What is Internet all about ?
Do you used it often ?
Do your company utilize Internet as part of its strategy ?
Or are you skeptical about its use ?
Or are your company skeptical about its use ?
Either....
For Security reasons.....
For the risk of being affected by virus....
For the spam and intrusion of advertisements....
For being too overly comfortable in the "this is the way it has and always work in our company"....
For being uncertain about the return of investment on it....
Or ?
In the following presentation by Marco Montemagno, whom is an Italian blogger, web entrepreneur, and CEO of one of the largest weblog networks in Europe called Blogosfere , he will try to convince you if are still uncertain about the use of internet for your company.
He has been giving speeches in Italy to help spread the Internet culture. The following Presentation video clip below is given in front of 3000 people at the Interactive Advertising Bureau Forum 2007 conference.
The presentation is in Italian, however you can expand the Full Screen Icon to view the English subtitles.
If you're ain't convince about or just curious just take a look.
A pretty impressive persuasive presentation done by Marco Montemagno, without even using any remote for his slides presentation, all done in sync.
Please share your views and critique via the comments. Thanks
Internet culture
Bookmark this ! Bookmark that !
Startup to watch: Particls
Does the following apply to you ?
Ohh wow a cool site....
I need to bookmark this....
Ohh wow another cool site....
I need to bookmark this too....
And this....
And that....
And this....
News....Yes....
Sports....Yes....
....Yes....
Oh my it's just too much cool stuff....
The web is filled with too much cool stuff....
The web is too big....
And boy....I ain't got the time to read or browse through all....
Oh Yes Yes....luckily there is RSS and I could subscribe to the sites and topics I like and enjoy best and be notified when there is new information....that should solve my problem....
I think so....
Sounds familiar ?
Here comes Particls
How does it work you say ?
Particls helps you to track your favorite sites, topics and keep you update with your news, favorite site feeds through displaying desktop alerts brought to your desktop through Particls' very own desktop sidebar, popping up alert and urgent information and it could be SMS to your mobile phone.
And best of all its FREE !
Web 2.0 Comic
How is Web 2.0 changing our life ?
Are you ready for the change ?
Or are you lagging behind ?
Distinct or Extinct ?
Trivop
How do you normally book your hotel ?
Booking it online or through the traditional way of making a phone call ?
Have you feel disappointed after booking the hotel online and only to find out that the hotel that you booked earlier on was not as good or as what you had expected. The beautiful pictures posted on the website ain’t what we saw over at the hotel when we’re there.
If only, we could take a tour around the hotel and not some kind of computer generated virtual tour but a real video tour, that will be so cool. And guess what, a startup in Europe called Trivop make this possible. How did they do it you say ?
They helped created the transparency for us travelers through real time video of hotels, which is easily found on Trivop. Now thats better than plain old pictures on the various hotel websites.
Seeing is believing.
Mind Map ! Mind Map !
Startup to watch:MindMeister
How do you generate your new ideas or thoughts ?
Do you mind map ?
If so, how often do you use it and why ?
Do you at times wish to share your cool ideas or thoughts with your colleagues or friends but found that you have either forgotten to bring out your drafted ideas or mind map or simply just lost the mind map draft ?
The solution to this is MindMeister,whereby they brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions among you and your peers.With your mind maps stored online, you can view it, share it among your colleagues or your boss anywhere as long as you are connected to the net.
And best of all, once your mind map is done, you can send it for viewing by your colleagues or boss and allow alteration if needed and even reverting back to the original version should you want to retain your original version. Best of all, you can Skype while engaging the real time brainstorming mode, by just clicking onto their names. Once your mind map is ready to share with the world, you can have it publish onto your blog or website.
Hmm….where’s my mind map draft that i created earlier ?
Foops!
First there is Friendster….
Than there is MySpace….
Now there is Facebook….
And finally a first social networking from Belgium for the GENERATION Z (Kids born after 4 April 2006) !! And they have already signed up more than 12,000 members (both born and unborn) according to trendwatching.
So how does Foops! work? The parents of GENERATION Z can place pictures or sonograms on behalf of their offspring !! and helped their both born and unborn kids fill out their profiles !!
