Sebuah teori yang selama ini diyakini banyak ilmuwan menyebutkan bahwa alam semesta berasal dari fenomena 'Big Bang' atau ledakan besar. Teori ini menyatakan bahwa alam semesta terbentuk dari ledakan maha dahsyat sekitar 13.700 juta tahun lampau.
Ledakan ini melontarkan materi dalam jumlah sangat besar ke segala penjuru alam semesta. Materi-materi ini kemudian mengisi alam semesta dalam bentuk bintang, planet, debu kosmis, asteroid, meteor, energi, dan partikel lainnya. Sudah puluhan tahun, para ilmuwan berupaya keras melakukan eksperimen besar untuk merekaulang kondisi beberapa saat setelah Big Bang.
Melalui serangkaian penelitian, para ilmuwan di Eropa meyakini berhasil mereka ulang fenomena Bing Bang. Mereka pun berharap penelitian ini akan menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan fundamental di bidang fisika.
Rencana penelitian ini sendiri sebenarnya sempat tersenda-sendat sejak digagas sekitar 30 tahun lalu. Pasalnya, proyek ini menghadapi masalah pembengkakan biaya, gangguan peralatan, dan masalah konstruksi. Namun, para ilmuwan tetap tak lelah untuk terus mencoba merekaulang kondisi setelah peristiwa Big Bang, yang menurut mereka menyebabkan terbentukan alam semesta.
Seperti dilansir kantor berita AP, Rabu (10/9), setelah 30 tahun akhirnya para ilmuwan itu kini telah berhasil menembakkan dua berkas partikel proton mengelilingi terowongan 27 km yang menampung Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Mesin senilai lebih dari 9 miliar dollar AS di perbatasan Swiss-Prancis itu dirancang untuk menabrakkan partikel dengan kekuatan sangat dahsyat.
Ketua tim ilmuwan Lyn Evans mengatakan, penelitian itu merupakan penantian mereka yang cukup panjang. ''Dan, kami ingin program penelitian LHC tetap berjalan,'' ujarnya.
LHC dibangun dalam waktu sekitar 13 tahun. Collider itu dioperasikan oleh Lembaga Eropa untuk Riset Nuklir, yang lebih dikenal dengan akronimnya dalam bahasa Prancis, CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). Mesin yang berlokasi di perbatasan Swiss-Prancis itu dirancang untuk untuk menumbukkan partikel-partikel subatomik.
Tujuan utama uji coba CERN adalah untuk menemukan Higgs boson, yang namanya diambil dari nama fisikawan Skotlandia Peter Higgs. Ia pada 1964 menunjuk kepada partikel semacam itu sebagai kekuatan yang memberi massa dan membuat alam semesta mungkin terbentuk.
Berkas proton pertama, yang bergerak searah jarum jam, menyelesaikan putaran pertama terowongan bawah tanah itu sebelum pukul 09.30 waktu Inggris (15.30 WIB). Sedangkan, berkas kedua, yang bergerak melawan arah jaruh jam, berhasil mengitari terowongan tersebut selepas pukul 14.00 (20.00 WIB).
Terowongan sirkuler yang sangat besar itu memuat lebih dari 1.000 magnet silindrik. Magnet-magnet itu dipasang di sana untuk mengarahkan berkas yang terdiri dari partikel-partikel yang dinamai proton sepanjang cincin yang membentang 27 km. Pada akhirnya, dua berkas proton akan diarahkan secara berlawanan di terowongan LHC pada kecepatan mendekati laju cahaya dan menyelesaikan 11 ribu putaran per detik.
Untuk menembakkan berkas partikel itu ke sekeliling terowongan, diperlukan ribuan magnet bertenaga besar, yang didinginkan sampai suhu minus 271 derajat celcius. Beberapa minggu lagi, kedua berkas akan bertabrakan di beberapa titik di sepanjang terowongan. Tabrakan ini akan menghasilkan suhu yang jauh lebih panas dari matahari, dan terkonsentrasi di sebuah tempat yang sangat kecil, sekian kali lipat lebih kecil daripada debu.
Partikel-partikel subatomik yang terbentuk, kemudian akan dipelajari secara teliti oleh ilmuwan dari seluruh dunia. Mereka berharap data yang dihasilkan akan membuka misteri alam semesta.
Satu berkas partikel subatom lain akan dikirim dari arah berlawanan, dan menabrakkan partikel-partikel itu dengan kekuatan yang sangat dashyat. Sejumlah pengkritik menyatakan ketakutannya bahwa tabrakan proton bisa menimbulkan lubang hitam yang akan menyebabkan kiamat. Namun, kekhawatiran itu ditolak oleh para pakar fisika. Fisikawan asal Cern, Ulrich Straumann menegaskan, ''Risiko seperti itu tidak ada.''
Sayangnya, Cern belum mengumumkan kapan tumbukan pertama akan terjadi, tapi diperkirakan hal itu terjadi sebelum mesin itu dimatikan selama musim dingin. Meski demikian, para teknisi dan ilmuwan tetap meluapkan perasaan sukacita saat partikel-partikel proton menyelesaikan putaran pertama cincin bawah tanah yang menampung kompleks riset fisika LHC di bawah Gunung Alpen Eropa itu.
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Kamis, 11 September 2008
LOWONGAN PT.ECCO
Ecco Indonesia
We are seeking for high motivated, dynamic talents with strong commitment to join our winning team and grow with us as :
Head of Treasury
Requirements:- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent.- Required skill(s): English, Treasury, Finance.- Preferred skill(s): Analyst.- Required language(s): English.- At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.- Preferably Managers specializing in Finance - General/Cost Accounting or equivalent.- Full-Time positions available.- Applicants should be Indonesian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
ONLY candidates which fit the requirements should apply,Send your CV to:Ecco Indonesia, PT Jl. Raya Bligo No. 17 Candi Sidoarjo Surabaya 61271.
for further information about ECCO, visit our website at http://www.ecco.com/
Before : 10-10-08.
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We are seeking for high motivated, dynamic talents with strong commitment to join our winning team and grow with us as :
Head of Treasury
Requirements:- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent.- Required skill(s): English, Treasury, Finance.- Preferred skill(s): Analyst.- Required language(s): English.- At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.- Preferably Managers specializing in Finance - General/Cost Accounting or equivalent.- Full-Time positions available.- Applicants should be Indonesian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
ONLY candidates which fit the requirements should apply,Send your CV to:Ecco Indonesia, PT Jl. Raya Bligo No. 17 Candi Sidoarjo Surabaya 61271.
for further information about ECCO, visit our website at http://www.ecco.com/
Before : 10-10-08.
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LOWONGAN PT.SAMPOERNA
PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. is one of the leading tobacco companies in Indonesia that produces such superior brand as Dji Sam Soe, A Mild, and Sampoerna Hijau, and is an affiliate of Philip Morris International, one of the world’s tobacco companies.
We are looking for talented people with a passionate, enterprising spirit to help us shape the future of our business as:
1. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS EXECUTIVE
Description
The incumbent will be responsible to provide analysis in Industrial Relations related policies and procedures development and assist IR Manager in encountering industrial relations issues and being involved in dispute settlements.
Qualification:
Holding a Master Degree, preferably in Civil Law;
Having 2 to 3 years experiences which consist of 1 to 2 years in HR and Remuneration, and 1 year in Code of Civil Procedure;
Fluent in English, both Oral and written;
Having solid knowledge in Indonesian Labor Law, Company and Government Regulations, and computer literate;
Having good analytical and learning capability, communication and influence skills, customer service orientation, achievement orientation, and teamwork and cooperation.
2. Financial Analyst - Surabaya & Jakarta Based
Description
The incumbent is overall responsible for assisting the Manager Operations Finance to manage and handle the planning & reporting function and related activities for the JGF/ Bekasi Plant, to meet local and US GAAP reporting requirements.
Qualifications
Hold Bachelor Degree (S1) in Accounting
Have minimum 3 years experience in product costing / external auditor, SAP Knowledge is an advantage.
Have a strong in analytical skill as well as service and communication skills.
Fluent in English, both oral and written.
Good in operating MS-Office ( Words Excel and Power Point ).
For those who are interested and having the above required qualifications, please visit our career website and attached a comprehensive resume, no latter than September 12, 2008 at:
www.sampoerna.com/career/
Only short-listed candidates will be notified interview
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We are looking for talented people with a passionate, enterprising spirit to help us shape the future of our business as:
1. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS EXECUTIVE
Description
The incumbent will be responsible to provide analysis in Industrial Relations related policies and procedures development and assist IR Manager in encountering industrial relations issues and being involved in dispute settlements.
Qualification:
Holding a Master Degree, preferably in Civil Law;
Having 2 to 3 years experiences which consist of 1 to 2 years in HR and Remuneration, and 1 year in Code of Civil Procedure;
Fluent in English, both Oral and written;
Having solid knowledge in Indonesian Labor Law, Company and Government Regulations, and computer literate;
Having good analytical and learning capability, communication and influence skills, customer service orientation, achievement orientation, and teamwork and cooperation.
2. Financial Analyst - Surabaya & Jakarta Based
Description
The incumbent is overall responsible for assisting the Manager Operations Finance to manage and handle the planning & reporting function and related activities for the JGF/ Bekasi Plant, to meet local and US GAAP reporting requirements.
Qualifications
Hold Bachelor Degree (S1) in Accounting
Have minimum 3 years experience in product costing / external auditor, SAP Knowledge is an advantage.
Have a strong in analytical skill as well as service and communication skills.
Fluent in English, both oral and written.
Good in operating MS-Office ( Words Excel and Power Point ).
For those who are interested and having the above required qualifications, please visit our career website and attached a comprehensive resume, no latter than September 12, 2008 at:
www.sampoerna.com/career/
Only short-listed candidates will be notified interview
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Jumat, 22 Agustus 2008
ASTRA HONDA CAREER OPPURTUNITY
ASTRA HONDA MOTOR
source : SAC ITS
WE ARE THE BIGGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY SEEKING FOR CANDIDATES TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
S1
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST (Marketing Research & Dev.) ( Code : MRA)
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Industrial Engineering/ Statistic
with min GPA 2,75 Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical & conseptual thinking, good communication
skill & fluent in English both oral or written.
Having statistical / survey skill & good analysis in micro economics
PRODUCTION STAFF ( Code : PS )
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester
in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial Engineering/ Metalurgy
With GPA 2.75 Age Max 27 years old
Having good communication skill, & adaptability
Having good leadership & teamwork
PRODUCT ENGINEER ( Code : PE )
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2,75 Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical thinking, teamwork & proactive
Have good computer literacy & knowledge in technical drawing
ENGINEERING STAFF ( Code : ES )Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
with min GPA 2,75
Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical thinking, teamwork & managerial skill
PRODUCT & QUALITY ENGINEERING STAFF ( Code : PQES )Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good knowledge in motorcycle components
Having good technical drawing skill
Hard worker & fast learner
Diploma degree
PURCHASING STAFF (Cost Control 2) ( Code : PSCC2 )
Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good technical drawing skill
Having good knowledge in manufacturing process and quality standart
Having good knowledge in motorcycle components
Hard worker & fast learner
ENGINEERING ( Code : Eng )
Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial
Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good technical drawing skill
Having good communication, & teamwork
PRODUCTION ( Code : PROD )Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering
With min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good leadership
Having strong motivation, hard worker & fast learner
Please fill identity form at :
Student Advisory Center (SAC) – ITS Surabaya
not later than August 22 nd 2008 and the announcement of eligible candidates for psychological test on August 27 th 2008 at :
Student Advisory Center (SAC) – ITS Surabaya
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source : SAC ITS
WE ARE THE BIGGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY SEEKING FOR CANDIDATES TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
S1
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST (Marketing Research & Dev.) ( Code : MRA)
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Industrial Engineering/ Statistic
with min GPA 2,75 Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical & conseptual thinking, good communication
skill & fluent in English both oral or written.
