Now, where did I put those car keys? Did I switch the oven off? Have I locked the front door? And, oh no, Ive forgotten her name... If any of that sounds familiar, you probably wont be poised to compete in the World Memory Championships this year.
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The annual contest, which kicks off on December 1, sees competitors tackle a whole host of mind games, from memorising numbers, words and entire decks of cards to recalling historic dates. But if its as much as you can do to remember your husbands mobile number without using redial, read on for 20 top tips on how to improve your memory. You never know, next year it might be you trouncing the world at the championships...
1. Chunk it
Separating long bits of info, such as phone numbers, into digestible chunks helps us remember. Most people can recall around seven things so, for example, when given the number 33987643134509, break it down into sections: 33 98 76 43 13 45 09.
2. Do not cram
Sorry, students, but cramming does not cut it. Its better to space out your learning. For instance, when learning a foreign language, suggests Dr Chris Moulin of the Leeds Memory Group, dont repeat one word over and over. Repeat it to yourself a couple of times, then move on, and come back to it later.
3. Create cues
If you have to do something every day at a certain time, such as take a pill, then give yourself a cue to help your intention e.g. when the Today programme finishes Ill take my medication.
4. Use images
One way of remembering something, such as a persons name, is to picture it on the persons face. So if you meet a Joe Diamond, imagine a diamond. You will have to get more creative for unusual names but psychologists say the more bizarre the image the better the memory tool.
5. Make it meaningful
Assign meanings to random facts or figures: if you needed to remember the number 50110662012, think Levis jeans, Battle of Hastings, London Olympics.
6. Make it personal
Making anything you want to remember relate to yourself is one of the best memory aids e.g. the Blair government came into power in 1997; you graduated in 1997.
7. The Roman Room method
The Roman Room method is about remembering sequences of information by visualising them in a certain location. Use a place you know well, and take a mental walk through the rooms in a set order. Then put the information from your list one by one into each room so if its Prime Ministers, put Harold Wilson in the hallway, James Callaghan in the living room, Margaret Thatcher in the kitchen and so on. Think about it slowly and itll stick!
8. Be boring
Always forget where you put your keys/purse? Its common sense, but boring routine is memorys best friend. Put those items in the same place every time. We pay little or no attention to mundane events, which is why we can rarely remember where we put our specs while we were busy doing something else.
9. Mnemonics
A mnemonic is a learning technique that aids memory such as Richard of Yorke Gave Battle in Vain to remember the colours of the rainbow. Adopt phrases to remember things; the more bizarre the better. It can help with spelling awkward words or remembering the names of people at a meeting. Rhyming is especially helpful (eg. Thirty days have September, April, June and November).
10. Eat oily fish
Omega-3 oils found in oily fish, as well as walnuts, pumpkin and flax seeds, help to build and maintain something called myelin. The fatty substance helps the nervous system function properly which fires up your powers of concentration.
11. Chomp on choline
Choline, an amino acid in eggs, liver, chicken and soybeans, can protect the brain and boost memory. In fact, a recent study suggested that people with a higher choline intake performed better in memory tests although a long-term healthy diet as a whole is key to maintaining good brain function, with dark leafy vegetables, berries, tomatoes, nuts and seeds all good memory foods.
12. Get moving
A recent Cambridge University study suggests regular aerobicexercise, such as jogging, can boost memory by triggering the growth of new neurons in the brain.
13. Get teaching
Teaching new concepts to another person can aid your own recollection of the material so give a mini lecture to a friend when you are both studying for the same exam.
14. Be positive
According to Harvard health experts, negative stereotypes about ageing contribute to a failing memory. So older learners do worse on memory tests when exposed to pessimistic claims about age and brain power and better if exposed to messages about keeping memory strong well into retirement.
15. Use all your senses
The more senses you use when you experience or learn something, the better your powers of recall later. For example, smells can instantly conjure memories of the distant past - so get sniffing.
16. Write it down
Draw a picture or write down the information you want to remember, even if you never refer to your notes again. Just the action of forming a visual image helps with memory.
17. Repeat, repeat
When you want to remember something new, repeat it out loud if you have just been told some body's name, use it when you speak to that person (So, John, how long have you known Sophie?)
18. Challenge Yourself
Engage in activities that require you to concentrate: join a book club, do crosswords or try new recipes. Anything that taxes your brain will help you maintain skills as you get older.
19. Write, do not type
Your fingers may feel clunky with a Biro when you are used to hammering at a keyboard, but writing longhand can help your brain better process the information you are writing. So when learning something new, get scribbling.
20. Meditate
US studies found that daily meditation thickened the parts of the brain's cerebral cortex responsible for decision making, attention and memory. Try "mindfulness" techniques, focusing on an image, sound or your own breathing.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
SHOW CONFIDENCE
Top 10 Ways to Show Confidence With Body Language.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words;
now picture yourself, approaching a woman or a
prospective client, walking into a board meeting or a
party.
How do you look?
What message do you communicate the moment you
walk into a room?
What are your eyes, hands and shoulders saying?
What information can people gather about you before
you ever say a word?
Never thought about it?
You should. And you can start by perusing our top 10
tips to show confidence with body language.
People read your body language, often via instinct and
without thinking. It’s because our poses and postures
are a great source of information. They reflect our
mood and our confidence level. We stand and walk a
certain way when we’re confident and another way
when we’re nervous. In a glance, most people can
discern if we’re apprehensive or outgoing, relaxed or
aggressive. With a little practice, we can learn the tips
to show confidence through body language so that
we always appear confident, capable and ready.
Top 10 Ways to Show Confidence With Body Language.
01. Avoid your pockets
The first tip on our list of the top 10 tips to show
confidence with body language is to keep your hands
out of your pockets. We put our hands in our pockets
when we’re uncomfortable or unsure of ourselves.
And as long as you have your hands stuffed down
your pants, that’s how other people will view you.
Instinctually we tend to hide our hands when we’re
nervous; keeping your hands out in the open indicates
confidence and shows people you have nothing to
hide. Also, recognize that putting your hands in your
pockets encourages slouching, which isn’t good.
As an alternative, try putting your hands on your hips;
it’s a far more confident posture.
02. Don’t fidget
Fidgeting is a clear sign of nervousness. A man who
can’t keep still, is a man who is worried, tense and
certainly not confident. Your hands can be your worst
enemies — fight to keep them still and steady.
You can definitely talk with your hands, but keep
your gesticulations calm and under control. Also,
when seated, avoid that rapid leg-vibration thing that
some guys do (you don’t want to look like a dog
getting his belly rubbed).
03. Keep your eyes forward
Keeping your eyes level might be one of the trickiest
ways to show confidence in body language.
When you’re walking anywhere by yourself, it often
feels natural to lower your head slightly and watch
your step, but this posture communicates to others
that you don’t want to engage in conversation or
interact. And if you’re not careful, you might get into
the habit of doing it all the time. Keep your chin up
and your eyes forward, even when you’re walking
down the street by yourself.
04. Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Standing up straight is one of the most important of
our top 10 tips to project confidence through body
language. It can be a challenge especially if you’ve
been a sloucher all your life, but get over it. Standing
up straight is perhaps the most important means of
communicating confidence.
Concentrate on pushing your shoulders back slightly
when standing and walking. Nothing major,just a little.
That one simple motion does wonders for your posture.
Try it in front of the mirror—you’ll be surprised how
much more confident it makes you look.
05. Take wide steps
A confident man will never be described as "scurrying,"
"creeping" or "sneaking," so pay attention to the way
you walk. If you want to show confidence with body
language you want to take large steps. Wide steps
make you seem purposeful and suggest a personal
tranquility, which denotes confidence in a man.
06. Firm handshakes
Another of our top 10 tips for showing confidence
with body language has to do with the firm handshake.
There are few things worse than reaching out your
hand during an introduction and getting a palm full of
dead fish. Don’t be that guy. Instead, grip the other
person’s hand firmly and confidently.
If shaking hands with someone you’ve already met,
you might even consider the two-hand grab: placing
your free hand on the other person’s elbow adds
warmth and enthusiasm to the handshake.
Just don’t get carried away. A handshake is not a
contest. Don’t try to crush the other person’s hand
and don’t hold on too long.
07. Proper grooming
Imagine yourself walking into a room, maybe there
are lots of beautiful women there or maybe the room
is filled with respected colleagues. Now consider your
appearance: four days’ worth of scruff, bad skin, hair
crispy and pointy like a Backstreet Boy’s. The point
we’re trying to make is that grooming is an essential
component of communicating confidence through
body language.
You want your hair, face and even your smell to work
for you, not against you. Don’t be afraid to experiment
with new products to find the ones that work for you.
08. Smile
Confident people smile because they have nothing to
worry about. Try this as an experiment: smile at
someone as you pass them on the street or walking
around the office. Chances are good that they’ll smile
back. Now wouldn’t you like to have that effect on
people all the time?
09. Don’t cross your arms when socializing
Crossing your arms is a protective posture. We do it
when we’re cold, nervous or on guard. Think of those
big, burly nightclub bouncers, crossing their 26-inch
pythons while standing guard at the door to a club.
Do they look like guys you want to talk to, joke with
or work with? No, right?
Their job is to look intimidating. Your job is to look
likeable, open and confident. So relax a little and keep
your arms uncrossed.
10. Use contact to show appreciation
The pat on the back is a lost art. Don’t be afraid to pat
a buddy or a colleague on the back when he or she
delivers a perfectly timed punch line or nails the big
presentation. Most people aren’t freaked out by a
hand on the shoulder and they’ll likely be appreciative
of your sign of affection and respect.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words;
now picture yourself, approaching a woman or a
prospective client, walking into a board meeting or a
party.
How do you look?
What message do you communicate the moment you
walk into a room?
What are your eyes, hands and shoulders saying?
What information can people gather about you before
you ever say a word?
Never thought about it?
You should. And you can start by perusing our top 10
tips to show confidence with body language.
People read your body language, often via instinct and
without thinking. It’s because our poses and postures
are a great source of information. They reflect our
mood and our confidence level. We stand and walk a
certain way when we’re confident and another way
when we’re nervous. In a glance, most people can
discern if we’re apprehensive or outgoing, relaxed or
aggressive. With a little practice, we can learn the tips
to show confidence through body language so that
we always appear confident, capable and ready.
Top 10 Ways to Show Confidence With Body Language.
01. Avoid your pockets
The first tip on our list of the top 10 tips to show
confidence with body language is to keep your hands
out of your pockets. We put our hands in our pockets
when we’re uncomfortable or unsure of ourselves.
And as long as you have your hands stuffed down
your pants, that’s how other people will view you.
Instinctually we tend to hide our hands when we’re
nervous; keeping your hands out in the open indicates
confidence and shows people you have nothing to
hide. Also, recognize that putting your hands in your
pockets encourages slouching, which isn’t good.
As an alternative, try putting your hands on your hips;
it’s a far more confident posture.
02. Don’t fidget
Fidgeting is a clear sign of nervousness. A man who
can’t keep still, is a man who is worried, tense and
certainly not confident. Your hands can be your worst
enemies — fight to keep them still and steady.
You can definitely talk with your hands, but keep
your gesticulations calm and under control. Also,
when seated, avoid that rapid leg-vibration thing that
some guys do (you don’t want to look like a dog
getting his belly rubbed).
