Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
FIFA Team in Qatar
Metro to link stadiums
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, board chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with visiting FIFA delegation members at a presentation about Qatar Foundation and Education City after receiving them yesterday evening. The meeting with the delegation, led by Chilean Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, reviewed Qatar Foundation’s plans and objectives, particularly its efforts in support of sports
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar to see presentations on the state’s long-term development plans which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City
The FIFA inspection team completed its second day in Qatar yesterday with a packed schedule of presentations on infrastructure projects.
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, to see presentations on Qatar’s long-term development plans, which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City.
The Lusail City, being developed as a satellite town across 37 square kilometres on the sea front, compliments Qatar’s ambitions to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time. The city will be equipped with all entertainment and social facilities.
“The main attraction will be the waterfront development, which will stretch across 28 kilometres,” explained Magdy Yousef during a presentation to the reporters.
“There will also be one of the 12 stadiums proposed in Qatar’s World Cup bid,” he added. “There will be training fields as well as hotel rooms. But we will go ahead with the project whether or not Qatar wins the World Cup.”
While it will take more than 15 years for the railway project to complete, 70% of it will be ready by 2017 to be used for the World Cup.
“The metro system will link each of the 12 World Cup stadiums,” said Sultan Bakhit al-Enazi, project manager of Qatar Railway.
All transportation networks will use environmentally-friendly technology and will allow Qatar to host the most compact World Cup in history, with no more than an hour travel time between stadiums, hotels and other
facilities.
Another presentation was given on the under-construction New Doha International Airport (NDIA), set to begin operations in 2012.
“The new airport will handle 24mn travellers on the opening day. But it will later be handling 50mn,” said Bernardo Gogna, director at NDIA Steering Committee.
“It will be one of the best airports in the world in terms of quality services,” Gogna claimed.
FIFA inspectors were also taken to the National Command Centre for a briefing on safety and security.
The day concluded with visits to Education City, the site of Qatar’s large-scale investment in higher education and research, and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Additionally, inspectors were taken on a tour of the Museum of Islamic Art, one of the finest facilities for cultural artefacts and heritage in the Middle East.
The FIFA inspectors will wrap up their visit today with visits scheduled to Aspire Dome, Aspetar and Qatar Museum of Islamic Arts.
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, board chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with visiting FIFA delegation members at a presentation about Qatar Foundation and Education City after receiving them yesterday evening. The meeting with the delegation, led by Chilean Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, reviewed Qatar Foundation’s plans and objectives, particularly its efforts in support of sports
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar to see presentations on the state’s long-term development plans which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City
The FIFA inspection team completed its second day in Qatar yesterday with a packed schedule of presentations on infrastructure projects.
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, to see presentations on Qatar’s long-term development plans, which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City.
The Lusail City, being developed as a satellite town across 37 square kilometres on the sea front, compliments Qatar’s ambitions to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time. The city will be equipped with all entertainment and social facilities.
“The main attraction will be the waterfront development, which will stretch across 28 kilometres,” explained Magdy Yousef during a presentation to the reporters.
“There will also be one of the 12 stadiums proposed in Qatar’s World Cup bid,” he added. “There will be training fields as well as hotel rooms. But we will go ahead with the project whether or not Qatar wins the World Cup.”
While it will take more than 15 years for the railway project to complete, 70% of it will be ready by 2017 to be used for the World Cup.
“The metro system will link each of the 12 World Cup stadiums,” said Sultan Bakhit al-Enazi, project manager of Qatar Railway.
All transportation networks will use environmentally-friendly technology and will allow Qatar to host the most compact World Cup in history, with no more than an hour travel time between stadiums, hotels and other
facilities.
Another presentation was given on the under-construction New Doha International Airport (NDIA), set to begin operations in 2012.
“The new airport will handle 24mn travellers on the opening day. But it will later be handling 50mn,” said Bernardo Gogna, director at NDIA Steering Committee.
“It will be one of the best airports in the world in terms of quality services,” Gogna claimed.
FIFA inspectors were also taken to the National Command Centre for a briefing on safety and security.
The day concluded with visits to Education City, the site of Qatar’s large-scale investment in higher education and research, and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Additionally, inspectors were taken on a tour of the Museum of Islamic Art, one of the finest facilities for cultural artefacts and heritage in the Middle East.
The FIFA inspectors will wrap up their visit today with visits scheduled to Aspire Dome, Aspetar and Qatar Museum of Islamic Arts.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Call phones from Gmail
Call phones from Gmail
Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”
Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.
Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very
low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see
comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.
Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.
We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant, to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception.
If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail
instructions
We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the
voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re not a U.S. based user—or if you’re using Google Apps for your school or business—then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this
available more broadly—so stay tuned!
Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”
Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.
Calls to the U.S. and Canada will be free for at least the rest of the year and calls to other countries will be billed at our very
low rates. We worked hard to make these rates really cheap (see
comparison table) with calls to the U.K., France, Germany, China, Japan—and many more countries—for as little as $0.02 per minute.
Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name.
We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant, to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception.
If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail
instructions
We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the
voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re not a U.S. based user—or if you’re using Google Apps for your school or business—then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this
available more broadly—so stay tuned!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
फेसबुक
काठमाडौँ, भदौ तपाईँले आफ्नो ब्राउजर अपडेट गर्नुभएको छैन भने अब २० दिनपछि तपाईँले फेसबुकमा साथीहरुसँग च्याट गर्नसक्नुहुने छैन। लोकप्रिय सामाजिक सञ्जालको साइट फेसबुकले आफ्नो च्याट सुविधालाई राम्रो बनाउने क्रममा इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ मा सेवा बन्द गर्न लागेको हो। फेसबुक कम्पनीले बुधबार आफ्नो ब्लगमा लेखेको छ- नयाँ सुधारपछि कुरा गर्दागर्दै बीचैमा च्याट व्यवधान आउने समस्या अब रहने छैन। कनेक्सन गर्ने र सन्देश पठाउने विधिमा पनि सुधार आउने छ। फेसबुकले च्याट सुविधा बन्द गर्न लागेको इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ विश्वको दोस्रो सबैभन्दा बढी प्रयोग गरिने ब्राउजर हो। नेट एप्लिकेसन्सको जुलाई महिनासम्मको एउटा तथ्याङ्क अनुसार विश्वका १७ प्रतिशत इन्टरनेट प्रयोगकर्ताले इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ प्रयोग गर्छन्। फेसबुकले आफ्ना सदस्यहरुलाई ब्राउजर अपडेट गरी च्याट सुविधा कायम राख्न सुझाएको छ।
फेसबुकमा च्याटको सुविधा दुई वर्षअघिदेखि सुरु गरिएको थियो। फेसबुकको बढ्दो लोकप्रियतासँगै यसमा समस्या आउन थालेको कम्पनीको जिकिर छ। फेसबुक प्रयोगकर्ताहरुको संख्या ५० करोड पुगिसकेको छ।<span> </span>काठमाडौँ, भदौ तपाईँले आफ्नो ब्राउजर अपडेट गर्नुभएको छैन भने अब २० दिनपछि तपाईँले फेसबुकमा साथीहरुसँग च्याट गर्नसक्नुहुने छैन। लोकप्रिय सामाजिक सञ्जालको साइट फेसबुकले आफ्नो च्याट सुविधालाई राम्रो बनाउने क्रममा इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ मा सेवा बन्द गर्न लागेको हो। फेसबुक कम्पनीले बुधबार आफ्नो ब्लगमा लेखेको छ- नयाँ सुधारपछि कुरा गर्दागर्दै बीचैमा च्याट व्यवधान आउने समस्या अब रहने छैन। कनेक्सन गर्ने र सन्देश पठाउने विधिमा पनि सुधार आउने छ।फेसबुकले च्याट सुविधा बन्द गर्न लागेको इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ विश्वको दोस्रो सबैभन्दा बढी प्रयोग गरिने ब्राउजर हो। नेट एप्लिकेसन्सको जुलाई महिनासम्मको एउटा तथ्याङ्क अनुसार विश्वका १७ प्रतिशत इन्टरनेट प्रयोगकर्ताले इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ प्रयोग गर्छन्।फेसबुकले आफ्ना सदस्यहरुलाई ब्राउजर अपडेट गरी च्याट सुविधा कायम राख्न सुझाएको छ।फेसबुकमा च्याटको सुविधा दुई वर्षअघिदेखि सुरु गरिएको थियो। फेसबुकको बढ्दो लोकप्रियतासँगै यसमा समस्या आउन थालेको कम्पनीको जिकिर छ। फेसबुक प्रयोगकर्ताहरुको संख्या ५० करोड पुगिसकेको छ।
