Archive for the 'Personal' Category
I’ve read thousands of resumes/CVs. I’ve interviewed hundreds if not thousands of job seekers over the years. One of the most common claims that keep appearing on candidates resumes and during interviews is the ability to be able to work with minimum supervision…and most of the time it proven as a false claim.
Job seekers always […]
March 31st, 2008 | Posted in management, Personal | 2 Comments
I stayed up late last night, reading this book.
So what is most valuable resource that need to be managed and use wisely if you want to be a millionaire….make it more generic …successful (what ever your definition of success is) ???
March 5th, 2008 | Posted in Goal and focus, Personal, Business | 1 Comment
I just bought this book. Currently reading it.
It contains some new things, and some old stuff. One message is to invest your money in something that can bring you more money. But it is easier said than done. What are the common avenue for people to invest - stock and trust fund. More risky…properties. It […]
March 4th, 2008 | Posted in Personal, Business | No Comments
Today let us talk about a book - JBoss at work, published by O’ Reilly.
Since my home internet connection is still not fixed, ..how efficient is Telekom Malaysia. Late payment of few days…you get the “red” warning letter, but if they are late in fixing problem…what can the user do. I’ve been complaining through the […]
February 28th, 2008 | Posted in Software Development, Personal, Technology | No Comments
At last, after some research, trials and errors we’ve decided to use JBOSS application server with JBOSS portal framework as the foundation of our portal development and deployment.
Among things that we look at first are how easy to install and get it running (because we dont have much time to learn things), how easy to […]
February 1st, 2008 | Posted in Software Development, Personal, Technology | No Comments
I guess it is just a little bit late…but I was busy.
I change job, and move to new place. I started with my new job on Dec 26th. And I have been busy since. Traveling around learning new things, meeting new people, interviewing people, building up new group, getting accustom to new environment.
January 28th, 2008 | Posted in Personal, Technology | No Comments
Let me continue with my story..about me.
As I mentioned, I had 3 goals that I’ve achieved without realizing/ or knowing anything about goal setting etc. But from these experiences, now I can relate it back to some of things that I learn in the self improvement area.
My first goal was when I was in high […]
November 26th, 2007 | Posted in Goal and focus, Motivational, Personal | No Comments
Off course I am not John Goddard, but I think by now I’ve experience the power of goal based on few major goals that I’ve set and achieved through out my life. Eemm by the way if you don’t know who is John Goddard you can check it here http://www.johngoddard.info/
November 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Goal and focus, Motivational, Personal | No Comments
I am reading a book by a great Japanese strategist who is an MIT graduate, Kenichi Ohmae. - “The Mind of The Strategist”
To me it is an interesting reading, something that is a little bit different from the normal material that cover self improvement. This book is a management book - specifically on management […]
November 20th, 2007 | Posted in Personal, Business, Technology | 2 Comments
This tip has been mentioned by a lot of self improvement experts, but still most of us either forget about it, or choose not to do it.
The tip is: DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND YOUR CONTROL.
Yes just focus on things that you can control. It said that more than 90% of things […]
October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Goal and focus, Motivational, Personal | 2 Comments