Feeling accomplished :)

Am so proud of myself!!

I have done half of my SLE assignment and one case study for S&P!! not bad at all.. but well all my efforts will come to naught if i do not maintain my momentum and finish them soon..

A few ideas popped in my mind as I was doing both my assignments. I would wanna pay more attention to Stress and Performance. I will incorporate the Reversal Theory, Cusp Theory, etc. I gotta simplify them of course.. before that I would like to have a firmer grasp on those theories myself.

Well will update more laterz.. Have a good week ahead!

Uncanny?

Today was not quite productive... was trying to complete my SLE assignment but not much headway. Ended up surfing about many random stuffs.

Well, decided to a search on what results would show up if my Western zodiac (Aries, the Ram) and my Chinese Zodiac (Snake) were tossed up together..

The accuracy of the results astounded me... Here it is..

'The Snake helps the Ram get what he wants, for Snakes love power and money and the Ram's persistence helps him obtain it. But the Snake teaches him to go about it in a different way-- slyly, by being charming and persuasive. Ram/Snakes do well as salesmen and politicians, or in any endeavor that takes a combination of tenacity and suavity. Though most people will admire an Ram/Snake, they tend to be loners who like to keep their true feelings to themselves and find it difficult to share to much of themselves with anyone.'

Anyway, this quote cracked me up... Haha

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. ~Arthur C. Clarke

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Well.. I have been surfing around for stuff on my practicum... but nothing seems to click yet.. Let's see. I should be going down to the library soon...

Sex and The City

Spoke to my team members about what is in store for them for my practicum. I should have practised my speech a little but took it for granted that I would somehow manage. I was thrown quite a lot of questions, which is a good sign becos it means people are interested in what I had to say. I was a lil stumped at some instances esp when one member asked for detailed info. Overall, I would say that it went pretty well. End result: My team members are excited and eagerly awaiting for their session.. This was the main message which I had wanted to convey: Never give up hope, things will getter. How long you are stuck in a rut is essentially is how long you want to. I was asked pointed qns about whtr the sessions will directly help sales but I frankly told them I just impart the skills and it was up to the individual to utilise it. So yeah.. I was satisfied with the session.


That ups the jig for me and I have to make it real interesting, I would have to say that at this point in time, I am feeling positive and confident about. I am gonna savour this FABULOUS feeling becos I have no idea how long it'll last. Now.. I aint being negative... just realistic.

Now talking about FABULOUS... that would explain my title for this post!! Sex and The City! It was meant to titiliate and tempt you into reading this post (if anyone is reading it at all :))

Anyway Sex and The City is the very epitome of FABULOUS! Words cannot describe how special it is to me... I have re-watched the whole 6 seasons on YouTube (which has been removed by HBO unfortunately). They are the Fab Four and as much feminist brickbats they have gotten, these 4 fabulous ladies have cheered me up and uplifted me on countless occasion. Just hear Sam say 'Fabulous' or ' Grab the world by the balls' is enough to get me through a rough day or fill me with courage and discard some of my fears. Yeah the show is kinda empowering. These 4 ladies are so very special to me.. .and only a fellow SATC fan will feel what i am feeling, I just love everything about SATC from the pit of my guts!!

Oh yeah.. am planning to have a second date with my ladies pretty soon..

Anyways, I have to say this. Trust your gut feel... the primal one which beats close to your heart just a second before rational thoughts cloud it. Listen to it closely.. because it rarely wrong.

I was shocked by it myself this morning. Even though facts and figures would make me think otherwise, my gut feeling hit me with a clarity. I ignored it becos I didn't like what my gut was telling me...

Till my gut instinct kicked me right in the gut to might how mighty and unerring it was..

A quote a post (well almost) ;

Reasoning at every step he
treads, Man yet mistakes his way,
Whilst meaner things, whom instinct
leads, Are rarely known to stray.
William Cowper

Some perspective...

We think that all these enormously successful personas have some mysterious tricks, secrets or tlucky chances which the rest of us ain't privy to...

Lets think again... could it really as simple as that extra bit effort that we could have put in, but decided not to?

Well, it just could be! Afterall, there's no substitute for plain old hardwork right?

Read this excerpt, its interesting and inspiring..


At 211 degrees, water is hot.
At 212 degrees, it boils.

