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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

2010-02-05T17:54:00.022+03:00

Meet billiard ball number seven; 7 as in Steven Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. For me, this book has been a helpful guide on how to be more effective on both social and business aspects, hence I thought of writing about it this month's post.Habit 1: Be ProactiveBeing proactive means taking responsibility for your own choices...

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The Blue Ocean Strategy

2010-01-09T21:15:00.013+03:00

I have to admit that this picture brings back some good memories, for that I will be using it today in my post about the Blue Ocean Strategy.The Blue Ocean Strategy is a book by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. In our picture, the open sea is full of opportunities and surrounded by the borders of the present. Similarly The Blue Ocean Strategy is...

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Passion Leads, Profit Follows.

2009-12-05T20:37:00.022+03:00

Have you ever wondered why this old man is smiling, and what's up with his white hair? This old man's name is Harland Sanders and he is the founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food chain. I will be writing today about the motivating story behind this man's success.Sanders grew up in a poor family. He lost his father when he was six; so he...

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Goldfingers

2009-11-03T23:27:00.022+03:00

Goldfinger is a James Bond movie that goes back to 1964 (that's right I am a James Bond fan). However, we are going to talk today about Goldfinger(s). Golfingers is a term that I created for the group of people who are convinced in using Gold as a medium-term investment. Since the dawn of time Gold has been considered a safe haven that earned its...

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Invest In Your First Impression

2009-10-09T07:53:00.013+03:00

I am convinced that first impression is the first step into success.Some argue about the importance of the first impression and would rather leave things for chance. Well, in the real world there is no such thing called "for chance". Relying on chance may eventually cost you money. For example; in the business field, if you fail to serve a good...

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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

2009-08-14T16:44:00.037+03:00

Hey again! I am not that reading addict (I know, reading is good and I AM working on it) however, lately I have been reading this book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" by John Gray. This book explains the differences between men and women as if they were from two different planets and shows how they could communicate effectively. To be...

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Branding Yourself

2009-07-03T22:21:00.008+03:00

Probably you made the guess, we are going to talk today about London. Well, that's true, however in addition to mentioning London we will use the red bus example to illustrate how to brand ourselves.As the red bus is considered to be an icon or (a brand) for the word "London" we can brand ourselves by being consistent with a variety of good traits...

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The DISC Personality Test

2009-06-14T14:20:00.009+03:00

Hello! Today I will be introducing the 4 types of personalities; D, I, S and C.Every one of us has a blend of all four types together, however one component is usually major over the other three.The diagram below explains more;D - DoersTask oriented and initiativeStraight to the point; hence the D is in standard fontD type make good...

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Not Written, Not Done!

2009-05-04T13:21:00.002+03:00

Hi, today's post is about diaries. Speaking for myself, I did not imagine how useful my diary is (which is shown here) until I saw its pages full of notes, to-do lists, reminders and appointments. I realized then that all these details have been occupying some space in my mind, and after using a diary my mind became much clearer.Once you write a...

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The Pareto Principle

2008-11-29T14:35:00.002+03:00

Have you ever noticed that you 80% of your spent time gives only 20% of your total productivity? While sometimes 20% of the time you spend achieves 80% of the desired goal! In fact what I just mentioned here is called The Pareto Principle. This principle states that 80% of the input produces 20% of the output and vice verse (20% of the input...

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The Sandwich Technique

2008-11-15T17:18:00.002+03:00

By the time you see this delicious Turkey sandwich it would have already been converted into calories thanks to my stomach. Today I am going to write here about the what-so-called "The Sandwich Technique".Sadly, most of us had the chance to tell bad news. The Sandwich Technique helps you in doing that with the minimum possible losses. Similar to...

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The Spaced Repetition

2008-10-31T21:43:00.002+03:00

Spaced Repetition is a learning technique that is used by presenting information in a repetitive manner while time gaps are allowed between the repetition intervals.What I want to say today about Spaced Repetition is how to utilize it as a tool towards success.Most of us (if not everybody) do day-dreaming imagining themselves doing certain things...

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The Six Thinking Hats

2008-10-10T22:01:00.002+03:00

Hello again, in this post I am going to tell you about the Six Thinking Hats.The Six Thinking Hats is a decision making technique that helps you cover all the possible ways of thinking and helps you avoid the risk of making a wrong decision, it was created by Edward De Bono.Now first of all we should be able to think before being able to think in...

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An Introduction to Soft Skills

2008-10-10T21:52:00.001+03:00

Many people under-estimate the value of Soft Skills. Soft skills are the skills that are not related with technicalities (so it is not your ability to program using Java language nor your Microsoft Office Skills). However they might include Leadership, Time Management, Positive Thinking, Presentation Skills and the list goes on.I have been taught...

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A Starter

2008-09-24T13:13:00.003+03:00

These are my first seconds in the blogging world wohooo! :)I did not imagine that starting to type the first letters in my first blog would feel so great lol.The thought and the feeling that I needed to have some blog have been chasing me for a while, and guess what? They were able to catch me as you are reading these lines. It's the 24th of...

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