Sunday, November 27, 2011

The "Be" Attitudes


Be understanding to your enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.

Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.

Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with that you need yourself.

Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.

Be willing to share your joys.
Be willing to share the sorrows of others.

Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.

Be first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
Be last to criticize a colleague who fails.

Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble.
Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.

Be loving to those who love you.
Be loving to those who do not love you; they may change.

Above all, be yourself.

Friday, November 25, 2011

TRG LearnFest- Key to Success "Positive Attitude

  • Thursday, December 15, 2011
  • Time 3:00pm until 6:00pm

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill

I still remember that in my childhood days my mother used to say “Never judge anyone or anything with its size- even an ant can kill an elephant”. For me attitude is just like that small “Ant” t...hat is apparently so weak and harmless but has power to kill a giant like elephant.

Attitude is the secret ingredient in the never fail recipe of success. It is the most deadly weapon in the history of mankind. The weapon that crowns its masters with success and punishes it’s ignorant with misery and suffering.

Positive attitude is not believing that whatever happen will be good but it’s a art to convert all the challenges into opportunities, to push back the fears and move forward with faith, the art to hang in their just a little longer than all others, the art to use the adversities as launching pad of success, the art to step in unknown territories and tame the wild horse “Success”, it is the source of that never ending courage that help it’s master to get through the perilous waters to peaceful shores.

Positive attitude is the weapon that helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If adopted as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes in life, and makes it masters happier, brighter and more successful. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening.

What you will see in Our Two Sessions:

Stories
Videos
Song (Daddu Attitude- a song with a very strong message)
Examples with which you can relate
Golden Tips and methodologies followed by successful people since ancient time.

Why you should attend our Sessions:

To understand what really attitude is?
To learn how it impacts your life, your work, your relations, your health etc
To take control of your life in your own hand
To learn how to emerge as winner in all situations
To improve your performance at work
To handle & improve your relations
To enhance your self awareness
To increase your personal effectiveness
To improve your Quality of life
To bring peace back in your life
To identify hidden opportunities
To become more creative
To control stress
To win back your smile and maintain it in all circumstances

Who should attend our Sessions:

All those who wants to be remembered in history as “Great Success”
All those who want to enjoy the life filled with happiness, comforts & Success
All those who want to learn turning dreams into reality
All those who want to win the fight against fears
All those who want to emerge as unbeatable winner.

Trainers Profiles:

Aisha Javed, ACMA
Aisha carries a charming and energetic personality and enjoys sharing knowledge and experiences with others.

She is quite popular with our previous participants. She is an excellent and experienced trainer and lot of people have benefited from her insights and stories. She has been ranked as an excellent facilitator not only by various multicultural audiences but also by corporate people.

Currently she is active member of Zong Internal Training Faculty. She has conducted seminars, orientations and workshops with Institute of Cost and Management Accountants Pakistan Head office, Karachi Branch Council and ZONG on Importance of attitude, Handling Stress, Time Management, Smart Interview Techniques, Importance of Goals in our Life, Develop “Can Do Attitude”. Training is not just a profession for her – but a passion.

She has also served as spokes person of virtual organization “Voice of Youth” for one year. This was NGO started by students that aimed at helping people by counseling on a virtual forum and help them in personal development.

Aisha has around five years professional experience and currently working as Assistant Manager Budgeting & Analysis in Zong. She has also worked in Geo TV network as Management Accountant for one year in Karachi.

Ali Anwer Adil, CIA, APA, CFC, CA-Finalist

Ali is emerging training consultant with lot of potential, enthusiasm and innovative skills to impart knowledge on complex human behaviors in simple way, the style appealing to minds of listeners. Ali has deep insight of the belief systems and worked as counselor and mentor for many people helping them to manage their stress, its causes and ultimately finding their true selves step by step.

He is faculty member of ZONG internal training programs covering the areas of positive attitude, stress management, time management, belief system etc.

Ali has over 7 years of professional experience in Audit, Finance and Accounting and currently working as Executive Finance in ZONG. He has also worked for Ernst & Young Global Limited and Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates (Private) Limited in audit and consultancy, respectively.

Training Company:

“Silver Lining” is a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining". Main purpose of this forum is to motivate people to face day to day challenges of life, help them to grow stronger & tap their true potentials. Silver Lining aims to provide a listening ear and helping hand in hard times and provide the launching pad for all your dreams to come true.

