Control What You Can
Lazy Sunday indeed. Why? Instead of cracking my brain for my Monday piece, I thought I'd grab my topic today from my relative's FB post today RE Controlling What You Can Control. Indeed, most of the time, we're just fully aware with regard Controlling What You Can. Those commuters taking the Metro Train ride, we've not seen anyone scampering and chasing the train breezing past him.In approximately fifty percent of our failures in life, such failure[s] was/were attributable to one or more variables in the equation which was/were way BEYOND OUR CONTROL. In many relationships that have 'GONE SOUTH', at least one of the protagonists tried to control the other partner. Maybe NOT in the literal sense of CONTROLLING but more likely, imposing his/her own will over his/her partner/spouse. If that is NOT CONTROLLING, I'm not sure how to tag it. But that's the whole nine yards of narrative that seems to become a common narrative across cultures, generational ages and social strata.No one size fits all. That explains why we're here, to share my 2-cents where it's worth it.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Control What You Can, Period.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
When To Take That LEAP
When To Take That LEAP
Good Sunday. No sirrrrs, I'm NOT pulling a rabbit trick here. Instead, we'd like to spend our time for our Sunday morning coffee by looking back and looking forward When To Take That LEAP at any point in our life. Surely, you have leapt a few times in the past. And how were your LEAPS? Was it daunting but successful? Or was it a FLOP or worst, a FAILURE?Saturday, August 13, 2022
Hey, Why is There No 'RECYCLE BIN' in Life?
Hey, Why is There No 'RECYCLE BIN' in Life?
Happy Saturday. Sharing our piece today while you sip your brewed coffee. Oh, does this question make sense? Truth is, we can continue asking this question. Why is technology many light years ahead than human life. Why is there a 'RECYCLE BIN' in all devices and even smartphones. But Hey, Why is There No 'RECYCLE BIN' in Life? Isn't this a matter of serious concern for us? Because this deprives us to recover, rescind or repeal any previous decision made when you just DUMPED things as easy as 1-2-3.Indeed, that is a huge gap I doubt humanity can even ever hurdle, not even if you combine all the almost bottomless reservoir coming from Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg combined. Just as this shared poster goes, once you have decided to jump, there's NO way you can 'UNJUMP' even if you totally miss your goal. And that's our dilemma because everyone got so spoiled with the 'UNDO' function such that they frequently [wrongly] think there is a 'RECYCLE BIN' in life.That's the thing. You can pounce and pour out your frustration [a.k.a. disgust] for whatever ill-advised decision you may have made but that's about it, there is just NO turning back because that's all there is in life. We just got NO 'RECYCLE BIN'. So, how do we address this? Throw away that 'UNDO' mindset because tha just DOESN'T EXIST, not in our lives.Oh, I love this poster as it says it all. Indeed, when you 'CROSS A BRIDGE', there is toll fee to settle. But more critically important to note is that once you have CROSSED the BRIDGE, that's it. you are done crossing and you paid that toll fee. Want to go back? That's another round of decision you got to grapple with under NO EASY TERMS. What's the hardest lessons we can learn from all these 'UNDO' struggles in life? You got to patiently, assiduously and thoroughly comb all the considerations, all the pluses and minuses of each option at hand before you take that step of NO RETURN, that of making a decision that has to be done. This way, we can avoid seeing you scratching your head with disgust and 'SELF-BLAME' all because you made an ill-advised decision and worst, there is NO RECYCLE BIN IN LIFE, whew✅✅✅Friday, August 12, 2022
How To COPY & PASTE in LIFE
How To COPY & PASTE in LIFE
Today's technologies have led us to one too
many functions which in the past only the tech savvy had a monopoly. And
one most common [day-to-day] functioin in fact is that COPY &
PASTE function. So seamless, so effortless. But did we
realize that long before these technologies were introduced, to COPY & PASTE in LIFE was as casual as ever?
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Work SMARTER Rather Than HARDER
Work SMARTER Rather Than HARDER
The old school of thought have educated all our generations [UNTIL NOW] to work HARDER and that was non-negotiable. Regardless of countries and cultures, that was the mantra that resonated across. But hold on. Does that hold water till now? Unfortunately, that mindset has outlived its relevance because today, we got to SMARTER Rather Than HARDERCall Centers abound everywhere and what's their common denominator across industries? It's volume of work that matters. You could be an Inbound or Outbound Call Center resource but everyone in your organization are all cracking the whip because Working SMARTER Rather Than HARDER.
