Monday, December 10, 2007

Finding Link between Emotional Intelligence and Emotions

For long, man had a common perception that emotions have nothing to do with success. On extremes, many believed that they do not only interact negatively with our decision-making but may also cause us to fail.

There are various intelligence types that human has. And lack of one doesn’t actually imply failure in the general picture of life. Some are naturally endowed with higher I.Q. scores that make them in the advantage of having larger storage for information. Other people, on the other hand, have the special ability to truly discern themselves. This is what they call intrapersonal intelligence.

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Sunday, December 9, 2007

SOME MYTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY

Almost all office mission statements nowadays emphasize the need for superior creative faculties to mold the workplace into near perfection. All human resources departments include creativity in their list of qualifications for hiring, even though the term ‘creativity’ is actually very vague, when we really dig deep into the matter. True, creativity is an all too encompassing, general and abstract term that it is difficult to define in a universal sense. It can only be more directly identified when placed against a specific concept, like advertising creativity or painting creativity.

However, despite all the attention given to this idea over the centuries, little is know about the daily innovative movements that have happened through the years. What caused them exactly? Where did the novel and breakthrough ideas spring from? What traits did the person who crafted them have in order to come up with such? what kind of environment supports this kind of innovative and imaginative thinking? How can it be born or stimulated?

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Saturday, December 8, 2007

Twice as Fun: The Two Types of Communication Skills

Communication is one of the most fundamental assets of humans. In fact, when you think about it, communication is not just a skill, it is a need. This is the reason why among God’s punishments in the Bible, the curse of the tower of Babel is considered one of the most destructive.

Some studies have shown that the need for communication comes inherently in every human being. However, the same studies have shown that communication skills are actually nurtured by a person’s environment.


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Friday, December 7, 2007

Anger Management Books Teach You the Signs of Anger

Every anger management book teaches you several things that would be helpful in managing your anger as well as handling it well. On this article, we would focus on one aspect that is given to people who are trying to learn how to manage their anger with the help of anger management books. That is, knowing signs of anger.

Identifying the signs of anger gives you a lot of advantages. One is an open consciousness that you are getting angry. Two is, knowing when to control your anger once you have identified that it is getting into your system. Three is keeping you from feeling any regret once you were taken over by your anger… and many more.

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Different Elements of Business Goal Setting

What does it mean when businessmen talk about "the big picture"? People hear this phrase all the time, and yet some still do not know what it means. Well, in business, the "big picture" refers to the long-range plans of a company. In business, goal setting is very important. An entrepreneur needs to know exactly where he or she intends to take a business.

Business goal setting is very important because it forms the framework for all of a company’s future activities. Every activity of the company must be directed towards the accomplishment of the business goal. Business goal setting helps a company gain a better perspective regarding what to do and when to do it. Business goal setting helps a company make efficient use of its resources by making sure that all efforts made are made towards the accomplishment of the goal.

What are the different elements that people consider in business goal setting?

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Examples of Positive Thinking

Positive thinking works on the basic principles that people are visual and is often motivated by images that they perceive as beneficial. This principle is applied on the four different levels of thoughts namely spiritual, social, material, and mental. Each of these levels varies in their needed degree of positive thinking.

Aspiring for Material Wealth

The aspiration to obtain material wealth demands for a great degree of will power and self-discipline. People who want to gain wealth should try to eliminate all inhibitions that will prevent them from acquiring their desired prosperity.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Side of Apter Motivation

One of the more famous psychologist whose studies are still quoted today is Michael Apter.

He divided motivation into two aspects. The first is when people are motivated because of the promise of reward when something is accomplished. And the other is motivation because of the activities that are involve in the process.

These two kinds of motivation are called intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Knowing the Art of Happiness

There are certainly a lot of things that you want to achieve in your life. It can be fame, power, money, a sensual partner, stable career, a good health condition, and many others. After all, who on earth does not want to be happy? You have your personal desires and wishes. You simply want to be happy! But what does it take for you to be happy? What do you need to get that happiness? Are you willing to gamble with life just so you can be happy?

The art of happiness is not as easy to be achieved as capturing the beautiful scenery down the road with your digital camera. There is more to it. The artist can typically find a model statue to be carved out of wood. A musician often makes his happiness an inspiration for his craft. But then again, happiness is not a possession that can be acquired with a wink of an eye.

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Leadership Development Towards the Executive Level

You can only notice what you have achieved in the executive leadership development stage when you feel that you can effortlessly motivate and inspire others to reach out to a common purpose. This is one of the finest stages you can encounter in leadership. However, if you feel that you are not anywhere near this capability, then you need to know how it is done. Executive leadership development can be achieved in three effective steps.

1. An effective goal.

It is true. Getting to a specific goal cannot be done easily. There are obstacles and other rough roads to undertake before you can reach what you want. But with the proper leadership skills, you can do this and still retain the trust and confidence of those in the group or organization.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

CAN CREATIVITY BE TAUGHT?

A lot of people say that creativity is a trait only a selected few are born with, that it isn’t something taught because, like physical beauty, it is a gift, a privilege, something that is influence and born by circumstance and other positive preceding factors, instead of something that is introduced only after a person is born. Thus, the conclusion of some that creativity is not something that can be taught.

However, there are different schools of thought to this matter, especially as the world advances and we begin to see people develop their creative faculties and excel only later in life, when they haven’t shown any tinge of creativity at all in their earlier days.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Business Communication Skills: How vital is it?

Your business communication skills should be complete and flawless. This is business and we are talking about investments. As one business entrepreneur, you should be able to decipher ways and means in order to bridge the gap that exists between you and your staff.

Or, if you are simply an office personnel who take charge of the incoming and outgoing communication based-elements, you should be in the utmost fitness so that you will be very effective in your task. The business arena is so vast and is moving at a top speed so any negligence on your part will automatically drive the customers into the midst of another business firm.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Anger Management: Effectively Dealing with Your Anger

Anger. The word commonly used for all people and by all people. Anger is a feeling you and that guy sitting next to you can experience.

Since anger is an emotional state of the mind, the expression depends from person to person. Some may feel irritated while some may feel rage and fury on one and the same thing. And the biological and physiological changes follow with every anger created.

Consequently, anger would lead to either constructive or destructive results. Sadly, most people would tend to loose control that would prevent them to see the former side. This calls for ways on how to manage anger effectively without hurting other people including yourself.

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