The light of your spirit

 

Step into the light-. It is your light- of your spirit that embraces the many gifts our Creator gave you  when you were born.

 

Let your light shine eternally by sharing those gifts every day.

 In 2021, in our daily lives, let us craft a pearl necklace that is  a string of hope with each orb a beacon of light, faith and love

To honour International Women's Day

Sisters of the heart

Where ever you are

 You are with us

 No matter the race, religion, or creed.

 We  are all one in spirit in womanhood

 Let us  not forget how truly fragile we are

 Without the bond of Sisters of the Heart.

Books to Motivate and Inspire

Here below are some career books that may help you in dealing with workplaces issues. Yes, they may be oldies, but they are goodies.. Authentic Happiness- Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Our Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. by Martin Seligman ( 2002) First Break All the Rules- What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. ( 1999) Mind Over Mood- Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think. Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky. (1995). Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton (2001) I particularly recommend the book "Now, Discover Your Strengths" , because it provides an on-line code for the Strengthfinder- an assessment of your strengths/ potential talents. You can also go to www.authentichappiness.com for a complimentary self-assessment. 2- Go Put Your Strengths to Work by Marcus Buckingham (2007) 3- Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type--Revised and Updated Edition Featuring E-careers for the 21st Century (Paperback) by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger (2001) http://www.amazon.com/What-You-Are-Personality-Type-Revised/dp/0316880655

Maintaining a professional online presence

As we observe every day in the news,the power of social media can never be underestimated. Therefore, maintaining a professional online presence is a critical part of a successful career path as well as instrumental in establishing harmonious and collaborative relationships in our workplace. So here are few tips on keeping a professional presence online: 1- You never know what is on the Internet these days with your name on it... One way to maintain some scrutiny in this is to set up Google alerts using your name.. You will then get notified anytime your name appears on Google. However, if you have a common name, your alerts will be including these people. 2- Set your privacy settings on Facebook so that no one can tag you without your permission. Review your privacy settings on a regular basis... Do this with other sites that you may be registered with as well. Remember to only post items that provide a good image of yourself. Think before you post! Once it is on the Net, it is there forever. 3- Set up blogs or websites with your name to establish and maintain a professional persona. Remember to keep them up –to-date.

We are all intertwined...

We are irrevocably intertwined, interrelated... what we do to ourselves- we also do unto others. This is something we must acknowledge and honour every day of our lives. Acknowledging and honouring this is one of the many steps in moving towards caring dialogue and eventually to holistic leadership in the workplace.

The Olympic Spirit

In interacting with people in the workplace, the self-fulfilling prophecy often comes into play. If you believe it will happen, then often you will unknowingly create that situation with the result you expected.. This works both ways-- negatively and positively.. So try to work on the positive end of the spectrum. Thus, as in the Olympic Spirit that we see resonating daily-- if we believe we will, then we can !

self- publishing resource

One certain way of creating career success for others, especially if you are a mentor, is to encourage them to publish a book , ebook or even a manual... Here below is a book to check out for wonderful ideas and resources. Book_-Indie Publishing-How to Design &Produce Your Own Book "by Ellen Lapton. 2008.

The Prayer of Serenity

The Prayer of Serenity is a motivational guiding system for many people.


Essentially, it boils down to one phrase for me... you cannot control the uncontrolable...


Accept this wisdom and you will experience more peace of mind as well as nurture a more forgiving spirit within the workplace- something that is particularly needed in our current economic climate.

Building and Nurturing Harmony in the Workplace

Dr. Ian Prattis , founder of Friends for Peace Canada, who is a Zen teacher, speaker and writer about the well-being of the planet . He is a writer of articles for Guidelines to Recreate Our World based on the teachings of Zen.

He believes the source of peace in the world is a peaceful mind.

This also applies to the workplace. To create positive and collaborative workplace culture , you have to work on transforming the seeds of fear, anger that may be germinated by working on cultivating peace within its inner core.

Sometimes, such an environment can be nurtured simply individuals being a peace within themselves. Peace happens one step , one person, and one mind at a time. Yes, it can take internal work to achieve this... Some people can work towards this through meditation, Tai Chi, and Qi Qong and other programs that are starting in some workplaces to reduce stress and negative environmental issues.

Yes, it is possible to change the human mind set..

Creating a positive workplace culture

In your workplace behavior and interactions,try to honor your life and the lives of others each day.

You will find that by doing so, you are creating and nurturing a positive workplace culture that motivates and engages.

Dealing with Conflict

What you may understand intellectually, you may not understand emotionally. It is important for you to know this , particularly when dealing with conflict in the workplace.

So it pays to monitor “your emotional temperature” in such situations.

Cultivating an engaged workplace culture

Whether you are an employee or an employer, there are four things needed to cultivate a productive and meaningfully engaged workplace culture.

1- Trust
2- Credibility
3- Honoring and respecting the individual-- no matter who they may be
4- Reciprocity

The significance of reciprocity in human management capital

A key skill in the 21st century is human management capital . As we progress into this new decade of social media and web-based collaboration, it is really about developing relationships of reciprocity—both online and in-person. Fostering partnerships become the cornerstone of any successful business or organization.

**** We always need to keep in mind that the key component of holistic and authentic relationship management is reciprocity- encompassing honouring and respecting the individual. ****

Time- honoured tips for business relationship success

Some time-honored tips for business relationship success:

• Don’t focus on being right but on having the best results
• Leave the ego at home
• Embrace the ideas of others
• Remember that cultivating the right environment makes a difference and being genuinely listened to— it is not just about compensation
• Under promise and over deliver
• Go beyond their expectations
• Acknowledge and practice the true art of reciprocity
• Commit random acts of kindness

Repect and honor the individual and their back story

As Dale Carnegie would say.. learning is an active process. We learn by doing. In our interactions, try to understand the other person’s point of viewpoint.

It is much easier to find fault with people, then to praise them.

It is human nature to talk about what we want, than what the other person wants.

Respect and honor the person through trying to understand their back story( what situations and factors brought them to where they are now).

Listening and Holistic/ Organic Communication

Listening is the one key ingredients of holistic/ organic communication. It involves and embraces all the senses as well as the heart , mind and spirit in reaching out to build a bridge unifying all parties. But, to achieve this goal, get ready to do some hard-core active and totally engaged listening.