Having statistical / survey skill & good analysis in micro economics
PRODUCTION STAFF ( Code : PS )
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester
in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial Engineering/ Metalurgy
With GPA 2.75 Age Max 27 years old
Having good communication skill, & adaptability
Having good leadership & teamwork
PRODUCT ENGINEER ( Code : PE )
Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2,75 Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical thinking, teamwork & proactive
Have good computer literacy & knowledge in technical drawing
ENGINEERING STAFF ( Code : ES )Bachelor degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
with min GPA 2,75
Age max 27 years old
Having good analitical thinking, teamwork & managerial skill
PRODUCT & QUALITY ENGINEERING STAFF ( Code : PQES )Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good knowledge in motorcycle components
Having good technical drawing skill
Hard worker & fast learner
Diploma degree
PURCHASING STAFF (Cost Control 2) ( Code : PSCC2 )
Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good technical drawing skill
Having good knowledge in manufacturing process and quality standart
Having good knowledge in motorcycle components
Hard worker & fast learner
ENGINEERING ( Code : Eng )
Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial
Engineering
with min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good technical drawing skill
Having good communication, & teamwork
PRODUCTION ( Code : PROD )Diploma Degree/ Last Semester in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering
With min GPA 2.75 Age Max 25 years old
Having good leadership
Having strong motivation, hard worker & fast learner
Please fill identity form at :
Student Advisory Center (SAC) – ITS Surabaya
not later than August 22 nd 2008 and the announcement of eligible candidates for psychological test on August 27 th 2008 at :
Student Advisory Center (SAC) – ITS Surabaya
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Minggu, 27 Juli 2008
The Excellent Organization
- What defines an excellent organization?
A bias for action
close to the customer
autonomy & entrepreneurship
productivity through people
hands on value driven
stick to knitting
simple form learn staff
simultaneous loose – tight properties - A bias for action:
Fast decision making
Experiment & Implement
End result is in mind - Close to the Customer
Learn from who you serve
Good service is the norm
Customers are involved - Autonomy & Entrepreneurship
Practical risk taking
Innovation
Opportunity spotting - Productivity through People
People are the source of quality
Respect for the individual
Appropriate training & support - Hands-on, value driven
Values are clear and communicated
Management walk the talk - Stick to the knitting
Stay close to the business that you know
Develop and utilize expertise - Simple form - lean staff
Straightforward and simple structure
Top level staffs are lean - Simultaneous loose-tight properties
Decentralization of functions
Central belief system based on values - What is Excellence ?
Excellence is defined as outstanding practice in managing the organization and achieving results, based on the following fundamental concepts:
Results orientation
Customer Focus
Leadership & Constancy of Purpose
Management by Processes & Facts
People development and involvement
Continuous learning, innovation & improvement
Partnership development
Public responsibility - Why Do We Need Excellence ?
Excellence allows organizations to:
Meet customers expectations
Survive in the competitive environment
Focus on core competencies
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Basic Knowledge of How to Select a Right MLM Company
by: Tsuyoshi Suzuki
Introduction Network marketing opportunity is a big decision. But how do you choose which network marketing opportunity is the right one for you. Basically, what a network marketing opportunity is nothing more than direct selling. Is the general impression left that the network marketing opportunity is largely about selling the network marketing opportunity to new participants with an emphasis on recruiting or acquiring new participants and selling them the product, rather than having as a primary purpose the sale of the product to non-participants who remain non-participants?
Start Many companies also offer incentives such as fast start bonuses which can really jumpstart your earnings. Your full of energy, motivated about the product, and eager to get started. But you really should give yourself at least six months and some sales before you start calling the family tree. Everybody has to go through that startup period when they are NOT rich, famous, and a shining example to all who seek to emulate their success. What do you get in return for your start up investment, other then the potential to earn good money? If you want to, you can start your own company any time you want. Program Ask yourself if it is something that you can use and sell outside of the program. If the product is only useful in recruiting others into the program than you should probably stay away from it. Try to avoid programs that force you to go wide on your first level, or who don't reward you for going deep. The average network marketer only recruits two to four people, so you will want an opportunity that allows your downline to go deep which will make it easier for everyone and may help people from quitting the program. Do a little research on the company and the program you are thinking about getting involved with. The program should have great marketing tools, training, and excellent customer support. Sometimes diligence and patience, which are rare commodities in someone who has invested money in a network marketing program, will overcome the lack of a system or training program. Companies Companies go through different stages of growth, and choosing the right company at the right time is crucial to your potential with that particular company. Companies can combine the basis compensation plans in any way they want. How does the pay plan compare to other companies with similar products? This question should be going part of your thought process as you choose just what you want from a network marketing companies’ opportunity. Network Marketing means that companies choose to sell products by using independent distributors rather than stocking their products in storefronts. Most network marketing companies have a money back guarantee which means that if you are unhappy with the products you can send them back for a refund and also retired the pension plans. If you happen to be a member of several companies, it is important to remember that you should really focus on one good network marketing home based business for the long run and the others will tend to operate essentially on kind of a referral basis. Conclusion So, now that you understand how choosing a online network marketing opportunity as your perfect chance for starting a successful home based business. This is why the educational system inherent in a good network marketing opportunity is so important. Trying to decide if that network marketing companies are right or not. If your Network Marketing opportunity is leaving you feeling confused about how to grow your business into a successful and profitable venture maybe you should consider that again. Achieving financial freedom from home is probably one of the biggest desires for people today and it is a great way for you to start a new career and meet your own personal goals. For more information about MLM, make sure you follow the link in the recourse box below now.
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Introduction Network marketing opportunity is a big decision. But how do you choose which network marketing opportunity is the right one for you. Basically, what a network marketing opportunity is nothing more than direct selling. Is the general impression left that the network marketing opportunity is largely about selling the network marketing opportunity to new participants with an emphasis on recruiting or acquiring new participants and selling them the product, rather than having as a primary purpose the sale of the product to non-participants who remain non-participants?
Start Many companies also offer incentives such as fast start bonuses which can really jumpstart your earnings. Your full of energy, motivated about the product, and eager to get started. But you really should give yourself at least six months and some sales before you start calling the family tree. Everybody has to go through that startup period when they are NOT rich, famous, and a shining example to all who seek to emulate their success. What do you get in return for your start up investment, other then the potential to earn good money? If you want to, you can start your own company any time you want. Program Ask yourself if it is something that you can use and sell outside of the program. If the product is only useful in recruiting others into the program than you should probably stay away from it. Try to avoid programs that force you to go wide on your first level, or who don't reward you for going deep. The average network marketer only recruits two to four people, so you will want an opportunity that allows your downline to go deep which will make it easier for everyone and may help people from quitting the program. Do a little research on the company and the program you are thinking about getting involved with. The program should have great marketing tools, training, and excellent customer support. Sometimes diligence and patience, which are rare commodities in someone who has invested money in a network marketing program, will overcome the lack of a system or training program. Companies Companies go through different stages of growth, and choosing the right company at the right time is crucial to your potential with that particular company. Companies can combine the basis compensation plans in any way they want. How does the pay plan compare to other companies with similar products? This question should be going part of your thought process as you choose just what you want from a network marketing companies’ opportunity. Network Marketing means that companies choose to sell products by using independent distributors rather than stocking their products in storefronts. Most network marketing companies have a money back guarantee which means that if you are unhappy with the products you can send them back for a refund and also retired the pension plans. If you happen to be a member of several companies, it is important to remember that you should really focus on one good network marketing home based business for the long run and the others will tend to operate essentially on kind of a referral basis. Conclusion So, now that you understand how choosing a online network marketing opportunity as your perfect chance for starting a successful home based business. This is why the educational system inherent in a good network marketing opportunity is so important. Trying to decide if that network marketing companies are right or not. If your Network Marketing opportunity is leaving you feeling confused about how to grow your business into a successful and profitable venture maybe you should consider that again. Achieving financial freedom from home is probably one of the biggest desires for people today and it is a great way for you to start a new career and meet your own personal goals. For more information about MLM, make sure you follow the link in the recourse box below now.
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Creating Your Vision
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" Albert Einstein I feel that one of the most important ingredients in your formula for success is having a clearly defined and vivid vision of where you want to be. At first the “how” is not that important, you need to create a vision that gets you so excited that you develop the mentality that you will stop at nothing to get what you want.
Many people first focus on the how than very quickly find themselves overwhelmed with too many details and just as quickly talk them selves out of pursuing their goals. You have to take a leap of faith and trust that the how will be shown to you as you go along. Do you remember the days as a kid with dreams of epic proportions? What happened those dreams? You got older and domesticated by a society that says that having those dreams is foolish. That’s nonsense, why wouldn’t you want to accomplish the things that even as a kid you knew would make you happy. I encourage you to dream like you once used to. “Shoot for the moon…even if you Miss you’ll still be amongst them stars”- Beanie Sigel(rap artist) One way I keep myself motivated and keep my vision alive is through my picture book. In my book I have everything that I want and every morning I look at it to remind me what I want in life. Go right now and get some magazines and cut out every picture of the things you want and places you want to visit, don’t be thinking if you can actually get those things now, dare to dream. Remember your mind thinks in pictures, look at your picture book until in becomes as vivid as possible in the theater of your mind. Your mind cant tell the difference between something you remember or something you experience in real time. Visualization Exercises(meditation): (Please read this whole section, I will explain why almost all self help fails to produce the results people want) You can think of meditation as conscious sleeping. Just as you sleep to gain energy for your daily functioning, meditation is conscious sleeping that gives you all the energy(creative abilities) you need for what you intend to accomplish. I also use lucid dreaming as another way to increase creativity, I will soon write a hub on lucid dreaming.(Lucid dreaming is when you actually become aware in your dream that you are dreaming, once properly trained you can control your dreams) Use the power of meditation to help you achieve your goals. Strive to everyday meditate one minute for each year of your current age. I am 24, so everyday I try and meditate at least 24 minutes. If you are new to meditation check out this website on transcendental meditation .There are many techniques find something that feels good to you.
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Many people first focus on the how than very quickly find themselves overwhelmed with too many details and just as quickly talk them selves out of pursuing their goals. You have to take a leap of faith and trust that the how will be shown to you as you go along. Do you remember the days as a kid with dreams of epic proportions? What happened those dreams? You got older and domesticated by a society that says that having those dreams is foolish. That’s nonsense, why wouldn’t you want to accomplish the things that even as a kid you knew would make you happy. I encourage you to dream like you once used to. “Shoot for the moon…even if you Miss you’ll still be amongst them stars”- Beanie Sigel(rap artist) One way I keep myself motivated and keep my vision alive is through my picture book. In my book I have everything that I want and every morning I look at it to remind me what I want in life. Go right now and get some magazines and cut out every picture of the things you want and places you want to visit, don’t be thinking if you can actually get those things now, dare to dream. Remember your mind thinks in pictures, look at your picture book until in becomes as vivid as possible in the theater of your mind. Your mind cant tell the difference between something you remember or something you experience in real time. Visualization Exercises(meditation): (Please read this whole section, I will explain why almost all self help fails to produce the results people want) You can think of meditation as conscious sleeping. Just as you sleep to gain energy for your daily functioning, meditation is conscious sleeping that gives you all the energy(creative abilities) you need for what you intend to accomplish. I also use lucid dreaming as another way to increase creativity, I will soon write a hub on lucid dreaming.(Lucid dreaming is when you actually become aware in your dream that you are dreaming, once properly trained you can control your dreams) Use the power of meditation to help you achieve your goals. Strive to everyday meditate one minute for each year of your current age. I am 24, so everyday I try and meditate at least 24 minutes. If you are new to meditation check out this website on transcendental meditation .There are many techniques find something that feels good to you.
