tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87878816129483168452023-11-16T01:56:31.186+07:00Magic Articlesself improvement articles, goal setting articles, motivation articles, success articlesMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-61681074366836191602008-12-12T19:54:00.001+07:002008-12-12T20:00:45.563+07:00Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail! How to Manifest Your Vision?Why would you set off on a Journey without a map, plan, and vision of where you want to end up?<br /><br />Adventure you say…Well that's like closing your eyes and just hoping you will hit the bull's-eye in darts, when you really, really WANT to hit the center. Adventure may be fun when you have nothing to lose, you have all the money you want and need AND all the time to waste.<br /><br />However, if you have wants and needs financially and something you want to accomplish NOW. I know you, you know you will need a roadmap and your energy put towards your ultimate goal, what it looks like completed, which is your vision.<br />Research show repeatedly that people who spend time to map out their goals and visions and spend the time cultivating, making them happen, get to their planned destination…As I learned on my holiday ski vacation.<br /><br />Here are some helpful ways of creating that trail map to get you moving down the hill towards your vision.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I. Inventory the previous year (your last map or plan)</span> <br />Allow yourself some time to explore these questions; put music on, meditate, pray or think about each one and write down what you find.<br />• What did you accomplish? What are you proud of?<br />• What are you thankful for?<br />• What did you not complete that you wanted to?<br />• What do you want your next year to look like?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">II. Vision for Manifestation</span><br />Stay in that contemplative, meditative place and imagine yourself in the present year, walking through a forest path and you come across a bridge to a beautiful meadow and garden with a big pond. You bend down to look into this pond and you see your reflection and you begin seeing your present year flash in front of you; the things you accomplish, the goals you complete, the relationships you have; all the good and maybe even the challenges…flash forward it is New Years eve. You are looking at your goal sheet and you are reading off all your completed goals to a gathering of your most supportive and loving friends. They are smiling at you and clapping in celebration of your accomplishments. You feel the expanding joy inside you!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">III. PLAN NOW! Or Plan to Fail!</span><br />•Write down right now what you saw…what was the big picture, what were you doing, what did you accomplish, what were you feeling???<br />•Now write down 1-3 goals in each of these categories you want to complete: Personal/Psychological, Health/wellness, Job/career, Financial, Spiritual, Social/Relationships, Family, Community/charity<br /><br />These are the beginning steps to planning and visioning and manifesting your dreams. It my next newsletter I will show you the next steps in this process to assure that your goals get completed and your dreams fulfilled. I will show you how to take a goal to completion through my next 3 steps. Don't miss it!<br /><br />© 2007 Dr. Cindy Brown<br /><br />WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Behavior and Relationship Specialist Dr. Cindy Brown “The Business & Relationship Doctor” publishes the amazing Live Healthy, Work Healthy & Be Wealthy Monthly ezine with 100's of subscribers. If you're ready to jump-start your relationships in the office, or in the bedroom get your FREE Audio Class and FREE tips now at http://www.SuccessfulRelationshipsNow.com<br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dr._Cindy_BrownMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-16596817347838050182008-09-05T16:03:00.002+07:002008-09-05T16:07:38.880+07:00Create a Plan Now to Get What You WantTo really achieve your goals, you need to create a plan so you can keep yourself on track. Creating a plan, enables you to clearly see in your mind a solid image of exactly what you want.<br /><br />Making a plan can be accomplished by doing just a few things. First, you can begin by writing down exactly what it is that you want to attain.<br />Then, you can sort your items by what's most important to what is the least important.<br /><br />Numerous items may be on your list but, in order for you to make sure that you really can get to all of them, you must choose one of them.<br />Now that you have chosen the most important goal to start with, it's time to break it up into smaller tasks. Small tasks are a lot easier to manage and less intimidating.<br /><br />Next, ask yourself how much time it will take to complete each task. Give yourself some extra time for unforeseen emergencies and errors in judgement.<br />Even though sudden changes may not occur, it's always good to have a concrete idea of how you would handle the worst situation if you had to. By knowing exactly what you could be encountering, will sooth any anxieties you may feel at first, or later on.<br /><br />Give your plan a reality check by deciding if it has realistic goals and schedules. Consider what it's actually like to do each step that must be done, so you can complete any given goal.<br /><br />A crucial part of planning is to define your objectives so you can successfully attain what you want. Objectives help you remember why you are doing a particular task and how very important it is in the final steps to really achieving your desired goal.<br /><br />Creating a plan will help you to be a better person and achieve of all your goals and dreams<br /><br />---------<br />Tom Straub is a successful author, and webmaster of the <a href="http://www.best-selfimprovement.info">Best Self Improvement</a> web site, where you can read more on <a href="http://www.best-selfimprovement.info/goalsetting">Goal Setting</a> and more than a dozen other self improvement topics.<br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Thomas_StraubMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-80296217658314078222008-07-23T15:33:00.003+07:002008-09-05T16:12:41.726+07:00Road To Success - 6 Steps That Will Get You Out Of Trouble & Reach Your DreamsOnce you get started in your road to success, soon you’ll encounter roadblocks and barriers. What will happen to your success will depend on how you’ll confront them. Look at the 6 steps that will get you out of trouble and let you finally triumph.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1) Exploit The Barriers For Your Purpose</span><br />If you commit and apply your effort towards your goal, signs showing you the direction will pop up. And with them, soon barriers will arise. You’ll have to look beyond the barrier, finding both alternatives and motivation to carry on.<br /><br />Remember that every barrier has two components: one opposing you and one supporting you. Every barrier help you clarify your goal and understand the real life process underlying it. Think on how the barrier could be supporting you in terms of learned processes and resources you can use and the barrier is showing.<br /><br />Only those who can see beyond the initial failures and disappointments can transform this painful road into the road to success.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2) Exploit Barrier Weakness Instead Of Quitting</span><br />Don’t be another one who makes excuses to quit. If you want success, you have to discard the verb “to quit” from your glossary. Hard work is a necessary ingredient to success. Not quitting is the first step of perseverance.<br />Not quitting is an art you can learn. There are forces in the difficulties you are facing that stimulate your willingness to quit. Your turning point is in understanding that these forces are different.<br /><br />Different parts of the barrier are opposing you in a different way. This will help you in understanding where your barrier is weaker and will suggest an attack point on your behalf. Concentrate on this weak spot, and will be easier to not quit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3) Exploit The Power Of Thinking Small</span><br />Thinking big is the great motivator, but will also set big expectations that are going to be easily defeated by the challenges you are going to face towards you success. It seems too much effort is needed, too much time, too much commitment.<br />The solution is that you have also to think small. Small actions. Do something small towards your goal but do it consistently.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4) Exploit The Power Of Persistence Until Things Become Easier</span><br />Not quitting is the first step of perseverance, and perseverance is the most important ingredient of success. The most outstanding example of perseverance is Edison, in his quest for the light bulb (10000 trials before getting a working one is an outstanding effort).<br /><br />Even if things seem impossible and you have tons of negative feedback, the successful mindset requires you never consider quitting. Once you are in the road, keep running until the next telephone pole. And then until the next one.<br />This means that you have to keep continuing focusing on the next small step (thinking small) until barriers become first weak, then things become possible. Doing one more step is the second step of perseverance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5) Exploit Your Own Power</span><br />Managing barriers with persistence is the difference between who will do it and who won’t. You have to engage to improve your success skills thus increasing your probability to make it. Your ability to win in the above three points will depend on your ability to improve.<br /><br />You can improve your ability to overcome barriers and create positive motivation in life for work, health and success on autopilot by just listening your way to success and abundance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6) Exploit The Power Of The Success Principles</span><br />Barriers are a healthy part of the learning process that will lead you from dreams to success. This is a basic principle of success. Every big success is built on overcoming barriers.<br /><br />Understanding what success means to you and its underlying principles will affect your short and long term performance. Understanding the 7 most important success principles” will improve your ability to cope with barriers and drive your life in your road to success.<br /><br />If you understand the success principles, persist and improve along the way, your road to success will start tough, but will become easier and easier as you go. You’ll find that your goal is not so far and will enjoy the journey in the meanwhile.