TED Talks: Richard Branson: Life at 30,000 feet
In this TED Talks, Chris Anderson speaks with Richard Branson, the radical yet humble owner of the Virgin empire about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences.
Steve Jobs Says:
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and your intuition.” -Steve Jobs-
A very useful advice given by Steve Jobs, useful question of asking oneself.
- Are we living in someone's life ? If so why ?
- Are we living the life of what our parents, peers or people whom they wanted us to live their "life" ? Is it because these people in our life, whom have tried in their lives and failed and want to base their past experience onto us ? Choosing us as their so called "Successor" to their "failed" dreams or attempts ?
- Or are we living our own way of life ?
- Are we happy living someone else's life ? Yes ? No ? If No, why are we still living in their shadow ?
To end this post with Michael Dell's quote:
The key is to listen to your heart and let it carry you in the direction of your dreams. I’ve learned that it’s possible to set your sights high and achieve your dreams and do it with integrity, character, and love. And each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you’re winning. Look around you..." -Michael Dell-
How are spending your marketing $$$ ?
How and where are you spending your marketing $$$ ?
Is it time of the year to spend your marketing $$$ ?
Are you spending all of your firm's marketing dollars wisely or are you spending it just for the sake of spending it, to prevent your already very limited marketing budget being cut down even more ? Are you throwing out your marketing dollars out of of your corporate window ?
It is interesting to note some companies are purely spending their marketing dollars just on creating buzz or chasing after the cool or becoming the "Ipod" of their particular industry and forgetting about whether the buzz will help define what their brand stands for. Does these short term tactical moves actually helps to build the brand or just creating a buzz and be forgotten after the buzz melts down? Sure, one can argue that the consumers are in control today and they are only interested in what they want and zapping away clutter of TV ads with TiVo.
Burger King's online viral marketing, Subservient Chicken, which creates word of mouth and spread like wild fire, sure it indeed created a big buzz among many but does it really have any real connections with Burger king's core brand values ? Instead consider how are McDonald's spending their marketing dollars on, Brand building efforts!
- Does the core message get across to the consumers ?
- Does the buzz or any short term tactical moves reflects the brand or product's core value or attributes ?
- Does the short fixes, keeps consumers coming and longing for more of the brand after the buzz melts down ?
- Are your dollars well spent on building your brand for the long term? Or are you throwing our your $$$ out of your corporate window ?
How are you spending your digital $$$ ?
How are you spending it ?
Or are not you spending at all ?
According to McKinsey's global marketing survey, 31% percent of the companies are spending on email as their digital advertising vehicle while 33% percent of the companies are spending on display ads as their digital advertising vehicle.
So how much are you spending your digital dollars ? If not, how much are you deciding to spend on it ? How are you spending it ? and spending it wisely ? Are you spending it for brand building, brand consideration or customer retention for your firm ?
Why are some firm slow in adapting in the use of digital-advertising or marketing vehicles or why are some firm not adapting in at all ? According to the McKinsey's global marketing survey, 52% of the users reported the reason being having insufficient metrics to measure impact on their business through the usage of the digital tools. While 41% of the users report the insufficient capabilities of the firm in adapting being the main barrier. So are your firm not utilizing the digital vehicles because of these reasons or otherwise ? Is it because of fear of brand reputation on hand ? or ? If so, how are you planning to implement any changes ? If not, how can you overcome the other barriers in your firm such as structure, people, system or the corporate culture ?
With accordance to the survey, by 2010 the Web will play a key role in consumer purchase behavior, especially with 70% of the respondents stating they will be using the digital tools for building product awareness among consumers and 83% using it on the consumers' needs for information search. The move will have an impact on every company regardless whether they adapt or not. Are your firm prepared for the move ? If not, what must your firm work on or change ? Change or extinct ?
My Tree !
Buy One = Get One Tree Free !!
Pretty cool stuff by innocent drinks, whereby they are launching a project which helps plant a tree in Africa and India whenever consumers purchased a large carton of juice from them. Innocent then uses the money from the consumers to invest in tree planting schemes.
They even have a section of their site, whereby consumers can view the trees they planted.
Cool idea....
Buy One = Get One Tree Free !!
You got a dream ?
