What a year it has been! So much has happened and I have learned and changed so much, I can barely remember who I was a year ago. The MBA experience, together with constantly changing projects and challenges, has taken my thinking to heights I have never experienced or expected. It is quite amazing how we can transform ourselves when faced with a definite constant… change! My typical nature of constantly improving is not something I can get rid of. In the wake of wanting and learning to be a better consultant I have made a life changing realisation.

I have realised that the best way to help others is to improve and develop oneself, and that the more I try to improve as a consultant, the more consulting tools and techniques become mere manifestations of something else, something deeper, namely who I am - my authentic self. A dimension I have neglected significantly.

I realised that, at the root of all our dreams, ambitions and manifestations, is this core authentic self, which I am still trying to figure out. If we develop ourselves at that level, everything external will easily align to this inner reality. And thus I have changed my focus from improving my superficial manifestations, to improving myself at the deeper core. Yikes… this all sounds deep! Not really, just simply information that we all hear many times - but for me, it’s transferring from information into wisdom via all the interactions, experiences and reflection I’ve had whilst at MAC.

To extend this concept a bit further, I have often heard and wanted to do so much without committing to any action that would enable such ambitions; thus I am committing to a new year at MAC with a more mature attitude of having clearly defined goals, action plans and actual… action! Viva 2010. So my first year at MAC has been great. Time flew, I grew a lot, I learned huge amounts, and I’m hoping for lots more. Wishing everyone a great year ahead.