Why You Should Aim For The Stars

Our upbringing, schooling, tertiary education, family, work colleagues, community, friends; virtually all of our surroundings have an influence on who and what we are.

I'm sure you are aware of many of the restrictions that are inflicted upon you on a daily basis; some unavoidable such as paying taxes and some totally avoidable such as the restrictions we place upon ourselves. In the early days we were generally conditioned negatively from outside sources such as "You can't do that!" or "No one in our family has ever done this before" on the home front. On the work front we were motivated by fear i.e. do what you are told to immediately or lose your job. Man, what a waste!!!

As a result many of us carry these ideas around with us and are convinced that their mediocre style and standards are in fact, "the only way". Well, it can be if that's all you can see. But as people, we have one thing that no other creature on this earth has; that of choice. We can choose our surroundings, if we so desire. We choose our friends, careers etc. We even choose what books and ezines we read. If you don't want my ezine anymore you simply choose not to receive it and your life goes forth without Topliving. It's that simple. It really is that simple!!!

Everything we do either voluntarily or otherwise stems from our thoughts within our mind. Sadly, most of us choose to only use a small percentage of our potential mainly due to pre-conditioned thought patterns. If you are not encouraged to think and make the best for yourself you will need to develop these thought patterns on your own.

Yes, you've probably heard it all before that there is a vast amount of untapped potential within us all simply waiting for the "on" or "start" button to be pressed, but how does one know if one has this so called potential?

This is probably one of the easiest questions in the world to answer actually. If you yearn for more than you have, if you seek to better your lifestyle, if you wish to become more successful than you currently are then you have already begun to utilise these resources from within. Like anything, when tapping into something new it takes time to learn and as your experience grows your sub-conscious will lead you in the direction that you are really looking to head, upwards!!!

WHY SHOULD YOU REALLY AIM FOR THE STARS???

You will probably receive about 50 years of adult life if everything goes to plan and you get to live to a ripe old age. This means after you've reached adulthood each year thereafter will cost you 2% of your allotted time on this planet. Gone!!! Forever!!! Never to return!!! Don't you owe it to yourself to be the best you possibly can at what you do? Why not go after it now?

The rewards are limited only by your imagination. It's not necessarily greed that drives people to aim for the stars. Your targets could be somewhat different to becoming financially independent in the next six months. For example you may wish to run the marathon in under 3 hours; make the state basketball or cricket team or any of a plethora of other possibilities. Whatever you decide to target make absolutely sure that you tap into as much positive energy along the way to assist you in every regard...

Think Successfully.

Don't Send Your Ducks to Eagle School

Don't send your ducks to eagle school. Why? Because it won't work. Good people are found not changed. They can change themselves, but you can't change them. You want good people, you have to find them. If you want motivated people, you have to find them, not motivate them.

Motivation is a mystery. Why are some people motivated and some are not? Why does one salesperson see his first prospect at seven in the morning while the other sees his first prospect at eleven in the morning? Why would one start at seven and the other start at eleven? I don't know. Call it "mysteries of the mind."

How often in the street we heard of this, "I'm going to change my life." Another walks out with a yawn and says, "I've heard all this stuff before." Why is that?

The wealthy man says to a thousand people, "I read this book, and it started me on the road to wealth." Guess how many of the thousand go out and get the book? Answer: very few. Isn't that incredible? Why wouldn't everyone go get the book? Mysteries of the mind...

To one person, you have to say, "You'd better slow down. You can't work that many hours, do that many things, go, go, go. You're going to have a heart attack and die." And to another person, you have to say, "When are you going to get off the couch?" What is the difference?

Why wouldn't everyone strive to be wealthy and happy?Chalk it up to mysteries of the mind, and don't waste your time trying to turn ducks into eagles. Hire people who already have the motivation and drive to be eagles and then just let them soar.

Management Lesson (Chapter 10)

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she can utter a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel."

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few moments, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes upstairs. When she passes the bathroom, her husband yells, "Who was that?" "It was Bob from next door," she replies.
"Oh," the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:

A priest offered a nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"

The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak."

Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It read, 'Go forth and seek further; and ye shall find glory.'

Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a profitable opportunity

Lesson 3:

A sales rep, administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."

"Me first! Me first!" says the administration clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Puff! She's gone.

"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of PiÃa Coladas and the love of my life." Puff! He's gone.

"Okay, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager immediately replied, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Another Mega Project in Dubai?

Dubai is one of the most modern cities in the world in my opinion..the architecture building looks very new and modern. The attractive 7 star hotel- Burj Al Arab located at Medina Beach is another wonder. News reported that another mega project will be launch soon in the heart of Dubai. The hotel will be name "New Diamond Ring Hotel". Check it out:

Attitude and Attraction: Inevitable Laws of the Universe

How often in our lives we heard of the following tagline, "It's just uncanny", "but every month, somehow, he pulls it off". He just never misses his sales targets. I just don't get it. What is he doing differently?" That question was asked with passion and a certain frustration, because the person he was referring to just didn't appear to be any brighter or different from other people in the same position. Yet, he never misses his quotas.

Just what is this law? Like attracts like. We attract whatever we give our attention to, whether we like it or not. Stated differently, when we think a certain thought we attract like thoughts to us. It seems so simple, yet it is so profound. In fact, the only reason why people do not have what they want is because they are thinking more about what they don't want than what they do want.

