HOW TO CATCH YOUR BLACK SWAN

“Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.” -Bodhidharma Today we discussed in class the Black Swan theory refers only to unexpected large events which has played a dominant role in history. The chance of the Black Swan taking place is like the outliers in a study. The theorist Nassim Nicholas Taleb, defined the criteria as below:

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Take a Chance and Fly like a bubble bee

We have the ability to do and become anything. Nature is a constant reminder of that, especially with animals like the bubble bee. If they thought they couldn’t do it, they wouldnt even try. Take a chance and you can fly to.

HOW TO LET GO OF GRUDGES

A client recently shared a situation she was struggling with about a person she hadn’t spoken to in ages. It brought me back to a fall out I had, and how my theory was the reason why we hold grudges is because its our defense mechanism to protect ourselves from a similar situation to repeat itself. I explored some research

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HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SCARIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD

“Seeing ourselves through someone elses eyes is backed by light while seeing ourselves through mirror is backed by darkness” – Prof Shems Friedlander The scariest person to deal with is ourselves. We are our greatest enemies because we put really high standards than we expect from other people. In many incidences we are not even aware of it; recently I

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BUCKET LIST: SINGING FROM THE TOWER OF PISA

My father is an architect and since I was a kid, I was fascinated with buildings. Of course you can imagine, my delight when we learnt about learning tower of Pisa. I knew from the age of 10 I was going to see this weird construction and climb those steps. In 2007, when I finished drafting up my awesome bucket

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Bucket List Tomatina

Although I am quite environmentally conscious, there are some things that your mind wants that doesn’t make any rational sense. When I was 12 or 13 I saw the BBC coverage of Tomatina, the largest tomato throwing festival in the world. I knew this was something that I had to do on my bucket list. There are 40,000 people that

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HOW TO GET RESPECTED

“Are you not supposed to be the generation that is supposed to care about the environment?” was the opening line from my financial management professor in a class this week. As the audience hands went up, he asked yet another question “Does caring about the environment not also include caring about your neighbor?” People has mixed answers, and he responded

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HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored,

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WHAT IS THE STORY YOUR TELLING?

Stories are powerful, not only because people love hearing them, but because they are a crucial tool for learning about values, strengthening bonds, helping us reminisce of good experiences. When I was a kid I preferred stories over spending time with people. They were less complicated and I loved being immersed into the world of tales, learning about people who

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HOW TO DEAL WITH LOSS

July 4th was the day that Lewis Caroll finished and told Alice in Wonderland for the first time, its when Philippines gains independence from the US, its when the Give Peace a Chance was released and when Americans celebrate fourth of July. For me its a reminder thats its been another year since my fathers passing. At this moment four

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