A Holistic View on Creating Happiness and Goal Setting.
Over the past four articles, I have covered various aspect of pursuing inner happiness. In each of these articles, I have elaborated various approach and perception relating to happiness and goal setting. First of all, what is your definition of happiness?
By making life simple, I have listed all these 12 main points in this article for easy reference.
1. Price of Pursuing Empty Dream and Happiness (Part 1 of 4)
Ways to Identify and Define Truth Inner Happiness.
1. Do we follow our heart?
2. Is it really what we want?
“Imagine if we devote all our resources only to realize later it is not what we really want.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple .
3. Do we become happier after successfully achieve this objective?
2. Price of Pursuing Empty Dream and Happiness (Part 2 of 4)
Give Consideration to Our Dreams’ Impact and Effect before Pursuing.
1. Do we give in-depth consideration to a particular objective we set?
“Inner happiness is to know what our purpose in life is.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple .
2. Would we be really happy or lost if we cannot make it?
3. What type of happiness do we get?
3. Price of Pursuing Empty Dream and Happiness (Part 3 of 4)
Cause and Effect for Pursing Material Happiness.
1. Do we become obsessive for more material happiness?
“Are we able to live with basic essential instead a life full of extravagant?” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple .
2. Can we afford to live without material possession?
3. What is the price (or sacrifice) we need to pay?
4. Price of Pursuing Empty Dream and Happiness (Part 4 of 4)
Ways on How to Handle Setback.
“What will it be for those who lost their integrity and reputation?” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple .
1. Are we able to recover from any setback?
2. Can we let go when require?
3. Life is too short for unnecessary regrets.
Let’s begin our first step to truth happiness. Let’s start living a simple and meaningful life.
About James Ang
James Ang is a Gen Y Blogger (or Gen Y Pro blogger – stands for Professional Blogger) who blogs mainly on innovation, peer learning, personal development and well beings.
About The omniGenerations Blog’s Concept
The omniGenerations Blog (or The omniGens Blog in short) is a peer learning community blog or a peer learning micro wiki blog that focus on the holistic development of our lives. The omniGens Blog leverages on the collective wisdom of our proactive community in helping us to achieve simple work – life balance and happiness. Make Life Simple.
Copyright 2009 – 2010, James Ang. All rights reserved.
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1. Category: Sleep or insomnia problem related resource by Yahoo Health.
Online health article – What’s really keeping you awake by Self Magazine.
– Purpose of information
A list of possible cause of insomnia and some suggested corrective solution to improve our quality of sleep. Note: Though this website is more catered to female readers, part of this article maybe useful for our male readers.
List of sleep syndrome:
1. Restless legs syndrome.
2. Anxiety.
3. Sleep-related eating disorder.
4. Sleep apnea.
5. Narcolepsy.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/whats-really-keeping-you-awake-560900/
2. Category: Sleep or energy level related quiz.
Online quality of sleep quiz – Energy Makeover Quiz by By Sari Harrar, Good Housekeeping
– Purpose of information
A list of six questions to help readers to gauge their quality of sleep and identify the source of their sleep problem. Also, this quiz gives some suggestion on improving our quality of sleep.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/sleep/sleep-energy-quiz?link=rel&dom=msn&src=syn&con=art&mag=ghk
3. Category: Sleep improvement stuff by Good Housekeeping.
Online sleep improvement article – Solved — Your Personal Energy Crisis by By Sari Harrar, Good Housekeeping.
– Purpose of information
A list of 12 slides to help readers to improve their quality of sleep and energy level. This article claims that these sleep improvement suggestions are backed by scientific research and finding.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/sleep/get-more-energy
4. Category: Job burnout problem related resource by MayoClinic.com.
Online health wiki resource – Job burnout: Understand symptoms and take action by Mayo Clinic staff.