<br />Discover the 101 free success strategies that will help you succeed in life at Mark Tern’s Success Strategy Tips website at http://success-strategy.thesolution2.comArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mark_TernMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-91665038968585762632008-07-01T11:59:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:15:35.016+07:00An Articles that Will Make You Trully Understand (Begin with The End in Mind)<p>The principle difference between a human and an animal is that a human possesses self-awareness and conscience while an animal does not. People usually take things for granted. Let me share with you a story...</p> <p>Bill was at a pub late at night discussing business and realised that it was already very late and that his wife was waiting for him on the bed. Dragging his drunken soul, he rushed back, wanting to make it up for her wife's long wait. Once in the room, he immediately hopped onto bed and satisfied the tired soul. After which, he went to the toilet and was shocked when he saw his wife. "Wasn't that you on the bed?" He shrieked. "That was my mother. She dropped by to visit."</p> <p>Many a time, we tend to assume and take things for granted.</p> <p>Now, I have an exercise for you to do. And I hope you do it diligently because through this exercise, you will benefit aplenty. You will appreciate goal setting a whole lot great deal more.</p> <p>Imagine, you happened to walk pass a funeral ceremony. You saw your family members participating in the ceremony. You joined in the ceremony and could feel the sadness in the environment. Then, you strolled to the coffin and looked at the deceased. You see your face.</p> <p>Now, (regardless of your religion or beliefs) you read the programme for the ceremony and learnt that 4 different groups of people will be giving speeches on you.</p> <p>Bring out a pen and a paper now. Write down what you wish to hear (all the good comments) from these 4 group of people.</p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Parents</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Best Friend</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Superior in your organisation</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Your subordinate in your organisation</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal">Spend about fifteen minutes and focus on what you really wish to hear from them, all the good things about you that you wish they will say.</p> <p>"Begin with the End in Mind"</p> <p>Take a moment and reflect on the speeches that your recorded. Do you already fulfil all the good points that they mentioned about you?</p> <p>If you hadn't been communicating with your parents, do you wish to see them on stage and say, "I don't understand him. Ask his friends to give the speech instead."? If not, shouldn't you be communicating more with your parents, more than the yes, okay, ya, sure?</p> <p>This simple exercise is for you to appreciate "Begin with the End in Mind". With the notes that you written down on the speech, use it as the list of goals that you want to achieve in your life. Start making changes to your life. Unless you wish that no one will speak good of you in your funeral.</p> <table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <p>Yoong Kheong Fong is the webmaster of We Care Tuition Agency (<a href="http://www.wecaretuition.com/" target="_new">http://www.wecaretuition.com</a>). He also gives consultation in Internet Marketing and offline Marketing. You can read more articles at <a href="http://www.articles.wecaretuition.com/" target="_new">http://www.articles.wecaretuition.com/</a> or visit his blog at <a href="http://www.furykid.blogspot.com/" target="_new">http://www.furykid.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Yoong Kheong Fong is constantly improving himself by attending inspirational and motivational talks, meeting people with positive mindset and regularly read up books on self-improvement. You may wish to contact him at <a href="mailto:yoongkheong@hotmail.com">yoongkheong@hotmail.com</a> for sharing of opinions on such areas.</p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Yoong_Kheong_Fong">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Yoong_Kheong_Fong</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-69798901100693178342008-03-05T11:27:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:16:31.958+07:007 Steps That Accelerate Goal Achievement<p>There are common steps associated with goal achievement. They are:</p> <p>- Aim high.<br />- Write your goals down.<br />- Set a time limit or deadline.<br />- Identify those people, and organizations that can help you reach your goals.<br />- Consider multiple facets of your life including family, career, health, etc.</p> <p>I have often been asked if there is more to the process of goal achievement than these steps. My answer? Yes there is.</p> <p>While the goal setting process outlined above is quite valuable, and perhaps fundamental, I have found nuances to the goal-setting process, typically not discussed. Here are seven steps that will accelerate your goal achievement.</p> <p>Step One: Assume Success: It All Begins With The Way You Think</p> <p>Top achievers think differently. First they conceive, plan, and work on their goals with a level of expectation that is foreign to most people. They do not say, “I’ll try this, and see what happens,” or “This might work, you never know.”</p> <p>Achievers proceed toward their goals with a level of confidence that cause others to think they have inside knowledge about how to make their goals a reality. It is this level of expectation that gives them the laser focus needed to see possibilities that most do not see. More importantly, they are actually “living,” their goals long before they are achieved.</p> <p>Step Two: Identify and Focus On Your Primary Goals</p> <p>Intensifying your focus on a few goals is often easier for those beginning to refine their own goal achievement process. Having just a few goals makes each goal much more real because you cannot get lost in a lengthy list of plans and projects. As you develop more experience and confidence in the goal setting process, you can expand your goal list and potentially work on 10, 20, or 30 or more goals at the same time. However I recommend that most people trim their goal list down to a very manageable group of 7.</p> <p>Step Three: Examine And Clarify Your Beliefs and Values</p> <p>A big obstacle for many seeking accelerated goal achievement is being out of sync with their goals. That is, many “say,” they want to achieve certain things but do not really believe in their ability to achieve their goals or totally value their goals. As a result they unconsciously minimize their ability to achieve their stated intentions. To reach you goals fast you have to be sure that your goals really reflect your true beliefs and values. After setting your goals, be honest with yourself about whether these are really your beliefs and commitments.</p> <p>Step Four: Immerse Yourself In The Process Daily</p> <p>This is an important step that many goal setters are unaware of. Top achievers “live” their goals. Many unconsciously work with their goals every day. It’s a good idea for you to take this approach consciously. I believe strongly in working with my goals twice a day at minimum, once in the morning, and once in the evening.</p> <p>I have spiral notebook in which I write my goals. In that notebook I have also developed my “Statement of Achievement.” This statement opens my goal list and closes my goal list. It sets the tone for the goals to follow. I recommend that you write your own, Statement of Achievement and that you write your statement and your list of goals twice a day. Sometimes you’ll want to even go back more and recite the statement as it occurs to you during the day.</p> <p>Step Five: Recognize and Act On Your Intuition</p> <p>Balancing your internal process with your external process is step five of my accelerated goal achievement process. First you want to become sensitive to the ideas and solutions that are presented to you thousands of times daily.</p> <p>You are always receiving ideas, insights, and greater details that pertain to your goals throughout the day. Once you decide to really focus on your goal setting and achievement this will become more noticeable. It’s important that you capture this information. Carry a journal with you and write down the sparks of insight you receive throughout the day. These are the quickest paths to your goals. When you take action on these items you will be led into circumstances that will, in turn, set you on a direct path to your goal.</p> <p>Step Six: Overcome Your Resistance</p> <p>We all tend to hesitate, re-consider, and even procrastinate. We have impulses that we ignore. There are actions we won’t take. We don’t make calls. We don’t write letters. We don’t send emails. Sometimes others will offer ideas and suggestions, but we don’t want to be counseled or coached. There are so many examples of how we resist achieving our own goals. You must become conscious of your resistance and learn to breakthrough this resistance.</p> <p>Step Seven: Establish Positive Triggers</p> <p>You can and should train yourself to remain focused on your goals and your ability to achieve them by establishing psychological triggers that bring you to the right focus and state of accomplishment quickly. Pyschological triggers include words that quickly bring you back to your aim, images representing the successful accomplishment of your goals, and even music that affects you emotionally and gives you the feeling of success and accomplishment.</p> <p>Achieving your goals requires the right thinking and the right actions, sometimes for an extended period of time. However, these tips will help you develop a winning strategy that will keep your progress steady and pointed in the right direction.</p> <table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <p>André Taylor is an entrepreneur, a highly paid consultant, and one of today’s dynamic voices on business and personal success. He’s the author of a collection of audio and video programs including the business-building system, 81 Lessons of The Natural Entrepreneur. For more than 25 years, André has been involved in enterprise management and the discipline of personal and organizational development. Combining broad range experience in high-growth industries, and an uncommon understanding of the lessons of business and personal resilience, he provides extraordinary insight and commentary on the subjects of entrepreneurship, leadership, sales, marketing, innovation, and growth.</p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Andr%C3%A9_Taylor">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=André_Taylor</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-14643894441144480562007-10-05T09:59:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:17:25.598+07:00How To Define Procrastination to Get the Most of Out of Yourself?How do you define procrastination? For many people procrastination is something that they associate and identify themselves with far too easily. The challenge is that once you identify with a behavior (positive and negative) it becomes part of who you are and your experiences and actions are filtered through this identity.