Random articles to take note of.

shockinginsights
(Adam khoo)
As I observed her first attempts to walk (about 3 weeks ago) to the day she successful made it unaided (30 Dec 2006), I realized that all babies have in-built in them the ultimate success formula which I wrote about in my books. For those of you who are not familiar, all successful people follow what I call the ULTIMATE SUCCESS FORMULA. The first step in the formula is to set a GOAL. The second step is to have a STRATEGY. The third step is to TAKE ACTION. When you take ACTION and reach your GOAL, you have achieved SUCCESS. However, when you TAKE ACTION and you donÂ’t reach your goal, you have not FAILED (like most people think). Instead, you get a LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Successful people never give up when they donÂ’t reach their goal. Instead, they LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE, change their STRATEGY again and again UNTIL THEY SUCCEED. They DO WHATEVER IT TAKES!

The reason why almost every baby in the whole world eventually learns to walk is because babies naturally use the ULTIMATE SUCCESS FORMULA. When they take action and fall, they never give up. They never quit. They never say to themselves ‘ I am a failure!’ ‘ I will never walk’, ‘ I think I will crawl for the rest of my life!’ Though the baby may cry, they will pick themselves up and constanly keep taking action and changing their strategy UNTIL they walk! That’s exactly what baby Samatha did. After falling on her butt the first few times, she changed her strategy. She began using her two arms to balance and she got up and took action again. No one taught her. She just figured it out for herself. When she still fell, she changed her strategy again. This time, she would hold on to her small baby chair and push it around (using it like a walking aid). I thought that was pretty ingenious for a 12 month old baby. By pushing her chair and walking around she slowly learnt to strengthen her walking legs. Then one day, she pushed the chair away and started walking unaided!


What does this mean to me?
if you'd just try and try, while changing the way you do things that failed, you'll utlimately come to a solution.
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(Adam khoo)
What amazed me was that on one day, I saw that the queue on all the counters (even the one for Singaporeans/permanent residents) were very long but there was no one that approached the automated clearance counter. There was a sign infront of the counter that says ‘AUTOMATED CLEARANCE’ and I did see some people in the long queues staring at the AUTOMATED CLEARANCE counter but NO ONE dared to go over. When I went over and scanned my passport and happily walked through the gate in less than 3 minutes, there was still no one who followed me! Was it that no one dared to give it a shot for fear that it would not work (since it was a pretty new feature?). Are people just so afraid of getting out of their comfort zone to explore a new possibility even though they are suffering in a long queue? I just wonder if it is a reflection of how some Singaporeans live their life?


What does this mean to me?
there is always a new way of doing things out here in the world. sometimes, it's more that we are following what the rest of the world are doing. and you reap what you sow. doing what other does, give you the same results as what other get.


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(donald Trump's Blog) Before I went into partnership with the Brazilian entrepreneur Ricardo Bellino in Trump Realty Brazil, which will be the largest golf and residential complex in Latin America, I gave him only three minutes to explain his idea. I was extremely busy and not eager to listen to a presentation. I expected him to decline. But not only did Ricardo accept my terms, he made such a great presentation in the allotted time that I was fascinated with the deal. Now we're partners. It's amazing what people can do when they have deadlines. So, give yourself deadlines. Practice delivering your presentation in less than five minutes, and then chop it to three minutes. Anything longer can seem like a lecture. Edit yourself by cutting everything that isn't absolutely necessary. The people you speak to will be grateful that you distilled your pitch to its essence. If they have questions, they'll ask, which is what you want. Extraneous information in long-winded presentations is like junk mail. Everyone hates junk mail, especially busy people. No one wants to sort through irrelevant stuff. So instead of delivering verbal junk, limit your pitch to only necessary information.
(comment by one of the readers.)

Posted By: Betsy (04/01/2007 2:15:47 PM)

Comment: You, sir, have no class. The only conclusion I can make from your tirades is that you're looking for more publicity. You parse words by saying that Rosie O'Donnell lied about you filing bankruptcy - you may not have filed personal bankruptcy, but apparently your business has. You belittle yourself by attacking Rosie. You should be ashamed of yourself.

What does this mean to me?
He doesn't seek to defend himself. he doesn't defend himself. he knows what he means, he does what he knows. what he says is controversial, but he holds on. A successful person makes fast decision and is slow to even change it. comments are free. everyone has them. what is it important to learn here is that you should feel free to broadcast your decision, and stand firm, with it. don't let your thoughts get challenged.