March 2, 2008
Training
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I had entered a new field of work not too long ago, and I was struggling terribly. I wanted to do everything on my own, and I realised that I was wasting unnecessary time and money. That was when I decided to sign up for a course and seek professional help. That was when my learning improved leaps and bounds.
It is good to get a coach to help you jump start. You can’t expect to learn the piano on your own without getting somebody to point out the flaws in your technique and how you can improve. If you are keen on management, there are courses available. People already have gone through similar situations, and they can offer something what is known as hindsight. They can prepare us for such situations and coach us on the finer points.
If you are working in a company, you can approach the training department to hire management consultants for Management Training. The recent promotion you got into a managerial post will bomb if you have absolutely no skills in managing a team.
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March 2, 2008
Psychology
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I’m reading books on a vengeance. I bought a couple of books yesterday, and I bought 2 books last week. Currently, I’m reading the 4-hour work week by Tim Ferris. It’s pretty mind-blowing how a person can just clock in 4 hours a week and yet earn the same amount in a month which one usually makes in a year.
One thing that I have learnt is the 80/20 Pareto rule. I have read about this a couple of times, but I did not fully comprehend it. Basically, you will find that 20% of the things will cause 80% of your unhappiness and problems. At the same time, 20% of the sources will cause 80% of you happiness.
For example, you may have toxic relationships with 2 out of 10 people. 80% of the time that you are unhappy or stressed, it is caused by them. If you could eliminate them from your lives, you will be much happier. At the same time, 2 out of 10 people will let you feel happiest when you are working with them. If you concentrate on them, your value and earnings will increase a few folds.
Hence, go and find out what are the things that work well most of the time, and what don’t, and then try to eliminate them. Don’t think you need to catch all the fish in the world. The two fish you catch may be the piranhas you want to let go.
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