Energy is the key to productivity, not time

     Learning how to perform at high levels for extended periods of time is a very valuable skill. As Tony Swartz in his paradigm shifting book The Power of Full Engagement put it:

"Energy is the key to productivity, not time."

    You can have all the time in the world but if you don't have the energy to do what you want; all the time doesn't matter.

    Building a deep reservoir of energy you can tap into when you need it, is one of the highest leverage things you can do to create a more successful and fulfilling life.

    Some people believe that performing at high levels consistently is something only the lucky enjoy. Or that you must work out for hours each week and eat the perfect diet to get any return for your efforts.

Neither is true.

Anyone can learn to increase their energy and performance when they employ effective strategies.

It can be as simple as a 7 minute ritual.

You can invest seven minutes in yourself each day right?

Try this simple ritual out for three weeks.

You'll notice how much it raises your energy, channels your focus and raises your performance.

7 Minute Morning Ritual:

Minute 1:

• Stand up, place your feet shoulder width apart and close your eyes.
• Rest your hands by your sides and feel your feet connected to the earth.
• Feel the force of gravity connecting you to the earth.

Minute 2:

• Keeping your eyes closed, take several intentional deep breaths in through your nose. Fill your lungs from the bottom up.
• Feel your chest rise and fall with each breath. Smile.

Minute 3:

• Empty your mind.
• Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth and pay attention to the rise and fall of your chest. Let go of any tension.
• Become aware of the beat of your heartbeat.

Minute 4:

• Sit down.
• Close your eyes.
• Project yourself along your timeline to the end of the month.
• Ask: What 3 goals did I achieve this month that were key to creating my dream life?
• Write them down.
• Then see yourself achieving them.
• Make note of what steps and people are involved.
• Open your eyes.
• Write down any tasks you need to complete to achieve them.

Minute 5:

• Return your attention to the present.
• Ask: What is this day about?
• What are the top 3 results you need to achieve for the day to feel both successful and fulfilling?
• Write your top 3 results down.

Minute 6:

• Set a clear, powerful intention for your day.
• Get clear on your reasons why achieving your top 3 results is so important and how it will serve many areas of your life.
• Visualize yourself taking purposive action, things going exactly as you want.
• See yourself alert, engaged and performing to a high level.
• Rehearse it in your mind several times.

Minute 7:

• Stand up again and walk for 1 minute paying special attention to how your foot to toe strikes the ground. Become absorbed in this.
• As you do take 3 deep breaths in and s-l-o-w-l-y exhale.
• Continue to walk.
• Finally bring your attention to rest on your 1st most important goal for the day.
• Schedule a block of time in to get it done.
• Go grab breakfast!

This simple 7 minute process will leave you feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and highly focused.

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Strategies to Disagree at work without harming relationships

    Disagreements will happen from time to time, regardless of how well a team works together. However, conflicts shouldn't result in destroyed relationships or grudges.

    It’s important for professionals to know how to prevent a situation from escalating and get their point across without becoming rude or arrogant in their words and actions. While resolving disagreements on a positive note can take a bit more work, the end result is a happier relationship and workplace.

Below are few strategies for dealing with disagreements in a respectful manners:

1. Make Them Feel Seen And Heard:

     You are going to come to a disagreement with a colleague at some point, and that's just part of the human experience. But when communicating those disagreements with another person, it's crucial to make them feel seen and heard. A lot of the time, a disagreement can remain an amicable conversation when you simply validate the other person's point of view. This shows that you respect their perspective even though you don't agree with it. It's also easier for them to understand your point of view when they know that you've heard them out and have listened from every angle.

2. Try To Stay Impersonal With Facts:

    It's possible to convey your disagreement with your colleague without ruffling feathers. You need to learn to phrase your feelings well and also focus on facts rather than make personal comments. For example, if you disagree on which supplier to pick and your colleague is invested in picking a particular one, acknowledge their feelings. But don't back down from your opinions either. Saying things like "I'm uncomfortable with..." or "If we look at these numbers..." removes any accusatory tone in your communication. With practice, you can make disagreements impersonal and focus on what's best for the business as a whole.