And to make things murkier than murky, here comes all these plethora of technologies and smart devices. What else is the next 'IN' thing than to see us all working our butts out, grinding like the 'DAWGS' from the kernel. But did that improve our lot at least by a notch? Unfortunately. it did not lead us to Work SMARTER Rather Than HARDERSo, here I am, grabbing this poster which is screaming THINK and WORK HARDER and NOT HARDER. So, where's the disconnect here? It is in the 'HARDER' mindset because that leads os crank up the numbers and volumes of work. Does that explain why many of us have had 'unpleasant' [to be diplomatic about it] experiences with Call Center interactions? It's because we have overlook that we got to Work SMARTER Rather Than HARDER.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Are You HUNGRY & STARVING For SUCCESS?
Are You HUNGRY & STARVING For SUCCESS?
Yes folks, let me borrow this chirping bird's one-liner: Are You HUNGRY & STARVING For SUCCESS? We really hope so because success itself can't be added to cart and checked out. And if you're NOT that HUNGRY & STARVING for SUCCESS, then I am afraid and seriously doubtful that you can make any headway in whatever endeavor you are trying to push for. Swing back to our daily lives. When you had taken some snacks then here comes the regular meal, do you see yourself really gobbling up the food on the table? Or would you give it a pass instead?Or maybe, are you enjoying life so much, with all the perks and benefits around you such that it becomes so far fetched that you would ever get to be HUNGRY & STARVING, not when you have all the goodies and the freebies. That's the mother of all ironies in life where we end getting caught up in that vicious cycle because after achieving a milestone of success, our HUNGER FOR SUCCESS just dissipates in thin air.Looking back. how many times in the past were we like this ambitious guy who would risk his limb and even life just to go across that huge gap via a very fragile wooden plank? I myself, I would admit that the milestone successes I did achieve in the past were the fruits of my being HUNGRY & STARVING. With all humility, I realized that if I were not that HUNGRY & STARVING, I would not be what I am now✅✅✅Tuesday, August 9, 2022
What Is More Convincing Than The 'TRUTH'
What Is More Convincing Than The 'TRUTH'
We all want the truth. We just hunger for the truth and no less than that. Unfortunately, anything that presents itself as truth cannot just be accepted hook, line and sinker. It has to go through the gauntlet, through the eye of the needle, so to speak. Why? It's because what is more convincing than the 'TRUTH' itself because anything and everything will emanate out of such purported truth although a big bulk of all those stuff will end up rubbished and/or less than truth. BTW, some are simply optical illusions, whew.
Truth is, we should all cling back to the books because supposedly, they are the very repository of everything that can be tagged as 'gospel truth'. But alas, as we speak now, even books CANNOT be deemed as the archives and repository of all the 'gospel truth' because half-truths and even the 'false truths' have littered the grounds all over us. What does this mean? We got to be ten times more discerning, more suspecting, more validating and less trusting till it's time to
Monday, August 8, 2022
Keep Anticipating !
Keep Anticipating !
Happy Monday folks. Let me start the week with a seemingly hollowed question. When do you feel that adrenalin rush, that fidgety feeling of being unable to wait for the next day, next hour. And BTW, what keeps you going on your feet? Of course you got your reservoir of energy but is that what keeps you going? I doubt it. Instead, I'll confide with you what keeps me going, whether it is a Monday morning because what really ensures the locomotive train to keep going is that it Keeps Anticipating !Sunday, August 7, 2022
That 'HAIL MARY' Shot
That 'HAIL MARY' Shot
No sirs, today's piece is NOT about religion at all. Instead, we'd like to spend a bit of our Sunday time to look back at those times when we were in a such state of DESPERATION such that we'll do anything including throwing desperately That 'HAIL MARY' Shot regardless of the probability you making the shot or not. BTW, such is life, there were times in the past [and even possibly in the future] where everything will be DEJA VU for you. But c'mon, let's take a step back for now and ask ourselves, do we really need to take that DESPERATION 'HAIL MARY' Shot?Saturday, August 6, 2022
Teaching The 'UNTEACHABLES'
Teaching The 'UNTEACHABLES'
Hey, as we speak today, L&D [Learning and Development] is everywhere. And many of those L&D stuff are literally right on our very finger tips. Get to the web and even if you search for 'FREE' L&D resources, there are zillions of it. But the biggest question still confronting us is whether there are still stuff that are 'UNTEACHABLES'? Or maybe, they are still 'TEACHABLE'? But the most common shortfall of most of us is the perception that 'UNTEACHABLES' will remain as NOT TEACHABLE at all? This fallacy can be effortlessly shot down. This is untrue. Not all 'UNTEACHABLES' are NOT TEACHABLE.
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