There are rewards as well as risks with CHANGING , and the decision should be made with careful planning and consideration .
If you decide that you are ripe for a change , there must be reasons and these include ;
-To improve .
-To make a switch.
-For growth, been too long on a particular level.
-Need for a change when there is no enjoyment.
-Poor perception of your present state/attitude.
-Desire to take on more challenges .
-You are highly sought after.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
HEALTHY SELF IMAGE
-Acknowledge where you are .
-Change your thinking .
-Learn to forgive .
-Never confuse education with trainning or expertise with intelligence.
-Remember failure is an event not a person.
-Believe in believing.
-Take inventory of yourself.
-Make up , dress up and go up.
-Get the bear out of the trap.
-Join the smile , firm handshake and compliment club.
-Remember when you render a service or make a contribution , you deserve to be rewarded.
-Know you are not stuck where you are.
-Live a moral ethical life .
-Take short , easy steps.
-Finish the job.
-Dont be a quitter.
-Make a victory list .
-Learn a new skill or hobby .
-Improve your memory.
-Know how to communicate.
-Be generous with praise and careful with criticism.
-Make the right noise.
-Get in shape.
These are how to stay motivated.
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-Change your thinking .
-Learn to forgive .
-Never confuse education with trainning or expertise with intelligence.
-Remember failure is an event not a person.
-Believe in believing.
-Take inventory of yourself.
-Make up , dress up and go up.
-Get the bear out of the trap.
-Join the smile , firm handshake and compliment club.
-Remember when you render a service or make a contribution , you deserve to be rewarded.
-Know you are not stuck where you are.
-Live a moral ethical life .
-Take short , easy steps.
-Finish the job.
-Dont be a quitter.
-Make a victory list .
-Learn a new skill or hobby .
-Improve your memory.
-Know how to communicate.
-Be generous with praise and careful with criticism.
-Make the right noise.
-Get in shape.
These are how to stay motivated.
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WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A PERSON.
First and foremost , see GOD in people , that is , see them the way HE sees them . In love and with all sincerity of heart.
Next to the above is maturity.
Followed by loyality and stability.
Also ,sence of humore.
And experience.
Then , personal grooming and dress sence.
moreso , well organised and education.
Lastly , hobbies and personal interest.
All these if looked out for in a person ,one will definitely find the right person.
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Next to the above is maturity.
Followed by loyality and stability.
Also ,sence of humore.
And experience.
Then , personal grooming and dress sence.
moreso , well organised and education.
Lastly , hobbies and personal interest.
All these if looked out for in a person ,one will definitely find the right person.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
BETTER E-MAILS.
Use e-mails as one channel of communication but not the only way.
Keep it short , sweet and dont allow e-mail threads longer than a football field .
De-code messages as much as possible.
Encourage people to respond with questions.
Save wrath face to face meetings.
Likewise inject humor , but keep emotions , smile faces and joke made to minimum.
Consider setting a five minutes buffer between when you send and when it goes out.
Work in time eachday to answer e-mails or get help.
If writing via e-mails is not effective , get some trainning.
Use spell-check and thesarous.
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Keep it short , sweet and dont allow e-mail threads longer than a football field .
De-code messages as much as possible.
Encourage people to respond with questions.
Save wrath face to face meetings.
Likewise inject humor , but keep emotions , smile faces and joke made to minimum.
Consider setting a five minutes buffer between when you send and when it goes out.
Work in time eachday to answer e-mails or get help.
If writing via e-mails is not effective , get some trainning.
Use spell-check and thesarous.
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LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
At various time in life of a leader , be it one that runs a country ; an organisation ; even a home , one will be faced with challenges that you are not prepared for ,
-Unity : Ideals , principles and values must transcend all forms of prejudice .
-Committment :Trying to get something not to be distracted , but think it's succeeding to focus on the good part of life.
-Character : moral equivalent .
-Love : for humanity that is unquestionable .
-Hope :Assurance about the future .