Quantum Mind Power Daily Routine: 1. Pick a nice comfortable place where to meditate. Have an intention on what you plan to meditate on before hand. Ex. A destination you want to visit. 2. Find a comfortable position to sit. Sitting on a chair or on the floor, does not really matter as long as it is comfortable for you. 3. Cross your legs, clasp your hands together.(this helps make your own energy circuit and gives stability) 4.Close your eyes, than stop inner and outer chatter. 5. Relax, begin thinking that your whole body is becoming extremely relaxed. 6. Eyes should be closed. 7. You will notice that your mind is full of many thoughts. Your mind will than begin to ask questions to those thoughts and try and come up with answers whether they are known or unknown. This is why your mind(ego) can be your enemy if it mostly thinks in negative terms. 8. You will need to transcend your mind and thoughts in order to meditate. Your mind and thoughts are what separate you from your higher self, you can also think of your higher self as your subconscious mind don't worry about the labels. 9. You transcend your mind by simply observing your breath. Don't inhale/exhale consciously just observe your natural breathing. Don't go behind your thoughts, if you catch your self drifting just always come back to your breathing. Slowly the amount of thoughts reduces and your breathing becomes thinner and shorter. If you are able to keep all your focus on your breath, you will get to the point of no thought and no breath. This state of no thought is your connection to your divine being and energy body. The more you meditate the more benefits and energy that you will receive. Your own self awareness and consciousness will also expand. 10. You will feel a very pleasurable feeling meditating. If you feel any discomfort in your body these can be possible areas of disease or illness. If you meditate everyday you will heal your body naturally. 11. Now that you are in a state of no thought and total relaxation. Begin to think only on your intention. Remember whatever you think now is in a state that will be impregnated directly into your subconscious. It is incredibly important that you don't color any of your thoughts with any lack,limitation,dis belief or doubt. This is why almost all self help material does not produce the results people expect. Wishing for more money(or anything else) never works, the thought of wanting more money also has the thought of doubt attached to it. Ask your self how many thoughts that you think about have been modified in a way that is not beneficial to you. You just never realize that you are programming your sub conscious all day. This is why meditation is so powerful. You are able to make suggestions to your subconscious
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How To Make Many Friends Easily
How to make many friends easily.. With every goal you have in life, people will always be a critical part of it. How fast you reach your goals depends on how well you deal with people and the level of influence you have on them. In order to really influence people you must become a person who is likable. How do you become likable? You must have a sincere interest in other people.
Every person on this earth wants to feel important, so you need to treat everyone with the up most importance, because they deserve it. Remember no one is better than you and you are not better than anyone, we are all human beings who deserve the same amount of respect. Becoming Likable: Setting the Stage Your goal in meeting people should be to consciously be the first to initiate and set the stage for conversation. Most people are hesitant to be the first, don’t be like most people step out of your comfort zone. I know that if you are a shy person that this can be one of the hardest things for you to do, but the more you do it, the more you condition your self for it to become second nature. As a small kid I used to be really shy but I noticed that the kids that where outgoing tended to be the happier kids so I began to step out of my comfort zone and now I feel I can walk up to almost anyone. This is going to take time; things don’t happen over night but don’t let this discourage you. Many people feel that for you to become proficient in something takes around five years. Don’t waste anytime, start today and each day after that will get easier. Each different experience will later serve as a reference to remind you, that you can approach almost anyone. By being the first to initiate conversation you also automatically have a certain degree of control, you are able to draw people into your own rhythms. Have you ever noticed how persuasive people are able to seduce you to their ways, dictating your body language and basically synchronizing it to theirs? This is because people naturally imitate other people as a way of communicating with the other person. So if you are the first you get to decide what angle to approach. So if the person you are approaching appears sad, approach them with a big confident smile. Odds are they will slowly begin to smile; you will automatically change their mood. Now you will have a better chance of having a better conversation. In setting the stage you will need to train your self to pick up any subtle signals that the person you are approaching is giving off. With time you will be able to sum up a person in a blink of an eye and from what your subconscious catches use it help you set the stage. This will require you to have an open mind and immerse your self in as many different worlds/cultures as possible. That’s why I never limit my self to one particular set of friends. I have friends from all sorts of backgrounds. I have friends who are skaters, basketball players, artists, musicians, writers, etc. By having so many friends with diverse interests I quickly learn about their worlds. By knowing what kind of stage to set up you will know how to get the other person to think very highly of you. For example by being observant you will catch the subtleties in the way a person appears to be (The way he is dressed, body language, tone of voice, language, etc.) which will help you to imagine placing your self in there shoes. By really imagining what being that person is like it will give you a good idea of how he/she is feeling. This in turn helps you get a better idea of what appproach to use when trying to communicate effectively with them. When I am able to pick up persons subtleties I will know what topics, questions, and general things that appeal to them which gives me information to work with in the process of winning that person as a friend. Like if know this person is really passionate about cars, I will ask a question with the minimum knowledge I have about something that he knows or thinks he knows a lot about. Now you set the stage for Mike who will love to tell me exactly why the Mitsubishi EVO is better. When someone is knowledgeable about something it’s in their nature to tell you because it is one more opportunity for them to show how great or smart they are. You have to cater to their ego and never test or contradict their ideas, because their ego will not accept someone who is supposed to know less tell them they are possibly wrong. If I would have told him that I heard that the Subaru WRX is better, we would have just gotten in an argument that he would not have backed out of. But I didn’t and now they will love me for it, because I was taking interest into what he enjoys. Body Language Whenever you approach someone for the very first time your body language will do most of the talking and the other person will immediately have a first impression of you. So you must always be aware that whatever you say your body is also in agreement. If you say one thing and your body says the opposite you will come out as someone fake. We have all seen the girl that walks up to another girl and says “I’m so happy to see you…how you been?....you look so good…” but their body language is saying “what are you doing here….I’m not really listening to what your saying” this is easily seen and can be one of the rudest things you can do in trying to make new friends. Always approach someone with open gestures and a smile. If you approach someone with crossed arms, this will automatically make the other person defensive and question your motives. Approach them with open arms and a gentle smile, smiling is infectious if the other person has a stern look on their face the moment youapproach them with a smile you will gradually notice that they will smile too. This usually sets it up for a good conversation because both people are in good moods. Try this - if you’re in a neutral mood right now, put a big smile on your face for no reason if you pay attention you can feel your body changing and your mood immediately start to change. People who are in good moods will place a lot more importance to what you have to say. Questions and Listening Your next goal is to sincerely try to find out as much as you can about the person. Ask quality questions; find out what is important to the person, goals, beliefs, interests, etc. The key is to be sincere so the person feels comfortable and is more likely to open up. Try to have a calm demeanor refrain from being overly eager as this might scare the person. You must be able to match the mood of the person. If the person is excited to tell you a story you must become excited as well. If the person is telling you a sad story you must show sincere empathy. Be open minded and really listen to the person. Listening: Try to listen at least twice as much as you talk. Listening requires more than just pretending to listen or simply hearing a person talk. Listening and hearing are two completely different things and the person can tell if you’re really listening to them, or simply hearing them speak. Being a good listener is a skill, you must become an active listener. Remember this is all about the other person, who cares if you don’t get to talk about your self. In the end the other person will love you for it. They will tell their friends “Man I really enjoyed talking to that person”….why is that? Was he a very interesting person? “You know what…I really don’t know why…I really don’t know much about him” This shouldn’t bother you because in the end you greatly benefited from the situation as well. If you’re an effective listener you will gain a better understanding of that person’s thoughts, perspectives, feelings and actions. You have to remember that most people would rather talk than listen, but most of the time this person is not very influential. Take this as an opportunity to become more persuasive and influential. Sometimes the problem with most people is that listening to them doesn’t have much value. They feel that in order to get people to like them they must do a great deal of the talking. Think about that for a minute, how do you like it when another person is talking so much that when you try and say something they still keep talking. You eventually quit listening to that person because you got to annoyed. Now sometimes you don’t need to do most of the listening, you constantly need to evaluate the situation. Sometimes people really want to hear what you have to say. In this situation still try and get the other person involved and flip around the question that they just asked you. People who talk too much 1. People always talk about them behind their backs 2. In group settings they feel they always need to say something just to feel like they are contributing. 3. Usually have very big egos 4. They ask questions that they already have the answers too 5. Because they are so focused on having something to say aren’t even listening to what someone is saying. People Who Listen Effectively 1.Get the whole picture, than they can act accordingly. 2.Everyone loves a good listener so you will make tons of friends. 3.No one talks bad about you, who ever said “man that kid just loves to listen too much” Good listening is going to really take effort. The reason is that people can think a lot faster than people can speak. What ends up happening is that you begin to think of other things as that person is speaking. Than you become consumed with those thoughts. Next thing you know the other person asks you “So than do you think I did the right thing”. You weren’t listening so you have no idea what to say. This is one of biggest turn offs in trying to become friends with that person. Things to avoid when Listening Don’t Interrupt Because you have the upper hand by thinking faster than someone who is speaking, you will become tempted to interrupt. Don’t because the other person will get the feeling that you don’t care what they are saying and want to bring back the topic of conversation to you. The other person might also have great momentum going in telling you a story, but when you interrupt them their story doesn’t carry as much feeling when they go back to speaking. You also show that you are one of those people who enjoy speaking more than being a good listener. When you interrupt you are also making assumptions of what you think the other person is about to say. This might cause you to miss out completely different information. Because you interrupted them the other person might not even want to continue telling you about it. Don’t Finish Other Peoples Sentences Don't Offer Advice too Soon Compliments + Appreciation The way to make people feel important is through sincere compliments and appreciation. Most people go out their way to do something, to get other people to notice them, yet most people don’t. Get in the habit of noticing the little things about people. In the end the little things are what matter and what end up making a person unique so pay attention. Next time you see them, be the first to give them a sincere compliment on something even as simple as their hair cut. By making other people feel good about them selves you should also feel good for doing it, it’s a win win situation. Many times people walk around with the mentality that other people owe them something, nobody owes you anything. Whenever anybody does anything for you show your appreciation and let them know you don’t take anything for granted. Be spontaneous get the person a small gift when they don’t expect it. Encouragement Once you find out what is truly important to someone you must provide encouragement. Everyone has dreams and aspirations. Be the one who encourages them to pursue their goals. Any insight or information that’s empowering will provide a boost to their confidence. Most people are so afraid of failure that they will not pursue their goals. They will give you all the reasons why their goals are out of reach. Your goal should be to switch their focus on the negative reasons to the ways how they can make it happen. You have to remember that whatever we focus on becomes our reality, so when you focus only on the negative aspects that’s all you will see. When they give you a reason why they can’t do it, ask them if that’s really a reason or a mere excuse. If they are excuses show them how destructive it is to be in this mental state. Make them realize that all their hopes and dreams are in danger all because of petty excuses. One of the best feelings you will get in dealing with people, is when you get another person excited about his goals or ideas. Now that the person is excited you need to point them in the right direction. Help them research the world they want to be in; find out as much relevant information. Help them create a plan and deadlines that will help them reach their goals. Start with small attainable goals, this will help them gain momentum and than move onto more challenging goals. By being active in the whole process you will build a deeper and more influential relationship with that person. He will not see you as a mere friend but as an ally in their journey to success. Plan and Organize Social Events One of the best ways to develop a meaningful experience with someone is through a social event. Whenever you participate in an event or trip your relationship with those people will become even greater. When I studied abroad in Prague I have never developed such strong relationships in such a short amount of time. I met people from all over the world and on the weekends we would take trips to other countries. On these trips I made incredible bonds, because everyone was on an adventure of experiencing new things together. Experiences are always magnified with more people involved. Just think about when you are watching a funny movie all by yourself you begin to laugh but than realize no one is there to enjoy the moment with you and your experience is quickly diminished . I hope all these pointers will help everyone become more influential, take care and much success to everyone!
