Loud Thinking

Archive for the ‘My Views’ Category

“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.”

—Sylvia Boorstein
Author, Meditation Instructor, Psychotherapist

Javed Hashmi retracts his defeat statement.

May be in the final count his victory is manufactured, overnight.

“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Pakistan – Problems & Solutions..! Even after passing of over six decades, Pakistan is still standi http://t.co/gI3ui1I4lN

“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”

— Abraham Lincoln

Pakistan – Problems & Solutions..!

Even after passing of over six decades, Pakistan is still standi http://t.co/gI3ui1I4lN

Improve Your Ability to Tell Stories That Persuade

If you want to convince someone to support your project, explain to an employee how he might improve, or inspire a team that’s struggling, you need to be able to tell a persuasive, compelling story. Start by asking yourself: Who is my audience and what is the message I want to share? Next, look to your own life experiences for any anecdotes that highlight struggle, failure, or success that might resonate with listeners – but don’t try to make yourself the star. The ultimate focus should be on people you know, lessons you’ve learned, or events you’ve witnessed. You could even make the audience play a role – they’ll be more engaged and willing to buy in to your message. Keep it simple and straightforward, with just a few key details. And don’t forget to practice.

Adapted from “ How to Tell a Great Story” by Carolyn O’Hara.

“Don’t underestimate the power of doing. Of just going alone, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”

— Winnie the Pooh

“As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love – even the most simple action. ”

—Eckhart Tolle (born 1948)
Spiritual Teacher, Author

“Mistakes are the best teachers. One does not learn from success. It is desirable to learn vicariously from other people’s failures, but it gets much more firmly seared in when they are your own.”

— Mohnish Pabrai