The art of persuasion is a critical skill that can be used for all sorts of situations. Whether you need it for transactional business relationships or if you simply want to change someone’s mind, knowing how to persuade or negotiate has many advantages. Taking a page from the FBI Hostage Negotiation Unit’s Behavioral Change Stairway ...
This year, a sensational piece of news in Hong Kong was the mysterious murder and dismemberment of Cai Tianfeng, a celebrity in the city. The incident has deeply shocked the general public. On February 21, 2023, Cai Tianfeng’s family reported her disappearance to the police. With no leads to go on, the police faced the ...
Gone are the days when women want to marry and become homemakers. Instead, they are driven to achieve success, competing for top positions, building careers, making money, and living their best lives. Just like men, women also aspire to be high-value individuals. As the quote goes: “Nobody works harder than a woman who doesn’t like ...
As parents, it’s natural to want to provide the best for your children. And when it comes to the question of whether to introduce competition into your children’s lives, it’s not always clear whether it’s good or bad. Here, we’ll provide a balanced list of the pros and cons of competition for kids to help ...
As parents, we need to remember that instead of leaving our children a fortune, we need to help them develop good habits from an early age. Here is a story that illustrates the point: There were three fathers who frequently visited the temple to pray for their sons. After a long time, they moved the ...
The journey of life brings you more understanding as you experience more. In fact, for many of the things you used to find hard to let go of, you can slowly learn to release them. Getting angry and complaining are two such things that need to be relinquished. Things that you used to be so ...
At some point in life, you have likely made a promise to yourself or made to others or come across a person or people who promised you something. Keeping promises makes you trustworthy and honorable, while not honoring them slowly erodes your self-belief and respect from other people. Understanding why living up to your promises ...
The ancient Roman Empire perished from plagues. During the reign of Emperor Diocletian, the nobility lived in corruption and decadence, and they treated prisoners of war and slaves inhumanely. For example, there was a practice of killing slaves and using them as food for giant eels. It was believed that doing so would make the ...
In ancient India, there was an elderly rich man who had wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation, but he didn’t have the generosity to match his wealth. He was stingy, jealous, and ruthless. Before he died, he told his son not to give alms to others. Unexpectedly, he was reincarnated as a blind ...
Do you believe what goes around comes around? This is a true story of karma that happened in rural China as told by an elder. The elder’s mother was from Gaomi County in Shandong Province, and lived in the countryside. There was a couple in her village with three sons and two daughters, five children ...
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