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Thursday, 20 August 2015

The Benefits of hard work

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

It’s undoubtedly true that there is no replacement for hard work, while talent can be replaced with hard work. As it goes in this saying, “Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard.” And indeed, there is no shortcut to success, but one has to prepare oneself in such a way that the intended results may come out. This is possible when a person works hard and leaves no stone unturned to fulfill his dreams and ambitions in life.

The above saying is full of fact. It also offers an advice not to underestimate the importance of hard work regardless whether or not one is talented. Hard work is necessary if you want to get anywhere in life. Hard work is so important that even if there is a lack of talent, it can be compensated with hard work, but there is no substitute for hard work. It is said to be the stepping stone to success. Hard work does not go waste, but it pays off in the end. Thus, the work you put in is what you get out.

If you work hard and do your best, it develops the sense of satisfaction that you put enough efforts to get the results. On the one hand, hard work improves the chances of success in your mission, on the other hand, it gives you the sense that you are not at fault and you did what was required to do in order to achieve success.

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

How Your will power will lead to Personal Excellence

Your will is the part of the mind with which you can consciously conclude things. It’s the power to make decisions. Will is will power. It’s a choice or determination. It’s your mental power manifested as wishing or intending – The power of control over one’s own actions or emotions. Will power is important in nearly all the areas of life. The inner power and persistence provide tremendous results for everyone enabling to control unnecessary and harmful impulses.

Giving anytime or a thought to development of will power is an important thing to do in life. It is nothing but the will power that helps us empower our life to change it for the better. True, nobody’s life is perfect, at some point of time in lives; the moments make us realize that the life is not filled with perfect moments. Nevertheless, everyone has the power to better their life and make it as meaningful as possible by discovering self and being headed towards the proper direction. And it’s not that how much you know about your life, but it’s that how you live your life that counts. Hence, one should be committed to personal excellence and strive accordingly to live life of greater quality.

Personal excellence does not mean to be a perfectionist. Nobody is perfect in this world and everybody has his own virtues and flaws. By personal excellence I mean finding imperfections to refine personality including influencing and controlling the traits that need to be developed while using life’s imperfections perfectly. Therefore, it is rather important to stress that we can at least chase perfection to transform our lives in great ways. As the saying goes, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” Thus, the will to win or pursuing goals with great intensity and relentlessly will certainly payoff in the end despite the fact that it brings more pains than gains sometimes.

Saturday, 15 August 2015

How poetry relates to our lives (Part 2)

Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh.

The excellence and the beauty of any poetry may be appraised on the basis of its distinctive qualities by which it gives us the pleasure of reading and enjoyment while it is a god source of delighting us.This is the uniqueness of the art of poetry that it not only lets the reader enjoy but also inspires him to know the realities of life. It is one of the best qualities of a poet to put aesthetic qualities, poetical images and the ideas in the poems and to make the reader familiar with the information relating to the various aspects of lives of the individuals.

Hardly might there be a subject or a topic that may have been left untouched by the art of poetry. In fact, most of them have been so artistically and beautifully written and presented that one cannot help appreciating while recognizing the value of poetry. It would not thus be out of place if it is said that the poetry relates to our life discussing various situations of life.

What If Others don't appreciate your efforts

Seeing what a person has to be appreciated for instead of seeing what he is missing in itself is a good thing to do. As opposed to this supposition, not everyone will appreciate what you do for them or for who you are. Though it’s a fact that a few words of appreciation can go a long way, but not everyone is appreciated in a way he or she should be. No wonder you face such situations in life when you feel you are not being appreciated or you find people being reluctant to show appreciation.

If you are a person who is suffering from lack of appreciation from others or whom the people who are much close to you don’t appreciate for the things you do, then this article might be helpful for you, as it provides the ways for dealing with feeling unappreciated.

This is replete with fact that every individual must be appreciated for his accomplishments and contributions, but, not all seem to have accepted it or feel or show willingness or enthusiasm to express appreciation towards others.

There are many reasons you may be unappreciated. Some of them may be discussed briefly: Some people don’t seem to see sometimes what they have possessed, rather, they would like to see what you have and so they want to have what you have. This is nothing but the resentful or unhappy feeling of wanting due to which neither they want to appreciate you, nor do they like you.

Another reason is jealousy. It’s an emotion which refers to the thoughts and feelings of insecurity, threat, fear, concern and anxiety over an anticipated loss or status of something of great personal value. Since they develop negative thoughts or the thoughts of losing something valuable, they don’t appreciate you. Another simple, yet important reason is some people don’t praise others, because, if they do so, in other words, they admit that the person is better than them.

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional articles on business and Management

How to take care of yourself when you have depression

Feeling truly good about yourself is a good way to fill your mind with confidence and feel energized naturally. Bringing pleasure, it keeps you engaged in what you do. Feeling better, on the one hand, will make you love yourself, on the other hand, it will aid you greatly to lead out of the dark side of life saving you from getting the blues from time to time, while providing a long-lasting self-esteem. Thus, there is a significant link between how you feel and your sense of well-being.

