Dave Packard's 11 Timeless Rules!

2 weeks ago, my company asked us to stay back after work to attend a seminar. Well, of course a lot of us lamented about it. We were so drained back then, and we complained that our bosses should have given us a breather. I remembered lucidly that I could barely open my eyelids. It was Wednesday. I was so hungry, but still I had to drag my body into the large air-conditioned, ancient-China styled hall. Ha :D But once I entered the grand hall, all the tiredness disappeared into thin air. I was so thrilled to meet so many people...the atmosphere was so special.

So sleepy...

But my euphoria was short-lived...I was asked to sit in the first row because the other seats were all snatched up. 15 minutes later the seminar began. There he was, standing right in front of me. With his thick white beard sticking out, this old man began to gave his speech. Barely 5 minutes elapsed, I started to feel sleepy again. No, it's not his fault. It's just that I was too tired that day. That was why I didn't want to be in the front row, because I was nodding off again and again in front of this speaker. How embarrassing. :(

Pai~seh! I was caught nodding off!

The speech lasted for about 2 hours. I could listen that the speaker is full of wisdom. All his words are like gems, but the most interesting part was when he introduced to us about Dave Packard's 11 Simple Rules. Apparently this elegant and timeless rules were introduced exactly 51 years ago (1958) by Dave Packard at HP's second Annual Management conference. I am so awed by this rules...so much so I feel that every companies in this world should have applied it. These rules are based on the simple belief of, "More We, Less Me!" Here are the late Dave Packard's 11 Simple Rules:

He is brilliant!

1. Think first of the other fellow. This is THE foundation — the first requisite — for getting along with others. And it is the one truly difficult accomplishment you must make. Gaining this, the rest will be "a breeze."

2. Build up the other person's sense of importance. When we make the other person seem less important, we frustrate one of his deepest urges. Allow him to feel equality or superiority, and we can easily get along with him.

3. Respect the other man's personality rights. Respect as something sacred the other fellow's right to be different from you. No two personalities are ever molded by precisely the same forces.

4. Give sincere appreciation. If we think someone has done a thing well, we should never hesitate to let him know it. WARNING: This does not mean promiscuous use of obvious flattery. Flattery with most intelligent people gets exactly the reaction it deserves — contempt for the egotistical "phony" who stoops to it.

5. Eliminate the negative. Criticism seldom does what its user intends, for it invariably causes resentment. The tiniest bit of disapproval can sometimes cause a resentment which will rankle — to your disadvantage — for years.

6. Avoid openly trying to reform people. Every man knows he is imperfect, but he doesn't want someone else trying to correct his faults. If you want to improve a person, help him to embrace a higher working goal — a standard, an ideal — and he will do his own "making over" far more effectively than you can do it for him.

7. Try to understand the other person. How would you react to similar circumstances? When you begin to see the "whys" of him you can't help but get along better with him.

8. Check first impressions. We are especially prone to dislike some people on first sight because of some vague resemblance (of which we are usually unaware) to someone else whom we have had reason to dislike. Follow Abraham Lincoln's famous self-instruction: "I do not like that man; therefore I shall get to know him better."

9. Take care with the little details. Watch your smile, your tone of voice, how you use your eyes, the way you greet people, the use of nicknames and remembering faces, names and dates. Little things add polish to your skill in dealing with people. Constantly, deliberately think of them until they become a natural part of your personality.

10. Develop genuine interest in people. You cannot successfully apply the foregoing suggestions unless you have a sincere desire to like, respect and be helpful to others. Conversely, you cannot build genuine interest in people until you have experienced the pleasure of working with them in an atmosphere characterized by mutual liking and respect.

11. Keep it up. That's all — just keep it up!

How do you find it? Honestly if all the companies could implement it, I believe our working place would be a much happier place. Don't you agree folks? No wonder HP is currently the world No1# computer vendor. I wanna make these my principles too. Well...that's all for today. It's time to work. *yawn* :O

~First Commenter~

Let's Babysify Our Lives!

Haha :D It's a weird title right? But the word baby-sify means how we can do something or look at something from a baby point of view. Huh? Still don't get it? Or in other words let babies do the talking on how we should live our life to the fullest, shall we? Sometimes we tend to forget about our precious life is right? We tend to neglect our life...so much so we forget who we are. We grown ups are so immersed with what we are doing right now that we forget how to live. So here are 11 cute pictures babies in their very own special antics. Yeah! You might have noticed these photos from emails inbox right? I wanna thank my wife for e-mailing this to me. Anyway guys...here's some innocent faces to light up your day. *wink* ;)

~Sleep as much as you can~

~Read books that you enjoy~

~Play with simple things~

~Do whatever you want, whenever you want~

~Look for affection when you need it~

~Get serious once in a while~

~Forget about diets~

~Show some affection~

~Get angry once in a while~

~Change your looks~

~Above all, be happy~

Yes, we tend to ferget all these simple things that make our lives more meaningful. We are so full of ourselves that we forget to live. Remember this:

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your live, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Friends are like balloons, once you let them go, you can't get them back. So I'm gonna tie you to my heart so I never lose you."

~You are my balloon!~

~First Commenter~

You Teens: Beware of Dairy!

If you are a teen, you need to be wary! Here's something that will appeal to those teens who care a lot about their appearances. And guess what? It has something to do with what your parents have been wanting you to gulp down since you are a baby. What I am talking about? It's MILK! Yes! Moreover it's a norm that we should consume milk daily for our own well-being. But...do you know that milk can pose potential problem to you too? At least...superficial problems which you devote a lot of time and energy in. Hehe ;D

Do you consume this a lot?

Are you ready for the milky truth? Do you know that drinking milk can make acne in teens (YOU) worse? According to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, those who consume milk might risk the wrath of acne. Why? Well...it's because the hormones and growth factors produced by cows, which we ingest through their milk either powder of fresh milk, exacerbate the state of flux of teens' hormones. Hence give rise to your waiting-to-erupt "volcanic" acne! OMG! Can you imagine it?

Must be the milk aye.

During puberty, steroids produced by the body lead to the production of sebum, blockage of sebaceous glands in the skin and colonisation of bacteria in skin follicles. Ewwww....yuckkss! :p This reminds me of my full-of-acne face when I was 13 years old. I bet puberty was the culprit then huh. Thank goodness the nightmare was a temporary one. Pheww... :D

Maybe you are.

So should you stop drinking milk? NO. But it is advisable that you teens with acne have no more than 3 glasses of milk daily. I don't have any acne problems nowadays. Maybe it's because I don't drink milk anymore...then again, it's because I'm very old already. LOL :p "But my mum says milk can gimme calcium!" Well, your calcium intake can be boosted with a multivitamin with calcium and with non-dairy milk products such as from soya-based foods. Ok? So don't tell your mum that Tekkaus suggest you to quit your daily dairy.

Then again...drinking milk can make you sexy!

~First Commenter~