Lara's Victory

By VDS Brink

Stone by stone they did it; 4700 years ago when they built the largest monument you can think of – the pyramids. Five million carved stones man-handled and carried up and down. At the end, it was done without machines, telephones or tools. With nothing! Productivity as never seen before in a story that will live forever!
And today? We live in a complex world with robots taking over, criminality flourishing and young people trying to find their feet against all odds. Many jobs are lost due to robots that are taking over in the Fourth Revolution. Behind it all, capturing our hearts with storytelling and productivity is EVERYTHING!

Lara’s story is short fiction about a child from a children’s home. No parents, no family. The enemies of life are against her, while a few people are on her side as mentors to teach her the core principles of productivity. This book is a compelling story that leaves you with knowledge on productivity.

Now is the time to learn and learn some more. Productivity is one of the top core principles to understand. This book is easy reading and focuses on being entertaining to convey core messages.

There are eight core habits that Lara’s story will reveal to teach you how to change life and be much more productive, have more time for yourself and, above all, be happy.

Enjoy every word of Lara’s journey in life and the critical lessons on productivity it will give you!

• Language: English
• Publisher: VDS Brink
• Release date: Dec 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005798871

VDS Brink

VDS Brink fought against the Russians in the Cold War as Shackleton maritime bomber aircrew member, studied geology and did mining business development in Vietnam, Mozambique, Peru, USA, Kazakhstan and Australia.Toastmaster International’s Advanced Gold majoring in Storytelling and Humour. Studied group behavior psychology and short story writing. Wrote more than a hundred short stories learning that we are story animals to capture hearts and to teach the lessons of life with it.MBA lecturer on strategy for the Open University, innovation and strategy development for many companies and academic institutions.Addressed many groups and several graduation ceremonies. Session leader for the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Michaélle Jean, on her visit to South Africa.Co-founder of Personera.com, winning a Microsoft Enablis award in the media category.A Jack of all Trades helping businesses while loving writing science fiction, horror and love stories.

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Lara's Victory

Eight principles for wonderful productivity

VDS Brink

Concept: Gerrit Cloete

Illustrated: Hanlie van Schalkwyk

Copyright © VDS Brink 2018

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ISBN: 9781005798871

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, organisations, places or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

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First edition 2020

Table of Contents

About the book

Chapter 1 - In desperation

Chapter 2 - Think before you act

Chapter 3 - Clarity

Chapter 4 – Align

Chapter 5 - Slow down

Chapter 6 – Focus

Chapter 7 – Adapt

Chapter 8 – Complete

Chapter 9 – Learn

Chapter 10 – At the end

Our lessons in summary

Acknowledgements

Resources

The writer

The contributor

LARA’s Victory

Eight principles for wonderful productivity

Stone by stone they did it; 4700 years ago when they built the largest monument you can think of – the pyramids. Five million carved stones man-handled and carried up and down. At the end, it was done without machines, telephones or tools. With nothing! Productivity as never seen before in a story that will live forever!

And today? We live in a complex world with robots taking over, criminality flourishing and young people trying to find their feet against all odds. Many jobs are lost due to robots that are taking over in the Fourth Revolution. Behind it all, capturing our hearts with storytelling and productivity is EVERYTHING!

Lara’s story is short fiction about a child from a children’s home. No parents, no family. The enemies of life are against her, while a few people are on her side as mentors to teach her the core principles of productivity. This book is a compelling story that leaves you with knowledge on productivity.

Now is the time to learn and learn some more. Productivity is one of the top core principles to understand. This book is easy reading and focuses on being entertaining to convey core messages.

There are eight core habits that Lara’s story will reveal to teach you how to change life and be much more productive, have more time for yourself and, above all, be happy.

Enjoy every word of Lara’s journey in life and the critical lessons on productivity it will give you!

1 In desperation

Tell me a fact and I believe. Tell me a truth and I learn. Tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever. – Mark Twain

Lara! You stupid twit! John stares at Lara, she cringes into herself. This is your last warning. If you do not complete this by the end of the day, you will be fired. I have spent a fortune on you to learn SQL development. We’ve been waiting and waiting and will now miss our launch date. And guess who’s to blame!

But, Mr Beest …

No buts. Shut up and go to your laptop. Get it done!

Lara goes to