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If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know. I have found it very interesting that the opposite also seems to be true: the less you learn, the more you think you know. As the saying goes, ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand. If we’re not working on ourselves, we don’t realize the wealth of knowledge out there waiting for us. We are living in the information age, and if you don’t spend time learning, keeping up with technology, and increasing your knowledge base, you will fall so far behind that it will be extremely difficult to catch up. Knowledge is the key to success in today’s world. Studies consistently demonstrate that those who are learning and growing every day are more successful and optimistic about life. Continue Reading »

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I’d say now is the time to take a careful look at your personal development program. Are there ways it can be enhanced? Every day, you are either learning or deteriorating. You are either closer to or farther away from your goals. Learn to model the best in your field. Find those who excel in your industry and benchmark what will work for you. Pay the price to become an expert in your field. Continue Reading »

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No matter how many books you read, how many training programs you attend, or how many meetings you run, you can always improve your facilitating and recording skills. Professionals in any field know this. Famous athletes or performers are constantly experimenting, trying new techniques, striving for perfection which they know, no matter how hard they work, no one can attain. Even if you’ve been fortunate enough to receive professional facilitation training, if you want to become a topnotch facilitator or recorder, you will have to continue learning by yourself. Continue Reading »

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At work, do you …

• Experience frequent heart palpitations (fast and heavy beats)?
• Feel queasy and jittery for no explicable reason?
• Have difficulty concentrating because of intrusive thoughts?
• Worry frequently about trivial issues?
• Have diarrhoea frequently?
• Get butterflies in your stomach over insignificant things? Miss opportunities or lose time because you can’t make up your mind?
• Pace or fidget excessively?
• Frequently sweat while just sitting and thinking?
• Have your friends asking if anything is wrong because of your withdrawn behaviour?

You will probably have personally experienced some of the above items in your work life. Just getting to and from work can accelerate your heart and breathing rates. If you face regular stress at work such as demanding deadlines, friction with your boss or co-workers, irritating customers or irksome tasks, then you can benefit from daily relaxation practice. Continue Reading »

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