We live in a world with information overload. Data, facts, statistics and definitive answers to specific questions are immediately available from search engines on the internet. But people want more than facts.  They want understanding.  They want meaning. They want context.  They want stories. Children ask their parents to tell them stories because they like…

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life…

Please, chronic complainers: try to quit! The good thing is Steve Pavlina has some pointers. Perhaps the most important step in quitting the habit of complaining is to disconnect the undesirable behavior from your identity. A common mistake chronic complainers make is to self-identify with the negative thoughts running through their minds. Such a…

When we moved from Baltimore to north Jersey, there were several adjustments that had to be made. From a higher cost of living to the people-friendly deer population, life in Jersey is just plain different! Surprisingly, one of the biggest adjustments has been our choice of supermarkets. In Baltimore, we went to…

Stop taking so much notice of how you feel. How you feel is how you feel. It’ll pass soon. What you’re thinking is what you’re thinking. It’ll go too. Tell yourself that whatever you feel, you feel; whatever you think, you think. Since you can’t stop yourself thinking, or prevent emotions from arising in…

A few potentially useful thoughts about work and working life. When you’ve reached enlightenment, your boss will still be a jerk. The good news is that it won’t bother you any more. The secret of maintaining a calm mind is letting go of emotions and refusing to waste energy on fretting about whatever you can’t change…

While pursuing your dreams, there are times that you get so engrossed in your own worries, anxieties and challenges that you forget that the real reason why you work hard is to be able to do what you really want in life. These aspects could include playing golf, going on a trek or spending time…

When was the last time you had a good conversation with yourself? I mean a full-on, I’m a crazy person, talking out loud, discussion with yourself? You actually talk to yourself all the time. Most of it is subconscious, and a lot of it is negative and cautionary. But what about taking the time to really…

A remarkable person makes a big difference to the environment, the business bottom line, and other people. People recognize you. People see your work has great positive impact and significant to the business. Can you reach this state in 2007? Seth Godin wrote a great piece at The Guardian to help you grow. Take a…

With our work and things that happen in life, deadlines, tight schedules, dreadful tasks can lead to stress. Fortunately there are ways you could do to manage or even reduce the level of stress. American Lung Association hosts a page on 52 proven ways to relieve your stress level. Take a look some of the…

Flexo, an anonymous blogger at Consumerism Commentary, has an interesting piece on how to be a CFO of his life. He treats and puts his finance in term of running a business. Not only running a business – he puts it as a publicly traded business by publishing his financial reports online – all…

Everyone can learn something from someone. Steve Olson demonstrates this point very well with his latest post. In the article, he points out 10 things that he learned from his 4-year-old son. He finds some fresh point of views on life and how to handle tasks. I am pretty impressed by his kid, his observation…

Project Management Source hosts a pretty long – behold, 101 ways – to organize your life within the project management perspective. It covers the areas of leadership, personnel management, recognition, relationship, communication, morale, self-management, stress, planning etc. Couple of good points that the article raises: 73. Remember that no two people view the situation with the…

Empathetic Listening is a technique which can help you manage and avoid disruptive and assaultive behaviors. The foundation of the technique can be summarized in 5 simple steps. Provide the speaker with your undivided attention.This is one time “multi-tasking” or “rapid refocus” will get you in trouble. Be non-judgemental. Don’t minimize or trivialize the speakers issue. Read the…

Motorola has announced StudioMoto, a site where a user can mix up text, video, sound effects, graphics, and download it to their phone. Studio Moto connects you to some of today and tomorrow’s biggest music artists- through their music, Motorola technology, and your own imagination. Or so says the promotional quote. I checked it out…