03. Keep your eyes forward
Keeping your eyes level might be one of the trickiest
ways to show confidence in body language.
When you’re walking anywhere by yourself, it often
feels natural to lower your head slightly and watch
your step, but this posture communicates to others
that you don’t want to engage in conversation or
interact. And if you’re not careful, you might get into
the habit of doing it all the time. Keep your chin up
and your eyes forward, even when you’re walking
down the street by yourself.
04. Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Standing up straight is one of the most important of
our top 10 tips to project confidence through body
language. It can be a challenge especially if you’ve
been a sloucher all your life, but get over it. Standing
up straight is perhaps the most important means of
communicating confidence.
Concentrate on pushing your shoulders back slightly
when standing and walking. Nothing major,just a little.
That one simple motion does wonders for your posture.
Try it in front of the mirror—you’ll be surprised how
much more confident it makes you look.
05. Take wide steps
A confident man will never be described as "scurrying,"
"creeping" or "sneaking," so pay attention to the way
you walk. If you want to show confidence with body
language you want to take large steps. Wide steps
make you seem purposeful and suggest a personal
tranquility, which denotes confidence in a man.
06. Firm handshakes
Another of our top 10 tips for showing confidence
with body language has to do with the firm handshake.
There are few things worse than reaching out your
hand during an introduction and getting a palm full of
dead fish. Don’t be that guy. Instead, grip the other
person’s hand firmly and confidently.
If shaking hands with someone you’ve already met,
you might even consider the two-hand grab: placing
your free hand on the other person’s elbow adds
warmth and enthusiasm to the handshake.
Just don’t get carried away. A handshake is not a
contest. Don’t try to crush the other person’s hand
and don’t hold on too long.
07. Proper grooming
Imagine yourself walking into a room, maybe there
are lots of beautiful women there or maybe the room
is filled with respected colleagues. Now consider your
appearance: four days’ worth of scruff, bad skin, hair
crispy and pointy like a Backstreet Boy’s. The point
we’re trying to make is that grooming is an essential
component of communicating confidence through
body language.
You want your hair, face and even your smell to work
for you, not against you. Don’t be afraid to experiment
with new products to find the ones that work for you.
08. Smile
Confident people smile because they have nothing to
worry about. Try this as an experiment: smile at
someone as you pass them on the street or walking
around the office. Chances are good that they’ll smile
back. Now wouldn’t you like to have that effect on
people all the time?
09. Don’t cross your arms when socializing
Crossing your arms is a protective posture. We do it
when we’re cold, nervous or on guard. Think of those
big, burly nightclub bouncers, crossing their 26-inch
pythons while standing guard at the door to a club.
Do they look like guys you want to talk to, joke with
or work with? No, right?
Their job is to look intimidating. Your job is to look
likeable, open and confident. So relax a little and keep
your arms uncrossed.
10. Use contact to show appreciation
The pat on the back is a lost art. Don’t be afraid to pat
a buddy or a colleague on the back when he or she
delivers a perfectly timed punch line or nails the big
presentation. Most people aren’t freaked out by a
hand on the shoulder and they’ll likely be appreciative
of your sign of affection and respect.
HEALTHY TIPS
HEALTH
Tips to boost your memory
Twenty tricks to jog your mind
Click to join World Malayali Club
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Now, where did I put those car keys? Did I switch the oven off? Have I locked the front door? And, oh no, I’ve forgotten her name...
If any of that sounds familiar, you probably won’t be poised to compete in the World Memory Championships this year.
The annual contest, which kicks off on December 1, sees competitors tackle a whole host of mind games, from memorising numbers, words and entire decks of cards to recalling historic dates.
But if it’s as much as you can do to remember your husband’s mobile number without using redial, read on for 20 top tips on how to improve your memory. You never know, next year it might be you trouncing the world at the championships.
1. Chunk it
Separating long bits of info, such as phone numbers, into digestible ‘chunks’ helps us remember. Most people can recall around seven things – so, for example, when given the number 33987643134509, break it down into sections: 33 98 76 43 13 45 09.
2. Don’t cram
Sorry, students, but cramming doesn’t cut it. It’s better to space out your learning. For instance, when learning a foreign language, suggests Dr Chris Moulin of the Leeds Memory Group, don’t repeat one word over and over. Repeat it to yourself a couple of times, then move on, and come back to it later.
3. Create cues
If you have to do something every day at a certain time, such as take a pill, then give yourself a cue to help your intention – e.g. ‘when the Today programme finishes I’ll take my medication’.
4. Use images
One way of remembering something, such as a person’s name, is to picture it on the person’s face. So if you meet a Joe Diamond, imagine a diamond. You’ll have to get more creative for unusual names – but psychologists say the more bizarre the image the better the memory tool.
5. Make it meaningful
Assign meanings to random facts or figures: if you needed to remember the number 50110662012, think ‘Levi’s jeans, Battle of Hastings, London Olympics’.
6. Make it personal
Making anything you want to remember relate to yourself is one of the best memory aids – e.g. the Blair government came into power in 1997; you graduated in 1997.
7. The Roman Room method
The ‘Roman Room’ method is about remembering sequences of information by visualising them in a certain location. Use a place you know well, and take a mental walk through the rooms in a set order. Then put the information from your list one by one into each room – so if it’s Prime Ministers, put Harold Wilson in the hallway, James Callaghan in the living room, Margaret Thatcher in the kitchen and so on. Think about it slowly and it’ll stick!
8. Be boring
Always forget where you put your keys/purse? It’s common sense, but boring routine is memory’s best friend. Put those items in the same place every time. We pay little or no attention to mundane events, which is why we can rarely remember where we put our specs while we were busy doing something else.
9. Mnemonics
A mnemonic is a learning technique that aids memory – such as ‘Richard of Yorke Gave Battle in Vain’ to remember the colours of the rainbow. Adopt phrases to remember things; the more bizarre the better. It can help with spelling awkward words or remembering the names of people at a meeting. Rhyming is especially helpful (eg ‘Thirty days have September, April, June and November’).
10. Eat oily fish
Omega-3 oils found in oily fish, as well as walnuts, pumpkin and flax seeds, help to build and maintain something called myelin. The fatty substance helps the nervous system function properly – which fires up your powers of concentration.
11. Chomp on choline
Choline, an amino acid in eggs, liver, chicken and soybeans, can protect the brain and boost memory. In fact, a recent study suggested that people with a higher choline intake performed better in memory tests – although a long-term healthy diet as a whole is key to maintaining good brain function, with dark leafy vegetables, berries, tomatoes, nuts and seeds all good memory foods.
12. Get moving
A recent Cambridge University study suggests regular aerobic exercise, such as jogging, can boost memory by triggering the growth of new neurons in the brain.
13. Get teaching
Teaching new concepts to another person can aid your own recollection of the material – so give a mini lecture to a friend when you are both studying for the same exam.
14. Be positive
According to Harvard health experts, negative stereotypes about ageing contribute to a failing memory. So older learners do worse on memory tests when exposed to pessimistic claims about age and brain power – and better if exposed to messages about keeping memory strong well into retirement.
15. Use all your senses
The more senses you use when you experience or learn something, the better your powers of recall later. For example, smells can instantly conjure memories of the distant past - so get sniffing.
16. Write it down
Draw a picture or write down the information you want to remember, even if you never refer to your notes again. Just the action of forming a visual image helps with memory.
17. Repeat, repeat
When you want to remember something new, repeat it out loud –if you’ve just been told somebody’s name, use it when you speak to that person (“So, John, how long have you known Sophie?”)
18. Challenge Yourself
Engage in activities that require you to concentrate: join a book club, do crosswords or try new recipes. Anything that taxes your brain will help you maintain skills as you get older.
19. Write, don’t type
Your fingers may feel clunky with a Biro when you’re used to hammering at a keyboard, but writing longhand can help your brain better process the information you are writing. So when learning something new, get scribbling.
20. Meditate
US studies found that daily meditation thickened the parts of the brain's cerebral cortex responsible for decision making, attention and memory. Try "mindfulness" techniques, focusing on an image, sound or your own breathing.
Tips to boost your memory
Twenty tricks to jog your mind
Click to join World Malayali Club
© RTimages - Fotolia.com
Now, where did I put those car keys? Did I switch the oven off? Have I locked the front door? And, oh no, I’ve forgotten her name...
If any of that sounds familiar, you probably won’t be poised to compete in the World Memory Championships this year.
The annual contest, which kicks off on December 1, sees competitors tackle a whole host of mind games, from memorising numbers, words and entire decks of cards to recalling historic dates.
But if it’s as much as you can do to remember your husband’s mobile number without using redial, read on for 20 top tips on how to improve your memory. You never know, next year it might be you trouncing the world at the championships.
1. Chunk it
Separating long bits of info, such as phone numbers, into digestible ‘chunks’ helps us remember. Most people can recall around seven things – so, for example, when given the number 33987643134509, break it down into sections: 33 98 76 43 13 45 09.
2. Don’t cram
Sorry, students, but cramming doesn’t cut it. It’s better to space out your learning. For instance, when learning a foreign language, suggests Dr Chris Moulin of the Leeds Memory Group, don’t repeat one word over and over. Repeat it to yourself a couple of times, then move on, and come back to it later.
3. Create cues
If you have to do something every day at a certain time, such as take a pill, then give yourself a cue to help your intention – e.g. ‘when the Today programme finishes I’ll take my medication’.
4. Use images
One way of remembering something, such as a person’s name, is to picture it on the person’s face. So if you meet a Joe Diamond, imagine a diamond. You’ll have to get more creative for unusual names – but psychologists say the more bizarre the image the better the memory tool.
5. Make it meaningful
Assign meanings to random facts or figures: if you needed to remember the number 50110662012, think ‘Levi’s jeans, Battle of Hastings, London Olympics’.
6. Make it personal
Making anything you want to remember relate to yourself is one of the best memory aids – e.g. the Blair government came into power in 1997; you graduated in 1997.
7. The Roman Room method
The ‘Roman Room’ method is about remembering sequences of information by visualising them in a certain location. Use a place you know well, and take a mental walk through the rooms in a set order. Then put the information from your list one by one into each room – so if it’s Prime Ministers, put Harold Wilson in the hallway, James Callaghan in the living room, Margaret Thatcher in the kitchen and so on. Think about it slowly and it’ll stick!
8. Be boring
Always forget where you put your keys/purse? It’s common sense, but boring routine is memory’s best friend. Put those items in the same place every time. We pay little or no attention to mundane events, which is why we can rarely remember where we put our specs while we were busy doing something else.
9. Mnemonics
A mnemonic is a learning technique that aids memory – such as ‘Richard of Yorke Gave Battle in Vain’ to remember the colours of the rainbow. Adopt phrases to remember things; the more bizarre the better. It can help with spelling awkward words or remembering the names of people at a meeting. Rhyming is especially helpful (eg ‘Thirty days have September, April, June and November’).
10. Eat oily fish
Omega-3 oils found in oily fish, as well as walnuts, pumpkin and flax seeds, help to build and maintain something called myelin. The fatty substance helps the nervous system function properly – which fires up your powers of concentration.
11. Chomp on choline
Choline, an amino acid in eggs, liver, chicken and soybeans, can protect the brain and boost memory. In fact, a recent study suggested that people with a higher choline intake performed better in memory tests – although a long-term healthy diet as a whole is key to maintaining good brain function, with dark leafy vegetables, berries, tomatoes, nuts and seeds all good memory foods.
