Mother's Day eGreeting - www.suryanarayana.com

MOTHER: A word that means the World to all of us

Wish You & Your Mother A Happy Mother's Day [ 8 May ]

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Earth Day eGreeting - Survey - Online Pledge

Earth Day  Lets make a difference for good. Happy Earth Day! Every year 22 April is celebrated as Earth Day  all over the World. It is this day  reminds us that earth is in our hands and what we do to our planet is very important to save it. So everyone must  pledge to make EARTH a better place to live. Wish you happy Earth Day. Take Online Survey &  Pledge   http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3qugd3sgmssln01/start Send eGreetingsto your well wishers http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/subcategory/1551/eapr_earthday Reciprocate the received eGreetings with a Thank you card http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/category/1551/thank_

Communication Challenges

The more essential part of any personal development effort is to keepup the skill of communicating with others -be it in business dealings, family affairs, and for that matter any relationships. If you often find yourself misunderstanding others or experiencing difficulty in getting your point across clearly, what you say and what you don't say are equally important. Keep the following challenges in mind all the time while communicating with others.
Challenge One: Listen first and acknowledge what you hear, even if you don't agree with it, before expressing your experience or point of view. Acknowledging the feelings and wants that people express in word and mood.  Actively acknowledging another person's experience does not have to mean that you agree or approve. Compassionately allow people to feel whatever they feel.  People are much more likely to listen if they have been listened to with actively expressed acknowledgments.  In order to get more of your conversation partner's attention in tense situations, pay attention first: listen and give a brief restatement of what you have heard (especially feelings) before you express your own needs or position. The kind of listening recommended here separates acknowledging from approving or agreeing.
Challenge Two: Explaining your conversational intent and inviting consent by using one of 30 basic conversational invitations such as, ``Right now I would like to take a few minutes and ask you about... [subject matter ].`` When would be a good time?" The exercise for this step will encourage you to expand your list of possible conversations and to practice starting a wide variety of them. The more involvement a conversation is going to require of the other person, the more you will benefit by sharing your conversational goal and inviting the conscious cooperation of your conversation partner.
Challenge Three: Expressing yourself more clearly and more completely   - giving your listeners the  information they need to understand (mentally reconstruct) your experiences more fully. One good way is to use ”the five I-statements”: What/how I (1)observe, (2)am feeling, (3) because I interpret/evaluate/need, and now I (4)want to request, and (5)envision/hope for from request. 
Challenge Four: Translating  your (and other people's)  criticisms and complaints into requests & and explaining the positive results of having your request granted. Do this for both your own complaints and the complaints that others bring to you.  Focusing on the positive outcome shows respect to the recipient of a request as having a positive contribution to make, and shifts focus from past mistakes to present and future successes.
Help your listeners comply by explaining your requests with a "so that...", "it would help me to... if you would..." or "in order to..." Also, when you are receiving criticism and complaints from others, translate and restate the complaints as action requests. ....").
Challenge Five: Asking questions more "open-endedly" and more creatively. For example "How did you like that movie?" is an open-ended question that invites a wide range of answers. "Did you like it?" suggests only "yes" or "no" as answers and does not encourage discussion. Sincerely asked open-ended questions can open up our conversation partners and allow for a wide range of responses. (How comfortable are you with this suggestion?)
Challenge Six:: Thanking & Expressing more gratitude, appreciation, encouragement and delight in everyday life.  In a world full of problems, look for opportunities to give praise.  Both at home & at work, it is the bond of appreciation that makes relationships strong enough to allow for problem-solving and differing needs. To build more satisfying relationships with the people around us, express more appreciation, delight, affirmation, encouragement and gratitude. Always remember healthy relationships need a core of mutual appreciation.

Happy To Accept 2010 All Star Award From Constant Contact

I’ve been named an All Star by Constant Contact!
A BIG thank you to all of those who support my endeavors!

It has been a pleasure to have your name in my contact list maintained by me using the Constant Contact - an online Mailing List with tools to email  management, survey and allied services on paid basis, meaning that I have been a subscriber to Constant Contact services for over two years.

Here is the announcement made by Constant Contact:

Congratulations! You're a 2010 Constant Contact All Star.

Link to view announcement image file: http://suryanarayana.com/images/ConstantContact-AllStarAward.jpg

Constant Contact®, Inc., based in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA  is revolutionizing the success formula for professionals and small organizations through affordable, easy-to-use Engagement Marketing tools that help create and grow customer relationships.  More than 400,000 professionals, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and member associations worldwide rely on Constant Contact as their engagement hub for starting and driving ongoing customer dialogs through email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, and online surveys.  All Constant Contact products come with unrivaled know how, education and free coaching with a personal touch, including award-winning customer support. 

All Star Program by Constant Contact recognizes its customers like me each year who stands out among more than 400,000 professionals, small businesses and organizations. These selected "power users" make the most of CC marketing tools—both in how well they use Constant Contact to meet their goals and the results they get in return.

