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Use correct tone of voice while expressing your opinion. Conflicts due to difference of opinions are far less (may be around 10%)  than due to wrong tone of voice (may be around 90%)

You may also like to read:

Body Language http://body-language-communication.blogspot.com/

Transaction Analysis http://transaction-analysis.blogspot.com/

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Don't live someone else's life. Live life your own way. Yet, do explore what you truly want to be- that's most important.

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Many people will dissuade you from embarking on a new venture. Listen to them. Yet, if you believe in your own guts and you have given it some serious thought, start your new venture today.

Remember the Chinese proverb: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." So, go plant your "tree" now.

And here is a lesson to those who have habit of discouraging others: "The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

Also refer: Entrepreneurship at http://entrepreneurship-entrepreneur.blogspot.com/

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Do not treat every situation as a life and death matter.

If you do, you'll die thousand times.

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You may be knowing that the three most difficult things to say are:

• I love you,
• Sorry and
• Help me

Therefore, start practicing loving, saying sorry when you wronged and requesting help when needed. 

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People get attracted to a currency note because it has value.

Hold on to your value like a currency note.

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If I wear makeup, I'm fake. If I dress up, I'm a show off. If I say what I think, I'm rude. If I say nothing, I have 'attitude problem'. If I cry sometimes, I'm a drama queen. If I have guy/girl friends, I'm fast. If I stand up for myself, I'm mouthy. Its like you can't do anything nowadays without being labeled. So what? Give a Damn!!!

I'm proud of what I'm.

Its worthwhile spending time to read related literature at: http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2011/04/20/stress-management-lack-of-self-esteem-or-lack-of-self-worth/

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See a quality movie. Do not waste your time watching trash or mediocre movies.

Refer for the lists of good movies:

English movies http://popular-movies.blogspot.com/ 

Hindi movies http://unforgettable-hindi-movies.blogspot.com/

Oscar award movies http://oscar-award-movies.blogspot.com/

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Shun approval addiction. Why you need your actions to be endorsed by others all the time? Can't you feel good about yourself without some one else saying that you are good?

Suggested supplementary reading on the topic at http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2012/10/17/life-management-approval-addiction/

Also refer: (Self-confidence) http://self-confidence-improvement.blogspot.com/, (Success in Life) http://success-achievement.blogspot.com/ and http://humansoftware.blogspot.com/

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Do not indulge in self-pity. Count your own blessings and cheer up. Thousands of people around you may be less fortunate than you. In any case, who stops you from improving your lot?

Refer: (Internal Motivation or Self Motivation) http://internal-motivation.blogspot.com/ and (Self Development) http://managing-self.blogspot.com/

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Write mission statement for your family.

For sample of family mission statement, refer: http://marriage-counsel.blogspot.com/ or http://family-harmony.blogspot.com/

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It's spring; enjoy the blossom...

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Try hot chocolate. Drink it hot before going to sleep at night. You may enjoy a sound sleep.

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Hug your loved ones and say, "I love you." Do this to your spouse, your child(ren), your parents and your brothers and sisters.

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Concentrate on improving self. Do not keep correcting others.

 

You may like to refer: (Self-concept) http://self-concept-image.blogspot.com/, (Self Motivation or Internal Motivation) http://internal-motivation.blogspot.com/, (Self Development) http://managing-self.blogspot.com/; (Self-confidence) http://self-confidence-improvement.blogspot.com/

 

Also refer: http://i-am-liberated.blogspot.com/

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Admire yourself and your family members. That increases your self worth. Otherwise, grass seems greener on the other side, neighbor's wife is more beautiful and rest of the world looks smarter than your own spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters. And you feel miserable.

Read more about it at: http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2011/04/20/stress-management-lack-of-self-esteem-or-lack-of-self-worth/

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To love is a verb and so, you need to learn and practice to do it. And to do is brilliantly, you need to practice more (practice makes a man and a woman perfect). Learn to love your spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters and then love them lots. Who says "love happens" or "one falls in love"? It does not happen and one does not fall in it, you have to do it.

Read more at (you are sure to benefit a lot): http://shyam-bhatawdekar.blogspot.com/

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Start off; do not wait for a leader or a guru to happen to you. You are your own leader and self sufficient to lead yourself. Egypt is a great new paradigm of leaderless revolution. Who needs leaders? It's an old obsolete concept. Phew, isn't that a relief!?

Read more about "self motivation" at: http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2010/01/14/self-motivation/

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Become friendly but never ever become familiar. It is well known saying that familiarity breeds contempt and it's true. Do not become familiar even with your nearest and dearest people like spouse, children, parents and siblings.

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Never ever give up when it comes to building up family solidarity. It's one major meaning in every one's life.

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Develop positive emotions and shun negative emotions. Then you tend to become emotionally intelligent in real sense (http://emotional-quotient-intelligence.blogspot.com). You need to train yourself to do that; it does not happen on its own. Some examples of positive emotions are love, respect, trust, kindness, generosity, happiness, forgiveness, empathy etc and of negative emotions are hate, anger, jealousy, unhappiness, aloofness, depression, complaining, sulking etc.
You can see a comprehensive list of human emotions at http://emotion-feeling.blogspot.com.

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Develop your own authentic personality. Do not copy or imitate others howsoever influential, powerful, popular, likable or successful those persons may be. Observe them, observe everyone else, learn on your own from other sources and apply your own mind to define yourself.