12. Get moving
A recent Cambridge University study suggests regular aerobic exercise, such as jogging, can boost memory by triggering the growth of new neurons in the brain.
13. Get teaching
Teaching new concepts to another person can aid your own recollection of the material – so give a mini lecture to a friend when you are both studying for the same exam.
14. Be positive
According to Harvard health experts, negative stereotypes about ageing contribute to a failing memory. So older learners do worse on memory tests when exposed to pessimistic claims about age and brain power – and better if exposed to messages about keeping memory strong well into retirement.
15. Use all your senses
The more senses you use when you experience or learn something, the better your powers of recall later. For example, smells can instantly conjure memories of the distant past - so get sniffing.
16. Write it down
Draw a picture or write down the information you want to remember, even if you never refer to your notes again. Just the action of forming a visual image helps with memory.
17. Repeat, repeat
When you want to remember something new, repeat it out loud –if you’ve just been told somebody’s name, use it when you speak to that person (“So, John, how long have you known Sophie?”)
18. Challenge Yourself
Engage in activities that require you to concentrate: join a book club, do crosswords or try new recipes. Anything that taxes your brain will help you maintain skills as you get older.
19. Write, don’t type
Your fingers may feel clunky with a Biro when you’re used to hammering at a keyboard, but writing longhand can help your brain better process the information you are writing. So when learning something new, get scribbling.
20. Meditate
US studies found that daily meditation thickened the parts of the brain's cerebral cortex responsible for decision making, attention and memory. Try "mindfulness" techniques, focusing on an image, sound or your own breathing.
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HEALTHY TIPS
USe phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATERin the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.
Here are some healthy tip for your smartness & physical fitness. Prevention is better than cure.HEALTHY JUICES
Carrot + Ginger + Apple -Boost and cleanse our system.
Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache.
Tomato + Carrot + Apple-Improve skin complexion and eliminate bad breath.
Bitter gou rd + Apple + Milk - Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat..
Orange + Ginger + Cucumber - Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.
Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon -To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.
-To improve skin complexion.
Pear & Banana - regulates sugar content.
Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango -Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization ..
Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk - Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and str engthen body immunity.
Papaya + Pineapple + Milk-Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.
Banana + Pineapple + Milk-Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation
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Keep Walking.....
Jus to check this out......
The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the heart is on the left foot.
Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to.
It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here.
This is covered in great details in Acupressure studies or textbooks.
God created our body so well... He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times.
So, keep walking...
Did You Know?
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Blood type and Rh
How many people have it?
O +
40 %
O -
7 %
A +
34 %
A -
6 %
B +
8 %
B -
1 %
AB +
3 %
AB -
1 %
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Does Your Blood Type Reveal Your Personality?
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Accord ing to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?
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TYPE O
You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.
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TYPE A
You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate.. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
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TYPE B
You're a rugged individualist, who's str aightforwa rd and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.
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TYPE AB
Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.
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B-
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A-
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YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
AB-
YES
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YES
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATERin the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.
Here are some healthy tip for your smartness & physical fitness. Prevention is better than cure.HEALTHY JUICES
Carrot + Ginger + Apple -Boost and cleanse our system.
Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache.
Tomato + Carrot + Apple-Improve skin complexion and eliminate bad breath.
Bitter gou rd + Apple + Milk - Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat..
Orange + Ginger + Cucumber - Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.
Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon -To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.
-To improve skin complexion.
Pear & Banana - regulates sugar content.
Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango -Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization ..
Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk - Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and str engthen body immunity.
Papaya + Pineapple + Milk-Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.
Banana + Pineapple + Milk-Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation
Â
Quite interesting!
Keep Walking.....
Jus to check this out......
The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the heart is on the left foot.
Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to.
It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here.
This is covered in great details in Acupressure studies or textbooks.
God created our body so well... He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times.
So, keep walking...
Did You Know?
Â
Â
Blood type and Rh
How many people have it?
O +
40 %
O -
7 %
A +
34 %
A -
6 %
B +
8 %
B -
1 %
AB +
3 %
AB -
1 %
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Does Your Blood Type Reveal Your Personality?
Â
Accord ing to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?
Â
Â
TYPE O
You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.
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TYPE A
You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate.. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
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TYPE B
You're a rugged individualist, who's str aightforwa rd and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.
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TYPE AB
Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
ANTI-AGING FOODS
Top 5 Anti-Aging Foods
We all dread the day when we would come across the first wrinkle on our face. Growing old is an inevitable fact that we'll have to accept one day or the other.
However, instead of simply sitting and waiting for the wrinkles to come, we can indulge ourselves in some fantastic foods that help slow down the aging process. Here are the top 5 anti-aging foods that you should start gorging on.
5. Avocado
Avocado contains a significant amount mono-saturated fat, which helps reduce bad cholestrol, and Vitamin E which aid in the prolonging of the aging of the skin. It is also a great source of potassium which is known to prevent highblood pressure and fluid retention.
4. Salmon
For people who don't enjoy eating vegetables, salmon is the perfect choice owing to the great quality protein it contains. It is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids which make the skin healthy. For optimum results, it is advised to include salmon into your diet at least thrice a week.
3. Broccoli
Broccoli belongs to the family of cruciferous vegetables which are famous for assisting the body in fighting against toxins. Broccoli also contains quercetin and isothiocyanates which are known antioxidants. Reportedly, broccoli sprouts contain more isothiocyanates than the vegetable itself.
2. Berries
Berries, especially blue and black ones great sources of flavonoids which are known to be powerful antioxidants. These antioxidants protect the body against aging as well as free radicals. Berries also help prevent the toxin build up in the body, hencefighting the aging process.
1. Watermelon
Watermelon is known as one of the best anti-aging foods. Containing nutrients like selenium, Vitamins A, B, C and E, essential fats and zinc, it is the most effective food against radical damage and aging. Also both its flesh and seeds are equally nutritious.
We all dread the day when we would come across the first wrinkle on our face. Growing old is an inevitable fact that we'll have to accept one day or the other.
However, instead of simply sitting and waiting for the wrinkles to come, we can indulge ourselves in some fantastic foods that help slow down the aging process. Here are the top 5 anti-aging foods that you should start gorging on.
5. Avocado
Avocado contains a significant amount mono-saturated fat, which helps reduce bad cholestrol, and Vitamin E which aid in the prolonging of the aging of the skin. It is also a great source of potassium which is known to prevent highblood pressure and fluid retention.
4. Salmon
For people who don't enjoy eating vegetables, salmon is the perfect choice owing to the great quality protein it contains. It is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids which make the skin healthy. For optimum results, it is advised to include salmon into your diet at least thrice a week.
3. Broccoli
Broccoli belongs to the family of cruciferous vegetables which are famous for assisting the body in fighting against toxins. Broccoli also contains quercetin and isothiocyanates which are known antioxidants. Reportedly, broccoli sprouts contain more isothiocyanates than the vegetable itself.
2. Berries
Berries, especially blue and black ones great sources of flavonoids which are known to be powerful antioxidants. These antioxidants protect the body against aging as well as free radicals. Berries also help prevent the toxin build up in the body, hencefighting the aging process.
1. Watermelon
Watermelon is known as one of the best anti-aging foods. Containing nutrients like selenium, Vitamins A, B, C and E, essential fats and zinc, it is the most effective food against radical damage and aging. Also both its flesh and seeds are equally nutritious.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
WHAT IS LIFE
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What is Life ...??
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Life is feelings!
Life is happiness!
Life is joy!
Life is love!
Life is care!
Life is freedom!
Life is peace!
Life is art!
Life is a fairy tale!
Life is a mystery!
Life is delight!
Life is splendour!
Life is nature!
Life is beautiful!
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
General Knowledge..
1) Longest English Word:
Praetertranssubstan tiationalistical ly has 37 letters.
2) Book Without Letter "e" :
GADFY, written by Earnest Wright in 1939 is a 50,000+ word book, which doesn't contain a single word with 'e' in it
3) Word without Vowel:
Rhythm
Sky
Fry
Cry
4) Human Brain:
Organ of body which has no sensation when cut.
5) Crocodile :
Only animal & reptile which sheds tear while eating.
6) No: of Alphabets, which SOUND AS WORDS : They are
B Bee
C Sea
G Zee
I Eye
Q Queue
R Are
S Yes
T Tea
U You
Y Why
Fascinating Animals, Birds, Trees :
1) SNAILS have 14175 teeth laid along 135 rows on their tongue.
2) A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes.
3) DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open.
4) A BLUE WHALE can eat as much as 3 tones of food everyday, but at the same time can live without food for 6 months.
5) The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants & 1,00,000 other species.
6) The fierce DINOSAUR was TYRANNOSAURS which has sixty long & sharp teeth, used to attack & eat other dinosaurs.
7) DEMETRIO was a mammal like REPTILE with a snail on its back. This acted as a radiator to cool the body of the animal.
8) CASSOWARY is one of the dangerous BIRD, that can kill a man or animal by tearing off with its dagger like claw.
9) The SWAN has over 25,000 feathers in its body.
10) OSTRICH eats pebbles to help digestion by grinding up the ingested food.
11) POLAR BEAR can look clumsy & slow but during chase on ice, can reach 25 miles / hr of speed.
12) KIWIS are the only birds, which hunt by sense of smell.
13) ELEPHANT teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.
14) OWL is the only bird, which can rotate its head to 270 degrees.
What are They :
1) If we say 'MUMMY', they come together & go apart when we say DADDY':
LIPS
2) What goes up & never comes down:
AGE
3) Patches over patches but no stitches:
CABBAGE
4) What is that we cannot see, but is always before you:
FUTURE
5) What goes up & down a hill, but never moves:
ROAD
6) You can never wet it:
SHADOW
7) What belongs to You, but used by your friends more often you do:
YOUR NAME
In 24 Hours Average Human:
1) HEART beats 1,03,689 times.
2) LUNGS respire 23,045 times.
3) BLOOD flows 16,80,000 miles.
4) NAILS grow 0.00007 inches
5) HAIR grows 0.01715 inches
6) Take 2.9 pounds WATER (including all liquids)
7) Take of 3.25 pounds FOOD.
8) Breathe 438 cubic feet AIR.
9) Lose 85.60, BODY TEMPERATURE.
10) Produce 1.43 pints SWEAT.
11) Speak 4,800 WORDS.
12) During SLEEP move 25.4 times
SECRETS OF HAPPY PEOPLE
Secrets of Happy People
By Donald Latumahina
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy
There are many ways for people to be unhappy, but happy people have common characteristics.
That's why a good way to be happy is to learn the common characteristics of happy people and apply them.
1. Forget the past
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Rita Mae Brown
You won't be happy if you carry the burden of the past. Did you make mistakes? Did you have terrible experiences?
Whatever they are, you should let them go. There's nothing you can do about the past, so you'd better let them go
and focus your energy on the present.
2. Take responsibility for your life
The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.
Thucydides
To be happy you should have freedom and the most essential freedom is the freedom to choose. No matter how bad
a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People can annoy you, but it's up to you whether or not
you will resent.
But, as the quote above says, freedom takes courage. Freedom to choose requires the courage to take responsibility
for your life. You shouldn't blame someone else when something goes wrong. Take the responsibility and you have
the power to choose.