And with boiling water, comes steam.
And with steam, you can power a train.

One degree. Applying one extra degree of temperature to water means the difference between something that's simply very hot and something that generates enough force to power a machine - a beautifully uncomplicated metaphor that ideally should feed everything we do.

Two-twelve serves as a forceful drill sergeant with its motivating and focused message while adhering to a scientific law - a natural law - reminding us how seemingly small things can sometimes make tremendous differences.

Two-twelve.

Download this PDF

Secrets to success don't exist. We instinctively know it. Success in anything has one fundamental aspect: effort. And in most cases, to achieve exponential results requires extra effort. That's the extra degree.

Thomas Edison said...

"Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

Vince Lombardi tightened it up with...

"Inches make the champion."

212 distills it even further..

Scribbles..

My manager came to me on Fri to request that I do relaxation techniques for everyone. Sounds like a good idea to me. Actually, I had thought to begin my practicum by conduction relaxation and ending it with relaxation techniques too.

I have an intro speech to make during my team lunch on Monday. So I would be sharing with my team what will be shared during these session as it has been made compulsory for my team-mates to participate in those. For the rest, its gonna be voluntary and they will be requested to form groups of 5. It feels good to get this kinda support from my colleagues. I have to say though, m mgr is in need to enhance her EQ.. she says the most demoralising stuff and ends up making one feel shitty!! She's very young, guess she has lots to learn. I personally feel that some interpersonal skills would do her good :-P

I would say that I have very high expectations of myself for the practicum . Since it has aided me alot in my work, I am expecting the same for others. One thing bothers me though, my own sales figures have not been that encouraging for this month of June. Well, there is time to play catch-up though. Of course, if you claim that you are gonna impart some knowledge... you need to be exemplary yourself right? All said and done I am learning too and certainly have lotsa room for improvement.

Anyway, I believe that if I am putting in my heart and soul and practising MST diligently and the results still don't match up, that's GOD's will. I take it as a test of my resilience, endurance and spirit. Hehe.. I admit that its easier said than done though.

If there is one major thing I would like to achieve through this practicum, it is to give hope to some of my easily-depressed colleagues that things can always can get better. Well, I personally think that hope is that tiny spark which refuses to be put out, and eventually it sets you on fire.

As a parting shot, here's a quote.. its touching..

If it were not for hopes,
the heart would break.
Thomas Fuller

Phew!!

Hi hope all is good..

Well I finally got the go-ahead from my fussy HOD, but with clauses intact. No client info to be divulged, no eating into working hours, etc... just like I expected but nevertheless, at least they are gonna do a proper introduction to the floor. Some of my colleagues I spoke to also seemed pretty psyched up... well looks like I have some lofty expectations to live up to.

Well, I can say that the topics which I am gonna cover in my practicum are gonna be pretty handy becos the negativity emanating from my colleagues these days is palpable. I am quite stressed about the work ahead of me... I wish the procrastinator in me will vacate soon... I have housed it long enough.. He he

As a parting shot, I agree with this take :-P

Stress is basically a disconnection from
the earth, a forgetting of the breath.
Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that
everything is an emergency. Nothing is
that important. Just lie down.
Natalie Goldberg

@ random

Tomorrow I am going to show my proposal to my boss. I know that she is not one to read much and with my brief proposal, I would have quite a bit to explain.. which I don't mind of course. Well I did tell another of my manager about it and I found her reaction odd and kinda unsupportive. I have to say I was kinda affected at first... but thank GOD I have many supportive colleagues around me to bolster me. This is just the beginning and I guess I have to learn to take such wet blankets in my stride... Luckily, she is not the ultimate decision-maker.

I'll keep in mind what was said about people being desperate to guard their turfs. Well, I'll guard mine too...

In any case, I see a need to apply some MST on myself as for the past few days I can hear my inner-voice, and alot of it is negative :-P Well, let me go do some cognitive restructuring of my own.

As we are on the topic of mental skills, here's one..

The mind is a dangerous weapon, even to
the possessor, if he knows
not discreetly how to use it.
Michel de Montaigne

First blog entry

Hello... this is my first blog entry...EVER! Kinda exciting. Guess I would consider creating another informal one for myself. Kinda easy.

Keep your eyes glued for my reflections on the practicum journey which I am kinda lookin' forward to.

Have a good week ahead.