''You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period. Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. ''
- Christopher Gardner-
Very inspiring and true from what Christopher Gardner said, the man whom rise from a homeless single father to self-made millionaire.
You only live once,
If you have a dream, go for it !
Go for your passion,
Make it happen !
Quit procrastinating !
Do it now !
Pitch Pitch Pitch
What's your pitch for today ?
Dating...
Lunch..
Dinner..
Client..
Interview for the first job..
Replying an email..
Your favourite toy when you're a kid..
Or...?
Everyday in life,
Everything we do is a matter of presentation and persuasion.
Here's a book on winning all aspects of your Life's Pitch:
Life's a Pitch....How to Be Businesslike with Your Emotional Life and Emotional with Your Business Life, by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity.
Stephen Bayley introduces the book:
What we've written here is almost the ultimate design book, because it's about how to design yourself ... how to create a winning and attractive personality...how to get to "yes" in an argument or presentation. So, the book is about the self—communication, self-presentation, and how we create impressions. It's a book about design, but design that is applied to people and ideas...
Cool book website: lifesapitch.uk.com
How's the pitch sounds ?
How to kill your presentation faster ?
Nexus
Nexus is a major interactive conference where we discuss fundamental changes happening in business and technology, and how you can take a lead in them! These includes Web 2.0, citizen journalism, mobile web explosion, open source communities, and globalization.
Speakers:
Saw Ken Wye, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Microsoft APAC
Steve Russell, President, Salesforce.com APAC
Reza Behnam, MD of Yahoo! SEA
Derek Callow, Regional Marketing Manager, Google
Nathan Torkington, OReily Radar, Perl Foundation Board Member
Andreas Weigend, Former Chief Scientist, Amazon.com
Kathy Teo, Managing Director, CNET Networks Asia Pacific
James Seng, Editor, Tomorrow.sg
David Dan, Former President of Intel China
Walter Lee, Vice President, Consulting, SMB/Partnering Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.
Farzad Naimi, CEO, Founder, Litescape
Girija Pande, Head of APAC, Tata Consultancy Services
Wilson Tan, President ASOCIO, Former Asia Pacific Vice President, Mercury
Mark Organ, Founder, CEO, Eloqua.com
Roberto Mariani, CEO, Founder, XiD Technologies
Date: 24 March 2007
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue: NTUC Centre - 1 Marina Boulevard (Singapore)
Price: $15
http://www.nexus2007.com/nexus/
Monthly Vitamins For The Mind
29 June 06 * Brand Sense
In Brand Sense, Martin Lindstrom urges companies to start using our all five sensual dimensions -- touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound to be integrated into branding in this everchanging market.
Is there such a thing as New Car Smell ?
Yes ? No ?
It is actually an artificial odor that's been sprayed into the interior, creating a sense of quality as proven in Brand Sense.
In the book, shows how the smell of a new car, or the perfect sound of a closing car door, plays a major role in selecting what model is purchased.
How about Singapore Airlines ?
Patented the smell in their cabin.
Click on Picture to buy now.
If there's a branding book not to be miss, this is it.
Make Poverty History !!
10 Dec * White Band Day 3
Today is the day, across the globe on White Band Day 3 (December 10),
Wear Your White Band to support the cause !!
Remarkable People
09 Dec * Muhammad Yunus
The person, who helped people lifted themselves out of poverty in Bangladesh. He developed the micro-credit system, using that belief as a arsenal against poverty.
Muhammad Yunus,
Creator of Grameen Bank.
Visit the Grameen Foundation site.
Ponder This !
22 October * Growth ?
"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."
* Albert Einstein *
Q today !
26 Sep * Quote this !
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is
too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
*Michaelangelo*
Leadership
24 Sep * Leader In You ?
Leadership.
What makes a good leadership ?
And a really bad one ?
Knew anyone around you who had the
making of a great leader ?
Saw or heard of any ?
What can you learn from them ?
What does they inspires you ?
Do you have what it takes to be a leader ?
Or do you not.....?
Will you make a difference today.....?
An Interview With a Guru
21 Sep * Tom Peters Speaks
Businessweek interviews
The Managment Guru,Tom Peters
on the ever changing business today.
Here's the Interview Video
Self-centered
16 Sep * Are You Self-Centered ?
Self-centered.
