Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. – Newt Gingrich
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Month: December 2013
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes.
It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. Steve Jobs
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Although you are calm most of the time, frequently you still have those moments when your frustration level seems to go sky high.
Martina McGowan in the article “Learn how to curb your frustration” published on her blog Martina’s story provides us some suggestions for getting a handle on your frustrations:
- Breathe
- Disengage
- Shut up!
- Be proactive
- Separate the essential fron non-negotiable
- Distract yourself
- Focus on another person in the room
You, and you alone, have the power to curb your frustration!
Try if Martina’s suggestions really work, after reading full article on: http://martinamcgowan.com/2012/11/7-curb-your-frustration/
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Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford
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A team of Japanese scientists have found scientific proof that people doing exercises appear to perform better when another person compliments them.
The team had previously discovered that the same area of the brain, the striatum, is activated when a person is rewarded a compliment or cash.
Their latest research suggests that when the striatum is activated, it seems to encourage the person to perform better during exercises.
Read more about this research on: http://goo.gl/v36H4
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A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.
– Japanese proverb
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David Schnurman, a passionate entrepreneur, in his post on Business Insider writes that if you have the right mindset and a positive attitude, there is no outside force that can stop you in your journey to success.
He suggests five resources to help you along that journey:
1. Inspirational YouTube Videos.
2. The Success Principles, by Jack Canfield.
3. The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne.
4. Regular Journaling.
5. Listen to Tony Robbins
Read full article at: http://goo.gl/CL75T
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The theme of Diplocalendar 2013 was inspired by Mark Twain’s quotation that: “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them”.
Diplomats, like many other professionals, must read, understand, synthesise and make sense of newspapers, magazines, emails, official reports and so many other things related to their daily work. But there is so much else to read both for pleasure and to deepen our knowledge.
There is no specific selected book for the month of December, but a list of suggested readings for 2014. Consider them as our … Christmas present.
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