3. Build relationships
Life's truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way.
Unknown
Relationships is where we can get true happiness in life. The reason is simple: only through relationships can we love
and be loved. Make relationships your top priority and you are on your way to true happiness.
4. Develop multiple passions
The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy.
Charlotte-Catherine
Passions lead you to happiness. So not only should you discover your multiple passions, you should also expand yourself
to new passions. This way you will create new ways to happiness.
The key to expanding to new passions is curiosity. If you are curious, you will have an endless stream of exciting things
waiting for you.
5. Build your character
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
George Santayana
Building your character is essential for happiness. When you are true to yourself and others, you will be in peace.
The way to start building character is by making promises and keeping them. For example, you make promise to yourself
that you won't smoke. When you keep it, you are building your character. Or you make promise to others to be punctual.
When you keep it, you build your character.
6. Be who you are
The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.
Desiderius Erasmus
You can only be happy if you become who you are. Don't live other people's life by trying to meet their expectations. People
may expect you to have certain job or certain way of living but don't be intimidated by them. Find who you are and be yourself.
7. Live your life purpose
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William Cowper
To have a fulfilling life, you should find your life purpose and follow it faithfully. Find what matters to you and build the courage
to follow it. Having a one-liner will help you internalize and communicate your mission.
8. Count your blessings
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Unknown
Being happy is easy if we are grateful. Unfortunately, seeing what we don't have is often easier than seeing what we have.
Sometimes we need to experience loss before appreciating what we have. So don't take things for granted. Look at what
you have and soon you will have plenty of reasons to be happy. You may start with these simple things.
9. Have positive mind
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Roger L'Estrange
Happy people know how to control their mind. They don't let negative thoughts come in. While a situation may seem bad
to others, happy people look at them in a positive way. They always believe that no matter how bad a situation seems,
there is always something positive to take from it. Your mind can make or break you, so guard it well.
10. Work creatively
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you work creatively on something you will find happiness. There is a well-known phenomenon regarding this called
flow. When you are in the state of flow, you are fully focused on the task at hand that you no longer realize the passage
of time. This state of flow allows you to achieve high productivity and being happy at the same time. Here are some tips
to achieve it.
11. Start with what you have
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
Happy people don't need something they don't have to be happy. They don't need certain job or certain level of income.
Instead, they learn to be happy with what they already have. They have learned the art of contentment. Be content with
what you have and you will be happy.
12. Change
They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
Being happy requires you to constantly grow. In fact, the process of learning itself is essential for happiness. Have you
ever felt the excitement of being enlightened about something? Have you ever felt the excitement of achieving a new
level in life? Top 10 Things You Should Change in Your Life gives you some practical tips on changing your life.
13. Use your talents
True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.
Douglas Pagels
There are two lessons to take from this quote. First, you should find your talents and second, you should use them to the
fullest. Working in your talents is a sure way to enjoy your work because it's something you are "hardwired" to do. Using
your talents fully will make you even happier because of the satisfaction of doing your best.
14. Beware of small things
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors,
but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
Ernest Dimnet
This is very true. Often it's not big things that ruin your happiness. It's the small things that do. Perhaps you don't like
someone or break some "small" promises. But even small leaks can sink your ship of happiness, so beware of them.
15. Distill your ambitions
Where ambition ends happiness begins.
Author Unknown
While wanting to achieve more in your life is good, being obsessed by it is not. Do your best to improve yourself but don't be
obsessed by it.
16. Make others happy
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is my favorite secret of happiness. The way to being happy is to make others happy first. The more you help other
people and make them happy, the more you will be happy. Happiness doesn't come through selfishness but through
selflessness. You reap what you sow.
17. Practice compassion
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
The Dalai Lama
Compassion is perhaps the highest level of selflessness we could have. As this quote aptly says, practicing compassion can
make both others and you happy.
But of course, it requires practice. Start with thinking about the people around you. Look at their needs and find ways to meet
them. Even if you don't do it out of compassion in the beginning, your compassion will grow over time.
***
All in all, this quote by Aristotle can summarize the lessons above:
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
It's you who decide whether or not you are happy in life.
I choose to be happy. What about you?
Attached Image: HappyPeople.jpg
By Donald Latumahina
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy
There are many ways for people to be unhappy, but happy people have common characteristics.
That's why a good way to be happy is to learn the common characteristics of happy people and apply them.
1. Forget the past
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Rita Mae Brown
You won't be happy if you carry the burden of the past. Did you make mistakes? Did you have terrible experiences?
Whatever they are, you should let them go. There's nothing you can do about the past, so you'd better let them go
and focus your energy on the present.
2. Take responsibility for your life
The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.
Thucydides
To be happy you should have freedom and the most essential freedom is the freedom to choose. No matter how bad
a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People can annoy you, but it's up to you whether or not
you will resent.
But, as the quote above says, freedom takes courage. Freedom to choose requires the courage to take responsibility
for your life. You shouldn't blame someone else when something goes wrong. Take the responsibility and you have
the power to choose.
3. Build relationships
Life's truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way.
Unknown
Relationships is where we can get true happiness in life. The reason is simple: only through relationships can we love
and be loved. Make relationships your top priority and you are on your way to true happiness.
4. Develop multiple passions
The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy.
Charlotte-Catherine
Passions lead you to happiness. So not only should you discover your multiple passions, you should also expand yourself
to new passions. This way you will create new ways to happiness.
The key to expanding to new passions is curiosity. If you are curious, you will have an endless stream of exciting things
waiting for you.
5. Build your character
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
George Santayana
Building your character is essential for happiness. When you are true to yourself and others, you will be in peace.
The way to start building character is by making promises and keeping them. For example, you make promise to yourself
that you won't smoke. When you keep it, you are building your character. Or you make promise to others to be punctual.
When you keep it, you build your character.
6. Be who you are
The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.
Desiderius Erasmus
You can only be happy if you become who you are. Don't live other people's life by trying to meet their expectations. People
may expect you to have certain job or certain way of living but don't be intimidated by them. Find who you are and be yourself.
7. Live your life purpose
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William Cowper
To have a fulfilling life, you should find your life purpose and follow it faithfully. Find what matters to you and build the courage
to follow it. Having a one-liner will help you internalize and communicate your mission.
8. Count your blessings
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Unknown
Being happy is easy if we are grateful. Unfortunately, seeing what we don't have is often easier than seeing what we have.
Sometimes we need to experience loss before appreciating what we have. So don't take things for granted. Look at what
you have and soon you will have plenty of reasons to be happy. You may start with these simple things.
9. Have positive mind
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Roger L'Estrange
Happy people know how to control their mind. They don't let negative thoughts come in. While a situation may seem bad
to others, happy people look at them in a positive way. They always believe that no matter how bad a situation seems,
there is always something positive to take from it. Your mind can make or break you, so guard it well.
10. Work creatively
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you work creatively on something you will find happiness. There is a well-known phenomenon regarding this called
flow. When you are in the state of flow, you are fully focused on the task at hand that you no longer realize the passage
of time. This state of flow allows you to achieve high productivity and being happy at the same time. Here are some tips
to achieve it.
11. Start with what you have
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
Happy people don't need something they don't have to be happy. They don't need certain job or certain level of income.
Instead, they learn to be happy with what they already have. They have learned the art of contentment. Be content with
what you have and you will be happy.
12. Change
They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
Being happy requires you to constantly grow. In fact, the process of learning itself is essential for happiness. Have you
ever felt the excitement of being enlightened about something? Have you ever felt the excitement of achieving a new
level in life? Top 10 Things You Should Change in Your Life gives you some practical tips on changing your life.
13. Use your talents
True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.
Douglas Pagels
There are two lessons to take from this quote. First, you should find your talents and second, you should use them to the
fullest. Working in your talents is a sure way to enjoy your work because it's something you are "hardwired" to do. Using
your talents fully will make you even happier because of the satisfaction of doing your best.
14. Beware of small things
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors,
but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
Ernest Dimnet
This is very true. Often it's not big things that ruin your happiness. It's the small things that do. Perhaps you don't like
someone or break some "small" promises. But even small leaks can sink your ship of happiness, so beware of them.
15. Distill your ambitions
Where ambition ends happiness begins.
Author Unknown
While wanting to achieve more in your life is good, being obsessed by it is not. Do your best to improve yourself but don't be
obsessed by it.
16. Make others happy
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is my favorite secret of happiness. The way to being happy is to make others happy first. The more you help other
people and make them happy, the more you will be happy. Happiness doesn't come through selfishness but through
selflessness. You reap what you sow.
17. Practice compassion
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
The Dalai Lama
Compassion is perhaps the highest level of selflessness we could have. As this quote aptly says, practicing compassion can
make both others and you happy.
But of course, it requires practice. Start with thinking about the people around you. Look at their needs and find ways to meet
them. Even if you don't do it out of compassion in the beginning, your compassion will grow over time.
***
All in all, this quote by Aristotle can summarize the lessons above:
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
It's you who decide whether or not you are happy in life.
I choose to be happy. What about you?
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HAPPINESS
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy
There are many ways for people to be unhappy, but happy people have common characteristics.
That's why a good way to be happy is to learn the common characteristics of happy people and apply them.
1. Forget the past
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Rita Mae Brown
You won't be happy if you carry the burden of the past. Did you make mistakes? Did you have terrible experiences?
Whatever they are, you should let them go. There's nothing you can do about the past, so you'd better let them go
and focus your energy on the present.
2. Take responsibility for your life
The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.
Thucydides
To be happy you should have freedom and the most essential freedom is the freedom to choose. No matter how bad
a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People can annoy you, but it's up to you whether or not
you will resent.
But, as the quote above says, freedom takes courage. Freedom to choose requires the courage to take responsibility
for your life. You shouldn't blame someone else when something goes wrong. Take the responsibility and you have
the power to choose.
3. Build relationships
Life's truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way.
Unknown
Relationships is where we can get true happiness in life. The reason is simple: only through relationships can we love
and be loved. Make relationships your top priority and you are on your way to true happiness.
4. Develop multiple passions
The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy.
Charlotte-Catherine
Passions lead you to happiness. So not only should you discover your multiple passions, you should also expand yourself
to new passions. This way you will create new ways to happiness.
The key to expanding to new passions is curiosity. If you are curious, you will have an endless stream of exciting things
waiting for you.
5. Build your character
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
George Santayana
Building your character is essential for happiness. When you are true to yourself and others, you will be in peace.
The way to start building character is by making promises and keeping them. For example, you make promise to yourself
that you won't smoke. When you keep it, you are building your character. Or you make promise to others to be punctual.
When you keep it, you build your character.
6. Be who you are
The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.
Desiderius Erasmus
You can only be happy if you become who you are. Don't live other people's life by trying to meet their expectations. People
may expect you to have certain job or certain way of living but don't be intimidated by them. Find who you are and be yourself.
7. Live your life purpose
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William Cowper
To have a fulfilling life, you should find your life purpose and follow it faithfully. Find what matters to you and build the courage
to follow it. Having a one-liner will help you internalize and communicate your mission.
8. Count your blessings
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Unknown
Being happy is easy if we are grateful. Unfortunately, seeing what we don't have is often easier than seeing what we have.
