HOW DOES A HOMELESS MAN SPEND $100 SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

I received this great video in my Facebook account. This video a great example of "DON"T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER".

A parnkster gave a homeless man $100 and follow him to see what the man will do with the money. As with most of us he expected the homeless man to buy alcohol. What he saw stunned and touched his heart. The Homeless man was buying food for other homeless people. The prankster was touched and gave the homeless man another $ 100. Of which the homeless man gave the prankster some words of advise. 

Watch this video and you will see that the poor is much richer in kindness than all of us.

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9 Ways Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Fitter and Richer

Your parents taught you to mind your manners. You write thank you notes and tip your barista. But there’s more to being grateful than going through the motions. According to numerous studies, true gratitude is a powerful force that can improve your relationships, increase happiness and even boost immunity. Deep down, most of us know this to be true. But we still have trouble taking time from our busy lives to actually stop, reflect and give thanks for what matters most. The good news: Making the effort to get grateful is easier than you’d expect, and it’s way more effective that you might imagine. 

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The Art of War - Importance of Time Off for your Employee

November and December is a very busy month for hotels in Malaysia. Its the last term school holidays leading to Christmas and New Year. Families will be traveling, some resorts will be full during the durations. Manpower will be stretch to limit as this is the last two months for the year to maximize revenue and profit. What most of these hotels fail to see is what Sun Tzu in Chapter 2- Waging War  about prolong war.

"There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare"  Verse 6, Chapter 2 Waging War.

What I see is the staff will get very exhausted as some companies even hold back leaves and offdays. When the staff energy level and morale is low,then service level will also decline. When service level declines, customers are not happy. When customers are not happy, what do they do nowadays. They not only don't come back, they let everyone know of their unhappiness. They write in reviews, blogs, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and so on. Then the whole world will know your service sucks. Sun Tzu's have another quote for this situation.

"Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity.Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue"  Verse 4, Chapter 2-  Waging War.

So what I normally do when the busy season is about to come. I will source for partimers so as I can reduce the extra working hours of my permenant staff. So they will be well rested. And I also give them time off to go for holidays with their family, especially those with school going kids. These are the perks thats is better than money. They will really appreciate you and work hard for you. Always remember that your staffs are humans too, they have feelings.

As Sun Tzu said in Chapter 9.

"Therefore soldiers must be treated in the first instance with humanity, but kept under control by means of iron displine. This is a certain road to victory" Verse 43, Chapter 9'

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Sun Tzu - The Use of The Office Gossip

Most people will say that its not honest to use spies in what we do. But I don't agree with this statement. Spies if used with integrity and honestly can be a great asset to an establishment. With spies you can know why the competitors is getting more business or what they are doing differently. Maybe their product or sales team is better, so then you can improve your product or team with this piece of info. That is why Sun Tzu has dedicated a chapter on the use of spies. Below is one of the verse "Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men." Verse 6 Chapter 13. THE USE OF SPIES Even the office gossip is useful.

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The 10 Commandments of Getting Debt-Free | Credit.com

Nobody wants to go into debt, and everyone in debt wants to get out of it. Avoiding or getting out of debt requires a lot of self control, patience and smart decision-making, but it doesn’t need to be complicated.



To help keep you on your path to being debt-free, we put together a set of simple rules you can use as your guide.

1. Thou shalt not buy things you cannot afford.

Overspending can quickly get out of control. It may start with carrying a small balance on your credit card, but when you can’t pay off that balance the next month and you add a little bit more to it, you’ll have more trouble catching up.

This is about more than a bad shopping habit or a tendency to eat out often. Taking out a loan to buy a car that’s beyond your budget or a home outside your price range is going to make it very difficult to manage your other expenses.

2. Thou shall pay yourself first.

Before figuring out how much money you have to spend, dedicate a portion of your earnings to savings. You may spend most of your life debt-free, but if you haven’t spent many years building a retirement fund, you may find it difficult to make ends meet or to be able to retire when you want to. Keeping a tighter budget now so you can save will be worth the financial and emotional security you’ll enjoy down the road.

3. Thou shall have an emergency fund.

Unexpected life events tend to be expensive. When the car breaks down, when you get sick, when you lose your job, you don’t want to resort to using credit cards to pay for everything you need. A good rule of thumb is to put away a little bit of money each month until you’ve saved enough to cover three to six months’ worth of your expenses, and only dip into the fund for a true emergency. As soon as you’ve used some of the money, make a plan to replace it so you’re prepared for the next unpleasant surprise.

