Yawn....I have got to do this. So with great difficulty, I have dragged my feet to my desk, listlessly hunted for paper and pen to write down my thoughts on ....ummm....laziness. I am taking the trouble to write on 'laziness' because I believe that a lazy person is the most competent one to write on the topic. Well, here goes... “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.” – Jules Renard As I start writing, I who had begun with a half-reclining position am now sitting straight, my writing has become more brisk, my words more legible, and thoughts are running even ahead of my writing. So I have learnt something even before finishing penning down my thoughts - When you feel you are a bundle of lazy bones, push yourself somehow to start the work at hand. The interest, mood and energy to do it will pick up in the course of the work. The reason for 'laziness' is to pop up as a subject? A team of doctors of Imperial College and University College, both in London want to classify 'physical inactivity' as a disease. When I read this, I panicked for a moment. It is bad enough that I am lazy, now I may have to bear the stigma of being diseased! Jokes apart, I feel that the doctors are right in their demand. They have put forth that obesity has already been classified as a disease by the World Health Organisation. And obesity is partially the result of laziness, laziness to exercise. "Money is pumped at treating the symptoms of physical inactivity - at obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease - but not at the root cause," is what the British doctor Richard Weiler has to say. We all exhibit some signs of sloth everyday- laziness to walk, work, exercise, … [Read more...]
Office Etiquette for better work life
We should follow these rules to make office happiest place to work. These simple tips will help in reducing the stressful atmosphere in office. DO’S: 1. Say Good Morning to everybody and thank you when required. 2. Be helpful, polite and friendly. 3. Dress professionally. 4. Ask permission to enter a co-worker’s cubicle. 5. Show appreciation for good work. 6. Control your emotions. 7. Have a sense of humor. 8. Be courteous and show. 9. Respect colleagues. 10. Take responsibility for your mistakes. 11. Ask if help is needed and be helpful to others. DON’T: 1. Never talk harshly. 2. Never gossip about colleagues. You will land in trouble. 3. Don’t be rude to customers. 4. Leave your personal problems at home. 5. Leave your work troubles at office. 6. Never sat it isn’t my job. 7. Never romance your office colleague. 8. Never take alcohol or drugs at work place. Don’t smoke. 9. Never wear provocative clothing. 10. Don’t become a chronic complainer. Source: Indian Express. … [Read more...]
Table Etiquette
All of us generally pay a lot of attention to develop our personality. We work on our communication skill, our health, and our dressing style. But how many of us take care of eating etiquettes? Do we know what table manners are? Here I am discussing few points that we all know but usually ignore them. If we mind all the points from today, we can learn a lot about table manners. • Please do not make a noise such as slurping and burping while eating. This is very bad table manner and looks very indecent. • Do not talk with food in your mouth. Chew with your mouth closed. • Do not put too much food in your mouth. Eat in small bites and slowly. • Licking fingers or picking teeth on dinner table is very impolite. • Wait for others to start. If you are a host, request your guest to start first. On other hand if you are a guest never start eating before any signal from your host. • If you are dining with any lady, first serve for her. • Do not look at others table again and again. This is very disturbing behavior for others. • Do not put too much food at a time on your plate. Take a small amount, finish it, and then take another time. If you are unable to finish your food instead of eating forcefully and vomit politely say “Sorry”. • If you drop your cutlery or napkin on floor while eating, do not pick it up. Take fresh cutlery or napkin. • If you do not know the use of fork and knife, please do not try in front of your guest or host. If you really want to eat with fork and knife, first try in front of your family members. Hold your knife in your right hand and fork in the left hand. Cut the item into small peaces with the help of knife and eat with … [Read more...]
