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Vol 4, Issue No. 8
August 2005

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"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun"
Mary Lou Cook



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Stress Management
1. Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful.

2. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc.

3. Don’t rely on your memory. Write down appointment times, when to pick up the laundry, when library books are due, etc. ("The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory."-Old Chinese Proverb)







Intek understands the importance and growing demand of IT Professionals in the world. Therefore, looking at the interest and bright future of the society, and the high costs demanded by various IT institutes,  Intek proudly offers 'Free IT Training' for 'Deserving Individuals'.



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Dear Friends

The summer is in full swing , and our thoughts turn to vacation. Some of us are the ones who cherish their vacation time and spend considerable time planning it. Others of us have difficulty with vacations, We are the workaholics of the organization. Our jobs tend to dominate our lives, and as a consequence we find it hard to take time off and enjoy some well deserved vacation.

While we greatly appreciate your dedication to your job, it is important for you to remember that there is life outside the City. If the truth be known, employers do not give vacation time simply to be nice. Vacations actually are a productivity enhancer. Vacations refresh the body, rejuvenate the mind, and restore the soul. A change of pace is essential to help you relax and balance the multiple demands in your life. Vacations let you recharge your batteries so you can put your best energies into your job as an employee.

A vacation with a cell phone and a lap top computer is not a real vacation. For a vacation to have its full restorative effect, it’s best not to check in with the office at all. There are two reasons for this. You need an uninterrupted break, and everyone in your work area needs an uninterrupted break from you.

Have a mission for the vacation. What do you want to achieve – maximize the benefits by having a purpose in mind. A few suggestions are:
 

ü      Quality Family Time. Perhaps it can be the fulfillment of all the promises made to the family members about spending quality time with them. Here’s your chance.

ü      Spiritual Quest. It can be the time to catch up on some inner spirituality. Time to go looking for your soul that got lost in the day to day crisis management. Heal yourself – Make peace with yourself.

ü      Develop Writing Skills. Vacations can be utilized to develop your writing skills; pen down your feelings, emotions and experiences. Keep a vacation journal – a personal travelogue.

ü      Self Discipline Program. Go for hikes, strenuous walks, kayaking; push your body, redefine your bodily limits. Lose that flab or paunch acquired by sitting at your desks. Do something different – go vegetarian. Detoxify. Just learn to breathe.

ü      Rekindle your Relationship. Bring the spark back in your relationship, woo your spouse or partner. Bring romance back in your life. Now is the time to make up for the late hours at the office.

ü      Merge with Nature. Be a part of nature. Enjoy all the four elements of nature to the fullest – Fire (sun), Water (sea or rivers/ streams) Earth (sand) Wind (sea breeze or mountain wind)


Wishing all our friends a relaxing time off, from the usual routines of life – a repose to re-think the priorities in life and a chance to merge with nature.

As always look forward to your suggestions / feedback which helps the Intek team to continually improve this Ezine.

Zaufyshan Haseeb Intek Solutions & The Intek Family
 


 

Idea of the month:

Commit Yourself

The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help!

 

 

Case of the month:

Selling with Empathy

Want to sell something? Look at it from a buyer point of view! This week, I got an example of a door to door salesman who lacked this skill completely.

Suppose you have to someone the sell aerial photographs you took from his house, how would you do it? What the guy tried was giving me a compliment for my nice garden and the good work done by the garden architect. My first reaction was: "Hey, I want compliments for MY work and besides, the grass field looks awful on that picture."

First lesson of selling with empathy make sure you get a grasp of ....


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Self Development Part I

It All Begins With Awareness

Awareness is the first step in the creation process. As you grow in self awareness, you will better understand why you feel what you feel and why you behave as you behave. That understanding then gives you the opportunity and freedom to change those things you’d like to change about yourself and create the life you want. Without fully knowing who you are, self acceptance and change become impossible.

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.”
- Tao Tzu


Having clarity about who you are and what you want (and why you want it), empowers you to consciously and actively make those wants a reality. Otherwise, you’ll continue to get “caught up” in your own internal dramas and unknown beliefs, allowing unknown thought processes to determine your feelings and actions.

If you think about it, not understanding why you do what you do, and feel what you feel is like going through your life with a stranger's mind. How do you make wise decisions and choices if you don't understand why you want what you want? It's a ....

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Corporate Etiquettes

Elevator Protocol

It was a humid summer day in Boston. I and about a dozen other perky chaps were awaiting the arrival of a particularly lumbering elevator. When the lift finally came, I donned my gentlemany cape and held the door open for the others. After the last person entered, I crossed the threshold, pleased to see politeness hadn't cost me a spot.

I only got halfway in before the elevator doors slammed shut, however. Fellow passengers stared as I awkwardly fought the doors ajar, stumbled in and wiped a humiliated trickle of sweat off my forehead.

Silence. Then one woman leaned over to another, uttering the words I will always remember: "Serves him right for being a male chauvinist," she said. (First hand experience of a friend!!!)

It got me thinking how we totally disregard the proper manners, and our selfishness overwhelms us into being total brutes. :  ....

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Problem Solving

Ten Problem Solving Techniques

Do you ever need to find some good ideas, or come up with a solution for a persistent problem? Learn some simple problem solving techniques, and start applying them. Choose a few of the methods below, and get in the habit of using them in your personal life and your business.

Problem Solving Techniques
1. Clarify what a successful solution is, and that will guide your efforts. In fact, sometimes just clarifying the desired outcome will suggest immediate solutions.

2. Get opinions and/or advice from several people. They might have good ideas, and you'll be sure you're not overlooking the obvious. Also, you clarify a problem when you explain it, and that may help in itself.

 3. ...


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