The guy who never missed understood the law of attraction. He focused on success. It never crossed his mind that he would do anything but achieve. There was never a doubt. Further, he surrounded himself with like people. In addition, he allowed other people to focus on the problems and other distractions while he focused on achieving the quotas.

Creating what we want is the law of attraction at work. What greater gift than the real awareness that we are in control. In Mariah Carey's song, "Make it Happen" she states, "If you believe in yourself enough and know what you want, You're gonna make it happen!" What a profound statement and affirmation of the glorious law of attraction.

Sure Steps to a Brighter Life

"In the long run, our attitude towards life's lessons - and the direction our life takes in life - are one and the same; show me someone who resists the Light of Life's correction in the course of his or her soul, and I will show you someone whose destiny is the darkness of total self-enclosure."

Even though the Truth is never further away from us than our wish for its awakening and self-healing insight, there are distinct moments in life when it comes closer to us than others. Unfortunately, almost all of these important, potentially life-changing moments are entirely missed because what is wrong with us, our false nature, always sees Truth as an attacking enemy. Let me show you what I mean so that the next time Truth makes an unexpected appearance in your life you will recognize it for what it is a friendly and beneficial force that is on your side. Permitting the Truth to do what it is intended to do will permit you to be what you want to be , which is happy.

Never are the healing powers of the Truth so close by as when a crisis is at hand. A crisis always precedes any real inner-advancement because real spiritual growth is a process of removing self-blocking thoughts and feelings. The reason a crisis must precede each new level of authentic self-unity is that the crisis, whatever it may be, points out where we have been holding onto a particular belief, a shaky pretense, or some flattering but deceptive self-image that is in conflict with reality. Where there is conflict there is always pain; and by the time this unconscious kind of psychological or emotional pain reaches the level of our consciousness, we generally experience it as some kind of a crisis. This explains why a crisis is a close encounter of the truthful kind. The previously invisible internal conflict, which is always at the root of any personal crisis, is now temporarily visible. We can say this in another way. A crisis arises when some inner-lie we have unconsciously been telling ourselves is about to surface and be seen as a lie. Let's take an example or two.

Maybe a man pictures himself as always being in control of his own life, but now he's suddenly aware that he can't stop drinking, talking or endlessly worrying. He has reached a turning point.

A woman has always thought of herself as being loving and kind, but all at once she begins to notice how critical and cruel her thoughts are towards others. She sees she only does things for others to have them think of her as being kind, and this fills her day with resentments. She has reached a turning point.

In both instances, where the terrible cost of living from lying but flattering self-images has suddenly become conscious, the only alternative that the false self has, as the author of these self-deceptive lies, is to start blaming everyone and everything for the unhappy circumstances. This system of self-subterfuge is almost fail-safe for the false self. By seeing to it that everything outside of it is constantly laid to blame, it keeps you fighting with life instead of learning from it. It is really very cunning. The more you take the side of defending what is wrong in you, the more the Truth that exposed the unconscious wrongness appears to be against you.

The Truth never causes pain. The only pain in a crisis is the false self's resistance to the Truth. A crisis only becomes a breaking point when we fail to use it as a turning point. In order to transform a crisis into a personal turning point in your life, you must wish to be shown the lesson in the crisis rather than allow yourself to be convinced by it that the world is against you. This Higher Wish, followed by your willingness to endure a new kind of pain, gives birth to a Higher Consciousness in you that belongs to your True Nature. This Elevated Consciousness never has to solve a crisis because it never has one in the first place.

Are we still on the right track?

We just reached the half way point of 2007.

Six months of 2007 are gone.

Six months of 2007 remain.

How are you doing on your Goals?

Are you on track to reach them?

The sad reality is that the vast majority of people won't even take another look at their Goals again until January 1st, 2008.And then, they will set the same Goals in the same way and probably experience the same results.

Not very exciting, huh?

They are the same in America, Canada, Mexico, Italy, England, Australia, in every country on every continent anywhere in the world.

My ultimate goal still yet to be reached. Invest the next six months taking clear, decisive action towards creating momentum towards reaching your goals. Make the next six months the foundation, the road map needed to bring your deepest desires to life. Spend the next six months learning the process of setting yourself up for Success one Goal at a time, one step at a time.

"An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused Goals." -Brian Tracy

There are 525,600 minutes in a year.

262,800 are gone.

262,800 remain.

What you do with the remaining minutes of 2007 will determine the course of the rest of the year... and the rest of your life.

In the meantime, think about your Goals and Dreams and what you really want for your life.

Live Your Dreams

5c v 5b

Nowadays ladies requirement,Well.....here is something to link the 5cs to the newer 5bs!

I don't need a CAR, but I want a BMW
I don't need a CONDO, but I want a BUNGALOW
I don't need you to have CASH but I want you to own a BANK
I don't need you to have a CAREER but I want you to be a BOSS

It's interesting for you to read!
Most of you would have heard of the Singapore 5C's! :
Car,
Condo,
Credit Card(Gold),
Cash and
Career

Heard of the 5B's?
B - BMW
B - Body
B - Brain
B - Billionaire
B - Bungalow

And, and addition with the 5K's ..............
Kiasu (scared of losing)
Kiasee (scared of dying)
Kiabor (scared of wife)
Kiaboh (scared of having nothing)
Kiachenghu (scared of government)

We've been reading about the 5C's!
And 5K's for Singaporeans now comes the 5 Numerals and Malaysia 's equivalent...

