Archive for December, 2005

Jump today!

Monday, December 19th, 2005

yes..finally i get to do my 2nd jump today. And its at our favourite airbase and aircraft…haha cos thats the same place and aircraft that i had my first jump too. So just one more night jump and i will get my wing! :)

Good day!

Inward vs Outward

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

Outwardly, you are bubbly, cheerful, boyish, positive, happy go lucky, etc..

People get the impression that you are still young..maybe referring to actual age or maybe to your heart..

they take you less seriously? or do not consider how you will feel when doing things? becos you seem to be smiling all the time i.e. you seem to be fine with alot of things.

So, are you really happy? are you really happy go lucky and does the smile on your face really mean anything?

The feeling that people dun understand you can be quite a lousy feeling. Must you pull a long face the whole day then will people start to notice the inner you? Must you be pouring out all your woes to everyone for them to understand that you ain’t that happy as often as all of you might think.

wedding..

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

my buddy juz got married on Sunday and i was his brother..meaning i gotta to follow him the whole day and sometimes do things tat he do for e.g. applying hair removing stickers on my hairy leg, dancing to the music of chicken little at a public carpark, eating wasabi flavoured dumplings and running up and down a block looking for a key..having said that, i think it was a fun and tiring morning :)

after the whole event, i thought getting married seem pretty easy but on 2nd thought, maybe tat is not true especially when u are the one saying the vow and cutting the cake..the spot light is on you and the meaning and significance behind wat u did for the whole day made all the difference.

good experience after all..wish u everlasting love ya

Difficult times

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

when times are good, nothing really matters..

when times are bad, it forms the litmus test to see who really cares..

One who can stand by you irregardless of your status is the one that really matters..

When adversity hits..

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

1. Write down the most important thing you are trying to accomplish, followed by the small steps you can take to get it done. This will help you concentrate and focus.

2. Always finish your commitments. Never stop on the one-yard line. Tough times never last, tough people do. Give up now and you will never find the inner strength you have.

3. Create a vision of your goal. Post it somewhere you can see it everyday. focus all your energy on what you’re trying to accomplish and what you need to get through each task.

4. Do more than you’re expected to do on a project or in your job. Increase your service to others and that action will often turn around some of the adversity and difficulties you’re going through.

5. think about the benefits of this adversity, knowing what will be accomplished at the end. How does it benefit you? How does it benefit the people you’re serving?

6. Look for the lessons adversity teaches. The highest achievers in this world understand that failure is the most valuable teacher they can have.

7. Apply the lessons you learn to every part of your life. Failure in one part of your life might teach you lessons about how to deal with other parts, for eg, setbacks in your business may tell you to take your life in a whole new direction or may teach you that you need to improve the way you relate to people.

8. Live in the present. Worry is a negative activity that diminishes strength, confidence, and energy. Conquer something today and you don’t have to worry about it tomorrow.

9. Live by Albert Einstein’s three rules of work: a) Out of clutter, find simplicity b) From discord, find harmony c) In the middle of difficulty, find opportunity . most people  are so busy knocking opportunity that they don’t hear opportunity knocking.

10. Put the last nine tips to use before adversity strikes. Use them when times are good and your confidence is high. Remember, success breeds success.

birthdate

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
Your Birthdate: August

You work well with others. That is, you’re

good at getting them to do work for you.
It’s true that you get by on your charm.

But so what? You make people happy!
You’re dynamic, clever, and funny. And

people like to have you around.
But you’re so restless, they better not

expect you to stay around for long.

Your strength: Your superstar charisma

Your weakness: Commitment means nothing

to you

Your power color: Fuchsia

Your power symbol: Diamond

Your power month: May

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Use failure as a springboard

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

How to fail forward..

1. Appreciate the value of failure. Soichino Honda, founder of Honda Motors says: "Many people dream of success. To me success can be achieved only through repeated failure and introspection. In fact, success only represents 1% of your work that results from 90% of that which is called failure. Very few unacquainted with failure will never know the true joy of success. Failure strengthens you."

2. Don’t Take failure personally. There is a huge difference between "I have failed" and "i am a failure". By taking failure personally, the mistakes will seem a lot bigger. Learn to accept your limitations as well as strengths. Understand that everything you do isn’t going to be always successful and tell yourself:" I may messed things up. I’ll do better next time."

3. Let failure Redirect you. If you keep hitting the wall, it may be time to back up and look for the door.If you’re repeatedly experiencing failure but you want to fail forward, allow your mistakes to redirect you.

4. Keep a sense of humour. It’s easy to laugh when everything is going great, but it’s important to laugh when everything is going wrong. Nothing improves emotional health like laughter.

5. Ask why, not who. When things go wrong, the natural tendency is to look for someone to blame. People who blame others for their failures never overcome them.To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can’t do that if you don’t take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.

6. Make failure a learning experience. Willingness to learn from failure and the ability to overcome it are inseparably linked to each other. If you’re not continually learning, you’re going to make the same mistakes over and over again, It’s okay if you fall down as long as you learn something as you get up.

7. See the big picture. Nothing is better at helping you deal with failure than perspective. Life isn’t a snapshot, it’s a moving picture.

8. Don’t give up. History has demonstrated  that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They finally won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

*extracted from Your Roadmap for Success by John C. Maxwell*