Steps to make Office life happier
Follow these simple rules for happy work life. Save your eyes: Sit a comfortable distance away from a computer screen. Your eyes should be at level with the top of the screen. Adjust your monitor accordingly. Keep brightness and contrast of your monitor at optimal levels. Smoking: Stop smoking. It causes heart attacks, Lung cancer and bronchiectasis. Alcoholism: It causes cirrhosis of liver. It is a slow poison. It destroys your health and wealth. Dietary habits: Take your diet at regular intervals. Take more green leafy vegetables and lots of fruits. Never skip a breakfast and meals. Try to avoid sweets and fast foods. Colas are rich in empty calories. Keep them away. Exercise: Exercise is necessary for your body and brain.Body exercise: Walking is the best and simple exercise for everyone.Mind exercise: Read books and do puzzles. Try to think every situation in a different manner (out of box). Sleep problems: Sleep at a regular intervals. Never use sedatives and alcohol. Learn meditation and yoga. Keep calm in difficult situations.Source: Business Today … [Read more...]
Tips for making effective presentation
You have prepared some power point slides to submit in the next seminar. But, how to present the presentation in the effective way? How to impress the audience? “Ovation” is very good software for making effective power point slides. It works well with Microsoft power point. Use MS powerpoint 2007 as it is a much improved software over 2003 version. These are the best tips to make your presentation a successful one. These tips are helpful for effective public speaking also. Study your presentation, rehearse till you are perfect and do it in front of mirror. Memorize the script thoroughly. Study the back ground, think of possible questions and prepare to answer them. Run a mock session with a friend or colleague. Rehearse the timing and body language. Present the presentation with confidence and enthusiasm. Confidence reduces anxiety levels. Define your exact goal, your audience level and what they want from your presentation. Text in the slides should be error free. Check twice for any errors. Dress elegantly with official colors and without unnecessary jewellery. Present the subject with calm and effective voice. Before you start presentation, watch your audience and smile at them. This will make you at ease and reduce stress levels. Use a friendly greeting. Look into each person’s eyes and change the gaze covering all audience. Keep a back up of your presentation. It will save you in case of emergency. If somebody else is running the slide, both must have rehearsed the timing of changes earlier. Do research for extra material on Internet. Add recent content whenever possible. Slides should be concise with … [Read more...]
How to behave with superiors in office?
The way of your working in the office is also part of your behavior. If everyone works in coordinate manner, office environment is conducive to do better work. Bad behavior by one member can spoil the office environment. That’s why group discussion, communication skills and working in a team are playing vital roles in getting good jobs. Your good behavior with superiors in an office will enhance your personality and you can command respect from juniors. officers may have different personalities but we should apply smart tactics in dealing with superiors with difficult personality. How to behave with superiors? 1. It is not good to discuss your personal matters with your higher official and also at the same time not good to seek the advice or opinion of your officer, the solutions for your personal problems. Because their advice or suggestions may not be likened by you and also some times you have to obey and act as per their advice, under duress which may be not conducive to the situation and may bring further trouble to you. 2. Never discuss with your superior officer about your money or property matters and also about your debts. It is well and good not to be known by them. 3. Keep away from the rumors that are spreading in your office by some body and also never tell about them to your officer. 4. Try to solve the problems or the doubts regarding the work in office matters, which you might have with your colleagues by discussing with them. If not possible, bring them to the notice of the officer and the officer in turn will settle the matters in group meetings. 5. Do your duty sincerely and dedicatedly, so that you need not say sorry to your officer often. 6. Keep yourself away from the quarrels … [Read more...]
How to behave with superiors in office?
The way of your working in the office is also part of your behavior. If everyone works in coordinate manner, office environment is conducive to do better work. Bad behavior by one member can spoil the office environment. That’s why group discussion, communication skills and working in a team are playing vital roles in getting good jobs. Your good behavior with superiors in an office will enhance your personality and you can command respect from juniors. officers may have different personalities but we should apply smart tactics in dealing with superiors with difficult personality. How to behave with superiors? 2. Never discuss with your superior officer about your money or property matters and also about your debts. It is well and good not to be known by them. 3. Keep away from the rumors that are spreading in your office by some body and also never tell about them to your officer. 4. Try to solve the problems or the doubts regarding the work in office matters, which you might have with your colleagues by discussing with them. If not possible, bring them to the notice of the officer and the officer in turn will settle the matters in group meetings. 5. Do your duty sincerely and dedicatedly, so that you need not say sorry to your officer often. 6. Keep yourself away from the quarrels or misunderstandings that may arise among the staff members. 7. Never give promise to any body to perform those tasks which are beyond your capacity to do. Otherwise you are unnecessarily inviting troubles and it tarnishes the good name gained by you in your office. 8. If you have any physical or psychological problems, inform to your superior officer and discuss about it with him without hesitation. … [Read more...]
