Everything Happens For A Reason

Sometimes people come into your Life and you know right away that they were meant to be there to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be, a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, a lover, but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your Life in some profound way.

Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never have realized your potential, strength, will power, or heart.

Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests, whatever they may be, Life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your Life and the Success and downfalls you experience help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experience can be learned form. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones...

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about Trust and the importance of being Cautious to whom you open your heart to.

If someone Loves you, Love them back unconditionally, not only because they Love you, but because they are teaching you to Love.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in Love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself: for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you, either.

You can make of your Life anything you wish.

Create you own Life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

Have a Fighting Spirit and never hesitate to get back in a struggle!

Most importantly, if you Love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.

And learn a lesson in Life each day you live. Someday everything will all make perfect sense.

So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that Everything Happens For A Reason!

Li Ka Shing: Knowledge Changes Fate

Li Ka Shing:

I am Li Ka-Shing, I became an apprentice at the age of 12. By the time I was 15, I had to support my entire family, thus depriving me of a formal education.

At the time I was very certain that I must work hard and acquire knowledge to have good prospects.
I bought second-hand books whenever I had spare money and absorbed them before trading them for more books.

Even today I still read every night before going to sleep.

Knowledge does not guarantee a life of riches, but it does open up more opportunities. And recognising opportunities is really the best that you can expect.

The Secret to You... A Gift from the Secret Scrolls

The Secret(book) is the best selling self help book in 2006, written by Rhonda Byrne. The book has been translated in 44 languages and sold an amazing 21 million copies worldwide. This video, created by the Secret team, allows you to play and read to yourself everyday. Enjoy!

Today is the Beginning of my New Life

I am Starting Over today

All Good Things are coming to me today

I am Grateful to be Alive

I see Beauty all around me

I Live with Passion and Purpose

I take time to Laugh and Play every day

I am Awake, Energized and Alive

I Focus on all the Good Things in Life... and Give Thanks for them

I am at Peace and One with everything

I feel the Love, the Joy, the Abundance

I am Free to Be Myself

I am Magnificence in human form

I am the Perfection of Life

I am Grateful to be... Me!

Today is the Best day of my Life

THE SECRET...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Rules of Life

Back from my long break! Hope people are still around. This video that I just uploaded is an edited Commencement Address by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 38th Governor of California, at the University of Southern California on Rules of Life. Enjoy!

Arnold Schwarzenegger:
People ask me all the time, they say to me "What is the secret to Success?"
The First rule is Trust Yourself, but what is most important is that you have to be dig down, dig deep down and ask yourselves who you want to be, not what but who. And I'm talking about not with your parents and teachers want you to be, I'm talking about favoring out for yourselves, what makes you Happy, no matter how crazy it may sound to the people.
Rule number one was trust yourselves no matter how, what anyone else thinks.

Rule number Two is Break the Rules. We have so many rules in Life about everything. I say break the rules! Not the law, but break the rules. It is impossible to be maverick or a true original if you're too well behaved and not want to break the rules. You have to think outside the box. That's what I believe. After all, what is the point of being on this Earth if all you want is be like by everyone and avoid trouble?
The only way I ever got anyplace was by breaking some of the rules.

Rule number Three: Don't Be Afraid to Fail. Anything I've ever attempted, I was always willing to fail. You can't always win, but don't be afraid of making decisions. You can't be paralyzed by fear or failure or you will never push yourself. You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision and you know that it is the right thing to do, and success will come. So don't be afraid to fail.

Rule number Four which is Don't Listen to the Naysayers. How many times have you heard that you can't do this and you can't do that and it's never been done before. I love it when someone says that no one has ever done this before, because then when I do it that means I'm the first one that has done it. So pay no attention to the people that say it can't be done. I never listen that, "You can't!" I always listen to myself and say, "Yes You Can!"

Rule number Five, which is the most important rule of all: Work Your Butt Off. Believe in leaving no stone unturned. Mohammed Ali, one of my great heroes, had a great line in the '70s when he was asked, "How many sit-ups did you do?" He said: "I don't count my sit-ups, I only count when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that's when I start counting, because that's when it really counts." That's what makes you a champion. That's the way it is in everything. No pain, no gain. When you are partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard. Someone is getting smarter, and someone is winning, just remember that. If you want to win, there is absolutely no way around hard, hard work.
None of my rules by the way of success will work unless you do.I've always figured out that there's 24 hours a day. You sleep six hours, and have 18 hours left. I know that there are some of you out there that say well, wait a minute, I sleep 8 hours or 9 hours a day. Well then, just sleep faster I would recommend.

Rule number Six which is a very important rule: It's About Giving Back. Whatever path that you take in your lives, you must always find time to give something back, something back to your community, give something back to your state or to your country. Let me tell you something, reaching out and helping people will bring you more satisfaction than anything else you have ever done.

Remember those Six Rules:
Trust Yourself, Break Some Rules, Don't Be Afraid To Fail, Ignore The Naysayers, Work Like Hell, and Give Something Back.

40 Ways to Live Life Without Regrets

* 1. Realize that it's okay to make mistakes
Just make sure to learn from your past mistakes, forgive yourself and move on.

* 2. Make your Health and Wellness a top priority
and always take care of yourself so you're ready to take care of others.

* 3. Follow your own Path
not one that others want you to follow.

* 4. Find the Humor in Life
and Laugh like there is no tomorrow.

