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Links for 2007-10-11 [del.icio.us]
2007-10-12 07:00:00
Art of Listening Mastery in 7 Steps Don?t you know that more often we waste so much time talking when we should have been listening, and that we tend to waste more time solving a problem even before we discover or realize what the real problem is? Why? Because we simply love to talk more
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First post about blogging and blogging for money
2007-10-12 05:20:00
nction submitIframeBlogId6080OppId4(linkId){docu ment.getElementById("iframeBloggerwaveBlo gId6080OppId4").src="http://www.bloggerwa ve.com/ClickTrack.aspx?OpportunityId=4&am p;BlogId=6080&LinkId=1";}function submitIframeBlogId6080OppId4(linkId){docu ment.getElementById("iframeBloggerwaveBlo gId6080OppId4").src="http://www.bloggerwa ve.com/ClickTrack.aspx?OpportunityId=4&am p;BlogId=6080&LinkId=1";}I started blogging several months ago with the intention of publishing portions of my journal, sharing my nonsensical thoughts about life and spirituality, and to regularly connect with my stuff through an online newsletter or e-zine that would inspire or encourage them. It never occurred to me that there is money in blogging. Yeah -it never did.I only discovered the idea when another blogger linked back to one of my post one day, and on trailing back to his blog, I was introduced into the world of blogging for money. At first, I thought that the whole idea was just another marketin...
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Art of Listening Mastery in 7 Steps
2007-10-12 04:03:00
Written by Ronnie FerezDon?t you know that more often we waste so much time talking when we should have been listening, and that we tend to waste more time solving a problem even before we discover or realize what the real problem is? Why? Because we simply love to talk more than listen and each one of us believes or wants to believe that he or she has been heard and understood ?all the time. Problems at work, at home or anywhere could have been easily identified and resolved if only if we took the time to listen.Listening is an art. Like any art, it takes practice to learn how to listen, that is, listening with the intent to understand the meaning of the person talking. It takes efforts and concentrations. We need to look past to what is being said to what the person is really trying to communicate and mean. It was observed that most people speak at about 100 words per minute. While our hearing channels can actually absorb almost 400 words per minute, and our CPU (our brain) c...
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Links for 2007-10-10 [Digg]
2007-10-11 07:00:00
Motherhood: A new challernge A good reading for moms out there. Enjoy!
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Links for 2007-10-10 [del.icio.us]
2007-10-11 07:00:00
Motherhood: A new challernge This is an excellent reading for new moms out there. Enjoy!
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Links for 2007-10-09 [Digg]
2007-10-10 07:00:00
A Business that has NO PLAN, PLANs to FAIL: Part 1 another look at the importance of business planning. 4 Ways to Overcome Monday Sickness When you feel like not motivated to work on a monday morning or in any particular work day, try this effective practical tips how to get out of that rut. Enjoy. ^ ^, How well do you know yourself? Take a closer look at yourself and find out who you really are. Path to Self-Redemption Part 1: Acceptance Here is a brief on what to do when you feel like that you are a failure or that everybody conspired against you to bring you down.
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4 Ways to Overcome Monday Sickness
2007-10-08 10:08:00
Have you experienced waking-up on a Monday morning only to turn off the alarm clock and go back to sleep? Or after managing to pull yourself out of bed, take a lazy shower, dress-up and drive to your office, arrived 15 past 8, and there you find your office still empty? Or your staff or officemates are still taking their time chatting at the pantry? Sound familiar?There was one Monday morning where my mom came knocking frantically at the door of my room and woke me up from an erotic dream (*blushes). She said am late for work, and I immediately replied that I don't want to go to work today unless she'll give me 3 reasons why I should. So she goes on to say: You should go to work today because you are already 30 years old and you have to earn a living for yourself, today is a Monday and you should start your week right, and lastly, you have to go to work because you are the only person who has the key in your office -and you are the BOSS! Yay. Ahh. So I got up and did what sh...
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How well do you know yourself?
