In our last post – Traits of Emotional intelligence we asked ourselves questions because Questions focuses our thinking. By asking empowering questions like what’s good about this? What’s not perfect about it yet? What I am going to do next time? How can I do this and have fun doing it” ~Charles Connolly…can certainly be [...]
Continue reading...29. July 2010
Following an introduction to emotional intelligence here are some traits to looks out for within yourself
Assertiveness; are you able to asset yourself and stand up for your rights?
Emotion expression; are you able to communicate your feelings to others effectively without getting into a state?
Emotion management; are you able to manage your feelings, Are you capable [...]
Continue reading...27. July 2010
Daniel Goleman is a well known international psychologist author of “Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ ” a bestseller with over a million copies in print worldwide. He has broadly discussed this topic and argued in his book that human competencies such as empathy, social –awareness, self –regulation and management adds value to [...]
Continue reading...8. July 2010
Pomodoro technique has been around since the 80s;invented by a time friendly gentleman known as Francesco Cirillo with the concept of enhancing our mental agility for effective time management. I recently published an article on effective time management and one commentator had suggested the pomodoro technique. I have not particularly tried out this technique but [...]
Continue reading...11. April 2010
The beauty of time lies within the mere fact that it is so precious and we all have the luxury to do whatever we so choose to do with it. How awesome! Effective time management comes into play not just in organisations , it’s also plays a crucial part of our personal daily lives. Essentially effective time [...]
Continue reading...29. March 2010
We are all familiar with the concept of change which is called for when we need to alter areas of our life, business, jobs or anything to make a difference. Anyone needing a change will start first with the thought of it or may acknowledge the existence of a problem . Change obviously does not [...]
Continue reading...15. March 2010
The word evacuation is strongly linked to the removal of troops or civilians from a danger zone or the removal of waste products from our body. Negative thoughts are emotions that could drive an individual to the brink of despair .It can be characterised by unhappiness, depression, stagnancy, lack of confidence, low self esteem and [...]
Continue reading...20. February 2010
Essentially this post aims to provide you with a few procrastination(s) tips I usually apply to refrain from this duck-and-dive habit . Procrastination is characterized by our lovely ability,Lovely ability? Excuse me ……Procrastination is a way of consistently postponing an action or task until a later date. It’s sometimes so difficult to get rid of [...]
Continue reading...24. January 2010
This is an additional list of 62 personal development blogs to watch in 2010, the concept has been pioneered by Problogger who encouraged building a list within your niche. I have been inspired by Steven Aitchison’s list which I have built on rather than reiterate , Although I have been soooo… tempted to add some of my favourite bloggers form Steven’s list.
My concept [...]
18. October 2009
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A Lovely Award ; A lovely aware has been put together and published by a lady Known as Timethief, It is a meme done via a collection of fantastic blogs/links on various subject matters. A blog meme is a viral game where you generate links relationships through asking other bloggers to participate …….Visit link HERE [...]
Continue reading...29. September 2009
Thank you for your patience and welcome back to part two of building confidence; before we fire
on I will like to assume you are prepared for this exercise. Preparation and the will are usually important as this determines and provides you with the opportunity to explore reasons you feel building confidence are important or relevant [...]
22. September 2009
Self esteem is one crucial aspect which cannot be overlooked when needing to improve self confidence; hence the reason we revisit this topic again before we continue on part 2 of building confidence.
What is self esteem? Is it how you feel about yourself, view the world or interact with those around you? Some believe that [...]
16. September 2009
Self-confidence is an important aspect of our everyday life. It gives us the ability and courage to face complex situations and basically do well in most things we embark upon. The beauty of being confident is that generally happiness, wellness and success are usually not far behind.
“Happiness and self confidence come naturally when you feel [...]
5. August 2010
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