Different Learning Curve

Order at home is better achieved by getting your children do the right things rather than from prohibiting them from doing the wrong things. This implies that discipline, at any rate, must be done positively. Your influence as a parent should encourage order in your house. Your character and daily life must be a role model for all your kids. Occasions will arise when you need to show how you feel towards the challenges happening in your life or to your family. Thus, you must be cautious in encouraging and inspiring your children to act positively in every situation. They will learn this from your actions and words. Depending on the personality of your children, you can start positive discipline by appealing to their personal interests. Are your children experiencing difficulties? Help them cope with these difficulties and soon enough they will see a friend in you. Consequently, your children will  repay your kindness with appreciation and good behavior. Children are naturally...

Wellbeing is a condition that is strongly linked to happiness, peace and prosperity in life. It is characterized by the absence of sickness, as well as something that makes you feel good and judge life positively. A person’s wellbeing is enhanced or influenced by physical, mental, social and emotional factors. These factors are interrelated. For example, certain physical conditions can stir up emotional issues in you. Moreover, some factors can make up for the lack in other areas. For example, a social factor like spiritual belief can help you cope with a physical illness. Many people believe that the key to wellbeing is having a lot of money and an eminent social status. People overwork themselves to acquire as much material possessions as they can because of this belief. And when they fail to deliver, they feel depressed and frustrated about themselves. Wealth can be a means to improve a person’s living conditions. However, it is not the only means by which you can be happy or ...

Whenever a new year starts, most people get frantic about making resolutions. There's nothing wrong with this. However, I personally believe that learning something new at the turn of each year is more worthwhile than making resolutions. Here's a list of the things I have learned in the past 'new years'. Check them out and note which among them is suited to your capacity and interest. Learn a new skill - Do you envy your friends who could bike or drive? Make it your goal this year to learn both. Start with biking. They say it is easier to learn driving once you get used to biking. If you lack the budget for a biking class or lesson, ask one your driver friends to teach you during their free time. Learn a new language - Speaking a language other than your native tongue is very fulfilling. Moreover, it can bring career advancements to you. Learn new language online. You can also read self-study books that are published for beginners. Once you have learned the la...

Has your Christmas vacation started? Are you now planning on how to spend it meaningfully? Don't stress. Doing so is easy as long as you know what to do every single day of this season. Here are some tips that you can observe to make it happen. Stay away from expectations - Most of us expect to attend the coolest gatherings and receive the best presents during this time of the year. Plan loosely and stop setting expectations so that you won't get frustrated in the end. Focus on having a good time with your family and friends. Schedule simple get-togethers where you and your guests can simply embrace being part of the season. Observe the traditions - Christmas is celebrated differently in the present time. Because of this, old people find it hard to connect with their young family members and relatives. List down the Christmas traditions your family used to observe. Make the extra effort to research about these traditions and have your family practice them again. Sing c...

Wise men say that the key to happiness and peace in life is being thankful. Being thankful is more than just saying 'thanks' or 'thank you' to people who have done you a favor. It is having gratitude in your heart at all times - be it in times of sorrow. Keep a gratitude journal - Don't let the day pass without listing down all the things that happened within the day. Define which of them you're thankful for. You might start being thankful only for the positive things in your life. But through time, you will develop gratitude and see the positive even in the negative things happening around you. Use your heart - Oftentimes, the heart sees more than what the eyes can see. According to Antoine de Saint-Exupery in the "The Little Prince", it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential, what is invisible to the eye. If you're plagued by problems, think of all the positive traits you could develop from going through all ...

If a person has the desire and willingness to remain curious about the world, ask questions, seek out information and knowledge, spark up their brain and remove all barriers and blocks to learning, then they can change their lives: with effort they unleash their own potential. #1 Unlearn useless learning : You are an adult and you have the capacity to unlearn all the useless beliefs you have about yourself as a learner. You have the power and potential to turn your attention to anything you want to learn. You are more within your rights to ask questions, and you can now choose how you wish to learn. #2 Re-educate your brain: Ask yourself if you’re limiting your potential to achieving your goals because of the limits you have surrounding your beliefs about learning. To re-educate your brain, spend some time exploring the brain and how it likes to learn. Read more about learning styles and preferences: find which way is your way and incorporate it into your learn. Your brain is an ...

Do you desire to be the kind of employee every employers wants to hire? If yes, do your best to have portable skills.  If you have portable skills you are invaluable to your employer as you can develop in many other areas and continue to grow. An employer would rather hire one person to do the job of many. By being able to transfer your skills and become useful in different areas of your workplace you will continue to find your job challenging and rewarding. By remaining interested in your job you will find it easier to apply yourself and you will also discover that with additional skills there is more prospects of advancing within the company. Employers reward valuable employees and having portable skills will help you reap the benefits. Through undertaking vocational training you are equipping yourself with a set of skills that will not only lead you down a satisfying career path, but will help you become a valued and needed member of any community. Good commun...