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Vicki Bennett
Adult and children’s non-fiction author
Vicki Bennett is a public speaker, training consultant to business, salesperson and author. Her Brisbane based consultancy, Vicki Bennett Training, has an impressive clientele which includes Government authorities and top corporations. She believes that success on a business level must first begin with success on a personal level.
Watch out for Vicki’s next book, Signposts for Life: Strategies for effective living and working to be published by Lothian Books in March 2005. Due to constant demand from clients and customers this book combines the best of Vicki’s two books I’ve Found The Keys, Now Where’s the Car? (1996) and I’ve read the Rules, Now How do I Play the Game? (1997) and adds new updated material. This motivational book focuses on goal setting and achieving success in both personal and professional contexts. The main themes include coping with change, creating positive attitudes, goal setting, risk taking, improving communicaiton, leadership, working as a team, building relationships, enhancing creative thinking and giving yourself great customer service.
With Ian Mathieson, Vicki co-authored The Effective Leader - How to balance your mind, body and spirit at home and at work, published by HarperCollins Australia in October 2002.
Life Smart - Choices for young people about friendship, family and future was published by Finch in 2001. It provides sound advice on how to deal with the most pressing issues of these vital years including: the ups and downs of friendships and love, learning to believe in ourselves and accept others, finding direction in our life, and relating to our families. It has been translated and published in Indonesia, China, Brazil and Hungary.
“Vicki captures twenty-first century teen living through the eyes of those who are living it. A must-read for all young people and their parents. An uplifting read – I couldn’t put it down.”
~ Dennis Doyle, Executive Director, Young Achievement Australia.
“This is an amazing book... Vicki’s energy and enthusiasm shine through as she speaks to teenagers on the issues relevant to them.”
~ Elizabeth M Gilchrist, State Commissioner, Guides Australia Queensland.
Life Smart was the basis for a special community development program that Vicki implemented in Singapore, training parents, youth workers and volunteers to deliver training and awareness in life skills to young people in schools, communities and youth organizations. This is an initiative in conjunction with Integrative Learning Corporation Singapore and was funded by the Singapore Technologies Endowment Program. The objective of this program is to create a nation wide awareness of valuable life skills for teenagers.
Making Dreams Come True, published in 1996 in Australia by Hodder Headline, includes simple visualizations and practical exercises to help children set and achieve goals and is aimed at children, parents and teachers. It was published in Germany and the UK. Hodder also published the best selling I’ve Found The Keys, Now Where’s the Car? and I’ve read the Rules, Now How do I Play the Game?
Visit Vicki’s web site: www.vickibennett.com
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