When you are a kid, you attend school to be taught new knowledge and skills.
When you are a grown-up, you base on the self-learning skill picked up in school to continue with upgrading.
Why do you keep on learning, even without a teacher?
Is it for money or power?
Is it for fame?
All the above may be true.
But what actually is the intrinsic reason for your motivation to better yourself?
It gives you a sense of living on this earth.
A sense that you understand the surrounding happenings.
Why does the sun rises and set?
Why does rainbow form after rain?
How does bacteria comes about?
How does plant grows?
How does electricity flow in a circuit board?
What are marbles make of?
Why are some people more nasty than others?
Knowing more information gives you ability to talk or chat with others, and share your views.
You are able to interact positively. It gives you social attachment.
Learning and improving yourself make you a "person", compared to a zombie.
The more you learn, the more you experience, whether through the hard way of making mistakes or smooth sailing.
You pass on the skills to younger generation for them to add value to existing.
You make the world move on by contributing through self-improvement.
With regards to rewards, they will come naturally (sooner or later).
Even when the rewards are little, the true rewards are the satisfaction of living well and proper.
The reward of seeing people you share knowledge smile is a big enough motivation to pick up new things.
Real improvement is internal and has to be initiated with good intention.
The purpose of self-improvement, is thus, to make the world a better place to live in.
Have a nice, happy stay. Cheers to self-improvement!
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Resistance To New Learning Areas
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Everybody has some form of inertia within. The reluctance to move out of the comfort zone is a well-known fact.
This inhibits progress. This makes one stagnant in knowledge.
Information is ever-changing in this era of fast moving society. When you stop, you will lack behind with growing margin depending on stoppage duration. Frightening, right?
Never start, never learn. This is key to removing the resistance of learning.
Take it as a personal exposure disregarding any repercussion that may come along. Do not fear venturing into new areas. After all what can be lost compared to staying put?
Think on the positive side that you are looking for excitement. Excitement is the element that keeps the day fun and bright, besides making it meaningful.
Why hold yourself back?
Even making mistakes along the way is good lesson learnt. You will find fulfillment. Trust me (and yourself).
With information comes knowledge. With knowledge comes application. It is this process of thought within learning that propel you forward and making the "discomfort" zone comfortable.
Forming a habit to move on, picking up new things along the journey will reduce the inertia and resistance to see and experience fresh information.
Just remind yourself that there is nothing to lose by capturing knowledge that is abundant nowadays.
Feel free mentally. Remove the mental block and fly over any obstacle that lies ahead.
Happy self-improvement. Cheers!
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Everybody has some form of inertia within. The reluctance to move out of the comfort zone is a well-known fact.
This inhibits progress. This makes one stagnant in knowledge.
Information is ever-changing in this era of fast moving society. When you stop, you will lack behind with growing margin depending on stoppage duration. Frightening, right?
Never start, never learn. This is key to removing the resistance of learning.
Take it as a personal exposure disregarding any repercussion that may come along. Do not fear venturing into new areas. After all what can be lost compared to staying put?
Think on the positive side that you are looking for excitement. Excitement is the element that keeps the day fun and bright, besides making it meaningful.
Why hold yourself back?
Even making mistakes along the way is good lesson learnt. You will find fulfillment. Trust me (and yourself).
With information comes knowledge. With knowledge comes application. It is this process of thought within learning that propel you forward and making the "discomfort" zone comfortable.
Forming a habit to move on, picking up new things along the journey will reduce the inertia and resistance to see and experience fresh information.
Just remind yourself that there is nothing to lose by capturing knowledge that is abundant nowadays.
Feel free mentally. Remove the mental block and fly over any obstacle that lies ahead.
Happy self-improvement. Cheers!
:-)
Friday, March 13, 2009
Simple Trick To Stay Happy
Ever wonder how people stay happy?
It is not that difficult if you know how.
First, you have to know what make you unhappy. Or just read your feeling and you know it.
Second, you need to know who will make you unhappy. Your feeling will tell you too.
After knowing all these, what do you do if you have no choice but to be around them?
Just shut them off, mentally.
If things are not to your taste and are disturbing, remove them.
- You can choose to simply ignore them, or courteously smile and move away.
- You can even "shut your ears" (the non-physical type), and pretend you are listening.
- You can temporary store what you hear and see when they are around, but flush them out after they are out of sight.
Stick with things you like and that will make you comfortable.
Comfort will relax your mind and body to sustain your energy for the day.
This action will make you happy.
This trick will keep you healthy for a long time.
Try it. Stay happy.
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It is not that difficult if you know how.
First, you have to know what make you unhappy. Or just read your feeling and you know it.
Second, you need to know who will make you unhappy. Your feeling will tell you too.
After knowing all these, what do you do if you have no choice but to be around them?
Just shut them off, mentally.
If things are not to your taste and are disturbing, remove them.
