Almost everyone have heard the hit single ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ by Bobby McFerrin. The song has a very catchy way of conveying its message of being happy to everyone. Bobby Mcferiin’s simple message surely made a lot of people by telling them not to worry.
Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.
One of the better things ever said is - ‘The only thing in life that will always remain the same is change’, and in our life we have the power to make the necessary changes if we want to. Even if we find ourselves in an unbearable situation we can always find solace in the knowledge that it too would change.
Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. People are different, accept people for who or what they are, avoid clashes, constant arguments, and let go of all kinds of resentments. If arguments seem unavoidable still try and make an effort to understand the situation and you might just get along with well with
Happiness is actually found in everyone, increasing it is a way to make a life more wonderful and also more healthy.
To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy.
There are several ways by which you can do this.
Being grateful is a great attitude. We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank God for being alive.
News is stressful. Get less of it. Some people just can’t start their day without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we hear or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to be a sensible thing to do.
A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster inner peace.
Manage your time. Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.
Laugh and laugh heartily everyday. Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As they also say -’Laughter is the best medicine’.
Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up anger of frustrations, this is bad for your health. Instead find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.
Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. It gives a feeling of being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time.
Learning is a joyful exercise. Try and learn something new everyday. Learning also makes us expand and broaden our horizons. And could also give us more opportunities in the future.
Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.
Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.
These are the few simple things you can do everyday to be happy.
And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
At first glance, it would seem that positive thinking and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have nothing to do with one another. But many of us with ADD develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed. This negative outlook then makes it even harder for us to manage those challenges and move forward.
Practicing positive thinking allows people with ADD to focus on our strengths and accomplishments, which increases happiness and motivation. This, in turn, allows us to spend more time making progress, and less time feeling down and stuck. The following tips provide practical suggestions that you can use to help you shift into more positive thinking patterns:
1. Take Good Care of Yourself
It’s much easier to be positive when you are eating well, exercising, and getting enough rest.
2. Remind Yourself of the Things You Are Grateful For
Stresses and challenges don’t seem quite as bad when you are constantly reminding yourself of the things that are right in life. Taking just 60 seconds a day to stop and appreciate the good things will make a huge difference.
3. Look for the Proof Instead of Making Assumptions
A fear of not being liked or accepted sometimes leads us to assume that we know what others are thinking, but our fears are usually not reality. If you have a fear that a friend or family member’s bad mood is due to something you did, or that your co-workers are secretly gossiping about you when you turn your back, speak up and ask them. Don’t waste time worrying that you did something wrong unless you have proof that there is something to worry about.
4. Refrain from Using Absolutes
Have you ever told a partner “You’re ALWAYS late!” or complained to a friend “You NEVER call me!”? Thinking and speaking in absolutes like ‘always’ and ‘never’ makes the situation seem worse than it is, and programs your brain into believing that certain people are incapable of delivering.
5. Detach From Negative Thoughts
Your thoughts can’t hold any power over you if you don’t judge them. If you notice yourself having a negative thought, detach from it, witness it, and don’t follow it.
6. Squash the “ANTs”
In his book “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” Dr. Daniel Amen talks about “ANTs” - Automatic Negative Thoughts. These are the bad thoughts that are usually reactionary, like “Those people are laughing, they must be talking about me,” or “The boss wants to see me? It must be bad!” When you notice these thoughts, realize that they are nothing more than ANTs and squash them!
7. Practice Lovin’, Touchin’ & Squeezin’ (Your Friends and Family)
You don’t have to be an expert to know the benefits of a good hug. Positive physical contact with friends, loved ones, and even pets, is an instant pick-me-up. One research study on this subject had a waitress touch some of her customers on the arm as she handed them their checks. She received higher tips from these customers than from the ones she didn’t touch!
8. Increase Your Social Activity
By increasing social activity, you decrease loneliness. Surround yourself with healthy, happy people, and their positive energy will affect you in a positive way!
