Sneak Preview: The Personal Excellence Book (Pre-Order Starts 18 July, Sunday)

Update: I’ve revised the launch date such that it’s exactly 1 week after the pre-sale date, which is 18 July (this coming Sunday). Read this post for details for the pre-sale – you don’t want to miss it! It’ll be for newsletter subscribers only and will have a special discount for 1st 25 buyers. Those of …

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How To Deal With Rude People – Part 2

This is part-2 of the new series on how to deal with rude people – especially your co-workers, associates, customers and managers. Be sure to read part-1 first if you haven’t.

5) Objectify the situation

Is the person being really rude? Or could you be misinterpreting the signals? Even if the person is indeed out of the line, could your emotions be making the situation appear worse than it really is?

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How To Deal With Rude People – Co-Workers, Associates, Customers, Managers, etc

This is part-1 of the new series on how to deal with rude people – especially your co-workers, associates, customers and managers.

I rarely deal with rude people in my life. Whenever I encounter someone rude, I shed them away.

However, there are times when you don’t have the luxury of choice. Say, if the person is a co-worker, a manager, a business associate, a customer, or a client.

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Update: More Free Ebooks, Simply Her July Feature, 26th Birthday and Other News

Just thought I’ll write a quick post to let you guys know what I’ve been up to. :)

2 More Free Ebooks For You

Following the huge popularity of the free ebooks (over 10,000 downloads to date!), I just released 2 more free ebooks: How To Be A Dean’s Lister and 1o1 Things To Do Before You Die.

You can download the first book directly off the free ebooks section, the 2nd book requires you to be a TPEB newsletter subscriber first. (I’ve replaced the previous TPEB compilation guide with 101 Things To Do Before You Die as the free ebook guide when you sign up.) If you are already a subscriber, simply scroll to the bottom of the latest email newsletter and you’ll find the download link.

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Upcoming Workshop: How To Write Winning Resumes (19 June, Sat)

This Saturday, I’ll be conducting a workshop with JobsCentral on How To Write Winning Resumes. We’re rerunning this workshop after popular demand from the 1st run in March (Pictures here) :D . This is the 3rd time I’m conducting this workshop, and 2nd time I’m holding it with JobsCentral. Having a winning resume is the first …

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My Photoshoot With Simply Her Magazine (July Issue)

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Simply Her Magazine to give coaching advice on workplace persona and how one should carry oneself at work. Simply Her magazine is a consumer lifestyle guide in Singapore, with a readership of 110,000. It offers practical solutions on everything that interests the modern, working women, such as …

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The Best Productivity System There Is

“Hi Celes, I have a problem tracking down the tasks I need to be done and the deadlines… I’ve tried several software solutions but haven’t found yet one that is good for me. I am looking for a place where i can keep my notes and personal information as well as my errands and tasks together. And of course the events on a calendar. Which ones do you use? Which ones do you recommend?” – Mário

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“Never Work Again” Seminar – Days 3 & 4 Review and Conclusion

This is the final part of my review for T. Harv Eker’s “Never Work Again” 4-Day Seminar. Be sure to read parts 1-3 before reading this final review.

As I mentioned in Day 2 update, I was running my own workshop on 7 Habits of Straight A Students on NWA Day 3, so I didn’t attend NWA morning and afternoon sessions. After my workshop, I planned to attend the remainder of NWA for Day 3, only to see Tatt’s sms that O and him have left the seminar as it was the same formula used in Day 1 / Day 2.

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