- You can choose to simply ignore them, or courteously smile and move away.
- You can even "shut your ears" (the non-physical type), and pretend you are listening.
- You can temporary store what you hear and see when they are around, but flush them out after they are out of sight.
Stick with things you like and that will make you comfortable.
Comfort will relax your mind and body to sustain your energy for the day.
This action will make you happy.
This trick will keep you healthy for a long time.
Try it. Stay happy.
:-)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Simple Way To Improve
When you are lost in a small island, do you improve fast, if at all?
The answer is obviously NO.
Why?
It is because you are alone with limited resources.
What you have maybe, rocks, sands, trees, insects, etc.
Day in and day out, you will be looking at them.
Your mind will go stagnant with nothing changing day after day.
So to improve yourself, you need information.
The information can be the latest updates or past historical matters.
What drives you to think and improvise is knowledge.
Knowledge comes from information.
When there is lack of information, how else can you get knowledge?
Thus, it will be nice to capture as many information as you can to expand your database or knowledge base. And with that you will be on the way to being a better person and an improved one.
It is just that simple.
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The answer is obviously NO.
Why?
It is because you are alone with limited resources.
What you have maybe, rocks, sands, trees, insects, etc.
Day in and day out, you will be looking at them.
Your mind will go stagnant with nothing changing day after day.
So to improve yourself, you need information.
The information can be the latest updates or past historical matters.
What drives you to think and improvise is knowledge.
Knowledge comes from information.
When there is lack of information, how else can you get knowledge?
Thus, it will be nice to capture as many information as you can to expand your database or knowledge base. And with that you will be on the way to being a better person and an improved one.
It is just that simple.
:-)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Honestly Living
I believe everyone has done things against your conscious.
You are not willing, but circumstances forced you to do it.
How do you feel?
Do you feel good or rotten?
The answer is clear and obvious.
Why do you feel bad?
It is because you have a conscious. A knowledge that you are tied down by rules and regulations.
Then how?
Should you continue with it and stay on doing things against your wish?
You can choose to change your environment and rid yourself of the nasty tasks. But this may be temporary. Similar happenings may surface again in your new environment.
As long as there are people, you will face this sort of things sooner or later.
What is more permanent is the handling of your feelings.
Look towards the bright side of things.
Accepting that this is part of living.
Change your mindset towards the task.
Know that you are doing something fine though it is not to your liking.
Be honest with yourself. Seek understanding from yourself.
If the task is way above your ability to handle emotionally, drop it for the sake of a long-term merit.
Remember that practice makes perfect.
If you practice staying with things you dislike, you will perfect staying with things you dislike!
Live honestly. You have only one life. Be truthful with yourself.
Don't force yourself too much if the going is too tough for you to take, especially if it goes against your principles.
You may lost something temporarily from the defiance, but you stand to gain in the long-run.
Be prudence, though.
Stay rationale. Think before you leap.
"Be honest and live honestly with yourself" should be your guide.
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You are not willing, but circumstances forced you to do it.
How do you feel?
Do you feel good or rotten?
The answer is clear and obvious.
Why do you feel bad?
It is because you have a conscious. A knowledge that you are tied down by rules and regulations.
Then how?
Should you continue with it and stay on doing things against your wish?
You can choose to change your environment and rid yourself of the nasty tasks. But this may be temporary. Similar happenings may surface again in your new environment.
As long as there are people, you will face this sort of things sooner or later.
What is more permanent is the handling of your feelings.
Look towards the bright side of things.
Accepting that this is part of living.
Change your mindset towards the task.
Know that you are doing something fine though it is not to your liking.
Be honest with yourself. Seek understanding from yourself.
If the task is way above your ability to handle emotionally, drop it for the sake of a long-term merit.
Remember that practice makes perfect.
If you practice staying with things you dislike, you will perfect staying with things you dislike!
Live honestly. You have only one life. Be truthful with yourself.
Don't force yourself too much if the going is too tough for you to take, especially if it goes against your principles.
You may lost something temporarily from the defiance, but you stand to gain in the long-run.
Be prudence, though.
Stay rationale. Think before you leap.
"Be honest and live honestly with yourself" should be your guide.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Scaling New Heights
When you remain in the same place too long, or is doing the same old things over and over again,
try something new.
It can also means travelling a different route, taking different bus, reading books written by another author, or simply listening to a song sung by another singer.
Why do that?
It will, of course, give you a different perspective to life. It will expose you to another new dimension to a perceived view. More information will be captured to give you that capability.
Scaling new heights is the keyword.
Reach for new level in your understanding of certain things, people, knowledge or any areas of personal interest.
The benefits are not limited to widening your view, it gives you more confidence in engaging in casual talks. It encourages you to meet more people. It widens your scope in life!
Looking at things from another angle is also a form of scaling new heights. Just a bit of mind-twisting, and you will discover a bright new picture never thought of.
