Life Skills

- A routine is the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order. Brushing your teeth neatly and getting ready for office at the same time everyday is a routine. Making breakfast everyday on time is a result of routine. Waking up at 5 a.m. and exercising every morning is a routine. Snippets: - 'Humans generally follow a daily routine in their lives. This could be getting up at a certain time, eating breakfast, going to work and so on. There’s a set pattern that our subconscious mind gets used to. It gives us a sense of control and comfort'. - 'Doing something regularly allows you to stick with it, Behaviors become automatic when performed several times'. - 'A lack of organization and routine can develop feelings of anguish and may make your thoughts negative which will make you think more about your problems'. - 'If we want to structure a routine then we should be aware of the tasks that are to be completed'. - 'A structured plan will get thing

-  Metro train is a very efficient transport mode in large cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai etc. I used to take Metro rail to avoid the traffic and it was very easy and comfortable travel to office. In order to move to and fro to office and metro station it takes an average of 2-3 kms regular walk everyday. After few months I thought of using a bike. I did travel by bike completely for 1 month, and did not use Metro rail that particular month. I had a sense that I am not walking anymore, as completely I was dependent on bike. One fine day I received the Google activity report and I was looking at the Google maps report of my daily routine. In that report I was shocked to see that I had walked only for 3 kms in one entire month, whereas earlier month when I commuted in metro, I used to walk an average 3 km per day. I was in Utter shock to see the Google timeline report. My one day average walk had become one month average. I decided to get back to metro rail once again and started e

-  Teens naturally experience stronger urges and have less ability to delay gratification compared to adults. A teenager is someone who is between 13 and 19 years old. There is a continuous socioemotional development happening among teenagers. Puberty brings a surge of hormones that can lead to intense emotions and risky behavior. Teenagers have natural urge to have communication with opposite gender, many a times this turns to be a unwanted connection with each other. Some might confuse love with exploitation and get bodily exploitated without knowing the situation. Later on in life this will cause guilt, and pull the depressing thoughts in life.  Teenagers are also grappling with social pressures, identity formation, and desires for independence, which can lead to impulsive choices. Compared to adults teenagers have lesser self control, they might get into unnecessary and undesirable commitment with opposite gender. Thus parents and guardians should monitor teenagers in their school/

 - We all have patterns, habits, ways of doing things that feel comfortable and familiar. But men who haven’t grown up emotionally often get stuck in these past patterns. - If you notice a man who seems oblivious to his own behavior and its impact on others, it could be a sign of emotional immaturity. - If you notice a man repeatedly falling into the same patterns, especially ones that cause problems or pain, it could be a sign of emotional immaturity. - This lack of empathy can make relationships challenging. It can lead to misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and a lack of emotional connection. Click to read: https://hackspirit.com/men-who-havent-grown-up-emotionally-usually-display-these-9-subtle-behaviors/

-  “The real battle is always in your mind. And your mind is under your control, not the other way around” A person is all the times doing multitasking- personal life, professional life, and self.  A truth about life is you cannot change what's happened in the past. Your focus needs to be on performing whatever you have got to do at the present moment and doing the best you can to achieve what you vision.   Sometimes things don't go as planned, but remember to keep moving forward.   Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith. Sometimes in life, we need to look back to move forward a lot faster and create a better future .  Looking backward  helps us to understand our past in ways that were previously hidden from us . In addition, thinking about the past often reinvokes feelings associated with that time. Sometimes this is a positive or healing experience. If  we are moving forward from a failure, it is important to look back  in order to analyze where we went wrong . To

-   Understanding the concept of EQ: Emotional Intelligence, or emotional quotient (EQ), is defined as an individual's ability to identify, evaluate, control, and express emotions. People with high EQ usually make great leaders and team players because of their ability to understand, empathize, and connect with the people around them.  IQ, or intelligence quotient, is score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess an individual's intelligence. IQ is used to determine academic abilities and identify individuals with off-the-chart intelligence or mental challenges. EQ is a better indicator of success in the workplace and is used to identify leaders, good team players, and people who best work by themselves. Emotional awareness is best inculcated from an early age by encouraging qualities like sharing, thinking about others, putting oneself in another person's shoes, giving individual space and the general principles of cooperation. There are toys an

