To realize the value of a brother, Ask someone who has recently lost one.

To realize the value of a lifetime, Ask someone who has been given life sentence and sees his life years passing him by.

To realize the value of ten years, Ask a newly divorced couple.

To realize the value of four years, Ask a graduate.

To realize the value of one year, Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize the value of nine months, Ask a mother who just gave birth to a baby.

To realize the value of one month, Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of one week, Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one hour, Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute, Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize the value of one second, Ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond, Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

What is the value of YOUR time?

You are the only person who can make it count…

“People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you may win some false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people will likely cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight.
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it was always between you and God.
It was never between you and them, anyway.”

- Mother Theresa

She has mentioned some good points here about us always doing what we think is Right, no matter what others may do or think.

This is a fact in this world that it is NOT always fair. Not always the good wins and not always the innocent wins the war.

But should it keep us from doing what we believe is Right?

When doing something good, sometime we may get a reward from that person and sometimes not. But what else can be higher reward when you have your inner satisfaction, your sense of pride for yourself with you all the time?

Even if you are not much religious, as I am not either, you still can enjoy the happiness you get every time you find yourself doing something great. Something that proves once more you have such a BIG, kind heart.

No matter if the person appreciates it or not, what you does will go to grow your heart and should… And this is the most precious thing.

Let’s try our best and live to our fullest. People may or may not notice all of it. But let’s do it anyway!
- Ladan

You can do it for your own heart, and it will be the best reward.

Let’s Wow!

You know how we think we are all living on the same planet…

Somehow, it’s NOT true.

We have 195 countries and each of them has their own sets of cultures, values, and what is normally considered good or bad.

Let’s take this test and see how similar we really are together…

In one country, if you say you want to get rich and become a millionaire, people around you will say you are ambitious and respect your spirit…

While in another country it may sound too greedy and everyone encourages you to go after being simple and not wanting much.

In one country, arranged marriages may be the accepted way to go to find your loved one and create a family.. while somewhere else people think it’s funny and was the way to go 500 years ago. They believe dating and relationships should help you find your partner.

In one place if you carry a bomb and do suicide bombing, you are considered a hero and a saint… somewhere else everyone thinks it’s the most stupid thing to do.

Some place the perfect image of a woman is the one who can find a husband before reaching 30 and then stays at home, cooks food for the family, and takes care of the babies.

Working outside? Being independant? Don’t even think about it.

Somewhere else you are the perfect woman if you stand on your own feet, work for your own and follow your dreams bravely in life, and take the lead of your ship - not relying it all on your man.

Pretty amazing this difference is, isn’t it?

Did I hear anyone mention we are NOT living on the same world?

I’ve been to quite a number of various countries and have discovered about many cultures through my  friends and business partners in various places all around the world.

And as I get to know more about each country, I keep getting more and more amazed how we human beings have our own way of creating totally different values and belief systems.

Something that may be considered the #1 wisest, most encouraged thing to do in one place… might be thought as the #1 worst, most stupid, most avoided thing to do somewhere else.

Don’t you think it’s amazing?

It is so much fun when you learn about various cultures and like an eagle from high in the sky, you watch and compare them.

It’s even double fun when we don’t try to judge people from us in an instant or labeling them. Just trying to understand their lifestyle and watch it like a fun movie.

That’s why traveling and making international friends is really amazing and opens up our mind to a world of opportunities like nothing before.

So I don’t judge people based on my priorities and likes anymore…

“I have my way, you have your way. We may both be doing the Best in our own unique way.”

So what about YOU?

Which countries and cultures have you found out about? What amazing differences did you notice?

So whichever part of the world you are from, my greetings and regards to you and…

Thank you, Merci, Danke, Gracias, Arigato, Xie Xie, Terima kasih, Shokran, and Mamnoon…

… for dropping by.

All the best to you!

Ladan

Have you seen some people getting done 2 things in their day… while some others can accomplish as many as 10 or more?

How is it possible? Don’t we all have the same 24 hours a day?

For example, if you were planing to do some work today, go for shopping tomorrow, and read your favorite book the next day, you can do it all in one day, and then some.

Yes, it’s true but also there is a secret…

–> You can stretch your day as long as you want, to get much more done!

