My SWOT Analysis

Thanks to all of u all who took or are going to take up this tag…of doing ur SWOT Analysis. I agree it is a li’l exhausting left-brain activity that involves quite a bit of thinking! But it is helpful too right?

I am glad that I dint execute the tag and then request all of u to take it up..coz each of u handled it in a different way and that was nice. I can't promise this will be as interesting as some of the other SWOTs that I read.

Now I’m sure if I don’t do my SWOT I’ll be abandoned by u all..so here goes :

Strengths
->I am a Learner: I keep trying to pick up n learn new things/ways of doing things related to work, cooking, and life! New ideas & thoughts fascinate me and don’t scare me. I have no qualms to admitting my mistakes, saying sorry and changing or correcting myself. N this is believe will take me places
->I realize “Man Proposes, God Disposes” – Things don’t always happen according to plans. I am flexible. I know I’ll be able to work out a new solution. I believe everything happens for the Best! ->Extremely understanding and flexible hubby who is willing to move with me wherever my job requires me to move (Blv me that’s a lot of places @ a ridiculous frequency!!). He hasn’t complained or said a negative word about it once. (Makes me guiltier!)
->My people skills coz of which I build relationships easily and I have so many friends and acquaintances to reach out to when in need.
-> I choose my battles. I was not always like this.Life n time has taught me not to argue and fight about everything. But if there is sumthing I feel about and believe in strongly I'll fight for it.
->I never forget: If someone has been good to me, done something nice for me, I would never ever forget it n be forever thankful for it. The good deed is a clear picture in my mind.

Weaknesses
->During the process of learning I Doubt myself a lot. I am not confident that I can do it. I am always in Self-Doubt and need someone else to approve of me/my work/dish , to tell me I’m good.
->Oh well I know things don’t go as planned but for that moment and for the 1st few days I get completely stressed out. I whine & crib to people around me endlessly and end up having sleepless nights trying to convince myself that things will be alrite.
->I’m not a go-getter. I dream to be or do a 100 things , have no clue how to do these things and don’t make the effort to figure it out.
->I never Forget: If someone has let me down, wronged me, cheated or betrayed me..I forgive and genuinely n honestly continue to be their friends, but I never ever forget the mistake and the pain it caused me. The mistake is a clear picture in my mind.

Opportunities
->The company that I am with…Accenture. The options are many coz its global n big and a great brand-name.
->A decent financial balance. Touchwood, I have never had to worry about insufficient money. (Yeah, I am a sensible spender)
->My age.. I’m young and have plenty of time to do the things I want to. I started some of the things early in life and am glad about it!
->Life. I believe to be alive and have another day to do the things I want and say the things I want are a great opportunity. Just donno how long I’ll have this oppurtuity!

Threats
->Certain personal/ family requirements that have to be fulfilled
->The instability in my career. Changes happen way too often!
->Myself. I tend to develop a negative attitude and have self-destructive thots in the heat of the moment.
->Confusion regarding my work permit in this country. There are too many issues and confusions!

PS: I have no clue how i ended up wit more strengths ! Pls dont think of me as pompous.

Its all about Men!

Tagged by Aneri to list 10 things I Hate about men…

Changed the tag a wee bit…I (too, like other bloggers) don’t want to use the word hate..So I’m listing qualities found in many (Not All) men that really annoy me. Also listing only 8, coz I couldn’t think of 10!

1. The kind who dates/ flirts with a certain type of girl but wants to take home a different kind
If men were honest to themselves (forget others) they’ll realize a whole bunch of them are like this. Many many men have this problem.

2.The one who thinks boys don’t cry or people who cry are weak
I don’t entirely blame the men for this. Their parents, teachers, peers and society has made them believe this. As a kid, my cousin bro was afraid of the dark and was really bad @ losing games. He would start crying and throw up a tantrum. His dad and the rest of us cousins were so mean…we would tease him so much and tell him “stop being a girl” and address him by the female version of his name. Our Bad. I’m definitely not proud of this!

3.The men who think cooking , washing and/or cleaning is a woman’s job
I know many men are changing this view but plenty more need to.

4.Guys whose definition of a hot/beautiful girl is thin, tall n fair.
Seriously, No comments!

5.A guy who thinks once he’s married it’s his RIGHT to have sex with his wife and that she has no say about it.
I honestly donno any such men, but I’m sure they do exist.

6.The one who has a different set of rules for himself and a different set of rules for women (Eg: Men can have late nights but women can’t!)
Can be found in plenty!

7.Men who think the after marriage the girl belongs to his family but he doesn’t necessarily belong to her family!
They pretend otherwise to the world, ask the wives to know the true story!

8. Those who can fall in love but can't commit and run miles on the mention of the word Marriage.
I don't get what the problem is frankly. Why is it so hard to socially and publicly(which is mostly what marriage is) commit to the person u anywez want to spend the rest of ur life with?U can study, build ur career and fulfill all ur dreams together rite?

