" If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry.
He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause and say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well."
The Oxford English dictionary defines optimism as 1. hopefulness and confidence about the future or success of something, 2. the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. Pessimism on the other hand, is defined as 1. lack of hope or confidence in the future, 2. a belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that evil will ultimately prevail over good
It is often said that an optimistic attitude is slightly dangerous. This is because you are more likely to underestimate the potential for danger due to a too blithe and lackadaisical attitude that all will be well.
Pessimists, on the other hand, tend to be fatalistic. Everything is viewed as a disaster.
A common time management mistake is to attempt to do too many things and not distinguish between the important and critical. What is time management? Time management, in the true sense of the word, can be defined as doing the right thing the right way at the right time. When one does not do things in the right way, ie, prioritise the things to be done, a lot of time is taken up in doing the non essentials.
Have you experienced the feeling- you are doing more, running faster, accomplishing much, but you feel there is something missing
You may be writing the best goals of the year, and getting the top prize for accomplishing all the goals you set out to do. You may be accomplishing all that you set out to achieve, but at the end you are still unhappy.
What is your money making strategy? How are you making your money work for you? Do you have enough to live on for the next 10 years if you stopped working today? Unfortunately, most of us are not trained to make money or learn to provide for our future comfortably. Our financial IQ needs to be raised. We need to be aware so we can change our thoughts habits and prevent possible financial disasters along the way.
Money making strategies can be broadly classified as follows:
" Life is to be fortified with many friendships. To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence" Sydney Smith
Life's greatest value ultimately lies the relationships we have in our lives. Other than knowing yourself and having an understanding and love for oneself, loving and caring relationships and friendships is one of the most fulfilling gifts you can have in your life. It's about people. It's about caring, commitment, loyalty, love. It's what you remember and want to restore at the end of your life.
A beautiful relationship can bring untold love, appreciation, joy and ecstacy. On the other hand, a broken relationship with someone dear can bring untold misery and pain.
Here are 6 ingredients for healthy relationships that we should strive to develop in every relationship.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly… who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never know either victory or defeat."
You're both at a movie, you and he are good friends, the chemistry is just perfect. There are common interests, personalities click. You're pretty sure this is the one, and you are sitting glowing and radiating in your relationship of a few months. You're pretty familiar and it's time for him to pop the question. He runs his fingers through your hair, and you snuggle close. Deep down inside, he is feeling a strange mixture of emotions. He welcomes your company, yet fears the speed at which you have become close. He views you as an intrusion of his intimate space, and if he gives in, it means he will be vulnerable.
The secret is to find a reason to do the task. The reason people fail to get started is usually because there is not a strong enough reason. Consider what might happen if you don't complete the tasks. Once you find a reason to do the task that is strong enough, the odds are good that you will complete the task.
It is what get things going. Of course, we must first have an overall picture and visualization of what we want to achieve first. Then take the first step. Take the plunge.
Ready- Fire- Aim!
It is in the doing that we learn. Even if it is fired off target a little, it doesn't matter. The next time you will fire better, from the experience of having first tried.
How often have we seen someone do this: Ready- Aim- Aiming- Aim- Still aiming - Aiming ………- Fire!
A mother's love. So spontaneous, so unconditional, yet foundational in a child's life. It embodies the hope, dreams, faith, promises that have yet to be fulfilled. When we look at a child, he/she is so full of potential and hope- we can dream again- that this life will be able to experience the happiness that he/she is deserving of.
Here is an exerpt of Malika Chopra's hopes, dreams and promises for her child…
Think and grow rich. Think and achieve. Attract what you want by thinking of what you want. The film The Secret and the Law of Attraction has highlighted the concept that anything is within the field of our possibility if we desire it strongly enough, believe in it and take action towards getting or achieving what we want or dream about. It has shown innumerable instances where people have achieved what they wanted by thinking believing hard enough. Why is it then that millions are not having what they want or achieving the happiness they desire? That they are treading in poverty, unhappiness, unease? The secret lies in another secret. This secret is that a lot of people do not even know what they really want.
" There's only thing in this world that's worth having. Love. You love somebody, somebody loves you. That's all there is to it. But if you don't get that, you've got nothing, so you take the next best thing. You take power or money or fame or whatever little morsel you can pick for yourself as second best."
Charles Mergendahl in 'The next best thing'
People need people. People need love.
Often we live on things that are second best if we do not have what we really want.
At the crux of it all, we want dignity, to be appreciated, to have.
The recent shooting in Virginia Tech is to be lamented.
The ability to look on the bright side of life, think constructively and creatively, expect success, be inspired and motivated to accomplish your goals, not giving up, believing in yourself and displaying self esteem and confidence, seeking opportunities and solutions, are certainly to be craved and emulated.
However, often, when one feels down, the words "Think positive!" somehow gives an empty ring.
Especially when it is not easy to do in the midst of a crisis, an unexpected situation, or one in which one has not been able to get out of for a long time.
Stumble it!
The Oxford English dictionary defines optimism as 1. hopefulness and confidence about the future or success of something, 2. the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. Pessimism on the other hand, is defined as 1. lack of hope or confidence in the future, 2. a belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that evil will ultimately prevail over good
A common time management mistake is to attempt to do too many things and not distinguish between the important and critical. What is time management? Time management, in the true sense of the word, can be defined as doing the right thing the right way at the right time. When one does not do things in the right way, ie, prioritise the things to be done, a lot of time is taken up in doing the non essentials.
Have you experienced the feeling- you are doing more, running faster, accomplishing much, but you feel there is something missing
What is your 
Life's greatest value ultimately lies the relationships we have in our lives. Other than knowing yourself and having an understanding and love for oneself, 
Procrastination can either mean not starting something or the inability to finish something.
" There's only thing in this world that's worth having. Love. You love somebody, somebody loves you. That's all there is to it. But if you don't get that, you've got nothing, so you take the next best thing. You take power or money or fame or whatever little morsel you can pick for yourself as second best."