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Every person on this earth wants to feel important, so you need to treat everyone with the up most importance, because they deserve it. Remember no one is better than you and you are not better than anyone, we are all human beings who deserve the same amount of respect. Becoming Likable: Setting the Stage Your goal in meeting people should be to consciously be the first to initiate and set the stage for conversation. Most people are hesitant to be the first, don’t be like most people step out of your comfort zone. I know that if you are a shy person that this can be one of the hardest things for you to do, but the more you do it, the more you condition your self for it to become second nature. As a small kid I used to be really shy but I noticed that the kids that where outgoing tended to be the happier kids so I began to step out of my comfort zone and now I feel I can walk up to almost anyone. This is going to take time; things don’t happen over night but don’t let this discourage you. Many people feel that for you to become proficient in something takes around five years. Don’t waste anytime, start today and each day after that will get easier. Each different experience will later serve as a reference to remind you, that you can approach almost anyone. By being the first to initiate conversation you also automatically have a certain degree of control, you are able to draw people into your own rhythms. Have you ever noticed how persuasive people are able to seduce you to their ways, dictating your body language and basically synchronizing it to theirs? This is because people naturally imitate other people as a way of communicating with the other person. So if you are the first you get to decide what angle to approach. So if the person you are approaching appears sad, approach them with a big confident smile. Odds are they will slowly begin to smile; you will automatically change their mood. Now you will have a better chance of having a better conversation. In setting the stage you will need to train your self to pick up any subtle signals that the person you are approaching is giving off. With time you will be able to sum up a person in a blink of an eye and from what your subconscious catches use it help you set the stage. This will require you to have an open mind and immerse your self in as many different worlds/cultures as possible. That’s why I never limit my self to one particular set of friends. I have friends from all sorts of backgrounds. I have friends who are skaters, basketball players, artists, musicians, writers, etc. By having so many friends with diverse interests I quickly learn about their worlds. By knowing what kind of stage to set up you will know how to get the other person to think very highly of you. For example by being observant you will catch the subtleties in the way a person appears to be (The way he is dressed, body language, tone of voice, language, etc.) which will help you to imagine placing your self in there shoes. By really imagining what being that person is like it will give you a good idea of how he/she is feeling. This in turn helps you get a better idea of what appproach to use when trying to communicate effectively with them. When I am able to pick up persons subtleties I will know what topics, questions, and general things that appeal to them which gives me information to work with in the process of winning that person as a friend. Like if know this person is really passionate about cars, I will ask a question with the minimum knowledge I have about something that he knows or thinks he knows a lot about. Now you set the stage for Mike who will love to tell me exactly why the Mitsubishi EVO is better. When someone is knowledgeable about something it’s in their nature to tell you because it is one more opportunity for them to show how great or smart they are. You have to cater to their ego and never test or contradict their ideas, because their ego will not accept someone who is supposed to know less tell them they are possibly wrong. If I would have told him that I heard that the Subaru WRX is better, we would have just gotten in an argument that he would not have backed out of. But I didn’t and now they will love me for it, because I was taking interest into what he enjoys. Body Language Whenever you approach someone for the very first time your body language will do most of the talking and the other person will immediately have a first impression of you. So you must always be aware that whatever you say your body is also in agreement. If you say one thing and your body says the opposite you will come out as someone fake. We have all seen the girl that walks up to another girl and says “I’m so happy to see you…how you been?....you look so good…” but their body language is saying “what are you doing here….I’m not really listening to what your saying” this is easily seen and can be one of the rudest things you can do in trying to make new friends. Always approach someone with open gestures and a smile. If you approach someone with crossed arms, this will automatically make the other person defensive and question your motives. Approach them with open arms and a gentle smile, smiling is infectious if the other person has a stern look on their face the moment youapproach them with a smile you will gradually notice that they will smile too. This usually sets it up for a good conversation because both people are in good moods. Try this - if you’re in a neutral mood right now, put a big smile on your face for no reason if you pay attention you can feel your body changing and your mood immediately start to change. People who are in good moods will place a lot more importance to what you have to say. Questions and Listening Your next goal is to sincerely try to find out as much as you can about the person. Ask quality questions; find out what is important to the person, goals, beliefs, interests, etc. The key is to be sincere so the person feels comfortable and is more likely to open up. Try to have a calm demeanor refrain from being overly eager as this might scare the person. You must be able to match the mood of the person. If the person is excited to tell you a story you must become excited as well. If the person is telling you a sad story you must show sincere empathy. Be open minded and really listen to the person. Listening: Try to listen at least twice as much as you talk. Listening requires more than just pretending to listen or simply hearing a person talk. Listening and hearing are two completely different things and the person can tell if you’re really listening to them, or simply hearing them speak. Being a good listener is a skill, you must become an active listener. Remember this is all about the other person, who cares if you don’t get to talk about your self. In the end the other person will love you for it. They will tell their friends “Man I really enjoyed talking to that person”….why is that? Was he a very interesting person? “You know what…I really don’t know why…I really don’t know much about him” This shouldn’t bother you because in the end you greatly benefited from the situation as well. If you’re an effective listener you will gain a better understanding of that person’s thoughts, perspectives, feelings and actions. You have to remember that most people would rather talk than listen, but most of the time this person is not very influential. Take this as an opportunity to become more persuasive and influential. Sometimes the problem with most people is that listening to them doesn’t have much value. They feel that in order to get people to like them they must do a great deal of the talking. Think about that for a minute, how do you like it when another person is talking so much that when you try and say something they still keep talking. You eventually quit listening to that person because you got to annoyed. Now sometimes you don’t need to do most of the listening, you constantly need to evaluate the situation. Sometimes people really want to hear what you have to say. In this situation still try and get the other person involved and flip around the question that they just asked you. People who talk too much 1. People always talk about them behind their backs 2. In group settings they feel they always need to say something just to feel like they are contributing. 3. Usually have very big egos 4. They ask questions that they already have the answers too 5. Because they are so focused on having something to say aren’t even listening to what someone is saying. People Who Listen Effectively 1.Get the whole picture, than they can act accordingly. 2.Everyone loves a good listener so you will make tons of friends. 3.No one talks bad about you, who ever said “man that kid just loves to listen too much” Good listening is going to really take effort. The reason is that people can think a lot faster than people can speak. What ends up happening is that you begin to think of other things as that person is speaking. Than you become consumed with those thoughts. Next thing you know the other person asks you “So than do you think I did the right thing”. You weren’t listening so you have no idea what to say. This is one of biggest turn offs in trying to become friends with that person. Things to avoid when Listening Don’t Interrupt Because you have the upper hand by thinking faster than someone who is speaking, you will become tempted to interrupt. Don’t because the other person will get the feeling that you don’t care what they are saying and want to bring back the topic of conversation to you. The other person might also have great momentum going in telling you a story, but when you interrupt them their story doesn’t carry as much feeling when they go back to speaking. You also show that you are one of those people who enjoy speaking more than being a good listener. When you interrupt you are also making assumptions of what you think the other person is about to say. This might cause you to miss out completely different information. Because you interrupted them the other person might not even want to continue telling you about it. Don’t Finish Other Peoples Sentences Don't Offer Advice too Soon Compliments + Appreciation The way to make people feel important is through sincere compliments and appreciation. Most people go out their way to do something, to get other people to notice them, yet most people don’t. Get in the habit of noticing the little things about people. In the end the little things are what matter and what end up making a person unique so pay attention. Next time you see them, be the first to give them a sincere compliment on something even as simple as their hair cut. By making other people feel good about them selves you should also feel good for doing it, it’s a win win situation. Many times people walk around with the mentality that other people owe them something, nobody owes you anything. Whenever anybody does anything for you show your appreciation and let them know you don’t take anything for granted. Be spontaneous get the person a small gift when they don’t expect it. Encouragement Once you find out what is truly important to someone you must provide encouragement. Everyone has dreams and aspirations. Be the one who encourages them to pursue their goals. Any insight or information that’s empowering will provide a boost to their confidence. Most people are so afraid of failure that they will not pursue their goals. They will give you all the reasons why their goals are out of reach. Your goal should be to switch their focus on the negative reasons to the ways how they can make it happen. You have to remember that whatever we focus on becomes our reality, so when you focus only on the negative aspects that’s all you will see. When they give you a reason why they can’t do it, ask them if that’s really a reason or a mere excuse. If they are excuses show them how destructive it is to be in this mental state. Make them realize that all their hopes and dreams are in danger all because of petty excuses. One of the best feelings you will get in dealing with people, is when you get another person excited about his goals or ideas. Now that the person is excited you need to point them in the right direction. Help them research the world they want to be in; find out as much relevant information. Help them create a plan and deadlines that will help them reach their goals. Start with small attainable goals, this will help them gain momentum and than move onto more challenging goals. By being active in the whole process you will build a deeper and more influential relationship with that person. He will not see you as a mere friend but as an ally in their journey to success. Plan and Organize Social Events One of the best ways to develop a meaningful experience with someone is through a social event. Whenever you participate in an event or trip your relationship with those people will become even greater. When I studied abroad in Prague I have never developed such strong relationships in such a short amount of time. I met people from all over the world and on the weekends we would take trips to other countries. On these trips I made incredible bonds, because everyone was on an adventure of experiencing new things together. Experiences are always magnified with more people involved. Just think about when you are watching a funny movie all by yourself you begin to laugh but than realize no one is there to enjoy the moment with you and your experience is quickly diminished . I hope all these pointers will help everyone become more influential, take care and much success to everyone!
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Beginner’s Guide To Free For All Sites (FFA's)
by: Valerie Garner
or those of you who don't know what an FFA site is, it's basically a website where you can post a link/add to your website for free. Generally it is also posted to many other sites at the same time and hopefully somebody sees your link...free advertising in other words. This also creates backlinks to your website. When you post a link, you are also giving permission (whether you know it or not) to receive confirmation e-mails back from the site owner.
