Countdown to 2008

Count down to a new year is closing in; it’s less than 2 weeks away to saying hello to year 2008, how time sure passes quickly. Is the soon to pass year 2007 a memorable one? Well, in some ways yes and well perhaps no in some other ways, depending on how one view it I suppose. It’s time to do some soul searching, to conduct personal reflection so to speak so as to determine what we have achieved this year, the goals that we have set and how much of it that we’ve attained and accomplished.
It is also a time to consider what to be done with goals that we set out but did not achieved. The famous Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that one should not change goals that were being set but cannot be achieved, rather consider changing the method or ways to achieve the unattainable goals instead. There is also another saying that the goal is not as important as the journey taken towards achieving that goal. Well, so much so for goal setting and achieving the goals we have set for ourselves. Last but not least, set realistic goals that we are confident of achieving within the required time frame. Set goals inline with our aspirations, interest and thoughts. There is no need to chase after people’s dream.

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My computer has been free from virus for almost a year. Installing anti virus is not good enough, one must also ensure that proper firewall is installed to minimize cyber attacks.

Persuasion

In the course of my work and dealing with people I realize it is important to master the skill and art of persuasion. Persuasion is very much an art as much as a skill that almost anyone can learn and develop. There are talented people who are natural persuasive experts and possess magnetic dynamic charisma.

Almost everything we want in life requires us to get with the cooperation of other people. Without the cooperation of others, we would hard press to get the ideal job or have any friends. Sometimes we need to use persuasion among other techniques to make children stop crying In order to gain cooperation and success, we have to use persuasion to get it.

Being persuasive though should not be equated with manipulation. Neither do we need to become a hypocrite to be persuasive. Of course if someone is able to master the combination of the skill of persuasion and manipulation power he or she is likely to achieve the intended goal and objective more quickly. There are limits though to how far one is able to deceive and manipulate people. No one likes being manipulated. We would never one to be associated or mix with anyone who has manipulated us.

We often try persuading others by rationalizing or reasoning out with people. Sad to say at times rationalizing doesn’t always work. Sometimes we try to argue with someone to get what we want or to get our message across. Smart people though use effective persuasion, convincing and effective approach by learning to give the other person something valuable in the exchange for a favor. A successful salesman knows very well the importance of persuasion to clinch the big deal.It is human nature to want to look for something in return in exchange for a favor rendered to someone.

It is also human nature to prefer dealing with people whose thoughts are align or in agreement with ours. At times it seems though that we may have to compromise our own comfort and sing to the tune of others whom we needed support.As much as we dislike not being ourselves, I guess that life’s; we may have to persuade and do others bidding so as to obtain the thing that we want in life.