What causes self-centeredness in one ?
Why ?
Is it because of.....
Education.....
Society.....
Or.....?
Does one benefit from being self-centered ?
Are you self-centered ?
Missing
14 Sep * What's Missing ?
Missing.
Yes.....What's missing in your life ?
Be it in the Past, Present or Future ?
Why is it missing.....?
Is it because of.....
Negligence.....
Or.....?
Is it possible recover the "Missing" part back ?
You decide.
Ponder This !
13 Sep * Ponder This !
"There is a wealth that can't be taken away from you......Wisdom"
* Rock-Your-Boat *
Anger
12 Sep * What Triggers Your Anger ?
Anger.
What Triggers Your Anger ?
Why.....?
Can you control it.....
Or does it controls you.....?
Will it be the outcome if.....
You can control it.....?
Or letting go of your anger.....?
What can you do, instead of submitting to Anger ?
Ways to resolve it.....?
You decide !
Crime !
11 Sep * What is Crime ?
Crime.
What causes crime in society ?
Why do people commit it ?
Is it because of $ money.....
Or other factors.....?
Are there ways to lower crime rates.....?
Does crime level escalate as the society advances ?
Snob !?
03 Sep * Knew Any Snobs ?
Snob...Snobs...
Knew any snobs.....?
Associated with any ?
Why are there snobs.....?
What causes snobbism in oneself.....?
Is it because of.....
Seeking recognition.....
Attention of others.....
Lack of self esteem.....
Or.....?
Someone
28 July * Who ?
Someone.
Is there someone in your life that.....
Inspires.....
Motivates.....
Changes.....
Moves......
Memorable....
Or.....in your life ?
Is there one now.....?
More of dream's Life at --> Project dReamz
Quote This !
27 July * Quote This !
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
*Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)*
More of dreams Life at Project dReamz
Arrogance
27 July * Or Swagger ?
Arrogance.
"He who thinks he knows everything, knows nothing"
Do you knew people who are Arrogance.....
Conceit.....
Vanity.....
Snob.....
Swagger.....
Disdain.....
Impudence.....
Or.....?
Why ?
Is it because they actually want recognition.....
Attention.....
Or they lack the depth in their own selfless character.....?
More at Project dReamz
Passion
25 July * Yes !!
Passion.
Passionate.
Is there something that you are really passionate about ?
Cars.....
Food.....
Fashion.....
Design.....
People.....
Or.....?
What's yours' ?
Quote this....
25 July * This ?
"The secret of happiness is to find something more important than you are,
and than dedicate your life to it."
*Daniel Dennett*
Seduction
24 July * Scent.....
Deadly design.....
Or the art of Seduction.....?
Are you the seducer.....
Or the seduced.....?
Trust
23 July * Trust who ?
Trust.
Do you trust people ?
Who do you trust ?
Trust in.....
Society......
People.....
Relationship.....
Yourself.....
Or.....?
Is trust an essential of life ?
Do people trust you ?
Happiness
21 July * :)
Happiness.
Are you happy ?
Are you leading a happy life ?
What's your definition of happiness.....
In Life.....
Or.....?
How do you achieve happiness ?
Is it possible.....?
:)
Luck
20 July * How's Yours' Today ?
Luck.
What's luck realie about ?
Are you a lucky person.....?
Do you believe in luck.....
Or do you not.....?
Is life driven by luck or.....
Or does it just happen in a snap.....?
Are you in Luck ?
How's Yours' Today ?
Inspire
07 July * Or Inspired ?
What inspires you ?
What inspired you ?
Why.....?
Do you inspire people.....
Or are you inspired by others ?
Does inspired spirit in you makes a difference.....
In Life.....
In Work.....
In Designs.....
Or.....?
Inspire.....?
Rich....Richer
21 June * Poor....Poorer
Does the rich get richer.....
Or does the poor gets poorer.....?
Why ?
Is it because of.....
Society.....
Greed of human.....
Corruption.....
Or.....?
Why does Corruption prevail ?
Will it ever end ?
Lie..Lies
16 June * Lie..Lies
Lies.....
Why do human lie ?
Do you tell lies.....
Or do you not ?
Since the dawn of human evolution.....
