The Splash of Wisdom

Nice guys may not finish first, according to research coauthored by Nir Halevy of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In fact, taking care of others in your group and even taking care of outsiders may reduce a nice guy's chance of becoming a leader. STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Typically regarded as a common virtue, generosity can also be a sign of weakness for leaders, according to a new study. The research finds that contributing to the public good influences a person's status on two critical dimensions: prestige and dominance. "People with high prestige are often regarded as saints, possessing a self-sacrificial quality and strong moral standards," said Robert Livingston, assistant professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. "However, while these individuals are willing to give their resources to the group, they are not perceived as tough leaders." The researchers define dominance...

Between magazines, romantic comedies, and generally baseless cultural assumptions, women have long been guessing what men are really thinking. His feet are slanted towards you at a 15-degree angle? Then he’s in love. 30-degree angle? He wants nothing to do with you. In order to solve all that, take a look at the top things men think about women but seldom say: 1. Please order dessert There are so many mind games that are hidden within a seemingly meaningless decision like ordering dessert. An “I’m full, none for me” after I just saw you push your salad around with your fork shows that the relationship is predicated on performance. Buying into the idea that you have to be a dainty feather isn’t sexy because it means you’re not comfortable with who you are or whom you are with. If the real you really has a stomach the size of a bird’s, then fine, but if not, then please skip the psychological jockeying and adherence to cultural norms, be the real you, and order up a brownie sundae. As wi...

"The heart that gifts a diamond shines like a diamond "  Nazraana Jewellery

Love isn’t  being nice to everyone. Love isn’t letting the world use you as a doormat. Love doesn’t mean that everyone will like you. Sometimes the greatest acts of love cut to the deepest place, and can change you forever. And that’s ok. Love isn’t ice cream on a cone, or sweet flowers in a vase. Love is a goodbye, when hellos are holding you back Or you suddenly hear your own lie. Love is an ear, when the mouth wants to move. Love is seeing you, without needing to see myself. Love isn’t a complicated thing, It’s all in the heart,  Opening wide - and suddenly expands… Creating a new star. Love is expansion Holding within it’s own self the possibility of everything.

Tulsi also known as basil leaves, is a fairly common plant in Indian households. Considered holy by many religions, the tulsi plant is revered for its divine properties.  Besides praying to the plant, a number of people advice including the leaves and roots of the plant in various medical decoctions. With immense benefits right from clear skin to dissolving kidney stones, tulsi is tonic for the entire body. Here are the top 10 benefits of tulsi. Cures a fever: Tulsi has very potent germicidal, fungicidal, anti-bacterial and anti-biotic properties that are great for resolving fevers. It has the potential to cure any fever right from those caused due to common infections to those caused due to malaria as well. In ayurveda, it is strongly advised that a person suffering from fever should have a decoction made of tulsi leaves. In case of a fever boil a few leaves of tulsi with powdered cardamom in half a litre of water( The proportion of tulsi to cardamom powder should be in the ratio...

O ne evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general. The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute. I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. There were no credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man had yet to walk on the moon. Your Grandfather and I got married first and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir"- - and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir". We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the...

Thomas A. Harris in his book, "I'm OK--You're Ok," says that all people are structurally alike in that everyone has a Parent, an Adult, and a Child. He points out that we differ in two ways.We differ in the content of Parent, Adult, and Child, which it is unique to each person, and we differ in the functioning of the Parent, Adult, and Child. There are two kinds of functional problems: contamination and exclusion. These three ego states should stay separated which is ideal. Diagram of three ego states overlapped. The overlap as shown above is contamination of the Adult by dated, unexamined Parent data which is externalized as true. This is called prejudice. For instance, beliefs such as "white skins is better than black skins," "right-handedness is better than left-handedness," and "cops are bad" are externalized in transactions on the bases of prejudgment, before reality data (Adult) is applied to them Prejudice develops in early childho...