May is the month when we honour our mothers, and associations around the county honour both a Mother of the Year and a Young Mother of the Year. These women are recognized for their concern and ability in rearing healthy, happy, and productive children. But I always wonder how many mothers, particularly young mothers, are …
The word possible has several parallels like likely, practical, probable, feasible, plausible, credible, and practicable; the word possibility denotes opportunity, chance, and occasion. Possibility thinking is a habit of all highly successful individuals. They do not think about why something cannot be done. They look for chances and opportunities, and move far ahead of others …
November 21st is “World Hello Day.” To participate we’re invited to say “HELLO” to at least 10 people we’ve never spoken to before–on the street, in the store, at the office–anywhere and everywhere! So, get ready, get friendly, and say “HELLO!” And say it with a smile! Let’s face it, a smile increases your face …
Women have long recognized the value of time management, money management, business management, home and family management, and maybe meal management. Another “branch” of management generally overlooked is image management—including wardrobe management. To some, the word “image” means superficial gloss, frivolity, and vanity. Nonsense. Image is an essential part of the human experience, a visible, …
Almost all the programs in personality development and interviewing skills talk about the importance of eye contact in interview and sales situation. People are advised to maintain eye contact with the other person from the time one enters and keep it till one sits down. But this is a myth and creates problem for both …
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Today, with the realization setting in about the need to have a well developed personality in order to be successful in life, everyone is trying to join some personality development program or the other. If you take any newspaper on any given day you will find a lot of advertisements, urging people to join some …
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In the last ten years I have been asked this question hundreds of time by students and people in general. In fact I remember a hilarious but thought provoking incident from my last assignment where as a part of the course our company used to also teach English. Most of the students joining the institute …
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Positive attitude is perhaps the most talked about topic in this world and there are numerous stories and jokes on the topic. I have been talking about positive attitude to people for the last twenty years and have realized that although everyone agrees that it is essential in order to become successful, it is very …
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Image management is the ongoing process of evaluating and controlling the impact of your appearance and the resulting response on you and others. The concept of image management applies to anyone who has ever needed to improve self image, self confidence, capability, and credibility. It applies to anyone who has ever wanted to get an …
I’ve had a bad cold and I looked as bad as I felt–itchy, irritated, red eyes; swollen eye lids at half mast; a runny, red nose; and dry, cracked lips. But I couldn’t stay in bed. Responsibilities required me to get up and get going. Can you relate? I think half of Utah Valley residents …
