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Archive for March, 2014

Today at 2.30 PM PST, Pakistan is playing against NewZealand, in a practice T20 cricket match in Bangladesh, in preparation of the World Cup matches, where Pakistan will play its 1st match against India on Friday, 21 March, at 6.30PM PST.

How Couples Can Cope with Professional Stress

Work stress can cause us to be impatient with our partners or to neglect our duties at home, creating a cycle of anxiety outside the office that makes work pressures even harder to face. To cope with work stress as a couple:

Recognize that you and your partner may have different ways of dealing with stress. Neither way is “right,” so find ways to accommodate one another. For example, let a partner who needs downtime after work have 30 minutes alone, but ask that partner to engage more later — over dinner or out on an evening stroll.

Resist the urge to compare stress levels with your partner. Learn to simply listen and offer help. Try to solicit your partner’s help and empathy in your own stress, without drawing direct comparisons or judging. Each partner is an equal, and all stressors are valid and important.

Adapted by HBR from “How Couples Can Cope with Professional Stress” by Jackie Coleman and John Coleman.

At Jinnah International Karachi airport lounge gate 15 for travel back to Lahore via PK 304 departure at 3PM.

“The possibility for rich relationships exists all around you — you simply have to open your eyes, open your mouth and most importantly, open your heart.”

— Cheryl Richardson

“It isn’t sufficient just to want — you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“This is the art of courage: to see things as they are and still believe that the victory lies not with those who avoid the bad, but those who taste, in living awareness, every drop of the good.”

Victoria Lincoln (1904-1981);
novelist

What is the legal procedure for an accused whose non-bailable warrants of arrest have been issued, is he liable to be produced with hands cuffed or there can be an exemption for the hands being cuffed, in case the accused is arrested and produced in the court?

Assess “Network Fit” When Hiring New Leaders

Research suggests that outside hires at the C-suite level take twice as long to ramp up — and fail at a much higher rate — than leaders promoted from within. If your organization is looking to hire a C-suite leader, change your hiring criteria. Focus not just on skills or background but on network fit — how well the potential hire will fit with the way his or her new colleagues work. Ask your in-house recruiters to take responsibility for network fit. In the rush to fill open positions, in-house recruiting departments may not incorporate their knowledge of how existing teams work in making final selection decisions. But unlike outside recruiting firms, your in-house team knows their working environment well enough to pick the best executive to lead the business.

Adapted by HBR from “For Senior Leaders, Fit Matters More than Skill” by Jean Martin.

You see, non-achievers blame their circumstances; winners rise above their circumstances. Some concentrate on the blank wall that boxes them in; winners always look for a way to get under it, over it, around it, or through it.

That’s the life philosophy of Nido Qubein, one of the most remarkable leaders…and people I have ever met. His personal story and what he has achieved are an inspiration to thousands across the country and around the world. You see, Nido came to the United States with limited knowledge of English and only $50 in his pocket, but he learned that the power to affect your future lies within your own hands, and in your attitude. An entrepreneur, business consultant, author and coveted public speaker, Nido is the President of High Point University in High Point, North Carolina.

Literature and history are full of people who suffered from handicaps, had talents that were inferior to those around them, lived in the worst of circumstances, or faced many defeats.

Yet, many of these people are listed among the winners in life’s Hall of Fame.

Why? What made them achieve?
The secret is this: Whether you reach success or failure in life has little to do with your circumstances; it has much more to do with your attitude…with your faithful courage…with your choices!