Don’t Abandon Your Money
Your money will often do to you what you do to it. So, don’t abandon your money! Some of our treatment differs how we treat pennies, quarters, hundred dollars, thousand dollars or more. I want to share an event that occurred this morning which I encountered when I went for my grocery shopping. We place ‘a quarter’ in exchange for a cart at the grocery and after we are done, we simply put...
January 31st, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Money Don’t Grow on Trees
As children it was drummed into us that money don’t grow on trees. It was a ritual that we were not to forget how difficult it was to make money. We sure knew it required hard work and other skills to make money, but to be reminded how difficult it was daily was not fun at all. Next we were told not to get attached to money, since it was “the root of all evil“. I brought the above examples...
January 30th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Blame
Are we all to blame even if we had no influence on the event or the outcome of an adverse event? When do we need take blame or blame someone else? When we feel someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong. But how can we be sure that we are justifiably right? We can blame it on the people or the causes. But the truth is what we behold and the perception we upheld led us to make such a decision....
January 29th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Value of Money
Did you see the value of money varies directly to what we individuals perceive based on our life experiences and our knowledge and understanding. Did you know the face value of money is more than the cash in your hands or the currency notes in the bank? Value of monies varies directly Money is lot closer than you imagined, that’s why you see money everywhere and every day. Changes in the currency...
January 28th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Fear Is An Addiction
Fear is an addiction, it has been our companion our entire life. We would be lost and lonely without the fear and the whispers of those voices that tell us to fear. Any long term abuse can become habituated and our character built on it. Similarly the concept of fear is captivating and avoidance is our nature. We are creatures that want to avoid pain and what we believe to be harmful, we take...
January 27th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Trust & Betrayal
In whom do we trust? What if those who are supposed to be our greatest confidants betray us? We know trust & betrayal do not go hand in hand. We either feel trusted or feel betrayed. Year ago I had this problem with an attorney. These days it is very difficult to find an attorney who you could actually trust and know that they work on your behalf. I was naïve and a real newbie where family laws...
January 26th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Filial Piety
Filial piety is about being good to our parents, taking care of them and doing well outside of the home so the good name is reflected back to our parents. It may seem to have started out as Chinese filial piety, but the respect and care for our parents exist in other cultures as well. Not too long ago in our generations we looked after our parents not matter how or what we received from them. It was...
January 25th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Political Balance Of Power
What comes to your mind first when I say,” Political balance of power”? First thing that comes to mind for most people is for important matters such as business and relationships using communications and interpersonal skills. Recently our group in our organization was suffering from an imbalance of power. It was a case of not understanding each other or rather refusing to accept any other. In...
January 24th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Resistant to Change
Who are resistant to change? We all are guilty at one point or another in our life of being resistant to change. Some of us do it because that’s all we know, others are afraid of any changes, least they have to face anew. Organizational change usually bring about a huge shift that some employees feel nervous and anxious. Employees resistant to change because they feel own the right to be where they...
January 23rd, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Busy Mum
A Busy Mother is like the busy bee working away even during the winter. Bees might get their break during their winter, but we the busy mothers are ever so busy now. Chinese New Year is on Jan 26, 2008 and it means that this mum and many other mums are going to be busy with the preparations for the coming of the year of the OX. Ox is powerful and faithful. The OX is a man/woman of good leadership...
January 22nd, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Communication
Communication is the process to impart information from a sender to a receiver by auditory means, verbal or non verbal, body language, eye contact, touch, sign language, paralanguage, or by writing. Communication is the key to our success in our daily life. Work communication is the essential and key element for the entire organization to succeed. Successful communication promotes peace and fulfillment...
January 21st, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Transferable Skills in Demand
Transferable skills help individuals to move to another job that may never have been his/her job experience prior to this point. Without transferable skills one can face layoffs and out of job permanently, and with transferable skills it is a smoother ride. For some it is a blessing in disguise. Individuals with specific skills and education who have tried and didn’t succeed in their current skills...
January 20th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Awkward Situations
Awkward Question: Am I Fat Or Pregnant? Have you been put in an awkward situation where you didn’t know how to handle the situation? Did you want to hide yourself or decided to lie through and hoped to get away? We all go through awkward situations in our life more than once for sure. If you didn’t, wow! Really, you are so lucky. I find forgetting people’s names can be awkward and embarrassing. ...
January 19th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Consideration For People
Mother Teresa would not had been able to help millions of homeless people in the street of Calcutta had she not have kindness and consideration, but most importantly, the strength of character to see it all through. Consideration is one character that we could do with today. I am sure most of us would take into much consideration of other’s need. But why do we need to show another good and...
January 18th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
Striving for Perfection
Like Children Striving For Perfection Striving for perfection can be a daunting task. Searching for perfection is like chasing our own shadow, we cannot catch it. Pursuing perfection can drain our energy and can cause us to lose our focus.Picture of perfection is more about the perception of an individual. If we are looking for perfection we will be disappointed and disheartened. If we continued...
January 17th, 2009 by Rebecca Cheng