9. Volunteer for an Organization, or Help another Person
Everyone feels good after helping. You can volunteer your time, your money, or your resources. The more positive energy you put out into the world, the more you will receive in return.
10. Use Pattern Interrupts to Combat Rumination
If you find yourself ruminating, a great way to stop it is to interrupt the pattern and force yourself to do something completely different. Rumination is like hyper-focus on something negative. It’s never productive, because it’s not rational or solution-oriented, it’s just excessive worry. Try changing your physical environment - go for a walk or sit outside. You could also call a friend, pick up a book, or turn on some music.
When it comes to the corporate world, protocol is pretty much the religion. To know the things needed to do are the basics of productivity, but interaction and having a steady mind makes up the entire thing to true productivity. There are those who seem to work well even under pressure, but they’re uncommon ones and we are human and imperfect. To get these little things like stress under our skins won’t solve our problems. Sometimes it takes a bit of courage to admit that we’re turning to be workaholics than tell ourselves that we’re not doing our best.
“A Piece of Blarney Stone” 10 ways to empower your communication
The Blarney Stone is a historical stone, or actually part of the Blarney Castle in Ireland where it was believed that kissing the stone can grant you the gift of gab. Yeah, it seems strange in this day and age, but who are we to question tradition? It’s not like I’m saying that Santa Claus doesn’t exist (OOPS!).
There is so much to know about conversation that anyone, even I, could ever realize. You can go though watching talk shows; radio programs; clubs dedicated to public speaking; ordinary conversations; certain rules still apply when it comes to interaction through words. It may sound tedious, I know, but even though it’s your mouth that’s doing the work, your brain works twice as hard to churn out a lot of things you know. So what better way to start learning to be an effective communication is to know the very person closest to you: yourself.
1. What you know.
Education is all about learning the basics, but to be an effective speaker is to practice what you’ve learned. My stint as guest at every Toastmasters’ meeting I go to taught me that we all have our limitations, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn to keep up and share what we know.
2. Listening.
It’s just as important as asking questions. Sometimes listening to the sound of our own voice can teach us to be a little bit confident with ourselves and to say the things we believe in with conviction.
3. Humility
We all make mistakes, and sometimes we tend to slur our words, stutter, and probably mispronounce certain words even though we know what it means, but rarely use it only to impress listeners. So in a group, don’t be afraid to ask if you’re saying the right word properly and if they’re unsure about it then make a joke out of it. I promise you it’ll make everyone laugh and you can get away with it as well.
4. Eye Contact
There’s a lot to say when it comes to directing your attention to your audience with an eye-catching gaze. It’s important that you keep your focus when talking to a large group in a meeting or a gathering, even though he or she may be gorgeous.
5. Kidding around
A little bit of humor can do wonders to lift the tension, or worse boredom when making your speech. That way, you’ll get the attention of the majority of the crowd and they’ll feel that you’re just as approachable, and as human to those who listen.
6. Be like the rest of them
Interaction is all about mingling with other people. You’ll get a lot of ideas, as well as knowing what people make them as they are.
7. Me, Myself, and I
Admit it, there are times you sing to yourself in the shower. I know I do! Listening to the sound of your own voice while you practice your speech in front of a mirror can help correct the stress areas of your pitch. And while you’re at it you can spruce up as well.
8. With a smile
A smile says it all much like eye contact. There’s no point on grimacing or frowning in a meeting or a gathering, unless it’s a wake. You can better express what you’re saying when you smile.
9. A Role Model
There must be at least one or two people in your life you have listened to when they’re at a public gathering or maybe at church. Sure they read their lines, but taking a mental note of how they emphasize what they say can help you once you take center stage.
10. Preparation
Make the best out of preparation rather than just scribbling notes and often in a hurried panic. Some people like to write things down on index cards, while other resort to being a little more silly as they look at their notes written on the palm of their hand (not for clammy hands, please). Just be comfortable with what you know since you enjoy your work.
