How do we create lasting social connections and professional and personal relations? How does technology affect business by transforming people into objects? Motto: “Everything is going to trash, and I don’t want in.” Diego Gutierrez, the author of the script for episode 18 of season 5 (2004), “Disposable”, of the American series “Judging Amy”, the… Read More Face-to-Face Networking in the Web 3.0 Era
The meeting of the holy people It is said about the saints who have the gift of being “spirit-seer” that it is something they do not want, that it is a torment for them, and that they pray to God to take this gift from them because it is a burden. If holy people… Read More If You Want to Make God Laugh, Tell Him About Your Plans
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
Motto: “Failing to plan is planning to fail”. Steven Covey In every person’s life, they know several behaviors are healthy but are not followed. So there is a “must” that is more or less attached to specific actions because “this is the right thing to do”. The most frequent and socially acceptable excuses for which… Read More How to Enjoy Life While Planning
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.
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
In October 2004, I founded my first company, Artis Consulting & Training. I was a fresh student barely starting to practice what he was learning in the faculty, trying to embrace the freelancer’s professional perspective with great enthusiasm. Even though I made several business plans and tried to run my business as an entrepreneur,… Read More 14 Years of Freelancing Registered in Romania
I invite you to read an article (the first of a new series) showing how time management influences personality: The Timeline. This is a fundamental meta-feature that dominates one’s personality, although it can vary in different contexts. “In Time” is its continuation: detailing the first main perception. In Time (partial association with the perception function,… Read More In Time
Motto: « [The Romanian] is wasteful with time, more so than people from the West. Time is anything for the Romanian but a currency. At the fair, he haggles for hours for whatnots. The same goes for parties; he loses days and nights»; «It is said that [the Romanian] is undisciplined working in the economic… Read More The Timeline
Working as a consultant for entrepreneurs is exciting and stressful at the same time. I know because I’ve done it for years. So I decided to share some of my observations that might be useful for entrepreneurs and not only. Not having these skills will not ruin you but will certainly slow you down. But,… Read More 10 Useful Skills That Will Make You A Better Entrepreneur
I am processing the results from half a year ago’s 2012 360 degrees evaluation for personal branding & development. I have decided to approach the issue of the most visible and criticized weakness: the formalism I use to screen people. First of all, I want to mention an important aspect. My mother gave me an… Read More About My Excessive Formalism & the So-Called “Lack of Empathy”
About a year ago, I publicly stated that I would change/improve some things with me based on the 360 degrees annual evaluation[en, blog]. Last year, in the fall, I did the 360 degrees evaluation for 2012, so I now have a pretty good overall picture of what I have accomplished in the 8 months which… Read More My Personal Development Evaluation For 2012
“I’m telling you this with hope in my heart and trust that offering patience to the initiative I’m going to tell you about will create an important and long-awaited change. Before telling you what I’m going to tell you about, thank you for listening to me, as I am sure you will consider my message… Read More To Manipulate Or Not to Manipulate, That Is the Question
More often than not, most people have an interesting procedure for self-sabotage. They may unconsciously want to experience more attention, more diversity, or simply to elude the responsibility of dealing with their own problems. In fact, they have (access to) more resources than they would like to admit. This is by no means an intention… Read More What Are You Pretending Not to Have in order for Your Problem to Be Real?
Although less than half of the people in my own phone agenda are hired (the most part are entrepreneurs or consultants), there is this primary conception than 8 hours a day you work, 7 hours a day you sleep (the minimum necessary), one hour a day you have the lunch break. So what do you… Read More What Are You Doing with the Rest of Your 8 Hours a Day?
Make an evaluation on a sheet like this one. For example, you may use colors to define the thing you want to underline. Consider these key questions: How do you choose what things to put on the list with “what you like to do”? What things helped you be here where you are? Objectively and… Read More Skills Improvement Chart
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