Sometimes we need to experience loss before appreciating what we have. So don't take things for granted. Look at what
you have and soon you will have plenty of reasons to be happy. You may start with these simple things.
9. Have positive mind
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Roger L'Estrange
Happy people know how to control their mind. They don't let negative thoughts come in. While a situation may seem bad
to others, happy people look at them in a positive way. They always believe that no matter how bad a situation seems,
there is always something positive to take from it. Your mind can make or break you, so guard it well.
10. Work creatively
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you work creatively on something you will find happiness. There is a well-known phenomenon regarding this called
flow. When you are in the state of flow, you are fully focused on the task at hand that you no longer realize the passage
of time. This state of flow allows you to achieve high productivity and being happy at the same time. Here are some tips
to achieve it.
11. Start with what you have
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
Happy people don't need something they don't have to be happy. They don't need certain job or certain level of income.
Instead, they learn to be happy with what they already have. They have learned the art of contentment. Be content with
what you have and you will be happy.
12. Change
They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
Being happy requires you to constantly grow. In fact, the process of learning itself is essential for happiness. Have you
ever felt the excitement of being enlightened about something? Have you ever felt the excitement of achieving a new
level in life? Top 10 Things You Should Change in Your Life gives you some practical tips on changing your life.
13. Use your talents
True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.
Douglas Pagels
There are two lessons to take from this quote. First, you should find your talents and second, you should use them to the
fullest. Working in your talents is a sure way to enjoy your work because it's something you are "hardwired" to do. Using
your talents fully will make you even happier because of the satisfaction of doing your best.
14. Beware of small things
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors,
but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
Ernest Dimnet
This is very true. Often it's not big things that ruin your happiness. It's the small things that do. Perhaps you don't like
someone or break some "small" promises. But even small leaks can sink your ship of happiness, so beware of them.
15. Distill your ambitions
Where ambition ends happiness begins.
Author Unknown
While wanting to achieve more in your life is good, being obsessed by it is not. Do your best to improve yourself but don't be
obsessed by it.
16. Make others happy
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is my favorite secret of happiness. The way to being happy is to make others happy first. The more you help other
people and make them happy, the more you will be happy. Happiness doesn't come through selfishness but through
selflessness. You reap what you sow.
17. Practice compassion
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
The Dalai Lama
Compassion is perhaps the highest level of selflessness we could have. As this quote aptly says, practicing compassion can
make both others and you happy.
But of course, it requires practice. Start with thinking about the people around you. Look at their needs and find ways to meet
them. Even if you don't do it out of compassion in the beginning, your compassion will grow over time.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
GURU
---- MAHARANYAM SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI
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Great Mahans speak a lot about surrendering oneself to a perfect Guru; to someone who can accept the surrender and not run away, but stand and protect him. How important is the choice of the right Guru, especially in this Kali Yuga? How does one identify the right Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Let us assume that someone wishes to do a particular task very badly and needs help. His dearest friend who is alongside is not in a position to help him do that task because of various reasons. What would the ideal friend do? Would he not put his friend in touch with someone capable and ready to help him out?
In the same way, if you are really in dire need of a Guru and sincerely long for one, the most lovable Lord Krishna will put you in touch with a Uttama Guru who can quench your thirst. You do not need to identify a guru yourself. If the longing is real, deep inside your heart, the Guru will identify you by himself. This is true for any Yuga.
-------------------------
2. "How is it that even the highly educated and those holding high offices embrace wrong people as the Guru?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"The people that you speak of may be great in worldly learning and holding high offices in worldly affairs. But, they do not possess even the basic knowledge of spirituality, the attributes of a real Jnani and what is to be attained. The reason for this is that these people who are great in worldly knowledge are a mere zero in spiritual knowledge!"
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3. "What is God? Is it easy to know God? Have you known God?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"God is a 'feeling'. From the tiny grass to Lord Brahma, everyone, through various ways, is incessantly searching for happiness. But, that happiness is not to be found in external things. Even if it appears to be found in externals things, it is not permanent. Therefore, when we search for happiness we find that it is found to be within ourselves! To experience this joy within us is to 'feel' God. To be in this joy is only knowing God. This joy is verily God.
For the query, 'Is it easy to know God', I would like to say that through Guru one can succeed in deeply experiencing this joy or Godliness.
I have to speak on another matter also here. What is happiness? Though all reject neem leaf, as it tastes bitter, the camel relishes it! Just as happiness in relation to food differs as per the taste of each creature, happiness in the world differs from creature to creature. The search for God begins when you question yourself, 'What is happiness?'"
----------------------------------
4. "How does Guru help in knowing God?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"I have already said that God is a 'feeling'. When a Guru (Teacher) is required even to know the 'stula' (physical), i.e. to learn to make anything, for example, to make a wooden doll one has to learn from someone who knows how to make it, then, what to speak of subtle things? Certainly, one needs a Guru to know God.
This subtle feeling is contagious. When we visit a house of death the mind, affected by the atmosphere there, experiences sorrow for many days. When we visit some marriage function we meet with our friends and relatives. The happiness experienced in this atmosphere remains with us for some days. Similarly, if the subtle feeling of God has to be experienced it is enough if we speak with one who is in this experience. It is even enough if such a person just looks at us. Such a person from whom this 'feeling of God' overflows is called the Guru.
Such Gurus are few in number. One has to recognize such a Jnani amidst quacks. Joy of a Jnani is eternal. The sorrow of a death house or the joy of a house of marriage is not a permanent one. While such temporary sorrow and joy affect us deeply then what to speak of the physical closeness, look and touch of a Jnani whose joy is an eternal one? One should understand that it would at once go deep within us.
All the other trees that stand around a sandalwood tree catch on its smell. Likewise, those who are around the Jnani who knows God will also come to know God and Love is born in him."
---------------------------------------------
5. "Please explain how should one behave towards a Guru?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"A person does not become a Guru for the mere reason that he is able to read your past, predict your future, perform miracles or appear differently. One who knows not God cannot show God to another. When he is filled with doubts, he cannot certainly clear others' doubts.
There is nothing to be known by an 'Uttama Guru' (True Guru) either in this or in the spiritual world. Only such a Guru can raise others to his status. Many may feel that there is no need for a Guru. But, they do not feel that for education no teacher, school, college or a University is necessary. On the other hand we feel the drastic need for all these.
When a girl comes of age, a suitable groom is searched out for her. None calls it wrong. A woman needs the company of a husband and a man the company of a wife. In the same way, the need of the company of a Guru is a must for one who desires to know God.
Many are of the opinion that the company of a Guru is for those who do not possess self-confidence. None opines that consulting an architect to build a house or a financial consultant for investment is wrong. On the other hand it is the right way. How can it be called wrong if we seek the company of one who has a better know-how and is able to provide proper advice on a matter required by us? How then can the question 'Why should I be totally obedient to the 'Uttama' Guru that I have sought', rise up? Children should be obedient to the parents, a wife to the husband, citizens to the ruler and labourers to the Management.These are all disciplines to be followed for maintaining order in the society.
The Shastras say that one should look upon the husband as verily the form of God, whatever is his status. (But, this does not mean that a husband should label himself as God!) Likewise, one who has sought a Guru should look upon him as verily God Himself. Before accepting one as a Guru, we should think a lot on this matter. But, once we have decided on accepting him as our Guru, we should not change even a little but remain with deep confidence in the decision taken. Our interaction with him should not be like our interaction with humans. We should never feel angry with him, quarrel with him, ignore or criticize him.
We should feel happy by repeatedly thinking of his compassion. We should be
able to read his wish and be ready to execute it even before he instructs us. We should look at every matter connected with the Guru with deep reverence.
We should follow the path ('marga') that the Guru follows. We should, as far as possible, try to follow the Guru's 'upadesas' (advices). If we are unable to follow it, we should atleast feel deeply sorry for it. We should explain our position to the Guru without hiding anything. Only then can he help us."
-----------------------------
6. Is there any necessity to take Namajapa through a Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
We need curd to make the milk into curd. Likewise, it is a must to be initiated by a realised person to get ourselves realised. The initiation is commonly known as
1. Upadesha (Verbal Instructions)
2. Sparsha dheeksha ( By touch)
3. Nayana dheeksha ( by mere glance)
4. Maanaseeka dheeksha ( by remembrance)
It can be in other forms also.
------------------------------------
7. Swamiji, Do you think that there is anything greater than God ?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Yes,.. I believe that Faith is even greater than God.
Suppose God appears before us, but we are doubtful if it is God or not , what is the use?
But if you have faith,even a stone image can talk to you. So I believe that faith is the greatest of all. This faith should be firm and unshakable.
--------------------------------
I think I get what you are saying. Could you please illustrate this further, Swamiji...
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Let me tell you a small anecdote in Shirdi Sai Baba's life. Once a lady devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba was very adamant that she should receive some sort of Upadesam from him. But Baba refused to oblige. That lady went on a severe fasting. On seeing this, a few people informed Baba about this.
Baba called her and softly asked her , "Do you think my Guru gave me any initiation or upadesam ?"
She replied ,"He must have Baba... , or how could you have become so exalted."
Baba smiled and said , "My Guru asked me to give two coins as Guru Dakshina (offerings to Guru). I didn't know where to get the coins from.
Sensing my plight he said , 'My dear son, I asked you two coins of Nista and Saburi , i.e. Shraddha and unshakable faith in me , patience and perseverance . I had unshakable faith in him. So should you. So.... now do you see that faith and patience are the greatest things.
------------------------------------------
Finally pl watch this video... A must to watch by all earnest spiritual aspirants as well as common man.
Guru & Nama Kirtan: Imperatives to attain the Infinite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1277WdXUUxQ
------------------------------------------
Great Mahans speak a lot about surrendering oneself to a perfect Guru; to someone who can accept the surrender and not run away, but stand and protect him. How important is the choice of the right Guru, especially in this Kali Yuga? How does one identify the right Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Let us assume that someone wishes to do a particular task very badly and needs help. His dearest friend who is alongside is not in a position to help him do that task because of various reasons. What would the ideal friend do? Would he not put his friend in touch with someone capable and ready to help him out?
In the same way, if you are really in dire need of a Guru and sincerely long for one, the most lovable Lord Krishna will put you in touch with a Uttama Guru who can quench your thirst. You do not need to identify a guru yourself. If the longing is real, deep inside your heart, the Guru will identify you by himself. This is true for any Yuga.
-------------------------
2. "How is it that even the highly educated and those holding high offices embrace wrong people as the Guru?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"The people that you speak of may be great in worldly learning and holding high offices in worldly affairs. But, they do not possess even the basic knowledge of spirituality, the attributes of a real Jnani and what is to be attained. The reason for this is that these people who are great in worldly knowledge are a mere zero in spiritual knowledge!"
-------------------------------------------
3. "What is God? Is it easy to know God? Have you known God?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"God is a 'feeling'. From the tiny grass to Lord Brahma, everyone, through various ways, is incessantly searching for happiness. But, that happiness is not to be found in external things. Even if it appears to be found in externals things, it is not permanent. Therefore, when we search for happiness we find that it is found to be within ourselves! To experience this joy within us is to 'feel' God. To be in this joy is only knowing God. This joy is verily God.
For the query, 'Is it easy to know God', I would like to say that through Guru one can succeed in deeply experiencing this joy or Godliness.
