Savilicious Thoughts

“You can be amazing. You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug. You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love.  Is it possible to speak without spoken words? It is absolutely possible. There are also ways to prove it. In anderson's novel speak,there are plenty examples that show ways of speaking without actual spoken words.  Have you ever wanted to tell someone that you’re worried, sad, or mad, but you felt nervous or didn’t know what to say? Have you ever seen something happen that you disagreed with but didn’t know what to do about it? We all get these feelings at times – even adults! All important societal and cultural changes started with people speaking up and daring to challenge the status quo. Homosexuals would never have become accepted if it were not for brave individuals daring to speak up in a time when homosexuality was seen as a crime and a mental illness. The same way atheists will never be accepted by the deeply rel...

Emotional intelligence is the capacity to understand and manage your emotions. The skills involved in emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Recently, it has become a bit of a buzz word in human resources departments across the globe but researchers are saying that it is time emotional intelligence be taken seriously. Embracing the nuances of human emotion in the workplace can have pragmatic benefits, such as better collaboration among employees and a happier workplace, according to  Rex Huppke . His argument is that we are human beings every day, not just when we leave the office. How does emotional intelligence help? With many areas of psychology, there is lively debate about how the brain works but  Daniel Goleman , a world-renowned behavioral scientist said that “the part of the brain which supports emotional and social intelligence is the last circuitry of the brain to become anatomically mature and ...

You may already be a few years into the world of work or just starting out with your training firm, but assertiveness is a skill that will help you at every stage of your career. Assertiveness is the skill to communicate in a strong and collected manner, that helps get your point across in a non-threatening and non-aggressive manner. What it isn’t, is bawling out colleagues, put-downs or generally not being a person that people want to work with! Where aggressiveness is ‘do it my way’, and passiveness is ‘do it your way’, assertive people are asking ‘what is the best way to approach this’. Unfortunately, it’s a skill that is rarely taught in school or university, instead, it tends to crop up in professional development courses at a later date in your career. But, you can be assertive - right now. Physical assertiveness: 1. Great posture communicates confidence. Get rid of those hunched shoulders and eyes off the floor. You want to be sitting or standing straight, an...

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” ~Ambrose Bierce I once had a much-cherished friend who meant the world to me. The problem was that we were both short-tempered individuals and the word patience was fictional to both of us. There is a thin line separates right from wrong and when one is blinded by anger; it can be near impossible to see this line. Invariably, my friend and I kept crossing it and ended up destroying what was one of the most beautiful bonds anybody could ever have. One day in a  fit of anger  we said some mean things to each other in front of a lot of people, and that was the end of our relationship. From days of completing each other’s sentences, crying on each other’s shoulders, and growing together as best friends, we are strangers who walk this planet today. Much has been said about anger, an emotion that most of us experience often. We read about anger, we learn anger management tips, and we k...