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Why Not Legalise Corruption?
by K R Ravi
The CEO of a large company asked me to meet with his HR manager to discuss the possibility of conducting workshops on Lateral Thinking for his colleagues. I sought an appointment with the HR manager only to find the man was not interested in meeting me. I suspected that he did not like the idea of being told whom to meet. |
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Lusting after books....
by Pawan Sarda
When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. Anonymous
The concept of a book starts within someone who is restless with a concept. So restless that he cannot keep it to himself. He feels like sharing it with ... |
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Speaking With Good Intent
by Eric Garner
One of the really hard but powerfully effective skills of communications is to speak with good purpose.
Speaking with good purpose means conversing with others in a way that is honest, straightforward, and with the aim of building better relations... |
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Power Packed Ways To Boost Networking!
by Ann Ronnan Ph.D.
Many of the women who work with me are shy. And so was I when I first left my “job job” and began networking. When I worked in the university setting, the only networking I did was at conferences where we’d share our curriculum and research findings with others and it didn’t feel like "selling.” |
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How racist are we?
by K R Ravi
Recent trends in the US and Australia have brought home a fundamental aspect of human nature. In times of trouble the atavistic tendencies that are inherent in us come to the surface. The veneer of civilization vanishes once we see a threat that is perceived as existential. |
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Why Most Success Formulas Fail
by Rajesh
I am amazed at the various self help and self development books that are currently on the best sellers' lists. This clearly indicates that many people are looking for a road map to develop and succeed in their life quests. Most seem to be newer edits or versions of age old truths which are just written differently using new jargon and acronyms. |
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ReliGUNS
by Axee
I have been mulling over religion, religious zealotry and associated crimes as witnessed globally in these past 20 plus years. I was wondering why God chose not create religion to begin with? |
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All You Have To Do Is Ask
by Axee
We do communicate silently, within our minds in search of the best answers to the best of our capability.
If we succeed, we act and enact that thought into action. If we do not succeed we move on and drop that thought. As a result we fail to act on that impulse. In the bargain, we lose several ideas that may otherwise have turned into lucrative results as possible opportunities. |
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The Call Of The Day
by Abha Mehta
The phone rang just after I had finished the lunch hour at work. The familiar residence number flashed on my cellphone. I took the call while I walked from my desk to a corner in the office for that much anticipated 5 minute conversation with my ten year old son. |
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The Power of a Smile
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
A smile is a fundamental action and reaction that it is crucial to our lives, as human beings who must interact with others on a daily basis. Besides having the capacity to break down emotional and mental barriers, a smile is also an indication of a happy spirit and is a source of energy, for you and for others. |
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Retrenched Or Facing A Professional Crisis?
by Jessica See
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt
In recent weeks, I have been getting calls from clients who... |
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How To Attract The Ideal Client
by Ann Ronnan Ph.D.
You will have the best results in business if you create your vision first. Then you can take “inspired action” consistently and persistently. Without vision you may find yourself in the same boat as many unsuccessful business owners who dash... |
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How Solitude Renews Us
by Pallavi Rao
Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone. Paul J Tillich, The Eternal Now
In today's fast paced life we all seek peace and happ... |
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Too Young to Rap and Roll Too Old to Try
by Abhijit bhaduri
My kids have known this always. My wife always sides with them. So she does too. I denied it for a long time and pretended to love it. But today I am announcing it. I do not understand rap.
“Rap is a way of life bro’. Wanna rap? You gotcha live like us - the ghetto clothes. You gotta dress right … like a gangsta. Give attitoood and you’ll get it.”, the guy offered me the first AHA experience about Rap. He should know. He was the young 20 something who was being interviewed as he stepped off his stretch limo. I had gone to drop off a hysterical gang of teenagers at this Rap Concert. (Is that an oxymoron?) |
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Beyond The (God) Interview
by Derek Cheshire
A few months ago, a series of questions were posted on Tickled By Life which was given the title ‘The God Interview’. I found both the questions and the various sets of answers very illuminating as well as the comments that were posted on the ind... |
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listen to the rhythm of the falling rain....
by Pawan Sarda
I like walking in the rain, because nobody can see me crying. Charlie Chaplin.
I recently participated in a ‘heated’ dinner debate about which is the best season of them all. One person said “winter” for all the cosy comforts it provide... |
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What Are You Positively Addicted To?
by Danielle LaPorte
So here’s my new favourite concept: positive addiction. I just love the sound of it. It’s righteous and honest – a great combo. “I’m hooked, but it’s all good. No, really. I’m addicted, but it is positively healthy.” Like it.
I was... |
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Mind tattoos… what they mean to winning?!
by D Muralidharan
All of us keep seeing body tattoos on the youth icons of the day, and also many youngsters seeking to convey a message or even trivia…. Body tattoos are in vogue and indeed a fashion statement all over the globe… But what we tattoo on any part ... |
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When Does The Idea Fairy Like To Visit You?
by Danielle LaPorte
Richard Bach, author of the metaphysical classics, Jonathon Livingston Seagull and Bridge Across Forever, noticed that the Idea Fairy came to him when he was gardening, or flying in a plane. That’s when he would get his story line ideas and life so... |
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5 Reasons Why I Got Off My Tail And Found A New Passion!