-Risk : Live unafraid of happenings .
-Persistent :Be sure to come out stronger from a difficult situation /bad experience .
-Courage : willingness to go forward in most difficult situation .This is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it's the quality that guarantees others .
-Salesmanship : One cannot be stopped from being what you are to be or whom you are .
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-Unity : Ideals , principles and values must transcend all forms of prejudice .
-Committment :Trying to get something not to be distracted , but think it's succeeding to focus on the good part of life.
-Character : moral equivalent .
-Love : for humanity that is unquestionable .
-Hope :Assurance about the future .
-Risk : Live unafraid of happenings .
-Persistent :Be sure to come out stronger from a difficult situation /bad experience .
-Courage : willingness to go forward in most difficult situation .This is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it's the quality that guarantees others .
-Salesmanship : One cannot be stopped from being what you are to be or whom you are .
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Monday, July 14, 2008
MIND YOUR BODY LANGUAGE.
Has it ever occured to you what message your body language portrays to people even without expressing yourself ? Studies show that words account only for 7 percent of the message you convey , while the remainning 93 percent are non verbal actions.
In the circular world You have to what message your body language conveys .
However , making sure that you are conveying the message you want others to see and hear ;
The followings should be noted.
-Eye contact.
-Facial expression.
-The position of the head.
-Where you place the arm.
-How you use the arms.
-The angle of the body posture.
-Control hands.
-Legs talk too.
The distance you keep from others unless you are a master of disguise , you are constantly sending messages about true thoughts and feelings whether you are using words or not .You may be aware of what you are saying with your body , but others will get the message , make sure it is the one you want to send.
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In the circular world You have to what message your body language conveys .
However , making sure that you are conveying the message you want others to see and hear ;
The followings should be noted.
-Eye contact.
-Facial expression.
-The position of the head.
-Where you place the arm.
-How you use the arms.
-The angle of the body posture.
-Control hands.
-Legs talk too.
The distance you keep from others unless you are a master of disguise , you are constantly sending messages about true thoughts and feelings whether you are using words or not .You may be aware of what you are saying with your body , but others will get the message , make sure it is the one you want to send.
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WAYS TO LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE.
If you can not have what you love , Then love what you have. Whatever your hands find doing do it well .Here are ways to make the present at hand.
-Focus on how you are doing .
-Find a good mentor.
-Align your talents with the goal.
-Own up to a few weakness and take steps to overcome them.
-Blow your trumpet.
-Take advantage of trainning.
-Mouth your needs.
-Create your own project.
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-Focus on how you are doing .
-Find a good mentor.
-Align your talents with the goal.
-Own up to a few weakness and take steps to overcome them.
-Blow your trumpet.
-Take advantage of trainning.
-Mouth your needs.
-Create your own project.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
CREATING A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
A personal development plan identifies what need to learn to progress in life and provides a frame work for achieving it. Even though most people have one type of persomal development programme or the other , you still have to take chargeof your own life destiny before you begin to ask yourself the following :
-What is the personal development progression in my life?
-How do i climb from one level to another ?
-What habits sets become increasingly important as i climb from one level to the other?
-How committed am i to obtainning virtue ?
- Do i have time to fit what i need to do into my current plan schedule.
Identify learning needs. After answering the above questions , set learning objectives.
-Specific : focus on one at a time.
-Measurable:set defined targets to assess performance.
-Attainable : reasonably expect to achieve them .
-Realistic : should be necessary and important enough to motivate .
-Time bound : set a realistic time.
-Choose learning style :it is entirely up to you where and how to acquire that need.
-Check the plan :a plan has limited use unless it is tested and measured, need to maintain a checklists and monitor progress from time to time.
-What is the personal development progression in my life?
-How do i climb from one level to another ?
-What habits sets become increasingly important as i climb from one level to the other?
-How committed am i to obtainning virtue ?
- Do i have time to fit what i need to do into my current plan schedule.
- Do i have Do i the resources to achieve my plan ?