 - A letter to all parents...... There was a very brilliant boy, he always scored 100% in Science. Got Selected for IIT Madras and scored excellent in IIT. Went to the University of California for MBA. Got a high paying job in America and settled there. Got Married. Bought a big house and luxury cars. He had everything that make him successful but a few years ago he committed suicide after shooting his wife and children. *WHAT WENT WRONG?* California Institute of Clinical Psychology Studied his case and found *“what went wrong?”* The researcher met the boy's friends and family and found that he lost his job due to America’s economic crisis and he had to sit without a job for a long time.  After even reducing his previous salary amount, he didn't get any job.  Then his house installment broke and he and his family lost the home.  They survived a few months with less money and then he and his wife together decided to commit suicide.  He first shot his wife and children and then s

- Holistic wellness relates to the whole of something or to the total system instead of just to its parts . Holistic wellness attempts to see the whole person, including mind, body, and soul, not just any one aspect. All these three things are interconnected for overall success and happy life. Certainly! Here's a reflection tailored for assessing self-reflection practices and holistic wellness: **Section 1: General Information** 1.1.  How would you describe your overall well-being at the moment? **Section 2: Awareness and Understanding** 2.1. How familiar are you with the concept of holistic wellness, involving the mind, body, and soul? 2.2. In your opinion, how interconnected are mental, physical, and spiritual aspects in achieving overall wellness? **Section 3: Mindful Practices** 3.1. Do you currently engage in any mindfulness or meditation practices? If yes, please describe: 3.2. How do you think mindful practices contribute to your mental well-being? **Section 4: Physical Well

 - Have you come across a situation where you discuss some common challenge with your colleague and want a common decision and solution to be given. And in that process sometimes you experience difference of option leading to a conflict like situation. This happens to us in family, friends and professional life. For this we need to understand how to create win-win situation, how to use negotiation skills.  ‘The term negotiation refers to  a strategic discussion intended to resolve an issue in a way that both parties find acceptable . Negotiations involve give and take, which means one or both parties will usually need to make some concessions’. Example of negotiations: Salary negotiation: Candidates for jobs can bargain with an employer about their salary and benefits. Vendor negotiation: Many businesses negotiate with vendors on the pricing and services provided in contacts. Click below to explore more on negotiation: https://trainerstrove.blogspot.com/2019/11/negotiation-skills-how-t

 - 'No one ever gives you credit for doing what’s slow and hard and invisible. Sweating out that book chapter, doing that colleague a favor, writing that newsletter'. 'But we can’t just optimize for the short-term and assume that will automatically translate into long-term success. We have to be willing to do hard, laborious, ungratifying things today — the kind of things that make little sense in the short term — so we can enjoy exponential results in the future'. We have to be willing to be patient. 'Not patient in a passive, “let things happen to you” way, but actively and vigorously patient: willing to deny yourself the easy path so you can do what’s meaningful'. The results won’t be visible tomorrow, when the difference may be imperceptible. 'But it will be in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted. Big goals often seem — and frankly, are — impossible in the short term. But with small, methodical steps, almost anyth

 -       We cannot live in isolation. A leader must not build walls around himself/herself.   We are designed to work with other people, with teams and with society at large. Click to read: https://compassclock.blogspot.com/2021/10/leadership-in-tea-bag.html?m=1

- Power of saying *YES* Cape Town's uneducated surgeon Mr. Hamilton, was awarded an honorary degree of Master of Medicine; but, he could neither read nor write - he was illiterate. Let's examine how this was possible. Cape Town Medical University is a leading university in the medical world. The world's first heart-bypass operation took place at this university. The honorary degree of Master of Medicine, was awarded to someone who had never seen the inside of a school, in his life. He could neither read an English word nor write ..... But one morning in 2003, world-renowned surgeon Professor David Dent announced in the university auditorium: "Today we are awarding an honorary degree in medicine to the man who produced the most surgeons in the world". He is an extraordinary teacher, an amazing surgeon and studied medical science and surprised the human mind. With this announcement, the professor said the name: "Hamilton" and the entire auditorium stood-up