फेसबुकमा च्याटको सुविधा दुई वर्षअघिदेखि सुरु गरिएको थियो। फेसबुकको बढ्दो लोकप्रियतासँगै यसमा समस्या आउन थालेको कम्पनीको जिकिर छ। फेसबुक प्रयोगकर्ताहरुको संख्या ५० करोड पुगिसकेको छ।<span> </span>काठमाडौँ, भदौ तपाईँले आफ्नो ब्राउजर अपडेट गर्नुभएको छैन भने अब २० दिनपछि तपाईँले फेसबुकमा साथीहरुसँग च्याट गर्नसक्नुहुने छैन। लोकप्रिय सामाजिक सञ्जालको साइट फेसबुकले आफ्नो च्याट सुविधालाई राम्रो बनाउने क्रममा इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ मा सेवा बन्द गर्न लागेको हो। फेसबुक कम्पनीले बुधबार आफ्नो ब्लगमा लेखेको छ- नयाँ सुधारपछि कुरा गर्दागर्दै बीचैमा च्याट व्यवधान आउने समस्या अब रहने छैन। कनेक्सन गर्ने र सन्देश पठाउने विधिमा पनि सुधार आउने छ।फेसबुकले च्याट सुविधा बन्द गर्न लागेको इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ विश्वको दोस्रो सबैभन्दा बढी प्रयोग गरिने ब्राउजर हो। नेट एप्लिकेसन्सको जुलाई महिनासम्मको एउटा तथ्याङ्क अनुसार विश्वका १७ प्रतिशत इन्टरनेट प्रयोगकर्ताले इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर ६ प्रयोग गर्छन्।फेसबुकले आफ्ना सदस्यहरुलाई ब्राउजर अपडेट गरी च्याट सुविधा कायम राख्न सुझाएको छ।फेसबुकमा च्याटको सुविधा दुई वर्षअघिदेखि सुरु गरिएको थियो। फेसबुकको बढ्दो लोकप्रियतासँगै यसमा समस्या आउन थालेको कम्पनीको जिकिर छ। फेसबुक प्रयोगकर्ताहरुको संख्या ५० करोड पुगिसकेको छ।
TELEPHONE ETIQUETTES
•Do not talk loudly on the phone, especially when you are in a public place. Your words should be audible only to the person on the phone, and not those around you.
•Either switch-off or put your phone on a silent mode, when you are in a cinema hall, library, hospital, religious places or other restricted areas, where phone calls are not allowed.
•When you are at a business meeting, it is better to put your phone on silent mode.
•If you get a call in a meeting, disconnect the phone and call the person after the meeting is over. If the call is urgent, go outside the room and talk.
•When you are at your workplace, it is suggested to receive and make calls only during breaks. If it is an important call, you may either decrease your volume or answer the call after leaving your desk.
•Do not play loud ring tones at the work or public places. The ring tone may be your favorite, but its loud sound might annoy others around you.
•Talk in a polite, cool and friendly tone, when you are on the phone.
•Never interrupt a person when he/she is speaking on the phone.
•It is always nice to answer business calls with a greeting. Say "Good Morning/Afternoon/ Evening", your name, and then proceed.
•While attending a business phone, you should be legible - speak slowly and clearly. Speak with confidence, so that the person on the other side has the feeling that you know what you are doing.
•While talking on the phone, make sure that you speak quite clearly. Speaking clearly reduces the need to repeat your words time and again.
•Avoid eating chewing gum or munching anything else, when you are talking to a person on the phone. It makes hard for the other party to understand what you are saying. It may also annoy the person, as nobody would like to hear eating noises on the phone.
•Wrong numbers should be dealt with decently. People often loose their temper, when they receive wrong calls. In such a situation, you should tell the person on the other side, that he/she has dialed a wrong number, in a pleasant manner.
•It is considered impolite to hang up without saying goodbye. Unless the person on the other end is being rude or abusive, it is always right to end the call with a greeting - a simple bye!
•Never be rude to a caller, even if he/she uses abusive words. In this case, you should disconnect the call wisely. Say something like, "I am sorry, I have to end up the call now", and then hang up.
•Whether he/she is your friend, acquaintance, business partner or workplace colleague, you should consider the time of calling a person. Unless it's very urgent, do not disturb a person when he/she is busy.
•You should be considerate enough not to call a person during the peak working hours.
•Do not put a caller on hold for a long time. If you have to, be sure to check back within few minutes, as to whether he/she would like to continue to be on hold or not.
•Either switch-off or put your phone on a silent mode, when you are in a cinema hall, library, hospital, religious places or other restricted areas, where phone calls are not allowed.