Singapore's "practice" for Simple Living:
1 - One Wife
2 - Two Children
3 - Three Bedroom Condo
4 - Four Wheels
5 - Five Figure Salary

Malaysia's Malays "practice" to Simple Living:
5 - Five Children
4 - Four Wives
3 - Three Figure Salary
2 - Two Wheels
1 - One-Storey Link House

CHEERS.........enjoy your day!!!

Night Courses

Ah Beng went to take night courses for the reason in future can get promotion or better job. During work, Ah Beng likes to show off to Ah Seng about his knowledge.

Ah Beng: Ah Seng ah... I've been taking night courses for 3 months already, next week is the exam.
Ah Seng: Oh... Good luck ah.

Then Ah Beng started show off...

Ah Beng: Ok, I test you, who is Graham Bell?
Ah Seng: Don't know
Ah Beng: He is the inventor of phone la... in 1876, see... if you take night courses, you would know this.
Ah Seng: ........................ *speechless*

The next day, Ah Beng shows off again...

Ah Beng: Ah Seng ah... let me ask you, who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
Ah Seng: Wash your toilet one ah?
Ah Beng: No! He's the author of "Confessions", nah nah nah... told you already, if you take night courses, you would know this.
Ah Seng: ......................... *speechless + frustrated*

The next day, once again...

Ah Beng: Do you know who is Alexander Dumas?
Ah Seng: Your gay partner?
Ah Beng: Choiii!!! If you don't know don't simply answer la. He's the author of "The 3 Musketeers", if you take night courses, you would know this.
Ah Seng: ....................... *speechless + frustrated + irritated

This time Ah Seng cannot tahan (stand) anymore and ask Ah Beng...

Ah Seng: Eh... Do you know who is Ah Kaw?
Ah Beng: Errrr... No!
Ah Seng: He's the guy sleeping with your wife!! If you stop night courses, you would know this!! Ah Beng: ........................ *fainted*

The Obedient Wife

There was a man who had worked all of his life, had saved all of his money,and was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife, "When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me.I want to take my money to the after life with me."And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he died she would put all of the money in the casket with him. Well, he died. He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her.

When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, "Wait just a minute!"She had a box with her, she came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and they rolled it away. So her friend said, "Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband." The loyal wife replied, "Listen, I'm a Christian, I can't go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him." "You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him?" "I sure did," said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my account and wrote him a check. If he can cash it, he can spend it."

old lady that fart

An elderly lady goes into the doctor and tells him - "Doctor, I don't know what the problem is, but I've been farting all the time. It's not really a problem socially because they don't make any noise and don't smell. I just can't stop farting all the time. In fact while I've been in here I must have farted at least 20 times."The doctor nods and gives her some pills. "Here take these for two weeks and come see me again when you are done."So she takes the pills and returns two weeks later as instructed. Infuriated, she confronted the doctor. "What kind of medicine is this? I'm still farting just as much? They still don't make any noise, but now they stink terribly!"The doctor nodded, "It's alright, now that we have your sinus' cleared up, we'll work on your hearing next!"

Frustrating week reap rewards

Frustration is the word to describe my last weekend. In my opinion could be the worse weekend as long as i can remember. To me, life is meant to be tough and not always smooth sailing. In today's competitive world where every organizations, governments, institution try to improve in every aspects in order to sustain long term competitive advantage. For me, there is no different, customer expectation, satisfaction, demands need to be met accordingly and fast. For me, customer is the "king" and the question is how good you are to meet their requirement because the customer is the one who provide commission to me not my company.

As time pass quickly, in 2 days gonna be end of the 6th month of the calendar year. Self assessment is needed and critical evalution need to be perform by myself and also by my superior. Stay focus is the main key element to achieve my ultimate goal of the year. Although bad things do happen in our lives, shouldn't be excuse for me not to pursue my goal. I learned not to be a complainer, blamer, or excuser, instead stay calm, cool and collected to continue plan and work the plan.

I have to work hard if i were to achieve my goals for this year. In fact it was stressful but not so stressful compare to other industries or different level of management. Stay positive and took up the challenge.

After frustrating for so many things for a week, this morning my agency manager hands me my weekly commission statement and it was a healthy paycheck. Beside, i also earn a full paid trip to Cambodia which will be held next year. After that, i said to myself, never ever give up no matter what happen, instead stay positive in terms of mindset and attitude, and continue to pour in the efforts until our desired dreams have been met. Life is meant to be tough, it is how we approach the challenge to continue our journey up the hill to be the very best.

Quotes for the Day

The Summary of Life

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:

1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.

2) When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.

3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.

4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.

5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.

6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.

7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.

8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.

10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap
GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.

2) Wrinkles don't hurt.

3) Families are like fudge..mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.


GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD:

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

3) When you bend down to tie your shoe laces you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.

4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you

once got from a roller coaster.

5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.





THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:

1) You believe in Santa Claus.

2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.

3) You are Santa Claus.

4) You look like Santa Claus.

SUCCESS:

At age 4 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

At age 12 success is . . . having friends.