What seems to happen though is many people see this as free advertising and get angry when, not only do they not see a flood of sales come pouring in, but they start receiving other people's offers. I know when the first time it happened to me, I couldn't figure out what was going on and was frustrated at the results. Let's back up a moment and look at the bigger picture of what an FFA site is and its TRUE purpose. The true purpose of an FFA site is for the owner of that site to promote his/her business. It's really not just because he's a nice guy giving people a free advertising place. (If it were such a goldmine for pulling in sales, he would be doing it himself). That is just the bait, getting people to his site to post their links, thinking they are getting free advertising, so he can respond with "confirmation" of your link, and his business ad. Those confirmation e-mails are NOT spam. You had to agree to receive them in order to post your link. Who are reading these ads anyway? So is posting to FFA's a total waste of time? Not necessarily, you do get an occasional sale, people do go back to post their links and sometimes take a quick look through the links to see what's there while they're at it. So what's the answer? Get your own FFA site to promote your business. There are many excellent resources out there. I have found from personal experience however,that many of the services offering FFA's sites, offer a free version or a paid upgrade. The phrase "You get what you pay for" comes to mind with these. I've used several kinds and found that the paid upgrades more than paid for themselves in sales. Shop around however to compare between companies. You can promote any product through this method; information products, crafts, vitamins, whatever. You could have the very best on the entire internet, but if nobody sees your offer, it's not going to get the sales you desire. It takes traffic to get sales. These sites are options for driving those numbers to your site. Free classified ads sites are also in this same category with the same purpose and can be worth pursuing.
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or those of you who don't know what an FFA site is, it's basically a website where you can post a link/add to your website for free. Generally it is also posted to many other sites at the same time and hopefully somebody sees your link...free advertising in other words. This also creates backlinks to your website. When you post a link, you are also giving permission (whether you know it or not) to receive confirmation e-mails back from the site owner.
What seems to happen though is many people see this as free advertising and get angry when, not only do they not see a flood of sales come pouring in, but they start receiving other people's offers. I know when the first time it happened to me, I couldn't figure out what was going on and was frustrated at the results. Let's back up a moment and look at the bigger picture of what an FFA site is and its TRUE purpose. The true purpose of an FFA site is for the owner of that site to promote his/her business. It's really not just because he's a nice guy giving people a free advertising place. (If it were such a goldmine for pulling in sales, he would be doing it himself). That is just the bait, getting people to his site to post their links, thinking they are getting free advertising, so he can respond with "confirmation" of your link, and his business ad. Those confirmation e-mails are NOT spam. You had to agree to receive them in order to post your link. Who are reading these ads anyway? So is posting to FFA's a total waste of time? Not necessarily, you do get an occasional sale, people do go back to post their links and sometimes take a quick look through the links to see what's there while they're at it. So what's the answer? Get your own FFA site to promote your business. There are many excellent resources out there. I have found from personal experience however,that many of the services offering FFA's sites, offer a free version or a paid upgrade. The phrase "You get what you pay for" comes to mind with these. I've used several kinds and found that the paid upgrades more than paid for themselves in sales. Shop around however to compare between companies. You can promote any product through this method; information products, crafts, vitamins, whatever. You could have the very best on the entire internet, but if nobody sees your offer, it's not going to get the sales you desire. It takes traffic to get sales. These sites are options for driving those numbers to your site. Free classified ads sites are also in this same category with the same purpose and can be worth pursuing.
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Doing More In Life
by: William Stephenson
I’d like to speak with you about achieving your best, about making the most of your assets and realizing your biggest dreams. I was raised with the adage that my accomplishments were only limited to the heights I could imagine. This was a commonly used and inspirational line that many parents shared with their children. At the time, those words didn’t mean so much to me.
Upon further reflection however, the spirit of those words was ever present in my blind sub-conscience. When I was only 9 years of age, I had 2 paper routes on opposite ends of town. It was a morning paper, The Start Ledger; therefore both routes had to be completed by 7am. I pedaled fast to get back from the Manasquan Beach and change in time for school. The early riches that I enjoyed afforded many crucial lessons which would subsequently fuel my future achievements. By learning the power of hard work and money at such an early age, an age where we’re all highly impressionable, it forever solidified the correlation between the two. I am incredibly grateful to my parents for supporting me in those early desires. The significance of this work should not be underscored; to me, it helped form one of my core values in life, responsibility. By learning to do for myself and not waiting for someone else to take responsibility, I not only acquired things more speedily, but I had the good feeling of having earned them myself. This early money was invested wisely, not an IRA, not a 401K, I used those funds for flight lessons at Allaire Airport. At age 13, I was speaking with an Uncle of mine. He was a war hero to me, who fought in Korea. He stated that he always regretted not learning how to fly. For some reason, his regret cautioned me enough not to follow his path. I clipped a 50% off coupon from an Entertainment Guide for an introductory flight lesson. Well, soaring above my home town and central New Jersey served two purposes. First, it sold me instantly on the joys of flight. Second, and more importantly, it extended my reach out into the world; it effectively reduced the size of it and led me to believe that it would be easier to conquer now. Again, I have to thank my parents for allowing me to circle their home at 1000 feet. They clearly hadn’t read all of the accident reports on that scenario. About one year after that first flight lesson, I accomplished one of my most rewarding feats. I had officially been involved with Boy Scout Troop 59 of Manasquan for only 4 years when I had reached a pinnacle by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. To this day, less than 2% of all scouts make it that far. To this day as well, I still don’t know why that percentage has remained so low. Even at age 14, my drive was surpassing my moments. Each Eagle Scout applicant must appear before a board of review to validate his award and confirm that he in fact extols the virtues befitting the milestone. At this board of review the applicant sits among and across from several elders in his troop as well as a representative from the council level, the governing body for many troops. I perplexed them all that evening, not on purpose of course. All I had to do was answer a few questions and I would be an Eagle Scout. Later, I was told that the elders of my troop were kicking themselves underneath the table. They would have preferred that I had said less rather than more that evening. I was questioned about my awareness of the high honor they would soon bestow upon me. My answers and my feelings in general about the rank of Eagle Scout at the time were slightly dismissive. Quite frankly, I saw the rank of Eagle as just another step along the scouting trail. In fact, as they pressed me about why I didn’t seem as excited about it as perhaps the elders were, I told them that every scout should follow the logical path that I had taken and achieve the rank as well. My unrefined point that evening was that I felt the very act of holding that rank up on a special pedestal was one of the impediments to most scouts attaining it. I believe that more scouts would enjoy the accolade if it were not placed so high above them. Of course, this could possibly dilute the experience at the same time. After much back and forth, I acquiesced and agreed that it was indeed a tremendous accomplishment. I was now one of the younger Eagle Scouts in our troop’s storied history. My years in scouting provided far too many memories and tales to share with you this evening, however, the leadership skills that I cultivated during those early years would prove pivotal. They have played a key part in every major accomplishment and milestone after that. I believe the Boy Scouts to be a fine organization for our youth when accompanied by active parenting. Its affects are incalculable. Psychologists say that the majority of our basic learning is acquired by the age of 16; if this in indeed true, the importance of our early decisions is paramount. The more healthy habits and useful ventures we take part in during this phase of life, the better. Soon, I was off to college at the University of South Carolina. I worked almost continuously through those years and took my virtues to the job place. I found myself in a setting where the status quo ruled. It’s certainly easier in the short term to follow the lead; however, leading the pack at the workplace provides far greater returns in the long run. Standing out and shaking up the system takes courage or simply a set of convictions that disregards the consequences. This is why leading in life is critical. When you place yourself in the driver’s seat you are less beholden to peer-pressures which may lead people astray. Throughout these years my love for flying never ceased. I worked to learn and that correlation always seemed to get me through the tougher days. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in an area unrelated to flying, I returned home and finished the flight ratings required in order to call myself a professional pilot. I was now getting paid to give sightseeing tours up the Hudson River and around the Statue of Liberty. It was a tremendous feeling being right back where I started 10 years earlier yet so much further ahead. I was now getting paid for every one of those coveted flight hours necessary for advancement, how ironic, I felt? Another crucial lesson learned during this phase of my life was how two steps back could lead oneself miles ahead. I left that wonderful job at Allaire Airport and gambled on a new venture at Teterboro Airport in North Jersey. I made less money and added one hour to my commute each way. Many thought I was crazy, but I was looking beyond tomorrow. For the next 6½ years, I participated in a niche market in the business aviation world. I flew organ transplant teams around our country in Lear jets, King Airs, and Barons. It was hard work; we were often called into action at the last minute and it was typically midnight. Years later I would be rewarded for those efforts in a far greater way than just my pay. More on that treat soon. The challenges that forced my cohorts and I in this last position codified that work ethic learned as a paper boy years earlier. One of the lessons there taught me that we are continually growing and every action or inaction we participate in affects our future. We mustn’t look at each day as just any day. Every morning we wake up is another opportunity to better ourselves. Rarely will anyone of us remain stagnant; we’re either moving a head or behind in life. We make these choices everyday and all day. After just nine years in the aviation industry I had yet again reached a pinnacle. I have taken a job on a Challenger jet flying a Fortune 200 company and its proprietors around the globe. Those early paper route dollars that I invested in flight training have come full circle. Delivering The Star Ledger has broadened my horizons in the literal sense. My world had in fact shrunk that afternoon at age 13, when I took my first flight and my first flight lesson. To help drive this point home, as to how each action we take today lends to our successes or failures tomorrow, let me tell you about my high school prom date. Edie was one of the more unique individuals attending Manasquan High School during my years there. I quickly noted something special about her. At the time of our senior prom, she had a boyfriend from another school. Because of those circumstances, I was certainly not looking short term when I asked her to be my date for that event. I was looking far into my future and recently that has paid off for me as well. On May 5th of this year Edie and I were married in Manahawkin, NJ; my high school sweetheart is now so much more and forever. Now, as promised, the reward worth so much more than a paycheck. About a year ago I found myself at a wake for my friend’s grandmother. At this wake I was introduced to the parents of a 6 year old boy. I was expecting to meet these folks because I knew their son had been given a personal tour of Giant’s Stadium a couple of years prior, compliments of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. We had some mutual friends in that football organization. As I spoke with the boy’s parents, I was less interested in the NY Giants and more interested in what their child had endured to warrant the attention of the foundation. The Father told me that his son Stephen had received a heart transplant in early 2001. As they were asking me about the NY Giants, I persisted with the questions about his son’s heart. Well, as it turned out, at about midnight in early 2001, my copilot and I flew to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut and retrieved Stephen’s heart. Confirming the details of the missionafter the wake made me very emotional. This was the closest I had ever been to realizing the fruits of my labor. About two weeks later, we all gathered at little Stephen’s house and enjoyed the Super Bowl together. Stephen told me after a couple hours, “Thank you for my heart.” Now, in conclusion, I’m no different than anyone else in this room. The only privilege I had growing up was my parents blessing on the myriad of desires I came home with each week. They thankfully had the courage themselves to let me take things to their conclusion. Well, I’m still reaching. When I fly along at 41,000 feet and I gaze out into the stars at night, they just don’t seem so far away. Each and every one of those stars seems to be inviting me towards it. I know there is something behind each one and the more stars that I can look behind, the more confident I grow. Harness each and every day you live and before you know it, you’ll be leading life, not simply living it. Thank you all very much for allowing me to share some of the things I have learned about life in my first 34 years.
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I’d like to speak with you about achieving your best, about making the most of your assets and realizing your biggest dreams. I was raised with the adage that my accomplishments were only limited to the heights I could imagine. This was a commonly used and inspirational line that many parents shared with their children. At the time, those words didn’t mean so much to me.
