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Showing posts with label human behaviour. Show all posts

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Monday Blues: Can Music Give You hope?

Music is one of the purest forms of emotions, and the artists use their talents to produce harmonies, rhythms, and songs that communicate directly with everyone's soul. The lyrics of the music created by your favorite artists do not tell just their stories, but yours and everyone are as well. You get to relate to their lyrics and then attach a piece of memory, emotion, or an idea to the songs you hear. Musicians work hard to create unique lyrics that can inspire everyone to think deeply about the blue planet, their part in it, and the things they can do to make it a lot better.



How Can Music Improve An Individual's Life?

Music has the power to express emotions and feelings in such a way, which words cannot explain. It also has a physical, visceral quality that instantly moves the spirit, mind, and body. It's so powerful that artists like Chris Jacobs spend their whole life creating and producing them.

Chris Jacobs is also one of those artists who recently became a part of a national non-profit, allowing artists to record songs based on the stories written by children. The main goal of this non-profit is to create powerful collaborations between children and entertainers.

These types of collaboration are highly beneficial for children. When children hear a song, which is based on the story they created, it will have a massive impact on them.

Even the simple of joy realizing that someone took the time to write a song based on their story gives them the courage and confidence to improve their creativity and imagination. These two things play a massive role in a child's health, and such events can surely help them move forward and do great things.

How Are Musicians Helping Communities?

Artists who created extraordinary and beautiful music inspire everyone with their art. But they inspire everyone through their actions as well. They offer their love and support to the communities who gave them so much when they were still young and helped them become into stars they are today.

For instance, Academy Award Winner Zac Brown completed a facility that will host children with emotional and social challenges during the summer. The facility will allow these children to engage in arts activities and athletics safely and securely.

Also, when the camp or facility is not conducting any events or activities, it is used by the military non-profits to offer aid to families who are experiencing post-deployment problems, such as PTSD. Rapper Chance has also been giving a lot to the community with his actions.

He created a foundation that offers youth education initiatives in this home city, Chicago. This foundation was created to give courage and inspire all the inner-city children to become leaders in their communities and schools.

Reasons That Makes Music An Important Part Of Everyone's Life

Even though music can uplift your mood, give you courage, and build your confidence, there are several other reasons it's important. Look below!

  Universal Language: Music stands out as a universal language as people do not require words to understand what type of music is being played.

   The Ambiance: Music has the power to create ambiance as it helps in adding to the experience of the things you are doing.

    It Unites: Music plays an essential role in bringing everyone together. Whether it's a club night, festival, or concert, everyone comes together to enjoy the music is being played.

 Focus: when you have some work to do, and you are experiencing some problems concentrating, turn on music in the background to focus properly.

Music is a balm to the soul

Music can do incredible things in an individual's life. It can inspire, give strength and also give a lot of courage. Music is a powerful thing that connects people across the globe, and artists do their best to convey a message of hope, love, and support to everyone through their lyrics.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Behavioural activation for Monday Blues

As a part of our Monday Blues series, we will talk about behavioral activation to single out our stress factors and how do we beat Monday Blues.



Though the theory is detailed, let me try and explain the essence of behaviourial activation. Every day as you start out at work, make a list of tasks that you want to do or complete during that work day. Now once the list is done, assign difficulty levels to each of these tasks and see which ones are more difficult than the other. Once you have this sorted out, try out the most difficult one first and then move on to the next difficult one. While this is one of the suggestions from behaviourial activation, it also means that you would be finishing the most toughest of tasks early in the morning when your energy levels are high. Once you move on to the next task, they get easier and easier to help you solve better.

As a result of this model, you would be rejoicing and easing away as you move on to the easier tasks as you pass through the day. This is extremely helpful in a desk job as you can easily get carried away. So try out the listing on tasks, organizing from the most difficult to the easier ones and breeze through them.

Most importantly this helps in creating a positive mindset to help overcome stress and any avoidance behaviour in handling various tasks that you ought to complete. You can use this every day to a great professional success and skip the avoidance behaviour and waste less time. Try it and let me know what you think. Beat the Monday Blues and have a great day!

Sunday, September 20, 2015

A part of India's life for 100 years

Understanding consumer psyche is a tough job. Like I always say, understanding consumer is the most important person in any business. Collecting consumer insights and using them to get in to your consumer's head to tweak your message to meet their expectations and understanding what they would like to see is very important. Nestle is one of the brands that managed this successfully over a long period of time. The latest ad that the brand floated is one of the best and most compelling that I have seen in a long time. Watch the advertisement and add this to your consumer behaviour notes or consumer behaviour in marketing and their implications in marketing strategy. 



