Articles in category 'Relationship'

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , August 6, 2008

Note: This is a guest post by Avani Mehta of Avani-Mehta
And Ever Has It Been That Love Knows Not Its Own Depth Until The Hour Of Separation. – Kahlil Gibran
As if it was not difficult enough to have a happy and successful relationship, some of us have to manage with long distances as [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , April 19, 2008

I’m always eager know how influence works. What are the things that make us say “yes”? How do we comply with a request? There are two reasons why this topic is interesting to me:

I want to be able to increase my influence.
I want to avoid being exploited by ill-intentioned people.

As it turned [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , December 11, 2007

Personal branding is essential if you want to succeed in life. Why? Because you need to win people’s attention to succeed and personal branding is the way to get it. Authors need to win the attention of potential readers to sell their books, freelancers need to win the attention of potential [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , December 4, 2007

We have only limited resources, be it our time, money, or attention. So to get the most out of them, it’s important to invest your resources in only the most profitable places. The 80/20 principle can be very useful here. The principle says that for many events, 80% of the effects [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 23, 2007

What do you have in mind when you hear the word “prosperity’? Many people associate it with being wealthy, and there is nothing wrong with that. But I believe prosperity is more than just being wealthy. Recently, I found a helpful concept on prosperity. C. Peter Wagner in his book The [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , October 10, 2007

I love quotes since they are among the kinds of information which have the highest density of wisdom. Reading and pondering quotes can give you very high return on your time investment.
One important topic – I believe – is friendship. Friendship makes our life colorful and wonderful (see also 5 Reasons Why Relationships Should be Your Top Priority). [...]