Upon further reflection however, the spirit of those words was ever present in my blind sub-conscience. When I was only 9 years of age, I had 2 paper routes on opposite ends of town. It was a morning paper, The Start Ledger; therefore both routes had to be completed by 7am. I pedaled fast to get back from the Manasquan Beach and change in time for school. The early riches that I enjoyed afforded many crucial lessons which would subsequently fuel my future achievements. By learning the power of hard work and money at such an early age, an age where we’re all highly impressionable, it forever solidified the correlation between the two. I am incredibly grateful to my parents for supporting me in those early desires. The significance of this work should not be underscored; to me, it helped form one of my core values in life, responsibility. By learning to do for myself and not waiting for someone else to take responsibility, I not only acquired things more speedily, but I had the good feeling of having earned them myself. This early money was invested wisely, not an IRA, not a 401K, I used those funds for flight lessons at Allaire Airport. At age 13, I was speaking with an Uncle of mine. He was a war hero to me, who fought in Korea. He stated that he always regretted not learning how to fly. For some reason, his regret cautioned me enough not to follow his path. I clipped a 50% off coupon from an Entertainment Guide for an introductory flight lesson. Well, soaring above my home town and central New Jersey served two purposes. First, it sold me instantly on the joys of flight. Second, and more importantly, it extended my reach out into the world; it effectively reduced the size of it and led me to believe that it would be easier to conquer now. Again, I have to thank my parents for allowing me to circle their home at 1000 feet. They clearly hadn’t read all of the accident reports on that scenario. About one year after that first flight lesson, I accomplished one of my most rewarding feats. I had officially been involved with Boy Scout Troop 59 of Manasquan for only 4 years when I had reached a pinnacle by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. To this day, less than 2% of all scouts make it that far. To this day as well, I still don’t know why that percentage has remained so low. Even at age 14, my drive was surpassing my moments. Each Eagle Scout applicant must appear before a board of review to validate his award and confirm that he in fact extols the virtues befitting the milestone. At this board of review the applicant sits among and across from several elders in his troop as well as a representative from the council level, the governing body for many troops. I perplexed them all that evening, not on purpose of course. All I had to do was answer a few questions and I would be an Eagle Scout. Later, I was told that the elders of my troop were kicking themselves underneath the table. They would have preferred that I had said less rather than more that evening. I was questioned about my awareness of the high honor they would soon bestow upon me. My answers and my feelings in general about the rank of Eagle Scout at the time were slightly dismissive. Quite frankly, I saw the rank of Eagle as just another step along the scouting trail. In fact, as they pressed me about why I didn’t seem as excited about it as perhaps the elders were, I told them that every scout should follow the logical path that I had taken and achieve the rank as well. My unrefined point that evening was that I felt the very act of holding that rank up on a special pedestal was one of the impediments to most scouts attaining it. I believe that more scouts would enjoy the accolade if it were not placed so high above them. Of course, this could possibly dilute the experience at the same time. After much back and forth, I acquiesced and agreed that it was indeed a tremendous accomplishment. I was now one of the younger Eagle Scouts in our troop’s storied history. My years in scouting provided far too many memories and tales to share with you this evening, however, the leadership skills that I cultivated during those early years would prove pivotal. They have played a key part in every major accomplishment and milestone after that. I believe the Boy Scouts to be a fine organization for our youth when accompanied by active parenting. Its affects are incalculable. Psychologists say that the majority of our basic learning is acquired by the age of 16; if this in indeed true, the importance of our early decisions is paramount. The more healthy habits and useful ventures we take part in during this phase of life, the better. Soon, I was off to college at the University of South Carolina. I worked almost continuously through those years and took my virtues to the job place. I found myself in a setting where the status quo ruled. It’s certainly easier in the short term to follow the lead; however, leading the pack at the workplace provides far greater returns in the long run. Standing out and shaking up the system takes courage or simply a set of convictions that disregards the consequences. This is why leading in life is critical. When you place yourself in the driver’s seat you are less beholden to peer-pressures which may lead people astray. Throughout these years my love for flying never ceased. I worked to learn and that correlation always seemed to get me through the tougher days. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in an area unrelated to flying, I returned home and finished the flight ratings required in order to call myself a professional pilot. I was now getting paid to give sightseeing tours up the Hudson River and around the Statue of Liberty. It was a tremendous feeling being right back where I started 10 years earlier yet so much further ahead. I was now getting paid for every one of those coveted flight hours necessary for advancement, how ironic, I felt? Another crucial lesson learned during this phase of my life was how two steps back could lead oneself miles ahead. I left that wonderful job at Allaire Airport and gambled on a new venture at Teterboro Airport in North Jersey. I made less money and added one hour to my commute each way. Many thought I was crazy, but I was looking beyond tomorrow. For the next 6½ years, I participated in a niche market in the business aviation world. I flew organ transplant teams around our country in Lear jets, King Airs, and Barons. It was hard work; we were often called into action at the last minute and it was typically midnight. Years later I would be rewarded for those efforts in a far greater way than just my pay. More on that treat soon. The challenges that forced my cohorts and I in this last position codified that work ethic learned as a paper boy years earlier. One of the lessons there taught me that we are continually growing and every action or inaction we participate in affects our future. We mustn’t look at each day as just any day. Every morning we wake up is another opportunity to better ourselves. Rarely will anyone of us remain stagnant; we’re either moving a head or behind in life. We make these choices everyday and all day. After just nine years in the aviation industry I had yet again reached a pinnacle. I have taken a job on a Challenger jet flying a Fortune 200 company and its proprietors around the globe. Those early paper route dollars that I invested in flight training have come full circle. Delivering The Star Ledger has broadened my horizons in the literal sense. My world had in fact shrunk that afternoon at age 13, when I took my first flight and my first flight lesson. To help drive this point home, as to how each action we take today lends to our successes or failures tomorrow, let me tell you about my high school prom date. Edie was one of the more unique individuals attending Manasquan High School during my years there. I quickly noted something special about her. At the time of our senior prom, she had a boyfriend from another school. Because of those circumstances, I was certainly not looking short term when I asked her to be my date for that event. I was looking far into my future and recently that has paid off for me as well. On May 5th of this year Edie and I were married in Manahawkin, NJ; my high school sweetheart is now so much more and forever. Now, as promised, the reward worth so much more than a paycheck. About a year ago I found myself at a wake for my friend’s grandmother. At this wake I was introduced to the parents of a 6 year old boy. I was expecting to meet these folks because I knew their son had been given a personal tour of Giant’s Stadium a couple of years prior, compliments of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. We had some mutual friends in that football organization. As I spoke with the boy’s parents, I was less interested in the NY Giants and more interested in what their child had endured to warrant the attention of the foundation. The Father told me that his son Stephen had received a heart transplant in early 2001. As they were asking me about the NY Giants, I persisted with the questions about his son’s heart. Well, as it turned out, at about midnight in early 2001, my copilot and I flew to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut and retrieved Stephen’s heart. Confirming the details of the missionafter the wake made me very emotional. This was the closest I had ever been to realizing the fruits of my labor. About two weeks later, we all gathered at little Stephen’s house and enjoyed the Super Bowl together. Stephen told me after a couple hours, “Thank you for my heart.” Now, in conclusion, I’m no different than anyone else in this room. The only privilege I had growing up was my parents blessing on the myriad of desires I came home with each week. They thankfully had the courage themselves to let me take things to their conclusion. Well, I’m still reaching. When I fly along at 41,000 feet and I gaze out into the stars at night, they just don’t seem so far away. Each and every one of those stars seems to be inviting me towards it. I know there is something behind each one and the more stars that I can look behind, the more confident I grow. Harness each and every day you live and before you know it, you’ll be leading life, not simply living it. Thank you all very much for allowing me to share some of the things I have learned about life in my first 34 years.
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Intoduction of Training Within Industries
Training within industries (TWI), rooted in training programs going back at least 100 years, is a well proven methodology that has long been a “hidden part of the toyota production system. Using TWI job-program (J-Program), people skilled in describing work, instructing work,and sustaining worker relations can develop and hold standart work.Inability to hold standart work is one of the mayor reason why lean initiatives stagnate instead of progressing on toward autonomous, daily improvement.
TWI is being re-born in United States, and a few companies are beginning to show remarkable result from it.At beginning of world war II, quickly training “green” workers in skilled industrial jobs was high priority. To become rosie the riveter, Rosie needed to learn skill fast. TWI administratorsmcreated robust methods of training- three programs, each complete with a training manual that was exactly scripted-and that had been thoroughly tested in actual manufacturing plants. Each of the J-program was delivered in its standard and repeatable form to others who, in turn, repeated the process- delivered it in its standard and repeatable form.This train-the trainer approach quickly deployed instruction would have varying levels of experience.
Job Instruction(JI) was the TWI J-program rolled out first. Training was the most immediate need. The job instruction card, shown below, was directly based on Charles Allen's 4 step training methode, woch dated from early in the 20th century. The objective of job instruction was to teach supervisors how to develop a well-trained work force. If they are skilled in instruction, supervisors can reduce defects, rejects,rework, accidents, and demage to tool and equipment.But if supervisors are not skilled in instruction, no matter how to knowledgeable or skilled they are in the work itself, they cannot not effectively pass it on to others. Human errors go unchecked and uncorrected. Job instruction teaches supervisors how to break down jobs for instrution. JI thus develops skill making work easy to understand.Step 1 emphasizes first preparing an operator to learn, followed by properly demonstrating work using a job breakdown wich identifies its important steps and key points. As trainees progress to performing trial runs, the intructor observes them;then tapers off coaching while continuing to follow up
- HOW TO GET READY TO INSTRUCT
Have a Time table
How much skill you expect him to have, by what date
Breakdown a job
list importance step, pick out the key point (safety is always a key point )
have everything ready
The right equipment,materials and supplies
have workplace
Properly arranged
just as the worker will be expected to keep it
HOW TO INSTRUCT
- Step 1-Prepare the Worker
put him at case
state the job and find out what he already knows about it.
Get him interested in learning the job
place in correct position - Step 2 -Present the operation
Tell show, and illustrate one IMPORTANT STEP at a time.
Stress each KEY POINT
instruct early,completely, and patiently, but nomore than he can master - Step3 – Try out performance
Have him do the job – correct errors
have him explain each KEY POINT
make sure be understand
continue until You Know He knows - Step 4 – Follow up
put him on his own. Designate to whom he goes for help
Check frequently, encourage question
Taper off extra coaching and close follow up
Job Methods (JM) rolled out next. JM helped supervisors produce grater quantities of quality product in less time, by making the best use available manpower, and material. This skill was necessary to improve the job wihout help from engineers or managers, and using only resources at hand, because wartime shortages could be severe. Job methods taught supervisors how to breakdown jobs into their constituent operations, questioning details and developing new methods by eliminating, combining,rearranging, and simplifying these detail. Does this sound like Kaizen? It is, although it was done mostly by supervisors and confined mostly to work station Kaizen, not work flow kaizen
Job Relation (JR) was the final J-Program. Job relation helped supervisors improve their ability to work with people and promoted teamwork. Supervisors that do not bring out the best in other people are ineffective. They need the cooperation of workers and others. Once they have job realtion skills, improves cooperation prevent some problem from occuring. And problems that do occur are resolved more effectively.Job realtion taught supervisors how to get the facts, weigh them carefully, make a decision, take action, and check result. Its basic principle include: providing constructive feedback, giving credit when due, telling people in advance about change that will affect them, making the best use of each persons ablity and earning the employee's loyalty and cooperation, sound like ideals in a lean work culture too. During world war II, Training within industies made a big diffrence, about 16500 plants took part in TWI training, about 1.75 million people were trained and certified.most of them were the crucial few-technician in critical skill jobs and supervisors charged with making sure that others performed a huge amount of work properly
Introduction of Total Quality Management(TQM)
Total Quality Management is a management approach that originated in the 1950's and has steadily become more popular since the early 1980's. Total Quality is a description of the culture, attitude and organization of a company that strives to provide customers with products and services that satisfy their needs. The culture requires quality in all aspects of the company's operations, with processes being done right the first time and defects and waste eradicated from operations.
Total Quality Management, TQM, is a method by which management and employees can become involved in the continuous improvement of the production of goods and services.
It is a combination of quality and management tools aimed at increasing business and reducing losses due to wasteful practices.
Some of the companies who have implemented TQM include Ford Motor Company, Phillips Semiconductor, SGL Carbon, Motorola and Toyota Motor Company.1
TQM DefinedTQM is a management philosophy that seeks to integrate all organizational functions (marketing, finance, design, engineering, and production, customer service, etc.) to focus on meeting customer needs and organizational objectives.
TQM views an organization as a collection of processes. It maintains that organizations must strive to continuously improve these processes by incorporating the knowledge and experiences of workers. The simple objective of TQM is "Do the right things, right the first time, every time". TQM is infinitely variable and adaptable. Although originally applied to manufacturing operations, and for a number of years only used in that area, TQM is now becoming recognized as a generic management tool, just as applicable in service and public sector organizations. There are a number of evolutionary strands, with different sectors creating their own versions from the common ancestor. TQM is the foundation for activities, which include:
Commitment by senior management and all employees
Meeting customer requirements
Reducing development cycle times
Just In Time/Demand Flow Manufacturing
Improvement teams
Reducing product and service costs
Systems to facilitate improvement
Line Management ownership
Employee involvement and empowerment
Recognition and celebration
Challenging quantified goals and benchmarking
Focus on processes / improvement plans
Specific incorporation in strategic planning
This shows that TQM must be practiced in all activities, by all personnel, in Manufacturing, Marketing, Engineering, R&D, Sales, Purchasing, HR, etc.2
Principles of TQMThe key principles of TQM are as following:3
Management Commitment
Plan (drive, direct)
Do (deploy, support, participate)
Check (review)
Act (recognize, communicate, revise)
Employee Empowerment
Training
Suggestion scheme
Measurement and recognition
Excellence teams
Fact Based Decision Making
SPC (statistical process control)
DOE, FMEA
The 7 statistical tools
TOPS (FORD 8D - Team Oriented Problem Solving)
Continuous Improvement
Systematic measurement and focus on CONQ
Excellence teams
Cross-functional process management
Attain, maintain, improve standards
Customer Focus
Supplier partnership
Service relationship with internal customers
Never compromise quality
Customer driven standards
The Concept of Continuous Improvement by TQMTQM is mainly concerned with continuous improvement in all work, from high level strategic planning and decision-making, to detailed execution of work elements on the shop floor. It stems from the belief that mistakes can be avoided and defects can be prevented. It leads to continuously improving results, in all aspects of work, as a result of continuously improving capabilities, people, processes, technology and machine capabilities.
Continuous improvement must deal not only with improving results, but more importantly with improving capabilities to produce better results in the future. The five major areas of focus for capability improvement are demand generation, supply generation, technology, operations and people capability.
A central principle of TQM is that mistakes may be made by people, but most of them are caused, or at least permitted, by faulty systems and processes. This means that the root cause of such mistakes can be identified and eliminated, and repetition can be prevented by changing the process.1
There are three major mechanisms of prevention:
Preventing mistakes (defects) from occurring (Mistake - proofing or Poka-Yoke).
Where mistakes can't be absolutely prevented, detecting them early to prevent them being passed down the value added chain (Inspection at source or by the next operation).
Where mistakes recur, stopping production until the process can be corrected, to prevent the production of more defects. (Stop in time).
Implementation Principles and ProcessesA preliminary step in TQM implementation is to assess the organization's current reality. Relevant preconditions have to do with the organization's history, its current needs, precipitating events leading to TQM, and the existing employee quality of working life. If the current reality does not include important preconditions, TQM implementation should be delayed until the organization is in a state in which TQM is likely to succeed.
If an organization has a track record of effective responsiveness to the environment, and if it has been able to successfully change the way it operates when needed, TQM will be easier to implement. If an organization has been historically reactive and has no skill at improving its operating systems, there will be both employee skepticism and a lack of skilled change agents. If this condition prevails, a comprehensive program of management and leadership development may be instituted. A management audit is a good assessment tool to identify current levels of organizational functioning and areas in need of change. An organization should be basically healthy before beginning TQM. If it has significant problems such as a very unstable funding base, weak administrative systems, lack of managerial skill, or poor employee morale, TQM would not be appropriate.5
However, a certain level of stress is probably desirable to initiate TQM. People need to feel a need for a change. Kanter (1983) addresses this phenomenon be describing building blocks which are present in effective organizational change. These forces include departures from tradition, a crisis or galvanizing event, strategic decisions, individual "prime movers," and action vehicles. Departures from tradition are activities, usually at lower levels of the organization, which occur when entrepreneurs move outside the normal ways of operating to solve a problem. A crisis, if it is not too disabling, can also help create a sense of urgency which can mobilize people to act. In the case of TQM, this may be a funding cut or threat, or demands from consumers or other stakeholders for improved quality of service. After a crisis, a leader may intervene strategically by articulating a new vision of the future to help the organization deal with it. A plan to implement TQM may be such a strategic decision. Such a leader may then become a prime mover, who takes charge in championing the new idea and showing others how it will help them get where they want to go. Finally, action vehicles are needed and mechanisms or structures to enable the change to occur and become institutionalized.8
Steps in Managing the TransitionBeckhard and Pritchard (1992) have outlined the basic steps in managing a transition to a new system such as TQM: identifying tasks to be done, creating necessary management structures, developing strategies for building commitment, designing mechanisms to communicate the change, and assigning resources.
Task identification would include a study of present conditions (assessing current reality, as described above); assessing readiness, such as through a force field analysis; creating a model of the desired state, in this case, implementation of TQM; announcing the change goals to the organization; and assigning responsibilities and resources. This final step would include securing outside consultation and training and assigning someone within the organization to oversee the effort. This should be a responsibility of top management. In fact, the next step, designing transition management structures, is also a responsibility of top management. In fact, Cohen and Brand (1993) and Hyde (1992) assert that management must be heavily involved as leaders rather than relying on a separate staff person or function to shepherd the effort. An organization wide steering committee to oversee the effort may be appropriate. Developing commitment strategies was discussed above in the sections on resistance and on visionary leadership.6
To communicate the change, mechanisms beyond existing processes will need to be developed. Special all-staff meetings attended by executives, sometimes designed as input or dialog sessions, may be used to kick off the process, and TQM newsletters may be an effective ongoing communication tool to keep employees aware of activities and accomplishments.
Management of resources for the change effort is important with TQM because outside consultants will almost always be required. Choose consultants based on their prior relevant experience and their commitment to adapting the process to fit unique organizational needs. While consultants will be invaluable with initial training of staff and TQM system design, employees (management and others) should be actively involved in TQM implementation, perhaps after receiving training in change management which they can then pass on to other employees. A collaborative relationship with consultants and clear role definitions and specification of activities must be established.
In summary, first assess preconditions and the current state of the organization to make sure the need for change is clear and that TQM is an appropriate strategy. Leadership styles and organizational culture must be congruent with TQM. If they are not, this should be worked on or TQM implementation should be avoided or delayed until favorable conditions exist.
Remember that this will be a difficult, comprehensive, and long-term process. Leaders will need to maintain their commitment, keep the process visible, provide necessary support, and hold people accountable for results. Use input from stakeholder (clients, referring agencies, funding sources, etc.) as possible; and, of course, maximize employee involvement in design of the system.7
Always keep in mind that TQM should be purpose driven. Be clear on the organization's vision for the future and stay focused on it. TQM can be a powerful technique for unleashing employee creativity and potential, reducing bureaucracy and costs, and improving service to clients and the community.
ConclusionTQM encoureges participation amongst shop floor workers and managers. There is no single theoretical formalization of total quality, but Deming, Juran and Ishikawa provide the core assumptions, as a "...discipline and philosophy of management which institutionalizes planned and continuous... improvement ... and assumes that quality is the outcome of all activities that take place within an organization; that all functions and all employees have to participate in the improvement process; that organizations need both quality systems and a quality culture.".
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Total Quality Management, TQM, is a method by which management and employees can become involved in the continuous improvement of the production of goods and services.
It is a combination of quality and management tools aimed at increasing business and reducing losses due to wasteful practices.
Some of the companies who have implemented TQM include Ford Motor Company, Phillips Semiconductor, SGL Carbon, Motorola and Toyota Motor Company.1
TQM DefinedTQM is a management philosophy that seeks to integrate all organizational functions (marketing, finance, design, engineering, and production, customer service, etc.) to focus on meeting customer needs and organizational objectives.
TQM views an organization as a collection of processes. It maintains that organizations must strive to continuously improve these processes by incorporating the knowledge and experiences of workers. The simple objective of TQM is "Do the right things, right the first time, every time". TQM is infinitely variable and adaptable. Although originally applied to manufacturing operations, and for a number of years only used in that area, TQM is now becoming recognized as a generic management tool, just as applicable in service and public sector organizations. There are a number of evolutionary strands, with different sectors creating their own versions from the common ancestor. TQM is the foundation for activities, which include:
Commitment by senior management and all employees
Meeting customer requirements
Reducing development cycle times
Just In Time/Demand Flow Manufacturing
Improvement teams
Reducing product and service costs
Systems to facilitate improvement
Line Management ownership
Employee involvement and empowerment
Recognition and celebration
Challenging quantified goals and benchmarking
Focus on processes / improvement plans
Specific incorporation in strategic planning
This shows that TQM must be practiced in all activities, by all personnel, in Manufacturing, Marketing, Engineering, R&D, Sales, Purchasing, HR, etc.2
Principles of TQMThe key principles of TQM are as following:3
Management Commitment
Plan (drive, direct)
Do (deploy, support, participate)
Check (review)
Act (recognize, communicate, revise)
Employee Empowerment
Training
Suggestion scheme
Measurement and recognition
Excellence teams
Fact Based Decision Making
SPC (statistical process control)
DOE, FMEA
The 7 statistical tools
TOPS (FORD 8D - Team Oriented Problem Solving)
Continuous Improvement
Systematic measurement and focus on CONQ
Excellence teams
Cross-functional process management
Attain, maintain, improve standards
Customer Focus
Supplier partnership
Service relationship with internal customers
Never compromise quality
Customer driven standards
The Concept of Continuous Improvement by TQMTQM is mainly concerned with continuous improvement in all work, from high level strategic planning and decision-making, to detailed execution of work elements on the shop floor. It stems from the belief that mistakes can be avoided and defects can be prevented. It leads to continuously improving results, in all aspects of work, as a result of continuously improving capabilities, people, processes, technology and machine capabilities.
Continuous improvement must deal not only with improving results, but more importantly with improving capabilities to produce better results in the future. The five major areas of focus for capability improvement are demand generation, supply generation, technology, operations and people capability.
