REEJA NAWAZ

Eat that Frog with a Pomodoro:

Today in a fast pace world with increasing competition, efficiency counts and that means maximizing your results with the least amount of time. A good balance between work and play requires managing your time properly. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Random acts of kindness:

While I was doing the online course on random acts of kindness, it reminded me that performing random acts of kindness, is something that I need to incorporate more into my life on a regular basis. I actually had a warm and fuzzy feeling inside knowing that many people have done so many kind things…

In person drop Experience:

I’m afraid of many things in my life. Because of this fear I was unable to take risks in my life and it shattered my confidence to a great extent.

Before going through this activity of in-person drop of resume and cover letter, several questions were roaming in my mind like…

I found this chapter “Do this and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere” of the book to be very interesting. Whether it is in a work setting or a personal setting, who doesn’t want to know how to handle people better? Carnegie suggests that to better handle people you need to “arouse in the other person an eager want.” Or in simple words: be interested in them.

Informational interview allows one to ask questions about a profession that interests you. It is a chance to get an insider viewpoint on careers and can help lead to prospect job opportunities. I felt a little awkward and nervous talking to one I didn’t know. But going through this activity is one of a great experience.