And that about wraps it up. These suggestions are rather amateurish in edgewise, but I’ve learned to empower myself when it comes to public or private speaking and it never hurts to be with people to listen how they make conversations and meetings far more enjoyable as well as educational.
Be all you can be, but it’s not always in the Army. I often see myself as somewhat contented with my life the way things are, but of course it’s hard to think of anything else when where are real issues to be discussed.
Still I aspire for something deeper and more meaningful.
So we’re all pelted with problems. Honestly it shouldn’t even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks… or can they?
1. What do I really want?
The question of the ages. So many things you want to do with your life and so little time to even go about during the day.
Find something that you are good at can help realize that small step towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.
2. Should I really change?
Today’s generation has taken another level of redefining ’self’, or at least that’s what the kids are saying. Having an army of teenage nieces and nephews has taught me that there are far worse things that they could have had than acne or maybe even promiscuity. So how does that fit into your lifestyle?
If history has taught us one thing, it’s the life that we have gone through. Try to see if partying Seventies style wouldn’t appeal to the younger generation, but dancing is part of partying. Watch them applaud after showing them how to really dance than break their bones in break-dancing.
3. What’s the bright side in all of this?
With so much is happening around us there seem to be no room for even considering that light at the end of the tunnel. We can still see it as something positive without undergoing so much scrutiny. And if it’s a train at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride and see what makes the world go round!
4. Am I comfortable with what I’m doing?
There’s always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. It doesn’t take a genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we’ll all be equally the same in everything we do. Variety brings in very interesting and exciting questions to be experimented.
5. Have I done enough for myself?
Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in every aspect can be dangerous in large doses, but in small amounts you’ll be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.
6. Am I happy at where I am today?
It’s an unfair question so let it be an answer! You love being a good and loving mom or dad to your kids, then take it up a notch! Your kids will love you forever. The same goes with everyday life!
7. Am I appealing to the opposite sex?
So maybe I don’t have an answer to that, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try it, though. Whether you shape-up, change the way you wear your clothes or hair, or even your attitude towards people, you should always remember it will always be for your own benefit.
8. How much could I have?
I suppose in this case there is no such things on having things too much or too little, but it’s more on how badly you really need it. I’d like to have lots of money, no denying that, but the question is that how much are you willing to work for it?
9. What motivates me?
What motivates you? It’s an answer you have to find out for yourself. There are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of the may be the hardest part. It’s not like you can’t have one serving of your favorite food in a buffet and that’s it. Just try it piece by piece.
10. What Really Makes You Tick?
So? What really makes you tick? You can be just about anything you always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always remember, that self-improvement is not just about the physical or philosophical change you have to undergo, but it’s something that you really want
When you work from home you want to be careful not to end up being scammed. There are six tips to recognize any scam. One should always use a checklist every time they consider an endeavor. These are things you will want to avoid.
1. Avoid deals you do not completely understand. The big print might make absolute sense or get your attention. It is the fine print that will be the determining factor though. The more important your deal the more important it is for you to read and understand the terms. If you actually read the fine print you might be losing more than gaining. Ask multiple questions and get legal help if need be.
2. Avoid deals requiring multitudes of money up front. Don’t spend all at once. Make sure you will get what you pay for. You want to be sure that the golden egg in that basket is real before the scammer has your cash. I would expect to pay 4-500 dollars up front for a real opportunity, But would stay away from spending 3-5000 dollars for an opportunity up front.
3. Avoid deals you are asked to do in a hurry or under the pressure of time. Time should not be important when you are making a business deal. Both parties will want to be sure they know exactly what they are getting into. If someone is trying to rush you in making up you mind it is because they don’t want to give you time to realize it is a scam. But you also have to understand that inaction is not going to get you any closer to your home business, buy if the opportunity makes sense, and has a guarantee, do not procrastinate because you can easily fall into analysis paralysis where you look at so many offers you cannot decide which one is right, then you have given yourself an excuse to do nothing.
