We all have experienced the feel of being worried. While it is a normal human reaction to feel worried, some of us take it to a whole new level. This is where worrying goes from a natural human reaction syndrome to being a compulsive worrying disorder. As you know too much of anything is not …
What is Self worth and how can we improve it? Self-worth is defined by Merriam-Webster as: “a feeling that you are a good person who deserves to be treated with respect”. It describes how we feel about ourselves. How we see ourselves. It’s important because it’s how we will act. Consider this. If a lion …
Work ethic Mary Barra rose to the top of General Motors after 33 years at the company. Barra started at the very bottom of General Motors at age 18, when she enrolled in an engineering college sponsored by the company. There, she spent half the year inspecting parts at a Pontiac plant. She worked her …
Frank Abagnale is a former cheque con artist, forger and imposter who, for five years in the 1960s, passed bad cheques worth more than $2.5 million in 26 countries. The recent blockbuster film Catch Me If You Can is based on his life. For two years, Abagnale travelled around the world free by masquerading as …
Success in schools isn’t genesis. Its got nothing to do with how your ancestors performed in school. Students aren’t born successful. Motivation play a dramatically bigger role than intelligence when it come to studying. I know this because ive heard plenty of times “work hard” or “study more” as if it made any difference. So …
3 things successful students do (that most of us aren’t) Read More »
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” Harriet Braiker There is a difference between perfectionist and striving for excellence. A small teeny tiny difference. The difference is as small as night and day. Black and white. Heads and Tails. That’s right. Perfectionism and excellence are like the 2 sides of a coin. …
Start with the night before Plan plan plan. Visualize how your day is going to be. What are the meeting scheduled? What are the project deadlines and its current status? Foresee items which can over shoot timelines. Meeting a client who has the habit of ranting on? Schedule it. Plan to go through a high …
Be more aware of the messages you are inadvertently conveying, or suss out what others are revealing about themselves by clueing in to these body language signals. Language is not the only way we communicate. Our bodies convey our thoughts and feelings and send messages that others pick up to use and make judgments about …
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So just where is this place I refer to as Outside? Outside comfort zone? Outside friend circle. Outside town? Or maybe the other side as in twilight zone? No. Not really. My meaning of outside refers to the different sources, typically uncommon and unknown to me. That’s how I would put it. Why? I always …
Creativity almost always comes from the outside. Read More »
Training your mind. Just hearing the words would make someone uncomfortable. Others may give it a thought but leave it. It does sound strange. And that’s quiet alright. You see we don’t know much about our minds. We are getting to know only the tip of the ice berg as far as how we think …
