My first year as AMMI brought many lessons.

Although all my actions might not have been smart

the hard work payed off and helped me

to discover new and better ways.

If I had to do it all over again,

I would not change a thing

for then I would not have learnt.

My son taught me a valuable lesson!

Someone told him if you love what you do

you will never work a day in your life!

I love what I do and believe that

Walking the extra mile

might just be the key to

a better future for someone..

~NICOLETTE

Ask around which school presents

a lot of workshops/talks for neighbouring schools.

Make friends with a school by offering

to do a free talk or assess a child or two for a

discounted price, just so that they can find out

how amazing you are.

Then, next time the school presents a workshop or talk,

offer to be the presenter and ‘floor’ the audience

(the introduction to Mind Moves works well).

Soon you'll be invited to a couple of schools

for workshops.

~LORRAINE

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Eerste afsprake net in die oggend,

opvolg in die middae.

Minute-to-win-it voor en na toetse

Neem profiel terugvoer op en gee dit vir ouer op CD.

Gebruik post-it notes in Studiefiksheid

vir die regteroog /linkerbrein leerders

wat voorkeur vir netjiese werk het.

Gee Studiefiksheidleerders musiek op CD

en kombineer oefeninge daarmee.

Boximize app om leerders se inligting

op datum te hou.

~RUDINE

Probleem: soms betaal kliënt

en gebruik 1ste faktuurnommer

(al is dit 3 fakture later).

Dan moes ek deur klomp leêrs grou

om betaling korrek te allokeer. Oplossing: spreadsheet vir

elke invoice gestuur - dui sommer daarop aan

as betaal is (op papier).

In plaas van kliënte oor 5 dae versprei,

skeduleer eerder meer kliënte per dag (uurliks)

en werk net 2 of 3 dae.

Sodoende weet ek watter dae werk ek heelmiddag

en die res vd week is my middae oop

om saam my kids te geniet.

~AMANDA

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‘n Jaar vol van toets, terugvoer,

moed inpraat,

duim vashou en genade!

Wat ‘n voorreg en verantwoordelikheid om te deel

in mense se lewens, hul diepste gedagtes, bekommernisse

en vreugdes. Daarmee saam moet ek ook na myself kyk,

myself op ‘n “goeie” plek hou en daagliks in diepe

afhanklikheid wysheid van my Hemelse Vader afbid.

My wenk – wees altyd voorbereid met daardie

bietjie “verder en dieper uitvind”

van dit wat die klient voor jou neerlê...wees eerlik,

gaan soek die antwoord op jou tyd voordat jy

sommer ‘n verduideliking

uit die vuis uitprobeer gee .

~CORNE K

In the short space of time

of me being an AMMI

I have come to learn the life principle

that over and over again features in everyone of my successes:

FAIL TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL.

So my top tip to working more effectively

is to put in the initial hard work—

prepare all your necessary logistics,

pre-and post tests.

Be organised.

Then you can get creative and add to your arsenal.

I prefer to plan for each consultation.

Left brain tendency!:)

~ANNA-CARIEN

2018!

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Study Fitness:

Download all the music

and clips needed

on your phone

using an application

called: 'Video Downloader'.

That way

you have it saved

on your phone

ready to use

over and over again

not using any data.

~CORNE G

I learned that it's ok to not know everything

& to learn from others,

seeking help & admitting when I don't, is ok.

I also used a lot of the info I learned from the conference

like how Smart phones take away from quality time

with my family, so I tried hard to keep off my phone

from 4-8pm when my kids are around.

After that I attend to all my Mind Moves messages.

My Smart phone has enough apps and data

to run my business from which saves me

from having to find time

to put my laptop on.

~TAMARA

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If I have learnt one thing this year,

it is the importance of concentrating

on one thing at a time.

Be it in your year, the month, a day

or even for that hour.

Trying to juggle too many things at once

just doesn’t work.

Rather pick one, give it 100 percent effort

and move onto the next.

DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

focus on what is important.

~LISA

I can only say this year has ended

much better as it started.

It started with so much uncertainty

(what’s going to happen next?)

and caused a tremendous amount of stress.

After our Mind Moves Conference this year

everything turned around

since I realized where I need to be.

I have decided to take a leap of Faith and will be

a full time Advanced Mind Moves Instructor in 2018

and I am not looking back!

I am very excited for what is ahead.

One thing I know is to never give up

on your dreams!

~CHANTELL

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I did some introspection and realised

that sometimes working too hard can be

stressful and this could have a negative impact

on your health and family life.

Working smart for me is using good time management

techniques and setting a deadline for work commitments.

I'm a thinker instead of a doer and in order to work

smarter I should stop procrastinating.

