Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way: on purpose‚ in the present moment‚ and is non-judgmentally (Lucas‚ 2012). According to Marsha Lucas‚ Ph. D Psychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love‚ if you practice being mindful it will help to set the tone of the nervous system for the rest of the day‚ and increase the likelihood of other mindfulness moments. For example‚ prior to beginning my shifts I will often find myself daydreaming while having a cup of tea‚ waiting in line
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THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION Department of Social Sciences GED 1015 Animal Rights: Science‚ Sentience and Speciesism Semester two‚ 2012/13 Time of lecture: Monday (9:30am to 11:20am) Venue: B4-LP-07 Instructor: Dr. Francis MOK (莫家棟) Email: fktmok@ied.edu.hk Office: D4-1/F-01 I. Course descriptions: In this course‚ we aim at providing students the conceptual tools and resources by which they can investigate and reflect on the relationship between human
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Effective Listening Strategies BSHS/385 June 2‚ 2014 Effective Listening Strategies The first article I read was called “Active Listening Skills”. This article provided helpful information with helping clients improve the quality of his or her life. When a client knows that the interviewer is listening he or she will feel respected and appreciated. The article shows the importance of listening in order to get the client to respond to us positively and on a deeper level
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THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT LISTENING When you think of what is involved in the process of listening most people think that it involves just spoken words and how those words are interpreted. But actually listening is more than just merely hearing words; the actual process of listening has many different factors that are involved. I’m going to summarize the ten most common factors that can affect the human listening process. The first factor that affects listening is culture. Culture is a factor
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and adopt the resulting awareness into our daily lives‚ interactions‚ and relationships. Listening can be defined as “making meaning from sound‚” which is a process of extraction. Patterns of recognition are processes of extraction often used. If we were to close our eyes‚ the sound‚ reverberation of acoustics and/or surrounding people will allow us to be aware of where we are at that moment. Active listening is no longer prevalent. People have become impatient and seem to prefer sound bites instead
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Listening Vs. Hearing Listening versus Hearing by Robert M. Sherfield‚ Ph.D. http://www.netplaces.com/self-esteem/active-listening/listening-versus-hearing.htm There are weighty differences between listening and hearing. Hearing is an automatic response while listening is a voluntary action. Hearing has little to do with choice‚ while listening has everything to do with choice. Think of it in this light: Just because you have hands‚ this does not make you a painter‚ sculptor‚ or carpenter. Just
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biological or physical process. Listening‚ though it may seem similar to hearing‚ is however‚ different in that it entails perceiving and understanding the message that was heard. Listening involves the use of a person’s sense of sight and hearing. Effective listening‚ therefore‚ involves the process by which a person understands‚ interprets‚ and analyzes the information received through hearing. It is an active process that is learned through time. Active listening skills are not only useful in understanding
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Memo: Legal Risks and Opportunities Jennifer Stucky Law 531 - Business Law August 2‚ 2010 Professor Dominik Musafia Memo: Legal Risks and Opportunities MEMORANDUM TO: Kevin Grant‚ Director FROM: Jennifer Stucky‚ project manager DATE: August 2‚ 2010 SUBJECT: Dispute over contract with C-S CC: Harold Smith‚ Attorney This memo is in response to the dispute over the contract between Span Systems and Citizen-Schwarz AG (C-S). Management is taking the necessary steps
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Credible Information Debate MGT/521 September 6‚ 2012 Meredith Willenbring Credible Information Debate Wikipedia is one of the most sought out information website. Jimmy Wales‚ founder says this about his website‚ “Wikipedia is something special…‚ it is a place we can all go to think‚ to learn and share our knowledge with others” (Wikipedia‚ 2012‚ p1). This resourceful tool has up-to-date news‚ press releases‚ and it provides its users with the convenience to various languages
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Bradley Stonefield reached out to Atwood consulting regarding the start of a limousine business. Mr.Stonefield is opening a limousine service and it will be named Landslide Limousines‚ and focus on providing first-class transportation. Mr.Stonefield’s goal is to have 25 employees within the first year‚ so that is the number I would like to use for any planning. Employment laws are very much important for all type of business. The employment laws dictate and guide the employers about how they can
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