Recently chosen by Writer’s Digest magazine as one of the best
new self-published books of 2005, ‘Buddha in the Boardroom’ is a
clever and entertaining blend of business challenges and
Buddhist philospohy.
Buddhism teaches us that if we learn to handle our
relationships properly our life will be easier. Learn how your
chaotic and stressful workplace environment is really a series
of relationships, whether it is with your boss, co-workers,
customers, salesmen, competition, or suppliers. Each chapter
shows how by learning to handle these workplace relationships
properly, you not only increase your chances of success, but
your job can actually becomes less stressful and more enjoyable.
“You will see yourself and everyone you know in the chapters of
this book.” Heather McGough
Sometimes funny and sometimes serious, discover for yourself
why Buddha in the Boardroom has been called ‘the business book
that is inspirational.’ Chapters include: competition,
conflicts, controlling anger, risk taking, ethics, handling
change, teamwork, goal setting, time management and many more in
30 chapters and 138 pages.
Buddhism is universally accepted because it is not in conflict
with any religion nor with science. See for yourself why
Buddhism is not for everyone, it’s only for those who want to
live a happier and more productive life.
Sticking my eyes to the desktop eight hours per day has been thickening my glasses year by year. My flat-mate, who is working for an E-commerce company, is also in the same situation but his currently overjoyed laugh and cheerful voice in front of the PC usually awake me at midnight when I am still in the mist of my dreams. Surprisingly because he is not an “easy to hit it off” type among my pals and hard to believe a young guy with the motto “24 hours are not enough for a day” can be addicted to online game or chit-chat. So what has oddly been happening to him really inspired me to find out the reasons.
Going beyond all my expectations, it turned out that he has been using Paltalk, a pretty popular online chat tool, to find some friends in Asia to have an overview of this emergent mecca before his adventurous trip to Japan, Korea and South East Asian region. All of that information seemed not transparent enough for a doubtful mind, I decided to install this chat tool and explore by myself.
Visiting some forums of languages learning was an eye-opener for me when I noticed that many people use Paltalk, Skype, Yahoo messenger or AOL not only for fun but also for teaching and learning. An English speaking room in Paltalk impressed me much as the admin, a retired Australian teacher, volunteered to teach English for some 10 people who are mostly from Asian countries. When typing is as old as hills, talking over a microphone in this kind of voice conference can help those “students” listen and imitate the native accent. This teacher asked everybody to browse a website, read an article, pick up the microphone and raise hand to share ideas in the conference. I also joined another one as the topic was about movies - my favorite. When I was still wavering about going to see “The memoirs of a Geisha” because I had never had a profound interest in any Asian movie without Jackie Chan, one Japanese woman helped me summarize its content from the Japanese original book. From her talk, many splendid types of kimono and the ups and downs in geishas’ life really encouraged me to spend one night at the cinema and helped me know that Zhang Zi Yi, Wanatabe Ken, Gong Li, etc. are also brilliant stars. We exchanged countless thank you’s as I had a lesson about Japanese culture and she could practice to brush up her English. I am not totally into the definition of E-learning and its advantages because you can search a huge mountain of information about this aspect on the Internet. However, what I have told you is also called E-learning, isn’t it? My eyes would be a little tired but that is worthwhile because I have received many useful lessons.
Oops, probably you are complaining of my verbosity and the irrelevance to the title of this writing. Anyway, making money is not like a knife through butter.
I read some very interesting news yesterday that a ninth-grade Indian teaches Mathematics for a younger one in the U.S. This talented tutor can earn 10 bucks for every hour, which sounds very impressive. Here, long distance does not matter when they can send word files by email or Instant messenger and do exercises by talking in a voice chat conference. The interesting thing is this Indian has to use a voice changer software to enhance his voice quality as you know, Indian accent and dialect are not so easy for everyone in the world to understand. That is what we usually say “necessity is the mother of invention” and earning cash is not something out of reach.
Definitely I will tell my flat-mate about those. A cool idea of making money would pop into his mind, legally, why not?
www.elearningguild.com/
www.audio4fun.com
Kitty Fantastic in Manroe’s Art Adventure is a 40-page
children’s book written by the accomplished and
award-winning illustrator Pamela Key. Her intent in writing
this book is clear in this passage from the book:
“If a kid does any kind of art at least three hours a day, three
days a week, for a year he or she is four times more likely to
win an award for writing or be recognized for academic
achievement and three times more likely to be elected to
class office or win an award for school attendance.”
There is no doubt that this is an excellent book and could
easily be one of the best I have seen. The art is amazing -
especially the backgrounds, which are full of colorful
textures and blends. Another noticeable feature was the
bright, almost realistic eyes of Pamela’s characters.
Monroe, a curious little boy filled with questions, has a
conversation with his artistically inclined mother about the
many various forms of art. Everything from writing, music,
pottery and painting are covered in their discussion. A
lovable egomaniac cat is Monroe’s best friend and he
appears on each scene with cunning comments. Fun
activity sheets (four in total) mentally stimulate children and
help develop the ability to focus on details.
The way the book is illustrated and written allows for plenty
of dialogue between the reader and children. They can seek
out images together and discuss what is happening. Also
every-other page has a small box with extra historical facts.
Such as: science-fiction author Jules Verne writing about air
and water travel 100 years before it was possible; and the
adventure of Dolly Madison who risked her life to safe
important national treasures.
Kitty Fantastic in Manroe’s Art is a fun and stimulating book
for learning historical lessons and as an introduction to art -
and as such, the book would be ideal for groups of children
at schools, libraries and even daycare centers. Children are
not the only people that can be enlightened by this book - my
husband and myself were both educated about “surrealism”
and more. I was also particularly partial to the author
making sure it is understood that each person has their
own art and express thoughts and emotions through it in
their own unique way.
I heartily recommend this book!
ISBN#: 0-9771971-1-5
Authored and Illustrated by: Pamela Key
Publisher: A Better Be Write Publisher
Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment - Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
(http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)