A quarter of a century ago, reading was a habit that implied proactivity on the part of the reader: someone who was interested in a particular topic usually went to the library, bookstore, or antique shop to find a few proper volumes suited to the desired topic, and studied them carefully, patiently and meticulously. Reading… Read More In Search Of Lost Discipline
If you read this, then you personally or professionally know me pretty well, and it doesn’t matter if we talk in English, Romanian or Italian. I just wrote it in English because I know you’ll understand it. I don’t usually like to talk about my problems (or publicly express my emotions about them). Still, I… Read More How It Feels to Live With a Chronic Tooth Infection
Motto: “If you imagine that you can afford to lose a little money, then you will come to lose a lot.” Chinese Proverb Today I invite you to read this article on principles of economic thinking in financial education – a crucial aspect for entrepreneurs and freelancers. An essential thing everyone has to become… Read More If You Want to Earn Money from a Business, Start With Your Own Pocket!
Questions to ask to identify advantages: 1. What does this behavior bring to me? 2. What is essential for me about this behavior? 3. What do I get by doing this? 4. What is the positive intention behind this behavior? 5. And if I am to benefit from it, what else is brought to my… Read More Questions to Ask in order to Assess Certain Behavior
15th-anniversary blog post. The source of the worst traumas that the members of a family can suffer is mainly psychological violence. This literary screenplay of a promotional video was initially designed as a version proposed for a campaign exercise against family violence. Its target was double: to draw attention to a danger occurring in the… Read More Defence Mechanisms
The correct identification of the image Skills are made up of behaviors and language. Attitudes and values are divided into behaviors and language. Identity is divided into attributes (values). The image is also divided into attributes (values). Personal branding, as an area, to be found where psychology, personal development, and (significantly) marketing interfere, aims to align identity with the image. In other… Read More The Image or the Brand
Each of us had at least a period in our life when we had a job we didn’t like, whether it was a seasonal experience of a few months or the need to support ourselves or look for the right career. Being a career consultant, I can only remind you that since we spend about… Read More A Kind Thought If You Don’t Like Your Job
I sometimes find it funny to compare urban myths from the last century with the trends of the new millennium regarding the economy and the perspectives of the labor market. (keep reading ↓) Graphic copyright © Diana Andreea Bădrăgan, 2017 1. They say that a job as an employee is” safe”. This myth was valid in… Read More 7 Myths about Jobs
I wish to tint the topic of stress in a more applicative sense, and on this occasion, I suggest to you an issue I have written about: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. There are 2 diametrically opposed responses regarding stress, which can be evaluated by asking a question face to face. “Please tell me about a stressful situation… Read More The Distress Response
It is said that, before starting to contribute, it is essential that you build something for yourself as if satisfying the need to contribute competes against one’s own needs. For those who haven’t had a representation of the balance between satisfying other people’s needs and their own needs, or a balance to wholly and entirely… Read More The Contribution, Between Generosity and Saviour Complex
I learned about the speed-reading courses in the summer of 2003 from a few English class colleagues who had participated and increased their reading speed. So, out of curiosity, in the fall of 2003, I intended to attend the courses on speed-reading and memorizing techniques delivered by Professor Radu Budei, Engineer and Inventor. Still, I… Read More How I Started My Speed Reading Adventure
Welcome! I continue today a series of articles organized in a table-like manner, starting from my own experiences: As a participant in instruction/training sessions held by others; As a consultant in training-related issues; As a trainer I have divided these” manifestations of sincerity” into 5 main categories, which I am presenting during this series: The… Read More What Trainers Haven’t Told You So Far, Part IV. Time Management. Image. Communication.
Welcome! I continue today a series of articles organized in a table-like manner, starting from my own experiences: As a participant in instruction/training sessions held by others; As a consultant in training-related issues; As a trainer I have divided these” manifestations of sincerity” into 5 main categories, which I am presenting during this series: The… Read More What Trainers Haven’t Told You So Far, Part III. The Applicability of What You Learn.
Welcome! I continue today a series of articles organized in a table-like manner, starting from my own experiences: As a participant in instruction/training sessions held by others; As a consultant in training-related issues; As a trainer I have divided these” manifestations of sincerity” into 5 main categories, which I am presenting during this series: The… Read More What Trainers Haven’t Told You So Far, Part II. The Learning Experience
Welcome! I start today with a series of articles organized in a table-like manner, starting from my own experiences: As a participant in instruction/training sessions held by others; As a consultant in training-related issues; As a trainer I have divided these ”manifestations of sincerity” into 5 main categories, which I will present during this series:… Read More What Trainers Haven’t Told You So Far, part I. The Value of What You Learn.
On the 13th of May 2019 starts, myopia awareness week, which this year has been announced as a worldwide event. Print this optotype (Romanian, English) on an A4 sheet and stick it to a door/wall at your eye level while standing. Short-sightedness (Myopia) Choose any row from a certain distance and slowly step back until you… Read More A Simple Exercise for Short-Sightedness (Myopia) and Long-Sightedness (Hypermetropia)
The ideas below are taken from my own experience and are a few minor changes that, if each of us made, would radically change our lives. (keep reading ↓) 1. Face each problem with a smile. 2. Engage in physical activities in the morning! Necessarily! 3. Stay quiet each time you feel “”oo free” to talk. That is when… Read More 10 Activities That Everybody Knows Are Healthy, But Few Make a Habit of Them
In my personal development experience, I have found that there are benefits that can be gained both from working on your own using neuro-linguistic programming instruments (for solving problems or reaching specific objectives), and from observing from the outside, and learning by demonstration and possibly from mistakes in applying particular techniques. The main goal of… Read More NLP Techniques Observation and Practice
The analysis of handwriting helps build a very precise profile of the evaluated client, following certain traits or trends, offering the possibility to reveal things that are difficult to find out or are found out in time about the client. The working manner consists in the fact that, at first, one notices certain fine traits… Read More Benefits of Graphological Analysis
I wonder if the saying that it’s more valuable to know how to keep quiet than to speak is always valid… Some people speak from experience, while others don’t say precisely due to their expertise. Man’s lips are a strong trap against him, and he gets stuck in it with the words spoken by… Read More When to Keep Quiet and When to Speak…
Analytic Vision 