<br /><br />We can define procrastination as "task aversion" which is the irrational delay of an intended course of action. Translated from the original Latin meaning, procrastination quite literally means ‘in favor of tomorrow’. As human beings we are always pursuing ways of being better off – everything we do, we do with a positive intent. Although procrastination seems to contradict this fact, it actually illustrates a very important point. What we do, or fail to do, is not purely the result of our conscious choices, but often the result of factors we are not aware of consciously. When you procrastinate, at some level of your unconscious thinking, you believe that taking the action will leave you worse off than actually taking the action.<br /><br />To change this negative tendency, you need to do two things. Firstly you must remove the association and ‘attachments’ that you might have with procrastination. Realize that you are NOT a procrastinator. Although you might procrastinate at times, you cannot afford to limit yourself by defining yourself by your behavior. Secondly, you must redefine procrastination in such a way that it will motivate and empower you instead of limiting you.<br /><br />The way we define things for ourselves will determine the way we interact with it. If you see procrastination as a chronic problem that you were born with, then it is likely that you will struggle with it all your life. If you define procrastination as a bad habit that you need to deal with at some point in the future, then it will control you. If you see procrastination as something you cannot overcome then you will probably be right.<br /><br />If you define procrastination as a negative tendency that you choose to put aside, then you will be empowered to take action despite procrastinating. Whether you CAN do something is rarely the result of your ability. It’s almost always a case of motivation. Motivation is nothing but an inner drive that compels you to action, and gaining leverage on yourself is a powerful way to find the necessary motivation.<br /><br />There is a definition of procrastination that can do just that. I choose to define procrastination as the thief of time. When you think about it you will realize just how true it is because procrastination is what keeps you immobilized and stuck in inaction. Time is your most valuable and your most precious asset. People go to extreme measures to protect their money and their possessions, but do very little to ‘protect’ their time – the one thing that money can never buy. Learning to value your time, is a powerful strategy for overcoming procrastination and getting the most out of your life. When you value something you will look after it and protect it.<br /><br />Your time is limited. Have you ever wondered how many days you have in your lifetime? At first blush you might guess that it is a hundred thousand or even a million. In fact, if you grow to be 70 years old your entire lifetime will only have 25 550 days. If you are 30 now, then you’ve only got another 260 000 hours left – and a third of this will be spent sleeping.<br /><br />You have just as much time as Bill Gates, Mother Theresa, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey or any other person on this planet. The only difference is in the way you use your time. Don’t allow procrastination to steal your most precious asset.<br /><br />Instead, see procrastination as a call to action. It is likely that what you are procrastinating about is something that you ‘must’ do. See, what we don’t do and what we don’t face controls us. But when you face it and you do it, you liberate yourself and it no longer has any control over you. If you have this sense of urgency and awareness that your time is precious, then you won’t allow the thief of time to hold you down. What you get out of yourself does not rely on your ability. It relies on how much of your resources you can get access to and this is almost exclusively a psychological exercise. By changing how you define procrastination for yourself you can start to change this internal conversation and empower yourself to take action and make things happen.<br /><br />Deon Du Plessis from Overcoming-Procrastination.Com is a former chronic procrastinator who never managed to get anything done. He now teaches some of the most powerful strategies for overcoming procrastination in A Course Of Action, a FREE online course. You can Enroll HereArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Deon_Du_PlessisMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-45790366896711631222007-10-05T09:49:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:19:02.117+07:00Are You Unconsciously Limiting Your Wealth Potensial?Unlimited financial abundance is your birthright!! <br /><br />Sounds great doesn't it, but do you really believe it? It's not surprising if you don't. <br /><br />Many of us don't believe we have access to unlimited financial abundance because we were raised in a culture that places severe limitations on our creative abilities to attract money. These limitations begin during early childhood when our basic beliefs about everything are being formed. <br /><br />Think back to when you were a child. What did you consistently hear and experience regarding money? <br /><br />Did you hear that "money doesn't grow on trees" or "money is the root of all evil"? <br /><br />Did people in your household fight about not having enough money? <br /><br />Did your dad grow surly and silent when it was time to pay the bills? <br /><br />Was your mom afraid to ask your dad for more money if an unexpected financial emergency came up? <br /><br />Were vacations eagerly anticipated or were they actually stressful because the family was going on vacation even if they "couldn't afford it"? <br /><br />Whatever the situation, you consciously and unconsciously absorbed those beliefs about money and wealth. This became your belief system or paradigm. <br /><br />Many of us are completely unaware of the unconscious belief systems that are governing our attitudes, behaviors, expectations and comfort level regarding how much money we think we deserve and actually attract. <br /><br />Do this little exercise with me. <br /><br />Imagine for a moment that a complete stranger walks up to you on the street and hands you a cashier's check for one million dollars. This stranger tells you that the money is a special gift and is unconditionally yours-no strings attached. <br /><br />How would you instantly react? <br /><br />1. Would you nervously look around for the hidden cameras? <br /><br />2. Would you absolutely refuse the gift and even feel some resentment towards the stranger for putting you in such a predicament? <br /><br />3. Would you accept the gift but then feel guilty and make immediate plans on how you were going to give the money away? <br /><br />4. Would you graciously accept the money with heart-felt thanks and happily go to your bank cash the check and enjoy the money? <br /><br />Your initial "gut reaction" to the above scenario allows some of your unconscious core beliefs about money bubble up to the surface. <br /><br />If you picked one of the first 3 answers you definitely have some inherent beliefs that are severely limiting your birthright of prosperity. But the good new is-they are only beliefs. Keep in mind that beliefs are not truth. They are just a perception and an acceptance of the truth. What's great about beliefs is that you can change them and choose ones that support you and are in alignment with unlimited wealth potential <br /><br />If you picked number four, congratulations!!! You're well on your way to unlimited financial abundance!!! <br /><br />About The Author Becky Kimes is a professional coach, speaker and author who specializes in helping women break through the invisible barriers keeping them from manifesting their dreams. She works with individuals, and conducts live workshops and tele-seminars. More information can be found at http://www.goingforsuccess.comMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-64614388366749963602007-10-05T09:44:00.002+07:002008-09-05T16:19:55.340+07:00Your Imagination is Your Greatest AssetYou and I have talked about the importance and value of having a true purpose in life, and how best to remain dedicated to realising it. We've talked about the problems you can face and the challenges you may have to overcome in reaching your goal.<br /><br />Always remember that you have a gift you can use to uncover the deeper levels of your purpose and your vision, which can sustain you through times when it seems impossible and you falter a little. It's a gift that all of us have and we use it every day as children, but as we get older so many of us put it away and forget the joy it can bring to our lives.<br /><br />It's your imagination.<br /><br />Imagination is what drives us to dream dreams and follow our goals. It colours the landscape of our day to day existence, and informs us of our passions and our creativity.<br /><br />It is also fundamental in helping you open your heart and live in the most profound and loving of ways, because without imagination you cannot feel empathy or sorrow for another person's circumstances, or joy in their triumphs and achievements. Being able to put yourself in someone else's situation means that you can live in a totally non-judgmental way and accept all people for who they are.<br /><br />What's even more amazing is that you no longer have to ask yourself why you should pursue your chosen path - you can visualise the journey and put yourself in the position of having completed it. Your imagination can actually help you achieve what you think is impossible.<br /><br />Does that sound impossible?<br /><br />Here’s what I mean. Remember a time when you tried over and over again to achieve something but never quite hit the mark - maybe it was exams in school or perhaps a driving test. The more you kept trying, the more difficult it appeared to be, until you started to tell yourself that you were no good and you may as well give it up as a bad job.<br /><br />You know that's not true, right? You know you can do it - but it's just not happening. And yet, by using that wonderful gift of imagination, you can visualise yourself achieving whatever it is you want to achieve. Visualising it often reminds you that you're not a failure; that you can do it, because you've visualised yourself doing it.<br /><br />You are in control of your own achievements and your own depth of commitment to others. All you have to do is use that amazing asset of yours, and rediscover the childlike joy in a world of potential and endless possibilities.<br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neel_RamanMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-37722706187725176302007-09-19T09:09:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:21:39.668+07:00Living A Thoughtful LifeIt's so easy isn't it, to get caught up in daily living, making a career for yourself and chasing achievement, and not pay too much attention to asking questions about how you live. In fact, you can choose to let everyone else make the decisions about politics and ethics, and just go with the flow. Why should matters like that concern you? Surely, you say, it's not up to you to ask at all - that's for politicians and philosophers and people who know what they're talking about.