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You Don’t Have to Be Chained to Your Desk to Succeed at Work
The 40-hour workweek is a bygone. The workday is longer, the pace of work is faster, and most projects tend to be open-ended. A successful corporate career now demands a high-level of performance for sustained periods. At what cost, though? … Continue reading
Nine Easy Rules to Avoid Being Criticized
Rule 1: Always strive to please others and agree with everybody Rule 2: Do not attempt to change people’s minds Rule 3: Do not try a new idea or pursue any worthwhile goal Rule 4a: Conform to established ways of … Continue reading
The Nature of Worry
Have you ever realized that most of your adversities never occur? Or that most of your worries like in anticipation of such adversities? That some of life’s most common troubling scenarios never come to pass? That most of your worrying … Continue reading
Anxious or stressed out? Try deep breathing for instant relief
Anxiety and stress are the body and mind’s natural responses to anything that jeopardizes your sense of balance. Your nervous system releases cortisol, adrenaline and other stress hormones that make your heart beat faster, tense up muscles, rise blood pressure, … Continue reading
10 Smart Things You Can Do in 10 Minutes
1. Clear the clutter around you Disorder and clutter are the primary sources of the feeling of not being on “top of things.” Messy workspaces can quickly get out of hand and drag you down. Conquer clutter by processing each … Continue reading
Not Everybody Wishes to Climb the Corporate Ladder [Finding Work-Life Balance]
You have probably met corporate people who are five to ten years from retirement and have remained in their bottom-of-the-ladder “contributor” roles (as engineers, programmers, accountants, salespersons, etc.) for decades. Don’t they typically report to managers 10 to 15 years … Continue reading
Humility is a Mark of the Great
Examples of the humility of Albert Einstein, M. Balamuralikrishna, Veerendra Heggade, Peter Drucker. Humility is the bona fide characteristic of the truly accomplished and well-adjusted people. These great men and women live the life of modesty, unpretentiousness, and supreme confidence. They do not bear a sense of self-superiority and pride. Continue reading
Bereavement and Contemplating Death
The Dharma Mirror blog features Trang Tran’s touching article about the loss of his family pet dog. Trang reflects on the concept of impermanence and the virtue of compassion. Paradoxically, [my pet dog's] death brought to life the impermanence of … Continue reading
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