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Month: December 2020

How to end procrastination

30/12/2020 /

An article from Website Designs looked at how to end procrastination

Here are 8 small suggestions to follow.

1. Change Your Perception

2. Let Go of Fear

3. Split Up the Project

4. Just Get Started

5. Talk About It Publicly

6. Work In Short Periods

7. Ask for Accountability

8. Reward Yourself

If you want to read more, see the full article

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How to become an effective public speaker

16/12/2020 /

Having to give a speech in front of an audience can cause some people to shake, sweat, get sick, or freeze in terror. The root of this fear is simple: It’s scary because it’s unfamiliar to anyone who doesn’t regularly perform to a crowd.

The best way to become a better public speaker is through repetition and feedback from a trusted source, but there are several habits you can establish early that will make your journey easier.

Here are some of Joshua Rinaldi, the former president of New York Toastmasters, top tips for becoming a confident, effective speaker, published on the World Economic Forum:

  1. Practise transitioning from a transcript to your memory.
  2. Use notes sparingly.
  3. Release nervous energy with controlled breathing.
  4. Take your time.
  5. Play to your strenghts.
  6. Don’t apologize at the start of your speech.
  7. Know your audience.

Read more here 

 

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The real questions about what we do

02/12/2020 /

<<At times, in thinking of the future, we do well to ask ourselves, “Why I am doing this?”, “What is my real aim?”

For as time goes on, reflecting on the past, the questions will not be: “How many people endorsed me?”, “How many voted for me?”, “How many had a positive image of me?”

The real, and potentially painful, questions will be, “How much love did I put into my work?” “What did I do for the progress of our people?” “What mark did I leave on the life of society?” “What real bonds did I create?” “What positive forces did I unleash?” “How much social peace did I sow?” “What good did I achieve in the position that was entrusted to me?”>>

From: Encyclical letter “Fratelli tutti” of the Holy Father Francis on fraternity and social friendship

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10 skills hard to learn that will pay you off forever

02/12/2020 /

Fruitful skills at work can sometimes be hard to learn and practice.

Here’s some tips to boost your work every day.

  1. Time Management: planning is the first step and needs discipline. To do list and scheduling will help you to focus.
  2. Empathy: do you feel what people feel? That’s the key to foster the team spirit in your office.
  3. Mastering your sleep: Better sleep helps, as many medical studies confirm.
  4. Positive self talk: it doesn’t matter what others think of you, but what you think of yourself certainly does. Are you confident enough with yourself?
  5. Consistency: to maintain a top position you have to work harder.
  6. Asking for help: when you ask people for advice, you validate their intelligence or expertise, which makes you more likely to win them over.
  7. Shut up, if needed, but also listen
  8. Listening: along with shutting up comes listening
  9. Mind your business: it will take time, but will surely help the atmosphere at work.
  10. And finally master your thoughts, directing them to what you want to do and accomplish.

Read the full article: the 10 tips

 

Image source: Flickr – Raul Pacheco-Vega (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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