July 30, 2009
There’s so much talk about excellence today. Ours is a society obsessed with excellence. Are you striving to be your best? Are you committed to excellence or are you average? Though each of us is average in different areas of our lives how great it is to be excellent! And make no mistake about it, we can all be excellent! Successful individuals like the famed educator Booker T. Washington encourage us to do our best.
“Success may involve talent,” explained the celebrated choreographer Alvin Ailey. “But excellence involves YOU”
“If we are to move ahead as a people,” warned former U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chrisholm, “we must strive for the highest standards.” Achievers know the difference between average and excellence. Excellence means standing up to life, living your life for a case greater than yourself so future generations will know that YOU played a role. The successful are remembered for their contributions, and the failures are remembered because they tried but the average are just forgotten.
Strive to make excellence your standard. A commitment to excellence is the attitude to mediocrity. You need only to stand up and choose personal excellence. This act alone will guarantee your success.
Categories: Inspirational, Motivational, Personal, Success.
Tags: Business, Kids, Law, Marketing, Money, Personal
July 29, 2009
Our success, our wealth, and our abundance do not come from technology, or from our vast mineral resources, or from our production lines within our factories. They do not come from our manipulation of markets or our political and economic systems, science, or military might. Whence, then, you ask, do they emanate? Where can you find the key to the twenty-first century? It can be found where it has always been located – in you, the individual.
We have all read news stories telling of almost superhuman feats performed by people under the pressure of a strong emotional stimulus. For example, a twelve-year-old boy lifts an unmovable log off the legs of his father; or a slender house-wife frees her husband trapped beneath the family car. People with a burning desire to accomplish an ambitious goal do accomplish it, while others, without realizing their full potential, fall by the wayside.
Watch an artist painting a picture and see how he occasionally steps back to gain perspective on what he is painting. Likewise, you might benefit from such an approach. Step back and evaluate – how much of your full potential are you using? Are you exercising your unique talents? Are you utilizing your precious gifts? It is althogether in your hands.
Categories: Inspirational, Motivational, Personal, Success.
Tags: Autos, Business, Kids, Marketing, Money, Personal
July 27, 2009
There is an old saying that goes, It is impossible to succeed without suffering. Failure becomes the final test of persistence. He who has never failed has never succeeded.
Success of any kind is like a universal college degree. It can be earned only by following a certain course that exposes the achiever to life’s adversities. It is impossible for success to be easy. Success is difficult; it’s gut-wrenching, pain-inducing. It’s built upon inconvenience. Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Success seems to follow a kind of natural selection process. Only those individuals who are willing to rally again after their failures, those who refuse to let defeat keep them down, those who seem to know that success can be theirs if they just stay with it long enough, finally with he fruits of life.
After failing many times in her bid for political office, former congresswoman Shirley Chrisholm gave a clue to her secret of success: “The thing to try when all else fails is admit that just as they felt they were finally reaching the point in life on which they had set their hearts, the rug was pulled out from under them and they found themselves back at the beginning. Only those of patient persistence are rewarded. Only those who can hang in there long after the crowd has left drink from the victor’s cup. Repeated victories over your problems are the rungs on your ladder of success. Make your breaking point your turning point.
Categories: Inspirational, Motivational, Personal, Success, Tips, Women.
Tags: Business, Financial, House & Home, Personal, Real Estate
July 27, 2009
Most of us normally perform far below our capabilities simply because we lack faith in ourselves. This can be changed . When we talk about faith and belief, we have to refer to the greatest book ever written and the greatest teacher of the ages. He summed it up when he said, “Go thy way; and as thou believed, so be it done unto thee.”
This simple statement cuts both ways, like a two-edged sword. Faith is your key to unlock the door of success. Or it is the lock that imprisons and keeps you from experiencing success and achievement. “Faith keeps the man who keeps his faith,” says the award-winning actor Lou Gosset. “Genuine faith,” writes Dr. King, “is assuring, insuring, and enduring.” And singer Patti LaBelle captures the essence of faith. She says, “Faith gives us the courage to endure the present as we anticipate the future.”
As a positive power, faith is the promise of the realization of things hoped for and unseen. Faith only comes by doing. We learn by doing. For example, we learn to walk not by reading books on walking or watching others walk, but by walking. We learn to talk not by listening to others talk, but by talking. We learn to love not by discussing love, but by loving; we learn to hope by hoping. And likewise we learn to add to our faith by expressing our faith. In order for faith to be effective, it cannot exist in the passive state. Faith must be applied. So add to your faith.