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I've taken some time this month to clean out my Gmail inbox, the main goal being to have a completely empty inbox. I went through each email one by one, until I got to the very last entry. It was labeled "journal" and dated 12/14/06. I knew it was ... |
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Why Not Legalise Corruption?
by K R Ravi
The CEO of a large company asked me to meet with his HR manager to discuss the possibility of conducting workshops on Lateral Thinking for his colleagues. I sought an appointment with the HR manager only to find the man was not interested in meeting me. I suspected that he did not like the idea of being told whom to meet. |
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15 elephant tethers that stop you from being creative!
by Shalu Wasu
As you grow up and gain experience, you absorb assumptions which then drive your life and limit your choices. You can break away from them with a simple tug if you want to but you don’t. As you acquire more and more experience, your repertoire of blind assumptions grows too, correspondingly limiting your choices. Your experience becomes a hindrance in your being creative. |
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Retrenched Or Facing A Professional Crisis?
by Jessica See
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt
In recent weeks, I have been getting calls from clients who... |
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Instant Love And Disposable Relationships
by Rajesh
If everyone wanted to move on after the fun and games, who would be around for each other in moments of agony and pain? Is that why so many youngsters were lost and depressed in the downturn? And many even contemplated taking their lives? |
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How to use work-based skills to enhance your personal life
by Rajesh
I recently was speaking to a middle management professional about work-life balance and was telling him about a simple tool to evaluate if there is a balance between our work and personal lives. This is called a 'wagon wheel' and looks like a wheel ... |
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That Baffling Human Paradox
by Ashima CL Sharma
With great power lies great responsibility. Unlike nature that has very efficient methods of balancing power centers, man's power centers are haphazard and self-regulated. Man is the only creature who can simultaneously live in two worlds: one on the inside and other on the outside. |
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The Power of a Smile
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
A smile is a fundamental action and reaction that it is crucial to our lives, as human beings who must interact with others on a daily basis. Besides having the capacity to break down emotional and mental barriers, a smile is also an indication of a happy spirit and is a source of energy, for you and for others. |
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Inhaling Life More Deeply
by Danielle LaPorte
Myths have a way of perpetuating themselves. There are quite a few related to training and learning too. Everyone seems to believe in them. So much so that they have become sacrosanct and no one even bothers to question them. |
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Tsk-Tsk. I Do Not Respect Humans!
by Rajesh
"Tsk-tsk." The sound sets my teeth on the edge and I feel like giving that person an earful. Often enough we see people who seem to think that words like ‘excuse me’ do not exist. Their favorite form of calling attention is to purse their lips and hiss like a serpent that has caught a cold. |
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16 habits of highly creative people
by Shalu Wasu
Many people believe that creativity is inborn and only a chosen few are creative. While it is true that creativity is inborn, it is not true that only a chosen few are creative. |
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PowerPoint is my slave!
by Shalu Wasu
My earlier article ‘Avoiding Death by PowerPoint’ was about the art of making interesting presentations. This one is about using easy but powerful tricks that can dramatically improve the quality of your presentations and also bring that extra oo... |
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15 elephant tethers that stop you from being creative!
by Shalu Wasu
As you grow up and gain experience, you absorb assumptions which then drive your life and limit your choices. You can break away from them with a simple tug if you want to but you don’t. As you acquire more and more experience, your repertoire of blind assumptions grows too, correspondingly limiting your choices. Your experience becomes a hindrance in your being creative. |
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49 weeks to Nirvana!
by Shalu Wasu
I have decided to incorporate a new habit/attitude every week for the next 49 weeks. Every week, I will try to add on/inculcate a new habit or attitude. All these 49 may not be for you. Do pick up the ones that resonate with you and add some of your ... |
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Why Not Legalise Corruption?
by K R Ravi
The CEO of a large company asked me to meet with his HR manager to discuss the possibility of conducting workshops on Lateral Thinking for his colleagues. I sought an appointment with the HR manager only to find the man was not interested in meeting me. I suspected that he did not like the idea of being told whom to meet. |
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I save 1 hour every day by using simple email tricks!
by Shalu Wasu
I sometimes get hundreds of emails a day. I used to get sucked in and spend hours sorting them out. I invariably ended up having a day when nothing seemed to be getting done. Over time, I discovered and started using these tricks and now I feel compl... |
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A seven-step plan for success
by Keith A. Shaw
Many of us go through our lives in search of many things, for example - love, better personal and professional relationships, a rewarding career, wealth, health, a full, rich life…
No matter what you seek, how can you ever be successful in accom... |
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Time management: A new approach from ancient Greece!
by Eric Garner
Learn how to create a balance in your time and work by applying the theory of the Four Elements -- earth, fire, air and water -- to the way you manage your time.
Here is a model of time management that, although highly original and innovative, is ... |
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How to be a leader
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
A common sentence that we hear often is that leadership is given not taken, is it true?
Another common sentence is that you are born a leader, that it is a natural gift.
In some aspects it is. But, there are some attitudes that can be acquired ... |
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A Dangerous Pitfall Called Comfort Zone
by PK
There is much talk of progress and success nowadays. Motivational programs are everywhere. In what sense of the word are we talking? For argument’s sake, let’s confine ourselves to the sense of advancement in career and money-making prospects. Th... |
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