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- Feast Your Senses This Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesAs Christmas rolls around, the city of Singapore has turned into a kaleidoscope of colour, sounds of carols and feelings of relaxation. There is a palpable excitement in the air. It is a time for giving and receiving, not to mention eating, drinking and partying. What better time to try a ...
Views: 2089 - Is Your Team On A One Way Street? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesToday I have decided to address one of the most important presuppositions in NLP; "The meaning of communication is the response you get." What does this really mean? It indicates that the meaning of a piece of communication is not in what you say but rather in what the recipient of your ...
Views: 1132 - Is Spiritual Leadership The Way To Go? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThe world’s super power leader was at it again last week, winning fans with his charm and wit during a speech at the University of Queensland during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane. Despite detractors who say he is all talk and no action back home, everyone was of the opinion that ...
Views: 1180 - Are Your Thoughts Doing You Any Favors? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesIt was Norman Vincent Peale who said "Change your thoughts and you change your world" There's no shortage of advice on how to change your thoughts, mind-set, perception or even the way your brain is wired; on the internet, in books, seminars, courses and workshops. This is all fine and ...
Views: 1978 - Does Fitness = Health? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThere seems to be a great deal of emphasis these days about attaining the perfect abs, sculpted upper arms, toned calves and getting rid of every ounce of fat. Magazines, reality shows, advertisements, and celebrities all tout the perfect physique; at what price? Working out at a gym, ...
Views: 1228 - Do You Make Decisions While You Sleep? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesA while back I watched a movie called "Remember Sunday" where the hero suffers short-term memory loss due to a brain aneurism. Waking up every morning his mind was a total blank about the previous day. So he had to record himself daily to remind himself of important things he had to do that ...
Views: 1318 - What's Your Operating System? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesParalympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the man who defied all odds and shattered his physical limitations, was recently sentenced to five years imprisonment for culpable homicide. He was tried for the murder of his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkemp in a widely publicised case. As ...
Views: 1988 - Skiing the Slopes of Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesIt was Boss’s Day on the 16th October. I was listening to the radio as I drove out to do a keynote address to heads of private banks. My mind was systematically going through the points I had to raise during my talk but it was a difficult task as the DJ was getting callers to share how they ...
Views: 1154 - Do You Feel You Are Lucky? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesA study on luck in the 1990s by Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who later published a book on the topic, discovered that lucky people practised four basic principles. He said lucky people are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities; make lucky ...
Views: 1177 - The Ultimate Winners - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesSharon Osborne once said on the Oprah Winfrey show that she preferred to be a beautiful face alighting from an old car rather than a wrinkled woman in a posh one. The US and UK television personality and wife of rock star Ozzy Osborne was talking about society's obsession with physical looks. ...
Views: 1223 - Ecology Is Not Just About Biology - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThe ecology aspect is often overlooked in the pursuit of goals or achievements. Unless people have a heightened state of awareness they are generally oblivious to questions such as what happens after they achieve their goal; how does it affect them, their family, financial situation, health and ...
Views: 2001 - Modeling Not on The Catwalk - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesWe were having friends over for dinner again. The lovely aroma of food and sound of the wok clanging was like a cacophony of sounds I was used to. Mum was the ultimate entertainer. She loved to cook and did it effortlessly. It was very usual for our family to have friends and family over for ...
Views: 2131 - The Creativity Spot - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesHaving breakfast at a hotel coffee shop yesterday I waited for a friend to join me. He was on a conference call and due any minute. I have my grandmother's habit of drinking a hot beverage when it is piping hot so as the waitress served my cup of coffee I reached out for it and started sipping ...
Views: 1462 - Let’s Talk the Talk - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesAmericans were crying out for change in 2008 when President Obama’s campaign was offering precisely that. For the first time in history a presidential campaign relied heavily on social media where the words of change were taken down to the people on the street, who accessed it with relish. ...
Views: 2025 - The Ultimate Forerunner - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesAs the plot thickens in Game of Thrones season after season I wonder who the eventual victor will be. While there seemed to be obvious winners when I first started watching the series, they didn't turn out to be the victors. If anything they were unexpectedly slain never to return to the series ...
Views: 1829 - Creating Effective People - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesAs I read about the global war for talent I wonder about the employees who are not considered talent. While we are in great need of talent to drive leadership and fill pipelines for succession planning, we most often look outside of the organization to find these employees. Baby boomers are ...
Views: 1320 - Step On The Accelerator - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThe Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix will be upon us soon. I was never a fan of this race. I could not understand how enthusiasts sat in the heat of the day watching cars go around a circuit, with danger looming at every corner. I see, hear and feel the adrenalin rush and understand what they ...
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