At age 17 success is . . having a drivers license.

At age 35 success is . . having money.

At age 50 success is . . . having money.

At age 70 success is . .. . having a drivers license.

At age 75 success is . . . having friends.

At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

Life is short, make sure no regret coz time never turns back.

Milk from your "tools"

A certain young man finally got a date with a female of somewhat questionable morals that lived in his apartment complex. To prepare for his big date, the young man went up on to the roof of his apartment building in order to tan himself. Not wanting any tan lines to show, he sunbathed in the nude.Unfortunately, he fell asleep while on the roof and managed to get a sunburn on his "tool". But, determined not to miss his date, he put some lotion on his manhood and wrapped it in gauze.

When the hot date showed up at his apartment, the young man treated her to a home cooked dinner, after which they went into the living room to watch a video. During the video, however, the young man's sunburn started acting up again. He asked to be excused, went into the kitchen and poured a tall, cool glass of milk. He then placed his sunburned member in the milk and experienced immediate relief of his pain.The date, meanwhile, wondering what he was doing, wandered into the kitchen to see him with his dingy immersed in a glass of milk. Upon seeing this, the she exclaimed - "So, that's how you guys load those things!"

Success Starts with a Can Do Attitude

"If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad". -Denis Waitley

So, do you concentrate on the “can’t dos” or the “can dos?” The following are three secrets to creating a “can do” attitude that produces positive results and more success in your life, business, and career:

Set Can Do Goals

Set goals that move you toward successful results. People fail because they don’t know what they want or what they don’t want. Ask a friend, family member, or associate what they want in life. In most cases, they will pause and really think about what they want. Sometimes they can’t come up with an answer. Sometimes they may come up with a weak response. However, ask the following question, “What don’t you want in life?” and, in most situations, you will receive multiple, clear, and quick answers to your question. That’s because we concentrate on what we don’t want to happen instead of what we want to happen. In life, as in sports, we concentrate on “not losing” instead of concentrating how to “win.” Set S-M-A-R-T-E-R (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely, Encouraging, Rewarding) goals that create a crystal clear roadmap for your success, and work to achieve these goals everyday.

Take Care of Your N-E-T-S

N-E-T-S stands for Network with Everyone Today for Success. Fill your NETS with positive people that will support your positive “can do” attitude. These people, while supporting your goals, will also help you pass roadblocks to achieve your goals. You will also make your NETS stronger by supporting their goals to create a mutually supportive situation. Joy Fisher-Sykes always says, “Clean your NETS of people who have a “can’t do,” negative attitude, and who don’t support your quest to achieve your goals.” The more junk (negative people) in your NETS, the less room you have for more treasure (positive people). Take a close look at “friends,” family and co-workers and ask, “Do they support me and my “can do” attitude?” If they don’t, remove them from your NET. Keep your NET strong with positive people.

Concentrate on the Positive. Recent research shows that 75-80% of daily communication is negative. This would include negative self-talk, conversations with others, or the media (TV, radio, the internet, etc.).Take back control of your mind and be responsible for your “can do” attitude. You can start with the following:

Concentrate on self-talk with positive solutions

Start your mornings with meditation. Concentrate on positive thoughts with positive results. Visualize, involving as many senses as possible, to intensify the visualization and make it real for you. Ask, “What does your success feel, look, sound, and taste like?” Be aware of negative self-talk, and replace it with positive self-talk.

Control the Communication

If it is a conversation, reframe the negative conversation into a more positive conversation. If someone is complaining endlessly, say, “Mike, I hear what you are saying. What solutions to you see to this problem?”If the media is negative, tune it out or turn it off.You can always walk away. You have that right.

Walk the Talk

Be consistent in your behavior, and act on your “can do” attitude.

Fake It Till You Make It

Act like you are already achieving your goals, and you will rise to a higher level. Others will also see you as achieving your goals and interact with you accordingly.

Follow these “can do” techniques and you will also achieve more success in your life.

Tales of Innocent Teacher

One day when the teacher walked to the black board, she noticed someone had written the word 'penis' in tiny small letters. She turned around, scanned the class looking for the guilty face. Finding none, she quickly erased it, and began her class. The next day she went into the room and she saw, in larger letters, the word 'penis' again on the black board. Again, she looked around in vain for the culprit, but found none, so she proceeded with the day's lesson. Every morning, for about a week, she went into the classroom and found thesame word written on the board, and each day it was written in larger letters. Finally, one day, she walked in, expecting to be greeted by the same word on the board, but instead, found the words, "The more you rub it, the bigger it gets!"

Reverse Parkinson's Law

To achieve the maximum level of success possible in life, it is pretty sure bet that you're going to have to accomplish much more than the average person accomplishes. It is also a certainty that you have precisely the same number of hours in a given day, and the same days in a given year as the next person. Therefore, to accomplish more than most, you must make the best use of your time, and achieve the maximum amount of efficiency and effectiveness possible.

British Professor Cyril Northcote Parkinson first articulated in 1958 what is known today as "Parkinson's Law". It states simply that, "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Obviously work expanding in scope or magnitude works against the principle of completing as much as possible on your journey of success. What then is the answer to this law to allow you to achieve the maximum results possible? It would seem obvious, make less time available for a given task so that you can in effect get it done more quickly.