So Nestle comes up with this ad which traces the important moments in Indian history. It is very nostalgic, communicates the greatness of our nation with historic references to show that they have been a part of our culture, our memories and have been there always. Brilliant concept. Very easily one of the best advertisements for 2015 from the grand old Nestle.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

10 tips to improve your lifestyle

Here are ten tested tips to improve your lifestyle.




  1. Skip the negative feeling: Stop being negative. Whenever you have a negative thought beaming in your head, postpone it and say, " I will not let you spoil my mood!" Let the thought disappear and see how you would be relieved.
  2. Move, physically: Whenever you feel down, just get up and move. Take a stroll, to the water cooler, to the window, to the dashboard... Just get up and move. It will help you realign your body and mind. Make this a good habit.
  3. Have a juice: Include some juice in your daily routine. While it is easy to say that you should have 6-8 meals spread through out the day, it is tough to maintain. So just have a juice in your diet and keep sipping slowly and re-hydrate your body and brain and relax when you do that. You would get your positive energy from the juice and relaxation to your brain.
  4. Be honest: As difficult as it sounds this would set you free. You would be more honest, serious and committed. Once you start being truthful, you would also be more fruitful and efficient. Though this cannot happen in a day, you should try and start today. As The Bible says, the truth will set you free!
  5. Talk to your friends, build a good community. Your friends, family and community are the fortress around you. Build a good fortress of people who would improve your life and efficiency. I would strongly encourage you to look at hanging around your community that would bring the best in you.
  6. Laugh more: Do you know that the average 4 year old laughs 300 times a day while the average 40 year old only 4? I don't know what you think, but it is scary! We lost our sense to appreciate small little things and enjoy life. We are turning into robots! Stop it. Right now. Laugh!
  7. Appreciate enough: Say 'Thank you', 'Sorry', 'Appreciate that' more often in your day. Add those little words in your communication and see how people change around you. When you are thankful for what you have, the world is a better place. Appreciate your family - your partner, your children, parents and everyone who loves you.
  8. Pick your Mojo: Have a mojo. Something that drives you. Plan to run in a marathon. Train to be fitter. Go for a run. Play an instrument. Cook a wonderful dinner. Do something that matters to you other than what you do for work. Have a mojo. It will change your life.
  9. Travel: I love traveling, even if it is a small short trip. Travel to new locations. Explore people, places, food, music, life, culture. As you travel more, you look and appreciate life more. As you learn more, you will be better. Travel. Get out!
  10. Face your fear: Do things that you are not comfortable about. Like diving, swimming, losing weight, whatever you are afraid of. Facing your fear will give you the best push you would need ever. Some of my clients have confessed that taking the roller coaster with their kids had given them the boost and thrill they never experienced in their life. However small, face your fear.
     
  11. Bonus! Do extra, be awesome: Do more than required. Put your personal touch into it and deliver more than you promised. Viola! You are the super hero. Do extra, the extra is what gives you more satisfaction. Both to you and the one who receives it.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Monday Blues: Rejuvenate



This Monday, take some time for someone you love. Make memories that would keep them charged for this week and make this a habit. Spend time for your family, for your loved ones. Take them out, make a dinner, make a drink, make simple contribution to a healthy discussion, watch a movie.

Help create memories that would make them happy. It will help you too - both personally and at work!

#MondayBlues #RejuvenateConsumerPsyche #FamilyTime

Monday, April 20, 2015

Monday Blues: Quick appreciation



Did you notice the cute smiley the teacher had managed to draw on the book apart from the star and the very good sign. We need more teachers like her. I am impressed. How long do you think it would have taken the teacher to do that? Not more than a minute. How long do you think the child would have smiled and showed off her appreciation? The whole evening! 



Quite often we choose to ignore the good things that happen around us and take them for granted. Instead if we could stand up and appreciate, give positive reinforcement and applaud the simple things that go in the right way, it changes the way people would look at work. What can be more satisfying than a heartfelt thank you after a hard day's work! 

This Monday, we will choose to give positive feedback and appreciate people. Take a little bit more time and send out an appreciation for good work. Draw that extra star and guess what you just made someone's day!

#A2Z Challenge #ConsumerPsyche 

Friday, April 3, 2015

C is for Courage


Have the courage to tell the truth. Honest opinion might not make you popular among your friends but would help you stay real and close to the inner self. It is essential that you be honest at all times unless it is better to be silent :)

This post is a part of the A2Z Challenge and today's word is Courage. Courage to speak out your mind when you are trying to help others is a wonderful trait we can all make use of. 

