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My Thought 4 the Day

There are always time that we need a boost in life and we go around browsing at book stores available near us looking for “Self Improvement” books on the bookshelves which are now aplenty. Most bookstores have now special shelves marked for such books and it makes browsing a lot easier though not on the pocket. There are also times when we look for memoirs or autobiographies of personalities to read and hopefully emulate their successful life. A strong believer that learning is a lifelong process that never ends until the last breath of air, I too picks up the habit of reading whatever that I could lay my hands on. And as mentioned above, I too go around looking for self improvement books and memoirs when I'm in a bookstore (off and on} with the hope of improving myself and to be a better person. But lately, since blogging and the availability of resources, I generally tend to browse the websites for such related topics. Hence, the reason why I put the widget “Words of Wisdom” in my blog to keep on reminding me of things that I could easily follow to further improve myself in this competitive world besides primarily aimed at making me a better person.


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I will thus pick up certain phrase from the “Words of Wisdom” and share my thoughts and hope that it would be beneficial to all. My choice for the day is “Living successfully means pursuing your goals”. It is very important to have goals in life in order for one to be truly successful in life. The goals should never be carved in stone because we will have to constantly revise it with whatever obstacles that we faced towards reaching the final destinations. Besides that, as we progress and move into the different phases/stages in life, our outlook/goals/expectation will definitely also change. The goals one set upon graduation would definitely change or transform into something else pending the first job that one landed for example. Worst still if one were to fail to land a job. But that should not prevent us towards finding alternatives that could still lead us towards success and happiness. I have come across friends and colleagues that are successful in their career but miserable in life because of mismatch of goals. Their career path just does not match their own personal goals due to various reasons such as outstanding financial obligations, family commitment, and thousand and one other reasons. In such instances, one would have to reconcile and readjust accordingly so as one could achieve continued happiness as well as success in life. Never ever give up in life!

That’s my take on the subject of “Living successfully means pursuing your goals” in brief
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Tips to become a better blogger

Blogging does not come easy especially for someone, like me, who does not have the flair for writing or journalism. I generally spend some time surfing the net reading other blogs for ideas especially when I don't have anything to write about. By virtue of being new to blogging and not an internet tech freak, I tend to look at various blogs for solutions or interesting widgets to complement my blog. In such instant, I came across this particular article "49 tips to become a better blogger" by Janith from Bloggusion.com . I wish to share it with all .....

49 Tips to Become a Better Blogger

1. Blog about what you are passionate about, not for the niches that promise a lot.
2. Research, Research & Research more.
3. There’s always something more to learn.
4. Be confident in what you write.
5. Know your niche.
6. Out-smart your competitors.
7. No matter how big your competition is, just remember they are human too.
8. Know that humans make mistakes; exploit your competitors to get the upper hand.
9. Be creative, don’t copy others.
10. Set yourself goals, reasonable goals.

11. Stay Committed.
12. Be Polite.
13. Motivation is the key to success.
14. Don’t procrastinate - be productive in your work.
15. Understand that everyone is different.
16. Be open-minded - there will be people that disagree with you.
17. Don’t take criticism personally; use it as a force to push your forwards.
18. Discrimination is ultimately sourced from some type of jealousy.
19. The internet isn’t always nice.
20. People that are jealous might not like what you are doing, ignore them.
21. Understand that envy and jealousy are two different things.
22. You are bound to fail, so learn to accept it.
23. Welcome mistakes with a open mind and a heavy heart.
24. If you don’t make mistakes - you will never improve.
25. Don’t stress when things aren’t working out.
26. If you are stuck with something, 99% of your issues can be fixed using Google.
27. Everything takes time, so does blogging.
28. Don’t take anything for granted; appreciate everything you get from your work.
29. Don’t give up, no matter how useless your efforts seem.
30. Seek and you shall find.
31. Stay focused, stay targeted.
32. Try to write daily, write more on good days to make up for the bad.
33. Read other peoples’ opinion.
34. After you read it, respect it - even if you disagree with it.
35. Comment them, they will comment you.
36. Treat others, the way you want them to treat you.
37. Draw on the facts, stay away from the myths.
38. Appreciate what others have to say.
39. Do something extraordinary for people to notice you.
40. Know your audience.
41. Use social networks such as Twitter, Myspace and Facebook to really get to know your audience.
42. Make Friends.
43. Reward your readers.
44. Don’t be afraid to try new things, or else how would we know which is better?
45. Help others, yeah for free.
46. Karma is a strong force to be taken seriously.
47. Run for charity.
48. You got to spend money, to make money - don’t get stuck with Blogger for too long.
49. Lastly, money isn’t everything - except the root of all evil.

Final Say,

No matter how long you have been blogging for, whether it is a few days or a few years – you will always continue to learn.

Anyone can be successful in blogging – by it comes down to the wire where you need to ask yourself “Am I committed?”

If you can keep at it, through the ups and downs you will ultimately prevail.

May we all be successful blogger!



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Handbook 2009

A friend of mine send me an email with an attachment entitled Handbook 2009. Decided to put it down here for I find it useful for all of us in facing 2009.  

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.


Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with
his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:
40. Share this to everyone you care about.


We may have welcomed this year on a bit of a rough patch,
But things will go back up and everything will hopefully be alright.

Live Life To The Fullest !!!!!



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Listening & Hearing

As individuals that made up a society or community that we live in or work, one needs to listen and hear what others are saying. Generally people tend to only listen but but we fail to hear the words. This failure of listening and hearing indirectly contributes to the mess that we are currently faced with.

Whatever position we hold, be it as superiors or subordinates, we must not fail in this act. We must continue to listen and hear what the other party are saying. We can learn more and helps create a conducive environment for all if we hear and listen. Sometimes we tend to just wave aside what someone else are saying just because we think that we knows better the subject. But that need not necessarily be true. Besides that there is no harm in just giving the other person to voice out his opinion. It will helps to boost his self confidence.

Never be judgemental in life because we have more to lose by being one.





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Virtues of Life

"Privileges and positions should be used with care and compassion,
never take advantage of it and abuse it"
and
"Don't take advantage of people and don't let people take advantage of you"



Those are two quotes from YBhg. Tan Sri Murad Hashim in one of his recent interview with the media which caught my attention. We should adopt and practice them throughout our life. Leaders, organizations and nations could all fail if privileges and positions are randomly abused and not curtailed. Abuses of privileges, positions and power all lead to various form of corruptions.
Organizations and nations would be able to develop and prosper if only everyone adhere to the rules. Let us all thus learn not to take advantage and abuse what little privileges that we have in work and life.

We must also learn not to take advantage of people especially when people are nice to us. Simultaneously, we should also not allow others to take advantage of us. We must be able to say NO when the circumstances warrants it and we should thus accepts when others say NO to us.



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Study Visit to Orang Asli village


Visited three Orang Asli villages in Bentong, Pahang today as part of our study visit program under the course I am currently undergoing. The visit is primarily aimed at exposing course participants on issues of concern to the Orang Asli community in general and specifically to the three villages. We had informal discussions with the Tok Batin and some other villagers to learn first-hand and understand their aspirations......



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Ethics In Leadership Presentation

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