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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

springhill group korea-Three things I wish I’d known when I started my business


1) It’s never just the good idea

This is the very first moment when you think it is ‘a good idea to run your own show’; you have read of these entrepreneurial heroes who create amazing ‘overnight’ success stories – and you think, “I could do that”.

All you need now is that idea – which will make the business simply slip into place and you are on your road to Nirvana. Ah, what a lovely dream. Sorry to bring you down to earth: businesses are 1 per cent idea and 99 per cent execution. You do still that bright, shining idea though – without it you only have hard work.

2) Don’t ask, “Will it work?” Ask, “Do I want it to?”

I’m approached regularly by people wanting to share a new business idea with me. They ask earnestly, “Will it work?” My response to all these queries is always the same: “Why do you want to do it?”

Working out "why" you want to start a business (let alone keep running it for a good proportion of your adult life) is essential to sustaining you, and ultimately, the success of the enterprise.

3) It’s not about the money

If you are driven solely by financial success in business, think again. Great businesses solve a problem; they make life ‘easier’ – they do things that have not been done before. They make a difference to other human beings. You could argue that great businesses make the world a better place.

I have only just come across the work of John Mackey - Concious Capitalism: Creating a New Paradign for business and Raj Sisodia Firms of Endearment. I have been putting into practice what they talk about for years - and it works.

All of the great start-ups that you can think of solve a problem. Facebook was about keeping college students connected. Google was about making the worlds information accessible. And think of the number of problems Apple has solved.

So the first step on creating a viable business is to work out what problem you are solving, simply asking ‘what is your purpose’.

It is far easier to create an enterprise when you are really clear about it's noble purpose. I just happened along our purpose after listening to the impact RedBalloon.com.au was having on customers - when they told us about what it meant to them to go on a RedBalloon experience as a result: We believe every one deserves to have fun, feel good and be happy! We are passionate about giving people more good times.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Springhill Group Counselling: Counseling and Psychotherapy for Married Couples


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Let us understand first the difference of counseling and psychotherapy.  These two are terms that are often used interchangeably.  Even if that is the case, they are very similar yet there are subtle differences as well. Counselor meaning advisor-- a relationship of the psychotherapist to the patient.  It involves two people working together to solve a specific problem.   Psychotherapy on the other hand speaks to a general term that involves longer term of treatment which focuses more on gaining insight in to chronic physical and emotional problems.  It focuses onto the patient’s thought processes and way of being in the world rather than specific problem.

Many couples struggle with their relationship that leads to divorce and broken families.  Just like any case, marital problems may also be solved by counseling.  Marriage counseling a.k.a couples therapy; is a type of psychotherapy.  Couples of all types may undergo therapy; it resolves conflicts and improves relationships.  Marriage counselor will always be rational towards things, she will not recommend you to separate your ways or force you to fix your relationship but rather help you to realize the problem and will advice you options to solve them which can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship or go your separate ways.
Not everyone can be a therapist just because they are good in giving advises.  Marriage counselors are provided by licensed therapists who are graduates or postgraduate degrees.

Married couples undergo therapy to strengthen their relationships.  Marriage counseling is not just for married couples; in fact it is advisable to have a pre-marriage counseling before getting married.  This aims to achieve a deeper understanding of each other and iron out differences before their married life starts.

It is always better to have a joint therapy; in this case you will both learn ways to solidify your relationship together.  It is a start of communicating openly, solving problems together and discussing differences rationally. You will analyze the bad and the good parts of the relationship as you both pinpoint the problems and better understand the basis of your conflicts.  Whatever it is that you are struggling with you can openly discuss it to your therapist. E.g:

Communication problem
Sexual difficulties
Conflicts about child rearing or blended families
Substance abuse
Financial problems
Anger
Infidelity
Divorce

Although marriage counseling might also help in domestic abuse it is more advisable to seek help from crisis centers, police or local shelter.

How to find a good therapist is a good question.  Here are tips on whom to go and seek advice from:
It is necessary to know the therapist’s education and experience, her educational and training background.  More especially if she is licensed.  You must provide a postgraduate therapist that will conduct your counseling.
Where is her office and what is is her office hours.  Will she be available in case of emergency?
Treatment plan. Scheduling.  You must work this out, joint counseling is always better.  More especially therapist must always be approachable.
Fees and insurance.  Talk about the terms, it is always better to have it sorted out from the start for no further conflicts.

Talking about your problems might not be easy, sharing your like to a stranger will be hard but consider the things that a counselor can do for your marriage to work.  It will always be worth it.

springhill group-The 5 fastest SuperComputers-korea


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No. 1: Titan (United States)


The new supercomputer, located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Tennessee Valley, is capable of 17.6 petaflops (quadrillions of calculations per second). It was a close race for the top position: Titan outperforms its nearest competitor by just over a petaflop.
Titan's ascendency to the top of the supercomputing world puts the Department of Energy back in a position it's accustomed to. Jaguar, Titan's predecessor, was the world's fastest in 2010. Today, Jaguar would have placed tenth -- Titan is 10 times faster. That's how quickly things change in the supercomputing world.
With Titan making the jump to the top, the United States is now firmly back on top of the computing world after ceding ground to Japan, China and Germany over the past three years.
That's not just a badge of honor: It's also critical to national security and the country's economic viability. Titan will help U.S. scientists pioneer research into climate change, biofuels, nuclear energy, new materials and other crucial fields, which will help them create the next wave of car batteries, switchgrass ethanol and improved weather forecasting tools -- all developed in America.

No. 2 Sequoia (United States)


Sequoia is a National Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer, used for nuclear weapons research. The NNSA uses the IBM computer to model weapons performance and extend the life of aging weapons systems.
Work on designing the supercomputer began more than three years ago, and the system went online in April.

No. 3: K-Computer (Japan)


The Japanese supercomputer is capable of 10.51 petaflops. Hence the supercomputer's name: The letter "K" is short for the Japanese word "kei," which means 10 quadrillion.
Unlike the two computers ahead of it on the Top 500 list, the K Computer only has CPUs -- no GPU accelerators. That makes it a truly massive supercomputer: it comprises 864 computer racks, four times the number of racks in the Titan system.
K Computer is used at the Riken Institute for Physical and Chemical Research in Kobe, Japan. The Riken Institute shares its computing power for researchers' projects around the world.

No. 4: Mira (United States)


Mira, another brand-new Department of Energy supercomputer, is capable of 10.1 petaflops.
The IBM Blue Gene supercomputer is housed at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and is used for astronomy, energy, climate and materials research -- just like the more powerful Titan supercomputer.
Current research being conducted on Mira includes studies of exploding stars, subatomic particles, seismic hazards, materials used in nuclear reactors, and advanced energy technologies.

No. 5: Juqueen (Germany)


After a recent upgrade, Juqueen became Europe's top supercomputer. The 5 petaflop system, housed at the Forschungszentrum Juelich in Germany, is used for open scientific research.
There are 23 systems with petaflop speeds on the latest list -- five years ago, there were none. Roadrunner, the world's first petaflop supercomputer, debuted in June 2008.
The United Kingdom, France and Germany each have about 20 supercomputers on the list.