My sis just had a baby girl, and the first time I saw her, I knew I saw a miracle, that she is the perfect gift from heaven.
that she can be anything she wants to be, that everything is possible.
We were all once babies.
We were all the miracles brought into this world.
and Guess what ?
We are still the miracles.
I know some of you think that you're now a failure and it's too late for you to change.
Just remember this :
You were once the miracle and You still are the miracle !!!
No one can ever change that.
Once you realize that you still are the miracle,
You know what you must do now :)
"You are looking for miracles, that's the problem.
You are the miracle ! " - Rumi
Showing posts with label Start Now. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Start Now. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Motivational Speakers are ex-failures
You see......
Failure = Low self Esteem
Accomplishments = Confidence
(u have stay humble n modest, tho)
and Some Motivational Speakers are ex-failures
yup... that's why they know so much
because they've been there
they just know
and they've found a way to get back on their feet
we should all too :)
How ?
Hard Work, Effort, Determination, Faith, Patience
and By starting NOW :)
Failure = Low self Esteem
Accomplishments = Confidence
(u have stay humble n modest, tho)
and Some Motivational Speakers are ex-failures
yup... that's why they know so much
because they've been there
they just know
and they've found a way to get back on their feet
we should all too :)
How ?
Hard Work, Effort, Determination, Faith, Patience
and By starting NOW :)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Find out How you work best
Finding out how you work best is crucial
It makes you more productive, more creative, more more more
and You're more comfortable during work.....
actually when you Love your work then it's not work anymore :)
and when you're more productive and creative, you get more work done, you wow yourself with the result, in the end.......................... YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF
You feel satisfied that you've done such a good job
You get that boost of confidence, still humble, but confident :)
You wow yourself
It's a win win
So........
How ?
Ask yourself this : "How do I work best ?"
- Do you work best alone or in a group ?
- Do you need a healthy competition so other people's talents can encourage you to do better, to be better ?
Maybe a role model to inspire and motivate you.
(I need healthy competition, maybe that's my ego talking ;p but other talented people makes me wanna be as good, or if possible, better)
- Do you work better in a quiet environment / noisy / doesn't matter ?
- Do you work best during the day or at night ?
(I find myself work better during the night, but I'm now trying to sleep right & fix my body rhythm, goal is : sleep early, wake up early --> tough to achieve but I'm trying )
- Do you need kind words or honest blunt & sometimes harsh critics to prove them wrong ?
or you may need both :)
Ask yourself more questions !
Know yourself !!
Know How and When and Where you are at best and what you need to support you to reach your dream goal.
Then when you find all that out, YOU START !
Surround yourself with what you know will push you forward and Start.
Just Start !!
Not on the beginning of the month, not next Monday, not tomorrow, NOW !!
and give yourself solutions if you know the culprit of your problem :
Lazy much ?
- If you're lazy, even though you like your job, but you're just lazy and easily distracted,
Fight it.
Even famous artists, designers, businessman, photographer, etc still get that lazy attack
Just Fight it !! Force yourself at first, and after 5 mins into it, you'll be so into it you wonder why you were lazy to start in the first place.
- Create a situation where you MUST do it
If you lack motivation / will power to fight Lazy, then Create a situation where you can't run/hide/postpone/stall.....
Promise a Deadline !!! That usually work like a charm.
Work for someone else, so either you do or get fired ;p
Declare you goal & deadline, so you'll face humiliation if you don't finish / succeed.
etc
- Have Patience
Don't rush things and Have Patience
Don't expect to work hard for 2 weeks and expect instant success with multimillion dollar deal
Just stay motivated, Have discipline and start by doing... Do do do do and do
Lazy will come back... Fight it
Losing Hope and Disappointment might appear, Don't let it shake you.
Just keep working hard and enjoy the process. Focus on your dreams !!
Know in your heart that if you do things right, if you keep at it, you will eventually get there.
and I do hope you get there :)
It makes you more productive, more creative, more more more
and You're more comfortable during work.....
actually when you Love your work then it's not work anymore :)
and when you're more productive and creative, you get more work done, you wow yourself with the result, in the end.......................... YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF
You feel satisfied that you've done such a good job
You get that boost of confidence, still humble, but confident :)
You wow yourself
It's a win win
So........
How ?
Ask yourself this : "How do I work best ?"
- Do you work best alone or in a group ?
- Do you need a healthy competition so other people's talents can encourage you to do better, to be better ?
Maybe a role model to inspire and motivate you.
(I need healthy competition, maybe that's my ego talking ;p but other talented people makes me wanna be as good, or if possible, better)
- Do you work better in a quiet environment / noisy / doesn't matter ?
- Do you work best during the day or at night ?
(I find myself work better during the night, but I'm now trying to sleep right & fix my body rhythm, goal is : sleep early, wake up early --> tough to achieve but I'm trying )
- Do you need kind words or honest blunt & sometimes harsh critics to prove them wrong ?
or you may need both :)
Ask yourself more questions !
Know yourself !!
Know How and When and Where you are at best and what you need to support you to reach your dream goal.
Then when you find all that out, YOU START !
Surround yourself with what you know will push you forward and Start.
Just Start !!
