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Reject the rejection

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:59am by A.hadi Almubarak

Welcome to the club

I am Sorry

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:58am by A.hadi Almubarak

Three little words
"I am sorry." These ordinary but very powerful words can mend a lot of injuries. Why, then, do we not use them more often? Why don't we correct our actions right away? What kind of devil prevents us from admitting to our mistakes? Why do we sometimes persist in our point of view knowing from the outset that it is wrong? Using the three little words more often will help us work out many problems before they become intractable.
A stiff apology is a second insult.
The injured party does not want to be compensated
because he has been wronged;

How do I love thee? ( Poem by E. Barrett Browning)

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:57am by Nomel

How Do I Love Thee?

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,

How to Know when Not to Volunteer

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:55am by Nomel

Volunteering is an important and essential contribution from all members of society to help others, ourselves and to keep life running smoothly. But it's possible to overextend yourself and experience burnout. This article is not intended to discourage you from volunteering. Rather, it is about exploring those occasions when there exist very good reasons for not offering your volunteer services or when, at the very least, you need to vary your volunteer offer.
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Is it Knowledge or Hardwork?

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:54am by Nomel

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer this question:

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

AND, look how far the love of God will take you

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Leaders Challenge the Process

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:53am by Nomel

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons
learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

What Leaders Do
Leaders Challenge the Process

In their classic book, "The Leadership Challenge," James Kouzes and
Barry Posner set forth the five fundamental practices of exemplary
leaders. When they are at their best, successful leaders:

1. Challenge the process.

2. Inspire a shared vision.

3. Enable others to act.

4. Model the way.

5. Encourage the heart.

In this Leadership Letter, we will discuss the first point.

Tongue Twisters!

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:51am by Nomel

Tongue Twisters were developed to teach the speaker to say certain sounds clearly and crisply.

They are useful exercises for those who wish to speak with excellent pronunciation.

And they can be so much fun! Try these tongue twisters at the next club meeting.

Say these tongue twisters out loud to practice the sound soft 'th'

1. Thor is the god of Thunder.

2. Thelma and Theo have bad breath.

3. Three free thrilling frills fought on Ruth's roof.

4. Thieves are thankless thugs who deserve our wrath.

5. Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.

Think Like a Leader and Lead Like a Thinker

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:47am by Nomel

by Mark Sanborn, best-selling author of The Fred Factor
Article take from The Fred Factor e-zine
To subscribe: http://www.fredfactor.com/resources/subscribe.aspx

The point of thinking?about life and leadership?isn't just to know new things. It is, to paraphrase philosopher Jim Rohn, to behave in new ways. Reading a book won't help you lead any better than buying a treadmill will make you fit. If you don't use it, you lose the benefit. (50% of adults don't read one book a year.)

Understanding Toastmasters International Values

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:46am by Nomel

Toastmasters International's core values are:

* Integrity
* Dedication to Excellence
* Service to the Member
* Respect for the Individual

These are values worthy of a great organization, and we believe we should incorporate them as anchor points in every decision we make. Our core values provide us with a means of not only guiding but also evaluating our operations, our planning, and our vision for the future.

As an organization, we believe that:

Two Valuable Evaluation Skills

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:41am by Nomel

Often evaluations go like this:

"Ann that was an absolutely fantastic speech. You gave us 10 tips on how to improve your skills in using the microphone and concluded with a great anecdote about your own experience with a "dead" microphone. A terrific speech. Well done."

At face value, this evaluation sounds enthusiastic, positive, encouraging - just what a good Toastmasters evaluation is meant to be. Or is it? On closer inspection, this type of evaluation says very little of real help to the speaker for two reasons: