Published on Thursday, August 7, 2008 by Optimist Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. ~ Franklin P. Jones ~ [Source] When one has done something, comments and criticisms come fast and furious. Depending the person's mood during the comments, it can be harsh when the person had a bad day and just found the action or post irritating. Learn At...

Published on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by Optimist The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~ Ben Stein ~ [Source] When we don't get what we want in life, we have two choices. One, sit there and brawl about how life is bad and lousy. Two, do something about it. Friends are often the ones who influence our actions and thinking. We can have a change of friends who will ...

Published on Thursday, July 10, 2008 by Optimist Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb. ~ Winston Churchill ~ [Source] Image via Wikipedia Being a freelancer...

Published on Monday, July 7, 2008 by Optimist It is with great pleasure to introduce Free Personal Development Material to my readers. This is setup by Lyman Reed, a friend of Steve Olson. This is a place where the information for personal development and self-improvement is being shared. You can get free spiritual gifts from Chris Cade and friends, Powerswitch videos by Ray Moore Jr., 4 steps to success, free...

Published on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Optimist It is interesting to note that these days, multiple careers for one person is starting to be popular. It could be due to the fact that the economy is ever-changing and in order to be able to support oneself and family, one may be required to have another career that is able to supplement when needed. An interview with Marci Alboher reveals that 'slash' or 'composit...

Published on Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Optimist In our lives, we have to listen. We listen to the teachers, lecturers, bosses, parents, mentors and friends. However, do we really listen to what they mean or do we just nod and forget about it afterwards? When a boss criticise you for not hitting the sales quota for the month, do you defend yourself or take the blame? Image via Wikipedia We have been given two ...

Published on Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Optimist While there are habits for success, we have bad habits that we want to quit such as smoking, nail biting, leaving the tap running while brushing the teeth, switching on all the lights despite needing only one (although it could be due to Achluophobia) and many others. While it may not be obvious that some of the habits annoy others, we will continue those unles...

Published on Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Optimist Mistakes are part of our lives. We make mistakes are one time or the other. We chose the wrong colour for the dress or shirt. We dialed the wrong number thinking it was our friend and started gossiping when it was really the person whom you were going to talk about with another friend. [by ms. Tibbetts] Did your life come crashing down? Did that friend decide to ...

Published on Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Optimist [by Pure expression] Habits. Something that each of us has. We do a certain routine because we have been doing it for more than a dozen times. Our parents do it this way, so it must work. Positive thinking makes success. Success is made with our own thinking. Success doesn't depend on others. You may be selling a wonderful product according to you but is anyone b...