Categories: Inspirational, Love, Motivational, Personal, Relationships, Success, Tips.
Tags: Art, Autos, Financial, House & Home, Kids, Marketing
July 26, 2009
Sternutation is another term for sneezing. The term sounds like a complex medical procedure but it could be used interchangeably with sneezing. When an irritant reached the nose lining and tickles it, the nerves on the nose lining will take part by sending a signal to the brain.
The brain, then, sends a message to other parts of the body to work together to expel the irritant out the nose. That is the reason why when we sneeze, our face, eyelids, abdomen, chest, and even the mucus glands of the nose seemed to react against the irritant. Not only small particles can make us sneeze but also spicy or strong aromas and the variation of temperature. Popping pimples, rubbing one’s eye and plucking of eyebrows can make a person sneeze because these processes can irritate the nerves on the face that are connected to the nose which triggers sneezing. We can not sneeze while we sleep. This is because while we are resting, those nerves on the nose lining takes their part of the rest too.
Also, we can not sneeze with our eyes open. While the scientist are still unsure for the reason why we cannot open our eyes while sneezing, our folks has some explanation for this. They explained that it is the eyes voluntary movement to protect itself for what ever is that irritant that would come flying out when we sneeze.
Categories: Health, Personal, Trivia.
Tags: Autos, Business, House & Home, Kids
July 23, 2009
Men find it an advantage if he knows the basic facts about women. In this way, they may impress the girl they like and at the same time understand them so to improve their relationship with them. Aside form the physical characteristics such as being tall, dark, handsome, rich, and with a sense of humor, girls liked men who are also intelligent for they reflect a man who can provide for his family’s needs.
Studies also revealed that girls are turned-off with man with a clean shaven body or a half bald look. This is because bald look is associated with their fathers and grandfather’s old age. Being bald makes them look old. Here is a list of what it takes to impress a girl.
1. Drive a flashy car. Driving a flashy car is a major turn-on to a woman for it reflects a man with a secured future. And it is a natural instinct of women to prefer a man who is good at providing resources.
2. Have a deep dominating voice. Survey revealed that a woman prefer men with deep voices because this shows dominance and strength. Women especially liked men who can use their voice both passionately and assertively.
3. Dance like John Travolta. Women finds some dancing style attractive too. Somewhat like the Flamboyant dance style of John Travolta in the movie ” Saturday Night Fever”. Women finds men’s dancing style as a reflection of what is going on inside his head. Somehow a John Travolta’s flamboyant dance showed a man who is in control of his mind.
Categories: General, Love, Men, Women.
Tags: Business, Entertainment, Men, Personal, Women
July 19, 2009
Fear of bathing sounds uncommon. Especially that we are living in a society in which being, looking, particularly smelling unpleasant is unacceptable. But this kind of phobia is real and could be dangerous if not treated immediately. This fear of bathing is termed as Ablutaphobia.
It manifests from a fear of taking a shower to a phobia to all kinds of washing. It is more likely that children and women develop this phobia. Most of the kids develop a bad habit when they try to avoid bath time and they may carry this negative habit when they grow old. This phobia may also be caused by an intense negative experience from the person’s past.
This traumatic experience may happen to the person itself, or to some close relative and immediate family. Some character in a movie may affect a person’s perception toward bathing indirectly. This phobia may also be developed out of other person’s fear. Ablutaphobia could cause a person problems – in school, workplace and even with his relationship to others. Since it is unacceptable in our society to be smelling unpleasant, a person with Ablutaphobia may feel isolated or depresses as an effect of this phobia. Ablutaphobia may lead to other phobia such as the fear to people. And if this problem would not be treated immediately, the person with Ablutaphobia may acquire diseases. Especially that this phobia cause a person to avoid washing hands before eating. The dirt and bacteria that remain in the person’s skin will easily enter the person’s body through his mouth. Remember that personal hygiene is the main key to avoid illnesses. Ablutaphobia is often treated using therapy techniques in which an expert in this field will have to examine his the person’s fear and find out the causes of the fear.
The idea is to transform or replace the negative thoughts with a positive one. A person with Ablutaphobia will be asked to take small steps to relax themselves to their fear until they can actually confront it. Ablutaphobia is also highly treated using hypnosis and medications.
Categories: Health, Personal, Tips, Trivia.