Not on the beginning of the month, not next Monday, not tomorrow, NOW !!
and give yourself solutions if you know the culprit of your problem :
Lazy much ?
- If you're lazy, even though you like your job, but you're just lazy and easily distracted,
Fight it.
Even famous artists, designers, businessman, photographer, etc still get that lazy attack
Just Fight it !! Force yourself at first, and after 5 mins into it, you'll be so into it you wonder why you were lazy to start in the first place.
- Create a situation where you MUST do it
If you lack motivation / will power to fight Lazy, then Create a situation where you can't run/hide/postpone/stall.....
Promise a Deadline !!! That usually work like a charm.
Work for someone else, so either you do or get fired ;p
Declare you goal & deadline, so you'll face humiliation if you don't finish / succeed.
etc
- Have Patience
Don't rush things and Have Patience
Don't expect to work hard for 2 weeks and expect instant success with multimillion dollar deal
Just stay motivated, Have discipline and start by doing... Do do do do and do
Lazy will come back... Fight it
Losing Hope and Disappointment might appear, Don't let it shake you.
Just keep working hard and enjoy the process. Focus on your dreams !!
Know in your heart that if you do things right, if you keep at it, you will eventually get there.
and I do hope you get there :)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Do you feel like a failure and you can't get out of it ?
After a while, a long while, you forgot about your goals in life.
you forgot about the stuff you love doing / passionate about
you forgot what it feels like to have that spark of excitement
it used to sparked even just by thinking about it, now.... u forgot what it's like
you forgot what they feel like, to live life filled with hopes and dreams, accomplishments and confidence, to be good in something u love doing.
Instead you live a zombie life
You constantly feel like a failure.
you can't sleep at night,
you don't feel like waking up in the morning because there's nothing to look forward to,
wandering doing nothing during the day, waiting for the golden opportunity to be presented upon you out of thin air, or maybe winning the lottery ;p
The more you let it, the more it ruins your life, the more "lost" you get.
You just forgot what it was like.
You don't know what you want anymore, you are without purpose/mission.
Life becomes boring, you forgot when the last time you laughed so hard, out with good friends, feel good about yourself, like you've accomplished something good in life.
You choose to hide
You sink deeper
You avoid friends,
you're too lazy to do anything,
you're not sure what you want anymore, you kinda want it, but not really coz life seems "fine" right now..... "fine" you say ??
You're in denial
Really ask yourself what you want
because deep down, you know
It's haunting you, but you're afraid to go there
You're afraid you'll fail and embarrass yourself in front of everyone.
You're afraid you're not good enough, you feel you're not ready.
you say to yourself "Now is not the right time" as an excuse
your suppress the fear, the guilt.
So you postpone, you stall, you keep it for later
Days become Months become Years
5 years have passed, 7 years, 10 years have passed
Everyone else has moved on
Friends and Enemies have moved on
Younger siblings and cousins have moved on
They got jobs, good jobs, got promotions, got houses, got married, got kids, more kids.
and you're still standing in that same spot, stagnant
No Life, No Life
Don't you think it's time to change that ?
What's that ?
You started to think maybe you're not meant to shine.
WRONG
You feel it inside you, everyday, every minute.
You know you are meant to shine,
You know you're meant to do something more, something meaningful, something you're passionate about, something wonderful.
It's building inside you but you keep on suppressing it.
Cause of fear ? You're scared ? of what ?
of failure ? of hard work ? of discipline ? you fear that so you choose to live a lifeless life ?
Don't you want to be successful and happy ?
Don't you want to make your parents proud ?
Their life & dreams, not to mention money, spent on giving you the life they never had, but you're accomplished nothing.
So what if you have crappy parents or no parents..... So what ? Don't you wanna prove to the rest of the world that you CAN succeed ? That you have such will power and determination to make your dreams come true ?
Don't you wanna wake up excited everyday ?
How you can't wait for tomorrow because it's always gonna be better ?
So get your lazy ass off that chair.
Your dreams....You've dreamed them too often.
You've imagined winning awards and being interviewed by Oprah way too many times.
Time to get into action.
It's hard to start I know.
Lazy will linger in the beginning, or probably forever
What ? you're gonna let Lazy win ?
Fight it !!!
You'll feel lonely and start to think everyone's having fun and you have to....work ?
You'll keep telling yourself, "one more day of relaxing is ok"
But it's not !!!
Fight it !!!
Stay the course, Focus on your goal.
Know what you want and Go for it !
- Make a daily schedule, Set your priorities right.
- Make lists of things to do to occupy your time so you won't spend useless time watching gossip shows or crappy movies.
Don't spend too much time browsing other successful people's blogs & feeling down, wishing their lives was yours.
Focus on your Life !!
Know that it's never too late, never !
and There's always Hope, always !
Your journey starts now
It's your choice
Have Faith, Work Hard, Have Fun
Stick with your daily schedule
Say NO to friends and families who ask you out for daily casual shopping/lunch/dinner, etc
Focus !
Do a 9 to 5 thing if you're working from home.
Have Discipline
Schedule yourself a leisure time, but when you're working --> Work !!
Don't get distracted.
Work but Have Fun doing it.
You also need that list of useful things to do
Why ?
So you don't end yo doing useless stuff
So you always know what you're supposed to be doing !!
Don't end up wasting time because you think you don't have anything to do today.
There's always something to do.
Learn something, Use your brain.
So.... it's all up to you
Your choice
All you have to do is to Start, Right Now :)
Use your brief time on earth well
Good luck & Have Fun !
you forgot about the stuff you love doing / passionate about
you forgot what it feels like to have that spark of excitement
it used to sparked even just by thinking about it, now.... u forgot what it's like
you forgot what they feel like, to live life filled with hopes and dreams, accomplishments and confidence, to be good in something u love doing.
Instead you live a zombie life
You constantly feel like a failure.
you can't sleep at night,
you don't feel like waking up in the morning because there's nothing to look forward to,
wandering doing nothing during the day, waiting for the golden opportunity to be presented upon you out of thin air, or maybe winning the lottery ;p
The more you let it, the more it ruins your life, the more "lost" you get.
You just forgot what it was like.
You don't know what you want anymore, you are without purpose/mission.
Life becomes boring, you forgot when the last time you laughed so hard, out with good friends, feel good about yourself, like you've accomplished something good in life.
You choose to hide
You sink deeper
You avoid friends,
you're too lazy to do anything,
you're not sure what you want anymore, you kinda want it, but not really coz life seems "fine" right now..... "fine" you say ??
You're in denial
Really ask yourself what you want
because deep down, you know
It's haunting you, but you're afraid to go there
You're afraid you'll fail and embarrass yourself in front of everyone.
You're afraid you're not good enough, you feel you're not ready.
you say to yourself "Now is not the right time" as an excuse
your suppress the fear, the guilt.
So you postpone, you stall, you keep it for later
Days become Months become Years
5 years have passed, 7 years, 10 years have passed
Everyone else has moved on
Friends and Enemies have moved on
Younger siblings and cousins have moved on
They got jobs, good jobs, got promotions, got houses, got married, got kids, more kids.
and you're still standing in that same spot, stagnant
No Life, No Life
Don't you think it's time to change that ?
What's that ?
You started to think maybe you're not meant to shine.
WRONG
You feel it inside you, everyday, every minute.
You know you are meant to shine,
You know you're meant to do something more, something meaningful, something you're passionate about, something wonderful.
It's building inside you but you keep on suppressing it.
Cause of fear ? You're scared ? of what ?
of failure ? of hard work ? of discipline ? you fear that so you choose to live a lifeless life ?
Don't you want to be successful and happy ?
Don't you want to make your parents proud ?
Their life & dreams, not to mention money, spent on giving you the life they never had, but you're accomplished nothing.
So what if you have crappy parents or no parents..... So what ? Don't you wanna prove to the rest of the world that you CAN succeed ? That you have such will power and determination to make your dreams come true ?
Don't you wanna wake up excited everyday ?
How you can't wait for tomorrow because it's always gonna be better ?
So get your lazy ass off that chair.
Your dreams....You've dreamed them too often.
You've imagined winning awards and being interviewed by Oprah way too many times.
Time to get into action.
It's hard to start I know.
Lazy will linger in the beginning, or probably forever
What ? you're gonna let Lazy win ?
Fight it !!!
You'll feel lonely and start to think everyone's having fun and you have to....work ?
You'll keep telling yourself, "one more day of relaxing is ok"
But it's not !!!
Fight it !!!
Stay the course, Focus on your goal.
Know what you want and Go for it !
- Make a daily schedule, Set your priorities right.
- Make lists of things to do to occupy your time so you won't spend useless time watching gossip shows or crappy movies.
Don't spend too much time browsing other successful people's blogs & feeling down, wishing their lives was yours.
Focus on your Life !!
Know that it's never too late, never !
and There's always Hope, always !
Your journey starts now
It's your choice
Have Faith, Work Hard, Have Fun
Stick with your daily schedule
Say NO to friends and families who ask you out for daily casual shopping/lunch/dinner, etc
Focus !
Do a 9 to 5 thing if you're working from home.
Have Discipline
Schedule yourself a leisure time, but when you're working --> Work !!
Don't get distracted.
Work but Have Fun doing it.
You also need that list of useful things to do
Why ?
So you don't end yo doing useless stuff
So you always know what you're supposed to be doing !!
Don't end up wasting time because you think you don't have anything to do today.
There's always something to do.
Learn something, Use your brain.
So.... it's all up to you
Your choice
All you have to do is to Start, Right Now :)
Use your brief time on earth well
Good luck & Have Fun !
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Don't Fear Life !!
Don't fear life and its challenges !!
Face 'em and triumph !!
For most of us in the land of opportunities.
Reality is supposed to be better than our dreams.
not the other way around.
What are dreams ?
Dreams are your guide, that's where you wanna go, what u wanna achieve.
but then u wake up and u make that dreams come true. u work on it.
But a lot of us dwell in our dreams for too long..... dreams become our comfort zone
Be it sleeping, daydreaming, watching movies, they're all just your hiding place, a place where you can escape reality.
You neglect Real Life and you just keep on dreaming wishing that one day your dreams would come true without any efforts whatsoever.