You may have heard the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare." It is important to understand that this phrase does not truly mean the busiest man, but rather the man who has the most going on and who is accomplishing the most with his time. That being the case, this is truly wise counsel. The reason is that those who are accomplishing the most, and who seem to be extremely busy, have worked out the waste in their processes and have figured out and applied important principles of success.

Those who achieve a lot typically follow a highly organized daily plan for their time, and they typically keep a list of tasks to be completed with some priority assigned to each, and most importantly with a deadline set for the completion of the tasks. They focus on completing tasks in the most effective and efficient way possible, keeping their eye on the end goal and being very aware that a task completed late may have a compounding negative affect on other tasks and goals, and thus may often be less valuable than having never started the given task.

When you think only of completing the task, instead of thinking of the time you have available to complete the task, the so-called sin of perfection sets in. You may spend a lot of additional time trying to perfect every little step of the process, even if such perfection does not truly add lasting value in the completion of the task at hand. You will undoubtedly go overboard to find ways to justify your actions. You may play mind games with yourself, chalking your actions up to excellence when the truth is, if you don't complete your task when it needs to be completed, you should consider your extra, and unnecessary actions needless wheel-spinning.

So, it is important that you place a firm deadline on your tasks and that you adjust your approach to completion to ensure you complete your actions by the deadline whenever possible. Focus on getting the task done in the most expeditious, effective manner possible, and don't allow Parkinson's law to set in. Take some time to carefully reflect on what you're doing, how you're doing it, and the results you're getting and see if, taking the above short lesson into account, you can improve your actions to allow you to accomplish more in your journey of success.

In Honour of My Father

Happy Father's Day to all fathers throughout the universe and also to my DAD. I came through this quote today and i think of is my DAD.

"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady

These were the best lessons in life I could ever learn. My Dad's lessons gave me character and attributed to my success today. All Father's strive to be the best role model for their children. In today's busy and uncertain world, it is not always an easy job. Many fathers find themselves holding many jobs, being both parents or the single parent and struggle to balance their time between work and family.

The impact you make on family every day will shape our character. A hug, a pat on the back, a smile a give me five will go along with us. It will instill the love and emotionally security that will fuel our personal quest for success.

It is your guidance and involvement in lives, your listening, loving and encouraging us to give our very best and never give up that makes you a super star and very cool DAD.

I thank my Dad, now in his early 50's for continuing to teach me and model for me strong values, morals, respect, integrity, honesty, courage, perseverance and the will to never give up. This has made me a success both personally and professionally.

I cherish these lessons in life I learned from my Dad because he work so hard to keep the family. Thank you Dad for being a super star in so many ways!

Don't Be A Complainer

Often in lives we found ourselves not satisfy with our surroundings that includes the way parents control us, education, friends, colleagues, association, and so much more. When we are not satisfied or things that not went according to our expecation, we tend to complain most of the time. In fact, i did it too until today. I read through a story today and i would like to share with you all; take a look at the following story:

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:

"Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to switch with mine for a day.

Amen.

God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.

The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman, without any say about it…

He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, the n drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and balanced the checkbook.

He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog.

Then it was already 1 P.M. and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies and got the kids organized to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.

At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper.

After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed.

At 9 P.M. he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint.

The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said: Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day.

Please, oh please, let us trade back."The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied: My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were".

You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last night."

So, not you only busy with your daily work, each person has their own roles and resposibilities. Stop complaining and get on with your job.

Bill Clinton's Chauffeur

Bill and his driver

Bill Clinton and his driver were cruising along a country road one night when all of a sudden they hit a pig, killing it instantly. Bill told his driver to go up to the farmhouse and explain to the owners what had happened. About one hour later Bill sees his driver staggering back to the car with a bottle of wine in one hand, a cigar in the other and his clothes all ripped and torn. "What happend to you?" asked Bill. "Well, the Farmer gave me the wine, his wife gave me the cigar and his 19-year- old daughter made mad passionate love to me." "My God, what did you tell them?" asks Clinton. The driver replies, "I'm Bill Clinton's driver, and I just killed the pig."

Management Lesson (Chapter 9)

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Weekend Beach Break

i will off for holiday starting tomorrow nite until sunday. It was a company incentive which qualifiers will be rewarded a trip to Bali Island, Indonesia. However, company had to cancel the trip due to safety reason. Instead we will be going to east coast, Redang Beach. So, will meet up again with you all next monday. Hope you too have a nice and relax weekend..

Challenge Ahead

Today was a very busy day with lots of servicing to be done and also meet up new prospects for new business. I will go out for appointment in a while. In between, i receive call after call from my colleagues that the MDRT USA (Million Dollar Round Table) had make some qualification adjustment. The original requirement was FYP 261,800 was increase to 316,200. In my short career, MDRT never make any adjustment in any part of the months after announcing the requirement during beginning of the year, or at least in the past 5 years.