•When you are at a business meeting, it is better to put your phone on silent mode.
•If you get a call in a meeting, disconnect the phone and call the person after the meeting is over. If the call is urgent, go outside the room and talk.
•When you are at your workplace, it is suggested to receive and make calls only during breaks. If it is an important call, you may either decrease your volume or answer the call after leaving your desk.
•Do not play loud ring tones at the work or public places. The ring tone may be your favorite, but its loud sound might annoy others around you.
•Talk in a polite, cool and friendly tone, when you are on the phone.
•Never interrupt a person when he/she is speaking on the phone.
•It is always nice to answer business calls with a greeting. Say "Good Morning/Afternoon/ Evening", your name, and then proceed.
•While attending a business phone, you should be legible - speak slowly and clearly. Speak with confidence, so that the person on the other side has the feeling that you know what you are doing.
•While talking on the phone, make sure that you speak quite clearly. Speaking clearly reduces the need to repeat your words time and again.
•Avoid eating chewing gum or munching anything else, when you are talking to a person on the phone. It makes hard for the other party to understand what you are saying. It may also annoy the person, as nobody would like to hear eating noises on the phone.
•Wrong numbers should be dealt with decently. People often loose their temper, when they receive wrong calls. In such a situation, you should tell the person on the other side, that he/she has dialed a wrong number, in a pleasant manner.
•It is considered impolite to hang up without saying goodbye. Unless the person on the other end is being rude or abusive, it is always right to end the call with a greeting - a simple bye!
•Never be rude to a caller, even if he/she uses abusive words. In this case, you should disconnect the call wisely. Say something like, "I am sorry, I have to end up the call now", and then hang up.
•Whether he/she is your friend, acquaintance, business partner or workplace colleague, you should consider the time of calling a person. Unless it's very urgent, do not disturb a person when he/she is busy.
•You should be considerate enough not to call a person during the peak working hours.
•Do not put a caller on hold for a long time. If you have to, be sure to check back within few minutes, as to whether he/she would like to continue to be on hold or not.
7 Tips to be Success in Career
All would want to succeed by reaching the top rung of each profession, but why sometimes impeded his journey? Find out the answers and learn the tricks. Too seriously devote more attention to those who excel or have the X factor that causes others are more advanced will make us frustrated and considers this area of work that was involved it was impossible to give a success.
Leave that kind of thinking because it has the following seven skills will take us up the top of the career ladder.
1.Good Speaker
The ability to speak with diverse individuals is an absolute demand for success.
For example, in a friendly eye contact, a rich vocabulary and the ability to customize the language we use with the speaker also hold the role.
So, practice talking courteously with whoever we meet in daily life or join a discussion group to hone debating skills.
Rewards are we going to get is more proficient in a variety of social situations, excellent build a network’s success, helped in working in a private group.
2. No wishy-washy
A good leader has a firm attitude and always shows this attitude every time he was faced with the problem that requires it to make a decision.
Whatever decision is made it will cause the pros and cons. But remember, the decision making process will bring us closer to the ability to complete a given challenge. The key, make sure that the decisions we take are carefully considered and there is a reason that accompany it.
3. Accountability
Another important part in achieving success is the willingness to accept responsibility, whether successful or failed. If this is done, we are considered ready to accept greater responsibility and reap respect from colleagues because of humility possessed.
In order to minimize mistakes, taking into account all possibilities and immediately take appropriate steps to correct the mistakes we did.
4. Stay Positive
By treating the positive outlook, we would likely spur other people to share their positive attitude so that might be more productive and more reliable for executive positions.
A positive attitude is really easy and formed our own, by emphasizing the positive things in every situation. Essentially, do not see a problem, but look at the way out.
5. Self Presentation
Learning how to express themselves on the tips is very important.
For instance, neatly-dressed gives a successful image in the eyes of other people before we say a word. No need expensive, but clothes with high standards of quality seam indicates that in many ways even we have high standards and this is what makes other people perceive us amazed. How much we give strong influence on colleagues, boss or client will see how well we perform in their eyes. Has an elegant style to support our success is not something bad, really. Do not forget, the appearance will enhance what we feel about ourselves that will ultimately make us more confident.
6. Manage Time
The inability to organize will make us a mess so that the achievement of targets set under.
To overcome it, learn to write everything in detail so that allows us to make sure everything is done according to the availability of time there. The result, we have a better quality of work and do not be surprised if in the future we will be entrusted with the responsibility of continuing to increase.