A central principle of TQM is that mistakes may be made by people, but most of them are caused, or at least permitted, by faulty systems and processes. This means that the root cause of such mistakes can be identified and eliminated, and repetition can be prevented by changing the process.1
There are three major mechanisms of prevention:
Preventing mistakes (defects) from occurring (Mistake - proofing or Poka-Yoke).
Where mistakes can't be absolutely prevented, detecting them early to prevent them being passed down the value added chain (Inspection at source or by the next operation).
Where mistakes recur, stopping production until the process can be corrected, to prevent the production of more defects. (Stop in time).
Implementation Principles and ProcessesA preliminary step in TQM implementation is to assess the organization's current reality. Relevant preconditions have to do with the organization's history, its current needs, precipitating events leading to TQM, and the existing employee quality of working life. If the current reality does not include important preconditions, TQM implementation should be delayed until the organization is in a state in which TQM is likely to succeed.
If an organization has a track record of effective responsiveness to the environment, and if it has been able to successfully change the way it operates when needed, TQM will be easier to implement. If an organization has been historically reactive and has no skill at improving its operating systems, there will be both employee skepticism and a lack of skilled change agents. If this condition prevails, a comprehensive program of management and leadership development may be instituted. A management audit is a good assessment tool to identify current levels of organizational functioning and areas in need of change. An organization should be basically healthy before beginning TQM. If it has significant problems such as a very unstable funding base, weak administrative systems, lack of managerial skill, or poor employee morale, TQM would not be appropriate.5
However, a certain level of stress is probably desirable to initiate TQM. People need to feel a need for a change. Kanter (1983) addresses this phenomenon be describing building blocks which are present in effective organizational change. These forces include departures from tradition, a crisis or galvanizing event, strategic decisions, individual "prime movers," and action vehicles. Departures from tradition are activities, usually at lower levels of the organization, which occur when entrepreneurs move outside the normal ways of operating to solve a problem. A crisis, if it is not too disabling, can also help create a sense of urgency which can mobilize people to act. In the case of TQM, this may be a funding cut or threat, or demands from consumers or other stakeholders for improved quality of service. After a crisis, a leader may intervene strategically by articulating a new vision of the future to help the organization deal with it. A plan to implement TQM may be such a strategic decision. Such a leader may then become a prime mover, who takes charge in championing the new idea and showing others how it will help them get where they want to go. Finally, action vehicles are needed and mechanisms or structures to enable the change to occur and become institutionalized.8
Steps in Managing the TransitionBeckhard and Pritchard (1992) have outlined the basic steps in managing a transition to a new system such as TQM: identifying tasks to be done, creating necessary management structures, developing strategies for building commitment, designing mechanisms to communicate the change, and assigning resources.
Task identification would include a study of present conditions (assessing current reality, as described above); assessing readiness, such as through a force field analysis; creating a model of the desired state, in this case, implementation of TQM; announcing the change goals to the organization; and assigning responsibilities and resources. This final step would include securing outside consultation and training and assigning someone within the organization to oversee the effort. This should be a responsibility of top management. In fact, the next step, designing transition management structures, is also a responsibility of top management. In fact, Cohen and Brand (1993) and Hyde (1992) assert that management must be heavily involved as leaders rather than relying on a separate staff person or function to shepherd the effort. An organization wide steering committee to oversee the effort may be appropriate. Developing commitment strategies was discussed above in the sections on resistance and on visionary leadership.6
To communicate the change, mechanisms beyond existing processes will need to be developed. Special all-staff meetings attended by executives, sometimes designed as input or dialog sessions, may be used to kick off the process, and TQM newsletters may be an effective ongoing communication tool to keep employees aware of activities and accomplishments.
Management of resources for the change effort is important with TQM because outside consultants will almost always be required. Choose consultants based on their prior relevant experience and their commitment to adapting the process to fit unique organizational needs. While consultants will be invaluable with initial training of staff and TQM system design, employees (management and others) should be actively involved in TQM implementation, perhaps after receiving training in change management which they can then pass on to other employees. A collaborative relationship with consultants and clear role definitions and specification of activities must be established.
In summary, first assess preconditions and the current state of the organization to make sure the need for change is clear and that TQM is an appropriate strategy. Leadership styles and organizational culture must be congruent with TQM. If they are not, this should be worked on or TQM implementation should be avoided or delayed until favorable conditions exist.
Remember that this will be a difficult, comprehensive, and long-term process. Leaders will need to maintain their commitment, keep the process visible, provide necessary support, and hold people accountable for results. Use input from stakeholder (clients, referring agencies, funding sources, etc.) as possible; and, of course, maximize employee involvement in design of the system.7
Always keep in mind that TQM should be purpose driven. Be clear on the organization's vision for the future and stay focused on it. TQM can be a powerful technique for unleashing employee creativity and potential, reducing bureaucracy and costs, and improving service to clients and the community.
ConclusionTQM encoureges participation amongst shop floor workers and managers. There is no single theoretical formalization of total quality, but Deming, Juran and Ishikawa provide the core assumptions, as a "...discipline and philosophy of management which institutionalizes planned and continuous... improvement ... and assumes that quality is the outcome of all activities that take place within an organization; that all functions and all employees have to participate in the improvement process; that organizations need both quality systems and a quality culture.".
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Rabu, 16 Juli 2008
HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BLOGGER
SOURCES : ONECOOLSITE.WORDPRESS.COM
post of us dive into blogging without really carefully working out an organized plan. However, it’s never too late to assess what adjustments can be made in order to become a better blogger. The best place to start is to go back to the beginning.
Bloggers are communicators
Bloggers are communicators and blogging provides at least four ways to make a difference in this world by:
informing readers about things they do not know;
inspiring and persuading readers to do something we feel is right;
or by entertaining them.
Who are you?
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. In this day and age, where everyone in the blogosphere is selling something, most of all themselves, therefore, mastering the art of introducing yourself to your readers is essential. Whatever your style, background, personality, profession or purpose, the effort you put into your introduction and brief biography is an opportunity to establish the foundation for a entering relationship with your readers. There are no shortcuts to relationship-building. You need to lay the foundations by being clear about who you are, what you are about and what you hope to achieve through the new relationship.
Who are you? What do you do? What are you talking about? What will you be talking about? What gives you the right to talk about anything? What are you doing here? Why are you doing it here? — Lorelle VanFossen in Who The Hell Are You?
Readers do want to be introduced to the blogger whose writing they are reading. The following information can be placed on an About Page:
a brief biography that answers the question “who are you?”;
a brief description of what you intend to blog about and why;
your background and expertise and how it addresses the subject matter in the blog;
how to contact you.
Sub-pages can also be created for your Comment Policy and Copyright Declaration and Disclaimer.
Why blog?
Blogging is a means of obtaining recognition and validation.
In essence, we blog
to be heard;
to receive comments;
to enter into dialog;
to form relationships;
to build a reader community.
The Better Blogger
The better blogger considers:
who their readers are;
what information is essential;
how it can be organized and most clearly expressed.
Who is your audience?
When we talk to someone face-to-face, we always know just who we’re talking to. We automatically adjust our speech to be sure we communicate our message. Interestingly, many writers don’t make the same adjustments when they write to different audiences, usually because they don’t take the time to think about who will be reading what they write. But to be sure that we communicate clearly in writing, we need to adjust our message–how we say it and what information we include–by recognizing that different readers can best understand different messages.
Know your audience so that you can tailor your vocabulary and style to their expectations. You may still dazzle them with your insight, and are more likely to do so if they can understand and care about what you’ve written. — legbamel at onestepforward
Identifying your audience will do more than ensure that you write clearly. It will also help you focus on the reader’s needs. The following questions can help you identify your audience and what you can do to address their wants and needs.
1.How many kinds of readers do you expect to have? List them.
2.What do you know about the writing and reading skills and backgrounds of those people who you expect to become readers?
3.What is most important to them?
4.What are they least likely to care about?
5.What do you want your audience to think, learn, or assume about you?
6.What impression do you want your writing or your research to convey?
How will your readers interact with your site?
Beyond understanding the motivations or goals of your audience, you must also understand the basic mechanics of how your users will interact with your site:
How will the site render on a reader’s browser?
How will the reader view the site? Visually? With graphics enabled? With a Braille reader? With a screen reader?
Will the user’s operating system and browser be able to support all of your site’s functionality? Use a validator to check your pages.
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post of us dive into blogging without really carefully working out an organized plan. However, it’s never too late to assess what adjustments can be made in order to become a better blogger. The best place to start is to go back to the beginning.
Bloggers are communicators
Bloggers are communicators and blogging provides at least four ways to make a difference in this world by:
informing readers about things they do not know;
inspiring and persuading readers to do something we feel is right;
or by entertaining them.
Who are you?
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. In this day and age, where everyone in the blogosphere is selling something, most of all themselves, therefore, mastering the art of introducing yourself to your readers is essential. Whatever your style, background, personality, profession or purpose, the effort you put into your introduction and brief biography is an opportunity to establish the foundation for a entering relationship with your readers. There are no shortcuts to relationship-building. You need to lay the foundations by being clear about who you are, what you are about and what you hope to achieve through the new relationship.
Who are you? What do you do? What are you talking about? What will you be talking about? What gives you the right to talk about anything? What are you doing here? Why are you doing it here? — Lorelle VanFossen in Who The Hell Are You?
Readers do want to be introduced to the blogger whose writing they are reading. The following information can be placed on an About Page:
a brief biography that answers the question “who are you?”;
a brief description of what you intend to blog about and why;
your background and expertise and how it addresses the subject matter in the blog;
how to contact you.
Sub-pages can also be created for your Comment Policy and Copyright Declaration and Disclaimer.
Why blog?
Blogging is a means of obtaining recognition and validation.
In essence, we blog
to be heard;
to receive comments;
to enter into dialog;
to form relationships;
to build a reader community.
The Better Blogger
The better blogger considers:
who their readers are;
what information is essential;
how it can be organized and most clearly expressed.
Who is your audience?
When we talk to someone face-to-face, we always know just who we’re talking to. We automatically adjust our speech to be sure we communicate our message. Interestingly, many writers don’t make the same adjustments when they write to different audiences, usually because they don’t take the time to think about who will be reading what they write. But to be sure that we communicate clearly in writing, we need to adjust our message–how we say it and what information we include–by recognizing that different readers can best understand different messages.
Know your audience so that you can tailor your vocabulary and style to their expectations. You may still dazzle them with your insight, and are more likely to do so if they can understand and care about what you’ve written. — legbamel at onestepforward
Identifying your audience will do more than ensure that you write clearly. It will also help you focus on the reader’s needs. The following questions can help you identify your audience and what you can do to address their wants and needs.
1.How many kinds of readers do you expect to have? List them.
2.What do you know about the writing and reading skills and backgrounds of those people who you expect to become readers?
3.What is most important to them?
4.What are they least likely to care about?
5.What do you want your audience to think, learn, or assume about you?
6.What impression do you want your writing or your research to convey?
How will your readers interact with your site?
Beyond understanding the motivations or goals of your audience, you must also understand the basic mechanics of how your users will interact with your site:
How will the site render on a reader’s browser?
How will the reader view the site? Visually? With graphics enabled? With a Braille reader? With a screen reader?
Will the user’s operating system and browser be able to support all of your site’s functionality? Use a validator to check your pages.
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