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Sophistication is not a nice word. It comes from the noun "sophism" meaning a false argument,intention to deceive. Nowadays,sophistication implies elagance and a manner of behaviour which sets the sophisticate at a revered distance from the rest of us. There's a thin line to tread between enigmatic and being an outcast;knowing how to tread that line is what constitutes sophistication.To do so,consider the following suggestions: 1.Live where the rich live. Even if its a cardboard box. And refer to it as your pied-a-terre. 2.Become a gourmet. Keep freshly ground coffee(Brazilian or French roast)on hand and dry white wine. French mustard,English horseradish and Italian olive oil are a musts.(The sophisticates are fussy about their food.)Get an electric squeezer and always make fresh orange juice. Use linen napkins-never paper. 3.Profess to a hatred of flying, but try to fly as often as possible. 4. Walk slowly,even if you're in a hurry. 5.Perfect the art of understa...

Our lives easily become non stop pursuit of personal power. We have been socially conditioned to worship successful performance. In the process of working hard towards what we relatively consider success, we drive ourselves to the limit, totally disregarding our minds and bodies that need time for restoration. Which consequently wreaks havoc to our whole system of being. It is not healthy to labor too long without rest.Like in working out, if you do not allow yourslef some resting time it will cause you physical burnout. The effect on the connective tissues and the muscles are counter-productive. Metaphorically, the great energy of spring is preceded by the long quiet cocoon of winter. In people, the hours of sleep give us the power necessary to make our best effort. In the fiber of our muscles, the mitochondria of individual cells need many hours of rest to recover for the damage caused by the stresses of working out. You also give it time to let your muscles grow and therefor...

Find out what kind of a tourist you are.As the saying goes" you don't know a man until you share a camel with him". You may be Dr. Jekyll at home but wait until you travel, you're inner Hyde might surfaced. So which one best describes you? 1. Eddie the edgy. You go to the airport 5 hours ahead of departure. You always check where you put your passport and all other travel documents every minute.Every time the loudspeaker soundsyou zero in, never hearing what your companions are saying. You needa tranquilizer or a cocktail to calm you down. 2. Redmond the glutton. You plan to travel mainly to eat. You know where the finest restaurants are located. Breakfast turns to lunch just taking time to digest what there is to eat. Every meal is an event. Most of your travel memories are basically foie gras and raspberry souffles or any exotic food the country has to offer.One thing for sure you pack on pounds as fast as you pack your luggage. 3. Eric the erotic. You may ...

Succesful entrepreneurs didn't start off with one moment of epiphany.They usually work at their business for quite a time to achieve "overnight" success.First and foremost they sell something they love whether it's a product or a service. They have done research to make sure the market exists. They have the ability and means to supply that product or service again and again. Being in business is not just about making money.It is a way to become who you are.Your best idea for business will be something that is already deep within you. A business shouldn't be something you do to live but something you live to do. So here are three steps to take if you want to make your business a successful one. 1.Start as a customer. Years before the birth of plentyoffish.com one of the biggest online dating site on the internet today, Markus Frind, it's creator was frustrated of the fact that every dating site he surfed would always require to whip out you...

A practical wardrobe should reflect your personality,characteristics and values. oftentimes, we commit the mistakes of just pulling out from the heaps of clothes in the closet. There is always a way to figure out a collection that is relevant to your lifestyle, here are tips: 1. Fefine your lifestyle. List your hobbies, interests and places you visit often. this list is definitely your own. For example, you like motorcycle riding on weekends, so naturally you need a variety of motorcycle jackets and boots. If you are an international fundraiser then you need lots of suits, dinner jackets, silk ties, bow ties etc. 2. List your wardrobe requirements. Work from your existing collection. Check if you need leather goods, undergarments, colognes, socks, and the like. Choose the classic cut. You won't be outrageously following the latest trend but you won't be out of style either. Saves money. Buy pieces of neutral colors . Black ,white, gray ,brown, beige, camel, tan and cr...

The expressions of charm are endless. It is the vivacious lady who can keep a crowd in roars of laughter, but wouldn’t you say that a quiet girl who walks off with the season’s brightest beau has charm too? Charm can’t be confined in any rule or particular set of actions. Charm lies in being yourself- your best self. It lies in complete naturalness. Charm is the next best asset after looks and brains and can almost make up for looks. How do you attain charm? Some say it’s instinctual, others say it can be practiced consistently in order to acquire it. You have charm if: You let other people know about the things you love. Announce your interests, hobbies, passions , predilections and let it be known. On the contrary if you are a basic hater, cynical and all around hostile person , no amount of talent, skill, brilliance or fame you have could anyone describe you as charming. Empathy is a big part of charm. Show an appreciation of how other people are thinking and feeling. You ...

Two Kinds of Time Have you wondered why waiting for the elevator for a minute, seems longer than a ten minute coffee break? Why it seems like a few minutes when you actually talk to your girlfriend on the phone for an hour? And why it seems like an hour when you are on the hotseat for a minute? It’s because there is what we call physical and psychological time. Physical time is measured by the wobbling pendulum that swings back and forth or the vibrating atom or simply what the watch or clock says. Where as psychological time is the experience which minces and leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar. Larger units of time such as months and years pass more rapidly as we age. The first twenty years of our existence are the longest half of our lives. They take up more room in our memory than all the years that follow. Like, you remember what happened in high school more vividly than what you did a year ago. There’s a theory that a year to a five year old child is twenty ...