- Purpose of information
A list of information related to job burnout. This includes information on
1. The definition of job burnout.
2. Who is in the high risk group.
3. A list of job burnout symptoms.
4. Available resource for job burnout suffers.
- URL of websites/ website address
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/burnout/WL00062
5. Category: How to manage job burnout related issues by Yahoo Health.
Online health portal – Managing Job Stress by By Deborah Dakins, Yahoo Health.
- Purpose of information
A list of information related to job burnout. This includes information on
1. The possible root cause of job burnout.
2. Who is in the high risk group.
3. A list of job burnout signs.
4. Available resource for job burnout victims.
5. Some stress management techniques and methods.
6. How to know when it is necessary to quit a highly stressful job.
7. Considerations require before resign from a stressful job.
- URL of websites/ website address
http://health.yahoo.com/work-overview/managing-job-stress/healthwise–ta5662spec.html
6. Category: Reasons require before quitting any jobs by MSN Career.
Online career and job search portal – Is It Time to Quit? – Reasons you may want to search for greener pastures By Robert Half International, MSN Career.
- Purpose of information
A list of four questions that anyone need to consider before deciding quitting a job is necessary.This includes information on:
1. Clearly understand your job and company conditions.
2. The type of working relationship and expectation with your superior.
3. Your career’s responsibility and development direction.
4. Your job satisfaction level.
- Like having a good working environment condition, work ethic in line with personal values.
- URL of websites/ website address
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2087-Workplace-Issues-Is-It-Time-to-Quit/?cbsid=0d206fe796ea409b875695ba742c3289-317214658-KF-5&sc_extcmp=JS_2087_home1&SiteId=cbmsnhp42087&ArticleID=2087&cbRecursionCnt=5>1=23000
All the above links can be found in the Gen Y pro blog article –
Price of Pursuing Empty Dream and Happiness (Part 3 of 4) – Cause and Effect for Pursing Material Happiness.
1. Category: Business and work ethic issue by MSN Career.
Online carer and job search portal – When to Disobey the Boss by Eve Tahmincioglu, MSN Career.
– Purpose of information
Some real life case study shows the legal implication for unethical employees who just simply follow management’s wrongful instruction. In the cases mention, most of the time employees are at losing end for executing unethical instruction.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1318&SiteId=cbmsnbc41318&sc_extcmp=JS_1318_msnbc>1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=f33734c3fb2b43c0947a257668d8840f-273589210-w1-6
2. Category: Business and work ethic issue by CareerDiva.net.
Online business, carer, work pro blogger – What Employers Want From Grads by Eve Tahmincioglu, MSNBC.com Career columnist.
– Purpose of information
The criteria that hiring managers from 3 United States Corporations will look out for. (Note: The below information is useful for job candidates outside U.S. After all, many U.S and non-U.S multinational corporations (MNC) have operation outside America.) These are:
1. Teamwork.
2. Leadership skills.
3. Active in co-curricular activities (CCA)
4. Flexible mind.
5. Learning and open mindset.
6. Good problem-solving skills.
7. Technical skills and competencies.
8. Job responsibilities.
9. Communication skills.
10. Work experience
11. Strong integrity.
12. Strong work ethic.
The links of these three companies featured in CareerDiva.net are:
1. Ernst & Young – http://www.ey.com/careers
2. Enterprise Rent-A-Car – http://www.erac.com
3. Chevron – http://careers.chevron.com/
– URL of websites/ website address
http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2009/05/15/a-peak-at-what-employers-want-from-grads/
3. Category: Definition of business and work ethic issue by Answer.com.
Online Wiki portal – What is ethics? by Answer.com.
– Purpose of information
Different interpretation of what is ethics.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_ethics
4. Category: Explanation the importance of business and work ethic issue by Answer.com.
Online Wiki portal – Why ethics are important in the work place? by Answer.com.
– Purpose of information
Explain why it is necessary for business and work ethics.
– URL of websites/ website address
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_ethics_are_important_in_the_work_place
Disclaimer:
Both Gen Y blogger and The omniGenrations Blog (or The omniGens Blog) is not affiliated to CareerDiva.net, Chevron, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ernst & Young and other companies listed in the links above.