I have to speak on another matter also here. What is happiness? Though all reject neem leaf, as it tastes bitter, the camel relishes it! Just as happiness in relation to food differs as per the taste of each creature, happiness in the world differs from creature to creature. The search for God begins when you question yourself, 'What is happiness?'"
----------------------------------
4. "How does Guru help in knowing God?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"I have already said that God is a 'feeling'. When a Guru (Teacher) is required even to know the 'stula' (physical), i.e. to learn to make anything, for example, to make a wooden doll one has to learn from someone who knows how to make it, then, what to speak of subtle things? Certainly, one needs a Guru to know God.
This subtle feeling is contagious. When we visit a house of death the mind, affected by the atmosphere there, experiences sorrow for many days. When we visit some marriage function we meet with our friends and relatives. The happiness experienced in this atmosphere remains with us for some days. Similarly, if the subtle feeling of God has to be experienced it is enough if we speak with one who is in this experience. It is even enough if such a person just looks at us. Such a person from whom this 'feeling of God' overflows is called the Guru.
Such Gurus are few in number. One has to recognize such a Jnani amidst quacks. Joy of a Jnani is eternal. The sorrow of a death house or the joy of a house of marriage is not a permanent one. While such temporary sorrow and joy affect us deeply then what to speak of the physical closeness, look and touch of a Jnani whose joy is an eternal one? One should understand that it would at once go deep within us.
All the other trees that stand around a sandalwood tree catch on its smell. Likewise, those who are around the Jnani who knows God will also come to know God and Love is born in him."
---------------------------------------------
5. "Please explain how should one behave towards a Guru?"
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
"A person does not become a Guru for the mere reason that he is able to read your past, predict your future, perform miracles or appear differently. One who knows not God cannot show God to another. When he is filled with doubts, he cannot certainly clear others' doubts.
There is nothing to be known by an 'Uttama Guru' (True Guru) either in this or in the spiritual world. Only such a Guru can raise others to his status. Many may feel that there is no need for a Guru. But, they do not feel that for education no teacher, school, college or a University is necessary. On the other hand we feel the drastic need for all these.
When a girl comes of age, a suitable groom is searched out for her. None calls it wrong. A woman needs the company of a husband and a man the company of a wife. In the same way, the need of the company of a Guru is a must for one who desires to know God.
Many are of the opinion that the company of a Guru is for those who do not possess self-confidence. None opines that consulting an architect to build a house or a financial consultant for investment is wrong. On the other hand it is the right way. How can it be called wrong if we seek the company of one who has a better know-how and is able to provide proper advice on a matter required by us? How then can the question 'Why should I be totally obedient to the 'Uttama' Guru that I have sought', rise up? Children should be obedient to the parents, a wife to the husband, citizens to the ruler and labourers to the Management.These are all disciplines to be followed for maintaining order in the society.
The Shastras say that one should look upon the husband as verily the form of God, whatever is his status. (But, this does not mean that a husband should label himself as God!) Likewise, one who has sought a Guru should look upon him as verily God Himself. Before accepting one as a Guru, we should think a lot on this matter. But, once we have decided on accepting him as our Guru, we should not change even a little but remain with deep confidence in the decision taken. Our interaction with him should not be like our interaction with humans. We should never feel angry with him, quarrel with him, ignore or criticize him.
We should feel happy by repeatedly thinking of his compassion. We should be
able to read his wish and be ready to execute it even before he instructs us. We should look at every matter connected with the Guru with deep reverence.
We should follow the path ('marga') that the Guru follows. We should, as far as possible, try to follow the Guru's 'upadesas' (advices). If we are unable to follow it, we should atleast feel deeply sorry for it. We should explain our position to the Guru without hiding anything. Only then can he help us."
-----------------------------
6. Is there any necessity to take Namajapa through a Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
We need curd to make the milk into curd. Likewise, it is a must to be initiated by a realised person to get ourselves realised. The initiation is commonly known as
1. Upadesha (Verbal Instructions)
2. Sparsha dheeksha ( By touch)
3. Nayana dheeksha ( by mere glance)
4. Maanaseeka dheeksha ( by remembrance)
It can be in other forms also.
------------------------------------
7. Swamiji, Do you think that there is anything greater than God ?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Yes,.. I believe that Faith is even greater than God.
Suppose God appears before us, but we are doubtful if it is God or not , what is the use?
But if you have faith,even a stone image can talk to you. So I believe that faith is the greatest of all. This faith should be firm and unshakable.
--------------------------------
I think I get what you are saying. Could you please illustrate this further, Swamiji...
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Let me tell you a small anecdote in Shirdi Sai Baba's life. Once a lady devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba was very adamant that she should receive some sort of Upadesam from him. But Baba refused to oblige. That lady went on a severe fasting. On seeing this, a few people informed Baba about this.
Baba called her and softly asked her , "Do you think my Guru gave me any initiation or upadesam ?"
She replied ,"He must have Baba... , or how could you have become so exalted."
Baba smiled and said , "My Guru asked me to give two coins as Guru Dakshina (offerings to Guru). I didn't know where to get the coins from.
Sensing my plight he said , 'My dear son, I asked you two coins of Nista and Saburi , i.e. Shraddha and unshakable faith in me , patience and perseverance . I had unshakable faith in him. So should you. So.... now do you see that faith and patience are the greatest things.
------------------------------------------
Finally pl watch this video... A must to watch by all earnest spiritual aspirants as well as common man.
Guru & Nama Kirtan: Imperatives to attain the Infinite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1277WdXUUxQ
Saturday, November 26, 2011
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
No, I cant forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess thats just the way this story goes,
You always smile....
But in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows
No I cant forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrows
When I had you there but then I let you go
And now its only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I cant live
If living is without you
I cant live
I cant give anymore
cant live
If living is without you
cant give,
I cant give anymore
Well, I cant forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess thats just the way this story goes,
You always smile
But in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows
cant live
If living is without you
I cant live
I cant give anymore
cant live
If living is without you
I cant live,
I cant give anymore
Ohhhhhh(No cant live)
No no no (No I cant live)
I cant live (No cant live)
If living is without (No I cant live)
I cant live (No cant live)
I cant give anymore (No I cant live)
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess thats just the way this story goes,
You always smile....
But in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows
No I cant forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrows
When I had you there but then I let you go
And now its only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I cant live
If living is without you
I cant live
I cant give anymore
cant live
If living is without you
cant give,
I cant give anymore
Well, I cant forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess thats just the way this story goes,
You always smile
But in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows
cant live
If living is without you
I cant live
I cant give anymore
cant live
If living is without you
I cant live,
I cant give anymore
Ohhhhhh(No cant live)
No no no (No I cant live)
I cant live (No cant live)
If living is without (No I cant live)
I cant live (No cant live)
I cant give anymore (No I cant live)
IN THAT PRICELESS KISS
The first time I felt your lips
I thought it was merely a dream
I opened my eyes and to my surprise
The most handsome eyes I've ever seen.
I don't know why you love me
But because of that I know dreams come true
All I want is love and devotion
Honesty and faithfulness from you.
Since that very first day we kissed
I just couldn't let it go
I'd found a love to last forever
And so much to experience and know.
I couldn't believe what I was staring at
You stole my heart away
I love you with all my heart
More and more each day.
Whenever things get really rough
And there's times I begin to miss
I just close my eyes and begin to dream
And remember our first kiss.
I can't remember any kisses before you
But it doesn't matter now
I still can't believe it
The feelings in that kiss I had found.
It all just came in one day
Two people who were perfect together
And I found it all in one precious touch
In that priceless kiss of forever.
I thought it was merely a dream
I opened my eyes and to my surprise
The most handsome eyes I've ever seen.
I don't know why you love me
But because of that I know dreams come true
All I want is love and devotion
Honesty and faithfulness from you.
Since that very first day we kissed
I just couldn't let it go
I'd found a love to last forever
And so much to experience and know.
I couldn't believe what I was staring at
You stole my heart away
I love you with all my heart
More and more each day.
Whenever things get really rough
And there's times I begin to miss
I just close my eyes and begin to dream
And remember our first kiss.
I can't remember any kisses before you
But it doesn't matter now
I still can't believe it
The feelings in that kiss I had found.
It all just came in one day
Two people who were perfect together
And I found it all in one precious touch
In that priceless kiss of forever.
ETIQUETTE
Never exaggerate.
Never point at another.
Never betray a confidence.
Never leave home with unkind words.
Never neglect to call upon your friends.
Never laugh at the misfortunes of others.
Never give a promise that you do not fulfill.
Never send a present, hoping for one in return.
Never speak much of your own performances.
Never fail to be punctual at the time appointed.
Never make yourself the hero of your own story.
Never pick the teeth or clean the nails in company.
Never fail to give a polite answer to a civil question.
Never question a child about family matters.
Never present a gift saying that it is of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may find addressed to others.
Never fail, if a gentleman, of being civil and polite to ladies.
Never call attention to the features or form of anyone present.
Never refer to a gift you have made, or favor you have rendered.
Never associate with bad company. Have good company, or none.
Never look over the shoulder of another who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice a scar, deformity, or defect of anyone present.
Never arrest the attention of an acquaintance by touch. Speak to him.
Never punish your child for a fault to which you are addicted yourself.
Never answer questions in general company that have been put to others.
Never, when traveling abroad, be over boastful in praise of your own country.
Never call a new acquaintance by their first name unless requested.
Never lend an article you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so.
Never attempt to draw the attention of the company constantly upon yourself.
Never exhibit anger, impatience or excitement, when an accident happens.
Never pass between two persons who are talking together, without an apology.
Never enter a room noisily; never fail to close the door after you, and never slam it.
Never forget that, if you are faithful in a few things, you may be ruler over many.
Never exhibit too great familiarity with the new acquaintance, you may give offense.
Never will a gentleman allude to conquests which he may have made with ladies.
Never be guilty of the contemptible meanness of opening a private letter addressed to another.
Never fail to offer the easiest and best seat in the room to an invalid, an elderly person, or a lady.
Never neglect to perform the commission which the friend entrusted to you. You must not forget.
Never send your guest, who is accustomed to a warm room, off into a cold, damp, spare bed, to sleep.
Never enter a room filled with people, without a slight bow to the general company when first entering.
Never fail to answer an invitation, either personally or by letter, within a week after the invitation is received.
Never accept of favors and hospitality without rendering an exchange of civilities when opportunity offers.
Never cross the leg and put one foot in the street-car, or places where it will trouble others when passing by.
Never fail to tell the truth. If truthful, you get your reward. You will get your punishment if you deceive.
Never borrow money and neglect to pay. If you do, you will soon be known as a person of no business integrity.
Never write to another asking for information, or a favor of any kind, without enclosing a postage stamp for the reply.
Never fail to say kind and encouraging words to those whom you meet in distress. Your kindness may lift them out of their despair.
Never refuse to receive an apology. You may not receive friendship, but courtesy will require, when a apology is offered, that you accept it.
Never examine the
cards in the card-basket. While they may be exposed in the drawing room, you are not expected to turn them over unless invited to do so.
Never, when walking arm in arm with a lady, be continually changing and going to the other side, because of change of corners. It shows too much attention to form.
Never insult another with harsh words when applied to for a favor. Kind words do not cost much, and yet they may carry untold happiness to the one to whom they are spoken.