Does lying exist ?
Do you know when someone is lying ?
Or how can you know.....?
Why do humans lie ?
Cynic
14 June * Cynic ?
Are you a Cynic ?
Or do you know people who are cynical.....?
Do you distrust human nature.....
Motives.....
Society.....
Sincerity.....
Integrity.....
Or.....?
Is human nature motivated primarily by self-interest ?
Or.....?
Why is it so.....?
Is it because of the society ?
Mistakes
04 June * Do you make mistakes ?
Define Mistake.
Do you make mistakes ?
What can you learn from your mistakes.....
Be it past or present mistakes.....?
Did you aviod making mistakes ?
START making mistakes today....NOW.....!!
Why.....?
YOU are trying something new or different !!
What did you learn from your mistakes ?
24 Hrs ?
30 May * Is it Enough ?
24 Hrs ?
For a day.....
Is it enough.....
Or is it not.....?
What have you done in the last 24 Hrs ?
Have you left out something unattended.....?
Have you done something different.....
Or try something unique.....
In the past 24 Hrs.....?
24 Hrs a day ?
Life
27 May * Your Life ?
Define Life.
What's your life's story ?
What's your Life about ?
Fame.....
Wealth.....
People.....
Enjoying.....
Or.....?
Do you accept or.....
Shaped your own way of Life ?
Are you following your own Life.....
Or other's definition of Life ?
You decide.....
Eternity ?
25 May * Is there Eternity ?
Define Eternity.
Is there Eternity ?
Does anything last forever in.....
Relationship.....
Lifestyle.....
Thoughts.....
Or.....?
Is it possible.....
Or is it not ?
You decide.....
Change Of Ways ?
20 May * Change ?
Consider this.
Always thinking of changing for better ?
If you a choice to change, what will it be ?
Consider the following.....
"Maybe i will change in the future....."
"There is still time left....."
"I can always do it the next time....."
"By the end of the month, i'm going to start....."
Will all these ever come true ?
Will it be better to do it rather than saying it ?
You decide.....
Past,Present & Future ?
17 May * Past, Present & Future ?
Past.....
Can you recall your past ?
Is what you are doing, having today because of your past ?
Will there be a difference today.....
If you make other decisions in the past.....
Or take a different route of life.....?
Present.....
Are you doing something different currently.....
What can you learn from your past experience.....
What can you do now to make a difference in the future ?
Future.....
What can you visualise in the near future of yours ?
Is the future outcome initialize because of.....
What you did in the present or past.....
Or is it not.....?
Past, Present & Future.....
Have you been taking control of your own life ?
You decide.....
Left Or Right-Brained ?
14 May * Which Side are you ?
Are you a Left Brained.....
Or Right Brained.....?
How do solve obstacles or problems ?
Through logic, reasoning with your Left Brained.....
Or through your creative Right Brained.....?
Is there a difference in solving problems.....
With logic or picture thinking ?
Left Or Right Brained ?
You decide.....
So which side are you ?
Ethic
11 May * Ethic
Define Ethic.
What does ethic meant to you ?
What is right moral values.....
Or wrong moral values to you.....?
Professional Ethic.....
Philosophy.....
Materialistic Ethic.....?
What is Ethic ?
You decide.....
What Women Really Want ?
10 May * What Women Really Want ?
To all women out there.....
What do women really want ?
Empathy.....
Community.....
Connecting people....
Sharing and learning.....
Communication.....
Success.....
Or.....?
You decide.....
What A Man Really Want ?
08 May * What A Man Really Want ?
To all Man out there.....
What a man really want ?
Fame.....
Respect.....
Dignity.....
Power.....
Money.....
Contribution to society.....
Thinker.....
Verse In Arts.....
Be somebody in society.....
High rank position.....
Or.....?
You decide.....
Love
06 May * Love
Define Love.
What does love meant to you ?
Devotion of personal ties.....
Affection of kinship.....
Admiration of someone.....
Benevolence of people.....
Enthusiasm of something you desire.....
Or.....?
What do you love ?
Who do you love ?
Why do you love ?
What is love to you ?
Empathy
03 May * Empathy
Define Empathy.
Are you someone who understands how other feels ?
Or do you understand other people's emotion ?
