Books About Personal Development

If you are an avid reader you have certainly come across books that have not only made an impression on you, but have taken you to a new plane of existence.  Let me share some of my favorites. 
“Brave new world” by Aldous Huxley takes you on a journey that shows you the positive and negative effects of living a conditioned life.  The state creates you for a particular purpose and programmes you to think and feel the way it wants you to.  Then scientists come across a savage tribe living in Mexico and bring back a specimen to study.  The book is witty and prescient and presents you with a moral choice at the end. 

Jonathan Livingstone Seagull y Richard Bach is a story of a seagull bored with the daily grind of looking for food with a flock of other seagulls.  He starts to fly in a manner quite different to what is expected of him and soon finds himself expelled for not being one of them.  Jonathan meets up with a spiritual guide who proceeds to show him a higher purpose to his life.  This book will encourage you to soar. 
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Sukav is a must read if you are trying to discover the meaning of your existence.  A bit heavy but it makes you want to read on.

Awaken the Giant within by Anthony Robins is one of the world’s bestsellers on personal development.  It gives you a step by step approach to improving your life.  Read it to make a difference. 

HEC Scholarships for MS and MPhil

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has announced and advertised in national dailies offering Scholarship opportunities for Pakistan Students.  This program is offered in selected fields for MS/Phil leading to PhD. 

National Testing Service...GAT-General for MPhil and NEC Scholarship

What is Your Story....Career Building

Success is a choice, and so is failure, in either case, a story is written.  Some stories go into history books, some to Holly/Bollywood (as true stories) but many remain unsung.  People, who choose to make their life a success, write their story before events take place.

Here are how you can make your story an amazing one.

This page needs to show that you believe in yourself.  It needs to have a challenge that you overcome not because the problem was easy, but because you believed it could be done.  If you have the mindset of a victim you will see problems.  If your mindset is of a victor you will see success.

Make your story of the day inspirational by ensuring that you are enthused about what you do.  Focus on purpose not problem; on creating not cribbing; on winning not whining.

Make friends. In the morning, determine the people you intend to interact with and improve your relationship with.  You can wish others well without bias.  Understand that alone you cannot achieve success. However, together you can create a perfect team. 

No one has ever succeeded without developing themselves physically, spiritually and emotionally.  Unfortunately, most people waste their lives wanting to be someone or have something without developing themselves.  Success is hard work.  Every day spend some time developing yourself.  Learn new things and put them into action the next day.  This is true growth. 

So what stories are you building you life around?  Are they enhancing your potential or minimizing it?

The Right Career Move

When it comes to career it is up to you to create options for growth and expansion.  Here are a few helpful points:

Pick a boss, not a job.  Your boss can often be the most important factor in your success or failure.  A boss who is skeptical regarding your capabilities will not allow you to take up new challenges or conduct new experiments.  On the other hand, an easy going boss will not push you to avail opportunities to stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone. 

Before making a career move, thoroughly research the organisation you plan to join. Does it treat is employees as potential or resource?  Potential is to be tapped, while resources are to be consumed. 

Unless you passionately enjoy what you do, success will remain an illusion.  If you are passionate about marketing but you work in finance, the chances are that you will soon be at war with yourself. 

Apart from your primary passion, profession, always find avenues to create a second line of defense.  If your primary career becomes redundant, due to external factors, you will then have something to fall back upon.  So, Plan B must be in place all the time. 

Fortune favours the bold and the brave.  A certain Colonel Sanders changed his career at the age of 66 and from being a loser salesman he became an extremely successful entrepreneur. 

Summar at Workplace.... Dressing Tips

Summer is a time to flaunt your trendy summer wear.  It is the time to experiment with fresh and lively colours.  However, with the rising temperature and power outrages, comfort also becomes a prominent consideration.  It is imperative to look neatly attired while simultaneously surviving the heat and avoiding horrendously unattractive sweat stains.  In short, summers should be about hassle free dressing.  Here are a few ideas on how to build effortless summer style:
Mixing and matching works best.  A light shade top with a stripy shalwar or vice versa makes for good summer wear. 

Splurge on flowery, flowing, printed sundresses for effortless summer femininity. 
Consider purchasing knee length kameezes in colorful print patterns that exude the cool and breezy look. 

Hop on the Capri pant craze, buy a pair of cotton white, being or black Capri or full length pants to take you anywhere.  Pair them easily with a loose or slightly form fitting \bright single toned or floral long kameez, the trick here is the airy fabric.  For the most flattering Capri/pants look, opt for a wide leg.  Choose bright or neutral colours. 

Fancy footwear is key; consider revamping your shoe closet with a new pair of sandals, flip flops or flats with flashy embellishments.

Avoid dark bags; switch to large, bright bags or two-tone canvas, woven straw, or lighter neutral carriers.

Binges in, so be it your shoes, bags or jewellery, bling away.  For work, small, subtle diamantes with a basic elegant pendant and bracelet will give the final finish to your summer work attire. 
Finally, summer is not for tousled hairstyles, long sleeves, dark colored clothes and cotton jackets.  Save them for cooler months. 

Some Guidelines On How To Keep Eployees Motivated

While organisations invest a substantial amount of money on buying and maintaining machinery, keeping employees motivated is often overlooked.  However, since human beings are decidedly different from machines, they need to be motivated and at times even pampered. 

Here are some guidelines on how to keep employees motivated:

Make your employees feel wanted and secure to keep them committed t the organization. 

Pay your employees more than what the market offers.  Review their benefits package on a yearly basis.  Make sure that your employees are aware of the benefits that are being given to them. 

Ensure that the objectives chalked out for each individual are clear and can be easily understand. 

Maintain open channels of communication and keep team members updated on the organization’s progress.

Institute a system of training to enhance employee skills.  This will result in individual and organizational development.

Make sure that you are accessible to your tem members at all times.  Ensure that team members are accessible to each other as well. 

Maintain a friendly work environment so that your employees feel like coming to work and can enjoy their jobs. 

Initiate a fair system of rewards.

Arrange get together like annual dinners, picnics, social events etc. so that the team turns into a family.  Make it a point to remember employees special occasions such as birthdays, weddings etc.  When employees are faced with crisis, take care of them.