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Eat a great breakfast. Breakfast starts your pace for the day. So, eat well in the morning. Select a balanced diet for the breakfast- you may like to include fruits or fresh fruit juice, cereal, egg (s) in any form, toast, milk.

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Listen to your favorite song.

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Happiness is a matter of entirely your choice. If you choose happiness between happiness and unhappiness, you are likely to work for happiness and it will be yours.

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Lighten up. Why do you wish to carry the burden of seriousness all the time?

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It's not failure but low aim is the crime. A person who wishes to pierce the highest peak of the sky will definitely reach one of it's peaks.

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Listen to the good advice gracefully.

In the lighter vein, the same can be interpreted as: Listen to the good advice of other person gracefully as long as it does not interfere with what you wish to do.

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It's never too late catching up with things. What you missed early on, you can make up for it any day later; it's never too late. Start any time and count that as your start time.

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Do not react but respond. Reactions are normally immediate. And that is what may create problems. But who stops you from pausing for a moment, think about the situation and then respond prudently? So use that "pause" button every time before you respond (and do not react).

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Listen. Giving ears to others does not hurt. On the other hand, if you can sift out for yourself the right things from what you hear, you can become wiser- and that will surely help you lots in your life.

You will benefit if you refer:(Listening) http://listen-skills.blogspot.com/

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Be inquisitive. Ask questions to get answers. More the questions, more will be the answers and then more will be the quality answers to improve overall quality of life.

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Stop complaining. Stop grumbling about things that are beyond your control. Start doing and so, start living despite those hurdles.

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Be in touch with your near and dear ones. Use any medium to do it- personal meetings, emails, telephones, chatting, video chatting, letters; anything, everything.

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Practice humility. Being humble does not make one inferior. Rather, if you are to true to your salt, you need not have to do any thing extra to prove yourself to others. Yet make sure, people do not take you for granted.
For being assertive, refer "assertiveness" at: http://assertiveness-skill.blogspot.com/

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Do not be afraid to say "no". When it does not suit you, do not hesitate to say, "I am sorry, I will not be able to do it."

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Define your success criteria. What is success? Who is really successful? What makes one successful? These are all quite difficult questions to answer. Yet, it will be a good idea to define your success criteria. Try doing it. Then, lead your life accordingly.
Do get guided by a very comprehensive article on "success in life" at
http://success-achievement.blogspot.com and/or http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/success-in-life/6txz9nck6g3/14#view

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Have a date with your spouse. It's refreshingly different. Try it now and feel its excitement.

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Demonstrate your love. Let you near and dear ones know that you love them. So, do not shy away from giving a hug to or holding hands with your spouse, your children and your parents and also telling them that you love them.

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Sleep well. Sleep adequately. If someone cites examples of some few so called great men did well despite their habit of sleeping less hours; don't be fooled. If your body system does need 7 to 8 hours of sound sleep, don't ever feel guilty doing it. And don't keep awake late nights. Cheers.

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Play an outdoor game. It is excellent exercise and fun.

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Stay hungry for knowledge. Acquire knowledge. Learn about anything- about everything.
If you feel interested, refer sites given here for knowledge related to personal, professional, business and home management:
(All the Personal, Professional and Business Management Topics) http://management-universe.blogspot.com/ and http://management-enotes.blogspot.com/
(Building Leadership and Management) http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com/
(Home Management) http://home-tips-tricks.blogspot.com/

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Implement 5S housekeeping at home. As you may be knowing, 5S housekeeping is the wonderful and wonderfully simple Japanese system for great housekeeping. Learn it and then, implement at your home. Your home will become a five star place.
If you wish to learn about 5S housekeeping system, refer:
(5S Housekeeping) http://5s-housekeeping.blogspot.com/ and (Housekeeping at Home) http://5s-housekeeping-home.blogspot.com/

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Don't smoke.
For those who smoke- Stop smoking
If you wish to know more on "Quit Smoking", refer: http://quit-smoking-plan.blogspot.com/

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Agreed, there will be dense darkness around you at times. But who stopped you from switching on the light? Switch the light on.

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Become romantic. Romanticizing is not a sin. It is a perfectly normal human activity. So, do it; be normal.

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Stop believing in any kind of superstition(s). Your belief in superstition(s) shows that you have become weak and you need these crutches to lead your life.

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Watch a real good movie.
If you feel interested, before deciding which movie to see, you may refer the movies listed at Unforgettable Hollywood Movies (http://popular-movies.blogspot.com/) and Unforgettable Hindi Movies (http://unforgettable-hindi-movies.blogspot.com)

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Do not get addicted to social network sites. There are many of them these days and new ones will mushroom and you have ample opportunities wasting your time if you get hooked to them. It's fun visiting them once in a while and yet, be careful not to leave any traces of you there that might make you vulnerable.

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Rather than worry, act. You worry because something might go wrong. So instead of brooding over what might go wrong why not take actions to make it happen right. May be you actions will give you desired outcome and by keeping busy in action, you will have little time left to worry. And even if the outcome is not exactly the way you desired, you will have satisfaction of having tried your best.
(Worries give rise to stress. So learn to practice "Stress Management" till such time you get over habit of worrying. Refer: http://managing-stress-strain.blogspot.com/)