This news is very important to me and i need to know the news as soon as possible and thanks to all my colleagues kept me well informed. For me, it present a challenge for me in the next 6 month. To be hoset with myself daily hardwork alone will not take me to be MDRT member for the very first time. I know i need planning in terms of target market, time management, never say die attitude and alots more that needed in order for me to achieve my ultimate goal for this year. Although never before in my life i able to hit RM 300,000 new business, i'm confident i will achieve it at the end of this year. My best ever result only RM 264,000 new business. I have to stay positive rather than blaming MDRT USA for adjustment. Life is unpredictable. The question is how fast i can cope with changes. This is my commitment and huge sacrifice is needed in the next 6 months. I will definitely not miss this opportunity especially this could be my last year in terms of personal sales because i will be promoted early next year if i can find few "business partner" to work together. Beside, another motivation is that, the MDRT qualifiers will be heading towards Toronto, Canada on June 2008 and also Manulife offers one in a lifetime experience to Beijing, China on 8th August 2008 to witness the Olympics 2008.

"It's not over until it's done"

The Complexity of Politics

Politics from a little boy's view

Little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What are Politics?" Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the head of the family, so they call me The President. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so call her Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you The People. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. Your little baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now think about and see if it make sense."

So the little boy goes to bed thinking about what Dad has said. Later that night, he heard his little brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room and finds the door locked. He peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny.

He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad I think I understand the concept of Politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.

The little boy replies, "The President is screwing the Working Class while then Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and The Future is in Deep Shit."

Avoid Procrastination

Millions of people are hurt by procrastination every year. What makes it worse is that they either don't realize it, or they are too lazy to do something about it. However, a successful person takes control of their life and doesn't allow procrastination to overtake them. Let's take a closer look at procrastination in this article.

First of all, what is procrastination? Procrastination is to habitually put off doing something that needs to be done. It is usually associated with a lazy person. For example, everyone needs to do their taxes. A successful person takes care of this as soon as possible, and then they don't have to worry about them. Procrastinators put it off until they absolutely have to take care of them. They wait until the deadline rolls around, and then they file for an extension. So, what could have been taken care of in January ends up haunting them in the back of their mind for many months. These types of distractions can be removed by successful people who take control of their lives.

Is procrastination bad? You may wonder what the harm is. In isolated incidences, procrastination is not a problem. However, it usually is a problem for most people. We are talking about repeatedly, out of habit, putting things off and instead of using their time wisely, they let their time waste away. Time is the only commodity that we can't get more of. We can always get more money. We can always buy new things, but we can do nothing to add a single minute to our lives. On our deathbed, we will be wishing that we spent more time with our families, not wishing that we spent more time playing video games or that we had spent more time on the job.

So, what can we do about procrastination? First of all, we need to recognize it for what it is. Some people are in denial about this. They rationalize to themselves that perhaps they are prioritizing their things to do. However, the litmus test for this is to ask what they are doing instead. If they are sitting on the couch, watching television and eating bonbons when they have things that they need to take care of, then they are lying to themselves. Don't be like this. Take control of your life. If you don't, something else will. Don't allow yourself to be a victim of life. Own your life. Do what you need to do so that you can enjoy your life. Be honest with yourself about this.

When you feel like your "to do" list is piling up, take a quick minute to look at the list. If it's not written down, write it down. You won't get them done if you don't write them down. Determine what the most urgent item is, and get started on it without delay. Make it a point to scratch one item off your list every day until your list is empty. What a relief that will be.

The key is that you have to tell yourself to do it, and then force yourself to take action. Don't trust yourself to just get things done whenever you have a spare minute. Make time right now. Tell yourself that this is how you combat procrastination. Don't fall victim to the trap of thinking that you can do these things whenever you want, because the truth is you will never want to do these items-that's why they are piling up.

Avoiding procrastination is not hard, if you are honest with yourself. You need to force yourself to take action today to chip away at all of the things that you need to get done. Get started right now. What are you going to work on?

The Perfect Husband

Besides career, women also sometimes looking for a perfect husband..well, the following tales might be the one you are looking for. Check it out....

Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker- function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.

MAN: "Hello"
WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
MAN: "Yes."
WOMAN: "I'm at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only $1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007 models. I saw one I really liked."
MAN: "How much?"
WOMAN: "$65,000."
MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing. The house we wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking $950,000."
MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer $900,000."
WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you!"
MAN: "Bye, I love you, too."

The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are looking at him in astonishment.

Then he smiles and asks: "Anyone know whose phone this is?"

Malaysia Poem of the Year

Source: Bocor Lagi by Keris Silau in Malaysia Kini

Bocor teruk kata Samy

Wiring lama kata Ramli

Bangunan tua kata Nazri

Najib said it's PWD

Semua ada alasan sendiri

But where you all spent the money?

RM90 juta untuk cantikkan lobby

So that it looks luxury

Nice décor and nice settee

But now you kena letak baldi

Bocor teruk when it rains heavily

MP yang busuk pun boleh mandi

The floor is wet and slippery

The luxury lobby now looks untidy

Inilah dia third class mentality

Luar cantik tapi dalam very shoddy

Structure work should get priority

And now whose responsibility

JKR or Parliament Committee

While you all gaduh sama sendiri

Rakyat want an answer immediately

Otherwise kita tak bagi you undi

Sebab you spent money unnecessarily

You know it is taxpayers' money

So please spend the money wisely.