4. Thou shall track your spending.

Know where your money goes, and you’ll be able to make smarter choices about where to spend it in the future. You may be surprised to learn how much of your paycheck goes toward food or entertainment, but once you’re aware of your spending habits, you can change them if need be.

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The Art of War - Be Humble

The restaurant where I am currently attached to was expanding. The owners were opening more restaurants elsewhere. So they added some new position to help oversee different sections of the restaurants as a group. Hoping that this move will improve operations. These people were supposed to work closely with the individual restaurant's operation team. One such position was to oversee the entire Food and Beverage Operations of the restaurants. They got a guy with a number of years experience and have said that he have worked overseas. So the owners felt that with all this experience, he was a valuable asset. The F&B Operations Manager came on board and started throwing his weight around saying this and that was wrong. He went around acting that he knew everything and we were all useless. He was the big boss and everyone must respect and worship him. He constantly reminded us that he was going to improve our services as we were all not good. He should have read Sun Tzu's Art of War. Chapter 8 has a verse on the five dangerous faults that may affect a General that is

"There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general (4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame" Chapter 8 Verse 12.

As for me, I just kept quiet and relaxed. These types of people think they know everything; therefore they won't listen to other people's ideas. It’s like what Sun Tzu said about attacking walled city. I didn't say anything. I used Chapter 5 verse as a guide.

"Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision, concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy, masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions" Chapter 5 verse 18.

Being all high and mighty, he didn't want to listen to us. He was just giving out ideas to the owners without studying terrain. His ideas for promotions were geared to high income customers but the customers in our area were all middle income. When we told him that some of his ideas were too far fetched, he just brushed it aside by saying that we didn’t know much.

That was 4 months ago, nowadays he look lost. As the restaurants is ready but the food and beverage is not. Even the equipment and staff haven't arrived. He can't ask us for help as his loose face with the owners as he has belittled us to the owners. So what Sun Tzu meant is like all religions say “BE HUMBLE”

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SunTzu - Getting Even with Out Fighting
CHAPTER 1 : Verse 20. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. Verse 21. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. Verse 22. If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. Verse 23. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. Verse 24. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. Verse 25. These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.
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9 Ways Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Fitter and Richer

Your parents taught you to mind your manners. You write thank you notes and tip your barista. But there’s more to being grateful than going through the motions. According to numerous studies, true gratitude is a powerful force that can improve your relationships, increase happiness and even boost immunity. Deep down, most of us know this to be true. But we still have trouble taking time from our busy lives to actually stop, reflect and give thanks for what matters most. The good news: Making the effort to get grateful is easier than you’d expect, and it’s way more effective that you might imagine. 

Why It Pays to Be Grateful

Spend just minutes each day reflecting on what you’re grateful for and we can pretty much guarantee you’ll see a snowball effect resulting in physical, psychological and social benefits. Here’s the catch: You need to get grateful throughout the year — not just on Thanksgiving.

One study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research confirmed that individuals who had a more grateful outlook got better quality shut eye, stayed asleep longer and required less time to fall asleep than their less grateful peers. Perhaps more impressive, people who spent times focusing on grateful thoughts exercised for 1.5 more hours each week, compared to people who spent time focusing on the hassles in their life, according to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Plus, at least eight studies have shown that people who express gratitude tend to show fewer symptoms of depression.   

A grateful state of mind can help you win big in business, too. Once study conducted atHarvard Business School, found that participants who were prompted to think of a time when they were grateful were less likely to act impulsively when it came to financial choices when compared with people who were prompted to think of something happy or neutral. Gratitude increases our level of patience, researchers suggested. 

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it,” William Arthur Ward, an American writer, once said. In honor of Thanksgiving, here are nine simple ways to cultivate gratefulness every other day of the year.





 

10 Easy Ways to Start Being More Grateful 

1. Bust out your old diary.Studies show that people who make weekly gratitude journal entries feel better about their lives and more optimistic about the future. Not into breaking out the pen and paper? Try using an app. We like Five Minute Journal, which prompts you to write down three things you’re grateful for, three things that would make the day awesome and three affirmations (e.g. “I am confident,” “I am kind”) each day.

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