[Translate] Smart goal setting is our ability to set what, why and how we what things to happen for us. It is an objective or aim of an action and involves establishing specific measurable , time –targeted objectives. Goal setting is a major component of our personal development. The SMART Model an acronym which stands for [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 17, 2010
[Translate] Some of us are better able to deal with sarcastic remarks than others and that mostly depends on our personality, confidence and self esteem. To make sarcastic remarks is simply an ability to pass harsh or witty comments or to say something often in an ironic manner with the intention to wound or ridicule the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 5, 2010
[Translate] 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...Tuesday, July 27, 2010
[Translate] 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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 21, 2010
[Translate] We all love to be appreciated but in order for that to happen we owe it to ourselves to appreciate who we are. This works well from my own experience because like attracts like that is; appreciate yourself and people will appreciate you.The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others ~Sonya Friedman. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 8, 2010
[Translate] 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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 30, 2010
[Translate] Of late I felt an urgent need to SWOT analyse my current situation; a lot has obviously been happening but then there was that need to sit down and brainstorm before I activate an action plan. If you haven’t heard of SWOT Analysis it’s simply an acronym which stands for strength, weakness, opportunities and treats. SWOT [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 21, 2010
[Translate] Self doubt is a limiting factor and should be eliminated from our thoughts in order to achieve the accomplishments we set out for ourselves. Not one person is better than the rest or even perfect than the rest. There are a few different ways to help eliminate the self doubt you may have. There [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 17, 2010
[Translate] How often have you woken up and said “that’s it†! I am just going to do what I have to do ! Often some of us are stuck in jobs, relationships, businesses or basically in the rut but for some crazy reason we stay there feeling unhappy …god damn why? I mean there comes [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 13, 2010
[Translate] It is easy to become distracted in our every increasing busy lives. And to make matters more challenging, life seems to throw these obstacles in our way during the most inconvenient times. There are simple distractions that are for the most part easy to ignore, but there are some that can interfere with our [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 7, 2010
[Translate] Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac. Envy and jealously are one of the many human emotions , I am not too sure if I will like to call them both negative emotions but stay with me while we try [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 1, 2010
[Translate]  Life often takes some planning, some coordination, and well…some brainstorming. This said, if you are planning a big project at work, a move to a new career or life, or just a change in your life; you need to know how to brainstorm it all out-in order to make sure it goes as smoothly [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 20, 2010
[Translate] Whether you are straight out of school or simply stuck in a career that is unfulfilling, you may be thinking-there must be something more to life. For everyone, there is…and this is called your passion. It is that hobby, that talent, that activity that really makes you excited-something you just need to know more [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 18, 2010
[Translate]  If I had my way I would rather not  deal with difficult people but that’s sounds almost impossible and here is why. As long as we have contact directly or indirectly with others we are bound to come across difficult people. Our ability to deal with difficult people hence comes in once we recognise these [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 13, 2010
[Translate] One of the hardest things many people may grapple with on a daily basis is the fear of confrontation. Whether it’s the fear of confrontation from a loved one, a spouse, or a relative; the fear is the same, in how it manifests itself, and therefore-how to respond to it. Below, we offer the healthiest and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 27, 2010
[Translate] Life can often be a very taxing experience. There are many responsibilities, many hardships, and many difficult lessons that we all go through-very very few go unscathed. This said, it seems an endless journey to better understand and deal with these negative events and hardship; and it can seem to many of us-at many [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 24, 2010
[Translate] One of the hardest things that many of us may struggle with is not just starting things, but finishing them. You may have tons of great ideas or perhaps tasks on your plate with all the energy to begin them; but if you don’t have the wherewithal to actually complete them, there is no [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 11, 2010
[Translate] 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 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 4, 2010
[Translate] One thing I have learnt in life is not to challenge other people’s beliefs and value; instead I generally align myself with whatever they may be saying or talking about and at the same time try get my point across. Most of us will hold on very strongly and dearly to our beliefs which [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 20, 2010
[Translate] 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 [...]
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Monday, August 23, 2010
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