Activate your sleepy mind. Do not allow it to freely run into the normally travelled path.
Kick your thinking and shift your thoughts to a side-walk, a path less travelled. Move it to explore new ideas and practice. You will discover that you can see and do interesting things. In fact, everyone can do it.
Only through effort comes rewards. And the rewards will be treasured by you, for they are discovered by tracking on new grounds. Break out from the conventional comfort zone!
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try something new.
It can also means travelling a different route, taking different bus, reading books written by another author, or simply listening to a song sung by another singer.
Why do that?
It will, of course, give you a different perspective to life. It will expose you to another new dimension to a perceived view. More information will be captured to give you that capability.
Scaling new heights is the keyword.
Reach for new level in your understanding of certain things, people, knowledge or any areas of personal interest.
The benefits are not limited to widening your view, it gives you more confidence in engaging in casual talks. It encourages you to meet more people. It widens your scope in life!
Looking at things from another angle is also a form of scaling new heights. Just a bit of mind-twisting, and you will discover a bright new picture never thought of.
Activate your sleepy mind. Do not allow it to freely run into the normally travelled path.
Kick your thinking and shift your thoughts to a side-walk, a path less travelled. Move it to explore new ideas and practice. You will discover that you can see and do interesting things. In fact, everyone can do it.
Only through effort comes rewards. And the rewards will be treasured by you, for they are discovered by tracking on new grounds. Break out from the conventional comfort zone!
:-)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Safe Way To React When Lost In Decision-Making
There are plenty of decisions to be made daily. Some are critical while some as not.
Mentally the decisions may be easy or they may be tough.
Some decisions are for long-term purpose while some are short-term in nature.
Good decision making skill is therefore needed and crucial for anyone.
Experience is a major factor in making good decision that has less disruption and is effective.
But there are times when we are totally lost. It may be due to confusion, or not having a good rest the previous night,or there may be family problems, etc.
How should we handle this situation?
We are all human to start off. No blaming or negative thoughts to the inability to make a decision should come into the picture.
Understand the situation and the impact of the decision.
If it is not time critical, leave it for further consideration. Know that a quick and rush decision is not a good choice. Wait till more information can be gathered to assist in making the decision.
Ensure that the mind is clear before a good-quality direction can be decided.
Re-visit the consideration only when you are comfortable and fine, and ready.
Talk to more people involved with similar incidents, and analyse their experience.
Balance the pro and cons. Be "real" and honest.
Question whether you are able to absorb the failure when outcome does not meet expectation.
No point in getting through a decision-making for the sake to satisfy and close the case.
The outcome may come back and haunt you later on. Be realistic and be responsible.
When the decision is time-sensitive, use your available knowledge with advise from anyone present, if possible, to come out with a conclusion. A safe way is to give a temporary answer to move forward but allow for adjustment when more information pours in.
After that, realise that you have done your best, given the tight situation. Praise yourself and prepare to monitor the process.
In these days of hectic schedule, "trying your best" is a key word. Learn and gather as much information as possible during normal time for the purpose of making better decision when the time calls for it.
Do be honest and factor in realistic, down-to-earth information before committing to a decision.
Be happy after that.
Cheers to better decision-making.
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Mentally the decisions may be easy or they may be tough.
Some decisions are for long-term purpose while some are short-term in nature.
Good decision making skill is therefore needed and crucial for anyone.
Experience is a major factor in making good decision that has less disruption and is effective.
But there are times when we are totally lost. It may be due to confusion, or not having a good rest the previous night,or there may be family problems, etc.
How should we handle this situation?
We are all human to start off. No blaming or negative thoughts to the inability to make a decision should come into the picture.
Understand the situation and the impact of the decision.
If it is not time critical, leave it for further consideration. Know that a quick and rush decision is not a good choice. Wait till more information can be gathered to assist in making the decision.
Ensure that the mind is clear before a good-quality direction can be decided.
Re-visit the consideration only when you are comfortable and fine, and ready.
Talk to more people involved with similar incidents, and analyse their experience.
Balance the pro and cons. Be "real" and honest.
Question whether you are able to absorb the failure when outcome does not meet expectation.
No point in getting through a decision-making for the sake to satisfy and close the case.
The outcome may come back and haunt you later on. Be realistic and be responsible.
When the decision is time-sensitive, use your available knowledge with advise from anyone present, if possible, to come out with a conclusion. A safe way is to give a temporary answer to move forward but allow for adjustment when more information pours in.
After that, realise that you have done your best, given the tight situation. Praise yourself and prepare to monitor the process.
In these days of hectic schedule, "trying your best" is a key word. Learn and gather as much information as possible during normal time for the purpose of making better decision when the time calls for it.
Do be honest and factor in realistic, down-to-earth information before committing to a decision.
Be happy after that.
Cheers to better decision-making.
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