Action

Taking action takes courage.

How many times have you felt like you are on top of the world only to realize that you are still at the bottom?
How many times have you felt like you are the best only to find out that there is always someone else better than you?
How many times have you felt like you are an achiever only to find out that you have failed totally and perfectly?

You have taken the action.
You have done your best.
But…

Have you ever thought that you might just be doing it all wrong?
You do not see any results.
You do not get any support.
You are all alone.

Every successful person in the world has probably been through this. They have tried and failed multiple times they probably have lost count. How do they keep up with their confidence, self-esteem, and stay through their journey till the end? How do they overcome self-doubt? How do they live with failure all the time? What do they do when their whole family mocks their action? What is in their mind?

Perhaps we are thinking that they are successful because they have some kind of super power or that they are born with a special gift of higher being. Perhaps it is easy to explain that they are saint-like to be able to ignore all the negative thoughts that get into their heads when everything goes down. Perhaps we believe that they are God-sent to make a difference in the world. Perhaps.

How do you know you do not have that super power or that special gift born within you?
How do you know you are not destined for something bigger than what it is now?

Perhaps you are just being brainwashed throughout your entire lifetime to stay put where you are just because the people around you love you too much. Sometimes, the people around you can love you in the wrong way. They believe that they are giving you the best by protecting you in the best of your interest but little do they know that they are actually suppressing your true self.

What others believe is entirely up to them, you have no control over it. What you believe is entirely within you. You have all the control over your own destiny. Where you want to go in life? What do you want out of life? How do you want to live your life?

Everyone has a different vision as to how life is for them. Our visions can be similar yet very different. It all comes down to one thing. How we are being brought up? The way we have been brought up has a massive influence over the way we think. Whether or not you realize it, the words and actions of your guardians are the words and actions that are embedded into you, hardwired. This is the reason why most people will live the lives of their guardians one way of the other, similar but with a little difference. You are just following their footsteps because that is what you believe is the life you are meant to live for the rest of your life. You have modelled upon them.

You may say that your dad is a carpenter and you are a doctor, so, you are different. Yes, you have a different profession and probably a different circle of friends. What you do not realize is that the values you hold within you are similar if not the same. Your perception of a great life is similar. It has been passed down through genes and mind conditioning throughout the years. Children have the clearest cleanest minds and they do pick many things up from their guardians. There is no doubt about that.

If you truly want to live the life of your dreams, you first have to know what really your dream is. You have to identify and differentiate out that it really is your dream and not the dream of someone else. You take action to move yourself towards that dream of yours and live the life that you want for you. No one else but you.

Feed yourself with positive thoughts. Like what you do. Share what you learn. Take action to move forward. Live the life of your dreams.

 

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, 1888-1955

Secret

Shh… I have a secret to tell you…

What is the secret?

Everyone is always interested with the secret to this that and everything under the sky that their mind can think of. But what really is the secret?

The secret is a powerful process that certain people practice to get what they want in life. There is no right or wrong way to practicing the secret. Everyone understands it differently. It really is very simple. It is the intention, that ultimate goal that you really want to achieve.

For a start, learn from the experts. Rhonda Byrne has compiled in her best-selling book simply named “the Secret” all the people who understood the secret that brought success in whatever they do.

We often ask these questions to ourselves or to the people around us or even Mr Google:
What is the secret to wealth and abundance?
What is the secret to lasting relationships?
What is the secret to great health?
What is the secret to being successful?
What is the secret to living a good life?

It has been known for centuries, probably from the first existence of men, that whatever our mind thinks, the universe works in the best interest for us. But knowing is one thing, practicing is another. What is it that the people who have been enlightened do that I am not doing?

First step, perhaps you should pick up that book. You might not like to read but every doing can be nurtured. Some people just doze off the moment they pick a book up. Perhaps it is the location that is causing you to doze off. Reading is a good practice. There are numerous books in the self-help section of any book store, even the online ones. Just pick one with the title that most interests you.

I personally recommend the first book to be the Secret by Rhonda Byrne. The layout is interesting and the text is not the regular super boring same type of fonts used throughout the whole book. The way things are highlighted to catch the interest of readers is really propelling. She even incorporated success stories from regular people like you and I. By practicing what they believe is true, they achieve success in their own way.

It is all about taking the first step. The very first thing to do is to step outside your comfort zone.

There is no guarantee as to when you will succeed but if you do not take that first step, you will be grounded within the fence that you have happily put up. There are no fences in nature. Humans have created that tool to supposedly keep humans safe and dangers out. But if everyone were to just stay within the fence, nobody will be able to discover what exactly is out there. Perhaps we have been made to believe that life is as such. There is no way to turning things around.

This brings me to an interesting movie, “The Maze”. Perhaps we all have been put in an experimental enclosure. Perhaps whatever we do is being observed. We never know unless we choose to find out.

Be clear of what you want to achieve in life. Dream big! Start small!

We are all born equal. We are all born with six senses. It is us that have crippled our sixth sense. It is time to bring it out to light again.

Start something, anything. Commit to doing it on a daily basis. It is discipline that really matters, nothing else. You can have the best plan in your mind but the universe is random. Everyone has a different thought. The universe compiles all thoughts and make the best outcome to fit everyone. The universe cannot determine what is good or bad. So, if you have positive thoughts, positive events will happen to you. It may look like something negative at first, but the ultimate outcome will always be positive. You just need to look further.

Believe. Truly believe that the universe is working in your favour. Truly believe that everything you think and do is working towards your ultimate goal. The universe will align itself to suit your needs. Stay strong in your beliefs and ultimately, you will see your dreams come true.

Start with a clear mind, commit with discipline, and truly believe in it. This is the secret to success!

