Personally if I were to further studies again, and have to write biography term paper for example and could be ensured an A+, I wouldn’t mind paying for their service.

After all finding a suitable term paper topic is hard enough, what more to write an excellent, thorough, well researched academic paper that will give me an overall great result for that semester.

Now I wonder whether I have what it takes to further studies, with the demand of work, life and family..sigh!

How do you handle anger? I know some people who opt for a quiet walk alone until the angry feeling in them subside and come back and settle the issue. I also know few people who handle their anger by swearing, cursing and throwing things (and later regret the action).

I found a site that tells about a book: Parents Do Make A Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts written for parents who want to handle anger issue with their children. The site lists down 6 ideas of the author on how to teach the kids to handle their anger.

I like the first and the second step. As a parent we have to show good example on how we as adult handle the situation which make us angry. Only then our children will learn on how to handle anger when forced to face the crisis. The second step is more like teaching the kids who throw tantrum and express their anger by yelling and screaming on the floor. What the parents could do is to let the child knows that things could only be settled once she/he calms down.

I’m sure this ideas would also help to train angry adults as well..haha! If you could muster the guts and duck the thrown things first..hehe!

And does women sell better to other women? And if that is true, why? I was reading online when I found this article from MarketingProfs Daily Fix.

Quoting what she says in her site,

“Saleswomen don’t have some secret that salesmen will never know, they may just be more naturally wired to allow for a longer, relationship-based purchasing process.”

I think that’s very true. In my experience of selling handcrafted work, conducting classes and selling wedding items online, I noticed that women clients are more interested to proceed with the sale when there is some kind of personal touch to it. Most of my clients turn out to be friends just by the conversation we had through phone, email and personal visits. Some even recommended my services to their relatives and friends and my ex students even joined the next class I conducted.

I know in working world, people always say that never take it personal with your clients. But I beg to differ that sometimes spending the time to get to know more about your clients will lead to bigger and continuous sales. Plus aside from the returning customers, you get to keep all the contacts and widen your business network as well.

Emm..what about London? What kind of jobs they might have for foreigner like me over there?

If you are thinking of finding jobs in London, check out GumTree.com. Yes, you heard me right the first time. I found few suitable position but still thinking whether they will accept foreigner like me for executive job. For cleaners maybe they will do..huh!

I think I will like the collide of two worlds in London. In certain part of the city it will be like going back to the medieval time which I love to read in historical romantic fiction. But of course if I were to migrate there I need to look for London jobs opportunity.

This customer service representative position sounds good with a take home salary of £19k per year. But I really have to research on how much the rent and other living cost might take. Oh, BTW with the directory, you will also find flat for rent, stuffs for sale, car for sale etc. You can even advertise for flatmate if you need one.

Oh, what about the cost for high speed Internet availability in London? Anyone care to comment?

My niece is going to sit for SPM exam this year. In my country it is a major exam that those high school students (in Form 5) sit before they get a place to further their studies in local University, private college or other undergraduate institutions.

Of course there is another exam called STPM (those in Form 6 – lower and upper sit for) for those who wish to skip the 2-year matriculation or Pre U (the local equivalent of A Level) and go straight to degree level.

So my sister in law has been very busy since last year chauffeuring the kid from the school to tuition center for tutoring, to seminar and workshops on how to tackle the exam questions and homework help.

For once I am grateful that I am yet to undergo all that as a parent. Even if I will be one day, I hope by that time there will be other option to tutor my child since I really hate driving to and fro.

There is a website that offers online tutoring 24×7 for varieties of subjects like Math, Biology, English and even SAT and TOEFL. I’m sure those who really suck in Algebra will find such help as a blessing. With Math problem, sometimes you are just stuck in the middle of the calculation to get the final answer that you need someone who knows to help you through.

If you need tutoring for English for example, this is the place that you should go for. You will get a customized program that suits each individual student. So perhaps if you feel that you need someone to tutor you on grammar,edit your sentence structure and help in you in writing the essays,TutorVista.com has the answer to it.

