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Things To Do When Moving To A New Location

May 17, 2013April 4, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

Moving to a new location for higher studies, for a new job or for business – is not the most comfortable thing in the world. In fact, it is one of the most intimidating activities for most of us. I don’t know about you, but I definitely do not appreciate the sequence of events associated with a move.

I have been moving from city to city, state to state and country to country for studies and jobs throughout my life. During my school days, I moved to places where local residents didn't speak the same language and didn’t eat the food I was used to eating. It was remarkable!

Life is life a bicycle. To keep you balance you must keep moving. –Albert Einstein [tweet this]

I bring up this topic today based on a question from a LinkedIn friend in New Jersey, Vedavathi Puligilla. She is a Technical Recruiter by profession and would like to start her own blog. Veda has seen her little sister facing the challenges of moving to a new city (due to her job) with a completely different culture than her native place.

Veda suggested that if I could provide some guidance on this topic, it may be helpful for people in such circumstances.

5 Keys To Developing And Maintaining Positive Attitude

January 28, 2014March 2, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

“Whether you have a Positive Attitude or a negative attitude, it is contagious. Whatever is your attitude, people around you are catching it whether or not they desire. Therefore, it makes sense to have a great attitude,” said my business coach once speaking of attitude.

Positive Attitude is something we all desire to have. Consciously most of us want to be positive, be around uplifting people. However, subconsciously, we are very sensitive to negative, as Wallace D. Wattles writes in his famous The Science of Getting Rich first published in 1912.

Why Toastmasters Is A Great Confidence Building Platform

April 8, 2013February 18, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

When I heard about Toastmasters International a few short years ago, I didn’t have any business. I was doing my IT consulting job, had no website, didn’t have any ambition for any kind of public speaking. Yet, I was fascinated by the name and therefore, I decided to check them out.

Actually, at the time, my project manager recommended that I should consider joining Toastmasters as part of my personal development goals for that year. Credit goes to my open-mindedness, I immediately decided to give it a shot.

How To Control And Manage Anger Effectively

April 30, 2013February 11, 2013 by Manoj Krishna Singh

Anger is not a feeling any of us desire to have. Yet, getting angry about things and situations is very natural not just to us as humans, but also to the animals. But trouble happens when we say or do things while angry. Most of the time, after the fact, we have regret.

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I have also said and done things in anger which I am not very proud of. I am sure you can recall incidents from your past that probably makes you feel the same way. The worst part is – we know it’s not good and yet, we lose control.

How To Effectively Write And Execute Your To-Do List

March 17, 2013January 27, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

The need for an effective way to manage our goals on a daily basis is huge. Using an effective and managable To Do List for this purpose is necessary more today than ever, considering our hyper-active and busy, complex lifestyles.

Our days are filled with distractions calling for our attention from all corners. Technology makes it possible for us to do multiple things simultaneously. However, it also creates ample opportunities for distractions to prevent us from achieving what is important, yet keeping us busy all day.

I’ve personally noticed that I can spend days working super hard, being busy all day and at the end wondering, “What did I really accomplish?” But I also know that this is not just me. Most people feel the same way when they do not plan their days.

When Some Traditions Just Don’t Make Any Sense

January 28, 2014January 23, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

Do you follow some traditions that do not make sense logically? If you are like me, you do at least a thing or two just becuase everybody else is doing it, even though you may not be happy about it.

Looking through my old notes, I found this story which symbolically represents many old traditions that we follow without paying any attention to why we do what we do. Let’s start this conversation with the story straight.

The Tradition Of Black Snake Breakfast

10,000 years ago, a farmer watches while his crops start to wither under the sun. The earth now baked dry with no signs of rain. This is unusual. He is worried knowing not what to do.

One morning his wife catches a black snake, kills and cooks it for breakfast. Later that week the rains come and the crops are saved. The farmer is very happy.

System Doesn’t Make You Successful – Your Success Is In Your Hands

November 21, 2013January 9, 2013 by Kumar Gauraw

I came across a very interesting article today on DumbLittleMan.com that talks about the importance of following a proven system of success and why such systems should be followed to the core by those who seek success.

The author cites very good reasons to when he suggests why one shouldn't get "creative" to invent a new system. It is a very good article with great examples.

However, I have some reservations against the theory of just following the system without being fully convinced about it and here are my examples and reasoning:

New Year Resolutions – How To Make It Your Best Year Ever

January 28, 2014December 28, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

New Year is the time when I’ve always felt that all of us are filled with new energy, new hopes of new beginnings and we all so look forward to the best year. Once again we are almost done with this current year and so looking forward to another year filled with success and happiness.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson [tweet this]

I remember writing down new dreams, talking about it, praying to God (secretly) to make those dreams come true while I was a little kid. And, of course, if those things didn’t happen, the punishment to God was – no prayer for next several weeks or even months!

5 Easy Steps To Overcome Procrastination Challenge

May 8, 2013December 17, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca [tweet this]

I had mentioned in an earlier post that I was recently taking an inventory of my daily activities in an attempt to find out how am I doing in the area of managing my priorities and my daily agenda. I do this activity towards the end of each year to reflect upon how I have been doing on the time management front during last several months.

I decided to write today on procrastination because one of the reasons I do my personal activity tracking exercise is, to find out how much I am procrastinating these days.

According to research reports that I came across, indications are that 90 to 95% of people procrastinate in one way or another. I do as well, and therefore I plan each time to take action steps diligently everyday to overcome the procrastination challenge.

How To Live Positively And Powerfully Everyday

January 28, 2014December 12, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

A couple of days ago, as I was taking an inventory of my daily activities, I was amazed to see the list of things I got done just in one day. My list had activities starting from paying bills, dropping and picking up kids from school, going to meetings, meeting potential customers, attending networking events and all the way to publishing a new article for this blog.

Wow! It is just amazing how much we can get done just in a day these days. With all the new technologies, gadgets, fast paced life and new ideas coming our way, our lives are so much better already.