Tips to Stay Young n Happy Always !

Written on Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Siddharth PV

One of those email forwards that makes a lot of sense...
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1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
Never let the brain get idle.
'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with them!

6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself.
LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

And if you don't send this to at least four people - who cares?
But do share this with someone.


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Always & Never are two words one must always remember never to use.....

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Decision Making

Written on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 by Siddharth PV

More time doesn't lead to better decisions. It only leads to anxiety.

What enables better choices is better information.

So it makes no sense to postpone a decision - unless you are going to
get BETTER INFORMATION in the meantime.

Rather, just go ahead and make the choice.

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Basics of Problem Solving - Identify the problem correctly

Written on Monday, April 20, 2009 by Siddharth PV

The first step to solving any problem is - identify your problem correctly.
The moment you get that right, your problem - solving efforts will automatically get aligned in the right way.

Thanks to Ravi for bringing up this thought.

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Learn 2 new things each year

Written on Sunday, April 19, 2009 by Siddharth PV

This thought came up while discussing appraisals with Ravi.
 
Ravi's thoughts on appraisals:
 
" The appraisals are a way to let you know what is it that is lacking from making you that super stud - super leader that you can be.
In fact, if there is ONE thing that all great leaders always have is - Self Awareness.
They have identified their strengths.They know exactly what they lack.
So, when you finish a round of appraisals, try and identify what is it that you need to learn to root out your 'apparent' shortcomings.
Out of the many shortcomings that you might have identified, decide those 2 things that you are going to learn / improve.
Focus on them for the next 6 months - 1 year. At the end of that period, you would have mastered those 2 things.
Continue this over the next 15 years of your career - you have learnt 30 things - eliminated 30 weaknesses.
And before you know it - you will end up being the stud that you always wanted to be. "
 
My take on this:
I think Ravi is right. Mostly right.
The only catch here is - one must ensure that his appraisal is done by someone he trusts. (Good part about iRunway is we can choose our career managers.)
For any person to take his feedback seriosuly, he must respsct the person who is giving the feedback.
Otherwise the entire excercise is a waste.
 
And yes - I completely believe the part about learning 2 things at a time.
Considering the MANY things I need to learn, it will be close to impossible if I attempt them all at once.  :)
So I better target 2 things at a time. 
 

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Relationships...

Written on Saturday, April 04, 2009 by Siddharth PV

Trivial relationships - either personal or professional, never work.

If you are not adding any value to the opposite party in the
relationship, it is bound to fail.

When, is just a matter of time.

- Srinivasan Alagu

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Tips to Stay Young n Happy Always !

One of those email forwards that makes a lot of sense...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
Never let the brain get idle.
'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with them!

6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself.
LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

And if you don't send this to at least four people - who cares?
But do share this with someone.


--
Always & Never are two words one must always remember never to use.....

Decision Making

More time doesn't lead to better decisions. It only leads to anxiety.

What enables better choices is better information.

So it makes no sense to postpone a decision - unless you are going to
get BETTER INFORMATION in the meantime.

Rather, just go ahead and make the choice.

Basics of Problem Solving - Identify the problem correctly

The first step to solving any problem is - identify your problem correctly.
The moment you get that right, your problem - solving efforts will automatically get aligned in the right way.

Thanks to Ravi for bringing up this thought.

Learn 2 new things each year

This thought came up while discussing appraisals with Ravi.
 
Ravi's thoughts on appraisals:
 
" The appraisals are a way to let you know what is it that is lacking from making you that super stud - super leader that you can be.
In fact, if there is ONE thing that all great leaders always have is - Self Awareness.
They have identified their strengths.They know exactly what they lack.
So, when you finish a round of appraisals, try and identify what is it that you need to learn to root out your 'apparent' shortcomings.
Out of the many shortcomings that you might have identified, decide those 2 things that you are going to learn / improve.
Focus on them for the next 6 months - 1 year. At the end of that period, you would have mastered those 2 things.
Continue this over the next 15 years of your career - you have learnt 30 things - eliminated 30 weaknesses.
And before you know it - you will end up being the stud that you always wanted to be. "
 
My take on this:
I think Ravi is right. Mostly right.
The only catch here is - one must ensure that his appraisal is done by someone he trusts. (Good part about iRunway is we can choose our career managers.)
For any person to take his feedback seriosuly, he must respsct the person who is giving the feedback.
Otherwise the entire excercise is a waste.
 
And yes - I completely believe the part about learning 2 things at a time.
Considering the MANY things I need to learn, it will be close to impossible if I attempt them all at once.  :)
So I better target 2 things at a time. 
 

Relationships...

Trivial relationships - either personal or professional, never work.

If you are not adding any value to the opposite party in the
relationship, it is bound to fail.

When, is just a matter of time.

- Srinivasan Alagu

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