Discovering podcast

Discovering podcast

I must say that I never really discovered podcast.  I never integrated them in my schedule.  I tried a few but never really subscribe to and routinely listen to all podcasts of a specific publisher.  Yes, I have been using the internet since 1989, and yes I am an...
Back from vacation

Back from vacation

Yes, it is true.  I have not written much since mid-July.  My apologies for that.  That is the result of going away on vacation.  But I am still there and dedicated to Project-Aria.  I guess I could (or should) have written a note about that.   Anyway, I am back,...
Overcoming fear and dare to succeed

Overcoming fear and dare to succeed

Fear is excellent to stop you from achieving your greatest dreams and successes, both in your personal and professional life. Fear of failure Fear of the unknown Fear of imperfection Fear of social rejection Fear Imaginary Fear. Something, you are all positive and...
50 great quotes

50 great quotes

I think personal development and professional development works together.  We are just one person. So may these 50 quotes inspire you both on a professional and personal levels. 50 Quotes That Will Free Your Mind...
You only lie to yourself

You only lie to yourself

I never really understood lies.  Telling others a different story does not change reality.  Things are still the same.  The best way to move in the direction you want is to be brutally honest with yourself.  Honest about the truth out there, because the reality does...
Managing star employees

Managing star employees

We often talk about how to manage difficult employees.  But there’s the flip side.  A star employee may be difficult to manage, and sometimes even more difficult to manage.  Actually, even the star employee may sometimes suffer from his own genius.  His mind can...
Project Planning

Project Planning

Here is another good post from ProjectManager.com Projectmanager.com provides on their blog regular interesting and useful post on project management.  I like them.   It talk about project planning, and proposes 8 key questions that should be asked during project...
Mental Habits of Highly Successful People

Mental Habits of Highly Successful People

You want to be successful.  It all starts with mental habits.  So here’s an article called:     The 11 Mental Health Habits of Highly Successful People     My 2 favorites are 6. Asking for help is seen as a strength, not a weakness,...
Delegation!

Delegation!

Delegation is important! You will not success if you don’t learn how to delegate.  And learning how to delegate seems to be one of the most difficult thing to learn.  It is that with every promotion comes new responsibilities and stress, and the...
How not to be too smart

How not to be too smart

A leader is often the one that has ambition, knowledge, expertise, etc.   People look at him to lead the team in the right direction.   But can the strength be also the cause of some weaknesses?  Yes.  As this article says, You Can’t Be Effective When You’re...
Overcoming Fear

Overcoming Fear

To follow-up on yesterday’ post on fear and the destructive energy of imaginary fear, here’s an interesting article to positively solve this issue.  It is important to overcome fear and negative imagination if someone wants to reach excellence , and learn...
Fear and Imaginary drama

Fear and Imaginary drama

Yes, fear of failure is a powerful destructive force.  Fear.  Imagination.  Imaginary fear.  Paralyzed by the unknown.  I have seen too many people living 50 of the last 1 drama in their living.  But in their mind, everything is true and driven by fear and...
Success of optimistic team

Success of optimistic team

    I fully agree.  An optimistic team is better, and even more important an optimistic leader is to achieve excellence!       The Optimistic Team for Project Management Success By Jorge Valdés Garciatorres, PMP on March 12, 2012 11:34 AM...
To Be Number One, Get the Right Number Two

To Be Number One, Get the Right Number Two

I always believe that success means that I can leave without having everything falling apart. Too often the success is too much dependent on one person. That is bad, because the organization should be larger than one person. It should survived the departure of a key...