Such  a long time that I did not give  you an update here..I hope everything is doing good for everyone! So what I can say for now about myself. Life is not always perfect but we can always try to be happy of what life has to offer. We should be contented of what we have. I am trying as people always have the ambition, the wishes and the dreams of something that make him happy.  As for me health is number one. I keep on praying that God will always give me and my family good health always and that all the things we basically need are all provided.

I just wish everyone a great life! God bless us all! I will try my best to visit you here when possible. take care guys..happy to be around in this blog!

Lindsey Novak

Q: Our small company has our vacation policy in writing, but it seems general to me. One woman took a vacation and, despite the policy, was told she was not entitled to receive vacation pay. How do we know whether our employer is being fair or manipulating the policy to suit its own needs?

A: According to A. Bruce Clarke, attorney and CEO of Capital Associated Industries (an organization specializing in creating benefits policies): "Most state laws give employers wide latitude in making, publishing and changing policies. If properly written, an employee handbook is generally a statement of intent and does not create a binding promise on most issues. Employers are often free to change or adapt their policies. Some states require certain types of policies to be published to employees, such as posted notices. (A few states give employers much less discretion over content and methods, such as California and Michigan.)"

Clarke says each state has its own laws or regulations on how vacation time is accrued, paid, used and lost. No federal law covers this. Generally, employers can define whether there is vacation time, how it is earned, when an employee is entitled to it, when it will be paid, and how it may be lost or carried forward. Once employers make these decisions, most states treat practices similarly to how they treat laws.

Some states prevent employers from erasing accrued vacation time when employees leave. Employers with tightly defined vacation polices should prepare clear written policies. In large and small employers, there are other policy areas -- such as sick days, leaves of absence, attendance expectations, complaint procedures, holidays, handling bad weather and other recurring matters -- that call for written definitions.

Vacation policies typically control when vacations can be taken and paid out at termination. Failure to spell that out in writing gives employees more leverage at termination, whether they quit or are fired. An employer might state, "We do not pay out unused vacation unless we receive a two-week termination notice." The employee might respond by claiming this shouldn't apply because she was not allowed to take any of the time off that she requested during the past six months. A clear policy favors the employer. Ambiguity favors the employee.

If your employer has no written benefits policies, ask your manager in an e-mail so you will have a written response to your questions. Then ask other employees to confirm that practice. If a problem arises in receiving what you think is due, call your state's labor department for help after exhausting your own efforts.

Employers without written polices should consider the advantages of hiring professionals to create employee handbooks defining benefits policies. Employers with written rules should review them to ensure they meet the applicable state laws. For more information, go to www.capital.org.

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In 1955, my family and I moved to New York City to work with the Long Island franchise of the Dale Carnegie Institute. I remember my first day of training well. We were in downtown Manhattan, and I saw a number of people running toward the corner. I asked my associate what was happening. He explained they were going to catch the subway, which ran every five minutes. I thought it was weird that people were in such a hurry they couldn't wait five more minutes. Three weeks later, guess who else was running to catch the subway?!

We hurry too much and are influenced by what goes on around us. This is a far cry from the circumstances of early America. If a man missed a stagecoach, he just said: "So what? Another one will be along in a couple of weeks." Now if a man misses even one section of a revolving door in a bank building, he is impatient. We need to slow down and let our spirits catch up with our bodies.

It's my conviction that we need to settle somewhere between the two above paragraphs. If we took the "waiting-on-the-stagecoach" approach, we never would be able to compete or provide for our families and ourselves. On the other hand, if we always are running to save that five minutes for the next event or subway train, we eliminate any chance of serious reflection or problem solving.

Leonardo da Vinci suggested that we go away for a little relaxation every now and then, for when we come back to our work after relaxing, our judgment is surer. He said remaining constantly at work causes us to lose the power of judgment. Patience and sound thinking should prevail. Take that approach, and I'll see you at the top!

Zig Ziglar   arcamax.com

Zig Ziglar

Many years ago, a young drifter in Australia named Tom Ellis picked up an old, discarded newspaper and read an ad about a correspondence course in electricity. Tom had no money, and the correspondence school was in America. However, he wrote directly to Fenton Howard, the man in charge of the school, seeking enrollment. Howard permitted Ellis to enroll in the course. It was an act of kindness on the part of Fenton Howard. He was trying to help someone along life's way who was trying to help himself.