* 5. Relax and Move with the Flow
of Life by being Unafraid of Change.

* 6. Be Adventurous
by trying New Things and taking more Risks.

* 7. Have more Intellectual Curiosity
and Embrace Creativity.

* 8. Try to find Happiness
with as many different people as you can.

* 9. Think for Yourself
instead of letting other people's opinions influence you too much.

* 10. Try not to judge people
before you get to know them.

* 11. Be Thankful for what you have now
instead of think about what you don't have.

* 12. Wish Well upon everyone Equally
and try to admire with envy.

* 13. Share your Happiness with others
instead of hoarding it all for yourself.

* 14. Don't try to change someone
Love who they are now.

* 15. Enjoy the Journey,
not just the destination.

* 16. Know that Happiness is Bigger
than any bank account.

* 17. Control negative thoughts
so that they don't contribute to the outcome of your life.

* 18. Use your Energy Wisely
because spending energy complaining, worrying or being impatient is just wasted energy.

* 19. Be Bold.
Find the Courage to change things that should be changed and accept that there are some things that cannot be changed.

* 20. Love your Work
If you don't currently Love what you do, figure out what you would Love, and take the First Step toward that Life.

* 21. Turn your discontent into a mystery
and enjoy trying to solve it.

* 22. Face problems from different angles
in order to find Solutions.

* 23. Gain Independence 
by realizing that on this Earth we are all Dependent upon each other.

* 24. Change your Perspective
by taking on a Wider view of things.

* 25. Don't waste time
trying to bring disagreeable people around to liking you.

* 26. Become the person
who would like to spend the rest of your Life with.

* 27. Be Honest with yourself
and others by saying what you mean and meaning what you say.

* 28. Treat people with Respect
and Compassion.

* 29. Live in the Now
by Loving the Present and being Aware of your Thoughts and Actions.
Think Happy Thoughts and Speak Powerful Words.

* 30. Try not to put things off
until later.

* 31. Never hold grudges.

* 32. Face your fears head on
and try to do the things that you think you cannot do.

* 33. Spend time with people who make you happy
while also not depending on other people for your own Happiness.

* 34. Stand up for Yourself
and others and don't let anyone or anything hold you back.

* 35. Be Yourself
and Love who your are now.

* 36. Be a Participant in Life
rather than an observer.

* 37. Do the things that you Love to do
as much as you can.

* 38. Write out a list of Goals
and achieve them by doing them Step by Step.
Don't Give Up when things get difficult.

* 39. Do something everyday that makes you feel Proud of yourself
commit random acts of Kindness whenever you get the chance.

* 40. And always

Keep on Moving Forward.

HAPPINESS!

Happiness!! That's what I want to achieve in every day of my Life! =)

Be HAPPY!

* Think, Act, Be... Think Happy, Act Happy, Be Happy - David Baird

* Happiness is when what you Think, what you Say, and what you Do are in Harmony - Gandhi

* Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination - Roy Goodman

* People are as Happy as they make up their minds to be - Abraham Lincoln

* Think of all the beauty still left around you and be Happy - Anne Frank

* The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is Laughter - Mark Twain

* Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart - Anthony J D'Angelo

* If you never did, You should. These things are Fun, and Fun is good - Dr Seuss

* The hours that make us Happy, make us Wise - Mark Mansfield

* It is only possible to live "Happily Ever After" on a day to day basis - Margaret Bonnano

* Smile, it enhances your face value - Dolly Parton

* From there to here, and here to there, Funny things are everywhere - Dr Seuss

* Don't worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Connie Dieken: How Leaders Can Communicate with Influence

 

Business communication coach Connie Dieken is interviewed by the Global Leaders Network at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Connie is a multiple Emmy® award-winning and Telly® award-winning journalist and her excellence has led to her induction to the Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Connie has represented more than 50 companies as their spokesperson, including Intel, Sealy, GE, American Greetings, Ernst and Young and Goodyear.

Global Leaders Network:
Tell us a bit about why communication is so important to Success.

Connie Dieken:
Ok I believe that Communication is critical to Success because as a leader, what that really boils down to is getting your message so that it's heard, understood, and then add to the point. And so real leaders today have to be able to cut through all of the clutter at the top there and have their voice be the one that people listen for, and respond to, Positively. And that is really the crops of leadership.

Because today there are so much what I call communal clutter, meaning there's so many messages bombarding people. That if you are a high performance communicator, you can get your message across no matter what the difficulties may be, which could be people with short attention spans, have you noticed that today? Short attention spans people who are resistant, and people who are just too busy to stop to listen to you.

Global Leaders Network:
What advice would you give to future business students and current business students on how to develop their communication skills?

Connie Dieken:
Learn to be a high performance communicator. And what I mean by that is not to just yak yak yak....talk, that is not communicating. Communicating is the ability to get somebody to hold in on you, really engage them, have them clearly understand what you're trying to communicate with them about, and then having them do something and be committed to you. A lot of people make the mistake of when they're in a leadership roles for going for compliants. Compliants and commitment are two completely different things.

Compliants you will get somebody to do something one time because they have to, but if you're a really Great Communicator people will be committed to you, it's a short cut and will do more things for you. Also Purpose and Passion, two things. If you find something that you really love to do, whatever your business may be, you'll have a Purpose and then you'll have Passion for it. And when you communicate on that level, people just see you're genuine, and that you're not some phony-baloney and they'll follow you.

Source: http://conniedieken.com