I realized that this issue of depression is really serious. We might say that this person and that are having depression problem but sometimes we tend to take it lightly until it strikes one that close to us.

I found this entry Top 10 Tips to Overcome Depression as refreshing. Communication with someone you trust and will never judge your problem as a weakness in you would certainly help overcoming the depression problem.

If you are looking for tools or worksheet to cope with your anger which lead to depression, check out this site: Tools for Anger Work-Out. Now it makes sense to me why some people feel really depressed during holiday season. It is because they believe that holiday should be the happiest time or season in their life and yet when this becomes an irrational belief as the holiday turns out bad, it just make them feel very sad, angry and depressed.

Ever wonder why men and women cope with stress differently? I don’t want to bog you down with all the medical explanation, but if you must know, read this article – Why Men and Women Handle Stress Differently.

Now I know why women who are stressed always cry or try to be super nurturing to others in order to cope with their stressful situation. Or when a man throw his temper when he couldn’t take the pressure anymore.

Quoting from the site:

So when the next time you see a woman crying her heart out and starting to blab all her life story, please understand that it is just a way for her to blow the steam off from her stressful heart. Same with men finding escape activity like round of golf or video game to mend their wounded feeling.

You are working with a great reputable company and after a long way up the career ladder you finally are able to be a boss to about 15 people in your team.

What will you do to improve yourself as a person and be a good boss that your team could look up to and turn to in time of need? Or you just couldn’t bother more because you are already a good boss, and no one could beat you to that, huh!

Check out this article on Are You a Good Boss -or a Bad Boss? Go through the simple check list it has and ask yourself honestly, would you work a way to be a better boss for your team?

If you do want to improve on being a better boss, then read this article on 8 Steps To Being A Good Boss.

Acknowledging the fact that there is still room for improvement is the first step to be a greater person and better boss!

Sometimes in the attempt to listen, we just can’t wait for the person to stop talking and start rambling about ourselves. That’s not what a good listener will do.

In the end you just hear all the rants and babble, worse still in your crazy struggle to talk back you miss all the important points that the other person is hurling out.

Next time when she comes to you with her hurt story of the day, stop your traffic thoughts and listen, let the vehicle of her emotion at the other side of the light pass by.

She doesn’t need your advice or action plan, she just need you to listen.

I consider this as part of self development especially when in reality, there are a lot of cases of attack, mugging, rape and murder on the prowl.

I hate to read newspaper everyday and listen to news on TV only to hear such agonizing end. I wonder what is happening to the world today? Was it too much pressure in life that people become more violent or was is something wrong with our society infrastructure that people has to become the hunter in order to survive in these sky rocketing stones jungle?

I was searching for good article on self defense when I found this one. It’s easy to understand and I like the color layout it has. The topic itself is gloomy (especially when you think of all the uneasy outcome of being attacked) so I try to find ways to cheer it up…hehe..

It’s maybe written for teenagers but still the basic of self defense is valid for people of all ages.

I was watching The Secret DVD when I stopped to do some research about optimal thinking. I think what the teachers say in The Secret is more or less what most of people in motivational area have been talking about, maybe in a different terms and phrases. In summary, to be successful and live happily in life you need to have good and positive thinking.

I did the simple test online to find out what is my core beliefs in life. By doing this we can see what is the core beliefs that have been stopping us from having the best in life. As expected, I got the middle value which says,

“If your score is 6 – 9, your core beliefs reflect a mediocre lifestyle. You think in moderate or middle of the road terms. You will notice a remarkable difference in your vitality and life when you eliminate the negative core beliefs that are inhibiting you from being your best. With core beliefs that support you in being your best — and Optimal Thinking, you can make the wisest choices in every situation. You are then able to make the most of whatever comes your way.”

I will continue watching the Secret and hope it will give me wider perspective in developing the best in life. I will update about the Secret and its common principle about Law of Attraction in my future posts.