Bringing Dreams To Life

Sorry for missing in action lately due to work commitment. Today is a satisfactory day for me simply because i receive my customer claimed cheque of RM 4102. My customer was admitted to Ipoh Specialist Hospital on 21/04/2007 due to Ischemia Attack. After 3 days in hospital, doctor said that his condition is stable and allows to be discharged. However, not everything was is smooth order, i received a call from customer that his claim was rejected and request to "File In to the insurance company"- (File In means gets all the medical reports and also information on his entire life medical history from his own family's doctor in Ipoh and submitted to company for investigation purpose). If customer was not admitted or consult doctor before on the same sickness before, company will release the payment to the customer.

On paper it looks simple, get everything needed and submit to the company, but my credibility lost, my customer feels extremely unhappy and upset because of his sickness and also the medical claim matter. I did not say much at that moment because "Actions speak Louder than Words". I prepared all the forms required and bring it personally to the Attending's Physician Doctor and also to the family doctor in a local clinic in Ipoh. I suffered another setback as the family doctor took his own "sweet time" to complete "one page" medical statement. It tooks me 5 weeks, believe it or not! The customer doesn't want to know what had happened, he just want his claim cheque, that it. Today 11/06/2007, i received the cheque and deliver the "good" news to the customer and i heard "satisfactory sound" from the other end of telephone conversation.

I was glad the matter was finally settled and over and as my feeling, i feel good for myself. I helped another family in my career. Yes, there are lots of struggle and unhappy moment in my career, i did not give up instead i stay strong and tougher than ever before. This customer, Mr Kam, did not stop thanking me and said a lot of nice words during the telephone conversation, i feel satisfied. That why i did not give up, this is what i want- to help people beside my commission.

To accomplish our goals, I need to be focus and most importantly action, action and action. As to all industries office politics will never dissapear, colleagues backstabing each other for personal interest, to be honest, I feel a lot more matured because of it. I just keep my mouth shut and never ever bother to involve in it, because all i need is family support and god bless i have it.

We must start appreciate ourselves more and loves ourselves more. Why give a damn on how people look at us where in actual fact nobody is bother to look at us because they themselves busy on their own. Feel proud of ourselves and don't be over confidence. Next month, will be another "milestone" in my career if everything go accordingly, i will have my own personal assistance. Her task is to make telephone call to the "never met before business employers" (cold calling) for appointment. Many colleagues start their conversation and said it was a bold move, not gonna make it, people will hang up, criticism after criticism. Criticism is part of our life, it is a matter how to handle it and work your socks off to prove them wrong. I did not influence by them, it is one of the "cheapest" way in terms of cost to tap the "business market". I had nothing to lose, I failed badly before in my career. Whether it will be a success or failure which is beyond my control based on certain criteria, i know very sure that i will never ever give up because "it's not over until it's done".

Life is about taking risk and we only had one life in this world after all, start accomplished our goals one by one, don't waste one second of it. The world is waiting for us to explore!!!

Management Lesson (Chapter 8)

What is the difference between women aged: 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68 and 78?

At 8 -- You take her to bed and tell her a story.
At 18 -- You tell her a story and take her to bed.

At 28 -- You don't need to tell her a story to take her to bed.

At 38 -- She tells you a story and takes you to bed.

At 48 -- She tells you a story to avoid going to bed.

At 58 -- You stay in bed to avoid her story.

At 68 -- If you take her to bed, that'll be a story!

At 78 -- What story??? What bed??? Who the hell are you???

Hillarious!

I came this message and i personally think it does make sense on what you "hate" people for. Take a Look for yourself:

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2 People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the T.V. remote because they refuse to walk to the T.V. and change the channel manually.

3 When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4 When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their asses!

5 When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.

6 People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!' Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8 When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?

9 When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass?

Management Lesson (Chapter 7)

A corporate executive on holiday in a small Greek seacoast village was strolling by the docks and drinking in the local color. He complimented one fisherman on the quality of his catch.

“How long did it take you to get all those fish?” he wondered.

“Not very long,” answered the Greek. “An hour or two.”

“Then why didn’t you stay out longer to catch more?”

Shrugging, the Greek explained that his catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The executive asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a nap with my wife. In the evening, I go to the village to see my friends, dance a little, play the bouzouki, and sing songs. I have a full life.”

The executive said, “I have an MBA from Harvard. I can help you. You should start by fishing longer every day. You’ll catch extra fish that you can sell. With the revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring you, you can buy a second boat and a third one, and so on, until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middleman, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can ship fish to markets all around the world. In time, you can then move to New York City to direct your huge enterprise.”

“How long would that take?” asked the Greek.

“Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years,” replied the executive.

“And after that?”

“When your business gets really big, you can sell stock and make millions!” exclaimed the executive with zeal.

“Millions? Really? And after that?”

“After that you’ll be able to retire, live in a small village near the coast, sleep late, play with your grandchildren, catch a few fish, take a nap with your wife, and spend your evenings singing, dancing, and playing the bouzouki with your friends.”

Management Lesson: Ask What's It All For?

Management Lesson (Chapter 6)

Johnny wanted to have sex with a girl in his office,but she belonged to someone else...One day, Johnny got so frustrated that he went up to her and said, "I'll give you a $100 if you let mescrew you. But the girl said NO.

Johnny said, "I'll be fast. I'll throw the money on the floor, you bend down, and I'll be finished by the time you pick it up. " She thought for a moment and said that she would have to consult her boyfriend... So she called herboyfriend and told him the story.