Understand others' Thoughts ?
Understand others' Feeling ?
Understand others' Emotional Side ?
Understand others' Passion ?
Do you understand how others' feel ?
Emotion
02 May * Emotion
Define Emotion.
Are you a emotional person ?
Are you easily affected by.....
your feelings.....
Or your thoughts ?
Do you solve a problem through.....
Logic or Emotion ?
Are you displaying too much of your emotional side.....
Or are you not ?
Do you crave for emotional attention.....
Or do you not ?
Desire
28 April * Desire !
Define Desire.
What are your desire in life ?
Status in Society.....
Emotional needs.....
Wealth.....
Fame.....
Power.....
Recognition.....
A new Life.....
Or.....?
Why is there the desire ?
What do you gain or loss from it ?
What do you desire NOW ?
Freedom ?
27 April * Freedom ?
Define Freedom.
What is freedom ?
Freedom of thoughts.....
Freedom of speech.....
Freedom of life.....
Freedom of choice.....
Freedom of expression.....
Or.....?
Are you exercising your Freedom ?
Or are you giving it up ?
Life ?
26 April * Life ?
Define Life.
What does Life meant to you ?
What Life are you leading now ?
Are you leading the "Ideal" Life you always wanted ?
Or.....?
Is the so called "Ideal" Life possible in reality ?
Does Life meant securing Fame or Position in Society ?
Or does it meant something else to you ?
Simple Life,
Happy Life,
Successful Life,
Stressful Life,
Challenging Life,
Dangerous Life,
Careful Life,
Or.....?
You decide.....
It's Your LIFE !!
Mentors
24 April * Mentors
Define Mentors.
Who are your mentors ?
Are you learning through them ?
Are you exploring new thinkings,
New depths.....
New area of focus.....
And development of self.....
With your mentors ?
After discussing and learning,
Are you executing it ?
Mediocre
22 April * Mediocre !
Define Mediocre.
Are you going through the same routine daily.....?
In Work.....
In Thinking.....
In Life.....
Or.....?
Do you accept the moderate,
The good enough,
The acceptable,
The satisfactory,
And etc......
Way of thinking ?
Way of Life ?
Or are you too comfortable in your "Comfort Zone",
And not challenge new boundaries ?
Are you accepting the "Mediocre" life ?
Are you accepting the "Mediocre" way of thinking ?
Are you accepting the "Mediocre".......?
Are you accepting it ?
Or challenging it ?
Change Your View ?
21 April * Change Your View ?
Do you change your view often because of.....
Your friends.....
Your family.....
Or.....?
Can others tell you how you want to change ?
Will they help you in engaging the change you desired ?
Or do you engaged in the change you desired ?
You decide.....
Measuring Success ?
20 April * Measuring Success ?
Define Measuring Success.
Do you measure your Success ?
Or do you not ?
Do you measured Success in terms of.....
Money.....
Climbing the organization ladder.....
Position in society.....
Or.....?
Or should you give thought to
Your own belief.....
Or your own philosophy.....
You decide.....
Real Self
19 April * Real Self
Define Real Self.
Who is the Real You behind ?
Not the Ideal Self created by your world...
But the original "YOU" inside yourself.
Are you following your own belief ?
Your own philosophy ?
Your vision or thinkings ?
Or someone else's prospective of "YOU"
The altered "YOU" ?
Or the Real "YOU" ?
You decide....
Ideal Self
17 April * Ideal Self
Define Ideal Self.
Always thought of who you want to be since younger ?
Who you want to be ?
What are your Aspirations ?
Your Dreams ?
Your Ego ?
Are you pursing it now ?
Is it realistic now ?
Does your parents, peers or mentors ever mentioned to you,
who they want you to be ? (their version of the ideal self)
Or are you pursing because of someone
else's version of ideal self ?
Or is it your own ?
Talent
16 April * Talent
Define Talent.
What are you really good at ?
Arts....Music....Science...or ?
Are you utilizing your talent ?
If so, are you maximizing it ?
Or are there talents hidden within you ?
Waiting for you to unravel it ?
IQ ?
14 April * IQ - The Vital Point In Life ?
Define IQ.
High IQ = Higher Success Prediction In Life ?