I know this is another entry regarding my financial woes. Instead of sulking and just thinking of how bad the situation is going to be, I’ve decided to go pro active about it and find solution.

I’ve read through all that I can on the Internet and found few articles I like to share with the rest of the world. This article about how you can change your spending habits is good. No, I’m not a divorcee but soon I’m going to divorce myself from the marriage of debts..hahaha..

Then check this one out. I think this is a personal page that specifically focused on financial aspect of life. It’s the author’s reflection on spending, saving, investing and living simply.

For those shopaholics out there, read this article. You will need to understand how your shopping trip can help curb it. Quoted from the article, about 15 million people in USA are shopaholics.

“Manhattan psychiatrist Charles Goodstein says excessive shopping can be a sign of depression or bipolar disorder. People will turn to shopping when they are depressed, thinking “the only way out of depression is to buy, buy, buy,” he says, or when they are in the manic phase of their bipolar disorder.”

Huhuhu..I think I’m one of them. Help! I have to start doing something before it gets any worse.

Just to share what they have in the sampler:

Take Time For Teaching

It’s true that our children can’t do things as well as we can initially. Jay 11, decided he would cook dinner for his family on Mother’s Day. Dinner time rolled around and his mother Lila asked, “What have you planned for dinner?” He said, “I don’t know yet.” At that moment it would have been so tempting for Lila to have taken over, but her goal was to support Jay in accomplishing what he set out to do. She made a few suggestions and then left him in the kitchen. Two hours later, the kitchen looked like a hurricane had hit it, but Jay had made spaghetti and a salad. As he brought the food to the table he was nearly floating with pride for having done something for his family and having mastered a new skill. We have to be willing to overlook the outcome of some jobs in order for our kids to develop their capability.

The only way our kids can become contributing family members is if we teach them how to make their bed, do the laundry, operate the vacuum cleaner, load the dishwasher and put away the groceries. Once we have instructed them in the various chores they can participate in meaningful ways. And it will lighten your load as well

For years Joan thought it was her job to do the grocery shopping, haul the countless bags into the house and then carefully put all the food away in its appointed places. After having done this for what seemed like an eternity she resented the fact that no one offered to help her. Then one day it dawned on her that she had been unwilling to give up the control of how the food was put away. As a result she continued to do it all herself. With the coaching of other parents in my class she decided that rather than go on feeling angry and resentful she would enlist the support of her children.

Joan discussed the problem with her family one night over dinner and asked her two children Peter, 7, and Jordan, 9, to come out and help carry in the groceries next time she made a run to the market. She said that she would show them how to unload the food. It took a few trips to the store before Joan felt comfortable letting her kids put the groceries away on their own. But, when she took time to guide them she found they were quite willing to cooperate. “I can’t believe I waited so long to do this.” She laughed when she reported her success to the class. “I feel so relieved having my kids pitch in. And what’s even more amazing is that they seem delighted with how well they can do the job.”

When we appreciate our kids efforts at contributing to our family, no matter how small, we are supporting them in feeling more competent and capable. As adults we all want to feel like valuable people who make contributions to our children and to life in general. This is also true of our kids. When we stop long enough to guide and train them in ways they can contribute we help them add polish and shine to their self-esteem both now and later as they grow.

Congratulations! You’ve just completed our Sample Lesson. This is just a small portion of what you will receive each week in the Life Coaching for Parents Course.

Perhaps one day when I am a parent myself, I would give this a try!

I have to stop procrastinating, especially when I have datelines. Trying to motivate myself to get rid of that bad habit, I check few online life coach sites. Check this one out. This site is useful though the layout is very plain without any images. Oh, BTW the angry lady with the clock image was taken from this site, which has nothing to do with today’s entry.

While browsing the Reallifesolutions site, I subscribed to few free reports related to all these self-development issues. I just can’t wait to see the content on tips for mom’s business online, they will teach you for 9 days for free. Perhaps I can learn a new thing or two through the ecourse. But whatever it is I have to stop procrastinating if I want things to be done..haha!