I feel we should hear the male perspective and so am tagging all MALE readers of my blog to list a few (how many ever u can think of) traits in men that they think are not so good (PS: Not Hate!) and need to change.
To list some of the men : Ceedy, Cosmic Joy, Mush

Gurls : I request you to pls not take up this tag.

Tagging All Readers: SWOT Analysis

Many of u may have come across the term SWOT Analysis while reading “economic news” , for the rest SWOT stands for :
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

The tag requires all of u to do a SWOT Analysis for urself ; i.e. list what you perceive as ur strengths, weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. There is no specific number but I would think you could list at least 4 under each section.

When I was in Class XI my Economics teacher made each one of us do a SWOT analysis of ourselves and then we revisited the list at the end of the year. I found it to be an extremely useful activity and since then on even if I don’t list down my SWOT on a paper, I do it mentally.

I’m tagging all my blog readers to do their SWOT Analysis!

Tagged Myself

Solitare had posted this tag and I liked it so tagged myself .. Here I go..

1) Have you been on a date in the last month?
A. Does goin out with my hubby count as a date? If yes, then yup, went out yesterday:-)

2) What was your dream growing up?
A. I wanted to do something in the field of counseling/ psychology since I was in Class 8.

3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Singing

4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Shikanji

5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Okra

6) What was the last book you read?
A. Thousand Splendid Suns

7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Taurus

8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Ears

9) Worst Habit?
A. Get worked up n stressed out easily

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. Yes, most definitely. But not sure if you would accept coz I’m on a Learner’s permit!

11) What is your favorite sport?
A. None, though recently I have started watching tennis.

12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Both, depending on the situation

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Say “Wooow, Can’t believe we get to meet” n talk a zillion.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Everything turns out to be “For the Best” at some point in life!

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I am so obsessed with shaping my nails. Do that at least once a week!

16) Do you have any pets?
A. No. Never will.

17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. Would invite you rite in, make place for you to sit and would run in so I could look/ present myself better.

18) What was your first impression of me?
A. Interesting!

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Cute.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. My hair.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Crime Partner – Yes (I think we’ll have fun!)
Conscience – No

22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Dark Brown

23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope

24) Bottle or can soda?
A. None. I don’t drink aerated drinks.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Buy us a SUV

27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Home.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. Yes.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read

30) Do you swear a lot?
A. Not Really. Though I say SHIT often!

31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Spend way too much time on the internet

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Talkative and Friendly (I know that’s not 1 word!)

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Yes, feel it adds spice to life!

35) Do you believe in God?
A. Yes. Absolutely!

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. Your Choice, not gonna force you!

Docs… Life Savers?

I read a story on Ceedy’s blog (http://ceedyreflections.blogspot.com/) and its about a doc saving lives. The subject of the story made me write this post which has been on my mind for a while now.

At some point of time in one’s life, when a grandparent, sibling, parent, friend is saved a Doctor becomes as good as the God himself! One trusts the doc so much when the life of a near and dear one is dependent on him. If he manages to save a life, he is God in the human form! I’m sure its not an easy job! Reporting the right numbers to my client within a given time is stressful for me so I can imagine the kind of stress a doc would have when the Life and Death of a person is dependent on him!

So given all this, I believe we all should respect and be understanding of a doctor’s profession. I believe a Doctor’s job is one of the most rewarding and satisfying job.To bring new lives into existence and to renew dying lives must be gratifying!

I feel a Doctor should also respect his job. He should perform it truly and not take advantage of his position. He must comprehend the duty and responsibility his profession commands and the amount of trust placed on him.

Not very long back one of my doc friends, (A psychiatrist in CA) told me that a colleague of his was fired for misbehavior. His colleague had been taking physical advantage of the mentally ill patients visiting him.
Now, this is extremely disturbing to me. It’s not the first time I’m hearing about this kind of an incident. I’ve heard it many times and seen news on TV about it and read about it, but this kind of news never fail to shock me!

On the Dateline program I saw an episode where an American doctor (pediatrician) practicing in another country physically abusing little girls and boys who came in as his patients. The extent of physical abuse is hard to explain in words without being too explicit. And how screwed up is the law, all they could do is revoke his license, the law doesn’t permit them to arrest him ‘coz he was practicing in another country!

I have heard of gynecologists feeling the women (their patients) in all the wrong places.

We all have heard of doctors who steal organs from patients and make money of it.

When I think thru some of these cases I began to feel “Capital Punishment” is not such a bad idea after all!

Careless doctors are another story. My mom’s colleague’s right leg was operated upon instead of the left leg. The Anesthesia wears off before the operation is over. (There was a movie “Awake”, on this recently). Incorrect medicines are prescribed. Over-dosage of medicine kills the patient. (Read about an over-dosage killing a 1 yr old about a month back)

Yes the doctors invest plenty of time and money into their studies, but if all that one wants to do is make money, then the medical profession is not well-suited for them! There is a code of ethics in every job and it must be followed to some decent extent!

PS: Such specimens do not take away the respect I have for doctors who perform their job honestly, The True Life Savers!