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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
Published on Thursday, February 4, 2010 by Optimist Life is short. You never know when you will expire and whether anyone will remember you. You may have done very well in your job but your boss may not remember you after you have left the company. What if one day, you expire before your boss, would your boss remember that you have done a lot for the company and give you some post-humous award for your efforts? How ...
How DARE You Switch Places!
Published on Thursday, January 7, 2010 by Optimist There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. ~ Winston Churchill [Source] While much has been talked about changes, a new year often brings about changes that are inevitable. The downturn of the economy can't be stopped. The inflation can't be stopped. The tide can't be frozen just for us to walk across so that we can save money on flights or ...
A Plan For Success
Published on Thursday, December 31, 2009 by Optimist Your big opportunity may be right where you are standing right now. ~ Napoleon Hill [Source] Many of us had dreams as young as 5 years old. Perhaps we saw that brave firefighter carrying so many people to safety or that courageous policeman who chased and caught a robber despite weapons pointing at him. Later, as we grew up, we let go of our dreams. Shrinking them be...
What Are Your Values in Life?
Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Optimist We are born into this world not by choice. However, we would be happier when we are given choices. What we treasure most is the freedom to do anything; remember the "Freedom of speech"? Freedom to move anywhere on this planet, freedom to travel, freedom to select a partner based on spiritual values or human values rather than survival values. Freedom to select...
Smokescreens Stop Our Progress in Life
Published on Thursday, November 12, 2009 by Optimist Excuses are the tools with which persons with no purpose in view build for themselves great monuments of nothing.  ~Steven Grayhm It feels so easy to tell ourselves that we don't have what it takes to move on; I can't forget that height I have jump from, I need more time to think about it, I can't do this, I can't do that, etc. Those are strong negatives that we tel...
Are You Being Taken Advantaged Of By People?
Published on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Optimist In life, we meet different people but they are often defined by similar characters and personalities. Some like to be friendly while there are others who find joy in taking advantage of others. No one likes to be taken advantage of and it is a terrible feeling especially when your loved ones are the ones who take advantage of you. If strangers do that, it's easier ...
Are You Secure in Life?
Published on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Optimist If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. ~ Swami Vivekananda ~ [Source] Life has given us many opportunities but do we see their value or the surface level? We d...
Have Your Dreams Been Buried?
Published on Thursday, September 10, 2009 by Optimist I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ [Source] Everyone has dreams. Not the ones that we wake up in the morning and forget. But the dreams that are constantly in our minds. Over the years, we simply...
No Matter Where You Go, Office Politics Is Here to Stay
Published on Thursday, August 20, 2009 by Optimist If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ [Source] As long as one is working, there will be politics to be deal...
The Lure of Freebies
Published on Thursday, July 30, 2009 by Optimist There's no such thing as a free lunch. ~ Milton Friedman ~ [Source] In life, there are so many sales going on that proclaims free bags, perfumes, or other items after spending a certain amount of money. Other lures such as free laptops, Coke or items are being given out on this date at this time are often used in marketing techniques. Sometimes, there are people...
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