How do All Stars get picked?
All Stars come in all shapes and sizes — professionals, small businesses and organizations from different industries and areas. When Constant Contact chooses All Stars, it looks at the following criteria for success:

    * Communicate with customers and members for all four quarters of the year
    * Update mailing lists often and obtain permission from all their subscribers to contact them
    * Have high open and click-through rates, and low bounce rates
    * Use mailing list sign-up tools like "Join My Mailing List" on their website or Facebook page
    * Use reports to gain insights about their contact list and online marketing activities
    * Use social media tools
    * For Online Survey customers: have high survey completion rates
    * For Event Marketing customers: have a high ratio of invitees who register for their events
    * For  Partners: make great use of their own or their clients' accounts
As I would have gained more points in the aforesaid criteria, I have been named as one of Constant Contact’s 2010 top performers and most prolific user of its tools, whether within Constant Contact’s email marketing, event marketing, social media marketing, or survey products – or a combination of all four.

Thank YOU for all your loyalty, readership and engaging yourself with my regular communications -be it eGreeting or online Survey or Blog Digest or eNewsletters, for that matter any communication that has been sent to you.
Your support is part of what helped me to win this Award and receive the Honor. Being an All Star is a great achievement and makes me one of Constant Contact’s leading users. 

Get This Gift:

On this occasion I wish to offer my library copy of  downloadable FREE eBook [Size 266k] on "Top-20-Business-Vocabulary" containing selected keywords in different areas of Business English (British and American). An exe file is bundled as zip file and therefore you need a  WinZip software installed on your computer to unzip and use the eBook. Please note that some of the links in this eBook will direct you to various internet sites or mail to addresses. It is therefore advisable that while using this eBook you may stay connected to Internet for optimal viewing and usage.
Click on the following link or copy and paste this link in the address field of your Browser: http://www.suryanarayana.com/ebook5
Again click on file Top-20-Business-Vocabulary.zip to unzip the eBook file, save and copy to your PC.

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I have been using Constant Contact paid account since two years. I strongly recommend you to use this service in view of its abundant benefits. Try the trail today and experience yourself.

I look forward for your rating, feedback with impressions. I love to here about action taken by you upon reading this blog.

H O L I  - a festival colours This year 19th March is celebrated as HOLI in India a celebration of spring, good harvest, hope and fertility  Wish you happy HOLI     Send eGreetings to your well wishers http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/category/1551/emar_holi  Reciprocate the received eGreetings with a Thank you card http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/category/1551/thank_

Once In Blue Moon Dates In 2011

This year 2011 is a very special year as it has many unique dates. This phenomena comes again after hundred years. Similar special dates occurred in 1911 calendar while it may repeat in the year 2111.

•    1st January the date will be –-> 1-1-11 (all ones)
•     11th January the date will be ---> 11-1-11 (all ones)
•     11th February the date will be -->11-02-2011 (2011 in reverse)
•     9th October the date will be –-> 9-10-11 (ascending order)
•     1st November the dated will be --> 1-11-11 (all ones)
•     11th November the date will be –> 11-11-11 (unique number)
•     20th November the date will be –>20-11-2011 (year repeat)
•     22nd November the date will be ---> 22-11-11(date=Month+Year)
•     13th December the date will be –> 13-12-11 (descending order)

Let us remember, observe and watch what is in store on these exciting  dates in 2011.

An honor indeed

The Institute of Practical Accountancy [IPA]  is a registered educational society which trains the commerce students to acquire employable skills to work on computer based Accountancy packages. IPA Awards are presented in Hyderabad, India every year to the Entrepreneurs, Lecturers and Commerce Practicing Professionals [CA, CMA & CS] during its Annual Day celebrations. I was nominated for the IPA Proficiency Award 2009 - Practicing Company Secretary. The function supposed to take place in 2009 was postponed due to disturbances in Hyderabad city.
However, the IPA Proficiency Award was presented to me during the 17th Anniversary Celebrations of the Institute of Practical Accountancy [IPA] on 8th October, 2010.
What impressed me and my wife Lakshmi who accompanied me was that the receiving the guests and reception on arrival of Awardees. This well attended function was started well within the scheduled time, the presentation of Awards as the masters of ceremony  narrate the citation of the Awardee. I felt it highly honored of receiving from the dignitaries, the Award + Certificate + Shawl + Garland + An Eco friendly bag to keep the things received. All most all  Awardees  were given an opportunity to make acceptance speeches. In my brief acknowledgment, I have informed the audience about my impressions on nominating me for this award which reminds me and reiterates from time to time my obligation to keep-up and upkeep professional ethics and proficiency in rendering my professional services as Practicing Company Secretary. 
The entire proceeding were well planned and conducted with a professional touch. While the festive flavor prevailed in the Auditorium, the Chief Guest Justice Dr Y Bhaskar Rao, Former Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka in his very effective speech appreciated the concept of recognizing the commerce professionals who have been demonstrating professional excellence with service bent of mind.
I congratulate and compliment Shri Prakash, Director IPA who has been brain behind initiation this sort of Awards and the Committee for organizing a function in a grand scale.
I thank you and all my well wishers, friends and relatives for  eMessages or SMS greetings or Tele-wishes or graced the function with physical presense. 

