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Watch your actions before it is too late
February 12, 2014 @ 13:55|0 Comments
A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be...grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene. So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.” With ...
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Smart customer
February 06, 2014 @ 05:25|0 Comments
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.”The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves.“What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!”Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question?Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?”The boy licked his cone and repli...
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Main Strategies for Success
January 30, 2014 @ 05:45|0 Comments
Main Strategies for Success 1. Start Small Quite possibly the biggest mistake people make is pushing the accelerator too soon. You can’t lose 20 pounds in a week. But you can lose one. Taking small bites and chewing slowly have as much to do with goal achievement as they do with your mom’s dinner table scolding. 2. Get It On Paper Whether setting your first goals, tracking daily progress, or sharing your deepest thoughts with a journal, writing things down crystallizes your ideas, exposes underlying fears, and paints an accurate picture of real life. 3. Focus On Everyday Habits The buildi...
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The ultimate management bookshelf
December 25, 2013 @ 13:48|0 Comments
THE ULTIMATE MANAGEMENT BOOKSHELFGood To Great by Jim CollinsMore managers swear by Collins’ 2001 effort than any other book of best practice. By dissecting high-performing organisations, he kick-started a cult of self-improvement.Leading Change by John KotterKotter brought an analytical eye to major organisational shifts, focusing on how to end a “can’t do” mentality and get things moving. The most illuminating insights lay in where businesses went wrong, rather than the success stories. The Essential Drucker by Peter DruckerWhy choose between Sgt Pepper’s and The White Album? The Essenti...
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Eating another person's lunch and expecting to love it?! (part III)
December 02, 2013 @ 12:37|0 Comments
EATING ANOTHER PERSON'S LUNCH AND EXPECTING TO LOVE IT?! (Part III) Define the meaning of success as you see it. You cannot have success if you do not know what it means for you. Everyone views success differently and using someone else's standard for success is like eating another person's lunch and expecting to love it. Set clear goals and be realistic. How will you know when you have achieved your goals? Your standards should be quantifiable, or else you could spend your entire life chasing after a vague goal. For example, let's say you want to be good at your job. You get a promotion, ...
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