Low IQ = Lower Success Prediction In Life ?
Does good grades in school means higher
chance of success in later part of life ?
Is IQ really the vital point in work or life ?
OR is it not......?
OR are there other factors......?
You decide.....
Picture ?
13 April * Picture ??
Which direction are you viewing ?
How do you view your world ?
Can your point of view be changed ?
View Where ?
11 April * View Where ?
Often when you are walking,
which direction did you viewed ?
Is it the front, back or.....?
What do you see daily ?
The surrounding people ?
The environment ?
What will you view if you looked in a different direction ?
Will you miss noticing something ?
What if you closed your eyes, what will you see ?
Are you willing to change your point of view ?
Are you open to new challenges ?
Picture this ?
10 April * Picture this ?
What does this picture tells you ?
1. Does the man need help ?
2. Or is the man armed and dangerous ?
3. What does the man do as a living ?
4. Or.......
What you think, is how you perceive your world.....
What you perceive, is how you want your view
of the world to be....
So what's your view of this picture ?
Or how you view your world ?
Ponder This !
09 April * Ponder This !
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
*Albert Einstein *
Terror...Terrorist...Terrorism ?
08 April * Terror...Terrorist...Terrorism ?
Define Terrorist.
Define Terrorism.
Why is there Terrorism ?
Due to....?
Economical aspect ?
Social impact ?
Or Psychological area ?
Will it end ?
Or will it continue to thrive ?
Who will suffer ?
What's Your Life's Message ?
07 April * What's Your Life's Message ?
"My Life Is My Message"
* Mahatma Gandhi *
What is your life's message ?
What is the something special or
remarkable that you can do today ?
To mark an era in the diary of your life ?
Are you doing it daily ?
You decide....
Effort
04 April * Effort
Nothing can happen till effort is chip in.
But it Re-inventing your new life....
Your ideas....
Your desired plans....
Your goals....
Your....?
Effort = Pays Off, doesn't matter whether it's a
Success or Failure...At least first step taken to make a difference.
No Effort = Stagnant, no action taken, all talks and no action..
Your Effort ,enthusiasm and passion make or break you.
Quote This !
03 April * Quote this !
Freedom is not worth having if it does not
include the freedom to make mistakes.
* Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) *
Education ?
02 April * Education...
What does Education meant to you ?
Seeking Education, just because you had to, like the crowd ?
Or because you really wanted to ?
Learning because of interest ?
Going through from an elementary to a university ?
had it become a routine in certain stage of your life ?
Or simply following what the mediocre crowd is going through ?
Seeking a bona fide for Education...
Or ........?
You decide....
Ponder This !
02 April * Ponder This !
Nothing or Nobody in this world, can stop you from trying new horizons, except yourself.
* Rock Your Boat ! *
Vitamins ?
31 March * Vitamins ?
Define Vitamins.
Yes,vitamins for the mind.
Have you been constantly learning...
Reading....
Or experimentation new horizons ?
These are the vitamins for the mind.
Keeping your mind fresh with new horizons...
Starts today or NOW.....
if you had not been taking vitamins, for the mind.
Intuition
28 March * Intuition
Define Intuition.
Have you been listening to your intuition ?
Does it proves to be the solutions to your problems ?
Or does it not ?
Does it helped if you seek your intuition ?
In your life ?
Had it failed you before, if you tried listening
to your intuition ?
Or had it proved to be, really worth listening to ?
Have you thought of ,making better use of it ?
Heard life experiences from people you know
regarding intuition ?
Question The Status Quo
27 March * Question The Status Quo
Define Routine.
Is your daily life like a routine ?
Do something different to break free from your routine....
Just because you changed your daily routine...
You might discover things you never thought possible before.
Turn off the "Auto" routine mode to "Manual" to override the daily routine.
Have tried something different from your routine today ?
Influence
26 March * Influence
Define Influence.
Is your daily life constantly influenced by others ?
By the people surrounding you, be it your family members, your friends ?
Are you often easily influenced by their philosophy of life ?
Or vice versa ?
Influenced by the ever expanding media ?
The fashion trend influence ?
Is their approach to life and problem different from yours ?
And you are influenced by their approach of life ?
What is the distinct difference of how
you view your world from others ?
