Reading Time: 4 minutes“How people treat you is their Karma; how you react is yours” – Wayne Dyer Just the word itself, redundant, is harsh when you look at the definition: ‘no longer needed or useful; superfluous.’ The loss of confidence that comes with the notion of being redundant can be debilitating, especially if it was a role […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWhich is more important to catch fish, the bait or the hook? May be “social capital” will help one to obtain a great opportunity, but it will be “human capital” that will determine the duration of the opportunity through continues deliverables. Human capital (what you know) and social capital (who knows) are two mutually complementary
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Reading Time: 3 minutesA man dies and goes to heaven. As he walks around and introduces himself to everyone, he notices the devil standing off to the side. He walks over to the devil and says, “How did you get in here?” To which the devil replied, “I knew the right people.” It is perhaps an age-old question,
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“Energy” is the body’s electricity. Like the wiring in your house, the energy circuits in your body need to be clear of short-circuits to flow. In your desire for energy, you may consume drinks, power bars, magazines, videos, or exercises – but beware of “false energy,” which can harm you even on the cellular level.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesExercise Exercise promotes health and the natural flow of energy. It helps you fight stress by augmenting your strength, vigour, flexibility and overall hardiness. It relieves depression and insomnia, and boosts your immune function. It is essential to healthy aging, because it keeps your body agile and enhances brain function. Be sure to breathe deeply
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Reading Time: 2 minutesMany people become desensitized to chronic stress because they are so accustomed to it. If this is your pattern, consciously establish new behaviours. Prepare yourself for stress, so when it crops up, you have a new set of tools to use to work on it. “Every thought or emotion you experience has electrical energy and
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Reading Time: 3 minutesStress is a part of life. Some stress is beneficial, but prolonged chronic stress is harmful. Take a holistic approach to changing the basis of your stress, not its symptoms. Rather than “managing” stress, you can identify its causes and reframe your thinking. Your thought patterns may be winding you up and stressing you out.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesSustainability is like football: a good game plan can help you win. We think of sustainability like playing a football game. It’s complex with a combined need for collaboration, teamwork, progressive and strategic thinking. Your players need to know what direction to run in, who to pass to and try new strategies and ways of
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Reading Time: 2 minutesValues, ethics and morals are three clearly different concepts. Ethics are rule-based, externally imposed standards, like those stated in the compliance-oriented framework of business ethics, medical ethics, legal ethics or…professional ethics. Invoking ethics normally calls for examining a situation in light of known models that justify or punish whatever has happened. Studying ethics helps you
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWriters and actors often create backstories to define and give depth and dimension to their characters. Similarly, you should examine your history and generate a “self-story” that captures the truth of your experiences, beliefs and goals. This will help you have the courage to voice and act on your values. This also will help you
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