When you seize your day, you see amazingly how you can do what you normally did in 3 days… in only one single day.

And you know how significant it is?

Doing a simple math, living 3 days in 1 day, also means you’ll end up accomplishing in one month as you used to get done in 3 months, and then in one year rather than 3 years…

And then later you’ll live in 10 years as much as 30 years.

And finally, you could be living 3 lifetimes in ONE.

The power of it is truly amazing!

You see how valuable it will be to your life?

When I used to go to school, I remember my classmates were all studying their lessons and doing their homework every day. And spend the few hours left in a day to watch TV and have fun.

What I was doing, was that I was studying the same lessons and on top of that, also starting my brand new website and online business, while also reading lots of self improvement books to grow my success.

Not to mention spending good time of fun and hobbies as well.

So how was it possible that we all had the same amount of time in a day, and one ended up doing multiple times more than others?

Yes, your secret key is that you can seize the day to get as much out of it that you want.

You can try for yourself!

You’re going to love the results of how faster you can make progress and succeed faster to reach your goals.

Let’s Wow!

Warning: This post reveals a controversial secret that your school teachers didn’t want you to discover.

Has anyone ever told you that you are “weird”?

How did it make you feel? Did you feel bad about it?

Did you quickly try to defend yourself and prove you are not “weird”?

Let me first tell you one thing…

If anyone has ever called you “weird” or even “crazy”, then…

You are…

Marvelous!

Yes, I heartily congratulate you.

Because the secret that no one ever tells us is, being very different and “weird” is an absolutely wonderful thing.

Here’s why…

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Have you ever been in a crunch point?

Have you ever been a situation where everything was going fine, but suddenly a big problem happened that messed up everything…

You knew you need to act fast or your business or personal life change dramatically… but how could you make the best choice so fast under stress?

Some examples for a Business crunch point could be…

• A huge competition suddenly appears, stealing customers away from you, leaving your business on the path of going broke…
• Your servers go down suddenly after a big product launch, losing you tens of sales every few minutes…
• You create and launch a new product but almost no one is buying, so you are desperate what to do…
• And so on.

Some Crunch Point example in your Personal life could be…

• You find out that your partner who you love so much is going to leave you. You are so worried and desperate what to do and get him/her back…
• One of your family members suddenly passes away, and you are so sad that can’t get anything done…
• Someone steals your bag in the street, taking all your credit cards, ID cards, and some other important documents…

What would YOU do in these situations?

You know that sudden challenges happens to all of us, and usually at times they are least expected.

So how do you handle a Crunch Point?

Would you like to discover how to stay calm and easy going under these situation and manage everything perfectly fine, so not only you solve what happened, but also you gain the big respect of people around you?

Yesterday I finished reading a book called “Crunch Point” by Brian Tracy, and it was about this very exact topic. So I decided to share my review about it for you here…

This book shows you some easy yet important techniques you can use in every day life to face crunch points and manage them easily.

You will be amazed how more calmly and comfortably you can handle any big or small challenge from now on.

I took lots of notes from this book in my Success Notebook and review them from time to time to get the mindset automated to use every day. Life is much easier this way!

Even though a few parts of it were tips that were common sense, but still it contained so many new helpful tips that certainly made the book worth reading.

You can find it in your local bookstores or get it online at Amazon.com.

Let’s make life and its challenges easier and more fun!

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say “hi”

You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

(more…)

Today I smiled, and all at once
Things didn’t look so bad
Today I shared with someone else
A bit of hope I had

Today I sang a little song
And felt my heart grow light
And walked a happy little mile
Without a cloud in sight

Today I worked with what I had
And longed for nothing more
And what had seemed like only weeds
Where flowers at my door

Today I loved a little more
And complained a little less
And in the giving of myself
I forgot my weariness

- by B.J. Morbitzer

It wasn’t a long poem, but its meaning is beautiful. You really can brighten your day just by wearing a nice smile on your face - like this:

It reminds me of an interesting psychological test that proved it is not just that when you are happy, you automatically smile…

But also when you smile, you automatically feel happy!

It works like an amazing circle…

So why wait until you are happy for another reason to smile? Simply smile and you are guaranteed to feel happy.

Try it! I promise you’ll enjoy it.

Have a great day full of smiles!