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Do you want a career in the law? Think again and think hard
“A jury consists of 12 persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer” – Robert Frost A successful career in the law can be amazingly rewarding. However, before embarking on this path with a view of changing the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, advantages, attention to detail, attorney, Boston Legal, career, clients, deadline, disadvantages, drafting, earning potential, expensive, flexibility, intellectual, job market, jury, law, law degree, lawyer, long hours, opportunity, potential, prestige, reading, rewarding, Robet Frost, solutions, successfull, The Practice, Transferable skills, university, work-life balance
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Smiling assassin – the power of encouragement
John M. Maxwell once said that ‘the power of encouragement is the oxygen of the soul’. We often do not realize just how powerful encouragement can be to another person. It is much easier to shake your head and proclaim … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General Reflections, Life Quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged difference, encourage, encouragement, exercise, failure, favor, feedback, guess what, Maxwell, outcome, oxygen, personal trainer, positive, positive feedback, power, powerful, professional, push, smile, soul, strength, training, words of wisdom, you can do it
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No problems – just projects!
A very inspiring and driven individual has recently changed my life perspective. ‘No problems – just projects!’ has been his motto and has helped him overcome a lot of obstacles in life. I am embracing looking at any issue or … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General Reflections, Life Quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged attitude, driven, Einstein, hardship, inpire, learning, life, management, motto, opportunity, perspective, positive, power, problems, projects, solve, tackle, utilize, victory, words of wisdom
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Do you want the truth? Ask a child
There is a French proverb “if you want the truth, ask a child”. Recently, I have come to realize that this proverb is very accurate. If you want a true opinion about anything, children will be honest and will tell you the truth. Whether it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Life Quotes, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged children, choice, coffee, dress, family, half-truth, happy, honest, honesty, kids, life, money, mum, mummy, opinion, politically correct, priceless, truth, truthful, work
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What is happiness?
There is no universal definition of what constitutes happiness. Wikipedia defines happiness as “a mental or emotional state of well-being categorized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy”. In turn, Aristotle defined happiness as “the meaning and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged career, children, emotion, emotional, family, financial wealth, friends, happiness, happy, inner-self, kids, life, mental, outcome, positive energy, reward, strength, success, well-being, words of wisdom
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The power of social media – use it wisely
These days social media has become imperative for social networking and sharing of contents with the rest of the World. The Internet-based social media has also allowed the expansion of communication between consumers and businesses. The stand-out benefits for usage of social media by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged brand, brand awareness, branding, business, communication, consumers, create, customers, cyber space, engage, engagement, facebook, feedback, implementation, internet, lead generation, leads, linkedin, marketing, personalized, personilised, plan, point of difference, real-time communication, relationship, social media, social networking, target audience, technology, tools, twitter, words of wisdom
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Manners – extinct concept?
We strive to teach our children good manners from a very young age. ‘Please’, ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’ and ‘sorry’ play a big part in our daily lives. Do we succeed in our quest? Taking a train ride a few … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged children, family, manners, parenting, politeness
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Stressed? Laughter is the best medicine!
We are all part of the rat race. There are always things to do, places to visit, work to complete, family to look after, people to see and results to accomplish. All these tasks make us stressed, which, in turn, can … Continue reading
Life choices
We often come to cross roads and are faced with making life choices. Some bring positive consequences, some bring negative. As Alfred A. Montapert once said: “nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequence of his choices”. But every choice we … Continue reading
Posted in General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged be prepared, life skills, pain, regret, smile
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Is it worth it? The role of women in today’s society
It is not rocket science to realise that what is expected of a modern woman in today’s day and age is a far cry from the perceived role of a woman 50 years ago. Most modern women are always on the … Continue reading
Posted in General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged clean house, equality, fight, full time job, life, multitasking, sacrifice, society, women
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'No problems - just projects!' By Jane Garber-Rosenzweig 