SHILPA OSWAL

60 quotes that will change your thinking What do you think about in moments of peace and quiet?  How far have you gone or how far should you go?  About your strengths or weaknesses?  What can happen at best, or worst, what could be?  In such moments, alone with yourself, pay attention to your thoughts.  Because, perhaps, the only thing that needs to be changed in order to experience more happiness, love and vitality is your way of thinking. Below you can see 60 suggestive quotes that will help put your mindset in order. 1. You cannot change what you refuse to look directly in the face. 2. Sometimes good things end in failure, but they are replaced by things even more important and more successful. 3. Do not think about the price.  Think of value. 4. Sometimes you need to move away to clearly see some things. 5. Too many people buy things that they don’t need for money that they don’t have to impress people they don’t know....

*TO HELP PEOPLE, YOU NEED A RICH HEART, NOT LOTS OF MONEY* Someone asked the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, “Is there anyone richer than you in the world ?” Bill Gates replied, “Yes, there is a person who is richer than me.” He then narrated a story. “It was during the time when I wasn’t rich or famous. “I was at the New York Airport when I saw a newspaper vendor. “I wanted to buy one newspaper but found that I didn’t have enough change. So I left the idea of buying and returned it to the vendor. “I told him of not having the change. The vendor said, ‘I am giving you this for free.’ On his insistence I took the newspaper. “Coincidentally, after two to three months, I landed at the same airport and again I was short of change for a newspaper. The vendor offered me the newspaper again. I refused and said that I can’t take it for I don’t have change today too. He said, ‘You can ta...

A beautiful story.. which can be used for sessions on Emotional Intelligence AMOR FATI - Learn To Love Your Fate....... Amor fati is a Latin phrase that may be translated as "love of fate" or "love of one's fate". It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens, including suffering and loss as, necessary. Whether one likes them or not, it is accepted with zen like serenity. Thomas Edison was at home eating dinner. A man burst into his home, interrupting him. He had bad news. His research facility was on fire. Now how would you imagine Edison to react? Do you imagine Edison panicking or do you hear him screaming out “Why me?” or is he deeply distraught or do you see him in deep agony? None of these happened. Edison requested his son to go and get his mother. It seems, Edison excitedly told his son, “She’ll never see a fire like this again.” Naturally, Edison’s son thought his father had lost his mind, and rightfully s...

Sharing 10 tips to calling order in the training room. When training is active, the room can become busy with activity and even noisy. From time to time, you will need to get the attention of participants to indicate that a time period is up and that you will be leading the group into a new phase. There are several ways to accomplish this. 1. Flick a light switch. This isn’t offensive if you do it rapidly and briefly. 2. Make a dramatic announcement. Grab attention by saying something like “Testing, 1, 2, 3. Testing,” “Now hear this, now hear this,” or “Earth to group, earth to group.” Use a megaphone or microphone for large groups. 3. Create a verbal wave. Instruct the group to repeat after you whenever they hear you say “time’s up.” In no time at all, the participants will be assisting you in indicating that it is time to stop what they are doing. 4. Use clapping. Instruct the group members to clap their ...

Top Ten Mistakes Made By Even The Most Experienced Training and Development Professionals* It happens to the best performers of every profession. Athletes and their coaches make game day blunders.Olympic ice skaters fall, track and field stars misread their competition schedules and miss events. Tragically, even the most skilled doctors make errors.   Experienced training and development professionals make occasional mistakes that, although not life-threatening, have profound effects on training program success. Here's a compilation of the top ten mistakes made by even the most experienced training Presented in no particular order of importance (they are all equally important in my opinion) they are as  follows: 1. Presenter does not adequately establish his/her credentials/knowledge base to the audience.* Research has shown that "knowledge of the subject matter" is one of the most important characteris...