Through the correspondence course, Tom Ellis learned a trade and stayed with the course for several years before World War II broke out. At that point, he enlisted in the Australian navy. During that war, Fenton Howard was wounded while serving in the Pacific. The ship on which he served as a naval electrician had been disabled, and an electrician was needed desperately to do some repair work on the ship. Otherwise, Fenton Howard's chances for survival would be ever so slim. An SOS was sent out, asking for help for the damaged ship. An Australian ship that was nearby came to the rescue. The electrician from the Australian ship came on board and repaired the damaged generator, making it possible for the ship carrying Fenton Howard to sail back to America.

The act of repairing the generator saved Fenton Howard's life. As you probably have surmised already, the electrician's name was Tom Ellis. That little act of kindness of investing in a fellow human being many years earlier had saved Fenton Howard's life. As is often the case, a good deed done today brings some surprising rewards tomorrow. Action: Adopt Fenton Howard's helpful and generous attitude, and I'll see you at the top!

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"If your actions inspire others

to dream more,

learn more, do more

and become more,

you are a leader."

H. Norman Schwarzkopf, US Army General

"You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself."

At Work: Employee Holds Grudges Instead of Talking It Out

Lindsey Novak Q: I have been working in the same job for eight years. Last year, I overheard my supervisor tell her boss about me messing up some forms. Since then, I do what she tells me, but I ignore her. I should have known I couldn't trust her because she has told me things about other employees. She hired another woman, who talks about her husband and family life, and I don't care about it or want to hear it. So now I am ignoring both this new girl and my supervisor. I know they think I am anti-social, but I just want to come to work, do my job and go home. What do you think?

A: Calling you anti-social is extreme, but it sounds as if you have interpersonal communication problems. Socially rejecting people who upset you is an emotionally immature way of dealing with your feelings. First, your boss has the right to complain to her boss about mistakes in your work, though she should have done it in private. The question is whether she explained your mistakes to you and gave you a chance to correct them. Everyone makes occasional mistakes; it becomes a problem when the mistakes are costly or so often that it affects the overall performance quality. When your boss points out mistakes, you should show concern and say that you'll be more careful. Ignoring your boss is political suicide. People like to work with pleasant people, and your boss has the right to fire you if you show anger at having your work corrected. As for your new co-worker, politely tell her that you feel uncomfortable hearing such personal information because you are not a close friend. It's also not too late to start smiling and greeting people at work. You may find that it makes you happier, as well as those around you.

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Recruiter's Mistake Threatens Employee's Career

Q: I experienced something no one should go through. A recruiter saw my resume posted and forwarded it to my manager with a note that stated, "I came across this resume (recently). Let me know if you need a replacement." The recruiter never called me. The next day, the controller and the president questioned my stay with the company. This has jeopardized my career here. I contacted the recruiter's branch manager, who expressed her regrets but said the person was a top producer, and she excused his behavior. I think he should be fired for violating company ethics. Word spread about what happened to me, and other employees who had posted their resumes removed them or made them private, hindering their chances for other opportunities. How should I proceed?

A: Numerous people who like their jobs post resumes on job boards to keep abreast of other opportunities. It's interesting that these two executives don't realize that and expect total loyalty in a day when companies are not loyal. Talk to them about this common practice, but also tell them everything you love about the company and your job. If you cannot convince them -- and feel their trust in you has changed and hurt your future -- meet with an attorney about a possible lawsuit against the recruiter and his company. That will put a stop to this recruiter making such stupid and damaging mistakes.

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What is Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It is believed by the Christians to be the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion around AD 33. Many non-religious cultural elements have become part of the holiday, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians. Easter also refers to the season of the church year called Eastertide or the Easter Season. Traditionally the Easter Season lasted for the forty days from Easter Day until Ascension Day but now officially lasts for the fifty days until Pentecost. The first week of the Easter Season is known as Easter Week or the Octave of Easter. Easter is termed a moveable feast because it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. Easter falls at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity), following the cycle of the moon. After several centuries of disagreement, all churches accepted the computation of the Alexandrian Church (now the Coptic Church) that Easter is the first Sunday after the first fourteenth day of the moon (the Paschal Full Moon) that is on or after the ecclesiastical vernal equinox. Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover not only for much of its symbolism but also for its position in the calendar. The Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover meal, based on the chronology in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12; Luke 22:7). The Gospel of John, however, speaks of the Jewish elders not wanting to enter the hall of Pilate in order "that they might eat the Passover", implying that the Passover meal had not yet occurred (John 18:28; John 19:14). Thus, John places Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover lamb, which would put the Last Supper slightly before Passover, on 14 Nisan of the Bible's Hebrew calendar. According to The Catholic Encyclopedia, "In fact, the Jewish feast was taken over into the Christian Easter celebration." adapted from Wikipedia