - they view risk as an opportunity while risk-avoiding people view risk as a danger. Risk-taking people are driven by the thrill of uncertainty, living on the edge and taking chances while risk-avoiding people seek comfort in certainty and routine. Risk-taking distinguishes leaders from followers.

The greatest danger in life and business is to risk nothing.

Risk-taking encourages creativity and innovation and builds confidence and resilience - which are the key to success. But risk-taking has to be responsible and ethical.

It has to be by intent and not by chance. It has to be understood and managed.

As individuals, organisations and a country we must take more risks than ever before - that is the only way to lead our companies, country and the global economy to prosperity, peace and development. Be a risk-taker.

Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

I

f you don’t push your boundaries, you risk living in the veil of an unclaimed self.

Do something that scares you - take up public speaking.

This is something that frightens most people, however, few realise that by breaking their comfort zones and engaging their fear, the benefits will far outweigh the initial feelings of vulnerability and anxiety.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS Challenges I would never dare to do before but may consider: ...................…...………............…....................... ..........................................………...............................…....

Thoughts: ..................…...……….....................…...............

49

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.� Helen Keller

00 51

Secret 14 No.

- DELAYED GRATIFICATION

This is the act of postponing a reward or satisfaction.

Research has shown that successful people have the ability to delay short-term reward for long-term gain.

Professor Walter Mischel from Columbia University experimented with four-year-old children to assess their ability to delay gratification. Children were given one marshmallow and told that they would get an additional one if they didn’t eat it within 15 minutes. Tracer studies conducted later on, showed that those children who were able to delay gratification were more successful in school, business and life.

Indeed, self-discipline and an ability to wait are vitally important qualities that determine long-term success in both our business and personal lives.

Saving money, university studies, sacrifices at work and in the family - these are all examples of delayed gratification.

The greatest leaders, strategists and businessmen have this quality - they have all been able to sacrifice short-term pleasures for long-term goals. Nelson Mandela, Warren Buffet and Mahatma Gandhi are some great examples from recent times.

Let your greatest gratification be delayed gratification.

Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

T

he ability to delay gratification comes down to impulse control and it is one of the most important skills to learn to have a satisfying and successful life. We live in a consumerist world - we can shop online today and have something delivered to us tomorrow. We can buy a car and pay it off over years to come. My father taught me that you should always be saving at least 10% of your monthly salary.

Do this for years and years and the rewards will be tenfold.

Jenna’s Gem

00 53

“ Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life.

It is the only way to live. � Morgan Scott Peck

55

Secret 15 No.

- HARD WORK

Blood, sweat and tears – these are absolute requirements for success on your path to prosperity and freedom.

The only way to make progress in life is to work hard at it, whether in business, politics, academia, family, spiritual life, art or sport. There are no shortcuts - you have to earn your success. This is a law that governs the universe - whether you call it ‘Newton’s law of action and reaction’ or ‘karma’.

There are no free lunches in this world – someone has to pay for them! An entitlement mentality leads to failure.

Things we get for free don’t last. Winning the lotto or a big business deal often sow the seeds of destruction. You have to earn and build your success in a sustainable way - little by little and over a long period of time.

In our increasingly competitive world there are winners and losers. In order to be winners, we must work harder, more than ever before.

That is the only way to lead our companies, the country and the global economy to prosperity, peace and development. Be a hard worker. Awaken your potential knowing that everything you need is within you.

I

always reinforce to my team that there is no good replacement for hard work, no viable alternative and no efficient substitute. Hard work is in a league of its own and this means rolling up your sleeves and doubling down on the elbow grease you bring to the game.

Jenna’s Gem

REFLECTIONS My hard work resolutions: ............................................... ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............…................................................................. ………............….................................................................

57

Secret 16 No.

- ETHICS

The greatest problem facing human civilisation today is that we are losing deep human values - integrity, compassion and respect. We are constantly faced with temptations to compromise ethics and take a short-cut road to riches. Our desires for money, sex, power and fame often translate into corruption, lies, love-affairs or crime.

A minute of pleasure leads to many years of suffering.

And by valuing wealth above ethics we lose everything.

Ethics are a set of moral principles or laws of the universe that govern the behaviour of a system - be it an individual, organisation or society. Ethics is the glue that keeps different elements of the system together - without ethics the government, business or society cannot function properly.

Leaders in government and business will have to invest more and more in corporate governance and building ethical organisations.

Ethical behaviour should be accepted as a source of competitive advantage because it promotes organisational integrity and fairness and generates passion, trust, commitment and high performance.

Martin Luther King said that “if we are going to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control. ” Be a person of values.

