On this special day, we all would like to honor one of the important people who brought us into this world – Mommy. It’s nice to pay for her shopping spree. It’s wonderful to go for an exotic vacation. It’s lovely to treat her to an elegant spa. It’s great to buy her flowers and take her to a high-end …
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In an earlier article titled “Number 1 Prevention to Pitfall for Any Project: Clearly Define Target”, we talked about how to achieve goals by first defining it. Defining goals can be challenging: The technicality of a successful goal is in 2 parts: (1) a measurable goal, and (2) a timeline. While it is important to define a clear goal for …
My husband and I went to a great vacation location for our honeymoon, a place called Misasa, near Osaka, Japan. It contains an excellent assortment of great getaway to-dos. We need a break from the hectic schedule sometimes so as to re-charge. It’s like running any machine, like a car, for example, one need to schedule a time for maintenance, …
During my flight from Canada to Hong Kong, I was listening to an audiobook called Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom, by Rick Hanson with Richard Mendius. The book dissects the minds into simple parts and illustrates how it works and how one can achieve happiness by understanding the sources of negative thoughts. Throughout the book, …
It is not easy to fully understand someone. People are not telepathic. A colleague accused another colleague of sabotaging his work because on many occasions, it seems like actions that were taken somehow caused trouble. The end of the story was that there was no sabotage involved, and we were able to convince the accuser of that. Finally, the colleagues …
Don’t be so harsh on yourself… I learned how to identify it on my own because I have been there before. Back then, I was a perfectionist constantly focusing on idealistic goals. And I was so harsh on myself that it’s negatively affecting my self-esteem and self-confidence. If you are not sure whether you are too harsh on yourself, my …