Identify learning needs. After answering the above questions , set learning objectives.
-Specific : focus on one at a time.
-Measurable:set defined targets to assess performance.
-Attainable : reasonably expect to achieve them .
-Realistic : should be necessary and important enough to motivate .
-Time bound : set a realistic time.
-Choose learning style :it is entirely up to you where and how to acquire that need.
-Check the plan :a plan has limited use unless it is tested and measured, need to maintain a checklists and monitor progress from time to time.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
EXAMINNING YOUR SELF.
Find out withing which late personality type you fall in and work on improving it.
The Rationaliser:find it difficult to admit to chronic tardness.Admits lateness once in a while but the world knwows otherwise.
The Perfectionist: makes sure things are in perfect order not minding the time wasted. Try's on more than five to six dresses before picking the one suited.
The Deadliner: subconciously loves the adrenaline rush that comes doing things at the last minute.
The Producer :overschedules even when they are overworked ,makes them feel important.
The Indulger :avoid tasks that are not to their liking and procrastinate.
The Rebel :lives to break the rule. Thinks putting so much emphasis on puctulity is narrowminded.
The Absentminded professor : can't get from point A to point B without getting distracted by point C , D , and E.
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The Rationaliser:find it difficult to admit to chronic tardness.Admits lateness once in a while but the world knwows otherwise.
The Perfectionist: makes sure things are in perfect order not minding the time wasted. Try's on more than five to six dresses before picking the one suited.
The Deadliner: subconciously loves the adrenaline rush that comes doing things at the last minute.
The Producer :overschedules even when they are overworked ,makes them feel important.
The Indulger :avoid tasks that are not to their liking and procrastinate.
The Rebel :lives to break the rule. Thinks putting so much emphasis on puctulity is narrowminded.
The Absentminded professor : can't get from point A to point B without getting distracted by point C , D , and E.
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PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
Break the habit of running behind scedule . Have you ever had to deal with people who do not take other people time into consideration ? fustrating ? Yes ! Below are some ways to get around it .
-Use a diary.
-Employ a personal assistant.
-Use a stop watch.
-Get organised.
-Be punctual.
-Learn to welcome the wait.
-Embrace the early bird mentality.
-Reward yourself.
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-Use a diary.
-Employ a personal assistant.
-Use a stop watch.
-Get organised.
-Be punctual.
-Learn to welcome the wait.
-Embrace the early bird mentality.
-Reward yourself.
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WEALTH SENSE.
Traits of wealthy people .They share some common traits and that is why they are wealthy.To become extremely wealthy , You should imbibe the following traits.
-Perseverance.
-Invest or build a business.
-Innovate.
-Do what you love.
-Give back.
-Continous learning.
-Learn to let go.
How To Sustain Wealth.
We often wonder why others are better handlers of money than ourselves . Here are few things they do.
-Live on less than earn
-Be miserly.
-Ensure security of investment.
-Employ a good financial adviser.
Besides the above traits , wealthy people dream big and they take action to have their dreams come true ,Furthermore they persevere and have strong desire in achieving their dreams.
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-Perseverance.
-Invest or build a business.
-Innovate.
-Do what you love.
-Give back.
-Continous learning.
-Learn to let go.
How To Sustain Wealth.
We often wonder why others are better handlers of money than ourselves . Here are few things they do.
-Live on less than earn
-Be miserly.
-Ensure security of investment.
-Employ a good financial adviser.
Besides the above traits , wealthy people dream big and they take action to have their dreams come true ,Furthermore they persevere and have strong desire in achieving their dreams.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
THE ART OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE.
This has to do with personal effectiveness.
-Understand human ego.
-Make others feel important.
-Control the actions and attitude of others.
-Become a good listener .
-Learn to make your natural response persuasive .
-learn to give praise and show ppreciation.
-Criticism must be constructive .
This is to improve human relations to achieve success and happiness in life.
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-Understand human ego.
-Make others feel important.