Be ethical. Awaken your potential knowing that power of making ethical decisions is within you.

I

ntegrity is everything and ethics should precede economics. We’ve seen the results of capitalism without conscience and they make for a really scary picture of the future. Now is the time for all generations to stand up and become conscious of their actions and how these affect us all.

Jenna’s Gem

“Feeling that morality has nothing to do with the way you use the

resources of this world is an idea that can’t persist any longer.

If it does, then we won’t.”

Barbara Kingsolver

59

Secret 17 No.

- EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

The majority of problems in our personal lives and organisations are related to relationships and not material things. Relationship management skills are about empathy, integrity, negotiation and compassion a set of abilities called emotional intelligence.

Although seemingly simple, these competencies have a most profound and strategic effect on people and organisations. We are living in an era of information and a global knowledge economy where human capital is increasingly valued more than financial capital.

Emotional intelligence is an ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and those of others i.e. to direct, control and express feelings in order to make the right decisions, act effectively and achieve a set goal.

It is about transforming anger into love, depression into excitement and fear into freedom.

Emotional energy, when managed and channelled in the right direction, propels an individual or organisation to a higher level of performance by generating commitment, happiness and passion required for success.

This energy becomes a source of competitive advantage.

The opposite is true, as when emotional energy is mismanaged, it creates a vicious cycle of destruction and unhappiness which leads to depression, conflict, demotivation and low performance.

Be wise - invest in the development of emotional intelligence. Awaken your potential knowing that emotional intelligence is within you.

E

Q is your greatest asset in business and in life, it is to be nurtured and protected at all costs. I am always very aware of the way I make people feel and make it my duty to Jenna’s Gem be kind to everyone I meet.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou 61

Secret 18

No. - SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

In the past, people thought that IQ or rational intelligence was a requirement for success. IQ helps us to solve problems by using logic, analysis and reason. As the business world changed, intellectual capital became a buzzword, challenging financial capital.

Recently, IQ has been challenged by emotional intelligence (EQ). EQ is an ability to manage one’s own emotions and those of others in order to achieve set goal.

Daniel Goleman, the world’s authority on EQ, argues that emotional intelligence (EQ) is another intelligence that has powerful influence on our success in life. As the business world changed, emotional capital became the buzzword, challenging intellectual capital.

Currently, EQ has been challenged by spiritual intelligence (SQ). SQ is about intuition, insight and awareness.

It is about wisdom, meaning and truth.

Danah Zohar, an expert in SQ, argues that SQ is the highest form of intelligence and that SQ is the foundation for effective functioning of both IQ and EQ. As the business world changes, spiritual capital is becoming the buzzword, challenging emotional capital.

Charles Darwin said “it is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Be wise - invest in the development of spiritual intelligence. Awaken your potential knowing that spiritual intelligence is within you.

I

n addition to self-awareness, spiritual intelligence implies awareness of our relationship to our Creator, to each other, to Mother Earth and all beings.

Jenna’s Gem

“The knowledge of the Spirit is the true secret of creativity,

leadership and happiness. It is spiritual intelligence that makes an ordinary person a genius. When a genius loses his spiritual intelligence, he becomes quite ordinary.”

Awdhesh Singh

63

About

- Regenesys Business School

Regenesys is a leading global business school. Since 1998, Regenesys has been chosen as a preferred education institution by over 100 000 students and 1 000 reputable local and International clients in some 195 countries.

Regenesys is proud to be one of the most entrepreneurial, innovative, technologically advanced and fastest-growing business schools in the world. www.regenesys.net

Marko Saravanja Entrepreneur, Academic & Development Worker

Marko Saravanja the founder and director of the Regenesys Business School, he is passionate about higher learning and entrepreneurship which has led to the initiation of a game-changing project at Regenesys that is providing the world with free access to business education. “Secrets of Success.� was first published in 2006 is a compilation of 52 principles written by Marko for those brave individuals who wish to achieve extraordinary success.

Marko has inspired, energised and changed the lives thousands of people from across the world.

To find out more or order the book, email info@regenesys.co.za

65

JCSA

Jewellery Council of

South Africa

Member of the South African Jewellery Council

Share your thoughts with us on social media using #JCPearlsofW isdom and #SecretsofSuccess A copy of this book can be found & shared online at www.jennaclifford.com

Copyright subsists in all Jenna Clifford jewellery designs and can only be manufactured by Jenna Clifford Designs (Pty) Ltd. Jenna Clifford Designs (Pty) Ltd will prosecute for any perceived infringement an/or reproduction thereof.