Ability to manage time does not mean we have no spare time for yourself, you know. This is precisely the key factor in our success compares doing everything in a timely and better quality. Do not procrastinate, set your goals challenging but realistic, and take advantage of time as efficiently as possible.
7. Detecting Solutions
Roots of success of business leaders is the ability to find solutions to big problems. This capability is not immediately obvious but must be shown to others.
If we and our colleagues in such a division has been disciplined, there’s no harm in always finding out what is most a problem.
Is it a lack of communication among staff, conflicts surrounding the rights of each employee, technical problems, or difficulty accessing the information. Find and then act. Do not be afraid of extra work if it intends to find a solution. Remember, the person who eagerly challenged to handle the hurdles instead. Essentially, do not be limited to content on a routine.
Leave that kind of thinking because it has the following seven skills will take us up the top of the career ladder.
1.Good Speaker
The ability to speak with diverse individuals is an absolute demand for success.
For example, in a friendly eye contact, a rich vocabulary and the ability to customize the language we use with the speaker also hold the role.
So, practice talking courteously with whoever we meet in daily life or join a discussion group to hone debating skills.
Rewards are we going to get is more proficient in a variety of social situations, excellent build a network’s success, helped in working in a private group.
2. No wishy-washy
A good leader has a firm attitude and always shows this attitude every time he was faced with the problem that requires it to make a decision.
Whatever decision is made it will cause the pros and cons. But remember, the decision making process will bring us closer to the ability to complete a given challenge. The key, make sure that the decisions we take are carefully considered and there is a reason that accompany it.
3. Accountability
Another important part in achieving success is the willingness to accept responsibility, whether successful or failed. If this is done, we are considered ready to accept greater responsibility and reap respect from colleagues because of humility possessed.
In order to minimize mistakes, taking into account all possibilities and immediately take appropriate steps to correct the mistakes we did.
4. Stay Positive
By treating the positive outlook, we would likely spur other people to share their positive attitude so that might be more productive and more reliable for executive positions.
A positive attitude is really easy and formed our own, by emphasizing the positive things in every situation. Essentially, do not see a problem, but look at the way out.
5. Self Presentation
Learning how to express themselves on the tips is very important.
For instance, neatly-dressed gives a successful image in the eyes of other people before we say a word. No need expensive, but clothes with high standards of quality seam indicates that in many ways even we have high standards and this is what makes other people perceive us amazed. How much we give strong influence on colleagues, boss or client will see how well we perform in their eyes. Has an elegant style to support our success is not something bad, really. Do not forget, the appearance will enhance what we feel about ourselves that will ultimately make us more confident.
6. Manage Time
The inability to organize will make us a mess so that the achievement of targets set under.
To overcome it, learn to write everything in detail so that allows us to make sure everything is done according to the availability of time there. The result, we have a better quality of work and do not be surprised if in the future we will be entrusted with the responsibility of continuing to increase.
Ability to manage time does not mean we have no spare time for yourself, you know. This is precisely the key factor in our success compares doing everything in a timely and better quality. Do not procrastinate, set your goals challenging but realistic, and take advantage of time as efficiently as possible.
7. Detecting Solutions
Roots of success of business leaders is the ability to find solutions to big problems. This capability is not immediately obvious but must be shown to others.
If we and our colleagues in such a division has been disciplined, there’s no harm in always finding out what is most a problem.
Is it a lack of communication among staff, conflicts surrounding the rights of each employee, technical problems, or difficulty accessing the information. Find and then act. Do not be afraid of extra work if it intends to find a solution. Remember, the person who eagerly challenged to handle the hurdles instead. Essentially, do not be limited to content on a routine.
7 Ways to Make a Good Impression
Impressions are important: They leave an initial taste in people's mouths that can remain prevalent for the entire relationship. If you are paranoid about what kind of impression you make, run through these seven list items and see if you are consistent with them; if you are, then you will probably expose the best of yourself. If not, then work to meet these standards.
1. Dress: The absolute first impression you will make on someone will be through your clothing, because that is what is seen from a distance, and cannot change throughout your meeting. Make sure to dress according to the situation-don' t over or under dress-and maintain within the limits of good taste. If you aren't sure if what you're wearing looks good, ask people for an honest opinion. One last thought: always, and I mean always, pull up your pants.