Those dreams are not real !!
Make your dreams come true in real life.
That's what you're supposed to be doing.
Hey... we're all meant to shine, remember ?
It's a journey,
enjoy every brief unpredictable exciting moment
It's a big creative world out there, explore.
Play it safe , but Don't play it too safe either.
Go solo, explore new possibilities, find what you want.
Most of us tend to go where the crowds go, or where our friends go.
Find out what you really want and Go there.
Don't fear Life and its challenges !!
Face em and Triumph !!
:)
so Make your Reality better than ur dreams.... Now :)
Face 'em and triumph !!
For most of us in the land of opportunities.
Reality is supposed to be better than our dreams.
not the other way around.
What are dreams ?
Dreams are your guide, that's where you wanna go, what u wanna achieve.
but then u wake up and u make that dreams come true. u work on it.
But a lot of us dwell in our dreams for too long..... dreams become our comfort zone
Be it sleeping, daydreaming, watching movies, they're all just your hiding place, a place where you can escape reality.
You neglect Real Life and you just keep on dreaming wishing that one day your dreams would come true without any efforts whatsoever.
Those dreams are not real !!
Make your dreams come true in real life.
That's what you're supposed to be doing.
Hey... we're all meant to shine, remember ?
It's a journey,
enjoy every brief unpredictable exciting moment
It's a big creative world out there, explore.
Play it safe , but Don't play it too safe either.
Go solo, explore new possibilities, find what you want.
Most of us tend to go where the crowds go, or where our friends go.
Find out what you really want and Go there.
Don't fear Life and its challenges !!
Face em and Triumph !!
:)
so Make your Reality better than ur dreams.... Now :)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Don't you dare waste your fucking time.
Gabrielle Bouilane
Stage 4 cancer - died January 2010
"Do not wait. If you don't start today, get the fuck up walk out the door and change your life to the best it can be, then when?. Don't you dare waste your fucking time."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gePQuE-7s8c
Don't let this be one of those videos that inspire you for 2 seconds but after you're done watching it, you're back to your lazy self.
Get off that couch.... Start your life
When it's too late.... there's no turning back
Live your life,
you know what your dreams are, work on it, really work on it
You'll soon find out that it's not that hard.... Life is Fun
But you've got to start now !!
Now !!
Stage 4 cancer - died January 2010
"Do not wait. If you don't start today, get the fuck up walk out the door and change your life to the best it can be, then when?. Don't you dare waste your fucking time."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gePQuE-7s8c
Don't let this be one of those videos that inspire you for 2 seconds but after you're done watching it, you're back to your lazy self.
Get off that couch.... Start your life
When it's too late.... there's no turning back
Live your life,
you know what your dreams are, work on it, really work on it
You'll soon find out that it's not that hard.... Life is Fun
But you've got to start now !!
Now !!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
We are actually Ready
Most people don't realize that we as individuals are equipped with everything we need to succeed in life.
We're all useful, we're all meaningful, even the poorest of the poor can prove themselves talented if they just had more chances in life.
and for the rest of us, the ones that are considered the lucky ones, We need to make every second counts.
Each and every one of us is blessed with individual distinct talent.
We need to work on it, tirelessly.
We need to kick "laziness & procrastination" goodbye
then We need to let go of the fear and the "what if I fail?" questions
and We just need to believe in ourselves and the higher power :)
Then one day, you'll get there..... you'll achieve your dreams.
and hopefully, you'll help others to also get there :D
We're all useful, we're all meaningful, even the poorest of the poor can prove themselves talented if they just had more chances in life.
and for the rest of us, the ones that are considered the lucky ones, We need to make every second counts.
Each and every one of us is blessed with individual distinct talent.
We need to work on it, tirelessly.
We need to kick "laziness & procrastination" goodbye
then We need to let go of the fear and the "what if I fail?" questions
and We just need to believe in ourselves and the higher power :)
Then one day, you'll get there..... you'll achieve your dreams.
and hopefully, you'll help others to also get there :D
Thursday, October 15, 2009
How to start Living your Life Right Now ?
- Definitely Not by reading 300 Motivational books to prep you up and still feel not ready and search for other Motivational books, You're just stalling.
Let's start Now.
- Not by writing piles of things to do.
Sometimes you when you start writing your to-do list, you spend so much time on it and you keep on writing it, only to find yourself overwhelmed in the end and you postpone it for another day, and another day and another day.
Let's start Now.
- Not by day-dreaming all the time.
Dreaming is good, it makes you focus on your goal.
But day dreaming to the max without any action is just wasting time.
It's really wasting time and when you wake, you find yourself the same old you and you got scared and choose to go back to day dreaming instead of facing reality.
- Not by websurfing / blogging till 3 am and waking up really late the next day, everyday.
You need to have a discipline in Life.
You need a consistency in Life
You need to have a Healthy Daily Fun/Flexible Routine if you want to work hard to achive your dream. Why ? so you don't get burnt. You need to be in control of your Life, Know when is enough, know when is the time to Rest.
- You definitely have to Start Right Now.
Yes.... Right at this moment.
If it's 11 pm, then try to Rest and go to Sleep, so you can wake up fresh tomorrow.