Tags: Business, Entertainment, Kids, Marketing, Personal
July 15, 2009
Who would forget the Chenobyl Accident which caused numerous deaths, contaminations to people and cancer apparently due to the accident? The number of children born with defects and autism increased in those areas where the accident happened and it was linked to radiation exposure of the parents.
It was such a unique even that it was the only accident in the history of Nuclear Power in which fatalities are result of radiation contamination. The 1986 disaster was a product of a flawed reactor design which is operated by inadequately trained personnel who made serious mistakes. The peculiarity of design caused a dramatic power surge that caused a two part explosion. The first explosion happened when the fuel element ruptured and the cover plate of the reactor is forced to lift up releasing fission products into the air. According to experts the second explosion is caused by the burned graphite for nine days which basically released the radioactivity into the air. This accident killed 90 people including those 28 persons that died from radiation exposure.
About 200 persons involved in the clean-up operation were treated for poisoning due to radiation. The main casualties are among those firefighters who attempted to extinguish the initial explosion not knowing that those situations are the most dangerous.
Categories: General, Personal, Trivia.
Tags: Business, Kids, Marketing, Men, Personal, Women
July 11, 2009
“He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or in his forehead so that no one buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast for its man’s number. His number is 666″ (Revelations 13:16-18)
According to scriptures, everyone will be forced to receive the mark of the beast – rich or poor, young and old, free or slave. This mark of the beast is received in the right hand or in the forehead of a person. This mark of the beast will be universal. And under any circumstances, one must not receive it even Christians. This prophecy is linked to a computer chip for the same way that they will be received. This is the current biochip implant that is gaining the public’s interest as to whether this or this isn’t the mark of the beast according to the prophecy. Basically, this is a small computer chip inserted on the skin for identification purposes. It has no battery or energy of its own and it lasts long for 99 years. It contains a unique identification number which is 10-15 digits long. It is inserted into the right hand (under the skin) with a hypodermic syringe injection.
Could this possibly be the “Mark of the Beast” in the prophecy?
Categories: God, Trivia.
Tags: Education, Internet, Personal, Technology
July 7, 2009
Women are blessed because they have the ability to make men go weak in their knees. This is true, since the weakness of a man is a woman. A woman’s physical attributes, her sense of dressing and her behavioral traits all in all can make a man go crazy over her.
1. Men liked girl’s naturally curly hair. No man can resist a naturally curled hair. This is especially good with someone who has curvaceous body because it adds to her sex appeal.
2. Curvaceous body with a properly toned abdomen makes men go crazy. A curvaceous body makes a girl look fit and maintained. Men don’t prefer skinny bodies for they look good only on the ramp.
3. Long legs in women is an ultimate turn-on. Long legs in women promotes their sex appeal. Long legs are always desirable to men and even admirable to other women.
3. Men fall for women’s large deep eyes. Although men seemed to be masculine type, they find their soft corners in women’s eyes especially those that are large and dark deep eyes. Somehow they reflects confidence and inner beauty.
4. Men prefer brunette rather than blonde especially when choosing a lifetime partner. Blonde hair makes woman glam but a naturally dark hair reflects a brainy woman who is more dependable and sensible.
5. Every man would love to have a sexy, beautiful and brainy woman for him. This is a deadly combination for them. But most men fall for women with high intelligence rather than beautiful.
6. It is important that a woman possess confidence because without it, she will not be able to highlight all her good qualities – may it be physical or behavioral.
Categories: Love, Men, Relationships, Women.
Tags: Women
July 6, 2009
Most of the girls easily get impressed with a handsome rich man with a flashy car and is at the same time intelligent. This would be a double turn-on on a woman. This is because women seemed to look for signs of dependency on men when it comes to providing her and their kids the resources they need.
Most women even prefer older men because they are usually at higher level on their career and maturity and therefore may be a better provider. Women also liked intelligent men – someone who is good at making decisions in all their family matters. This is because women looked at men as the driver of their relationship, someone who should lead them and can be depended upon. An intelligent man assures a woman that their needs will be satisfied. But of all the needs of a woman, there is one most important need for every woman in the world. In order to win a woman’s heart and keep her attracted physically and emotionally, one must be willing to give her loads of love and keep up the romance for the rest of their lives.
Unlike men, who seeks for respect from their partners, women seeks love. Survey revealed that most women believed that their perfect mate should be someone who is romantic and not necessarily rich. Although that is a plus, money and wealth is just for materialistic comfort.
Categories: Love, Personal, Tips, Women.
Tags: Women