4. Avoid deals with people or companies you have never heard of or know. The best reference is that if you have no clue whom you are dealing with you should find out. Let them know that you will be checking out their business and background. Make sure you follow through and find out all you can. This will keep them from being able to lie to you.
5. Avoid deals that you are being manipulated or schmoozed into. If some one is trying to bully you, charm you, manipulate you to death, or anything else. Make sure to tell them you know what they are doing and walk away.
6. Avoid deals set up to look like a pyramid scheme. These scams are made to look like legitimate MLM and network marketing business but are illegal. The earlier people in the plan get paid with money taken from the new people. These companies have you spend thousands of dollars up front and claim you will be raking in the money in weeks. There is no such thing as getting rich quick and easy, you can get rich but you must work at it.
The most important thing to remember is that if it is too good to be true than that is what it is, untrue. There is not a person on the planet that does not want to get rich quick. Some people do get rich quick, but not many. People who have more money than they know what to do with earned it over time with hard work. Or someone who worked for it willed it to them.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows that all those too good to be true solicitation e-mails and ads you see in the margins of high traffic websites for making thousands of dollars a week with no effort through a home based internet business can’t be for real. Yet there are still thousands upon thousands of people every year whose dreams of easy cash, early retirement and free living override their common sense and encourage them to invest in these home business scams.
As far as other tips for avoiding home business scams are concerned, there are a multitude of resources all over the Internet that list which opportunities are scams and which ones have real income potential. Truly the best of the best tips for avoiding home business scams we can offer is to listen to the little voice inside you. If that voice is telling you the scam’s promises are too good to be true, then listen to that voice, because it’s probably entirely correct!
Remember if all else fails, people pay for information, the internet was developed as a method to deliver information, so get information, sell information, you can never go wrong, and it doesn’t cost a fortune to get into the information business. The other key thing to consider is whether you want a job, i.e. be self employed, or if you want a business, if you want a job, there are hundreds of good opportunities out there that you can trade your time for money, if you are looking for a business, you need to look for automated systems, and methods to earn income passively. They both take effort, but they also both have very different models.
To Your Success,
It might take a little coffee or probably a few rounds of beer or any other booze you could get your hands on when it comes to relaxing after a hard day’s work. Well, yeah I’m guilty about that one as well, unless I’m caught dead wearing a lampshade over my head after a few rounds of vodka… half-naked! Okay, bad example and I apologize to everyone reading this after getting nightmares about me in that state of drunken stupor.
Just don’t ask how it happened, please.
But what’s really interesting is that how do people go through the usual part of life when faced with vein-popping stress? I mean, the new age thing like Zen or yoga is one of the good things and it actually works. Is there room for the intellectual side of people who can actually smell the roses-in-a-can while on the move? It kind of had me thinking that there really must be something in this ‘mind-over-matter’ thing.
Humor is indeed the best medicine there is whenever you are. I mean anyone can pay good money to listen to a comedian just to make you wet your pants after laughing so hard. Despite of what’s been happening, and to those who has gone though the ordeal, it’s better to just laugh while facing the troubles with a clear mind than anger with a clouded vision. One of my favorite celebrities of all time may have to be Woody Allen. Now this is one guy who gives you the in-your-face bluntness that he pulls out with gusto, even without even trying. You can talk just about anything with a man, and he’s bound to mock the subject and you’ll end up laughing rather than being upset about it.
Woody Allen has this to say:
1. “Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” It sounds good to me, I mean the practicality of all things does involve money but it doesn’t have to take an arm and a leg to get it.
2. “I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.” ‘Nuff said.
3. “There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” This happens to be one of the classic ones. I mean the issue about life’s little problems isn’t all that bad, until ‘he’ shows up.
