Life is as good as you think it is. Just as one man's food is another's poison. When you think you are doing well, you will be doing well and when you think you are doing badly, you are doing badly. It's all about subjectivity and how you look at things and which side of the fence you are on.
You just have to be happy on your side of the fence and life will be good for you. Plan for the future but expect changes. As the saying goes, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail."
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Showing posts with label Thought of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thought of the Day. Show all posts
What does it mean to lead? John C. Maxwell describe leadership as the amount of influence you have. The more influence you have, the better your leadership quality. I truly agree with his idea as being a good leader means you need to be influential. The people you lead must be willing to be lead by you. So why should any one be willing to follow you?
That's what we have to learn. How to get people to follow you?? The most important way is to read up books on leadership and think through how you can make use of the ideas found in the books and turn yourself into an influential person.
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Have you ever wonder how the many invention of products/services/ideas came about? How can something be created out of nothing?
I think that all the inventions are just creative way to solve existing problems. There will only be solutions if there are problems. So, all the inventions must be based on some problems.
Then how does all the problems come about? I think they come about because of other problems. In this complex world of ours, everything is interconnected. Every solution will bring about some problems which will be resolved by other solutions.
So next time someone tells you the world is boring, ask them to think again. :)
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We must learn to learn everyday. In this rapidly developing world, there's a constant need to keep improving yourself in order to keep pace with society. The minute you slow down and stop learning, you will find that the rest of society will speed past you leaving you way behind.
In order to constantly improve yourself, you will need to read. Constant reading will keep the brain working and prevent degeneration. Reading will also increase your knowledge and enable you to perform more efficiently and effectively.
The books you need to read are those books that improve your better skills. I believe that it's better to work on your good areas to make them the best instead of working on your poorer skills to make them better. The former will make you the best in your field while the latter will only make you better in your poorer ability.
Think about it. Do you want to be the best or do you want to be the normal person?
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Have you thought about what to do in the event of an emergency? If you are saying you have not. Don't worry, you are not alone as most of us don't really think about what to do in case of emergency.
Some will probably think that since you won't know what kind of emergency you will be in, there's no point thinking about the unknown, otherwise, you'll just be wasting time and resources worrying for things that potentially will never happen.
However, all of us must plan in general. In case of emergency, what is the first thing you should do? All of us will have different answers as our priorities are different. Some may think of their wife, their children, some will think of their pets, maybe some will even think about their friends.
However, no matter what, you have to get started and plan in general. Otherwise, in case of emergency, you will be left wondering what to do and maybe even regret later when you recap and realise you should have done something in another way.
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Everyday, every minute, every seconds, we can never stop thinking about something. Try to clear your mind and think of nothing at all and all sort of things will just pop up in your mind. Worries, stress, hobbies, faces, anything you experience will somehow pop up in your mind even when you try to stop thinking.
So why should we stop thinking? It's actually to clear your mind and straighten out your thoughts. The art of blank mind is really hard to achieve. The most i can achieve is 1 second of nothingness.
After you finish reading this post, why not take a few seconds, think of nothing and when the first thought creeps in, that should be the one most important you have to do now.
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MI is probably one of the more popular movies that most of us would have seen. Whether you love it or hate it, you just make it more popular. So how does MI got to do with the thought for today?
I believe there's nothing impossible in the world; It's only a matter of attitude. If you believe you can do it, you will be able to do it. No matter how many times you tried and failed, you must never give up and ultimately, you'll succeed.
In life, there will be many obstacles ahead and you must stand firm and overcome all of them in order to succeed.
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In this world, everyone makes mistakes. The only difference between the elites and the rest is how the elites reflects upon their mistakes and improve themselves. They would never let small small mistakes grow into huge mistake.
So, how can you know when you've made a mistake? You definitely need somebody to feedback to you. This person could be your life partner, or your close friend. They are the ones who will truly feedback to you for your own good.
However, nobody likes to be criticized and thus, feedback must be done tactfully. Otherwise, you will end up offending them. You must have encountered numerous experiences of criticism. However, if you think carefully what was feedback to you, you will find that the information is tremendous.
Next time, somebody criticizes you, don't be angry, think how you can improve from the feedback given.
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Eating fruits is a healthy habit that has always been the case since i was born. I remember my mum always used to keep asking us to eat fruits. We usually have our share of fruits as dessert after every meal. However, we should really have fruits before every meal. This is because the food we eat will affect how our body absorbs the vitamins in the fruits. As our gastric acid is digesting our food, the fruits we eat after every meal will not be able to be fully digested. Thus, the best time to have fruits is to take it before every meal.
Orange is a good source of vitamin C which will build up our immune system so that we will be more resilient against common cold and flu. The fibers from the fruits will also aid in our digestive system.
Therefore, do take some fruits before your next meal and you'll live healthier.
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You know about IQ and EQ but have you heard of NQ? Intelligent Quotient is a measurement of how clever you are while Emotional Quotient is a measurement of your interpersonal skills. Then what is NQ? Why do we need NQ?
NQ is a measurement of how large a network of friends/colleagues/acquaintance that you have. I think this started because of an idea from a book.
"You are as rich as the average of the 10 richest friends you have."
This is quite true as birds of the same feather flocks together and we tend to group with friends who are similar with us.
So why do we want to measure NQ? Successful people have one thing in common, their network is very wide and whenever they need to get certain things done, their help is just a phone call away.
Now then, in order to widen your network, you will need to socialize by joining special interest groups, by doing volunteer work or maybe by organising events. This way, you will be introduced to different people who will then introduce you to their friends and this will keep going on until you have a very large network.
However, it's never easy to maintain this large network. You will need to communicate with your network frequently and must be able to retain their interest.
With that, i hope you have learn a new idea today and hope that you'll be able to increase your NQ.
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Today, i officially joined the toastmasters club where i will be able to practise my speaking skills and use the less frequently used portion of my brain.
In the working world, you are what you speak or write. If you got a brilliant idea, what's of use if you can't communicate your idea to another person. It's as if you got no idea to begin with. Thus, in order to influence, you must be able to persuade and communicate well.
With toastmasters, i believe i will be able to achieve it eventually. When a toastmaster speak, people listens! I must be able to speak like them in 1-2 years time.
That is the target i have for myself.
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Tonight i am going to start a new section call thought of the day. Here, before i go to slp, i will post about an idea i thought of in the day. For a start, i want to talk about working smart and working hard.
Working smart means you get the same job done at a faster pace due to innovative ideas or process. Working hard on the other hard means completing the same job using proven ideas or process. Being hardworking means you are not lazy and will do more than necessary to ensure you meet your objectives.
Imagine you are in a pie eating competition. By working hard stuffing the pie into your mouth, you may finish the pie in 10 mins. However, if you start working smart, you may finish the pie in 8mins by swallowing one small chunk at a time instead of filling the whole mouth and getting choke on pie and wasting 2 mins clearing your throat. Imagine yourself being hardworking and working smart? You'll definitely be the winner of the pie eating competition!!
By working smart, you manage to complete tasks faster than usual. Then instead of relaxing the extra time away, you should be hardworking and take on more tasks. This way, you will be able to excel in whatever you are doing and you will definitely perform better than your peers.
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