This was written on the tomb of an Anglican bishop (1100 A.D.) among the crypts of Westminster Abbey in London. I think we all can learn something from it…

“When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world.

As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed my self first, then by example I would have changed my family.

From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world. “

Isn’t it amazingly true?

Today, how are we changing and growing ourselves just like how we want our world to become?

It is the first step and the most important step. After all, if everyone keeps trying to change others while he is still full of flaws… how can it ever work?

You have heard they say “Life is full of choices.” So how true is it?

Sometimes we may barely notice the important, even life changing choices we are making every day. We may think we are simply living our  life normally and going along with it - while what we’re really doing is making lots of different choices.

So how about you invest 3 minutes and answer the following questions to help you discover what choices you’re really making in your life right now and if you are aware of them…

To sleep “just” one more hour on a Saturday morning… or to wake up earlier and make the most of your weekend to have more fun and spend more time with your loved ones?

To keep watching the TV, and the next show, and the next… until you notice hours of your time have flown away in a blink without getting much done… or to take control, turn off the TV, and accomplish more important and productive tasks to help you go closer to your real goals?

To shy away from the challenges on your path to success… or to stand tall and strong in front of them, look them in the eye and declare, “I am stronger than you. You may defeat anyone BUT me.”?

To keep on being in a relationship or friendship that is holding you back, telling yourself it’s OK… or let go of that relationship and gain freedom to move on with your life and your dreams?

To keep on the habit of smoking… or to quit for good and add 10 years to your life and double your energy level and health?

To eat that tempting cookie or food, thinking “just one more won’t hurt”… or keep up your self-decipline and follow your diet for a healthier and sexier body?

To pick up the phone and get in touch with your old friend and rekindle the friendship… or keep telling yourself I’ll do it “some other time” when I’m free (aka a day that never comes.)

To choose the motto for your life, “Every man for himself” or “If I don’t take care of myself, no one else will.”… or to choose to love yourself first, but still help others, touch lives, and make our world a better place in any way you can?

To blame your life circumstances and other people for your problems… or to stop making excuses and take control of your life’s ship and sail it to any direction you want?

So how did your test go? Did it help see your power to choose in a new light? (And this was just a tiny example of the big picture.)

It’s ALL your choice.

So for a test today, how about you put your day under a magnifying glass to notice the small and big choices you make and what results they bring for you?

Once notice your power to choose and change everything, you can boost your speed to achieve your dreams. I promise you.

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
- William Jennings Bryan

Have a great day full of choices!

Now that we are reaching to the end of yet another year, here’s an important we should really ask ourselves…

“Am I really happy in my life?”

In a minute, you’ll see why this is THE most important question to ask yourself…

Happiness and Success, as simple as they may sound, are confusing for most of us.

When you look closely at people’s lives around you, you see most people never really feel happy. They are always on the chase for happiness… but never get it.

You may have seen many rich people who actually have a sad life, and poor people who are happy and cheerful all the time…

Healthy people who are going through life depressed, and sick people who are laughing and positive - even if they have cancer.

Sometimes we think with ourselves, “If I have that car, I’ll finally be happy.” Or “if I can grow my business to $10,000 net profits a month, then I’ll be happy.” And so on…

But guess what? Even when we get there, we still feel something missing. So then we aim for another goal “to be happy”.

So what is really Happiness? What is Success?

“There are many definitions for success, but the simplest one is: Doing what you love, being around people you love, and being who you love.”

Isn’t it so simple?

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So the year is coming to an end. Between you and me, didn’t 2008 pass so fast?

One of the best things we can always do at the end of the year, is to look back how we spent our past year… and plan about our goals in the coming new year.

Because without looking back and learning from our valuable experiences, we can never grow and succeed more. Because we end up making the same mistakes that took our time last year.

You see the secret here?

So let’s a take a pen and a piece of paper right now, and write down in short simple words…

1. What major things did you accomplish this year?
2. What major goals do you want to achieve this new year?

For more exact results, you can look at your each month and remember what you did and the results you got.

Then write down what you learned from it - any lesson that you can use next time for faster, better results.

By learning from your results in 2008, you make sure your 2009 will be much more successful and not just the same, as it is for most people.

This is a secret that top successful people always use.

They never let one valuable experience go unnoticed. That’s how you keep growing and succeeding more.

Now it’s turn for planning for your next year. Because without knowing where we are going, we can never possibly get there.

It’s just like you meet someone in the plane and ask him where he is traveling to. He replies…

“Umm, I don’t really know. Hawaii would be nice. Sydney might be inetersting too. Ummm, and I’ve heard a lot about Tokyo. And… So I’m going around for now to see what happens next. “

Won’t you feel it is rediculous then? Does it make any sense?

The same is with your life and planing for your next year. Without knowing where you’re aiming for, you can’t get there. Period.

So make a list of major goals you want to accomplish in 2009. Right now.

Congratulations!

These two steps that you took just now, are going to help you tremendously in achieving your dreams this coming year. You’ll see it very soon!

To your bigger success in 2009!

P.S. Stay tuned for the Christmas Idea #3 coming in the next couple of days.

“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!

Music is really the food for soul. You know how amazing it feels to listen to music in every day life. It can lift you up when you are down and can transfer so much energy to you that really amazes you.

So have you ever imagined, now that it feels so good to listen to music… how amazing it will feel to be able to play it yourself, in any way your heart desires?

So have you ever tried learning to play a musical instrument?

I first started learning to play piano a couple of years ago. It was so much fun to be able to play my favorite music myself. Also not to mention how brilliant and smart you feel when you can actually compose a unique music.

I didn’t go to any class to learn it though, as classes have been always too slow for me. So I decided to learn it online using free courses and also a DVD course.

Everyone laughed at me at first when told them I was learning piano online using free courses, but when they saw me read sheet music and even play by ear after a few months.

You see? Learning music is really easy. You can definitely do it too, if you are interested.

OK, so recently I thought, “Hmmm, just ONE musical instrument is not enough adventure.”

So then I bought an acoustic guitar recently to learn to play guitar as well as piano.

So what about YOU? Have you ever tried learning to play music? If no, why not?

If you knew you could learn it in a week, what musical instrument would you like to play?

Let’s Wow!

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!

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.

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Let me ask you a simple question…

If someone with big magical powers comes to you right now and tells you that you may wish for anything you want to have and become anyone you want to be, what and who will you choose?

Let me clear it up that you may choose ANYTHING – no matter how big or even impossible it sounds. And you don’t have to choose only one thing. You can have as many as you want.

It may sound impossible and unrealistic. But trust me that we’re going to get to a very important point. You’ll be happy that you took part in this game.

Come on! What do you want?

To have one million dollars?

To be a world-famous Rockstar?

To win a Gold medal in Olympics for your favorite sports?

To find a loving, wonderful wife/husband?

It can be anything.

Just decide on one or more things.

… And WHO (what type of person) do you want to be?

I’m waiting for you to think and answer. Please think deeply and then decide…

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OK, now say it out loud!

Great! So these are your wishes.

So let me ask you a question…

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