Many would actually lose weight like that because it is a reminder of how they can look if they are able to lose weight. Setting ambitious goals is important because even if you are unable to go that far and really achieve those ambitious targets, you would still be far ahead of where you had started. It is like saying I will walk three miles in half an hour today. Then you start out and run like mad alternating with some fast walking only to realize that it is not entirely possible to walk three miles in half an hour but you will also notice that you reached very close to your goal and are far ahead of where you had started or where you would have been with a less ambitious goal.
3. factors that contribute to an effective apology include:
a) sincerity
b) genuine desire to correct the wrong
c) admission of fault
d) firm promise of not repeating the mistake
Someone who apologizes does so because he/she were at fault. It is thus important to recognize this and start by admitting your mistake. There should be complete sincerity in your tone because people are quick to mistrust any apology because they have seen so many fake ones. The person must also show that he/she is willing to do whatever it takes to correct the mistake.
4. Stephen Covey is right but there is a slight twist to this concept. While it is true that outward attitude needs to be backed by solid change of beliefs or principles, it is also true that some times changing outward attitude automatically produces change inside. In other words, many people would attest to the fact that when they act confident, they feel confident inside...
But what Covey is saying is from the viewpoint of ethics. He believes that a person should fake his attitude because sooner or later, his facade would crumble down and hence he/she must support outer change with strong inner change as well. This is evident in the case of many religious people. I have seen that some of them would act all religious outwardly but do not have such strong faith inside.
6.Colin Powell said this in the context of leadership. What he meant was that when people stop bringing their problems to the leader, it shows two things: either they have lost confidence in the leader's ability to solve the problem or they have come to believe that he doesn't care. In both cases, the bottom line is failure of leadership. A leader would always be someone the others can look up to. They believe that he possess an innate ability to foresee problems and has solution available for most of them. When people see a leader in this light, it means the leadership has been successful. However when people stop seeing this, leadership has failed and the leader has lost his position as a person of wisdom and strength.
7. Diversity training programs focus on fostering tolerance and acceptance for all races in the workplace. However there is always a possibility that such a program might backlash and this happens when a program focuses too heavily on minorities and their issues and hence sidelines the majority group. This would generate resentment in those who belong to the majority race.
8. The two illegal ways of sexual discrimination include:
a) Firing an employee when she becomes pregnant
b) Glass ceiling
