The question is not what you look at, but what you see – Henry David Thoreau
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Sherrie Campbell in a post for the blog “Entrepreneur“ investigates a particular area of life which, if fully developed, may lead to everlasting happiness and success.
Sherrie’s thoughts could be considered as a recipe! You can imagine emotional wealth as a well-prepared dish to impress your loved one and each ingredient needs to be carefully picked!
Here are the ingredients:
1.Confidence is like the salt we put in boling water to cook pasta
2.Resilience is like the cooking pot
3.Keep looking forward is refraining from testing during the preparation
4.Don’t compromise yourself: if you don’t like molecular cuisine, don’t do it!
5.Faith: believe in yourself and your abilities: the object of your desire will be satisfied!
6.Maturity: be patient, and choose no shortcuts (no frozen pizza, pre-packed sushi or home-delivered chinese, please!)
7.Discerning: proportion and quality of ingredients are always better than quantity, just as friends
8.Reality: you cook what you really want: no trendy recipes!
9.Readiness: put your cooking tools on the working board,
10.Self-preservation: you know when to stop cooking and have a sip of wine
11.Value time: or your soufflè will deflate…..
12.Have limits: no red wine with lobster, please!
13.Altruism: you cook for your loved one, not for your own glory
14.True to yourself: see n. 8!
15 Create happiness: it’s not a given, it’s an happiness-generator
For the full article read here
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The article 7 steps to relieve stress and anxiety suggests to take positive actions in order to overcome stressful situations. The following 7 steps can help managing pressure:
1. Establish a routine
2. Establish a support
3. Be good to yourself
4. Practice acceptance
5. Tackle what you can
6. Have fun
7. Avoid overuse of dependant substances.
The full article can be found here.
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I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work – Thomas Edison
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There is a vast literature on successful leadership and the right skills to be a leader, but what makes a poor leader?
In an article by Bernard Marr on the World Economic Forum Blog, the author has identified the eight signs a person might not be ready for a leadership position:
- Lack of empathy;
- Fear of change;
- Too willing to compromise;
- Too bossy;
- Wishy – washy;
- Poor judge of character;
- Out of balance;
- Lack of humility.
Read the full article here.
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Richard Hamming, mathematician at Bell Labs for thirty years, gave a talk before he passed away on the factors that determine why a scientist does or does not make significant contributions. Although his focus was on ideas in science, the wisdom he shared really can be applied to any area where original thought is necessary.
Here are his core insights, 8 strategies to improve creativity:
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
2. Plant Many Small Seeds From Which A Mighty Oak Tree Can Grow
3. Turn Your Problem Around. Change A Defect Into An Asset
4. Knowledge And Productivity Are Like Compound Interest
5. Find Important People And Problems. Focus Your Mind On Them
6. Prepare Your Mind For Opportunity
7. Work With the Door Open. You Will Sense What Is Important
8. Know When To Work With The System, And When To Go It Alone
Read here for the full article.
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Which of these 10 ideas can you fit into your daily routine?
- Be smarter about your online time.
- Write down what you learn.
- Make a ‘did’ list.
- Get out the Scrabble board.
- Have smart friends.
- Read a lot.
- Explain it to others.
- Do random new things.
- Learn a new language.
- Take some downtime.
From the article: 10 Small Things You Can Do Every Day to Get Smarter – Inc.com
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Eric Barker from Time Online Magazine has found out how to improve our lives in a simple way, by just sending 5 emails:
• Every morning send a friend, family member or co-worker an email to say thanks for something.
• At the end of the week, send your boss an email and sum up what you’ve accomplished.
• Once a week email a potential mentor.
• Email a good friend and make plans.
• Send an email to someone you know (but don’t know very well) and check in.
More on: How to Make Your Life Better by Sending Five Simple Emails
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Posted by Camilla Sicuro.
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley, from the Poem Invictus – Echoes of Life and Death
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Proposed by: Omar Appolloni
In his Ted Talk Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments.
“The problem is if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you’ll also, by implication … believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there.”
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