Never fail to speak kindly. If a merchant, and you address your clerk; if an overseer, and you address your workman; if in any position where you exercise authority, you show yourself to be a gentleman by your pleasant mode of address.
Never attempt to convey the impression that you are a genius, by imitating the faults of distinguished men. Because certain great men were poor penmen, wore long hair, or had other peculiarities, it does not follow that you will be great by imitating their eccentricities.
Never give all your pleasant words and smile to strangers. The kindest words and the sweetest smiles should be reserved for home. Home should be our heaven.
Never point at another.
Never betray a confidence.
Never leave home with unkind words.
Never neglect to call upon your friends.
Never laugh at the misfortunes of others.
Never give a promise that you do not fulfill.
Never send a present, hoping for one in return.
Never speak much of your own performances.
Never fail to be punctual at the time appointed.
Never make yourself the hero of your own story.
Never pick the teeth or clean the nails in company.
Never fail to give a polite answer to a civil question.
Never question a child about family matters.
Never present a gift saying that it is of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may find addressed to others.
Never fail, if a gentleman, of being civil and polite to ladies.
Never call attention to the features or form of anyone present.
Never refer to a gift you have made, or favor you have rendered.
Never associate with bad company. Have good company, or none.
Never look over the shoulder of another who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice a scar, deformity, or defect of anyone present.
Never arrest the attention of an acquaintance by touch. Speak to him.
Never punish your child for a fault to which you are addicted yourself.
Never answer questions in general company that have been put to others.
Never, when traveling abroad, be over boastful in praise of your own country.
Never call a new acquaintance by their first name unless requested.
Never lend an article you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so.
Never attempt to draw the attention of the company constantly upon yourself.
Never exhibit anger, impatience or excitement, when an accident happens.
Never pass between two persons who are talking together, without an apology.
Never enter a room noisily; never fail to close the door after you, and never slam it.
Never forget that, if you are faithful in a few things, you may be ruler over many.
Never exhibit too great familiarity with the new acquaintance, you may give offense.
Never will a gentleman allude to conquests which he may have made with ladies.
Never be guilty of the contemptible meanness of opening a private letter addressed to another.
Never fail to offer the easiest and best seat in the room to an invalid, an elderly person, or a lady.
Never neglect to perform the commission which the friend entrusted to you. You must not forget.
Never send your guest, who is accustomed to a warm room, off into a cold, damp, spare bed, to sleep.
Never enter a room filled with people, without a slight bow to the general company when first entering.
Never fail to answer an invitation, either personally or by letter, within a week after the invitation is received.
Never accept of favors and hospitality without rendering an exchange of civilities when opportunity offers.
Never cross the leg and put one foot in the street-car, or places where it will trouble others when passing by.
Never fail to tell the truth. If truthful, you get your reward. You will get your punishment if you deceive.
Never borrow money and neglect to pay. If you do, you will soon be known as a person of no business integrity.
Never write to another asking for information, or a favor of any kind, without enclosing a postage stamp for the reply.
Never fail to say kind and encouraging words to those whom you meet in distress. Your kindness may lift them out of their despair.
Never refuse to receive an apology. You may not receive friendship, but courtesy will require, when a apology is offered, that you accept it.
Never examine the
cards in the card-basket. While they may be exposed in the drawing room, you are not expected to turn them over unless invited to do so.
Never, when walking arm in arm with a lady, be continually changing and going to the other side, because of change of corners. It shows too much attention to form.
Never insult another with harsh words when applied to for a favor. Kind words do not cost much, and yet they may carry untold happiness to the one to whom they are spoken.
Never fail to speak kindly. If a merchant, and you address your clerk; if an overseer, and you address your workman; if in any position where you exercise authority, you show yourself to be a gentleman by your pleasant mode of address.
Never attempt to convey the impression that you are a genius, by imitating the faults of distinguished men. Because certain great men were poor penmen, wore long hair, or had other peculiarities, it does not follow that you will be great by imitating their eccentricities.
Never give all your pleasant words and smile to strangers. The kindest words and the sweetest smiles should be reserved for home. Home should be our heaven.
Monday, September 12, 2011
THANKS GOD, I FOUND YOU
I would give up everything
Before I'd separate myself from you
After so much suffering
I've finally found a man that's true
I was all by myself for the longest time
So cold inside
And the hurt from the heart it would not subside
I felt like dying
Until you saved my life
Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you
I would give you everything
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do
To ensure your happiness
I'll cherish every part of you
Because without you beside me I can't survive
I don't wanna try
If you're keeping me warm each and every night
I'll be all right
Cause I need you in my life
Thank God I found you (I'm begging you)
I was lost without you (so lost without you)
My every wish and every dream (every dream, every dream)
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight (brought the sunlight)
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you
I was so desolate
Before you came to me
Looking back I guess it shows
that we were destined to shine
After the rain to appreciate
And care for what we have
And I'd go through it all over again
To be able to feel this way
Thank God I found you
I was lost without you (lost without you baby)
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life (whole life)
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Sweet baby I'm so thankful
I found you
Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
My baby I'm so thankful
I found you
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
My baby I'm so thankful I found you
Thursday, September 8, 2011
WE LOVE
Always in my heart
you make me feel more loved
than I've ever felt
and happier than I've ever dreamed.
The love and understanding you have
is something I have searched for
my entire life.
Always in my happiest
and saddest moments,
you are my best friend and confidante.
I come to you for everything,
and you listen to me without judgment.
Always, deep within my soul,
I know we have a love like no other.
What we share is something others
only hope for and dream of,
but few ever experience.
Our love is magical beyond belief.
Always, without hesitation,
you give of yourself completely.
You have reached the very depths of my soul,
bringing out emotions I never knew I had
and unveiling an ability to love
I never thought possible.
Always and forever
you will be my dream come true,
the one I have waited for all these years.
From now until the end of time,
I will love only you.
We will be together always.
Way to Impress
A simple way to make a good impression.
The expression one wears on one's face if far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back.
Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, " I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you."
You must have a good time meeting people if you expect them to have a good time meeting you.
You don't feel like smiling?
Then what?
Two things.
First, force yourself to smile.
If you are alone, force yourself to whistle or hum a tune or sing.
Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.
"Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not." -William James.
Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions.
It depends on inner conditions.
It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy..
It is what you think about it. "There is nothing either good or bad," said Shakespeare, "but thinking makes it so."
Your smile is a messenger of your good will.
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.
Principle 2: Smile.
If you don't do this, you are headed for trouble
The average person is more interested in his or her own name than all the other names on earth put together.
Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle and very effective compliment.
But forget it or misspell it-and you have place yourself at a sharp disadvantage.
Whenever you meet a new acquaintance, find out his or her complete name and some facts about his or her family, business or political opinions.
Fix all these facts well in mind as part of the picture, and the next time you meet that person, even if it was a year later, you will be able to shake hands, inquire after the family, and ask about the hollyhocks in the backyard.
Sometimes it is difficult to remember a name, particularly if it is hard to pronounce.
Rather than even try to learn it, many people ignore it or call the person by an easy nickname.
Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds.
If you don't hear the name distinctly say excuse me I didn't get your name clearly.
Then, if it is an unusual name, ask how it is spelled.
Use the person's name several times in the conversation; try to associate it in your mind with the person's features, expression and general appearance.
Then, when you are alone write the name down on a piece of paper, look at it, and concentrate on it, fix it securely in your mind, in this way you will gain an eye impression of the name as well as an ear impression.
Principle 3: Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
An easy way to become a good conversationalist
Listen intently; listen because you are genuinely interested.
That kind of listening is one of the highest compliments we can pay anyone.
The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener-a listener who will be silent with the irate fault-finger dilates like a king cobra and spews the poison out of his system.
Be more eager to hear what a person has to say then even they are to tell it.
Many people prefer good listeners to good talkers, but the ability to listen seems rarer than almost any other good trait.
All we want when we are in trouble is a friendly, sympathetic listener to unburden yourself.
That is frequently all the irritated customer wants, and the dissat isfied employee or the hurt friend.
If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is the recipe: Never listen to anyone for long.
Talk incessantly about yourself.
If you have an idea while the other person is talking, don't wait for him or her to finish: bust right in and interrupt in the middle of a sentence.
If you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener.
To be interesting, be interested.
Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering.
Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments.
Principle 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.. .
How to interest people
The royal road to a person's heart is to talk about the things he or she treasures most.
Make an effort to find out what interests the person then get them talking about it.
Talking in terms of the other person's interests pays off for both parties.
When asked what reward he got from it, Mr. Herzig responded that he not only received a different reward from each person but that in general the reward had been an enlargement of his life each time he spoke to someone.
Principle 5: Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
How to make people like you instantly.
Ask yourself " What is there about him or her that I can honestly admire?"
That is sometimes a hard question to answer, especially with strangers.
You want approval of those with whom you come in contact.
You want recognition of your true worth.
You want a feeling that your are important in our little world.
You don't want to listen to cheap, insincere flattery, but you do crave sincere appreciation.
So let's obey the Golden Rule, and give unto others what we would have others give unto us.
How?
When?
Where?
The answer is all the time, everywhere.
Use little phrases such as "I'm sorry to trouble you, ___." "Would you please ___?" "Won't you please?" "Would you mind?" "Thank you."
The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.
Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.
Principle 6: Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely.
In a Nutshell: Six ways to make people like you
Become genuinely interested in other people.
Smile.
Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
Be a good listener.
Encourage others to talk about themselves. Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely.
FILMY LOVE LETTER
Filmy Love Letter For You
____________ _________ _________ _________ ______
WHEN I AM YOUR : KAREEB
THERE IS ONLY : KHAMOSHI
I WANT TO SPEAK : DIL SE
THAT'S MY KIND OF : ISHQ
I WANT THIS TO BE : GUPT
AS I ALWAYS HAVE : DARR
THAT I WILL LOOSE YOU : SAJAN
AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT : SADMA
U R MY : MR.AASHIQUE
BUT SOMETIMES BIT : DEEWANA
TELL ME : HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN
AS I FEEL : KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
IN THIS : DUNIYA DILWALON KI
I TOLD YOU : MAINE PYAR KIYA
MAY BE : DIL TO PAGAL HAI
BECAUSE : JAB PYAR KISISE HOTA HAI
THE WHOLE WORLD APPEARS AS : DUSHMAN
BUT ANYWAY : PYAR TO HONA HI THA
BUT U MUST KNOW: PYAAR KOI KHEL NAHI
BUT IF U WANT 2 BECOME : DULHE RAJA
THEN U MUST RESPOND 2 THIS : PUKAAR
N DONT MIND COZ THIS IS MY: STYLE
I HOPE YOUR ANSWER IS : YES MAM
N IF U SAY NO THEN I KNOW LIFE IS: KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM
I DONT KNOW WHAT WILL B MY: ANJAAM
HUSBAND & WIFE
Every Wife Is A 'Mistress" For Her Husband. "Miss" For One Hour & "Stress" For the Rest 23 Hours!
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There Are Two Times When A Man Doesn't Understand A Woman Before Marriage And After Marriage.
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Marriage Is Like A Public Toilet Those Waiting Outside Are Desperate To Get In & Those Inside Are Desperate To Come Out.
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Husband Searching Keywords on Google `How to Tackle Wife? `
Google Search Result, `still Searching`.