<br /><br />Think about this for a moment. Were it not for the fact that ordinary people like you and me ask questions, and examine the way we live, and seek change for the better, it would be down to a handful of remote people making decisions on your behalf. About everything! About human rights. Community issues. Foreign trade. Care of the elderly. War.<br /><br />Everything that you see and experience in the world is worthy of question.<br /><br />That's why you really can believe in your ability to be a politician and a philosopher, and add to the conversation about what it is to be a human being in the global community. You are truly capable of it. And you have the courage to do it.<br />Giving someone a label doesn't mean that no-one else has the right to challenge what that person believes or how they act - you have the opportunity to make a difference by being always mindful of what you believe are fundamental requisites for living a truly compassionate and thoughtful life.<br /><br />You can do this because you are committed to your journey to find the truth in your life and you have asked questions of yourself to understand what holds you back from achieving your goal. It's only a step away from really examining the beliefs and opinions you hold and questioning them to ensure that they are based on your inner truth and your commitment to it.<br /><br />Living a thoughtful life is about understanding the ethics of how you live, and what you can change to improve the quality of life for all life on the planet. It means always re-evaluating your beliefs and having the humility to reassess them if you find that there is a more loving and compassionate way of thinking.<br /><br />You have the power to change things for the better. Think about it.<br /><br />Neel Raman, is an author, keynote speaker and coach to many. He has written ‘Hoops and Freedom’, an informative and powerful self-improvement book, in the form of an entertaining fiction story, targeted at those who want and demand more from life. To find out more about this book and his FREE offers, visit: http://www.HoopsAndFreedom.com<br /><br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neel_RamanMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-25622859956079834122007-08-08T11:18:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:22:04.554+07:00How Do You Deal With FearSome people don't seem to be afraid of anything. They run up vertical mountain crags, tunnel their way through inky black underground caverns, and throw themselves out of aeroplanes to hang from a silk canopy and a few bits of string. They revel in physical and mental challenge. They get a kick from the adrenaline rush and the high of pushing themselves to their limits.<br /><br />What is it about people who appear to have no fear at all? Is fear something you learn from growing up and constantly being reminded to take care of this and beware of that? Or do you have a choice whether or not to feel fear? Can it be overcome?<br />What about the fear you feel when you undertake a personal quest to discover more about yourself and become a more rounded and spiritually aware human being, knowing that you are going to challenge all the comfortable realities of your current life and strike out into unknown territory where nothing is known or familiar?<br /><br />Fear is a healthy response to danger. It lets you know, with that sudden crackle of electricity through your body, that what you're about to attempt is big and very possibly dangerous or groundbreaking. So big, that there appears to be a deep chasm between you standing on the edge, and the safe haven on the other side.<br /><br />It doesn't matter whether you're about to climb Mount Everest for the first time or change the way you live your life - the common factor is that fear is a barrier to the unknown. This is out of your experience and out of your comfort zone; perhaps you don't feel fully prepared or ready to take on that challenge.<br /><br />Mountaineers, potholers and skydivers prepare so that they minimise the risks and protect themselves. Sure they still feel fear when they put a foot wrong, or a rope snags. It's a reminder that they need to take care and to pay special attention. But they have learned from experience not to let that fear control them so that their vision, commitment and skill become clouded.<br /><br />You have that experience right there inside you to recognise when fear clouds your purpose and you falter. You really do. That experience comes from having understood that you have a journey to make and a goal to accomplish and that you are ready for the task ahead. You prepare yourself by learning how to live your life better and in an open hearted, loving way. You anticipate difficulties by learning how to deal with your emotions so that you can face the world without fear of the unknown.<br /><br />And in reaching your goals you need have no fear, because you have replaced it with courage.<br /><br />Neel Raman, is an author, keynote speaker and coach to many. He has written ‘Hoops and Freedom’, an informative and powerful self-improvement book, in the form of an entertaining fiction story, targeted at those who want and demand more from life. To find out more about this book and his FREE offers, visit: http://www.HoopsAndFreedom.com<br /><br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neel_RamanMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-4123075994478494902007-08-08T00:47:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:22:40.878+07:00Kick Your Self Out of Your Comfort Zone<p>One of the great things about teaching improv comedy is that I get to see people stretch themselves and do things they never thought possible. For most people, improv comedy is out of their comfort zone. Watching a person step out of their comfort zone and gradually (or sometimes even rapidly) expand their comfort zone is a wonderful thing.</p> <p>This concept applies to much more than just improv comedy. Getting out of your comfort zone is vital to any kind of success and to your own development, because all success lies outside of your comfort zone. Here’s an important fact that most people never think about: unless you are 100% satisfied with everything in your life, you must get out of your comfort zone!</p> <p>To rephrase that: if there is any area of your life where you are not getting the success you want and deserve, you have to get out of your comfort zone to get it.</p> <p>There is a quote that sums up why this is true. “If you keep doing what you’ve always done then you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.” If what you’ve always gotten (and are currently getting) is not what you want, then you need to do something different. Unfortunately, “different” is usually outside of your comfort zone. If you could just do what you were already comfortable with to achieve your success, you’d already be doing it.</p> <p>The problem is that we don’t like getting out of our comfort zones. The word “comfort” is used deliberately. That means that getting out of your comfort zone is “uncomfortable.” Naturally, we don’t like to be uncomfortable.</p> <p>The mentality that keeps us in our comfort zone is subtle though, and often comes up in the form of avoidance. That is, we don’t say, “I could have what I want, it’s just that it’s outside of my comfort zone.” Instead we blame externalities, “If people would just hire me then my business would be successful,” or we limit ourselves, “Oh, I could never do that.” In the worst case, we ignore it all together. We don’t think about what we want or could have, and we refuse to talk about. It remains a dream buried deep down in the back of our heads for years (regrettably, sometimes forever).</p> <p>In my years of doing improvisational comedy, I hear the same suggestions over and over (audiences love to yell, “bathroom” for a location and “spatula” for an object – don’t ask me why!). There is a strong temptation to “re-use” old material. If I have done a joke or scene based on that suggestion previously, I may want to repeat it since I know it worked before. In fact, I have seen many; many improvisers go down this route. Re-doing on old scene is a classic “comfort zone” technique.</p> <p>I learned early on however that a joke or scene never works as well the second time around. In improv, it’s the act of doing something new (stepping out of the comfort zone) that increases the enjoyment and quality. Once it has been done and is comfortable, something is missing.</p> <p>Life works the same way. Staying in the comfort zone feels safe and good, but the quality is never the same. If there is *any* are of your life that you want to improve, then you must get out of your comfort zone!</p> <table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <p>***</p> <p>This article is an excerpt from Avish's book, "Improvise to Success!" To learn about the whole book, visit <a href="http://www.avishparashar.com/store.asp" target="_new">http://www.AvishParashar.com/store.asp</a></p> <p>Avish Parashar is a dynamic professional speaker who shows organizations and individuals how to get what they want using the Art and Science of improv comedy. He weaves together humorous stories, witty observations, and interactive exercises from improvisational comedy to get people laughing, learning, and motivated!</p> <p>For more free articles, downloads, and resources, visit: <a href="http://www.avishparashar.com/" target="_new">http://www.AvishParashar.com</a></p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Avish_Parashar">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Avish_Parashar</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-78906555032127229972007-07-28T12:45:00.002+07:002008-09-05T16:23:16.930+07:005 Ways To Give Up Improper Habits<p>I use the word “improper” because I hate using the word “bad”. Bad sounds evil or terrible, and some habits just aren’t that bad; they might be annoying but they are not bad. What improper habits do you have? We all have improper habits that we exhibit occasionally, especially with our spouse. For this particular article, I’m not talking about sins or addictions. I’m talking about the annoying little idiosyncrasies that we carry around on a daily basis that may or may not frustrate those we live with.</p> <p>1. Identify Your Habits</p> <p>First, identify your habits. If you’re not sure if you have any annoying habits, ask your spouse, I’m sure they will tell you. Maybe you leave the toilet seat up after using the restroom. Or, maybe you always have to be right in an argument. Or it could be that you leave your dirty laundry lying around the house, rather than putting it in the laundry basket. Maybe you like to put the medal to the pedal and drive too fast. Or, maybe you are compulsively late for appointments. You get the idea, right?