-Control the actions and attitude of others.
-Become a good listener .
-Learn to make your natural response persuasive .
-learn to give praise and show ppreciation.
-Criticism must be constructive .
This is to improve human relations to achieve success and happiness in life.
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FORMULAR FOR PROGRESS.
The word progress simply means the process of improving.However there are ways designed to achieving progress which include the followings:
-sought out able and skilled personality and placed them in position of authority.
-constantly studying how to make things work .
-learn from the mistakes of others.
-preferred to climb on the shoulders of others who had gone before you.
-Identify and copy a good role model.
-recruiting talent /currently estimated potentials.
Great and outstanding progress is assured if the formular is applied.
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-sought out able and skilled personality and placed them in position of authority.
-constantly studying how to make things work .
-learn from the mistakes of others.
-preferred to climb on the shoulders of others who had gone before you.
-Identify and copy a good role model.
-recruiting talent /currently estimated potentials.
Great and outstanding progress is assured if the formular is applied.
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A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
The following fundamentals help people avoid rubbing others on the wrong side.
-Radiate approachability.
-Show interest in others.
-Share little information on your self to form a bond.
-Know what topics to discuss during a first meeting.
-Feel positive about yourself , your life and the world you live .
People start making judgement from the first time they talk or see you .To increase your odds of making a good first impression , you can put the following to work.
-Make eye contact most of the time but please dont overdo it.
-Pay attention to your bodylanguage, lean towards others when they speak , Nod every now and then , Smile even when you are not in the mood, Just showing some teeth makes you and others feel better .
-Do not disclose too much personal information , keep conversation light and positive , spare them about your compliments of failures.
-Pay compliments:people warm up to sincere compliments ,They are also good icebreakers.
-Use personal name for people in your age bracket but please do not try it on people older than you .
-Be a skilled listener .The more you listen and connect ,The more likely it is that others will return that attention.
Making people feel special and putting them in a good mood will make you more socially desirable , we should try not to come accross shallowbring ,aggressive ,caculating or arrogrance.
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-Radiate approachability.
-Show interest in others.
-Share little information on your self to form a bond.
-Know what topics to discuss during a first meeting.
-Feel positive about yourself , your life and the world you live .
People start making judgement from the first time they talk or see you .To increase your odds of making a good first impression , you can put the following to work.
-Make eye contact most of the time but please dont overdo it.
-Pay attention to your bodylanguage, lean towards others when they speak , Nod every now and then , Smile even when you are not in the mood, Just showing some teeth makes you and others feel better .
-Do not disclose too much personal information , keep conversation light and positive , spare them about your compliments of failures.
-Pay compliments:people warm up to sincere compliments ,They are also good icebreakers.
-Use personal name for people in your age bracket but please do not try it on people older than you .
-Be a skilled listener .The more you listen and connect ,The more likely it is that others will return that attention.
Making people feel special and putting them in a good mood will make you more socially desirable , we should try not to come accross shallowbring ,aggressive ,caculating or arrogrance.
Your's in the school of right information www.placeofgold.com.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
FINDING TALENTED PEOPLE.
All you see may not be all that is there in . So in finding people that are talented may not be written all over their forehead , therefore it is necessary to follow these steps highlighted below.
-Highly developed leaders should do the hiring.
-Dig deep into track records.
-Dont confuse interview perfomance with job performance.
-Use prestructured.
-Build your team around individual excellence.
-Hire people wired for the work.
-Make it tough to get on board.
-Be proactive.
-If in doubt keep looking.
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-Highly developed leaders should do the hiring.
-Dig deep into track records.
-Dont confuse interview perfomance with job performance.
-Use prestructured.
-Build your team around individual excellence.
-Hire people wired for the work.
-Make it tough to get on board.
-Be proactive.
-If in doubt keep looking.
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HOW TO BECOME A CONFIDENT SPEAKER.
In the formal world , speaking in front of others [whether one-on-one or to a group is a gift ] Therefore the more eloquent you are in making speeches is an advantage.