If it's 8 pm, yes you can still start now, Start thinking strategically of what you can do and what you want to do.
Don't wait till tomorrow, Don't wait till the TV show go into commercial, Don't wait 5 minutes after you've done playing Mafia Wars on Facebook.
Start Now if possible.
Yes now.
Start Now. Seriously, It's right now or you'll always be procrastinating for the rest of your life.
Let's try to Start Living your Life right now :)
Start small.... Don't get overwhelmed, Just start.
Start with yourself, You need discipline and consistency in order to success.
Example :
I've always wanted to help others, but I'm not a super outgoing person who's good at giving advice, but I know I want to help others.
So I design stuff and put it up on sale and all the profits will go to charity.
That's a start. I believe it will grow from there.
Who knows one day Oprah will see my design and invite me as a guest at her talkshow ?
Who knows my designs will hit a worldwide sale record.
Who knows ?
Who knows what will happen ?
None of that will happen if I'm too afraid and too lazy to start.
None of that will happen if I keep on procrastinating.
What if I've started and my designs don't sell ?
Then you keep designing and keep on being better at designing.
and Leave the rest to Him.
Do your best and stop thinking about what If's.
Miracles do happen in time, you'll see. :)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Another example :
If a busy housewife had a dream last night and she wanted to make it a worldwide bestseller novel and made it into a movie.
You'd think she's just talking crazy, right ?
Impossible, right ?
It'd be impossible if Stephanie Meyer didn't get busy and started writing her novels.
It'd be impossible if she didn't find time to effectively write her novels.
But she got started as soon as she got the time to write, she kept on writing, she kept her responsibility as a mum, and finally when the novel's done, she kept on trying to publish her books.
And now, Twilight is a crazy blockbuster movie.
It's a hit worldwide..... and it started with a dream and a lot of hard work making it come true.
We often leave that part out, we need the Hard Work to make our dreams come true.
We need the passion, the discipline and the consistency to keep at it.
Sometimes it seems like we are too busy and we don't have enough time or the energy to pursue
our dreams, but you can always squeeze in time. Everything is possible.
So why don't you start Right now :)
" Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
Steve Jobs
So Start Now :)
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*Update:
Although I find the story of making Twilight is an inspirational one (dream-housewife-hardwork-bestseller book-blockbuster movie) but the message of the book-movie is wrong.
A teenage girl wanting to give away her whole life to be a vampire because she thinks she's in love, I think the message is twisted and corrupt, there I said it.
That's a wrong message to send out to all teenage girls out there.
What ? give up your soul to be with a good looking "demon" ?
So yeah, the movie may be harmless if it's only watched as purely entertainment, but there are a lot of dedicated hysterical fans out there.
So, to them, Be careful ! Don't let the stupid message affect you, Think wisely !!
Let's start Now.
- Not by writing piles of things to do.
Sometimes you when you start writing your to-do list, you spend so much time on it and you keep on writing it, only to find yourself overwhelmed in the end and you postpone it for another day, and another day and another day.
Let's start Now.
- Not by day-dreaming all the time.
Dreaming is good, it makes you focus on your goal.
But day dreaming to the max without any action is just wasting time.
It's really wasting time and when you wake, you find yourself the same old you and you got scared and choose to go back to day dreaming instead of facing reality.
- Not by websurfing / blogging till 3 am and waking up really late the next day, everyday.
You need to have a discipline in Life.
You need a consistency in Life
You need to have a Healthy Daily Fun/Flexible Routine if you want to work hard to achive your dream. Why ? so you don't get burnt. You need to be in control of your Life, Know when is enough, know when is the time to Rest.
- You definitely have to Start Right Now.
Yes.... Right at this moment.
If it's 11 pm, then try to Rest and go to Sleep, so you can wake up fresh tomorrow.
If it's 8 pm, yes you can still start now, Start thinking strategically of what you can do and what you want to do.
Don't wait till tomorrow, Don't wait till the TV show go into commercial, Don't wait 5 minutes after you've done playing Mafia Wars on Facebook.
Start Now if possible.
Yes now.
Start Now. Seriously, It's right now or you'll always be procrastinating for the rest of your life.
Let's try to Start Living your Life right now :)
Start small.... Don't get overwhelmed, Just start.
Start with yourself, You need discipline and consistency in order to success.
Example :
I've always wanted to help others, but I'm not a super outgoing person who's good at giving advice, but I know I want to help others.
So I design stuff and put it up on sale and all the profits will go to charity.
That's a start. I believe it will grow from there.
Who knows one day Oprah will see my design and invite me as a guest at her talkshow ?
Who knows my designs will hit a worldwide sale record.
Who knows ?
Who knows what will happen ?
None of that will happen if I'm too afraid and too lazy to start.
None of that will happen if I keep on procrastinating.
What if I've started and my designs don't sell ?
Then you keep designing and keep on being better at designing.
and Leave the rest to Him.
Do your best and stop thinking about what If's.
Miracles do happen in time, you'll see. :)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Another example :
If a busy housewife had a dream last night and she wanted to make it a worldwide bestseller novel and made it into a movie.
You'd think she's just talking crazy, right ?
Impossible, right ?