2007-10-06 13:57:00
Written by Ronnie FerezI am so tempted not to leave a post today, for it has been a very hectic week. But i knew, if I succumb to that temptation, it will be my first step to do it over and over again. I know myself that well, that when I succumb to a situation like that and have a nice justification, everything will start to crumble again. Ah! The will. The patience. "God give me patience -I need it NOW!"Anyways, let me ask again: How well do you know yourself? Was it Shakespeare who wrote in the famous Hamlet: Know thyself?Learning to know yourself is not easy. One way of course is to know how you use your time and prioritize. And there is also a need for us to accept ourselves, who we are, including accepting our failings. We play a lot of roles everyday. We play the role of a professional, a boss, a father, a friend, a driver, and so on and so forth. All these roles entail functions and responsibilities and are governed by set of rules and standards. We need to accep...
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Links for 2007-10-05 [Digg]
2007-10-06 07:00:00
Procrastination A brief discussion on the perennial problem of procrastination. Change Management Tips Here is a few work-able tips on managing change in an organization. Are there products that make sense over the internet? Find out.
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Dating For Yuppie Men Only
2007-10-05 08:28:00
Yeah, you read the title right. I am not being discriminatory here but it pays if you read this post too.The other day I posted a topic entitled, ?Can a relationship survive without sex?? I should have run it into a poll. Anyways, let me post my first entry on the issue of dating, again ?for yuppie men only. ^ ^,Dati ng has become a game or favorite past time for most us (see the ?us? ?I am very much included, I must confess). What can I say? We are yuppies! We are young educated city-dwelling professionals who are always on the move. We hate settling down. We love the freedom and the thrill of jumping from one relationship to another. We fidget when the relationship starts to plateau, and we start wandering around to shop for the next date. This should not be the case. Ladies forgive us.The subject of dating and marriage frequents, if not dominates, nearly every conversation in a bar or during lunch break in the office. And what is appalling, more and more yuppie women per...
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Links for 2007-10-04 [Digg]
2007-10-05 07:00:00
4 Things you should know that dating is not A brief treatise on the 4 common misconceptions about dating.
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Can a relationship survive without sex?
2007-10-03 12:59:00
Calm now. Okey this is a new territory for me, blogging about this topic of course, and i don't want to mess it up. What prompted me on this? I got an email today from my regular ezine subscriptions from LifeScript (you might wanna subscribe too) entitled: Can Our Relationship Survive Without Sex?I won't go into the meat of the article, for the person who asked the question may no longer be classified as a yuppie (no offense Karen). But what she ask is something worth thinking. Can a relationship really survive without sex? Dr. John H. Sklare of www.innerdiet.com gave his opinion on the matter at hand:Of course, relationships last without sex! ...if there is true love in one?s heart ...once two hearts are joined in the spirit of true love, sexual performance becomes much less important. ...there are a variety of other ways to create intimacy that don?t involve intercourse... People exist in wonderful and satisfying relationships without intercourse all the time. The questi...
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Products & Services: Ranked and Reviewed at TrustSource.Org
2007-10-03 04:15:00
Do you want to know which products in the internet that really works? No. This is not another marketing hype. At TrustSource.Org, products are being tested, reviewed and ranked by the consumers themselves, hence you can be assured of a product that really works. A casual click on their site here, and you will find reviews and ranking by those who used the products themselves. Among the most recent ranked and reviewed were hair loss prevention products and cash advance/payday loans services. Hair loss seems to be common problem among maturing men, especially among Caucasians. A quick background tells us that. This seems to be an inescapable predicament, huh. However, with the advent of new technologies and as a result of extensive research, there are products that can address this problem. Provillus this garnered 94% rating, supplies the proper nutrition required to bring damaged, dead hair follicles back to life -hence making hair lost regrow faster. Try this one out guys. Short ...
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FatAL ErRoR?