This is true with every individual that he or she wants to be self-sufficient in every aspect of life, and so everyone wants to be happy always, but things don’t happen the way they are hoped to. Life does not always feel the same, it’s filled with happiness, sadness, tears, smiles, laughter including other emotions. You don’t have forever to be the same person you are. Hence, finding a happy balance in your daily life is a great way to live a satisfying life and overcome negative mind-set including depression. Here are a few ways to combat depression.

Depression is a state of unhappiness and hopelessness. It’s a common mental disorder showing symptoms such as persistent feeling of hopelessness, dejection, poor concentration, lack of energy, inability to sleep and sometimes suicidal tendencies. It’s a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well-being.

Being depressed makes a person feel helpless, so, it is far better to feel better. And making yourself feel better or putting you in a better mood takes time. One cannot get there unless there are some positive changes made in life. So, for people struggling with depression, it is important to make some life style changes.

Friday, 14 August 2015

Self-esteem – Why it’s Important in life

Self-esteem signifies confidence and satisfaction in oneself. A person who has self-esteem is a person who has confidence in his own merit as an individual; who has a feeling of being happy with his own character and abilities. There are several benefits to be extracted from maintaining self-esteem. Some of them are mention in this article.

That which comes in foremost importance for being in pursuit of one’s vision, purpose or goals or objectives of life is nothing more than one’s own confidence and the feelings of worthiness. Maintaining self-esteem leads one to attain the goals and objectives of one’s life successfully.

The success is the achievement of something planned or attempted. It is something that turns out as planned or intended. When you maintain your self-esteem which means you consider yourself to be worthy of attaining what you have planned for. In this way, your self-esteem, having confidence in yourself not only enables you to set plans in an effective and efficient manner, but it also leads you to achieve the success as has been planned.

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional articles on business and Management

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Benefits of getting up early morning

The well-known saying “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, has a lot to do with our personal life, as it offers a precious advice.

The importance of being a morning person is conveyed through the aforementioned saying. Hence, there is a need for managing time in such a manner that one may cultivate the habit of early rising. In fact, there are numerous benefits that an early riser can gain. Some of them are mentioned herein.

As the required amount of sleep is beneficial to stay healthy, so is an excessive sleep damaging to the health of a person. It is therefore important to manage time in such a way as to get enough sleep as well as to be able to get up early in the morning in order to extract benefits from early rising habit.

You might have heard that is generally said: An early riser is a fortunate person. Perhaps, it is due to the fact that since he is able to get plenty of time by virtue of the habit of early rising, he can manage things successfully in a timely manner, which makes him known as a productive person. This sets him or her apart from others. However, while enjoying the pleasant sights and sounds during early hours, an early riser starts his day and is engrossed in his own activities to perform them on time effectively.

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional Articles on Business and Management

Saturday, 8 August 2015

How to combat loneliness

There is no denying the fact that man is a social being. Being characterized by friendly companionship or relations, he wants to live or prefer to live in community rather than living in isolation. He wants to use his every possible means in order to meet his needs that he could live life to the fullest. Unfortunately, life does not long remain possible to live as he wants. Change in a person’s life may come in many forms. Some changes are uninvited on which one can have no control, while others are such changes that may lead a person to undergo for the better. However, change is a natural part of life, and so a person needs to embrace change and learn to accept it. Life-changing decisions will enable one to make choices and decisions.

Whether it’s for your job purpose or business or study, you may need to choose to leave home. If you ever think how to cope with living away and being alone, you may find this article helpful, as it shows the ways for adjusting to loneliness and enjoying life being alone and still happy. There are many ways to overcome loneliness. Here are some of the ways that might help you.

It’s of foremost importance that you have or maintain peace of mind always not focusing on the negative side of things. Remember that there is no grace and peace but from God. The ultimate peace and tranquility to the heart is attained through remembrance of God Almighty leading one to feelings of security and safety. If you want to have good life, with love, peace and fulfillment, you can gain it by submitting to God Almighty offering prayers in accordance with what has been enjoined. So, to connect self in some way with God offers strength to remain in peace and to be happy.

It must be noted that the way you think has a great impact on the quality of life you have been living. Hence it’s important to change your thinking to change your life to create happiness and fulfillment. This will lead you to learn how to adjust to life in a foreign country. This requires you to do things outside of your normal habitual patterns. If you are the quiet type and little bit reserved person, you need to open up to people and interact with them. This way, socializing with people will help you in many ways. Going out with friends, having dinner with them or inviting them makes you feel better, happier and healthier ceasing your loneliness to exist.

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional articles on business and Management

Friday, 7 August 2015

Importance of Self-Motivation in life

Self-motivation will always lead one to success provided that one stays committed after being motivated. Self-motivation is of great help in fulfilling your own objectives and to make your life as you want. Let’s discuss how important self-motivation is for an individual.

The Oxford English dictionary definition of motivation is it’s a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. It’s a desire or willingness to do something. Motivation is a psychological process reinforcing one to take action in order to accomplish one’s desired goals or objectives.

