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"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world".  Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte is indeed one of the most famous French statesmen and military leaders the world has ever known. He rose to power during the French Revolution and led historic and successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.  He became Emperor of the French bearing the title Napoleon I from 1804 until 1814 and briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days.  History has seen his conquests, which included Egypt, Belgium, Holland, much of Italy, Austria, much of Germany, Poland and Spain. Quite a feat for a man who stood at a mere five-foot-two inches (in  French Metric System). But what people don't normally know or talk about is Napoléon's love for books and passion for reading.  He grew up reading Plutarch’s "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans". He made time to read even while on campaigns. He commissioned his personal librarian ...

One way of expressing love towards yourself is having a career that you truly love and are passionate about.  For as Confucius once said  “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."  But how do you start finding your true calling, your true vocation, your desired career? Most people would say that finding or landing a job is the same as finding a career.  I beg to disagree.   A JOB  is a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.  A CAREER , on the other hand,   is an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for PROGRESS.  In short, your job is but a fraction of a greater picture that is your career.  Hence, to be a success in your career, you need to make sure that it is not merely job-driven.  But how do you shift your gear from the job to the career you desire? In my first blog for HRHouR, I shared the conc...

As a kid I was so fascinated by stars (and I still am).  My sister can attest to my infatuation with astronomy.  When I finally got to have my own bedroom,  I would climb out the window and spend hours on our roof, looking at the stars.   So for my love of stars I would like to feature a quote on being smart from none other than Carl Edward Sagan , a renowned American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. Name it, he HAS it! And I quote: “Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.”   So what does it mean when you "Start Smart your Smart Start" ? First let's make a recap.  If you have read and agree with my first 3 blogs then it would be safe to assume that YOU: 1.  Found your true purpos...