Man Goes To See The Rabbi. "Rabbi, Something Terrible Is Happening And I Have To Talk To You About It."
The Rabbi Asked, "What's Wrong?"
The Man Replied, "My Wife Is Poisoning Me."
The Rabbi, Very Surprised By This, Asks, "How Can That Be?"
The man then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's poisoning me, what I should do?"
The Rabbi Then Offers, "Tell You What. Let Me Talk to Her, I'll See What I Can Find out and I'll Let You Know."
The Rabbi Calls after a while And Says, "Well I Spoke To Her For Three Hours. You Want My Advice?"
The Man Said Yes
The Rabbi Replied, "Take the poison
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Difference Between Complete & Finish... People say there is no difference between COMPLETE & FINISH But there is. When you marry the right one, you are COMPLETE.... And when you marry the wrong one, you are FINISHED..... And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are ... COMPLETELY FINISHED
charming voice
Washington: If you find the voice on the phone sexy, chances are that the person is physically attractive too, says a new American research.
The study, led by Susan Hughes, an evolutionary psychologist from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, suggests that people with voices deemed sexy and attractive tend to have greater body symmetry upon close inspection.
“The sound of a person’s voice reveals a considerable amount of biological information,” LiveScience quoted Hughes, as saying. “It can reflect the mate value of a person,” she added.
The study cautions that an attractive voice does not necessarily indicate that this person has an attractive face.
A symmetric body is genetically sound, scientists say, and in evolutionary terms, in the wild, it can be an important factor when selecting a mate. However, sometimes changes during prenatal development can slightly skew this balance. For instance, the length ratio between index and ring fingers, known as the digit ratio, is fixed by the first trimester, a time that corresponds with vocal cord and larynx development.
If the hormone surge that affects vocal development also affects finger growth, there should be a connection between an individual’s voice and digit ratio.
Hughes could not demonstrate a connection between voice attractiveness and digit ratio in her previous work, possibly due to vocal changes that occur during puberty.
So in the new study, about 100 individuals listened to previously recorded voices and independently rated them on nine traits important during mate selection: approachability, dominance, healthiness, honesty, intelligence, likelihood to get dates, maturity, sexiness and warmth.
Study participants generally agreed on what made a voice attractive. But when Hughes used a spectrogram to analyze these voice ratings according to different acoustic properties such as pitch, intensity, jitter and shimmer, she could not find a common feature that made these voices seem attractive.
This indicates our perceptual system may be more advanced than expected, Hughes said. “We can agree on what’s an attractive voice yet I can’t capture it with a computer,” Hughes said.
Investigating if a combination of these properties can define an attractive voice may shed light on a connection, she said. The study is published in the June 2008 edition of the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. ANI
JOURNEY OF LIFE
How many friends have you lost along The way,
How many lovers gone from your sight,
How many times have you broken down in fear,
How many times have you cried yourself to sleep at night.
This world that we live in is far from perfect,
So many things that make it wrong,
Sometimes there's light that brightens up Your day,
But others its been dark all along.
How many times have you left your House crying,
Knowing things will never be the same,
How many times have you had to hide Behind a smile,
Live with a different name.
They say that life's what you make it,
But how can we control death,
One minute we are here living life,
The next out of breathes.
The journey of life confuses me,
Sometimes i just sit and wonder why,
Why do the people we are closest to,
Always have to die???
I CON'T PROMISE
I cannot promise that I'll always
know the right words to comfort you
when you need support...
But I'll try
I cannot promise to always
Know what you're feeling
Or what will make you happy...
But I'll always remember to ask
I cannot promise to always
know how to cheer you
when you're down... But I'll be there with a smile
I cannot promise to always understand
But I'll always give my best
Though I cannot promise you many things
I can promise to be here for you today
Like there's no tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
question
let me ask you...
What are your beliefs around money?
What are your beliefs around success and business?
What are your beliefs around love and relationships?
What do you believe you deserve in this lifetime?
Do you deserve to be happy?
Do you deserve to be successful?
Do you deserve to truly have the life of your dreams?
Take a second and think about those questions and
then answer this last one.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Lesson=30
Today is Day # 30!! You've MADE IT!! Can you believe it?
Today is a day to celebrate! I'm sending this out later in the day because to be very honest with you.... I'm not sure how to end our course! :(
Not very many people can stick with something for 30 days, but YOUhave shown the commitment of a champion. My friends, it takes a CHAMPION to run a business. This is why not everyone can do it... not everyone has the fortitude and the stick to it attitude that is required.
But YOU did it!
Today's topic is going to be on newsletters again. Why? Because it is such an amazing tool for connection, keeping your list healthy and really building a regular place for input and education with your clients.
Newsletters are a place to teach, give great content, ask questions, keep your clients updated on what is going on in the company and more! And here's a BIG secret- your newsletter should be 60% content, 40% relationship. One of the biggest mistakes people make when publishing newsletters is they leave out the relationship. No one 'craves' a big piece of information everyday... they crave relationship. So when you send out your content, be sure to 'sandwich' it with connection.
The layout of a newsletter is key.... have a warm and inviting opening. Then your feature article. Have a place where you update your clients on what is going on. Give input from readers. Feature a product or event. Give closing comments. It's that easy!
If you market makeup, software, clothing, handbags, information, massage oils, tax preparing services or anything... a newsletter is a great connection piece.
I'll close with this. The #1 key to my success through the years and my ability to stay on top of things is directly related to who I hang around with. Who is pouring thoughts into my head all day through the information I read, the relationships I keep, the media I listen to is hugely responsible for what occurs in my life. So... who are you keeping company with? Who do you listen to the most? Pay very close attention to the 5 people who influence you the most on a daily basis!
We have a community on Facebook and Twitter that has become a "Life Line" for many business owners. It's a place for support, encouragement and breaking news. It's also a great place for connection and valuable content!
If you haven't already become a part of our Inner Circle Coaching group, where I'm sharing videos every single week and a live call once per month- come on over NOW! :)
http://www.arealchange.com/blog/inner-circle-coaching
If you've never had anyone believe in you..... you do NOW! I believe in you, your dreams and your passions! It is an honor to call you my friend! God bless you! :)
Today is a day to celebrate! I'm sending this out later in the day because to be very honest with you.... I'm not sure how to end our course! :(
Not very many people can stick with something for 30 days, but YOUhave shown the commitment of a champion. My friends, it takes a CHAMPION to run a business. This is why not everyone can do it... not everyone has the fortitude and the stick to it attitude that is required.
But YOU did it!
Today's topic is going to be on newsletters again. Why? Because it is such an amazing tool for connection, keeping your list healthy and really building a regular place for input and education with your clients.
Newsletters are a place to teach, give great content, ask questions, keep your clients updated on what is going on in the company and more! And here's a BIG secret- your newsletter should be 60% content, 40% relationship. One of the biggest mistakes people make when publishing newsletters is they leave out the relationship. No one 'craves' a big piece of information everyday... they crave relationship. So when you send out your content, be sure to 'sandwich' it with connection.
The layout of a newsletter is key.... have a warm and inviting opening. Then your feature article. Have a place where you update your clients on what is going on. Give input from readers. Feature a product or event. Give closing comments. It's that easy!
If you market makeup, software, clothing, handbags, information, massage oils, tax preparing services or anything... a newsletter is a great connection piece.
I'll close with this. The #1 key to my success through the years and my ability to stay on top of things is directly related to who I hang around with. Who is pouring thoughts into my head all day through the information I read, the relationships I keep, the media I listen to is hugely responsible for what occurs in my life. So... who are you keeping company with? Who do you listen to the most? Pay very close attention to the 5 people who influence you the most on a daily basis!
We have a community on Facebook and Twitter that has become a "Life Line" for many business owners. It's a place for support, encouragement and breaking news. It's also a great place for connection and valuable content!
If you haven't already become a part of our Inner Circle Coaching group, where I'm sharing videos every single week and a live call once per month- come on over NOW! :)
http://www.arealchange.com/blog/inner-circle-coaching
If you've never had anyone believe in you..... you do NOW! I believe in you, your dreams and your passions! It is an honor to call you my friend! God bless you! :)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Lesson=28
Today is Day #28 in our 30 day journey!
Today we are talking about the power of social media and your blog yet again.
Many people believe that social media is 'just another fun tool' to use when blogging. This couldn't be further from the truth! Social media happens to be the #1 way of building rapport, connection and getting input from your clients on the internet today!
But just 'being' on social media doesn't make anyone any money anymore than creating a blog does. We have to connect with our audience, listen to them and serve them with exactly what they are asking for.
Listening.. it is the #1 skill that creates success in business.
Not public speaking. Not blogging. Not massive advertising! Many people have blown tens of thousands of dollars in advertising online. Their ads don't convert because they are not paying attention to what the clients are asking for.
So.... when we're on social media, be sure to be talking the language that your clients already love. Clue- it's their own. :)
When you're on social media, ask questions. Take polls, host contests. Just ask people how they are doing, what is their sticking point, what is the one thing they wish they could change today. People LOVE to give their input!
This is the beauty of social media, where you can ask your ideal client where they're at, and then you can give it to them if it's within your power to do so, and have a blast serving people that way.
Are you using a Twitter and a Facebook account? My tip for you today is to set one up. Add me, I'll be your first friend!
You can find me here:
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/sandikrakowskibiz
Twitter Page: http://www.twitter.com/sandikrakowski
Then I want you to connect these to your blog. You can see an example of that on our website. Give people an opportunity to connect with you. Invite them through your auto responder messages. Ask them to give you input on your articles in your newsletters by connecting with you through social media. On your "Contact Us" page, have your Facebook and Twitter account so that people can connect with you quickly!
NEVER ever ever underestimate the power of social media. Today, it's a lifeblood that NO business should be without!
Today we are talking about the power of social media and your blog yet again.
Many people believe that social media is 'just another fun tool' to use when blogging. This couldn't be further from the truth! Social media happens to be the #1 way of building rapport, connection and getting input from your clients on the internet today!
But just 'being' on social media doesn't make anyone any money anymore than creating a blog does. We have to connect with our audience, listen to them and serve them with exactly what they are asking for.
Listening.. it is the #1 skill that creates success in business.
Not public speaking. Not blogging. Not massive advertising! Many people have blown tens of thousands of dollars in advertising online. Their ads don't convert because they are not paying attention to what the clients are asking for.
So.... when we're on social media, be sure to be talking the language that your clients already love. Clue- it's their own. :)
When you're on social media, ask questions. Take polls, host contests. Just ask people how they are doing, what is their sticking point, what is the one thing they wish they could change today. People LOVE to give their input!
This is the beauty of social media, where you can ask your ideal client where they're at, and then you can give it to them if it's within your power to do so, and have a blast serving people that way.
Are you using a Twitter and a Facebook account? My tip for you today is to set one up. Add me, I'll be your first friend!
You can find me here:
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/sandikrakowskibiz
Twitter Page: http://www.twitter.com/sandikrakowski
Then I want you to connect these to your blog. You can see an example of that on our website. Give people an opportunity to connect with you. Invite them through your auto responder messages. Ask them to give you input on your articles in your newsletters by connecting with you through social media. On your "Contact Us" page, have your Facebook and Twitter account so that people can connect with you quickly!
NEVER ever ever underestimate the power of social media. Today, it's a lifeblood that NO business should be without!
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