Self motivation definition is staying motivated due to one’s own interest. One should be a self motivated person, as self motivation is the key to living a satisfying life. Self motivation plays a vital role in one’s own life, as it enables one to make self-assessment as often as one can. The process of self assessment discloses one’s strengths and weakness by which one can strengthen more one’s strengths and begins to strive for overcoming weakness. In this way, self-motivation leads one to the desired success in life.

One of the main reasons why self motivation is important in your life is that it does not let you depend on others and you can achieve success in your own goals and objectives that you set on the basis of your abilities, while it aids you to eradicate your weakness that hinders your success. In this way, each and every objective you establish for yourself, thinking that it would be of great value and advantage to your life, will be fulfilled on the basis of your own acquired and improved skills.

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional Articles on Business and Management

Some Ways to boost your happiness

Happiness is something that every individual wants. If someone is unhappy, he wants to be happy, if he is happy, he wants to be happier. But, the fact is that everyone has his own joys and sorrows and as such the life is not perfect. Unfortunately, happiness is not a magical wand that one touch it and get it. However, there are some ways through which you can improve your cheerfulness. Below are some simple and useful tips that might help you to boost your happiness.

1. Happiness is a mental or emotional state which is characterized by pleasant emotions. It is better to have a good mood always. You should not recall your bad memories that could change your mood. Neither should you think about such things that you think would occur in the future. Every individual has been endowed with reasoning and thinking power. So, change the way of your thinking to change your life. Think always positively by avoiding negative thoughts. In this way, you would be feeling happier day by day.

2. Bursting into laughter is a good way of changing your mood and making your mood cheerful. It is believed that laughter is a good medicine. It is better you watch comedy movies or read jokes. Being extrovert and talking to your friends, acquaintances, relatives in a happy mood can boost your joyfulness.

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Thursday, 6 August 2015

Importance of building your Self-Confidence

Cultivating confidence promotes your personality and leads you to attain success in all the aspects of your life. Those who are self confident can not only attain the desired goals of life, but also gain the ability to deal sagaciously and courageously even with the unfavorable circumstances – hampering achievements.

It must be borne in mind that the things that prevent you from achieving your goals are fear and lack of confidence spreading stumbling blocks in your way of exploring chances of growth and development. So, you need to overcome your weaknesses and improve your confidence if you want to achieve success in your life. Remember that self confidence is essential for success.

It must be noted that self confidence may sometimes be regarded as more important than the acquired skills. It’s true that the acquisition of skills is a great way for the achievement of success. As such, it is necessary to gain the required skills and motivate yourself in the direction of bringing more improvements for performing better in the future. But, what if you don’t have self confidence to do so? Hence, it is replete with fact that building self confidence is as much important as gaining the skills, as it enables you to handle the situations effectively.

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Written by:

K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)

Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer

BBA, MBA-Finance,MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)

MA-English, MPhil-English

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming

Certificate course in English language proficiency

Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK

Pursuing CMA-USA

Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

Professional articles on business and management

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Steps to boost your Self-esteem

Remember that you can be either, the winner or the loser, as it all depends on how you think and you react. If you think positively, chances are that you can be winner. The power of positive thinking cannot be denied. Talk positively always. It is better to be with those who talk positively. Negative thinkers can not only discourage you, but can make you sick.

Comparison is not good for judging the people. So, it goes with you too. Don’t compare yourself to others. As it goes in the words of Bill Gates, “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.”

Get into exercise habit. If you become an exercise addict and you stick at it, you can not only improve your mood, but also immune system helping you to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases. Exercise can have a positive effect on your self-esteem.

One of worst things that does not let you improve your self-esteem is to strive for perfection. Striving for continuous improvement is far better than striving for perfection. In the former case, you can develop your self-esteem positively, while in case of latter, you can lose your hope. It is worth mentioning what has been said by Vince Lombardi, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can achieve excellence.”

That which gives you pleasure is a good thing to do to improve your self-esteem. Spare time to do things that suit your interest best, so as to be happy and to get personal fulfillment as well. Such as reading, writing, drawing or painting, learning a language, educating yourself more. It’s not only a good way to increase your self-esteem, but a good source for overcoming your boredom - in case you feel it.

Celebrate successes even if they are small. They may be simple but can brighten your days. The little satisfying effects can enhance your positive energy. Simple pleasures can help you beat your strain and stress leading to increase your self-esteem day by day. Simple pleasures can make you feel better and make your life worth living.

This saying is noteworthy, as it helps you increase your self-esteem. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person that you are.”

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Written by:
K. A. Fareed (Fareed Siddiqui)
Writer, Trainer, Author, Blogger, Software Developer
BBA, MBA-Finance, MPhil-Financial Management, (MSc-Software Engineering)
(PhD-Management)
MA-English, MPhil-English
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Programming
Certificate course in English language proficiency
Level 1 – Leadership and Management ILM – UK
Pursuing CMA-USA
Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India

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I am an Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India. I am a Professional with a high creative capability based on Business, Management, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Finance, Management Consulting and Computer programming background. I impart part time training and development programs. I write professional articles on the aforementioned subjects including Software Engineering. My writings have appeared in various Journals, magazines, news papers and news letters. I have also written books/eBooks on business and management subjects including business English.

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