Her boyfriend says, "Ask him for $200, pick up the money very fast, he won't even be able to get hispants down." So she agrees and accepts the proposal. Half an hour goes by, and the boyfriend is waiting for hisgirlfriend to call.

Finally, after 45 minutes, the boyfriend calls and asks what happened.

She responded: the bastard used coins!!!

Management Lesson: To all especially business associates, always consider a business proposal in its entirety before agreeing to it and getting Screwed!

Lack of Reality

Story of Brent and Carla

Brent started to work with Amethyst after his wife, Carla, suddenly decided to leave the marriage. They had been married five years and Brent thought everything was fine. Then Brent became ill and Carla withdrew. And then she was gone. Brent was devastated. He loved Carla and wanted her back. However, he soon learned that she had not been honest with him, even from the beginning of their relationship. He learned that she had been more interested in his money than in him.

She was ruthlessly going after his money.After a couple of months, Brent was doing better. He had let go of Carla and had started to date. Then Carla sent him an email where her tone was softer then it had been, and this sent Brent back into anxiety."I have been waking up anxious every morning," "And feeling anxiety a lot during the day.""Brent, what are you telling yourself about Carla?""I keep wishing that things were back the way they were. I love her and I want her back. Her email made me think that things could be back the way they were.

"Brent, Carla left you when you were really sick. She lacked any compassion for you. You told me that you had noticed her lack of compassion toward other people as well. Then she told you that she never loved you. Now she is going after your money, even though she earns her own. You are not in reality about who Carla is. You are making her up, and this is what is causing your anxiety. Your inner child - your feeling self - is letting you know with this anxiety that you are off track in your thinking, that your thinking is not based in reality. And your inner child is anxious that you are going to abandon him by going after someone who is not a loving person, while pretending that she is.""But I thought she was a loving person. She is a loving person deep down.

If she went into counseling with me, we could work this out.""Perhaps, but this is not who she is choosing to be. You are not accepting the reality of who she is choosing to be. You will always feel anxious when you do not accept the reality of things. You keep thinking that if you say the right thing or do the right things, not only will she come back, but she will be willing to deal with herself and be who you want her to be. None of this is reality.

She has given you no indication that she is willing to go into counseling with you, no indication that she is interested in changing. You are making all of this up, and this is causing your anxiety.""I know that you are right, but this is so hard. It is so hard to let go.""Yes, your wounded ego self wants to believe that you have control over something that you have no control over. You are having a hard time letting go of control. But trying to control something over which you have no control will always create anxiety.

You are not being in reality about what you have control over and what you don't have control over.""Yes, I see that. I want control over getting Carla to be the way I thought she was. I don't even like who she is right now, but I don't want to accept that this is who she is choosing to be. I can see that I need to accept this reality and not keep thinking that I can get her to come back and to be the way I thought she was. Ah, I am starting to feel better! The anxiety is going away."Anxiety results from not accepting how things are and of trying to control things that you cannot control.

Everything is Possible

we learn from Adidas Sport Brand that "Impossible is Nothing", i have another TAG for u all, China - "Everything is Possible"

Don't Believe, Take a Look

this is cool man, best way to relax on weekend

we could be millionaire if we invest on car spray painting workshop

not a bad way to explore China with 2 blondies, don't you

China could be the next giant in car invention

i wonder if there was JPJ in China

take a careful look, 2 cars with same plate, wat on earth is goin on!!!

Enjoy your weekend...China Boleh!!

The strength of a man ..............

The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.
It's seen in the width of his arms that circle you.

The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice.
It's in the gentle words he whispers.

The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has.
It's how good a buddy he is with his kids.

The strength of a man isn't in how respected he is at work.
It's in how respected he is at home.

The strength of a man isn't in how hard he hits.
It's in how tender he touches.

The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved.
It's in how he can be true to one woman.

The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift.
It's in the burdens he can carry....

Success is a Challenge

It is a challenge to succeed. If it were not, I’m sure more people would be successful, but for every person who is enjoying the fruit from the tree of success, many more are examining the roots. While most people spend most of their lives struggling to earn a living, a much smaller number seem to have everything going their way. Instead of just earning a living, the smaller group is busily engaged in designing and enjoying a fortune. While the much larger group sits in awe at how life can be so unfair, complicated and unjust.

“How come this other guy is happy and rich, and I’m always struggling?” He asks himself, “I am a good husband, a good father and a good worker. How come nothing seems to work out for me? Life just isn’t fair. I’m even smarter and willing to work harder than some of these other people who just seem to have everything going their way,” he says as he slumps into the sofa to watch another evening of television. You’ve got to become a good planner, and a good dreamer. You’ve got to put in the long hours and put up with the setbacks and the disappointments. You’ve got to learn to enjoy the process of disciplines and of putting yourself through the paces of doing the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable.

You’ve got to be prepared and willing to attack the challenges if you want the success because challenges are part of success. Thinking about it is the difficult part. Anticipating all the effort and the changes and the disciplines is far worse in the mind than in reality. One reality is that the challenges you’ll meet on the road to success are far less difficult to deal with than the struggles and the disappointments that come from being average. Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience.

After all, you’ve only got one life, at least on this planet. So why not make it an adventure in achievement? Why not discover what all you can do and what all you can have? Why not discover how many others you can help and in the process how that can help you?

Why not now take the Challenge to Succeed!