Honest feedback helps the other person to improve, learn, understand and realize that you stand for what is right and aren't two minds about sharing your opinion with them. If anything, it would only help your friend to see how serious you are and bring in a no nonsense attitude with you. I think it is essential to develop this trait and be true to oneself. Also it is important to accept your shortcomings and work on them. This needs courage too. Let us be courageous and search our innermost darkest threats and fears and face them!


Thursday, April 2, 2015

B for Be Nice


Every once in a while you have a chance to be nice to someone who doesn't deserve you to be nice. But be nice anyway. Whatever is the reason for you to be rude, angry and upset, try and not be that. It is easy to be rude but difficult to be nice. 

Once I was in a traffic incident where both the drivers were at fault but were shouting at each other in frustration. I couldn't stop wondering why they were doing it. All there were few scratches and both weren't even bothered about the financial damage but were adamant on proving their point of being right. In life when we have situations like this, make sure you be nice and move on. After all we are all covered by insurance and the amount won't matter to anything. Things could be solved by simple reasoning and discussion. It is less frustrating to be nice and simply solve the problem. Anger and being rude never helped anyone.

I am not saying it is an easy job to be nice, but we should try and be. Being nice is a virtue we can all benefit from.


Pic is from here. #AtoZChallenge

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A for Awesome Adulthood!


Simple things are a luxury in these times and it is better we let ourselves to stay on this path. This month I am taking part in the A-Z challenge and would try to talk about the Monday Blues series. Today, we would look to step out of our comfort zone and look at the beauty of nature and indulge in simple, yet challenging situations. Make time for yourself and there is nothing better than self improvement. If you don't look for yourself, then who would? And who should?

Look at this wonderful video of kids playing in the mud and enjoying themselves. Pure simple joys like these make for Awesome Childhood. Can we also make some memories like these along the way and make our adulthood Awesome too?





Monday, March 2, 2015

Open UP!

I started this photo feature about 7 months ago and it has been an emotional journey and a pleasure to share with you all so many stories of amazing people, stories of courage, choice, humanity, persistence and joy. I am sure you would love them too. Here is the link to the facebook album for the stories. Do share and like.

Click here to view the facebook album.




Sunday, February 1, 2015

Small gestures matter

Do care. President Obama forgot to salute when he boarded Marine One. He later realized his mistake and went back to the Marine.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Consumers... Behave!


You might say the service is bad, or the waiter should be more responsive or they should anticipate. I only agree on the word - anticipate. This is a beautiful contrast int he last 10 years that we didn't see seeping through. Wonderful read and some of us might be more considerate with what we do and how we behave as a customer in the shop. This is taken from The Meta Picture.




Monday, July 14, 2014

What does your closet tell about you?

You don't keep items or create clutter. 
You keep memories. 
But shouldn't some of them be let gone? 
What is the psychology behind keeping things? Is it just a part of out psyche which goes back to our gathering days (in the scientific evolution theory way)? 

Or it is that we know that something might come up? Did you try giving away somethings and see how it works? Is it true that it liberates and changes your attitude towards life? 

 I am really excited in this field and am checking some publications and see what I found out in Wall Street Journal's website. What does your closet tell about you?


Saturday, June 7, 2014

Order vs Chaos

Must watch to understand how we function. One of the most interesting and insightful videos I have seen recently. To market to us, you got to know us.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Touching Letter From Woman to Stranger Who Paid Her Grocery Bill

From Progressive Populist blog:

