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TED talk : Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Let your kids know they can draw a Nice Cat! 

Shawn Achor in TED TALK: The happy secret to better work

I encourage everyone to watch this video. The speaker is very funny and the content is very interesting; however, he speaks too fast. Anyway, I am thinking of trying this. I really need to change the way I think. I want to be happy.

A reminder

Attitude Awareness Authenticity By Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome. Thanks Lotus for posting it. I needed to hear it again.

Smell the roses while you can or while they last

Srikumar Rao talks about what it takes to be happy. Everything is a journey. So focus on the process not the outcome and take only those journeys that take you to where you want to go.

I also have vulnerability issue!

... and I knew about it but I didn’t know it was a problem. Brene Brown has a very good sense of humour. She speaks gracefully and makes me want to listen to her forever. I can relate to this talk easily. When she said “you know that how there are people that think vulnerability and tenderness are important and they walk into it, a) that is not me, b) I don’t even hang out with people like that.” I thought that is so me. Connection is the core of life and the reason why we are here. I agree with this completely. She identifies some people, who have strong sense of love and belonging and they know they are worthy of it, as the wholehearted people. What else do they have is the sense of courage. They tell the story of who they are the way they are. They accept imperfections. They treat themselves with kindness and compassion. Then she adds, let go of who you should be for who you really are. Fully embrace vulnerability. Think of it as something that is necessary. Take risk and i...

Work-life balance

What is your ideal balanced day? It is time for self- examination.

the Art of Choosing

"Poetry is what is gained in translation." by Joseph Brodsky Sitting on my bookshelf, the Art of Choosing, the book is waiting to be read. I bought it couple of weeks ago based on a friend recommendation. I even read the first 3 pages and I loved it. Yesterday, my brother sent me the link to this TED talk. Choice is a very interesting topic and it is even more interesting when you look at it from different cultural point of views.

"Lead like the great conductors" TED talk