 

3. Avoid Absolute Statements:

    If you want to come across amicably, it's best to qualify everything you say. This reinforces that what you're disagreeing for is merely a matter of perspective. In doing this, you make room for your colleague to change their mind. If you present whatever you're saying as an absolute fact, then you'll alienate your colleague who will likely become defensive and push back. So, don't say things like, "That's not right. Actually, we should do this." Instead, try qualifying your argument with, "I take your point, but this is how I see it..." If you present your view this way, it minimizes the chances of your colleague becoming defensive and increases the chance that they come to your side.

 

4. Approach From A Different Viewpoint:

    Approaching the situation from a different viewpoint is one way to disagree with a colleague in a polite manner without offending them. Whenever you disagree with someone, try to be tactful by asking them in a respectful tone to look at the issue or circumstance from your point of view. Then evaluate each approach to see which one will produce the best outcome.

 

5. Pause And Come Back To It Later:

    One helpful thing to do is to take a pause in the conversation and come back to it later. When you're in the middle of a disagreement, it's easy to get excited and block the other person's viewpoint. It goes the same the other way around. So, taking a break and revisiting the conversation after a day or two can help you think more clearly and offer more rational counterpoints. It also gives you the time to really understand your colleague's viewpoint.

 

6. Make Disagreeing Part Of The Creative Process:

    For every idea you work on, try setting a rule of finding at least few counter-reasons why it won't work. Having a culture that is constantly playing devil's advocate can disarm the casual disagreements and feel like an organic response as opposed to a clash. You can set the expectation that even when something sounds perfect and it's not easy to find a reason against it, you must still find at least few things that are wrong before it moves forward. In most cases, this is harder than it sounds, but it is an extremely effective way to develop ideas and solutions to problems while also working as a way to mediate real clashes that might normally strike someone as offensive.

 

7. Listen To Them Without Interruption First:

    Disagreements become quarrels when you don't listen. Even if you disagree with someone, let them speak their mind uninterrupted. Give them the space to articulate their vision and then, once they're done talking, you talk. Interruption is the root of all quarrels. It's disrespectful.

 

8. Try To Find Common Ground:

    You can disagree in a respectful manner. Disagreeing shouldn't be frowned upon. Instead, work towards finding common ground. What can you agree upon and how can you focus on the agreements more than the disagreements? 

 

    For example: If a colleague doesn't agree with how you are handling a customer service incident, then find things about that situation you can agree on and then agree to disagree on the rest. You probably both agree that the customer's satisfaction matters. You also likely agree that you want to represent the company well in whatever response you have. The matter you disagree on shouldn't steal all the focus of the conversation. Be sure that you remember you're on the same side in a lot of ways.

 

Hope, the blog will help many in handling disagreement at work place.

 

Credit: The post is taken from another website. I do not hold any right on this topic.

Useful Run Commands in Windows

Here is a huge list of commands for accessing an application or program in windows environment from run window.  To Access…. Run Command Accessibility Controls  access.cpl Accessibility Wizard   accwiz   Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Adobe Acrobat (if installed)   acrobat   Adobe Designer (if installed)   acrodist   Adobe Distiller (if installed)   acrodist   Adobe ImageReady (if installed)   imageready   Adobe Photoshop (if installed)   photoshop   Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Command Prompt cmd Component Services dcomcnfg Computer Management compmgmt.msc Control Panel   control   Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl DDE Shares ddeshare Device Manager devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr Disk Defragment dfrg.msc Disk Management diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager diskpart Display Properties control desktop Display Properties desk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility verifier Event Viewer eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool   migwiz   File Signature Verification Tool sigverif Findfast findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed)   firefox   Folders Properties control folders Fonts control fonts Fonts Folder fonts Free Cell Card Game freecell Game Controllers joy.cpl Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc Hearts Card Game mshearts Help and Support   helpctr   HyperTerminal   hypertrm   Iexpress Wizard iexpress Indexing Service ciadv.msc Internet Connection Wizard   icwconn1   Internet Explorer   iexplore   Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl Internet Setup Wizard   inetwiz   IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (If Installed) javaws Keyboard Properties control keyboard Local Security Settings secpol.msc Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows logoff Malicious Software Removal Tool   mrt   Microsoft Access (if installed)   access.cpl   Microsoft Chat winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed)   excel   Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)   frontpg   Microsoft Movie Maker   moviemk   Microsoft Paint   mspaint   Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)   powerpnt   Microsoft Word (if installed)   winword   Microsoft Syncronization Tool   mobsync   Minesweeper Game winmine Mouse Properties control mouse Mouse Properties main.cpl Nero (if installed)   nero   Netmeeting   conf   Network Connections control netconnections Network Connections ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl Notepad notepad Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager packager ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl Outlook Express   msimn   Paint   pbrush   Password Properties password.cpl Performance Monitor perfmon.msc Performance Monitor perfmon Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl Phone Dialer   dialer   Pinball Game   pinball   Power Configuration powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes control printers Printers Folder printers Private Character Editor eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl Quicktime Player (if installed)   quicktimeplayer   Real Player (if installed)   realplay   Regional Settings intl.cpl Registry Editor regedit Registry Editor regedit32 Remote Access Phonebook   rasphone   Remote Desktop mstsc Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks Security Center wscui.cpl Services services.msc Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc Shuts Down Windows shutdown Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game spider SQL Client Configuration cliconfg System Configuration Editor sysedit System Configuration Utility msconfig System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) sfc /scanonce System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) sfc /cachesize=x System Information   msinfo32   System Properties sysdm.cpl Task Manager taskmgr