I need to prioritize and organize my tasks that need

immediate attention.

Set boundaries with clients and do not allow them

to invade my personal space and times.

~SUMAYYA

Coming together, is a beginning.

Keeping together is progress.

Working together is success.

Working hard for something

we don’t care about, is called stress.

Working hard for something we LOVE,

is called PASSION.

May all of you have a blessed festive season!

Stay passionate and humble!

~JACKY

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In my attempt this year

to try to get more focus on Mind Moves,

I have, ironically, ended up taking on more,

working harder and getting further from

my goal.

But recently a friend gave me this advice -

"Eat the frog".

What!?

Eat the frog - do the WORST,

hanging-over-your-head thing first.

Get it out of the way, feel good about the achievement

and free yourself up to do the things you love -

like eating the icing.

~HILARY

Having a ‘Gosh!’ attitude

means that you’re expressing gratitude

for what you have.

Coming to the end of this year, looking back,

I can just say “Gosh!”

I’m so grateful for waking up in the morning

with a beautiful view over the bushveld.

Gratitude for the privilege to make breakfast for my

loving family, driving to school having a beautiful

view over the Waterberge, making a difference in

many children’s lives on a daily basis and lastly using

Mind Moves to open people’s eyes

to a brighter future. One word says it all:

“Gosh!”

~MARILE

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2017 is nie 'n jaar wat ek wil oorhê nie;

ek weet ook dat ek nie die enigste AMMI is

wat by die konferensie na van die ander gekyk

en gewonder het:

'Hoe kry sy dit reg?!' nie.

Ek het dus geen gevatte advies om te deel nie, maar

ek het wel een ding geleer: die ouers het ons nodig.

Hulle bring hulle diepste vrese en hulpeloosheid

na ons toe – en ons kan hulle help!

Ons help nie net die kinders

om ín hulle lywe te leef nie,

ons help ook hulle ouers

om ‘n bietjie meer bevoeg te voel!

~ADÉL

2017 has been an incredible year

filled with LOTS of change and challenges!

As an AMMI settling in a new country

I came to realized how privileged I was back in SA

with Melodie not only being the creator of Mind Moves

but also being the face and voice smoothing the path for me

by just doing what she does best – helping children,

addressing parents, coaching teachers, inspiring us and

through all of this CREATING AWARENESS!

So, the need is here in Australia!!

My tip – CREATE AWARENESS

within your community - even if it is only

one child at a time :)

~ANNELIZE

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Hoe maak mens die lewe vir jouself makliker?

Hoe doen mens MEER en terselfdertyd MINDER?

Nogal ‘n tricky vraag…hmmm?

Daar’s ‘n paar dinge wat altyd vir my werk.

Beplan vooruit, hetsy daagliks, weekliks of kwartaaliks.

Hou by jou doelwitte.

Delegeer as dit moontlik is.

Leer om soms “nee” te sê.

Neem tyd om elke dag net stil te word en in die oomblik te WEES.

En wanneer dit tyd is om te

rus…..doen dit ook met oorgawe!

EN,,,,Wees met oorgawe laf.

~OLGA

It’s not

about

doing it all,

it’s about

doing your

best at all

you can

do.

~PETRO

10

Tydsbeplanning en prioriteite.

Vir my is die geheim,

maak ‘n lys

van wat jy vandag moet doen,

beplan jou tyd daar rondom,

handel eers dit

waarvan jy die minste hou af

en beweeg dan na

van belangrikste na minder belangrik.

Dis so lekker

om die een ding

na die ander

“af te tick”.

~SORETHA

My jaar van 2017 was vol op en affe.

Wat ek wel geleer het

is om getrou te bly aan jouself,

wat jy geleer het, wat jy weet

en om dit met selfvertroue aan te pak.

Ek het meer op Social geadverteer,

deur die MM Facebook plasings te Share,

wat meer vertroue en kredietwaardigheid aan

advertering gegee het.

Ek het die jaar geniet en is opgewonde vir 2018.

~RIKA T

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Work with client

at the time you have most energy.

Write flow of session down on a piece of paper

to guide you when you feel that you are going off track.

When working with teenagers,

I find it best to ask them to really think

about what they want to achieve

before they come to the session -

it helps with goal setting

as some of them often just say

what they think we want to hear

and get the session done with.

~SANDRA

Looking back on a very exciting 2017.

I saw my heart’s desire fulfilled

in becoming an AMMI.

The course impacted my life on a personal level

as well as, career wise.

Meeting Dr. Melodie de Jager was one of the highlights.

During the School’s Improvement Plan meeting (SIP),

poor study methods were identified as one of the reasons

for poor performance by learners during exams.