It'd be impossible if Stephanie Meyer didn't get busy and started writing her novels.
It'd be impossible if she didn't find time to effectively write her novels.
But she got started as soon as she got the time to write, she kept on writing, she kept her responsibility as a mum, and finally when the novel's done, she kept on trying to publish her books.
And now, Twilight is a crazy blockbuster movie.
It's a hit worldwide..... and it started with a dream and a lot of hard work making it come true.
We often leave that part out, we need the Hard Work to make our dreams come true.
We need the passion, the discipline and the consistency to keep at it.
Sometimes it seems like we are too busy and we don't have enough time or the energy to pursue
our dreams, but you can always squeeze in time. Everything is possible.
So why don't you start Right now :)
" Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
Steve Jobs
So Start Now :)
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*Update:
Although I find the story of making Twilight is an inspirational one (dream-housewife-hardwork-bestseller book-blockbuster movie) but the message of the book-movie is wrong.
A teenage girl wanting to give away her whole life to be a vampire because she thinks she's in love, I think the message is twisted and corrupt, there I said it.
That's a wrong message to send out to all teenage girls out there.
What ? give up your soul to be with a good looking "demon" ?
So yeah, the movie may be harmless if it's only watched as purely entertainment, but there are a lot of dedicated hysterical fans out there.
So, to them, Be careful ! Don't let the stupid message affect you, Think wisely !!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
EarthQuake !!!............... Are you Ready ?
I'm lucky to never have had a big earthquake experience in my Life.
I've had minor ones where the the big crystal lamp in our house would sway a few times, but it always lasted only a short while to be alarmed.
and I've never experienced earthquake in public places, usually it happened when I'm at home.
A few weeks back, I was at a supermarket with my mum and she went "I think my head is spinning, but ..... Do you feel that ?"
I was like "huh....what ? r u ok mum ?" and it hit me, it was an earthquake, so I grabbed her arm and we walked outside really fast, not quite running though.
Luckily it was a small supermarket instead of the ones in the basement/top floor of a mall, So there was no frantic running down the fire escape out of the building.
When we walked outside to our car, and the ground was still shaking, it was more of a sway than a shake really. Then everyone else got outside on the parking lot, basically just standing still, not knowing what to do, it kept on swaying and kinda made me feel like I was on a boat really.
The earthquake lasted for a long 5 minutes, well... maybe not 5 minutes, actually I dunno exactly how long it lasted.... it felt like 5 minutes tho. ;p
And as we waited for the earthquake to stop, I thought to myself.
What if this is it ?
What if there's no more tomorrow ?
What if the everything started to fall over our heads, the buildings, the neon signs, the electricity poles, and then the ground started opening up. okay... too much holywood scene there.
But What if I die right there ?
Am I ready to die ?
Have I done enough in this world ?
Have I made a difference in this world ? If not for others, at least Have I done something good for myself and my family ?
Have I learnt anything in Life ?
Can I leave peacefully knowing that I've done good ?
The answer to all of that is No.
I haven't achieved anything in my Life
I haven't made my parents proud
I'm not ready to die. period.
At that moment, I wanted to change my Life, live a better life, I want to be a better person. I want to achieve something in my Life, I want to be able to help others. I want to be someone.
I want a second chance and I want to be ready when the time comes.
yea... it was all like a moment of enlightment, complete with Hollywood movie backsound.
Too bad it only lasted a mere 10 minutes.
After the earthquake stopped, we went home and I was back at my comfortable lazy way of Life.
Unbelievable isn't it ?
So, after all that, I kept Slacking around, wasting time and What ?
Do I Wait till another Earthquake to hit me and be scared to death (literary) and wanna "wake up" and start doing something meaningful with my Life all over again ?
I actually wanted to start living my Life (to the fullest) last September 2008 when my grandmother passed away.
She didn't even get a chance to go to high school, but she's such an open minded person.
Her one advice that she keeps on repeating over and over again was this :
"When you study, study real hard, if you do, you'll be a succesful person and you'll be able to do all the things that you love in your life."
It doesn't sound like one of those deep meaningful advice we read in novels, it was just a simple honest advice she kept on repeating to us, her grandchildren.
I know it always meant a lot to me but reading it just doesn't capture the real meaning..... This may explains it more.
What my grandmother meant was :
"when you study - study hard"
Make the most out of your valuable time, you are given the best opportunity possible (that me and your mom didn't have), Learn as much as you can with all your heart and make something out of it.
Make us proud but do it for yourself.
Yup... that's exactly what she meant :)
About me ?
I've done all my studies, I've graduated with honors, but somehow I'm not out there living my dreams, when I see myself, someone with all the privileges in the world, who got educated abroad, who have such an easy comfortable life, but I have achieved nothing in my life. Nada
Right after that day, I started organizing my life, my daily activities.
But it wasn't good enough. It was a start, yes, but it wasn't consistent.
There are days where I keep on slacking and keep on saying to myself, "I'll start tomorrow"
But.....
What if there's no next time ?
What if it'd be all too late tomorrow ?
Wake up Now !!!
We have responsibilities in this world, to ourselves, to others and to God.
Yes there are limits to what we can do, No-one can do everything.
But, Have we done enough ?