         I hope the list will be of help to many. I have not verified the commands. Hence, request the visitors to use cautiously.

Using SBI ATM for Card to Card Money Transfer

    State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest government banking and financial services company in India in terms of revenue and market capitalization. SBI tag lined as “Banker to every Indian”. SBI provides State Bank ATM-cum-Debit Card facility through which an SBI account holder can withdraw cash and do many more stuffs free of charge at over 26,000 ATMs of State Bank Group within the country. Now there is no need to visit the branch or login to your Online SBI Account to transfer money to other SBI account holders. Instead you can use instant SBI Card to Card Transfer facility provided through SBI ATMs.

How to Transfer Money through SBI ATM:

    If you need to transfer some money from one SBI account to another SBI account or want to send some money to relatives, you can do that using SBI ATM. There is no direct option to transfer money directly to SBI bank account using ATM. Instead, you can use the card to card transfer facility from SBI ATM. In card to card transfer, the money in your account gets transferred to account number of beneficiary’s debit card number of state bank group. As a result, you can say it that card to card money transfer is as same as transferring money to another bank account. You will get the receipt of the money transfer from the ATM counter. You can check your online account statement to verify that the money has been transferred to the right SBI account (SBI account number of beneficiary Card holder will be
given in the transaction statements.)

Steps for Card to Card Money Transfer Facility:

   To transfer money using State Bank card to card fund transfer facility, you can follow the following steps:

1. Swipe your debit card of State Bank of India.


2. Choose Transfer Option (Transfer option could be seen at the right bottom side of the ATM screen after swiping the card.)


3. Enter the PIN (After selecting Transfer option you will be asked to enter the ATM Card PIN Number.)


4. Choose Card to Card Transfer option (from the various option listed on the screen after entering the PIN.).


5. Enter Beneficiary’s Debit Card Number (Enter the 19-digit debit card number of the recipient’s Debit card).


6. Enter Again Beneficiary’s Debit Card Number (For confirmation).


7. Enter Transferable Amount (Enter the amount of money which you want to transfer, should be <= 15000 rupees).


8. Select account type (You will be asked to choose your account type from either Savings or Currents).


9. Transaction Completed (Your transaction is completed now and the amount of money is credited instantly to the recipient’s account).


10. Collect the printed receipt for future reference.

Things you must have for SBI Card to Card Transfer:

     For availing SBI Debit Card to Debit Card money transfer facility you must have these two: Your
debit card and debit card number of beneficiary.

SBI Card to Card Transfer Limits:

   At present, limitation for State Bank of India card to card transfer facility is:

• Per transaction limit- You can transfer a maximum of Rs 15,000/- per transaction.


• Per day limit- A maximum of Rs 30,000/- can be transferred per day from one debit card to another.


• Number of transactions limit- An SBI ATM cardholder can do a maximum of two transactions per day for card to card money transfer.

I hope this information will be helpful for many people. :)