2. Hygiene: Take a shower! Shave! Brush your teeth! You must be fully bathed and groomed before you meet with someone for the first time, because scruffy looking people generally don't seem as neat and mature. Pay attention to the little elements like breath: keep a pack of mint gum with you wherever you go, and periodically check to make sure you aren't killing bugs every time you breathe out. If you sweat heavily, keep a small stick of deodorant/anti- perspirant close, and if you notice you're stinking you can freshen up. People notice the minutiae!
3. Manners: At the table and with other people be civilized, polite and respectful: keep your elbows off of the table, open doors for people and address everyone-initially, at least-by their formal title. This will make an especially good impression on senior citizens, because you will prove that you aren't one of those "new fangled punks."
4. Speech: Have clean, clear diction and speak sans "like" or "you know." It is important to be articulate because that inspires a feeling of intelligence and education in the person you are meeting with. Always leave out profanity, and whatever you do, make sure to speak loud enough for all to hear, because conversationalists are easily agitated if you force them say "excuse me?" more than a few times.
5. Discretion: Choose what to share about yourself: forget to tell everyone about that time you went camping and ruptured your appendix, then fell face first into a pile of bug infested leaves-it is rude and will alienate you from the group. Try to withhold from conversations on personal subjects like religion or more disgusting topics like personal medical care. Before you speak, think about the possible impact of what you might say, then imagine its implications in the long run.
6. Humor: Humor can be your most powerful tool or your doom, because everyone has a slightly different sense of humor. What might be hilarious to you might seem disgusting to another, or vice versa. Try to withhold from any jokes that aren't family or dinner table friendly; you can tell those later.
7. Start and End with a Bang: I am a classical musician, and in my orchestra, among other messages, the conductor tells us that the "audience remembers mostly the first and last notes of a symphony." This is the same in a personal encounter: whoever you are meeting with will remember how you greet them, and then in what manner you left them. If you feel you have trouble with this, practice a few different phrases in the mirror, and introduce elements like: "pleased to meet you," or "honored to make your acquaintance. " Ignore the antiquity of these phrases; it often makes them more memorable.
Making a good impression will set any relationship off on a good foot. If you are in a situation where you need to be judged at face value-such as a job interview or date-then make sure to go through this list and make sure you are within bounds of reason and good taste on all of your decisions.
1. Dress: The absolute first impression you will make on someone will be through your clothing, because that is what is seen from a distance, and cannot change throughout your meeting. Make sure to dress according to the situation-don' t over or under dress-and maintain within the limits of good taste. If you aren't sure if what you're wearing looks good, ask people for an honest opinion. One last thought: always, and I mean always, pull up your pants.
2. Hygiene: Take a shower! Shave! Brush your teeth! You must be fully bathed and groomed before you meet with someone for the first time, because scruffy looking people generally don't seem as neat and mature. Pay attention to the little elements like breath: keep a pack of mint gum with you wherever you go, and periodically check to make sure you aren't killing bugs every time you breathe out. If you sweat heavily, keep a small stick of deodorant/anti- perspirant close, and if you notice you're stinking you can freshen up. People notice the minutiae!
3. Manners: At the table and with other people be civilized, polite and respectful: keep your elbows off of the table, open doors for people and address everyone-initially, at least-by their formal title. This will make an especially good impression on senior citizens, because you will prove that you aren't one of those "new fangled punks."
4. Speech: Have clean, clear diction and speak sans "like" or "you know." It is important to be articulate because that inspires a feeling of intelligence and education in the person you are meeting with. Always leave out profanity, and whatever you do, make sure to speak loud enough for all to hear, because conversationalists are easily agitated if you force them say "excuse me?" more than a few times.
5. Discretion: Choose what to share about yourself: forget to tell everyone about that time you went camping and ruptured your appendix, then fell face first into a pile of bug infested leaves-it is rude and will alienate you from the group. Try to withhold from conversations on personal subjects like religion or more disgusting topics like personal medical care. Before you speak, think about the possible impact of what you might say, then imagine its implications in the long run.
6. Humor: Humor can be your most powerful tool or your doom, because everyone has a slightly different sense of humor. What might be hilarious to you might seem disgusting to another, or vice versa. Try to withhold from any jokes that aren't family or dinner table friendly; you can tell those later.
7. Start and End with a Bang: I am a classical musician, and in my orchestra, among other messages, the conductor tells us that the "audience remembers mostly the first and last notes of a symphony." This is the same in a personal encounter: whoever you are meeting with will remember how you greet them, and then in what manner you left them. If you feel you have trouble with this, practice a few different phrases in the mirror, and introduce elements like: "pleased to meet you," or "honored to make your acquaintance. " Ignore the antiquity of these phrases; it often makes them more memorable.