Are you the being influenced ?
Or others influenced by you ?
You decide.....
People Profile: Howard Schultz
25 March * People Profile:Howard Schultz
The man behind the Starbucks Coffee.
He gave up his high rank of vice president and general manager of Hammarplast's housewares subsidiary. His appartment in Manhattan, his car, good salary, he left it all behind.
Just to persuade his dreams, and created a worldwide brand, Starbucks Coffee.
"Seeing what other people don't see,
and pursing that vision no matter who tells you not to."
* Howard Schultz *
Ponder this:
Would you be willing to give up what
you have, to persuade the impossible ?
Have you kept yourself open to new horizons ?
And challenge the status quo ?
Food For The Mind
24 March * Food For The Mind
Overwhelm with the ever increasing
information you receive daily ?
Which information is more vital ?
Which information is excess ?
Have you tried shifting out your area of vision to a larger frame to view the information ?
Or shifting in your area of vision to view close up of an information ?
Have you tried visiting the art museum, the park or etc....
To allow new ways of viewing new concepts.
Give it a try, make time for food for the mind....
Mental Blocks
21 March * Mental Blocks
What are the mental blocks that constraint your creativity?
Are there other alternatives to solve a problem ?
Or are you confining yourself to other alternatives ?
Are you willing to stepping out from your comfort zone ?
To view other aspects of solving a problem ?
What you want to create, is what you think of.....
What you think of, is what you create....
Quote This !
19 March * Quote This !
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.
* Epicurus (341 BC - 270 BC) *
Status ?
19 March * Status ?
Define what "Status" meant to you...
Does Status bring eternal happiness ?
Does Status meant Successful in life ?
What does a High Status meant to you ?
Or a Low Status meant to you ?
You decide....
Somebody Or Nobody ?
18 March *Somebody Or Nobody ?
Always thought of becoming "Somebody" in the society ?
Or "Nobody" ?
Why become "Somebody" in the society ?
and not "Nobody" ?
Is it because of the so called desired status ?
Or desire to ensure that people think well of oneself ?
The approval from others ?
The recognition or the "Love from society" ?
You decide.........
"It's not my place in society that makes me well off,
but my judgements;and these i can carry with me.....
These alone are my own and can't be taken away".
*Epictetus, Discourses (c.AD 100 )*
Success = Money ?
16 March * Success = Money ?
Does Success in life meant acquiring lots of money ?
Does money brings you happiness ?
Does your life fulfilment comes from money ?
What is your life's philosophy ?
Are you working for the money ?
Hmm...
13 March * Hmm...
Good Grades in College = Great Prospect in Life ?
Bad Grades in College = Bad Outcome in Life ?
High IQ = Better Future prospect ?
High EQ = ..........
Predictable or UnPredictable ?
You decide.....
You are your own judge, or jury
Whose Life is it ?
09 March * Whose Life is it ?
Are you controlling your own life ?
Is your life being controlled ?
Always based your life on where everyone is heading ?
Or taking back control of YOUR LIFE !!
Changed your life because someone told you to ?
Or live your life your WAY !!
Is someone guiding your direction of life ?
Or guiding yourself to your desired life.
EQ Vs. IQ
08 March * EQ Vs. IQ
Which is more important ?
Does a high IQ meant everything ?
Or does a high EQ plays a better role in life ?
IQ at work or EQ at work ?
At the workplace, which plays a more significant role ?
Its up for you to decide.....
Rock This !
06 March * Rock This !
Failure, the prologue to Success......
Failure, the gateway of learning......
Failure, the fastest way to Success..
What's your definition of Failure ?
Ponder this...
Quote This !
04 March * Quote This !
Success is the ability to go from one failure
to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
*Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) *
Rise and Fall Of dReamz....
04 March * Rise and Fall Of dReamz....
February 20' 2005...Dawn of dReamz...
.....Beginning Of new erA.................
March 04' 2005.....Fall of dReamz.....
What is the meaning of life to you ?
What's your life's meaning ?
Do you have a meaning in life ?
Success or Failure....
Money or Happiness ?
Does it matter ?
When's your life's most meaningful moment ?
When's your life's worst moment ?
Are you satisfied with your life now ?