Do you sleep at night knowing that you've given your best for the day ?
Imagine when we were younger, going to sleep at night after we've done all our homeworks / assignments for tomorrow.
We feel free, light and satisfied and we're able to sleep soundly, with a smile.
We've done all we can during the day, we've made every minute count, we're ready to face tomorrow and hand in our homeworks. We are basically ready for tomorrow.
Feels good doesn't it ?
Instead we put off things until tomorrow and we burden ourselves with guilt, and we ignored the guilt by watching TV, wasting time, etc.
We know this in our heart and we know that He's watching and He's been trying to wake us up but we keep on ignoring Him.
We always find excuse to procrastinate and to postpone.
Something always comes up, Convenient isn't it ?
With each and everyday, we are given another opportunity to better ourselves, but we fail to do so because we are too busy !!
We're always busy watching TV, busy indulging on too much food and drinks, busy clubbing, busy shopping, busy chasing "dreams" that aren't real, when we're supposed to be busy doing something meaningful.
We think just because no one's looking, we can do whatever we want.
Let's put it this way, If your boss was watching you work, you'd work hard and do your best.
Why ? Because he's watching and you'll get fired if you slack.
But what we have is a silent watcher, He cares for us and Let's us do whatever we please, but we ignored Him, we think we can get away this one more time and start fresh later/tomorrow.
You know what ?
Later never comes
Tomorrow will be another tomorrow.
and after 8 years, you'll still be making empty promises to be a better person tomorrow, just like me.
You have to start now !
I want to start now.
Our responsibilities is not just to our families, to our kids, but also to our Maker.
Have we done the right things ?
Have we made Him proud ?
Hey... Have we even made ourselves proud ?
Are we just sleeping in life ?
For most of us, we are asleep in our daily life, we're sleep walking, not awake.
and for those of use who are already "Awake", we haven't started to live our Lives.
It's the same day in and day out.
we wake up, we eat, we work, we meet people, we eat, we go home, we eat, we sleep.
What is our purpose ?
Have we made everyday meaningful ?
Have we live to the fullest ?
Are we ready to go ?
Take this for an example
There was an incident at a courthouse around a year ago, yes this is a true story
This lawyer walked with 2 other colleagues after attending court.
As they were walking, part of concrete holding a structure just fell on his head.
It just fell right on his head.
The building wasn't even under renovation.
and it wasn't a mafia case where he got murdered by the mob.
The concrete fell on his head and he died instantly.
The 2 other colleagues didn't get hurt at all.
Imagine if that happened to you. If life were to be taken away from you just like that ?
Don't you wish you had at least done something meaningful in your life.
Don't you wish you had a second chance ?
Well now is your second chance, Each and everyday is your second chance.
Always make today count and do it forever because you never know when it's time.
Always be prepared, Always be ready.
then you'll have no worries, you'll have no burden whatsoever.
Just picture it in your head, Feels good doesn't it ?
So... are you ready to die ?
No ?
Then use today as another opportunity to prepare yourself.
Start now. Right now, not in 5 minutes, not tomorrow, Start Now.
Prepare yourself, so when you do die, you're ready, you'll go with a smile.
You won't fear anything and you won't leave any burden and any responsibilities behind.
You're ready.
I know I want to always be ready.
I want to start now making everyday count, I want to start living a meaningful life.
What about you ?
I've had minor ones where the the big crystal lamp in our house would sway a few times, but it always lasted only a short while to be alarmed.
and I've never experienced earthquake in public places, usually it happened when I'm at home.
A few weeks back, I was at a supermarket with my mum and she went "I think my head is spinning, but ..... Do you feel that ?"
I was like "huh....what ? r u ok mum ?" and it hit me, it was an earthquake, so I grabbed her arm and we walked outside really fast, not quite running though.
Luckily it was a small supermarket instead of the ones in the basement/top floor of a mall, So there was no frantic running down the fire escape out of the building.
When we walked outside to our car, and the ground was still shaking, it was more of a sway than a shake really. Then everyone else got outside on the parking lot, basically just standing still, not knowing what to do, it kept on swaying and kinda made me feel like I was on a boat really.
The earthquake lasted for a long 5 minutes, well... maybe not 5 minutes, actually I dunno exactly how long it lasted.... it felt like 5 minutes tho. ;p
And as we waited for the earthquake to stop, I thought to myself.
What if this is it ?
What if there's no more tomorrow ?
What if the everything started to fall over our heads, the buildings, the neon signs, the electricity poles, and then the ground started opening up. okay... too much holywood scene there.
But What if I die right there ?
Am I ready to die ?
Have I done enough in this world ?
Have I made a difference in this world ? If not for others, at least Have I done something good for myself and my family ?
Have I learnt anything in Life ?
Can I leave peacefully knowing that I've done good ?
The answer to all of that is No.
I haven't achieved anything in my Life
I haven't made my parents proud
I'm not ready to die. period.
At that moment, I wanted to change my Life, live a better life, I want to be a better person. I want to achieve something in my Life, I want to be able to help others. I want to be someone.
I want a second chance and I want to be ready when the time comes.
yea... it was all like a moment of enlightment, complete with Hollywood movie backsound.
