Snippets, Tips and Inspirational Stories

Ok! Finally you have decided to call it quits and move on to a new job. Congratulations! Below are the Six crucial steps you should consider before moving on to a new job. 3 months backup You must have at least 3 months back up of your expense. Include all expenses and also consider the annual recurring expense that might fall due during this period, like insurance premium, property tax, school fees, etc., Leave benefits PL (Privilege Leave) alone is eligible for encashment; CL (Casual Leave) cannot be encashed and lapses. If you have accumulated CL, this is the right time (before submitting resignation) to liquidate it. Why not spend that time off wisely? like spending more time with friends and family? Or even taking up a crash course in your area of interest? Insurance benefits Most of the organizations in India provide group medical insurance to their employees. This polices cover pre existing diseases and pregnancy. But such benefits are terminated on the last day of ...

Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born in a poor family but rose to great heights by following a simple method. T his method helped him become a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and a diplomat. Yes the method was simple but powerful. Franklin discovered an idea when he was just a small printer in Philadelphia and badly in debt. He thought of himself as a simple man of ordinary ability, but believed he could acquire the essential principles of successful living, if only he could find the right method. Having an inventive mind, he devised a method so simple, yet so practical, that anyone could use it. Franklin chose thirteen subjects which he felt were necessary or desirable for him to acquire and try to master, and he gave a week's strict attention to each subject successively. In this way, he was able to go through his entire l...

Here are five rules that, if you observe them, will make you an interesting speaker. They make the difference between interesting talkers and uninteresting ones. Know what you want to say If you don’t know exactly what you want to say, don’t get on your feet or open your mouth. Speak with authority, from knowledge and with confidence. This can only be if you know what you want to say. Say it and sit down Be brief, be to the point and then sit down. Remember no one was ever criticized for saying too little. If more is desired from you, it will be asked of you. Look at the audience while you talk The importance of this rule is hard to overstate. Anybody worth talking to is worth looking at. This is why talkers who read their talks rarely go over. Talk about what the audience is interested in It is not what you want to say that is important; it is what the audience wants to hear. The audience’s interest is paramount, not yours. A sure fire method of being a winning and well liked s...

At the age of 44, with no job, two kids in college and a third about to start, Jim had fallen on rough times. Dismissed by his employer in a major cutback, Jim had talked with nearly 200 people in search of another management position. As he arrived for his first interview with a large glass company, however, he was smiling and confident. This time, he felt, he had a job-winning strategy. In preparation, Jim had listed questions that kept coming up in earlier, unsuccessful interviews. Then he had a friend ask him the questions in front of a home video camera. Would I hire this person? Jim wondered as he watched himself on playback. No, he decided. "I sat sternly with arms folded - like a kid called to the principal's office. I scrambled. What I thought was self confidence came across as arrogance.” After more practice, Jim knew he was ready. And sure enough, the glass company hired him as a regional vice President. The same approach that helped Jim triu...

Sometimes the simplest of techniques gives a greater result. Most of us struggle to manage time and this tried and tested technique may be of use to you. You can try this today wherever you are and if it does work, pass it on to others. Charles Schwab, when he was president of Bethlehem Steel many years ago, called in Ivy Lee, a consultant, and said to him, ‘Show me a way to get more things done with my time, and I’ll pay you any fee within reason.’ Lee replied, ‘Fine. I’ll give you something in 20 minutes that will step up your output at least 50%.' With that, Lee handed Schwab a blank piece of paper and said, ‘Write down the six most important things you have to do tomorrow and number them in order of importance. Now put the piece of paper in your pocket. First thing tomorrow morning look at item one and start working on it until you finish it; then do item two, and so on; do this until quitting time and don’t be concerned if you have only finished one or two. You’ll be work...