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LIFE SKILLS
1. To express ourselves clearly and freely. How many of us are able to say what we want, how we feel?
It was late Saturday night. Henry was not home from work yet. His wife was worried.
But as soon as Henry stepped through the front door, the first thing that his wife greeted him was, "Where the Hell did you go? Do you know how late it is now?!" You can imagine how the rest of the night went, as both of them started to argue.
If Henry's wife was able to express herself better and said, "Henry, where did you go? I'm so worried about you," the argument could be prevented, and their feelings could be expressed.
Now, think about yourself, when was the last time you were so over-controlled by your own feelings and emotions that you were not able to express how you actually felt? Could the situation be improved?
2. To be accepted by others with ease. Did you come across somebody whom simply irritates you?
I went to a restaurant for dinner with my friends the other day. The food was great and I even told my friends that we can come here again the next time. After we finished the food, I asked the waiter for the bill. I was taken back when he coldly told me, "$38". No "please", and no "thank you"! Just "$38"!!!
The worst part was after that I made the payment by credit card, he threw my card and the receipts on the table, without arranging them properly. Despite my image of "Mr. Nice Guy", I became nasty. I went forward to the waiter and asked him, "Do you have a problem? What kind of attitude is this?" If the waiter had treated me better, would I need to create a big fuss?
Sometimes in our life, did we also do something that irritates people? The golden rule applies, "Put on a smile, and you make a day for all of us".
3. To maintain the high level of enthusiasm at workplace and in daily living. How many of us wake up every morning and say to ourselves, "What a good day. It's a nice good day for challenges again"? I guess not, most of us would probably want to remain in the bed, hugging our bolster. We seem like getting up from the wrong side of the bed everyday. So, what's the problem?
We add sugar to our coffee when it not bitter, we add salt when our soup is blend, we add chili when we want some spice in our food. We eat everyday and we add seasoning to our food everyday. We work everyday, but do you add seasoning to your work everyday too? Do you know "Lack of enthusiasm will wrinkle your soul"? Spice up your life now!
4. To overcome excessive worry and tension. Do you know that it is important to overcome worries and tension? Only when you are able to do so, you are able to enjoy better relationship with people, and face greater challenges.
Long time ago in China, there was a couple with a twins. One was very positive, but the other one was very negative. During their birthday, their parents decided to give them birthday presents. For the negative child, their parents gave him lots of toys. They thought this would make him happy. As for the positive child, the parents thought that since this child was already positive, just gave him some white papers.
However, when the couple went to see their children, they were surprised to see the negative child crying. The father asked, "My dear son, why aren't you happy? You don't like the toys?" The boy replied, "You give me so many toys to play, if they are spoilt and I don't know how to repair, what should I do?" And the boy continued to cry.
When the couple went to see the positive son, they were surprised to see him so happy. The mother asked her son, "My dear son, why are you so happy?" He replied, "The white papers you gave me, I can use it to fold a boat, I can also write something on it. There are so many uses for paper. Thank you very much for your present."
5. To motivate others taking action. Give praises. Everybody needs a pat on the shoulder to continue working. When was the last time, you show your appreciation to people who helped you or work for you?
There was a stingy and rich businessman. One day, he invited the local governor to his house for dinner. So he told his cook to prepare the most expensive and delicious food for his guest. During the dinner, the cook prepared Shark Fin Soup, Abalone...for them. The businessman was very happy until the last dish, when the Peking Duck was served. The duck had only one leg!!! The businessman was very angry and demanded the cook to give his explanation. The cook replied, "Sir, the ducks in your house had only one leg". "That's impossible!" the businessman said. "All right, we shall go to the backyard and have a look whether the ducks have two legs or one leg."
As it was the night already and all the ducks were sleeping, they were all standing on one leg. The cook said, "Sir, see I told you, the ducks have only one leg." The businessman was not convinced, and he started to put his hands together and clap very loudly. The ducks were wakened up and started to run here and there. The businessman said, "Now you tell me, the ducks have how many legs." The cook replied, "Sir, if you have given me the clap, I would have given you two legs too".
Now if you have a role model (it can be a friend or famous people), who is able to score 100 points each for the above 5 characteristics, how much points do you give yourself? If you are not able to score full points, start working on it and maybe you can be somebody else's role model in future.
All the best!!!
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