 

People who have drawn wealth into their lives used The Secret, whether consciously or unconsciously. They think thoughts of abundance and wealth, and they do not allow any contradictory thoughts to take root in their minds.

Rhonda Byrne, Australian television writer and producer, 1945-present

Creative

Creativity starts from within.

We are all born to be creative one way or the other. Perhaps in our eyes other people are almost always more creative than we are. Being creative also means to have a sense of confidence. When we are confident, our minds work better. When we are confident, we know we can make a difference.

There is no limitation to the type of creativity one has.

We live in a world full of barriers. There are barriers between countries and also within each country. These barriers have been formed to differentiate between the right and wrong, the rich and poor. It is called the law.

Humans have created law to keep order. Whilst this may be the way we are educated, to think that law is good for us, it also keeps us in a box, limiting our thoughts. Everything we do, we have to first look at the law, whether or not we are abiding by the law. Otherwise, we would probably end up in trouble for doing things against the law. This is just the way common people think.

Successful people think differently. While we have the perception that they can do whatever they want because they have a whole table of lawyers to back them up, we have forgotten that they were also once like us, nobody. Being successful is not about inheriting riches and power, it is all about building trust from scratch. This is the reason why we should never envy rich people we see. Instead, model them. Line our path creatively to reach the status we yearn for.

Money is just a tool. Some people tend to think that money is the master of all evils and they wonder why they are always living on the brink. We have made ourselves believe in our own limitations. Just because the rich people that we meet have poor attitude, that does not mean all rich people are the same. We are all individuals. People can be as kind or nasty as can be, whether or not they are multimillionaires. There is no price tag in kindness.

Perhaps if we think creatively, we will begin to understand that we should love money. Money can buy many things, even power. If we want to make a change, if we want to make a better world, we need to have money. The world that we currently live in is built on money. We cannot deny that. Everyone knows it for a fact. We either depend on public funding or we build a business to make the money to refurbish this place we call home. Either way, we need money.

We are all dwellers on earth. Each day will pass whether we like it or not and with each passing day, we grow a little older. But there is no limitation to what our mind is. As we age, we become wiser too. There is no limitation to what we can do. We are all born equal. It is up to us to open up our minds, to be creative about life.

We love preset. Our parents and teachers have told us that we have to do certain things at a certain age in a certain way. Our minds have been conditioned to believe so since the day we are born. We live through each day observing the people around us. We learn from what they do and we believe that everything we see is true. This is the reason why we are who we are now. No difference from the lives they have had.

The internet has grown fast and vast over the years. We have the ability to search. We have the awareness of technology. We have the knowledge that is held in our hands. We can choose to do exactly what others do, or we can be different. Successful people think creatively, never are they limited to what others say or do. They have their own mindset, which is something we should model upon. They are never satisfied with what is placed in front of them. They like to think otherwise, and take up the challenge of being different. Every roadblock they face, they see it as a stepping stone to nudge up higher.

We mould our own life. Be creative to succeed.

 

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Joseph Chilton Pearce (Joe), American author, 1926-2016

Special

We are all special in our own way!

Everyone is born for a reason and the reason is to be our self. How many times have we looked at other people and admire them for who they are? We sometimes envy them for what they can do. Then, we look down on ourselves for not being that healthy or wealthy person as we see.

The world is changing every minute. Technology permits us to get free information easily. We can get whatever materials we want to be the person we want to be. Instead of looking up to the other people and think small of ourselves, why not just take the first step in making the change in ourselves? What is pulling us back from chasing our dreams?

Everyone has a dream. There is this one dream that we want to achieve but have no idea where to start and how to start. Information is vast and we find it difficult to digest every bit of it. So where do we start? How do we do it like those successful people out there?

Some people are born lucky. Without any effort, everything is given to them. There are not that many people who are successful by chance or luck. Most reach the height by effort.

It takes effort to take that first step. We can search. We can look. Whatever it is, information is worthless if never put into action. What works for one may not work for others. While we feel like drowning in the World Wide Web, there are pieces here and there that we can use to path our own way.

It takes courage to move forward. Trial and error is hard way and takes time but it is also the foolproof way to learn the path that suits us best. We have signed up for a dozen courses and searched for a thousand ways to go about chasing our dream. People can tell us anything but if that does not suit us, then we might as well be different.

It takes perseverance to bring ourselves to the next level. Normal people tend to give up half way saying that it is impossible because we have not seen results past all time and efforts put in. Perhaps we have been looking at things the other way around. The goals can be set high, but the steps have to be laid. Unless we have wings, otherwise we still have to take one step at a time.

If we find it really hard to believe the toughness in life, perhaps life really is simple. We just do not see it yet. Whatever material things that we chase after are just things that matter now, but not later. Time is playing a trick on us. Nothing in this world lasts forever.

If we can understand that life means change, and we take action to change, then we are definitely one step closer to realizing our dreams. If we change now, there is a chance that we will succeed one day. If we refuse to make the first move, then we are definitely stagnant in the same spot till the end of our days in this life. Change is inevitable.

We will never know where change brings us. We will never walk the exact same path as any other person in this world. We each have the right to create that special path for ourselves. With all the information we have, with all the lessons learnt along the way, we soon will notice that we are special in our own way.

There is no room for comparison. There is only idols for us to model upon. Creating something entirely new can be hectic. It takes such a long time to reach a checkpoint. Instead of envying other people, why not ponder upon them? What is it that the person is doing that I am not? What makes that person special that he is looked up upon? What can I learn from the person to make my life easier?

Look beyond what we can see. Appreciate the differences.

 

We’re all different. That’s what makes us special. We have to love each other and get on with each other. It’s not up to me to judge anybody.

Carrie Marie Underwood (Carrie Underwood), American singer, 1983-present