Sure, relationships can get complicated, or does have its complications that probably any author about relationships is bound to discover it soon. We follow what our heart desires, unless you’re talking about the heart as in the heart that pump blood throughout your body.
4. “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.” And if you want more, just keep on asking!
5. “A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said ‘no’.” It sounds, ‘practical’, I think.
And when it comes to everyday life, he really knows how to make the best out of every possible scenario, and it doesn’t involve a lawsuit if he strikes a nerve.
6. “Basically my wife was immature. I’d be at home in the bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.” I never had a boat in my bathtub before. Just staring at it while soaking in hot water makes me seasick already.
7. “I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” If it rains, it pours.
8. “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” It could get worse when you’re guzzling on beer… or mouthwash, and it happened to me once!
9. “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” At least he doesn’t smite us with lightning, and I’m thankful for that.
And despite of what may happen to all of us in the next ten, twenty, or even thirty years, I guess we all have to see things in a different kind of light and not just perspective. I can’t seem to imagine life without any piece of wisdom that could guide us. Whether we’re religious or not, it takes more courage to accept your fears and learn how to deal with them is all that matters when it comes to even just getting along.
And to sum things up, here is the last nugget of wisdom to go by… however, whenever, and wherever we may be.
10. “The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have.”
Success is more than economic gains, titles, and degrees. Planning for success is about mapping out all the aspects of your life. Similar to a map, you need to define the following details: origin, destination, vehicle, backpack, landmarks, and route.
Origin: Who you are
A map has a starting point. Your origin is who you are right now. Most people when asked to introduce themselves would say, “Hi, I’m Jean and I am a 17-year old, senior highschool student.” It does not tell you about who Jean is; it only tells you her present preoccupation. To gain insights about yourself, you need to look closely at your beliefs, values, and principles aside from your economic, professional, cultural, and civil status. Moreover, you can also reflect on your experiences to give you insights on your good and not-so-good traits, skills, knowledge, strengths, and weaknesses. Upon introspection, Jean realized that she was highly motivated, generous, service-oriented, but impatient. Her inclination was in the biological-medical field. Furthermore, she believed that life must serve a purpose, and that wars were destructive to human dignity.
Destination: A vision of who you want to be
“Who do want to be?” this is your vision. Now it is important that you know yourself so that you would have a clearer idea of who you want to be; and the things you want to change whether they are attitudes, habits, or points of view. If you hardly know yourself, then your vision and targets for the future would also be unclear. Your destination should cover all the aspects of your being: the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Continuing Jean’s story, after she defined her beliefs, values, and principles in life, she decided that she wanted to have a life dedicated in serving her fellowmen.
Vehicle: Your Mission
A vehicle is the means by which you can reach your destination. It can be analogized to your mission or vocation in life. To a great extent, your mission would depend on what you know about yourself. Bases on Jean’s self-assessment, she decided that she was suited to become a doctor, and that she wanted to become one. Her chosen vocation was a medical doctor. Describing her vision-mission fully: it was to live a life dedicated to serving her fellowmen as a doctor in conflict-areas.
Travel Bag: Your knowledge, skills, and attitude
Food, drinks, medicines, and other travelling necessities are contained in a bag. Applying this concept to your life map, you also bring with you certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes. These determine your competence and help you in attaining your vision. Given such, there is a need for you to assess what knowledge, skills, and attitudes you have at present and what you need to gain along the way. This two-fold assessment will give you insights on your landmarks or measures of success. Jean realized that she needed to gain professional knowledge and skills on medicine so that she could become a doctor. She knew that she was a bit impatient with people so she realized that this was something she wanted to change.