Too bad it only lasted a mere 10 minutes.
After the earthquake stopped, we went home and I was back at my comfortable lazy way of Life.
Unbelievable isn't it ?
So, after all that, I kept Slacking around, wasting time and What ?
Do I Wait till another Earthquake to hit me and be scared to death (literary) and wanna "wake up" and start doing something meaningful with my Life all over again ?
I actually wanted to start living my Life (to the fullest) last September 2008 when my grandmother passed away.
She didn't even get a chance to go to high school, but she's such an open minded person.
Her one advice that she keeps on repeating over and over again was this :
"When you study, study real hard, if you do, you'll be a succesful person and you'll be able to do all the things that you love in your life."
It doesn't sound like one of those deep meaningful advice we read in novels, it was just a simple honest advice she kept on repeating to us, her grandchildren.
I know it always meant a lot to me but reading it just doesn't capture the real meaning..... This may explains it more.
What my grandmother meant was :
"when you study - study hard"
Make the most out of your valuable time, you are given the best opportunity possible (that me and your mom didn't have), Learn as much as you can with all your heart and make something out of it.
Make us proud but do it for yourself.
Yup... that's exactly what she meant :)
About me ?
I've done all my studies, I've graduated with honors, but somehow I'm not out there living my dreams, when I see myself, someone with all the privileges in the world, who got educated abroad, who have such an easy comfortable life, but I have achieved nothing in my life. Nada
Right after that day, I started organizing my life, my daily activities.
But it wasn't good enough. It was a start, yes, but it wasn't consistent.
There are days where I keep on slacking and keep on saying to myself, "I'll start tomorrow"
But.....
What if there's no next time ?
What if it'd be all too late tomorrow ?
Wake up Now !!!
We have responsibilities in this world, to ourselves, to others and to God.
Yes there are limits to what we can do, No-one can do everything.
But, Have we done enough ?
Do you sleep at night knowing that you've given your best for the day ?
Imagine when we were younger, going to sleep at night after we've done all our homeworks / assignments for tomorrow.
We feel free, light and satisfied and we're able to sleep soundly, with a smile.
We've done all we can during the day, we've made every minute count, we're ready to face tomorrow and hand in our homeworks. We are basically ready for tomorrow.
Feels good doesn't it ?
Instead we put off things until tomorrow and we burden ourselves with guilt, and we ignored the guilt by watching TV, wasting time, etc.
We know this in our heart and we know that He's watching and He's been trying to wake us up but we keep on ignoring Him.
We always find excuse to procrastinate and to postpone.
Something always comes up, Convenient isn't it ?
With each and everyday, we are given another opportunity to better ourselves, but we fail to do so because we are too busy !!
We're always busy watching TV, busy indulging on too much food and drinks, busy clubbing, busy shopping, busy chasing "dreams" that aren't real, when we're supposed to be busy doing something meaningful.
We think just because no one's looking, we can do whatever we want.
Let's put it this way, If your boss was watching you work, you'd work hard and do your best.
Why ? Because he's watching and you'll get fired if you slack.
But what we have is a silent watcher, He cares for us and Let's us do whatever we please, but we ignored Him, we think we can get away this one more time and start fresh later/tomorrow.
You know what ?
Later never comes
Tomorrow will be another tomorrow.
and after 8 years, you'll still be making empty promises to be a better person tomorrow, just like me.
You have to start now !
I want to start now.
Our responsibilities is not just to our families, to our kids, but also to our Maker.
Have we done the right things ?
Have we made Him proud ?
Hey... Have we even made ourselves proud ?
Are we just sleeping in life ?
For most of us, we are asleep in our daily life, we're sleep walking, not awake.
and for those of use who are already "Awake", we haven't started to live our Lives.
It's the same day in and day out.
we wake up, we eat, we work, we meet people, we eat, we go home, we eat, we sleep.
What is our purpose ?
Have we made everyday meaningful ?
Have we live to the fullest ?
Are we ready to go ?
Take this for an example
There was an incident at a courthouse around a year ago, yes this is a true story
This lawyer walked with 2 other colleagues after attending court.
As they were walking, part of concrete holding a structure just fell on his head.
It just fell right on his head.
The building wasn't even under renovation.
and it wasn't a mafia case where he got murdered by the mob.
The concrete fell on his head and he died instantly.
The 2 other colleagues didn't get hurt at all.
Imagine if that happened to you. If life were to be taken away from you just like that ?
Don't you wish you had at least done something meaningful in your life.
Don't you wish you had a second chance ?
Well now is your second chance, Each and everyday is your second chance.
Always make today count and do it forever because you never know when it's time.
Always be prepared, Always be ready.
then you'll have no worries, you'll have no burden whatsoever.
Just picture it in your head, Feels good doesn't it ?
So... are you ready to die ?
No ?
Then use today as another opportunity to prepare yourself.
Start now. Right now, not in 5 minutes, not tomorrow, Start Now.
Prepare yourself, so when you do die, you're ready, you'll go with a smile.
You won't fear anything and you won't leave any burden and any responsibilities behind.
You're ready.
I know I want to always be ready.
I want to start now making everyday count, I want to start living a meaningful life.
What about you ?
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