Integrity. What defines our character and our integrity is not measured by what happens to us; but rather by how we react and respond to what happens to us.- Listening. As a human being, one of the best gifts I can give my fellow humans is to listen; to really listen to what they are saying and to be fully present in the moment with them.
- Love. The presence of love in our life, the love we have for our families, our friends, our faith and for ourselves, is the single most important source of light and energy we can tap into when we have the need to be filled-up; or when we see the need to fill someone else up with grace, hope and our love
- Optimism. “When God hands you lemons, you make lemonade.” The value of optimism is clear here – take what you have been given and make the best of it.
- Patience. Patience is a value which can also improve productivity because it creates a better state of mind, a clearer state of mind, for better decision making.
- Respect. We are all different, yet we are all the same in the sense we want to be respected for how we think and believe. When we show the proper respect we are not only validating the other person’s dignity, we are also enhancing our own.
- Right Choices. It’s not that we always have to get it right; in fact it’s not reasonable to think every choice we make will be the right choice. But when we have completed our research, performed our discernment, and have listened to our inner wisdom the hope is we are guided to the right choice. Acting on this choice is where the true value exists.
- Sacrifice. Sometimes it’s appropriate to put someone else’s needs before your own. This is the meaning of sacrifice. Along with sacrifice comes some discomfort; perhaps even some pain. This is what makes sacrifice a value to live by.
- Tolerance. There are people who make us angry and we just can’t seem to see eye-to-eye with on an issue. Rather than showing contempt, tolerance is a better alternative. It shows respects, patience and courtesy – all important values in their own right, too.
- Unity. There is indeed strength in numbers. Working together to solve a common problem ensures a greater chance of success. Making the effort to bring people together will always be more effective than finding ways to pull people apart.
- Vision. Vision is created by our dreams and daydreams, alike, Vision provides the avenue to take our lives to wherever we want them to go. Our vision reminds us that we are always capable of learning and growing into who we want to be.
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Rules to Balance Life
In Health, Healthcare on January 21, 2013 at 8:00 am
Blocking Internet at Work: Is it Really Helpful?
In Health, Healthcare, Medicine, Uncategorized on May 23, 2012 at 2:44 pm
We are in the 21st century. It is a century that has changed the way we work and function . Some of us who have seen the previous era of doing things physically, they would know how different the world has become. Internet is the most important innovation of human creation from my opinion. I would not hesitate to say the Internet has become one of the basic necessities of life, like food, shelter and clothing . It is a necessity for people with progressive philosophy. Internet has changed the way we do things on a daily basis. From paying utility bills to making a business successful, Internet has helped humankind significantly. With the ease of internet, we can now save so much time on doing things. Information is readily available. So decision-making times have reduced significantly. We all have Internet access in some form through an Internet Service provider, either for home, cell phone or work.
Today I wanted to make a few pointers on ‘personal use of internet’ at work. I may not be speaking for everyone reading this, but I will try to touch each corner of the issue. Being a Doctor, I am faced with the challenges of human body on a daily basis. Sometimes it is an easy fix and sometimes not. From the moment I get up, I am constantly occupied by my work. Constant learning and being up to date is a must for me. Given the magnitude of work, people like me hardly have time to sit down and read a professional magazine to improve my knowledge on current topics. Internet becomes very handy at those times. I can browse the information I need when I really need it.
Here is the problem. The offices and hospitals that I work for, block most of the websites including access to email,medical websites, social networking, youtube etc.
Let’s say a patient, Mr. Smith, comes to me with complaints of headaches and we diagnose him with an aneurysm in brain , the next challenge is to know the latest treatment of brain aneurysm as medicine is changing very fast. So I have no way to get access to the latest information which puts Mr. Smith and myself at risk of delayed treatment due to lack of information . You may say that is not a personal use, but my profession is personal to me. Let us say you do not want to buy it.
Personal use includes the email, web browsing, shopping, vacation planning etc.. I agree with the fact that many people indulge in misuse of Internet including pornography which puts a bigger risk of ‘Loss of Productivity’ and system crash at work. I agree that control is a must. I agree that access to social networking ,youtube and similar websites should be limited as they may reduce work efficiency.
We all have doors and windows at home which we lock every night before going to bed and when we go out. Why do we do that? To make sure that bad people do not have access to our privacy and belongings. But do we not open the doors when we have to go out and do the work in the real world. Then, why do we have to lock the access to world-wide web completely and not open it when required. I want you to ask yourself the question today , is it OK to punish all when the culprit are only a few. Can we not develop better mechanisms to track of what people browse over the Internet so as to punish the culprits? I’m sure that people who are honest browsers of Internet would not be scared of any tracking.
So what if I have to plan a vacation when I have some free time . So what if I pay my utility bills while I’m at work. So what if I go buy gifts online for my parents for coming Christmas. It will only boost my morale and reduce stress in my daily life as I know, that ‘I have taken care of things that I need to’. Being unable to use Internet is a stress factor for most of us because we cannot take care of certain things without it. Reducing stress would only reduce the potential to get any disease and improve our work efficiency because we will be satisfied. The few questions I would like you to ask yourself are:
‘Do you not need Internet to progress in life and get more peace of mind”
‘Is it unjustified to take a few moments in day between work to take care of things as long as you are taking care of work in time’
‘Is Internet not a blessing?’
The staff attitude changes by liberalizing some things at work. “It is better to have 80% staff with good attitude rather than having 100% with a bad one.”
DHYAANGURU Dr Nipun Aggarwal,MD, MBA, MHT 