Shine With Grace

Why so many people think that it’s luck that brings them success is they are not sure whether they can make it again. 
My friend (a coach by profession) said the above during our casual conversation one day, and I kept thinking about it since then.
Is your success repeatable? 
Say you are a student […]

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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
~ Samual Johnson
Karma
Just joined the huge Facebook community and exploring the social network.  Am pretty fascinated by the many applications and mini-games being circulated by the users - and the thinking behind the designs of these applications.
One […]

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Being a perfectionist
Are you a perfectionist? 
I am one. 
And I found that, the constant quest for perfection though brings (pushes for) high quality output, it also backfires.
Sometimes it’s not high quality output it brings, but zero output - for when you expect yourself too high, you are never satisfied, you are hardy happy with what you’ve […]

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When you think that you have done nothing wrong, when you think that it’s your boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / wife / parents / boss / the government’s fault, fat chance that you’ve made some serious mistake.
I am the victim
Over-heard the following conversation from a phone-in programme on TV:
The civil servants’ salary should not […]

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Mentioned earlier here in Shine that I was going to give a speech in my high school on career development and the topic I came up with was “What I wish I knew at 16″.
And, today is the day - just delivered the speech this morning to some 500 students of 16-19 years old.  The […]

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