Landmarks and Route: S.M.A.R.T. objectives
Landmarks confirm if you are on the right track while the route determines the travel time. Thus, in planning out your life, you also need to have landmarks and a route. These landmarks are your measures of success. These measures must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound. Thus you cannot set two major landmarks such as earning a master’s degree and a doctorate degree within a period of three years, since the minimum number of years to complete a master’s degree is two years. Going back to Jean as an example, she identified the following landmarks in her life map: completing a bachelor’s degree in biology by the age of 21; completing medicine by the age of 27; earning her specialization in infectious diseases by the age of 30; getting deployed in local public hospitals of their town by the age of 32; and serving as doctor in war-torn areas by the age of 35.
Anticipate Turns, Detours, and Potholes
The purpose of your life map is to minimize hasty and spur-of-the-moment decisions that can make you lose your way. But oftentimes our plans are modified along the way due to some inconveniences, delays, and other situations beyond our control. Like in any path, there are turns, detours, and potholes thus; we must anticipate them and adjust accordingly.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” – Albert Einstein
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” — Albert Einstein
“I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details.” – Albert Einstein
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” – Albert Einstein
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” — Albert Einstein
“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” — Albert Einstein
“A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.” — Albert Einstein
“I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.” — Albert Einstein
“God is subtle but he is not malicious.” — Albert Einstein
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” — Albert Einstein
“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” – Albert Einstein
“The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.” — Albert Einstein
“Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.” — Albert Einstein
“Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” – Albert Einstein
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
“Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.” — Albert Einstein
“We cannot solve the problems we have created with the same thinking that created them.” — Albert Einstein
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein
“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” – Albert Einstein
“Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it.” — Albert Einstein
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” – Albert Einstein
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” — Albert Einstein
“God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.” – Albert Einstein
“The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.” – Albert Einstein
“Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” – Albert Einstein
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” — Albert Einstein
“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” – Albert Einstein
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.” – Albert Einstein
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” — Albert Einstein
“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.” — Albert Einstein
“Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.” — Albert Einstein
“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” — Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe.” — Albert Einstein
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” – Albert Einstein
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” – Albert Einstein
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein
“In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.” – Albert Einstein
“The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.” — Albert Einstein
“Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.” – Albert Einstein
“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how passionately I hate them!” – Albert Einstein
“No, this trick won’t work…How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?” – Albert Einstein
“My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.” — Albert Einstein
“Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.” – Albert Einstein
“The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking…the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.” – Albert Einstein
“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.” — Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” — Albert Einstein
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” — Albert Einstein
“The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.” — Albert Einstein
“Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” — Albert Einstein
“You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.” – Albert Einstein
“One had to cram all this stuff into one’s mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.” — Albert Einstein
“…one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one’s own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.” – Albert Einstein
“He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.” – Albert Einstein
“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” — Albert Einstein
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” (Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton)
“It is best, it seems to me, to separate one’s inner striving from one’s trade as far as possible. It is not good when one’s daily break is tied to God’s special blessing.” — Albert Einstein
“It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a reqime that does not maintain any military secrets.” – Albert Einstein
“It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.” — Albert Einstein
“So long as they don’t get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased me.” – Albert Einstein
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.” — Albert Einstein
“Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
“When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours that’s relativity.” — Albert Einstein
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, scince for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despiceable an ignoreable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.” — Albert Einstein
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”–Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. — Albert Einstein
“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” - Albert Einstein
“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” - Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied:
“You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.”
“If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.” – Albert Einstein
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy. — Albert Einstein
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. – Albert Einstein
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” –Albert Einstein
“If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.” –Albert Einstein
“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” –Albert Einstein
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” –Albert Einstein
“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.” –Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.” –Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
“The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.” –Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” –Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” –A. Einstein
“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.” –Einstein, Albert
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” –Einstein, Albert
“What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.” –Albert Einstein
“If one studies too zealously, one easily loses his pants.” –Albert Einstein
Through the release of atomic energy, our generation has brought into the world the most revolutionary force since prehistoric man’s discovery of fire. This basic force of the universe cannot be fitted into the outmoded concept of narrow nationalisms.