Public speaking is all about coordinating what is in your mind [your thoughts] with a physical process [your body ] and putting into action .below are tips to help you become a confident speaker :
-Organise your speech.
-Spice it up.
-Feel the floor.
-Relax your muscles .
-Breathe deeply.
-Focus.
-Use energy.
-Vary the sound of your voice.
-Practice.
-Have fun
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Public speaking is all about coordinating what is in your mind [your thoughts] with a physical process [your body ] and putting into action .below are tips to help you become a confident speaker :
-Organise your speech.
-Spice it up.
-Feel the floor.
-Relax your muscles .
-Breathe deeply.
-Focus.
-Use energy.
-Vary the sound of your voice.
-Practice.
-Have fun
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BECOMING A GOOD LEADER .
Leaders have a clearly defined sense of purpose to their lives. What is important is not what you do for a lving but how you feel about what you do.
-Become a visionary : Be an architect of the future.
-Become a persuasive communcator , sell your vision to your followers , speak their language and get them involved in creating a shared vision.
-Develop the ability to empower people , rather than trying to control people . involvement creates committment and empowerment starts with good factual feedback.
-Create innovative change . we should understand that people resist change because they fear the journey .encouage creativity and involvement as they travel to their new destinations.
-Achieve your maximum potential by continous learning . invest more in your personal growth and try to learn from all aspect of your life .
-Focus on few things to be accomplished under your leadership.Have a list of more than five things to accomplish at a time .that way you can monitor your progress.
-Measure individual performance based on specific targets , giving the bigger picture.
-Be a good listener , leaders who listen show they trust their people .
-Encourage mentoring schemes to build alliances in your leadership.
-Allow individuals to participate in decision making . encourage imput from all quaters ensures your success. leaders should realise that when you give credit where credit is due more credit goes to you the leaders who made it happen .
Focus the spotlight on your followers and the reflection on you is even brighter.
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-Become a visionary : Be an architect of the future.
-Become a persuasive communcator , sell your vision to your followers , speak their language and get them involved in creating a shared vision.
-Develop the ability to empower people , rather than trying to control people . involvement creates committment and empowerment starts with good factual feedback.
-Create innovative change . we should understand that people resist change because they fear the journey .encouage creativity and involvement as they travel to their new destinations.
-Achieve your maximum potential by continous learning . invest more in your personal growth and try to learn from all aspect of your life .
-Focus on few things to be accomplished under your leadership.Have a list of more than five things to accomplish at a time .that way you can monitor your progress.
-Measure individual performance based on specific targets , giving the bigger picture.
-Be a good listener , leaders who listen show they trust their people .
-Encourage mentoring schemes to build alliances in your leadership.
-Allow individuals to participate in decision making . encourage imput from all quaters ensures your success. leaders should realise that when you give credit where credit is due more credit goes to you the leaders who made it happen .
Focus the spotlight on your followers and the reflection on you is even brighter.
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WINNING PRESENTATION.
It is costly to gain people's attention because of a sloppy presentation .
Therefore you need to always be prepared to make a great presentation that can help convince the toughest prospect. The content of your presentation and the way you deliver it will largely determine how your audience perceives you and your representation . use presentations to show your capabilities.
-Know your audience .
-Focus on your topic.
-Prepare exhaustively.
-Take it simple and interesting.
-Spice up your introduction and conclution.
-Practice.
-Arrive early.
-Handle questions and answers with tact.
All of these put together make a winning presentation.
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Therefore you need to always be prepared to make a great presentation that can help convince the toughest prospect. The content of your presentation and the way you deliver it will largely determine how your audience perceives you and your representation . use presentations to show your capabilities.
-Know your audience .
-Focus on your topic.
-Prepare exhaustively.
-Take it simple and interesting.
-Spice up your introduction and conclution.
-Practice.
-Arrive early.
-Handle questions and answers with tact.
All of these put together make a winning presentation.
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