Making a good impression will set any relationship off on a good foot. If you are in a situation where you need to be judged at face value-such as a job interview or date-then make sure to go through this list and make sure you are within bounds of reason and good taste on all of your decisions.
10 Principles for Peace of Mind
1. Do Not Interfere In Others’ Business Unless Asked:
Most of us create our own problems by interfering too often in others’ affairs. We do so because somehow we have convinced ourselves that our way is the best way, our logic is the perfect logic and those who do not conform to our thinking must be criticized and steered to the right direction, our direction. This thinking denies the existence of individuality and consequently the existence of God.. God has created each one of us in a unique way. No two human beings can think or act in exactly the same way. All men or women act the way they do because God within them prompts them that way. Mind your own business and you will keep your peace.
2. Forgive And Forget:
This is the most powerful aid to peace of mind. We often develop ill feelings inside our heart for the person who insults us or harms us. We nurture grievances. This in turn results in loss of sleep, development of stomach ulcers, and high blood pressure. This insult or injury was done once, but nourishing of grievance goes on forever by constantly remembering it. Get over this bad habit. Life is too short to waste in such trifles. Forgive,20Forget, and march on. Love flourishes in giving and forgiving.
3. Do Not Crave For Recognition:
This world is full of selfish people. They seldom praise anybody without selfish motives. They may praise you today because you are in power, but no sooner than you are powerless, they will forget your achievement and will start finding faults in you. Why do you wish to kill yours if in striving for their recognition? Their recognition is not worth the aggravation. Do your duties ethically and sincerely.
4. Do Not Be Jealous:
We all have experienced how jealousy can disturb our peace of mind. You know that you work harder than your colleagues in the office, but sometimes they get promotions; you do not. You started a business several years ago, but you are not as successful as your neighbor whose business is only one year old. There are several examples like these in everyday life. Should you be jealous? No. Remember everybody’s life is shaped by his/her destiny, which has now become his/her reality. If you are destined to be rich, nothing in the world can stop you. If you are not so destined, no one can help you either. Nothing will be gained by blaming others for your misfortune. Jealousy will not get you anywhere; it will only take away your peace of mind.
5. Change Yourself According To The Environment:
If you try to change the environment single-handedly, the chances are you will fail. Instead, change yourself to suit your environment. As you do this, even the environment, which has been unfriendly to you, will mysteriously change and seem congenial and harmonious.
6. Endure What Cannot Be Cured:
This is the best way to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Every day we face numerous inconveniences, ailments, irritations, and accidents that are beyond our control. If we cannot control them or change them, we must learn to put up with these things. We must learn to endure them cheerfully. Believe in yourself and you will gain in terms of patience, inner strength and will power.
7. Do Not Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
This maxim needs to be remembered constantly. We often tend to take more responsibilities than we are capable of carrying out. This is done to satisfy our ego. Know your limitations. . Why take on additional loads that may create more worries? You cannot gain peace of mind by expanding your external activities. Reduce your material engagements and spend time in prayer, introspection and meditation. This will reduce those thoughts in your mind that make you restless. Uncluttered mind will produce greater peace of mind.
8. Meditate Regularly:
Meditation calms the mind and gets rid of disturbing thoughts. This is the highest state of peace of mind. Try and experience it yourself. If you meditate earnestly for half an hour everyday, your mind will tend to become peaceful during the remaining twenty-three and half-hours. Your mind will not be easily disturbed as it was before. You would benefit by gradually increasing the period of daily meditation. You may think that this will interfere with your daily work. On the contrary, this will increase your efficiency and you will be able to produce better results in less time.
9. Never Leave The Mind Vacant:
An empty mind is the devil’s workshop. All evil actions start in the vacant mind. Keep your mind occupied in something positive, something worthwhile. Actively follow a hobby. Do something that holds your interest. You must decide what you value more: money or peace of mind. Your hobby, like social work or religious work, may not always earn you more money, but you will have a sense of fulfillment and achievement. Even when you are resting physically, occupy yourself in healthy reading or mental chanting of God’s name.
10. Do Not Procrastinate And Never Regret:
Do not waste time in protracted wondering ” Should I or shouldn’t I?” Days, weeks, months, and years may be wasted in that futile mental debating. You can never plan enough because you can never anticipate all future happenings. Value your time and do the things that need to be done. It does not matter if you fail the first time. You can learn from your mistakes and succeed the next time. Sitting back and worrying will lead to nothing. Learn from your mistakes, but do not brood over the past. DO NOT REGRET. Whatever happened was destined to happen only that way. Why cry over split milk?