</p> <p>2. Write Down Habits</p> <p>Headline your habit on an index card. Next write down a short statement to yourself on how you are not going to do that particular behavior anymore. Write something along the lines of, “Today I will not leave the toilet seat up. I will be considerate of my wife and daughters and put the toilet seat down for them”. Wherever your habit takes place, in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, car, or work, take your index card with you and tape it up where you can see it during the day, so you can defeat it once and for all! Do this for one month and watch your habit go away for good.</p> <p>3. Reward Yourself</p> <p>For each annoying behavior you defeat, reward yourself with something you enjoy, whatever that may be. Just make sure that you do not reward yourself with something else that could turn improper later. Ah!</p> <p>4. Don’t Accept Your Habits</p> <p>The biggest reason we don’t try and change our behavior is we have accepted the habits as a part of who we are. But that’s not true. Habits are not “who we are” but rather “what we make ourselves be.” We choose to make ourselves the habits that we have. If we truly believe that we cannot stop doing a particular behavior then we won’t even try to eradicate it from our lives. It is up to the individuals to change themselves if they can acknowledge they have improper habits and behaviors then they can also choose to get rid of those things completely from their lives. We have choices.</p> <p>5. Talk To Your Spouse</p> <p>I cannot say enough how important it is to have additional support from the person we married. Let them know ahead of time the behaviors you are trying to conquer, and show them ways, in which they can help you. If your spouse is trying to break one of their habits, be encouraging and uplifting for them. If they slip try to not nag or rub it in their nose. Help them back up and tell them to not give up! Be there for your spouse!</p> <p>Do not let unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29 NIV)</p> <table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <p>Angie is the author of three marriage books offering marriage tips and wisdom filled answers tackling such issues as addiction, adultery, pornography, emotions, beliefs, feelings, marriage, children, forgiveness, communication, submission and spiritual influence in the home.</p> <p>**Love The Man You Married** is a great teaching tool for couples. Every Christian wife and husband should read this informative book on marriage. ISBN: 1411677501</p> <p>**Love The Woman You Married**This is a great book on finding and putting to work your purpose for mariage, and understanding the aspects of submission and spiritual influence in the home. A wonderful teaching guide about how God designed marriage to be. Excellent resource for husband and wife to read together. ISBN 978-1-4303-0047-2</p> <p>To preview these books go here: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/AngieLewis/" target="_new">http://www.lulu.com/AngieLewis/</a></p> <p>**Journey on the Roads Less Traveled** A Very inspirational book! Meet Jesus Through the Author's own spiritual journey. ISBN:1-4137-8890-4</p> <p>Marriage Resources-<a href="http://www.heavenministries.com/" target="_new">http://www.heavenministries.com/</a></p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Angie_Lewis">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Angie_Lewis</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-928075259331061242007-07-26T12:32:00.001+07:002008-09-05T16:24:04.774+07:005 Questions to Get Your Mind Focused<p>Since this is the start of a new year, many people go through the "New Year's Resolution" drill that usually never makes it thru the month of February. To help those "Resolutioners" create a realistic goals list and a plan to achieve it, I thought I would provide the first step in "The Wise Grappler" Philosophy: Getting Your Mind Focused. I think this step is key because it will set the tone for whatever goals you want to achieve, whether they're martials arts training or life goals.</p> <p>When you're "getting your mind right", you're asking yourself some questions that will give you an indication of whether you'll succeed or not. So, before you write down any goals that you want to accomplish during the year, you need to ask yourself these 5 questions to get your mind focused:</p> <p>Question #1: What do you want to achieve this year and have a realistic chance of achieving? I'm not talking about an unreasonable wish list that you have no chance of achieving, but things that will bring immediate improvement to your lifestyle.</p> <p>Question #2: Why do you want it? Why are you trying to achieve the thing you want and what's the motivation behind it? Are you doing it for yourself (your idea) or for someone else?</p> <p>Question #3: How will it affect your life? What benefit will this goal bring to your lifestyle? Every thing that you focus on should add immediate benefit to your life once achieved.</p> <p>Question #4: How determined are you to get it? How much do you really want to achieve the things you want? If your determination is weak, how do you expect to succeed?</p> <p>Question #5: Are you REALLY going to do the work necessary to achieve the goal? Be honest with yourself, are you really going to put forth the effort to get what you want or is this another New Year's Resolution that will be gone by Valentine's Day?</p> <p>If you can answer these questions, while being completely honest with yourself, you'll be on track to focus your mind on what you really want to accomplish this year. And be able to execute your plan more effectively to achieve your goals, this year and in the years to come.</p> <p>(c) 2007 Paul M. Greenhill</p> <table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</p> <p>Paul M. Greenhill, "The Wise Grappler", is the creator of The Wise Grappler System and author of The Wise Grappler Ezine, a weekly ezine that provides martial arts training and personal development tips for the older (over 35) and non-traditional martial artists. To learn more about "The Wise Grappler" and to sign up for more FREE tips like these, visit his site at <a href="http://www.ihateyoungpunks.com/" target="_new">http://www.ihateyoungpunks.com</a> or contact him at <a href="mailto:paul@thewisegrappler.com">paul@thewisegrappler.com</a>.</p> <p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Paul_Greenhill">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul_Greenhill</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-32880736760827626892007-07-10T19:43:00.000+07:002007-07-10T19:47:18.326+07:00Kata-kata Bijak dari CEO Kelas DuniaTakut akan kegagalan seharusnya tidak menjadi alasan untuk tidak mencoba sesuatu.<br /><br />Kepemimpinan adalah Anda sendiri dan apa yang Anda lakukan.<br /><br />Frederick Smith,<br />Pendiri Federal Express<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Kejujuran adalah batu penjuru dari segala kesuksesan,<br />Pengakuan adalah motivasi terkuat.<br /><br />Bahkan kritik dapat membangun rasa percaya diri saat "disisipkan" diantara pujian.<br /><br />May Kay Ash,<br />Pendiri Kosmetik Mary Kay<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Jika Anda dapat memimpikannya, Anda dapat melakukannnya.<br /><br />Ingatlah, semua ini diawali dengan seekor tikus, <br />tanpa inspirasi.... kita akan binasa.<br /><br />Walt Disney,<br />Pendiri Walt Disney Corporation<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Uang merupakan hamba yang sangat baik, tetapi tuan yang sangat buruk.<br /><br />P.T. Barnum,<br />Anggota Pendiri Sirkus Barnum & Bailey<br />**************************<br /><br />Sumber kekuatan baru bukanlah uang yang berada dalam genggaman tangan beberapa orang, namun informasi di tangan orang banyak.<br /><br />John Naisbitt,<br />Pemimpin Umum Naisbitt Group<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Jenius adalah 1 % inspirasi dan 99 % keringat. Tidak ada yang dapat menggantikan kerja keras. Keberuntungan adalah sesuatu yang terjadi ketika kesempatan bertemu dengan kesiapan.<br /><br />Thomas A. Edison,<br />Penemu dan Pediri Edison Electric Light Company<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Ketika satu pintu tertutup, pintu lain terbuka; namun terkadang kita melihat dan menyesali pintu tertutup tersebut terlalu lama hingga kita tidak melihat pintu lain yang telah terbuka.<br /><br />Alexander Graham Bell,<br />Penemu dan Mantan Presiden National Geographic Society<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Jangan biarkan jati diri menyatu dengan pekerjaan Anda.<br /><br />Jika pekerjaan Anda lenyap, jati diri Anda tidak akan pernah hilang.<br /><br />Gordon Van Sauter,<br />Mantan Presiden CBS News<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Hari ini Anda adalah orang yang sama dengan Anda di lima tahun mendatang, kecuali dua hal : orang-orang di sekeliling Anda dan buku-buku yang Anda baca.<br /><br />Charles "Tremendeous" Jones,<br />Presiden Life Management Services, Inc.<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Yang terpenting dalam Olimpiade bukanlah kemenangan, tetapi keikutsertaan ...<br /><br />Yang terpenting dari kehidupan bukanlah kemenangan namun bagaimana bertanding dengan baik.<br /><br />Baron Pierre de Coubertin,<br />Pendiri & Presiden pertama Komite Olimpiade<br />InternationalMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-79915013506205640512007-06-11T10:03:00.000+07:002007-06-11T10:14:29.503+07:00PerubahanMenurut kodratnya, manusia adalah mahluk yang tidak pernah puas. Manusia selalu berusaha untuk memperoleh sesuatu yang lebih. Jika manusia sudah puas dengan apa yang ada saat ini, maka segala sesuatu di dunia ini akan berhenti berkembang. <br /><br />Bayangkan seandainya manusia sudah puas dengan adanya kantor pos, yang bisa mengirimkan surat dalam hitungan minggu bahkan bulan, dan tidak mau memikirkan hal lain seperti internet yang bisa mengirimkan email dalam hitungan detik!<br /><br />Di dunia ini ada banyak sekali orang yang tidak puas dengan kondisi mereka saat ini dan ingin memperoleh hasil yang berbeda. Tetapi masalahnya mereka tetap melakukan hal yang sama. Mereka tidak mau berubah. <br /><br />Memang, perubahan itu tidak enak, awalnya. Sekarang coba Anda rapatkan kedua telapak tangan Anda seperti posisi orang mau berdoa. Perhatikan posisi jempol Anda! Apakah jempol kanan Anda berada di atas jempol kiri? Itu berarti Anda adalah seorang pemikir. Bila jempol kiri Anda berada di atas jempol kanan, itu tandanya Anda adalah seorang yang sexy. Tapi bila kedua jempol Anda sejajar, itu tandanya Anda pikir Anda sexi.<br />Just kidding!<br /><br />Sekarang, bila jempol kanan Anda berada di atas jempol kiri atau sebaliknya, coba di rubah! Apa yang Anda rasakan? Itulah perubahan!<br /><br />Awalnya memang tidak enak. Tapi perlu Anda sadari bahwa manusia adalah mahluk kebiasaan. Bila Anda memiliki sebuah kebiasaan baru, misalnya lari pagi. Mungkin awalnya Anda akan merasa sangat tersiksa karena harus bangun pagi-pagi, harus ngos-ngosan. Tapi bila Anda melakukan kebiasaan lari pagi itu terus-menerus, selama beberapa waktu, relatif untuk setiap orang, maka lari pagi akan menjadi kebiasaan baru Anda. Dan bila Anda tidak melakukannya, Anda akan merasa ada yang kurang.