It has been a pretty hectic week and it will remain like this for another week. It's always good to be reading new stuff and looking at new ideas. I am know looking at how to improve my memory. If i have a good memory, then i'll be able to retain whatever i learnt instead of forgetting them after 1 month or two.
With a high retention rate, i'll be able to improve myself further and more efficient. Instead of spending time reading and re-reading, i can read other books and learn more stuff. The faster i can finish a book the faster i can move on to another.
We must always move ahead and learn something new everyday. If there's compound interest, why can't there be compound knowledge?
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Showing posts with label Self-improvement. Show all posts
Sleep is very important part of our life. Only with a good sleep can you perform at your best at work or in your studies. Check out my sleep profile here. Although my profile is not the model profile, at least it's not the worst. If i can make it better, then i can perform better.
Here's another memory test from bbc as well. Check out my score here.
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MI is probably one of the more popular movies that most of us would have seen. Whether you love it or hate it, you just make it more popular. So how does MI got to do with the thought for today?
I believe there's nothing impossible in the world; It's only a matter of attitude. If you believe you can do it, you will be able to do it. No matter how many times you tried and failed, you must never give up and ultimately, you'll succeed.
In life, there will be many obstacles ahead and you must stand firm and overcome all of them in order to succeed.
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In this rapidly developing world, there's a constant need to upgrade yourself in order to stay relevant in your line of work. In addition, once your line of work become obsolete, you'll need new training in order to find work. As the world is getting more and more globalised, we will get more connected through high speed internet.
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Kettering has a very unique way of educating its student and believes that practise makes perfect and thus, ensure that upon enrollment you'll embark on the journey of your life into the working world. The unique 3-months rotating co-op program will rotate you between school and your co-op job to gain practise experience from your freshmen year.
The US News and World Report has also ranked Kettering University as "the #1 University in the nation for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering" in its annual "America's Best Colleges Guide for 2008".
Industrial Engineering being the reason why Kettering is the best, it definitely the faculty to be in. The job market now, requires lots of industrial engineers and if you are in the best school, you'll be able to command a premium compared to other school.
No doubts on why Kettering is the best as all students are very well experienced and trained by the time they gradute.
The engineering co-op programs will ensure you will always stay as the cream of the crop.
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I want to have a target for my blog. It would be to have at least a technorati blog reaction a day. The current way i am doing it is by link exchange. By reviewing other people's blog, i get a link on their blog. With my review, their blog will get a technorati reaction as well. Other than doing this, i would need to come up with better content in order for other to link to my blog. The only reason why i am blogging about another website/blog is because i found the content interesting and useful to me. Thus, i would need to find a way for others to find my blog being useful or interesting to them. Some of the interesting things i found are: innovative online advertising/revenue generating site, traffic exchange site/blog, book style blog, tech review blog, there's basically no end to the countless amount of interesting subjects on the web.
Should my blog be just focused on a particular topic?
Should my blog still continues its direction as a very general blog and posting about every interesting i found?
For a beginner like me, i think it's easier to be a general blog as i can just pluck any topics in my mind and blog about it. There's no need for me to try different presentation technique to showcase one fixed topic.
Maybe once this blog is matured enough, i'll start a niche blog. Till then, i keep to my one technorati reaction a day goal.
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Is there always room for improvements?
In a dynamic organization where things are always changing, the changes may not always be for the better. However, without changes, the organization will stagnant and once people become too comfortable, it would be very hard to improve.
One of the challenges in making improvements is to change the mindset of the people that have been in the organization for too long and has become too resistant to changes. These experienced people will tend to think that they are always right and any new changes is wrong. In order to change their mindset, it is often very important to constantly engage them by filling their mind with a picture of the better future due to the changes. Only when they accepted the change, can the change take place.
Anything in the world can be further improved provided there's a change in the environment or mindset of any people. Even when you think that the best solution is already implemented, there could be a better one several years later. It is this constant thirst, or greed for better things that fuel the introduction of so many inventions into the market. Every 5 to 10 years, there would at least be a new invention that was never thought to be possible now. Every 10 to 20 years there would be new discovery of animal species. Even nature is evolving constantly.
Thus, the same applies in the office. I believe that everything can be improved. It is just a matter of prioritising which improvements would bring about the most efficient way of using limited resources. The way this limited resources is used is also what seperates the best from the rest. The person that can makes the best use of the limited resources available to him earns him the best reward available.
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Not everybody likes to talk about death and dying. However, try answering this question and you can find your direction in life. I forgotten where i read this from but this concept was re-introduce when i went for a leadership course. Thus, i think this approach should be correct.
If i can see my own funeral, i would want to hear people say "This man changed my life. Because of him, i manage to live a better life", "Eng hwa is a very good commander, he's able to improve the working condition of every men under him.", "Eng hwa is a very knowledgeable person, he knows his stuff at his finger tips.", "Eng hwa is a dependable and efficient person, you can count on him to accomplish any tasks.", "The system he left behind is still running very well.", "Eng hwa is a good communicator, his speeches are strong and forceful and i still remember he said
From these, i manage to find out that i aspire to be a good leader, a people's commander, a systematic person and a good communicator. In order to achieve all these, i need to define a list of deliverable as well as approach to take.
In order to be a good leader, i have to read up on more books on leadership, i have read the "21 irrefutable laws of leadership" by John Maxwell and i think it's time to read it again for a deeper understanding. After that, i'll need to find other books to read so that i can improve myself further. Of course, i'll have to apply what i read and get feedback from my men in order to become a great leader.
My aspiration to be a people's commander, really came about because of the book "Whale Done" which is introduced by my mentor. The book uses an analogy about training a Killer Whale to illustrate reinforcing positive behavior and redirecting negative energy. We are constantly picking up all the bad signals from people and scolding them for their mistakes. (Imagine yourself punishing the killer whale; you'll most probably get eaten alive) However, the book teaches the approach of praising for good behaviour and praising the small improvements made. This way, people will work because they want to instead of working because they have to. This is quite a simple concept that i believe in but it's really takes effort to achieve success.
About being a systematic person, my engineering background has enable me to be very systematic. The systemic way is usually the approach i use for many tasks. I want to create a system in my work place now so that even if i leave the place, the system still goes on and the improvements i made will remain.
The last part about being a good communicator, i believe the best approach is to practise and practise and practise even harder. That's why i will join the Toastmaster Club. Membership will allows me to improve my communication skills as through the membership, other members can critic me and help me improve.
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