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I recently heard about the BBC Maestro from listening to Chris Williamson’s podcast conversation with author of the Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for…
Single-tasking is the act of focusing on one thing at a time. To single-task is to fully immerse oneself and concentrate on one activity…
‘Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.’ – Oscar Wilde You are unique; you are masterfully made to discover your purpose and make the world a better…
True equanimity is not a withdrawal; it is a balanced engagement with all aspects of life. It is opening to the whole of life…
In network security, a firewall 1 is a device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic…
Chinese writer Lin Yutang observed in The Importance of Living. “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of…
If you work hard, what is hard will work, but if you take shortcuts, you will be cut short. There are no secrets to success; you must show…
“If you can’t pay it back, pay it forward.” — Catherine Ryan Hyde Pay It Forward is an expression for when the recipient of an act of kindness does…
Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Author Ann Patchett delivered the…
“You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen was supposed to deliver the commencement address to…
“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” On May 20, 1990, American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson,…
‘I wish you luck, because what lies ahead is no picnic for the prepared and the unprepared alike, and you’ll need luck’ Russian-American poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky…
Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room. Michael S.…
A routine is a habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure. In computer parlance, a routine is a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task.…
Temples he built and palaces of air,And, with the artist’s parent-pride aglow,His fancy saw his vague ideals growInto creations marvellously fair; He set his foot upon Fame’s nether…
Empathy is our ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy enables us to become aware of other people’s perspectives, emotions, worldview and experiences. The word empathy is…
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one’s attention to the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. The need to stay mindful and present…
Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing is a form of self-expression that can be used to…
The only constant thing in life is change. A time to be born, die, laugh, cry, work, rest, procreate, nurture, etc. Life is in phases and shoes are…
Self-Interest is the act of focusing on the needs or interests of one’s self. At the core of many wars, divorces, miscommunication, family rift comes from asking people…