We all are well aware of power of positive mind set but some time when faced with hard times we tend to forget all these things and gets indulged in negative thought patterns, stress & depression.

It is at such times that we aim to remind you of all the good things in life, help you tap on your hidden strengths and most of all help you see the silver lining around the cloud that proves that good times and dawn is just in front of us.

Registration:

Rs 1000/- per participant per session

Register online for Learnfest through following link
http://trg.org.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=34

For registrations & payments deails, contact:
Mujtaba Saadi Makhdoom
Tel: (92 21) 3537 7251-2, 3537 4946
mujtaba@theturningforce.com
learnfest@trg.org.pk


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Monday, November 21, 2011

Lessons of the Square Watermelon

Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than their US counterparts and therefore don’t have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it. That is how I would assume the vast majority of people would respond. But some Japanese farmers took a different approach. If the supermarkets wanted a square watermelon, they asked themselves, “How can we provide one?” It wasn’t long before they invented the square watermelon.

The solution to the problem of round watermelons wasn’t nearly as difficult to solve for those who didn’t assume the problem was impossible to begin with and simply asked how it could be done. It turns out that all you need to do is place them into a square box when they are growing and the watermelon will take on the shape of the box.

This made the grocery stores happy and had the added benefit that it was much easier and cost effective to ship the watermelons. Consumers also loved them because they took less space in their refrigerators which are much smaller than those in the US meaning that the growers could charge a premium price for them.

What does this have do with anything besides square watermelons? There are a few lessons that can you can take away from this story which help you in all parts of your life. Here are a few of them:

Don’t Assume: The major problem was that most people had always seen round watermelons so they automatically assumed that square watermelons were impossible before even thinking about the question. Things that you have been doing a certain way your entire life have taken on the aura of the round watermelon and you likely don’t even take the time to consider if there is another way to do it. Breaking yourself from assuming this way can greatly improve your overall life as you are constantly looking for new and better ways to do things. This was one of the most difficult things for me to do because most of the assumptions I make, I don’t even realize that I’m making them. They seem perfectly logical on the surface, so I have to constantly make an effort to question them.

Question habits: The best way to tackle these assumptions is to question your habits. If you can make an effort to question the way you do things on a consistent basis, you will find that you can continually improve the way that you live your life. Forming habits when they have been well thought out is usually a positive thing, but most of us have adopted our habits from various people and places without even thinking about them. I have changed a large number of habits that I have had after taking the time to question them and continue to do so. Some of them I have know idea where they came from while others I can trace to certain people or instances in my life. It’s a never ending process, but by doing this, you can consistently strive toward making all aspects of your life more enjoyable instead of defaulting to what you have now.

Be creative: When faced with a problem, be creative in looking for a solution. This often requires thinking outside the box. Most people who viewed this question likely thought they were being asked how they could genetically alter water melons to grow square which would be a much more difficult process to accomplish. By looking at the question from an alternative perspective, however, the solution was quite simple. Being creative and looking at things in different ways in all portions of your live will help you find solutions to many problems where others can’t see them. I am not a creative person, but I’ve found that the more that you look at things from different perspectives, the more creative I have become. It’s a learned art and builds upon itself.

Look for a better way: The square watermelon question was simply seeking a better and more convenient way to do something. The stores had flagged a problem they were having and asked if a solution was possible. It’s impossible to find a better way if you are never asking the question in the first place. I try to ask if there is a better way of doing the things that I do and I constantly write down the things I wish I could do (but currently can’t) since these are usually hints about steps I need to change. Get into the habit of asking yourself, “Is there a better way I could be doing this?” and you will find there often is.

Impossibilities often aren’t: If you begin with the notion that something is impossible, then it obviously will be for you. If, on the other hand, you decide to see if something is possible or not, you will find out through trial and error.

Take away the lessons from the square watermelons and apply them to all areas in your life (work, finances, relationships, etc) and you will find that by consistently applying them, you will constantly be improving all aspects of your life.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Quote

Trust the one who can see these 3 things in you: Sorrow behind your Smile, Love behind your Anger and Reason behind your Silence

Random...

Who should be blamed when a leaf falls from a tree?
Is it the wind that blew it away?
or
Is it the tree that let it go?
or
Is it the leaf who grew tired holding on?

Life unfolds a lot of misunderstandings everyday..every moment..

Its up to us to:
Solve it.
or
Leave it.
or
Live with it..