<br /><br />Demikian halnya bila saat ini Anda merasa apa yang sudah Anda hasilkan selama ini tidak cukup, Anda ingin menambah penghasilan. Maka Anda harus mau berubah. Misalnya, Anda harus rela menambah jam kerja Anda, merubah kebiasaan Anda, yang biasanya setelah pulang kerja, Anda bisa nonton TV bersama keluarga, kini Anda harus bekerja sampingan. Tentunya hal itu tidak enak, tidak nyaman. <br /><br />Bertahanlah! Anda akan terbiasa. Dan suatu saat, Anda akan menikmati hasilnya.<br /><br />Sukses untuk Anda!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fendi Heri Yanto</span><br /><a href="http://www.WealthMagic.blogspot.com">Build Assets!!!</a> Or work ‘til you drop.<br /><br /><br />“Everything changes except the law of change.”<br />-Heraclitus-Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-21398646154532437642007-06-09T21:36:00.001+07:002007-06-09T21:41:01.517+07:00JANGAN MELIHAT KE BELAKANGKetika kau menjalani hidupmu selalu ada saat-saat dimana keputusan-keputusan harus diambil. Saat pilihan begitu sulit, dan jalan keluarpun langka, dan hujanpun tampaknya ikut merendam pawaimu.<br /><br />Ada situasi-situasi dimana yang bisa kau kerjakan cuma membiarkannya lewat dan tetap majulah, kumpulkan tabah, keberanianmu dan pilihlah suatu arah yang membawamu kearah sebuah fajar baru.<br /><br />Jadi kemaslah semua kesulitanmu dan ambillah selangkah kedepan. Proses pengubahan memang bisa berat dan sukar. Tapi ingatlah akan semua keasyikan di depan asalkan kau cukup tegar dan tegap!<br /><br />Bisa ada petualangan yang tak pernah kau bayangkan menunggumu dibalik tikungan itu. Dan harapan dan impian yang hampir menjadi nyata dalam cara dan jalan yang belum kau pahami!<br /><br />Mungkin kan kau temui persahabatan berawal dari hal baru. Disaat kau menantang keadaan status quo mu dan belajar bahwa ada begitu banyak pilihan dalam hidup, dan begitu banyaknya jalan bagimu untuk tumbuh!<br /><br />Mungkin kau akan pergi menuju tempat2 yang tak pernah kau duga dan melihat barang dan tempat yang belum pernah kaulihat, atau berkelana ketempat-tempat indah yang jauh. Dan semua pemandangan cantik diantaranya! <br /><br />Mungkin akan kau jumpai kehangatan, kasih sayang dan dipedulikan dan ada seseorang khusus disana untuk menolongmu tetap tinggal, mendengarkan penuh minat pada kisah dan perasaan yang kau bagikan.<br /><br />Mungkin kau kan terhibur mengetahui bahwa teman-temanmu mendukung segala yang kau lakukan dan percaya bahwa keputusan apapun yang kau buat, mereka itu pilihan-pilihan yang benar bagimu<br /><br />Jadi tetaplah melangkahkan kaki satu didepan lainnya. Dan jalani hidupmu hari demi hari..... <br /><br />Ada esok hari yang lebih terang didepan jalan itu.<br />Jangan tengok kebelakang! Engkau tidak menuju kesana!<br />(JM)Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-40693101203858949692007-06-09T21:26:00.001+07:002007-06-09T21:26:59.051+07:00Kesempatan & KesulitanApa perbedaan antara kesempatan dan kesulitan ?<br /><br />Tidak ada perbedaannya karena di dalam kesempatan terdapat kesulitan dan di dalam kesulitan terdapat kesempatan.<br /><br />So, jangan putus asa bila menghadapi kesulitan karena kita akan menemui kesempatan untuk kita belajar, menguasai dan menang...<br /><br />Semangat yuk dan buat prestasi bagi diri sendiri !!!Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-14270131974420378772007-06-01T09:28:00.000+07:002007-06-01T09:30:41.662+07:00Siapa Anda adalah Apa yang Anda Pikirkan Tentang Diri AndaKalau kita perhatikan sekitar kita, ada banyak sekali profesi atau pekerjaan yang menurut sebagian orang adalah sebuah profesi atau pekerjaan kelas rendahan. Sebuah profesi yang memalukan. Sebagai contoh yang umum misalnya sales. Banyak orang yang beranggapan bahwa profesi sales adalah profesi yang kurang bonafide. Banyak orang yang malu bila harus bekerja sebagai sales. Mereka lebih memilih untuk duduk di kantor, bekerja sebagai tenaga admin, walaupun mungkin penghasilan mereka jauh lebih kecil daripada seorang sales.<br /><br />Profesi sales juga sering dianggap sebagai profesi yang suka membesar-besarkan omongan, pintar bicara, malah kadang ada yang bilang bahwa sales adalah “pembohong”. Saya juga pernah mendengar cerita dari teman saya, yang kebetulan profesinya adalah sales. Ada seorang cewek yang bilang ke dia bahwa pekerjaan sales itu tidak ada skillnya.<br /><br />Apapun anggapan orang-orang, tidaklah penting. Yang penting adalah apa yang Anda pikirkan tentang diri Anda. Maka dari itu, saat ini banyak bidang usaha yang sudah tidak memakai sebutan sales lagi.<br /><br />Misalnya, <br />asuransi - finansial consultant, <br />broker property - marketing associate, <br />kosmetik - beauty advisor<br /><br />Sebutan ini secara tidak langsung bisa merubah image sales. Selain itu, disadari apa tidak, tenaga sales itu sendiri juga akan merasa lebih percaya diri dengan jabatan yang mungkin ditulis pada kartu nama mereka. Dan ini sedikit banyak akan mempengaruhi kinerja mereka.<br /><br />Apa yang bisa dipetik dari ilustrasi di atas?<br />Intinya, siapa Anda adalah apa yang Anda pikirkan tentang diri Anda.<br /><br />Pikirkan diri Anda adalah seorang pecundang, maka Anda akan bersikap sebagai seorang pecundang. Anda akan diliputi perasaan bahwa Anda adalah seorang yang gagal, orang yang tidak memiliki masa depan. Dan akhirnya, Anda akan benar-benar gagal.<br /><br />Pikirkan diri Anda adalah seorang pemenang, maka Anda akan bersikap sebagai seorang pemenang. Anda akan selalu bergairah dan bersemangat. Dan akhirnya Anda akan benar-benar menjadi seorang pemenang.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://Build-Assets.blogspot.com">Build Assets!!!</a><br />Or work 'til you drop<br />Fendi Heri YantoMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-45504099084597015082007-05-30T13:12:00.000+07:002007-05-30T13:15:03.869+07:00GemaSeorang bocah mengisi waktu luang dengan kegiatan mendaki gunung bersama ayahnya. Entah mengapa, tiba-tiba si bocah tersandung akar pohon dan jatuh. "Aduhh!" jeritannya memecah keheningan suasana pegunungan. <br /><br />Si bocah amat terkejut, ketika ia mendengar suara di kejauhan menirukan teriakannya persis sama, "Aduhh!" <br />Dasar anak-anak, ia berteriak lagi, "Hei! Siapa kau?"<br />Jawaban yang terdengar, "Hei! Siapa kau?"<br />Lantaran kesal mengetahui suaranya selalu ditirukan, si anak berseru, "Pengecut kamu!" Lagi-lagi ia terkejut ketika suara dari sana membalasnya dengan umpatan serupa.<br /><br />Ia bertanya kepada sang ayah, "Apa yang terjadi?" Dengan penuh kearifan sang ayah tersenyum, "Anakku, coba perhatikan." Si Ayah berkata keras, "Saya kagum padamu! "Suara di kejauhan menjawab, "Saya kagum padamu!" Sekali lagi sang ayah berteriak "Kamu sang juara!" Suara itu menjawab, "Kamu sang juara!" Sang bocah sangat keheranan, meski demikian ia tetapbelum mengerti.<br /><br />Lalu sang ayah menjelaskan, "Suara itu adalah GEMA, tapi sesungguhnya itulah KEHIDUPAN."<br /><br />"Kehidupan memberi umpan balik atas semua ucapan dan tindakanmu. Dengan kata lain, kehidupan kita adalah sebuah pantulan atau bayangan atas tindakan kita. Bila kamu ingin mendapatkan lebih banyak cinta di dunia ini, ya ciptakan cinta di dalam hatimu. Bila kamu menginginkan tim kerjamu punya kemampuan tinggi, ya tingkatkan kemampuan itu. Hidup akan memberikan kembali segala sesuatu yang telah kau berikan kepadanya. Ingat, hidup bukan sebuah kebetulan tapi sebuah bayangan dirimu.<br /><br />Peace & love.....Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-6535002846830593242007-05-30T13:09:00.000+07:002007-05-30T13:12:32.259+07:00Renungan bagi yang sibuk berkarirSeperti biasa Rudi, Kepala Cabang di sebuah perusahaan swasta terkemuka di Jakarta, tiba di rumahnya pada pukul 9 malam. Tidak seperti biasanya, Imron, putra pertamanya yang baru duduk di kelas tiga SD membukakan pintu untuknya. Nampaknya ia sudah menunggu cukup lama.<br /><br />"Kok, belum tidur ?" sapa Rudi sambil mencium anaknya.<br /><br />Biasanya Imron memang sudah lelap ketika ia pulang dan baru terjaga ketika ia akan berangkat ke kantor pagi hari.<br /><br />Sambil membuntuti sang Papa menuju ruang keluarga, Imron menjawab, "Aku nunggu Papa pulang. Sebab aku mau tanya berapa sih gaji Papa ?"<br /><br />"Lho tumben, kok nanya gaji Papa ? Mau minta uang lagi, ya ?"<br /><br />"Ah, enggak. Pengen tahu aja" ucap Imron singkat.<br /><br />"Oke. Kamu boleh hitung sendiri. Setiap hari Papa bekerja sekitar 10 jam dan dibayar Rp. 400.000,-. Setiap bulan rata-rata dihitung 22 hari kerja. Sabtu dan Minggu libur, kadang Sabtu Papa masih lembur. Jadi, gaji Papa dalam satu bulan berapa, hayo ?"<br /><br />Imron berlari mengambil kertas dan pensilnya dari meja belajar sementara Papanya melepas sepatu dan menyalakan televisi. Ketika Rudi beranjak menuju kamar untuk berganti pakaian, Imron berlari mengikutinya. "Kalo satu hari Papa dibayar Rp. 400.000,- untuk 10 jam, berarti satu jam Papa digaji Rp. 40.000,- dong" katanya.<br /><br />"Wah, pinter kamu. Sudah, sekarang cuci kaki, tidur" perintah Rudi. Tetapi Imron tidak beranjak. Sambil menyaksikan Papanya berganti pakaian, Imron kembali bertanya, "Papa, aku boleh pinjam uang Rp 5.000,- enggak ?"<br /><br />"Sudah, nggak usah macam-macam lagi. Buat apa minta uang malam-malam begini ? Papa capek. Dan mau mandi dulu. Tidurlah".<br /><br />"Tapi Papa..."<br /><br />Kesabaran Rudi pun habis. "Papa bilang tidur !" hardiknya mengejutkan Imron. Anak kecil itu pun berbalik menuju kamarnya.<br /><br />Usai mandi, Rudi nampak menyesali hardikannya. Ia pun menengok Imron di kamar tidurnya. Anak kesayangannya itu belum tidur. Imron didapati sedang terisak-isak pelan sambil memegang uang Rp 15.000,- di tangannya.<br /><br />Sambil berbaring dan mengelus kepala bocah kecil itu, Rudi berkata, "Maafkan Papa, Nak, Papa sayang sama Imron. Tapi buat apa sih minta uang malam-malam begini ? Kalau mau beli mainan, besok kan bisa. Jangankan Rp. 5.000,- lebih dari itu pun Papa kasih" jawab Rudi.<br /><br />"Papa, aku enggak minta uang. Aku hanya pinjam. Nanti aku kembalikan kalau sudah menabung lagi dari uang jajan selama minggu ini". <br /><br />"Iya, iya, tapi buat apa ?" tanya Rudi lembut.<br /><br />"Aku menunggu Papa dari jam 8. Aku mau ajak Papa main ular tangga. Tiga puluh menit aja. Mama sering bilang kalo waktu Papa itu sangat berharga. Jadi, aku mau ganti waktu Papa. Aku buka tabunganku, hanya ada Rp 15.000,- tapi karena Papa bilang satu jam Papa dibayar Rp 40.000,- maka setengah jam aku harus ganti Rp 20.000,-. Tapi duit tabunganku kurang Rp 5.000,- makanya aku mau pinjam dari Papa" kata Imron polos.<br /><br /><br />Rudi pun terdiam. Ia kehilangan kata-kata. Dipeluknya bocah kecil itu erat-erat dengan perasaan haru. Dia baru menyadari, ternyata limpahan harta yang dia berikan selama ini, tidak cukup untuk "membeli" kebahagiaan anaknya.<br /><br /><br />with Love & PeaceMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-47613594803484173732007-05-14T23:06:00.000+07:002007-05-14T23:12:19.409+07:00Pahami Tujuan Hidup<span style="font-style:italic;">"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."</span><br /><br />Earl Nightingale<br /><br />Orang-orang yang mempunyai suatu target berhasil mencapai sukses, sebab<br />mereka mengetahui kemana arah langkah mereka.