2007-10-03 04:14:00
Funny, but I disagree. No one is a fatal error in life, unless one believes he or she is.We make mistakes, errors, blunders, wrongs, ______________ (feel free to add your own word) a LOT, and MORE OFTEN. Yeah. But those won't redown into labeling ourselves or others as 'fatal error.'A career going down the drain, a relationship turned sour, a promised pay increase or promotion not met, a wrong business decision, ___________________ (add yours): these will slow down us a bit or causes the directions of our lives to digress, but as long as we live, they will never turn us into 'fatal errors' unless we wanted to. A penny for your thought: Learn from those fatal errors, and avoid them. Reboot your zest for life.PSRest from the angst and anxieties of work and life will yah and enjoy the weekend. ^^,
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Ready for a rainy day?
2007-10-03 04:14:00
Are you prepared for rainy days or crunch times? Emergency needs brought about by unforeseen events are inevitable. A car that broke down when you need it. A family member needing immediate medical attention, the list can go on and on. And if you have not saved for times like these, ah, your predicament is unbearable.In another scenario: utility bills are coming promptly but your funds are not. Pay day is still a week due, and worse, you have already allotted that paycheck somewhere else. Late bill payments are very inconvenient, and costly. A disconnected telephone line due to unpaid bills would mean forfeiting yourself of those important calls or messages. Or, bear the pains of paying high interest and other costs for late payments.There are many instances similar to these that plagued us from time to time, and when we least expect it. More often, we find ourselves clueless and helpless.But worry no more; I got good news for you: there is a better alternative for these kind o...
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How To Succeed In Business Without Really Frying
2007-10-03 04:14:00
Fresh from my email inbox:"Columbus did not know where he was going. When he got back, he didn't know where he had been. And he did it all on borrowed money. There's hope for all of us."-bumper stickerTURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID. In the business world, the wheels of change are burning rubber. Due to rapid changes in technology, and competition, you can't rely upon the status quo. Virtually all of us will be between jobs or businesses, perhaps frequently, during our work lives. We need to continuously recreate and reinvent ourselves and our skills. It is important to detach our sense of self-worth from transitional circumstances and maintain perspective on who we are by enhancing our sense of "self-mirth."FRISKY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. Bringing laughter and appropriate play into the workplace is the quickest path to building camaraderie and teamwork. There are numerous ideas for contests that can be implemented. A team at one company had everyone bring in photos of themselves...
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Jobs & Complaints
2007-10-03 04:14:00
"Take your job seriously, but don't take their complaints personally. If you take them personally, you'll get upset and lose your edge. If you take them too personally -it's you with them. If you take them personally, it's you against them. What steps can you take to ensure keeping your cool?" (Jeffrey Gitomer)Several things came to mind, to name a few:Listen to verify the validity of those complaints and take the right course of action to rectify them;Should those hold no validity -ignore them completely, why be bothered?Do my job judiciously that they will not be able to find fault in anything;Lastly, never take those complaints personally.
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Delete it!
2007-10-03 04:13:00
Lest you have forgotten, each one has only 24 hours a day. Yep! But, most people also seem willing to recognize there is some upper limit on what they or their organization can accomplish in a given period of time. How surprising it is then to find ourselves continually adding new tasks and goals without removing any.New ideas are great. New concept are exciting. And new opportunities are wonderful, and there are times when we ought to go ahead even though we are not sure we can handle them. I once worked for a man who said the way to get ahead was to get yourself in trouble and fight your way out. Har har har. Really?But for most of us this simply will not work in the long run. Hence, we should always ask ourselves when we are about to add a new task in put schedule or charge on a new involvement is,"what am I going to stop doing when I start this new task or take on this new responsibility?" This of course, is a form of priority setting because it forces us to weigh new op...
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Only you?
2007-10-03 04:13:00
Only you can make this world seem right Only you can make the darkness bright. Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do and fill my heart with love for only youHumming that beautiful classic song by the Platters reminds me something about my role at work. While we can truthfully assert "only you" to our partner, the organization does not.Let me get down on this a bit, please.It is a humbling experience to discover that others can get along without us. Yeah. Let me ask: which one of us has not harbored the secret thought that when we leave a job to others, it probably won't get done as well as if would if we we were there? Aha! See. But the fact remains that none of us is indispensable. In the end, that job will be accomplished with or with out us. Organizations now can easily cope. Change Management, by the way, is now an institution within organizations for a lot of companies. Not only that, succession planning is a keynote topic among board meet...

