Showing posts with label Thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thoughts. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tricks To Become Optimistic

To acquire a more positive attitude, all you really need is a more powerful vocabulary. Try these linguistic shifts.

Some people see the world through a filter of optimism: They always make lemonade from the lemons, no matter what happens. Others see the world through a filter of pessimism; they always find the cloud in the silver lining.
It's a truism of life that the optimists are always more successful than the pessimists, but that raises a crucial questions: how can you change your attitude to be more optimistic? The answer? Change the words that you use every day to describe your experience.

Here are some quick language tricks that can change your attitude.
1. Stop using negative phrases ... such as "I can't," "It's impossible," or "This won't work." Such statements program your mind to look for negative results.

2. When asked "How are you?" ... respond with "Terrific!" or "Fabulous!" or "I've never felt better!" rather than a depressing "OK" or "Getting by."

3. Stop complaining ... about things over which you have no control—such as the economy, your company, or your customers.
4. Stop griping ... about your personal problems and illnesses. What good does it do, other than to depress you and everyone else?

5. Substitute neutral words ... for emotionally loaded ones. For example, rather than saying “I'm enraged!” say “I'm a bit annoyed”—or, better yet, “I've got a real challenge.”
6. Expunge profanity and obscenity ... from your vocabulary. Such words are always signs of a lazy mind that can't think of something really witty to say.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

Christian D. Larson

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Paradoxical Commandments


The Paradoxical Commandments

by Dr. Kent M. Keith



People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.

Love them anyway.



If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.



If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.



The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.



Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.



The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.

Think big anyway.



People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.

Fight for a few underdogs anyway.



What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.



People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.

Help people anyway.



Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you have anyway.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Confidence

Confidence- belief in oneself. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing:


Self Confidence

We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. Self-confidence does not necessarily imply 'self-belief' or a belief in one's ability to succeed. For instance, one may be inept at a particular sport or activity, but remain 'confident' in one's demeanour, simply because one does not place a great deal of emphasis on the outcome of the activity. The key element to self-confidence is, therefore, an acceptance of the myriad consequences of a particular situation, be they good or bad. When one does not dwell on negative consequences one can be more 'self-confident' because one is worrying far less about failure or (more accurately) the disapproval of others following potential failure. One is then more likely to focus on the actual situation which means that enjoyment and success in that situation is also more probable. If there is any 'self-belief' component it is simply a belief in one's ability to tolerate whatever outcome may arise; a certainty that one will cope irrespective of what happens. Belief in one's abilities to perform an activity comes through successful experience and may add to, or consolidate, a general sense of self-confidence.

When an individual has a generally nonchalant attitude toward life they can also appear very self-confident when this is not necessarily the case. Instead it is likely that the individual has a poor coping style and does not realistically evaluate situational consequences; and usually the feelings of others. For this reason they may also appear arrogant because they may demonstrate an air of superiority and a lack of concern towards the welfare of others as they evaluate consequences and the feelings of others to be insignificant rather than acceptable. The more marked this attitude is the greater is the likelihood of psychopathology.

Self-Confident


Doing what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it.


Being willing to take risks and go the extra mile to achieve better things.

Admitting your mistakes, and learning from them.

Waiting for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments.

Accepting compliments graciously. “Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts.”

Low Self-Confidence

Governing your behavior based on what other people think.

Staying in your comfort zone, fearing failure and so avoid taking risks.

Working hard to cover up mistakes and hoping that you can fix the problem before anyone notices.

Extolling your own virtues as often as possible to as many people as possible.

Dismissing compliments offhandedly. “Oh that prospectus was nothing really, anyone could have done it.”

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Cell Phone Etiquette

Cell Phone
• Do not try to impress the people around by flaunting your latest gizmo


• Do not use annoying, disturbing, jarring, funny ring tones

• Respond within three rings

• Don't shout over phone.

• Your volume level of speech should be such that it does not disturb the public

• Do not wear the ear piece when not using your cell phone

• Switch off cell phone or keep it at vibrate or silent mode at public places like school/college class room, hospital, theatre, cinema hall/multiplex etc

• Switch off completely while traveling on an airplane

• Do not use cell phone while driving

• Do not ring people at in-appropriate timings, places or situations

• Do use cell phones in any emergency- that is the real use of cell phone

Managing Angry Callers

Angry Caller
• Listen his problem or complaint carefully


• Do not interrupt him, let him finish the whole thing first

• Do not show off or act smart

• Do not say, "you are wrong"

• Empathize with him

• After he has finished, if appropriate, you may use the expressions like: I am sorry for the inconvenience or I appreciate what you are saying and in your place I would have been upset too

• You should be good in your area of work and investigate about his complaint or problem and solve it

• If you cannot solve immediately, tell him the process of solving the problem and how much time it would take to solve

• Do not mislead him

• Call him back when you have the solution/information and give him that communication at the earliest possible; this feedback is important

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Thought for the DAY

Benjamin Franklin Said ----" There will be plenty of time to sleep when you are DEAD", LIFE is for living........SO, Wake up & PERFORM !!!

Thought for the DAY

Benjamin Franklin Said ----" There will be plenty of time to sleep when you are DEAD", LIFE is for living........SO, Wake up & PERFORM !!!