<br /><br />Bayangkan jika kita melihat seekor kucing yang mengejar seekor tikus. Kemana pun tikus berlari maka kucing itu pun akan memperhatikan dengan pandangan yang sangat tajam dan sewaktu-waktu dengan sigap menyergap sang tikus. Tingkah kucing yang berlari kian kemari mengejar tikus tentu suatu pemandangan yang wajar.<br /><br />Namun persepsi kita akan berbeda jika salah satu di antara kedua binatang tersebut tidak kelihatan. Misalnya saja hanya kucingnya yang nampak, sedangkan tikusnya tidak. Maka tingkah kucing itu tentu membuat kita tertawa. Sebab kita tidak mengetahui sasaran yang sedang dibidik oleh kucing tersebut.<br /><br />Kiasan di atas dapat diartikan bahwasanya manusia mempunyai keunikan bakat dan kemampuan yang berbeda-beda. Oleh sebab itu, di antara manusia juga mempunyai perbedaan tujuan hidup. Si A misalnya boleh merasa aneh dengan tingkah laku Si B, sebab Si A tidak mengetahui tujuan yang hendak dicapai oleh Si B.<br /><br />Henry Ford mempunyai bakat dan tujuan hidup yang berbeda dengan Walt Disney, Andrew Carnegie, dan lain sebagainya. Henry Ford mempunyai tujuan memproduksi dan mendistribusikan mobil berkualitas secara masal. Sedangkan Walt Disney mempunyai tujuan hidup membahagiakan orang lain melalui hiburan. Lalu Andrew Carnegie ingin memproduksi dan medistribusikan baja ke seluruh dunia, dan masih banyak contoh lainnya. Faktanya, orang-orang yang sukses di dunia itu pasti mempunyai tujuan hidup.<br /><br />Masing-masing di antara kita tentu juga mempunyai tujuan hidup. Tetapi saya heran mengapa tujuan hidup sebagian besar manusia di dunia ini tidak mampu berperan penting dalam mencapai kesuksesan. Setelah sekian lama saya mengamati, rupanya penyebab utama tujuan hidup itu tidak dapat berfungsi sebagai langkah penting untuk mencapai kesuksesan adalah ketidakmampuan kita sendiri dalam memahami dan mendefisikan tujuan<br />hidup tersebut.<br /><br />Sebagian besar di antara kita memang mempunyai tujuan hidup, tetapi terkadang jumlah tujuan hidup itu bisa sampai ratusan. Sifat tujuan hidup itu pun masih rancu atau tidak terperinci secara pasti. Agar hal itu tidak terjadi, maka sebaiknya buatlah konsep mengenai tujuan hidup untuk jangka waktu tertentu, misalnya untuk 1 minggu ke depan, 1 bulan atau satu tahun ke depan.<br /><br />Pengambilan keputusan merupakan tahap selanjutnya yang sangat penting. Untuk itu berpikirlah lebih dalam, jernih dan terkontrol sebelum benar-benar memutuskan apa tujuan hidup Anda. Sebuah pepatah bijak mengatakan, <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Your decisions determine your direction, and your direction determines your destiny."</span><br /><br />Keputusanmu menentukan arah tujuan, dan tujuanmu menentukan keberuntunganmu. <br /><br />Karena itu Anda akan memerlukan lebih banyak informasi agar dapat memutuskan sebuah tujuan hidup yang paling tepat. Sebagai contoh adalah keputusan Nelson Mandela. Berdasarkan pengalaman dan latar belakang kehidupannya, ia memilih tujuan hidup membebaskan rakyat Afrika Selatan dari tekanan politik rasialisme. Sejak tahun 1942, ia sering terlibat aksi-aksi dan organisasi politik. Kehidupan Nelson berubah sebagai konsekuensi atas keputusannya terjun ke dunia politik.<br /><br />Sepanjang tahun 1950-an, Mandela selalu menjadi korban tekanan kekuasaan. Nelson dipenjarakan bertahun-tahun, berpindah-pindah dari penjara pulau Robben, Pollsmoor di Cape Town, dan penjara Victor Verster. Ia baru dibebaskan pada tanggal 11 Februari 1990.<br /><br />Nelson berhasil menerima hadiah Perdamaian Nobel pada tahun 1993 dan terpilih menjadi Presiden Afrika Selatan untuk masa jabatan 10 Mei 1994 hingga Juni 1999. Semua berawal dari keputusannya memperjuangkan hak asasi manusia dan persamaan ras di Afrika Selatan sebagai tujuan hidup. Karena itu membuat keputusan mengenai apa tujuan hidup Anda merupakan langkah yang sangat penting.<br /><br />Setelah membuat keputusan mengenai tujuan hidup, maka langkah berikutnya adalah menuliskan tujuan hidup tersebut. Menuliskan tujuan hidup dimaksudkan untuk memudahkan Anda memahaminya. Jika tujuan hidup itu ditulis, itu artinya Anda sudah menciptakan instruksi yang jelas mengenai apa yang harus Anda lakukan dan bagaimana mengembangkan rencana berikutnya.<br /><br />Langkah-langkah tersebut sangat efektif digunakan untuk dapat memahami tujuan hidup. Pemahaman terhadap tujuan hidup sangat penting sebab proses pencapaian tujuan hidup berkembang dari pemikiran hingga menjadi sketsa, dari sketsa ke tindakan, dan dari tindakan ke pencapaian yang sesungguhnya. <br /><br />Goethe mengatakan, "Hal terbesar di dunia ini bukanlah dimana Anda berdiri, melainkan kemana Anda akan pergi." Itu artinya, jika Anda mampu menetapkan,memahami dan memperjelas tujuan hidup, maka kemungkinan untuk meraih sukses juga akan lebih besar.<br /><br /><br />Sumber: Pahami Tujuan Hidup<br />oleh Andrew HoMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-12080807462367086032007-05-13T23:17:00.000+07:002007-05-13T23:18:26.558+07:00Saatnya Melangkah dan Berbagi Mimpi!Lumayan sering sudah film Gladiator diputar di beberapa televisi<br />swasta di Indonesia. Sekian kali saya nonton film yang dibintangi<br />oleh Russel Crowe ini, serasa tidak ada bosannya. Sama seperti saat<br />saya menonton salah satu film Crowe lain yaitu Beautiful Mind,<br />sekian kali saya nonton sekian kali juga saya mendapat sesuatu baru<br />yang berbeda.<br /><br />Terakhir dari film Gladiator yang mengesankan saya adalah salah satu<br />scene di awal-awal film. Scene ini biasanya lewat begitu saja dalam<br />ingatan saya karena selama ini saya anggap tidak terlalu istimewa.<br />Namun beberapa waktu kemarin, apa yang disampaikan Maximus ketika<br />sedang mempersiapkan pasukannya untuk berangkat ke medan pertempuran<br />masih terngiang-ngiang di telinga saya. Bahkan sampai sekarang.<br /><br />"Apa yang kalian lakukan dalam kehidupan, akan bergaung dalam<br />keabadian."<br /><br />Begitulah Maximus memberikan motivasi kepada pasukannya untuk tetap<br />tegar dan semangat menghadapi pertempuran berikutnya. Sederhana saja<br />ucapan itu, namun bagi saya bermakna sangat dalam. Maximus ingin<br />agar tidak ada seorangpun dari pasukannya yang meragukan tujuan dari<br />pertempuran itu. Maximus ingin agar segenap pasukannya tetap percaya<br />dengan keyakinan mereka. Terus firm dengan tanpa keraguan sedikitpun<br />atas apa yang sedang mereka perjuangkan. Hati saya ikut bergetar<br />mendengar ucapan itu...<br /><br />Sampai dengan saat ini saya masih percaya penuh bahwa kunci<br />kesuksesan adalah keyakinan yang sangat kuat terhadap sebuah tujuan<br />yang dibarengi oleh konsistensi atas ikhtiar yang kita usahakan<br />untuk meraih goal. Alam semestapun akan melengkung dengan sendirinya<br />mengikuti keyakinan kita itu. Bahkan Allah sendiri menjanjikan<br />perubahan takdir apabila kita terus menerus berdoa dan berusaha ke<br />arah perubahan tersebut.<br /><br />Bagaimana dengan tujuan yang baru sebatas mewujud dalam mimpi di<br />malam-malam kita yang sepi? Apakah kita berani meletakkan mimpi itu<br />dalam pahatan keyakinan yang mengkristal dalam setiap doa kita<br />kepada Allah?<br /><br />Bermimpi adalah sebuah proses yang wajar bagi manusia. Mimpi sangat<br />dibutuhkan apabila kita ingin terus berproses dalam tumbuh kembang<br />yang berkelanjutan. Bahkan setiap proses kreatif dan inovasi selalu<br />diawali dengan bermimpi. Sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa melalui<br />proses bermimpilah kita mulai benar-benar hidup sebagai seorang<br />manusia. Kemudian apa yang bisa kita lakukan saat kita baru bisa<br />mimpi dan belum memiliki kesempatan ataupun kemampuan untuk<br />mewujudkannya?<br /><br />Sebelum berbicara lebih jauh tetang mimpi, ucapan Maximus di scene<br />awal film Gladiator tersebut merupakan sebuah ajakan bagi seluruh<br />pasukannya untuk segera bertindak mewujudkan mimpi mereka. "Ini<br />saatnya bagi kita untuk melangkah," begitu kira-kira yang ingin<br />disampaikan oleh Maximus, "Dan jangan kuatir karena apa yang kalian<br />lakukan dalam kehidupan ini akan bergaung dalam keabadian."<br /><br />Begitu juga bagi kita, apapun yang kita miliki meskipun baru sebuah<br />mimpi, kita harus berani untuk segera melangkah. Paling tidak, mimpi-<br />mimpi itu harus segera kita bagi dengan rekan-rekan yang satu visi<br />dan mampu kita percaya. Dengan kata lain, kita harus segera<br />membangun mimpi bersama dengan lingkungan kita.<br /><br />Apabila kita secara konsisten rajin membagi mimpi itu dengan orang-<br />orang terdekat kita, yakinlah bahwa suatu saat mimpi itu akan<br />terwujud. Bahkan melalui jalan yang sama sekali tidak terduga dan<br />sepertinya tidak mungkin. Karena apabila Allah sudah berkehendak dan<br />ridlo dengan mimpi kita, maka tidak akan ada yang mampu menahan<br />mimpi itu untuk membumi dan menjadi kenyataan.<br /><br />Jadi, jangan takut untuk bermimpi. Namun jangan hanya berhenti pada<br />tahapan bermimpi saja. Segeralah mengambil tindakan untuk mewujudkan<br />mimpi itu. Paling tidak melangkahlah dengan tindakan yang sangat<br />sederhana, yaitu berbagi mimpi!<br /><br />Inilah saatnya untuk melangkah, karena apa yang kita lakukan dalam<br />kehidupan akan bergaung dalam keabadian..<br /><br />"Keep on struggling, then you will find the amazing of believing."<br /><br /><br />Banyuwangi, 29 April 2007<br />Aziz Fajar Ariwibowo<br />see my blog : http://aziz-fajar.blogs.friendster.com/azizfajar/Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-14040945052547447992007-05-13T20:31:00.000+07:002007-05-13T20:32:35.951+07:00Tampil BedaSelera, sering menjadi ciri khas sejak lahir, yang sudah sekali diubah. Dalam dunia kerja, sering harus menyesuaikan "selera" atas atau rekan kerja, yang terkadang tidak "masuk akal". Namun, bila kita sedikit lebih smart akan mudah dan berani tampil lebih beda, atau bahkan bisa sesuai degnan selera atasan.