Art of saying “No”
You have determined and decided to finish an important work today itself, under any circumstances, because it is long-stand pending, and you are ready with full enthusiasm to commence to do that job. But at that time your friends arrived in group and requested you to go along with them to outside for another purpose (many times unimportant in nature), but out of modesty, you couldn’t say ‘no’ to them and you accompanied them without hesitation. Most of us face these types of situations in our day to day life. Later on we blame ourselves unnecessarily, for not finishing our job in time. Why we could not say ‘no ’to them. There are so many causes and reasons, as shown below. 1. Thinking that the other persons might suffer if you refuse their request.2. They may underestimate you and misunderstand you.3. You may be ridiculed, for your innocent behavior.4. Shyness that is naturally present in all of us.5. Lack of sufficient self- confidence in you.6. Inner desire to be praised by others, as ’’good person’’.7. under the impression that it is always well and good to be obedient that too with low-esteem to others.8. With selfish- motto, today or tomorrow that you will be benefitted by the other person’s power, wealth, intelligence, so it is better to develop good rapport with them from now onwards.9. To be great in other’s opinion.10. Treating the other person as god-like and ready to do anything for his sake, and for sustaining their friendship at any cost.11. Having slave- mentality.12. To fulfill his personal ambitions, with other person’s help.13. To pass time indulging in some habits, as he has no strong aim to achieve in life.14 … [Read more...]
12 manners to get respect from others
Sometimes, even educated people behave unnatural way even in trifle matters and become cheap in the eyes of others. So to avoid such embarrassing situations, it is well and good to observe the following 12 points and be dignified. 1. Never read the letters of even your closest relatives, friends, and family members like brothers/sisters. If you read their letters, they will treat as person without manners. 2. Never show interest in others personal matters and don’t read their personal diaries. 3. Never see their SMSs in their cell phones and also their money-purses. 4. Don’t see their albums, unless they request you to see them and also not pass your comments about the album’s nature and external appearance. 5. Switch off the cell phones or keep them in silent, when you are attending the official meetings, cultural programmes and also during dinner times in the presence of guests. 6. Whenever guests come to your home, open the door and invite them politely and walk behind them (not before them) and make them be seated comfortably on the chairs or sofas. 7. Whenever you go to your friend’s house, take with you, sweets, and fruits and for the children biscuits and chocolates, etc. 8. Whenever you have taken help from others, express your gratitude by saying words like, “thanks or please’’, etc. You will get good impression in their opinion about you. Give tips to waiters in hotels or restaurants. 9. During parties or in functions take the food items along with the guests (not alone) and also it is good to serve each other and drink together. It is a good social behavior. 10. While taking coffee, tea or cool drinks in the office, always keep the files on your left … [Read more...]
Tips to improve confidence
Confidence is one of the main attribute of a good personality. It is must to succeed in life. Many people say they lost their several important chances because the lack of confidence. Confidence is not pretending "I have all", but reflecting the good features of you. So find out the inner beauty of you and reflect it in personality. Here some tips to increase your confidence level. Be confident while talking: The very easy method from which the people can measure your confidence level is to listen your talking. • So don't be shy and frustrated while talking to others. • While you talk look at the persons' eye who hearing you. It will show your confidence in talking. Don’t look here and there and don't talk very fast. • Make sure that the listener is interested in your talk. Be careful about the subject of conversation. The other person may not be interested in your topic of talking. • It is very important to being a good listener. Be patient and try to understand what others telling. If you do so others will have a good opinion about you. Dressing style: A good dressing style can lift your confidence level much. • Don’t try costumes which are not suitable for you even though it is latest fashion and beautiful. • Whatever you wear it should be comfortable for you. • Always select dresses according to your taste and life style. It should be matching to your profession. • You can try simple make up while go out if it helps your confidence. • A confident face is the main attraction. You should keep up a mentality of "whatever I have, I am contented with that". • Try to be clean and fresh always. Prepare well: If you have to … [Read more...]
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