Self Improvement Article : Five Keys Of Success Learned From Life Experience September 29, 2008
Posted by janey in : self improvement , comments closedAnother month has passed and life continues to grow towards what you want or the other way round.
Did you set a goal early this year? Well, did you get what you want by now - after so many months of working hard for it? Apparently, most people don’t and that’s the problem with setting goals.
We cannot be setting goals with the intention of trying to get what we want because that will become a chasing game which will wear you out. Maybe not for you, but I know I will when I’m chasing ’something’. The goal must be a part of us. My goal is to become who I want and where I want to be mentally and physically.
Your goals must be something that you achieve internally so that you can see it, taste it, smell it and feel it.
Wealth. Love. Connection. Knowledge. Experience.
If you were to evaluate what’s success, it boils down to being happy.
I’m not trying to act as a personal self development guru here but to make a point how we make our lives complicated without understanding the true purpose of our action. Life doesn’t have to be that way.
There are a few things I’ve learned from observations and experiencing this year and I’m glad to share them with you today…
i. Your mind attracts what you want. This year, I have my fair share of enjoying successes and experiencing setbacks in life. And when I sit back to think about it, they come in ’sequences’. Once I’ve gained success, I’ll have the momentum to get another one. When I failed and stay in that state, another failure will come again. I don’t know, some called it Law of Attraction. To me, I strongly believe that you get what you want based on what your mind thinks because it ‘attracts’.
ii. There’s one time Grandma falls sick and stayed in the hospital for couple of days. When I visited her in the hospital, I felt blessed that she’s still in this beautiful world. Although it’s nothing serious, but my heart tells me one thing- nothing in this world will give me the same love and relationship I have with her.
There are only two factors that will remove your love and relationship with someone you care about- when he/she is no longer here or you have ignored the treasure you have today for something that is less valuable but perceived to be valuable. Let me warn you– once they’re gone, they’re gone. You should know who to call, hug or kiss by now.
iii. Know your roots. If you’re successful today, you’re probably once a ‘nobody’. Always be humble because it will give you more success in life. Knowing your roots also means remembering those who have supported you when you’re growing and stayed by your side through thin and thickness. You can learn all kinds of self improvement course out there, but it defeats the purpose if you’re an arrogant person.
iv. Explore life like there’s no ending. Listen to new music. Visit new places. Eat at new restaurants. Meet new people. And an endless list of things you can do regardless of whether you’re wealthy or not. You see, money doesn’t stop you from exploring life. There are easily hundreds of things you can do with what you have today.
v. Life is great. You have an amazing life whether you want to admit it or not. There are people sleeping on the streets today, wandering to look for food and so on. Because you’re reading this, I dare to assume that you’re under a roof and are an educated person. You have eyes to read and a wonderful brain to think. For that, life is already great. The rest are bonuses. Some might complain about being financially broke. You can be broke but you can never be poor because being broke is a temporarily state that can be changed.
Do you have your own principles of living a successful life? Just add in here.
Patric Chan
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How To Accomplish Multiple Tasks With Time Management September 27, 2008
Posted by janey in : self improvement , comments closedThese days many people are now required to perform a variety of tasks at the same time There are many who are able to perform these multi-tasking activities quite easily, however there are also many that are unable to and easily get overwhelmed with the volume of tasks that they need to complete in a short time frame If you are one of those people who are stumped when it comes to time management, it would be a good idea for you to start studying means and methods of effectively managing your time. Note that time management is something that can be easily learned and mastered with the right types of tools so do not be discouraged if you can’t seem to get things done at the moment. As soon as you are able to begin developing your time management skills, you will have less problems going through the variety of tasks you need to do, and will be able to accomplish multi-tasking quite effortlessly
Getting Started
The first thing that you need to learn about time management is setting priorities and goal management. Before you tackle the task for the day, you need to make a do-to list and rank these things according to your priorities. Making a to-do list is very important. Your list will serve as a guide for you when you start doing your work and will help you keep track of your progress. Furthermore, your to do list will help you see what needs to be done for the day and help you set your priorities.
Making Your Priorities
Being able to set your priorities for each given day is very important. You will have to set your priorities so that you know what needs to be done first and what can be done later, and to do this you will need to set a criteria for your priorities. When setting your criteria, you will need to consider the relevance of a specific task and the time relevance towards the other tasks. As an example, if you happen to be working multiple projects simultaneously, you will need to determine which tasks in each are critical and which ones are not. Also if you happen to be doing a series of tasks, you need to determine which tasks need to be finished first that is most urgent before proceeding to the next set of tasks.
Learn To Schedule
The ability to be able to schedule your tasks is very important when it comes to time management. You will have to learn ways to be able to split your day so that more tasks can be accomplished. Every minute counts when it comes to ttime management, and in order to be able to accomplish more, you should give yourself hourly deadlines. For instance, you give yourself an hour to work on a certain task and then move on to another task at the end of the hour.