Inspirational Phrases You Will Never Hear At Work
2007-10-03 04:12:00
(A friend of mine emailed this to me. Enjoy. ^^,)1. There is no "I" in "teamwork." But there is in "management kiss-up."2. If you do a good job and work hard, you may get a job with a better company someday.3. The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.4. Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG 14 times gives you job security.5. If you think we're a bad company, you should see the competition.6. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who oppose them.7. Two days without a human rights violation.8. Your job is STILL better than asking, "You want fries with that?"9. If at first you don't succeed, try management.10. Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.11. The beatings will continue until morale improves.12. Pride, Commitment, Teamwork. Words we use to get you to work for free.13. If at first you don't succeed, delegate it.14. Plagiar...
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all in a day's work
2007-10-03 04:12:00
nothing comes closer to being a rude person than back-stabbing. yes. why? being rude is always done outrightly in your face but backstabbing is something that comes behind like the swift and poisonous dart of an assassin. you will feel the pain immediately, but it would take longer for you to know what hits you. damages are wrought, the cause is yet to be unearthed.well, organizations harbor a lot of assassins within. you cannot do away with them. enduring their uncanny methods is something that is hard to master and muster. sorry for the pun. however, here the strength of your character is most tested. either you retaliate or make a delayed evasive reaction. the common path is retaliate, under the pretext of justice but that would be fighting fire with fire. i would rather take the path that Martin Luther king Jr took. a path of non-retaliation and forgiveness. for in the end, in this kind of battle, the loser is the one who hit first and the victor remains the one who stood his gr...
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Starting low, Hitting High
2007-10-03 04:11:00
One Friday morning, an eager young student at Standford University stood before Louis Janin. He was seeking part-time employment from Janin, who informed him, ?All I need right now is a clerk-typist.? ?Fine,? the young man said eagerly ?I?ll take the job.? Then he added, ?But I can?t come back until Tuesday.? Janin agreed and the next Tuesday the young man reported for work as scheduled. Janin asked him, ?Why is it that you couldn?t come back before Tuesday?? The young man replied, ?Because I had to rent a typewriter and learn how to use it.? This zealous new typist was Herbert Hoover, whose can-get-it-done attitude eventually led him through the doors of White House.Common observation among college graduates who are attempting a quick entry on the yuppie's world of work is the eagerness to start big. I once interviewed an applicant who is a fresh graduate of a prestigious university in manila and who so happened recommended by a friend of my boss. Smart, co~cky and oozing with ...
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not work
2007-10-03 04:09:00
It was observed by industrial psychologist, that "highly effective people" (borrowing Stephen Covey's term) are those who viewed work as no-work at all but a privilege and a calling. These people, they further asssert, are the most creative individuals in the organization. Not only that, they spur others to do the same. This view, goes directly against the most common notion about work -as burden laid on man. "Work for them becomes sacred and serving," as F. J. Kong puts it. It is no longer a burden. It is no longer a 5-8 filling the time ritual every working day but something else, more noble and more dignified. Work is no-work when you enjoy doing it and your perspective is directed upward.Have a great day ahead and enjoy your work 'til it becomes no-work at all.PSRemember this: position is never the issue, but the nobility ascribed to the job is. Be it sweeping the floor or making multi-million peso decisions -give it your best shot!(ibid)

Don't wait!
2007-10-03 04:09:00
Ever heard of this train of thought?Once I get out of high school I am going to see the world in travel...Once I finish college I am going to see the world and travel...Once I get married I am going to travel with my spouseAfter our kids are older we are going to see the world and travel...When our kids get out of high school we are going to see the world and travel...As soon as we retire we are going to see the world and travel...Now, I am out of school,kids are gone and I am retiredif I was younger and my health was better I would see the world and travelMy one cent advise, dude (Darn. Am not that old huh.): Don't wait!Many questions of life are complicated and unclear. Yet, the question of if you should pursue your dream or what until you have millions ... is as clear as the waters of Fiji. You are not promised tomorrow, you are not promised a million dollars...pursue your dream today and inch closer or it will remain equally as distant as the pages of your life near the fin...