For there is no secret and there is no defense; there is no possibility of control except through the aroused understanding and insistence of the peoples of the world. We scientists recognise our inescapable responsibility to carry to our fellow citizens an understanding of atomic energy and its implication for society. In this lies our only security and our only hope - we believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death. A. Einstein, 1947 d.C.
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein(1879 - 1955)
God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project. Anonymous, Graffito
The gods too are fond of a joke. Aristotle(384 BC - 322 BC)
Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. Brenda Ueland
They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Slow but sure moves the might of the gods. Euripides(484 BC - 406 BC),The Bacchae, circa 407 B.C.
Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force. Flavius Josephus(37 AD - 100 AD), Life
Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man. Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889 - 1967)
I could prove God statistically. George Gallup(1901 - 1984)
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside. Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Iliad
The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men. Homer(800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen. Homer(800 BC - 700 BC), The Iliad
If there’s one thing I know it’s God does love a good joke. Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 05-01-04
Call on God, but row away from the rocks. Indian Proverb
What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive? Irv Kupcinet
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Martin Luther King Jr.(1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963
As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss. Noam Chomsky (1928 - ), in a television interview
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), “Profiles of The Future”, 1961 (Clarke’s third law)
Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience it. Max Frisch
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. Putt’s Law
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons. R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983)
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. Richard Feynman(1918 - 1988)
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done. Andy Rooney(1919 - )
The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn’t get bigger or heavier. Bill Gates(1955 - ), Business @ The Speed of Thought
If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in. Bradley’s Bromide
Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users? Clifford Stoll
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. Doug Larson
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. E. W. Dijkstra
Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers. Edward Shepherd Mead
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer. Farmers’ Almanac, 1978
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov(1920 - 1992)
Silence is a text easy to misread. A. Attanasio, ‘The Eagle and the Sword’
‘Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), (attributed)
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak. Ausonius
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread. Blaise Pascal(1623 - 1662)
Oppression can only survive through silence. Carmen de Monteflores
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. Cato the Elder(234 BC - 149 BC)
Silence is more musical than any song. Christina Rossetti(1830 - 1894)
A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence. Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321), The Divine Comedy
Life here is so elemental. So real. Without the interference of civilization you can really experience things like,…silence. Silence and darkness in its purity. Right now, right outside my window all I can see is a black void. Endless darkness. It’s totally exhilarating, and I feel very lucky to be here. Very, very lucky. Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Lost and Found, 1992
1. Express the same views as your target audience.
Bring up common likes and dislikes in your ad. This will create instant rapport with your audience. If your customers trust you, they will buy from you.
2. Add viral marketing into your promotional plans.
Allow your visitors to give away your free stuff, just include your ad somewhere on all the freebies. If you are doing an offline business, give away a product with your information on it and let the marketing message carry itself. For example if you sell Mary Kay, buy an eBook (with private Label rights if possible or resell rights) on skin care, or make up, put it on a cd and put your name and contact info on the CD Cover and CD label. Give the CD’s away at parties, as long as the info is good on the cd, you will gain customers, and people who are friends of customers or friends of friends will begin calling you. Cost per promotional items, if the eBook is 50-75 dollars, and you give it away to 100 people, your cost of advertising will be around 1 dollar a customer..compare that to running an ad.
3. Design your web site to be less confusing. Don’t use a lot of graphics, links and anything that takes away from your sales message. Keep your site focused on what you want to convey to your customers, they are easily distracted, and if an ad catches their eye, they just left your site.
4. Give your visitors the option of viewing your web site by autoresponder or printing it out. They might not have the time right then to look it over.
5. Increase your opt-in e-mail list quickly by giving away a product at no cost. Just require people to subscribe to your e-zine in exchange. When your list is built make sure you stay in touch with good information or courses. Build trust with your clients.
6. Joint venture your web business with other offline businesses. Look for businesses that have the same target audience and create a win/win deal with them. I have done Joint ventures with cookbooks and other items with several people, I offer a discount at my information store, they give the discount to their customers as a bonus, or they keep the commission depending on the deal, it must be a win-win.