There are tons of judgmental people out there. We all know that.
Especially in a nation where being poor has been twisted into having personal and moral shortcomings, thanks to the rhetoric on the right.
Fox News regularly demonizes the poor, and the social programs that help them keep a roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food on their table.
So when I first got wind of this letter, a quick glance at the headline made me believe that this was going to be a letter about someone standing in line at the grocery store and using food stamps to pay for their goods, all while being condemned and chastised from some unsympathetic, insensitive, holier-than-thou cretin who was in line right behind them.
But no. The woman who wrote the letter experienced much better than that. It restored her (and ours) faith in humanity. The person in line behind her paid for her groceries, and it made a bigger impact than the do-gooder will likely ever know.
And the woman’s children were there to witness the good deed and were equally moved by the gesture. And because of it, they are much more likely to grow up and do the same for someone else. What comes around, really does go around.
Here is the letter, which was published at Huffington Post and was originally posted on the woman’s blog.
Dear woman behind me in line at the grocery store,
You don’t know me. You have no clue what my life has been like since October 1, 2013. You have no clue that my family has gone through the wringer. You have no clue that we have faced unbelievable hardship. You have no clue we have been humiliated, humbled, destitute.
You have no clue I have cried more days than not; that I fight against bitterness taking control of my heart. You have no clue that my husband’s pride was shattered. You have no clue my kids have had the worries of an adult on their shoulders. You have no clue their innocence was snatched from them for no good reason. You know none of this.
What you do know is I tried to buy my kids some food and that the EBT machine was down so I couldn’t buy that food. I didn’t have any cash or my debit card with me. I only had my SNAP card. All you heard was me saying “No, don’t hold it for me. My kids are hungry now and I have no other way of paying for this.” You didn’t judge me. You didn’t snarl “Maybe you should have less kids.” You didn’t say “Well, get a job and learn to support yourself.” You didn’t look away in embarrassment or shame for me. You didn’t make any assumptions at all.
What you did was you paid that $17.38 grocery bill for us. You gave my kids bananas, yogurt, apple juice, cheese sticks, and a peach ice tea for me; a rare treat and splurge. You let me hug you and promise through my tears that I WILL pay this forward. I WILL pay someone’s grocery bill for them. That $17.38 may not have been a lot for you, but it was priceless to us. In the car my kids couldn’t stop gushing about you; our “angel in disguise.” They prayed for you. They prayed you would be blessed. You restored some of our lost faith. One simple and small action changed our lives. You probably have forgotten about us by now, but we haven’t forgotten about you. You will forever be a part of us even though we don’t even know your name.
You have no clue how grateful and embarrassed I am that we pay for all our food with SNAP. We eat well thanks to the government. I love that. I love that the government makes sure my kids are cared for. It is one less worry for us. I also struggle with pride and embarrassment. I defiantly tell people we are on SNAP. Daring them to judge us.
Only those closest to us know why we are on SNAP. They know my husband is a hard worker who was laid off after 17 years in a management position with his former company. They know we were moved from our home to a new state only to be left homeless since the house we had came with the job he lost. Only those closest to us know my husband works part time while looking tirelessly for more; that he has submitted more applications than he has received interviews for. Too many jobs are only offering part time work anymore. It is not easy for a 40-something year old to find a job that will support his family of five kids.
You know none of this but you didn’t let that stop you from being compassionate and generous to someone you have never met.
To the woman behind me at the grocery store, you have no idea how much we appreciate you. You have no idea the impact you had on my kids. You have no idea how incredibly thankful I am for you. Your action may have been small, but to us it was monumental. Thank you.
Thank you for not judging us. Thank you for giving my kids a snack when they were quite hungry. Thank you. Just thank you.
Forever,

Andrea, the woman in front of you at the grocery store with the cart full of kids who are no longer hungry

Friday, December 6, 2013

The unfair treatment experiment


How about treating with fairness? Well. Everyone seems to be doing that, so let us see how unfair treatment motivates and initiates action in your team/employees. The chimps don't know how to inhibit but the reaction is the same with humans too.


Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The working triangle



While most of the designs in the kitchen should be done to accommodate the tastes and work-style of the lady of the house, the working triangle remains the same. 


There should be easy access to the stove, refrigerator and the sink. It would be an added advantage if you have a counter away from the stove, near the refrigerator. 

 Ensure enough natural light and ventilation comes to the kitchen or have adequate lighting. 

Safety and ease of use are the primary guidelines.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

25 of the most ridiculous client comments according to creatives

Most of the things I have said, heard and this is just fabulous!

Sometimes clients can be a real nightmare, no matter which your occupation is, you are probably struggling everyday against the obtuseness of some clients.

However, the kind of professions that historically catalyze the biggest number of incredibly stubborn and unreasonable clients are the creative ones. In particular we should give credit to graphic designers and art directors for their legendary patience.
For this reason Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy created Sharp Suits, a website that features the worst comments made by creatives’ clients and showcases them into graphically appealing posters. The creators of this website teamed up with other creatives and turned their frustration into these hilarious yet beautiful artworks.
The posters featured on Sharp Suits were also exhibited in The Little Green Cafe Bar and Gallery last year, and the customers were allowed to purchase an A3 copy of their favorite artwork. The earnings were donated to the Temple Street Child Hospital.
You can admire below our 25 favorite picks. Don’t forget to take a look at sharpsuits.net to watch all the posters of the series.
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