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Slow Down A Bit
2007-10-03 04:09:00
According to Barbara Kovach in Survival on the Fast Track, there comes a time in the career of every ambitious person when it is necessary to slow down a bit.The Reason is this: At some point in your race up the ladder, some insecure-yet-powerful senior managers will begin to see you as competition. They'll begin to focus on your flaws and look for reasons to push you off the track. Though your opinion once counted, you may begin to be ignored.Kovach, who studied the lives of those who made it to or near the top, found that this is normal transitional period. The thing to do at this point is slow down. She offers the following advice:1. Give up a competitive orientation for cooperative one.2. Develop interpersonal rather than achievement-oriented skills.3. Replace an emphasis on substance with one style.Accompanying those three are the following points of learning:1. The team is more important than the individual.2. Merit alone will not carry you to the top3. You must be tolera...
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TAX System Explained In Simple Terms
2007-10-03 04:09:00
(Okey. This is not mine. A fellow forumer posted it in my topic @ forums.flyff.com.ph)Sometimes politicians, journalists and others exclaim; "It's just a tax cut for the rich!" and it is just accepted to be fact. But what does that really mean? Just in case you are not completely clear on this issue, I hope the following will help. Please read it carefully. Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand.Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something likethis:The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.The fifth would pay $1.The sixth would pay $3.The seventh would pay $7.The eighth would pay $12.The ninth would pay $18.The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve."Since you are al...
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When was the last time you said: Thank you?
2007-10-03 04:08:00
On of the best long-term investments in "self-management" is a well-placed "thank you." It seems as if it is almost impossible to bank too much kind of currency.We need to know that we are recognized by others as having made a contribution to our department or organization. We need to be affirmed as individual in the role we are playing.If you tend to be a problem solver (as I do), you may be emphasizing needed improvements rather than past accomplishments. This kind of emphasis too often fills up so much of our view of the world that we forget to be grateful, both to others and to our Maker, for all the good things.A daily routine of identifying a task well done with a note, a short email, a phone call, or a personal word of commendation will open up communication channels and build strong bridges toward future relationships.On the other side of the coin, do not be reticent about accepting 'thank yous.' When someone tells you that you have done a good job, offer a simple th...
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Seven Keys for Joyful Living
2007-10-03 04:04:00
(A friend of mine emailed this. I hope, it enlightens you as it did with me.)Here are some thoughts for finding and experiencing joy in your life. If there were one thing I could wish upon my family, friends and the readers, it would be joy in everything they do!1. Know your purpose. Nothing will bring you joy more than knowing what it is that you are about on this earth. Not knowing brings sadness, wondering, fear and lack of fulfillment. Above all, find out what your unique purpose is here on this earth - then fulfill it! As you do, you will experience joy!2. Live purposefully. This is a follow up to number one. It is one thing to know your purpose, but then you need to live according to that purpose. This is a matter of priorities. Let your actions and schedule reflect your purpose. Don't react to circumstances and let them cause you to live without your purpose fully in site. Living without your purpose will cause frustration. Living purposefully will bring you deep satisfact...
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a 3-minute MBA course
2007-10-03 04:01:00
(this is not originally mine, a friend just forwarded this to me)Lesson 1. A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.Lesson 2. A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got ...
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How Important is Education for Entrepreneurial Success?
2007-10-03 03:59:00
With the increasing numbers of young and successful entrepreneurs in the self-employed sector, it makes us wonder how much of their success can be attributed to educational background and knowledge. Elite universities might offer a solid education, a social network, and access to resources that complement your studies, but how much can you take out into the ?real world? to apply on your own?Many elite colleges take pride in job placement either during school as an internship, or immediately after college graduation. The corporate world is seemingly attractive to many fresh-out-of-college applicants, a place to get started on a lifelong career and climb the proverbial corporate ladder to get ahead. The idea of earning an MBA and then being offered a higher-paying job is also attractive to many; it?s usually the reason for pursuing graduate school in the first place.Still, many graduates find great value in turning entrepreneurship and self employment instead. Learning to build and gr...
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