7. Expand your target audience by adding a new product line or packaging your main products with other ones. You could also add-on extra services. Your future should not rely on one source of income ever, use multiple streams of income to grow your business rapidly. For example, if you sell pampered chef, why not also sell cookbooks, or other related tools or information that your customers are interested in.
8. Persuade your visitors to like you. People buy from people they like. You could tell them a joke, give them a compliment, give them a freebie, etc.
9. Submit the free stuff you offer to online freebie directories. They usually get tons of traffic because people like to get things for free.
10. Use headlines and sub headlines that are aimed directly at your audience. If you’re selling things to lawyers use a headline like “Attention All Lawyers!”.
What is the number one question I hear day in and day out? How can I make more money? Or What do I charge for my services?
Well, the answer is very complex in some ways, not really complicated in other ways. How is that for a non-answer?
In many ways, the answer depends on what you want, and what value you see in yourself. Amazingly the answer does not rely on what other people are charging for similar services.
Let me give you a common example from corporate America, anyone who has worked in an organization that has multiple people in similar positions, you hear this grumbling go on constantly, I don’t understand why Sally makes more money than I do, I work just as hard or do my job just as well as she does.
Here is the dirty secret, Sally makes more money because she believes she is worth more money, and has been able to convey that worth to her employer.
What is your worth? How much do you charge for your goods or services?
The answer is really an easy thing to calculate mathematically, how much do you want to earn?
Here is the math, I want to make $250,000 this year. I am in a service business so I know from experience, I will bill about 2000 hours a year. So the math is simple, if all I did was services, I would divide $250000 by 2000 and come up with $500 an hour. That is how much I need to make per hour to earn 250k this year. Ok, so my niche market currently doesn’t support $500 an hour so then what? Here are a couple of strategies you can use. First, you must manage your time in an extremely efficient way. This is critical because every one of those 2000 hours you waste or don’t bill for makes your cost per hour increase. So learn effective time management.
Next, put together a package, I earn a lot more selling a service than I use selling time. Selling a service may be a business assessment, or an improvement investigation. For corporate clients, they gladly pay 10-15,000 dollars for a business assessment to learn how to make more money, this service takes me about 3 weeks to complete, (40 X 3 = 120 hours X 500 dollars = $6,000 I picked up some extra revenues there), But the even better part is I can do the site ups and analysis after hours, and cut the time (from my original 2000 hours) from 120 to around 80 hours. This is just one example, and there are hundreds of others out there.
So the answer to how much to sell my services for is simply how much do I believe I am worth, and then convey that worth to your clients, either through service offerings in packages, product quality, or expertise, I know coaches who easily earn 1000 an hour, I know consultants who earn 10000 a day. I know people who make products that earn 400 an hour. Why? Are they better than you, smarter than you, better educated? Probably not, but they have a perceived value of themselves, and are able to convey that to others. They see themselves as premium service or product providers, and don’t waiver. But they also don’t sell their products or services on price, they sell their products and services as value.
Another quick example, a pampered Chef client I have was struggling with her new business opportunity. During our first session, I found she had no goals written down, she wanted to make a lot of money. She was struggling with parties, and was uncomfortable begging people to buy. So we worked on her goals, and helped her develop her self worth. She wanted to make $75,000 a year, and decided she could do 4 parties a month through some marketing methods we came up with. So 48 parties a year she needed to earn a little over $1500 a party. Well we worked on her self worth, and that confidence came out during her parties, and her sales sky rocketed, did she earn her goal of 75,000 no she didn’t but she did earn $68,000 the first year (not bad for a stay at home mom who hadn’t had a job in 8 years). And the most important thing is her income was increasing throughout the year, so as she learned and practiced her techniques, the sales continued to increase so next year her income will be even better.
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