I saw an opportunity and seized it. Booked a slot with

the principal to address parents during

the first parents meeting, January 2018.

Will introduce them to Study Fitness

to assist with study methods.

~JULIET

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I have indeed a VERY exciting job,

but due to my fully-blocked-on-the-left-side MDP,

it can become extremely challenging.

When stressed, absolutely everything I MUST do seemed

impossible. Until one day I realised the solution is right under

my nose: Do Mind Moves! I decided to try it :) and it worked!

I can’t tell you how quickly I change from being a deurmekaar,

can’t hear-see-think-speak-write-take-action-kinda-person,

to feeling calm and up to anything that comes my way.

Working smarter comes easy with daily dose of

Antennae, Mouse pad, Core Workout &

Confidence Booster.

Do Mind Moves -

it comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

~LANA

Vir my was die AMMI ondervinding

iets wat myself baie verryk het,

maar saam met dit moet ons, onself verryk.

Eerste moet jy na eposse elke dag kyk, sodat kliënte,

tye en nuwe afsprake goed ingepas word.

Tweedens moet ‘n plan tot op die been uitgewerk word,

vir wat jy wil bereik met elke sessie, onderhoude en aktiwiteite.

Derdens moet jy genoeg slaap, sodat geheue goed in die brein

vasgelê word vir elke dag se

inskerping, geheuetoetsing en informasie.

Laastens moet jy gereeld oplees, kennisverryking doen

en op hoogte bly van nuutste navorsing

waarby mens kan baatvind.

~CARIEN

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Having new AMMI’s joining the MMI is always considered as a gift.

We Would like to welcome 3 new AMMI’s ,

Lizelle van Niekerk (Port Elizabeth), Brigette Hamilton (Rustenburg), Lente Lotter (Sasolburg).

Thank you for choosing Mind Moves as your new path. Not only will the MMI benefit from it, but

most of all so will the children in your areas that desperately need you!

Lizelle van Niekerk

Brigette Hamilton

Lente Lotter

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LET’s WRAP IT UP

Om te kan behoort is sekerlik die een aspek wat ‘n mens die veiligste laat voel!

En wat ‘n voorreg is dit nie om te kan behoort

aan so ‘n ongelooflike groep dinamiese dames nie.

Aan die einde van ‘n jaar sug ons graag oor hoe vinnig die jaar verby was.

Kom ons kies om te kyk wat ons alles reggekry het in hierdie jaar.

MMI is soos ‘n baba wat teen ‘n spoed ontwikkel –

en wat ‘n voorreg is dit nie om elke keer die nuwe dinge saam te kan beleef nie.

Splinternuwe webtuistes, artikels met nuwe baadjies aan,

nuwe AMMI’s en nuwe evaluasies vir mammas.

Hoeveel kinders regoor Suid-Afrika se ogies het weer begin blink te danke aan AMMI’s?

Hoeveel ouers en onderwysers se harte is geraak

deur skitterende praatjies gelewer

op soveel verskillende forums en soveel verskillende plekke in ons land?

Hoeveel mense het weer HOOP nadat hulle ‘n werkswinkel

deur een van ons bekwame AMMI’S, bygewoon het?

AMMI’s, soms voel ons alleen en geïsoleerd in ons praktyke en dorpe,

maar SAAM maak ons ‘n ongelooflike span

wat soveel mense en kinders in Suid-Afrika bemagtig en hoop gee!

Wat ‘n lekkerte was dit nie om hierdie span soveel beter te leer ken

by ons jaarlikse konferensie nie.

Vriendskapsbande is gebou en die passie van elke instrukteur was tasbaar.

Mag julle in 2018 elke keer wat ‘n kind die venster tot sy siel vir jou oopmaak,

die heiligheid van daardie oomblik besef.

May you REST this Festive Season and take time to replenish your spirit,

so that we have the energy in 2018

to once again enjoy the privilege of making a difference in a child’s life.

Reflect and celebrate your awesomeness.

As AMMI’s we really do enjoy what we do, and we enjoy doing it together.

May 2018 be filled with many opportunities to inspire and empower

and to enjoy even more successes together.

Let your light shine bright!

IGNA & MICHAELA

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Happy Birthdays!

10 December Tania Hartz

15 December Sariette v d Merwe

18 December Jenny-Lee van Biljon

29 December Sandra Smit

30 December Rika Grové

3 January Marilé Coetzee

8 January Randy Mkhando

12 January Hilary Rudnick

13 January Lisa Bezuidenhout

17 January Lina Methi

31 January Rudine Ferreira

The MMI opens

9 January 2018

Enjoy!!

May your Christmas

sparkle with

Moments of love,

laughter and goodwill.

Happy Christmas