Most of us create our own problems by interfering too often in others’ affairs. We do so because somehow we have convinced ourselves that our way is the best way, our logic is the perfect logic and those who do not conform to our thinking must be criticized and steered to the right direction, our direction. This thinking denies the existence of individuality and consequently the existence of God.. God has created each one of us in a unique way. No two human beings can think or act in exactly the same way. All men or women act the way they do because God within them prompts them that way. Mind your own business and you will keep your peace.
2. Forgive And Forget:
This is the most powerful aid to peace of mind. We often develop ill feelings inside our heart for the person who insults us or harms us. We nurture grievances. This in turn results in loss of sleep, development of stomach ulcers, and high blood pressure. This insult or injury was done once, but nourishing of grievance goes on forever by constantly remembering it. Get over this bad habit. Life is too short to waste in such trifles. Forgive,20Forget, and march on. Love flourishes in giving and forgiving.
3. Do Not Crave For Recognition:
This world is full of selfish people. They seldom praise anybody without selfish motives. They may praise you today because you are in power, but no sooner than you are powerless, they will forget your achievement and will start finding faults in you. Why do you wish to kill yours if in striving for their recognition? Their recognition is not worth the aggravation. Do your duties ethically and sincerely.
4. Do Not Be Jealous:
We all have experienced how jealousy can disturb our peace of mind. You know that you work harder than your colleagues in the office, but sometimes they get promotions; you do not. You started a business several years ago, but you are not as successful as your neighbor whose business is only one year old. There are several examples like these in everyday life. Should you be jealous? No. Remember everybody’s life is shaped by his/her destiny, which has now become his/her reality. If you are destined to be rich, nothing in the world can stop you. If you are not so destined, no one can help you either. Nothing will be gained by blaming others for your misfortune. Jealousy will not get you anywhere; it will only take away your peace of mind.
5. Change Yourself According To The Environment:
If you try to change the environment single-handedly, the chances are you will fail. Instead, change yourself to suit your environment. As you do this, even the environment, which has been unfriendly to you, will mysteriously change and seem congenial and harmonious.
6. Endure What Cannot Be Cured:
This is the best way to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Every day we face numerous inconveniences, ailments, irritations, and accidents that are beyond our control. If we cannot control them or change them, we must learn to put up with these things. We must learn to endure them cheerfully. Believe in yourself and you will gain in terms of patience, inner strength and will power.
7. Do Not Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
This maxim needs to be remembered constantly. We often tend to take more responsibilities than we are capable of carrying out. This is done to satisfy our ego. Know your limitations. . Why take on additional loads that may create more worries? You cannot gain peace of mind by expanding your external activities. Reduce your material engagements and spend time in prayer, introspection and meditation. This will reduce those thoughts in your mind that make you restless. Uncluttered mind will produce greater peace of mind.
8. Meditate Regularly:
Meditation calms the mind and gets rid of disturbing thoughts. This is the highest state of peace of mind. Try and experience it yourself. If you meditate earnestly for half an hour everyday, your mind will tend to become peaceful during the remaining twenty-three and half-hours. Your mind will not be easily disturbed as it was before. You would benefit by gradually increasing the period of daily meditation. You may think that this will interfere with your daily work. On the contrary, this will increase your efficiency and you will be able to produce better results in less time.
9. Never Leave The Mind Vacant:
An empty mind is the devil’s workshop. All evil actions start in the vacant mind. Keep your mind occupied in something positive, something worthwhile. Actively follow a hobby. Do something that holds your interest. You must decide what you value more: money or peace of mind. Your hobby, like social work or religious work, may not always earn you more money, but you will have a sense of fulfillment and achievement. Even when you are resting physically, occupy yourself in healthy reading or mental chanting of God’s name.
10. Do Not Procrastinate And Never Regret:
Do not waste time in protracted wondering ” Should I or shouldn’t I?” Days, weeks, months, and years may be wasted in that futile mental debating. You can never plan enough because you can never anticipate all future happenings. Value your time and do the things that need to be done. It does not matter if you fail the first time. You can learn from your mistakes and succeed the next time. Sitting back and worrying will lead to nothing. Learn from your mistakes, but do not brood over the past. DO NOT REGRET. Whatever happened was destined to happen only that way. Why cry over split milk?
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