Stop And Think! – Mike Ramm's personal weblog

Recommended Readings: Computer Ergonomics

Whose Methods Are Better?

Here is a great story, which I borrowed from Paolo Coelho's blog. It has a lot in common with our corporate relationships, the way we make our career and follow…

The Toxic Colleagues

Seth Godin posted recently two short posts about the toxic employees and the toxic bosses. While I agree that the existence of toxic employees is mostly a management's fault, I…

How To Make People Hate You At Work

Yesterday I saw a great post in Penelope Trunk's blog - 10 ways to make people hate you at work. She presents a very colorful list of ways to be…

The Value Of Our Help

Mike Ramm22.08.20082 Comments2016-02-07T23:10:06+02:00

You surely have helped someone at some time. And surely somebody has helped you. But how important is the help that you gave in your eyes today? And how important is the help that you received today? Rajesh Setty raises these questions in his blog and explains that there is…

The Most Miserable Countries

Mike Ramm 12.08.2008 2 Comments2016-02-07T23:11:26+02:00

I found recently a post in Donald Trump's blog called The World's Happiest Nations where he provides the results from a research done at the University of Michigan. For me it is not a surprise that among the happiest nations are ones that have a high level of welfare. But…

7 Great Life Lessons

Mike Ramm 13.10.2007 No Comment2016-02-07T22:54:59+02:00

John Wesley of Pick the Brain published recently an article called 7 Life Lessons I Learned Playing Halo where he gives seven great advices that can change your life significantly and for better. I found them very inspiring maybe because I've learned most of them the hard way trying to…

Happy Birthday To Me!

Mike Ramm 06.08.2007 5 Comments2016-02-07T23:21:34+02:00

I love birthdays. It's great when close and distant relatives, friends, or colleagues call you to wish you nice things, when they give you interesting presents, and in the evening, when you celebrate the end of the day with the closest of them eating delicious food and drinking your favorite…

Personal

The Value Of Our Help

Mike Ramm22.08.20082 Comments2016-02-07T23:10:06+02:00

Persistence

Mike Ramm 20.03.2008 4 Comments2016-02-07T23:16:17+02:00

I see I haven't been writing in this blog for quite a long time. The last couple of months was too heavy for me. I had a lot of work to do but it is not what made me so tired. I am not afraid of work especially when I…

Happy Birthday To Me!

Mike Ramm 06.08.2007 5 Comments2016-02-07T23:21:34+02:00

Wisdom

Too Much Self-Confidence

Mike Ramm15.09.20093 Comments2016-02-07T22:57:21+02:00

I found this Mark Twain's quote at Herding Cats blog: It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. I find myself very often arguing with people who are so sure about the things they say and they…

Th!nkTweet By Rajesh Setty – Wisdom in 140 Characters

Mike Ramm 15.06.2009 No Comment2016-02-07T22:58:47+02:00

Twitter proved that 140 characters are enough to express yourself to the world. Rajesh Setty proved that 140 characters are enough to say something smart and wise. He created a channel in his Twitter account - #ThinkTweet - where he shares his revelations about business and human relationships. I am…

Great Inspirational Quotes

Mike Ramm 03.05.2009 3 Comments2016-02-07T22:58:03+02:00

What kind of person are you? Do you have dreams? Do you believe in them? Do you tell the truth? Are you persistent enough to accomplish your goals? These are the questions you should ask yourself if you decide to take on the path to success. Phil Gerbyshak of Slacker…

Fear Is Like A Hologram

Mike Ramm 02.03.2009 1 Comment2016-02-07T22:56:23+02:00

I watched recently on the TV the film Ambulance Girl where Kathy Bates' character said these remarkable words about fear: Fear is like a hologram. It seems real, filled with substance. And then, when you go beyond it, you realize there is nothing there. It's all an illusion. I had…