A ki-up is the traditional “shout” one hears in the martial arts – but it is much more. In fact, there is no adequate translation for ki-up without a brief discussion of its main component, ki. Ki, or its Chinese equivalent, chi, is correlated to breathing. Spirit has an etymology that has roots with breath, [...]
Read More >>Do you ever feel a trip to your boss’s office is like a trip to a foreign country? No speaka da English? Here’s what your boss says and what he really means :-), from “Cube Monkeys: A Handbook for Surviving the Office Jungle”. “Great job on the report!” Translation: “I’m taking credit for your work.” [...]
Read More >>The question of what to wear to a particular event is not something we tend to ponder too deeply or try to answer too far in advance but in order to save us the embarrassment, it’s best we crack the dress code in advance so not to make fools of ourselves. Let me take a [...]
Read More >>Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore has jointly won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change. In short, he’s won the Peace Prize for making an exaggerated movie so that he can travel the world and charge $50K+ for each of his lectures. The Nobel Peace prize committee [...]
Read More >>October 9th, 2007 \\ Lifestyle, Real Estate
Myth: I cannot do it. Truth: Until you try, you can’t possibly know what you can or cannot do. Myth: It can’t be done in my market. Truth: Yes it can, it just needs a new approach. Myth: It would take too much time and effort. I would lose my freedom. Truth: Time and effort [...]
Read More >>Does success make us happy, or does happiness make us successful? This sounds like an ideal topic with a great bottle of wine, but for many observers of behavior that have nothing else to do :-), it’s a crucial topic. So what’s the answer? The short answer is that while success probably does make us [...]
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