Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Four Important Principles of Life from the book 'The Leader who had no Title'

After being motivated by reading the book 'The Leader who had no Title', I have come up with the conclusion that the principles mentioned in the book can be applied to all the key areas of one's life. They are one's own PERSONALITY, FAMILY, CAREER and SOCIAL CIRCLES. So looking from this perspective, one can become a Leader in all these areas by applying the acronyms mentioned in the book, thanks to the renowned Leadership guru, Robin Sharma who is the author.The titles mentioned below are not as stated in the book, but my own views.  If you feel them beneficial, you can apply it to your life and Shine out. Of course, to get the full effect of it, you have to read the book which has the complete details on how to implement it in your life.


1) Rise and SHINE every day of your life(Personality)
   



    S - See Clearly
    H - Health is Wealth
    I  - Inspiration Matters
    N - Neglect not your Family
    E - Elevate your lifestyle





2) Think HUMAN and Be HUMAN(Family)

   
    H - Helpfulness
    U - Understanding
    M - Mingle
    A - Amuse
    N - Nurture





3) Project your best IMAGE at work(Career)

   

    I - Innovation
   M - Mastery
   A - Authenticity
   G - Guts
   E - Ethics








4) Be the SPARK in your circles.(Social circles)

   
 
    S - Speak with Audacity
    P - Prioritize
    A - Adversity creates Opportunity
    R - Respond instead of React
    K - Kudos to Everyone

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Depression higher in wealthy nations, research suggests


Some of the richest countries have the highest rates ofdepression, new research suggests.
An international team of researchers collected the results of face-to-face interviews of nearly 90,000 people considered representatives of their population. The interviews were conducted in community settings in 18 countries, and the interviewers used a standard diagnostic test from the World Health Organization to assess depression.
In the 10 countries considered high-income, an average of 15% of participants said they’d experienced a depressive episode in their lifetime. France, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.S. all had rates higher than 18%.
But among the eight low- to middle-income countries surveyed, the rate was 11% -- the lowest rates were found in India, Mexico, China and South Africa.(more...)