<br /><br />Penampilan, memang mutlak diperlukan dalam dunia kerja. Namun, untuk tampil "bersinar" di kantor, tentu saja butuh kualitas tertentu. Syarat utamanya adalah, berani tampil beda. Bukan berarti Anda harus mengenakan busana yang "jreng" atau lain dari yang lain, melainkan membuat orang lain (terutama bos), menyadari bahwa "selera" Anda setingkat lebih tinggi ketimbang karyawan lainnya. <br /><br />Untuk menunjukkan bahwa Anda bukan orang 'biasa”, Anda perlu melatih diri dengan kriteria seperti di bawah ini: <br /><br />1. Berani mendobrak status quo <br />Kalau Anda tidak puas dengan keadaan sekarang, pertanyakan otoritas dan rutinitas yang Anda jalani, dan tunjukkan bahwa asumsi-asumsi yang kini berlaku itu tidak benar. <br /><br />2. Selalu ingin tahu dan berani mengambil risiko <br />Upayakan untuk selalu mengeksplorasi lingkungan dan menginvestigasi seluruh kemungkinan. Sifat ini lebih baik bila ditambah dengan keberanian mengambil risiko, keluar dari zona nyaman, dan tidak takut gagal. <br /><br />3. Termotivasi <br />Mulailah merespon kebutuhan batin terdalam, berinisiatif dan proaktif terhadap proyek-proyek baru, dan tumbuhkan terus motivasi dalam diri. <br /><br />4. Toleransi terhadap ambiguitas <br />Dunia tak sekadar terdiri dari hitam putih belaka. Kalau Anda bisa nyaman dengan keteraturan dan ketenangan, Anda mesti juga bisa menyesuaikan diri dengan chaos, konflik, dan sebagainya. Pandanglah paradoks sebagai hiburan, tak usah berkecil hati menghadapi segala sesuatu yang 'bermuka dua”. <br /><br />5. Belajar selagi ada kesempatan <br />Belajar memang tak mengenal waktu. Di setiap tahapan kehidupan, Anda memiliki kesempatan untuk mempelajari apa pun. Ongkosnya memang macam-macam, ada yang mahal, murah, bahkan gratis sama sekali. Ini tergantung dari seberapa jeli Anda belajar dan memilih apa yang dipelajari. <br /><br />6. Seimbangkan intuisi dan analisis <br />Sudah diketahui bahwa intuisi memegang peranan penting dalam pengambilan keputusan seseorang dan bahwa intuisi ini terlatih karena kebiasaan. Namun begitu, belajarlah menyeimbangkan intuisi dengan analisis keadaan, supaya Anda bisa mencapai keputusan yang tepat. <br /><br />Beberapa dari kriteria di atas boleh jadi amat mudah bagi Anda, tapi sangat sukar bagi orang lain. Ini normal, bahkan bila Anda terlahir dengan 'bakat-bakat' seperti itu, Anda masih tetap bisa mengembangkannya. Tak ada kata terlambat untuk memulainya bila Anda merasa belum memilikinya.Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-27444512384865760082007-05-11T19:30:00.000+07:002007-05-11T19:35:00.410+07:005 (Lima) "S"”…Nanti sajalah kalau saya sudah punya banyak uang. Saya ingin punya usaha sendiri, tapi, jangan sekarang. Perjalanan saya masih jauh untuk meraih cita-cita saya. Perlengkapan usaha saya belum komplit…”<br /><br />Banyak jalan menuju Roma. Banyak cara meraih sukses. Salah satu cara adalah memulai usaha sendiri. Jika memang ”jalan” ini yang Anda pilih (memulai usaha sendiri), artikel ini memang untuk Anda.<br /><br /><strong>KEKUATAN 5 S</strong><br /><br />Sebelum kita mengambil langkah pertama memulai usaha sendiri, ada lima hal yang bisa kita gunakan sebagai kekuatan untuk mendorong kita mewujudkan mimpi kita: memiliki usaha sendiri yang sukses.<br /><br /><strong>Sekarang</strong><br />Meraih cita-cita, apa pun itu bentuknya memang tidaklah semudah membalik telapak tangan. Semua upaya untuk mewujudkan cita-cita, termasuk juga memulai usaha sendiri, mengandung berbagai risiko: kegagalan, kesulitan dana, berbagai masalah dan hambatan lainnya. Tetapi, upaya ini juga tidak sesulit memindahkan gunung. <br /><br />Untuk sukses dalam menekuni sebuah usaha, memang memerlukan waktu dan kesiapan. Tapi, jika semua itu tidak kita mulai sekarang, lalu kapan lagi? Jika kita tidak memulai sekarang, mungkin sekali kita tidak akan pernah punya keberanian untuk memulai. Jadi jangan sampai kita menyesal kemudian. <br /><br />Banyak hal yang bisa kita lakukan sekarang: mempersiapkan diri, mempelajari ataupun memantapkan keterampilan yang diperlukan, memupuk pengalaman berharga, melakukan riset kecil untuk menentukan kebutuhan pasar ataupun perubahan kebutuhan yang bisa kita akomodasi melalui usaha yang akan kita bentuk, mencari informasi mengenai segala persyaratan dan aturan hukum yang terkait dengan usaha yang akan kita mulai (dokumen yang perlu dilengkapi, aturan main yang perlu dipatuhi), dan mencari dukungan dana, sumber daya manusia, dan nasihat yang diperlukan. <br /><br />”You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great,” (Anda tidak perlu menjadi besar dulu untuk memulai, tapi Anda harus memulai dulu untuk menjadi ”besar”, begitulah yang dikatakan Les Brown. Kata-kata bijak Les Brown ini mungkin bisa membantu kita untuk memulai mengambil langkah pertama menuju cita-cita kita.<br /> <br /><strong>Sedikit</strong><br />"Saya belum punya cukup uang." <br />"Saya belum punya banyak pengalaman." <br />"Saya belum punya ruang usaha.” <br /><br />Selain waktu, kelengkapan sarana dan prasarana sering menjadi alasan bagi kita untuk menunda memulai usaha sendiri. Sebenarnya, dalam memulai usaha, kita tidak perlu menunggu sampai semua yang kita perlukan ada. Mulai dengan memanfaatkan yang ada, untuk kemudian bisa kita lengkapi sedikit demi sedikit sejalan dengan berkembangnya usaha kita. <br /><br />Sebagai ilustrasi, kita bisa meneladani apa yang dilakukan oleh Daisy Braxton. Wanita pengusaha jasa kebersihan gedung ini, tidak menunggu sampai ia memiliki banyak pegawai, dan banyak peralatan untuk memulai usahanya. Ia memasarkan jasanya ke berbagai pemilik gedung. Begitu pesanan diterima dari satu pemilik gedung kecil, ia langsung merekrut dua karyawan untuk membantunya, dan membeli perlengkapan yang diperlukan dari uang muka yang didapatkan. Dari satu gedung dan dua karyawan, dalam kurang dari lima tahun, Daisy berhasil mengembangkan usahanya menjadi besar dengan omzet yang 500% lebih tinggi dari saat ia pertama kali memulai.<br /><br /><strong>Sendiri</strong><br />Memulai sebuah usaha memang sering kali memerlukan dukungan orang lain: keluarga, teman, karyawan, bank, pelanggan. Tapi, sebelum kita mendapatkan dukungan orang lain, kita perlu mulai dari diri sendiri. Kita perlu meyakinkan diri sendiri bahwa kita bisa sukses. Jika kita sendiri sudah memiliki keyakinan ini, akan lebih mudah bagi kita untuk meyakinkan orang lain untuk mendukung kita. <br /><br />Walt Disney, sebelum memulai usahanya di bidang pembuatan film-film kartun yang menghibur banyak orang, memiliki keyakinan yang kuat akan ide bisnis yang dimilikinya. Dengan keyakinan yang kuat ini, ia berhasil meyakinkan saudara laki-lakinya untuk bersama-sama merintis usaha pembuatan film kartun. Karena mereka belum memiliki tempat usaha, Disney dan saudaranya kemudian mengunjungi paman mereka yang memiliki sebuah ruangan yang belum dimanfaatkan. Mereka pun berhasil meyakinkan paman mereka untuk meminjamkan ruangan tersebut untuk diubah menjadi sebuah studio mini. <br /><br /><strong>Senang</strong><br />Modal utama dari sebuah usaha adalah ”rasa senang”. Kita perlu menyenangi bisnis yang kita terjuni. Tanpa rasa cinta pada apa yang akan kita kerjakan, akan mudah bagi kita untuk menyerah ketika harus menghadapi berbagai masalah dan kendala yang menghadang. Seperti ibaratnya orang yang sedang jatuh cinta, ke gunung pun kita ikut, ke lembah kita turut, menyeberangi lautan bukan masalah, ke bulan (jika perlu) kita jalani juga. Ini menunjukkan bahwa jika kita sudah jatuh cinta pada sebuah usaha, maka masalah, halangan dan hambatan tidak akan mematahkan semangat kita untuk terus berjuang meraih sukses. <br /><br />Misalnya saja Steve Case, pemilik American On Line (AOL), sebuah perusahaan jasa komunikasi di industri Internet yang membuka akses bagi orang-orang untuk memasuki dunia maya. Dari sejak kecil, Steve senang sekali berkomunikasi dengan banyak orang, terutama melalui surat. <br /><br />Tapi, sarana pos memakan waktu lama, dan biaya yang makin tinggi jika jarak semakin jauh. Untuk mengatasi masalah biaya dan jarak, Steve akhirnya membangun usaha yang memungkinkan masyarakat untuk mengirim surat dengan lebih cepat dan lebih murah melalui sarana surat elektronik (email). <br /><br />Dalam membangun usahanya ini, banyak kendala dan tantangan yang dihadapi, antara lain: Ketika AOL sedang mengalami kesulitan, Bill Gates pernah membujuk Case untuk menjual usahanya ini kepada sang Kaisar Microsoft, tapi Steve Case menolak dan tetap mempertahankan usahanya. Semua hambatan tersebut tidak mematahkan semangat Steve Case, yang telah jatuh cinta pada dunia komunikasi elektronik, untuk tetap menekuni dan mengembangkan usahanya. Ternyata keputusan ini berhasil membawa Steve Case dan AOL perusahaannya ke jenjang sukses.<br /><br /><strong>Start Now!</strong>Magic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787881612948316845.post-50206670394041601882007-05-08T23:30:00.000+07:002007-05-08T23:32:49.744+07:00Sifat Kepiting<em>Pang Xie De Xing Ge</em><br /><br />Saat menjelang malam hari di tepi pantai, terlihat para nelayan melakukan kegiatan, yakni menangkap kepiting yang biasanya keluar dari sarang mereka di malam hari. Kepiting-kepiting yang ditangkap oleh nelayan, sebagian kecil akan menjadi lauk santapan sekeluarga, sebagian besar akan di bawa ke pengumpul atau langsung ke pasar untuk di jual. <br /><br />Para nelayan itu memasukkan semua kepiting hasil tangkapan mereka ke dalam baskom terbuka. Menariknya, baskom tersebut tidak perlu diberi penutup untuk mencegah kepiting meloloskan diri dari situ. Ada yang menarik dari tingkah laku kepiting-kepiting yang tertangkap itu. Mereka sekuat tenaga selalu berusaha keluar dengan menggunakan capit-capitnya yang kuat, tetapi jika ada seekor kepiting yang nyaris meloloskan diri keluar dari baskom, teman-temannya pasti akan berusaha keras menarik kembali ke dasar baskom. Begitulah seterusnya, sehingga akhirnya tidak ada seekor kepiting pun yang berhasil kabur dari baskom. Sebab itulah para nelayan tidak membutuhkan penutup untuk mencegah kepiting keluar dari baskom. Dan kemudian mati hidupnya si kepiting pun ditentukan keesokan harinya oleh si nelayan. <br /><br />Sungguh menarik kisah dari sifat kepiting tadi, mengingatkan kita pada kehidupan manusia. Kadang tanpa disadari, manusia bertingkah laku seperti kepiting di dalam baskom. Saat ada seorang teman berhasil mendaki ke atas atau berhasil mencapai sebuah prestasi, yang seharusnya kita ikut berbahagia dengan keberhasilan itu, tetapi tanpa sadar, kita justru merasa iri, dengki, marah, tidak senang, atau malahan berusaha menarik atau menjatuhkan kembali ke bawah. Apalagi dalam bisnis atau bidang lain yang mengandung unsur kompetisi, sifat iri, tidak mau kalah akan semakin nyata dan bila tidak segera kita sadari, kita telah menjadi monster, mahluk yang menakutkan yang akhirnya akan membunuh hati nurani kita sendiri. <br /><br /><strong>Gelagat manusia yang mempunyai sifat seperti halnya sifat kepiting yaitu : </strong><br />1. Selalu sibuk merintangi orang lain yang akan menuju sukses sehingga lupa berusaha untuk memajukan diri sendiri. <br />2. selalu mencari dan menyalahkan pihak di luar dirinya<br /><br />Pembaca yang berbahagia. <br /><br /><strong>Tidak perlu cemas dengan keberhasilan orang lain, tidak perlu ada menyimpan iri hati apalagi tindakan yang bermaksud menghalangi teman atau orang lain agar mereka tidak maju. Buang pikiran negatif seperti itu! <br />Karena sesungguhnya, di dalam persaingan bisnis atau persaingan di bidang apa pun, tidak peduli berakhir dengan kemenangan atau kekalahan, masing-masing dari kita mempunyai hak untuk sukses! </strong><br /><br /><em><strong>Cheng Gong Shi Wo Men De Quan Li</strong></em><br /><br />Success is our right! Jika kita bisa menyadari bahwa Success is our right, sukses adalah hak kita semua!, maka secara konsekuen kita bisa menghargai setiap keberhasilan orang lain, bahkan selalu siap membantu orang lain untuk mencapai kesuksesannya. Untuk itu, dari pada mempunyai niat menghalangi atau menjatuhkan orang lain, jauh lebih penting adalah kita siap berjuang dan sejauh mana kita sendiri mengembangkan kemampuan dan potensi kita seutuhnya. Sehingga hasil yang akan kita capaipun akan maksimal dan membanggakan! <br /><br /><br />Salam Sukses Luar Biasa! <br /><br />Andrie Wongso<br />www.andriewongso.comMagic Articleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084396578126199395noreply@blogger.com0