Please view the photos at: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/surya342/IPA2009Award?feat=directlink

New(s) On My Social Networks

I have been using the web-based social-networking services for developing professional and business networking opportunities for (re)connecting. Here are my recent updates on my LinkedIn and Twitter accounts:

LinkedIn  http://www.suryanarayana.in  
Latest Profile:

The user-friendly web-profile on LinkedIn is an effective extension to my virtual Business Card. To view or download or print my latest profile Click : http://www.linkedin.com/in/suryanarayana

I'm using LinkedIn to continue my existing personal or business contacts and look for new introductions. The list is growing further with  professional and business community friends from all over the world. You too can join to get connected and include your recommendation about me. See how it works at  http://www.linkedin.com/in/suryanarayana

Contacts 530+
 
Presentation Tips Group :

This is a Group created by me  to share thoughts and ideas for better Presentation. To start participating in the new tips or discussions, click Group PresentationTips at  

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=96459&trk=hb_side_g

Members:  130+

Active Poll: 

Poll Question: What is your preferred Attention-Getter before a Speech or Presentation?
 Take poll: http://polls.linkedin.com/p/87646/ttbnn  View results at http://polls.linkedin.com/poll-results/87646/ttbnn 
 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/suryanarayanasv

Twitter is a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices. Twitter  always asks the question, "What are you doing?"  Each answer to that question is considered a Twitter status update which is displayed on Twitter badge embedded to my website and blog .
Look at my Tweets from time to time on my blog and website to find what I am doing. 

You can also  follow me to keep in touch with me by signing in Twitter at https://twitter.com
 Followers:  188+

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/suryanarayanasv
 I have just  joined this social utility that connects me with friends and others who work, study and live around them. I  use Facebook to keep up with my well-wishers. I would be glad if you could join me as my friend on Facebook.
Friends: 90+

Earth Day April 22 Checklist

World Earth Day is A Day to Celebrate Earth on April 22. It is very important to observe Earth Day as it encourages us to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! On the eve of this 40th anniversary of the Earth Day, I have set the following agenda to be a little more eco-conscious than usual:

To Do List

• Plant few trees 
• Try to pay bills on-line 
• Take a re-usable carry bag 
• Gift plants instead of flowers 
• Use energy saving equipment  
• Work on laptop instead of desktop 
• Take print-outs only when necessary 
• Not to work on computers all the day 
• Keep car engine idle at traffic junctions 
• Switch off appliances & lights when leaving rooms 
• Not to buy “snack packs” wrapped in cardboard & plastic 
• Conserve water –Turn-off taps & attend to leaking water taps

Events: 

1. Conducting  "Let Us Take Online Pledge" an interactive live web session  at 5-00 pm on April 22: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/302785-earth-day-let-us-take-online-pledge  [ I invite you to join this FREE session by clicking the above link ] 
2. Attending a meeting at Hyderabad, India on "Green Earth & Sustainable Development" an address by my friend Dr. PVS Jagan Mohan Rao, Past President of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. The meeting will be followed by Green Snacks !!

eGreetings:

 
Send eCards to friends and well wishers through: 

http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/subcategory/1551/eapr_earthday

(Re)sources To Browse & Bookmark:
http://www.earthday.org
http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com

Key To Experience Success

We have heard people liberally using "Failure is the steppingstone to success". In my opinion success comes as a result of applying essential key factors.  Here are TEN principles generally practiced by successful people.

1. Vision: Successful people will have a clear picture of what exactly they want to achieve or become. They Keep this picture at the top of their mind at all the times.
2. Belief: They believe that they will succeed.  Success oriented persons stay away from negative influences (people, books/articles, anything negative), which make them doubt their ability to succeed.
3. Responsibility: Successful people realize that they alone are responsible for the outcome of their efforts and their future. 
4. Affirm: They make it as a habit of saying out loud what they hope to achieve. Success tip for them is to speak of it in the present tense, e.g., 'I am fit and trim', as opposed to 'I will be fit and trim'. Another tip they apply is to write down the affirmation and then look at it (or better still, rewrite it) several times each day. This helps their mind stay focused on the goal.
5. Commitment: They make a firm commitment to action, decide to take steps to achievegoals then honour the commitments.
6. SMART goal:   Successful persons keep their  goal to be Specific, Measurable and Motivational, Attainable and Attractive, Realistic   and Timed.
7. Plan & Take Action: They Work out a plan of action. Break down the plan into baby steps. Take a step or two each day, reminding yourself that each step is bringing you closer to your goal. 
8. Persistence: Successful persons do not give up until they have achieved what they desire. 
9. Gratitude: They maintain an attitude of gratitude, knowing that their dream is about to become a reality.  
10. Become a giver. In their relationships, they always think in terms of what they can do for the others.They tend to be kind and generous to all .

I keep trying to follow these principles consistently. Are you also applying to your life situations?  This key WILL guarantee you to experience success in any endeavor.