Archive for August, 2008

Are You Weird?

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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What Would You Do in a Crunch Point?

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 calledCrunch Pointby 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 Tried Watching Foreign Movies?

What types of movies do you watch usually?

Hollywood movies? Your own local movies? Or more various types of movies…

What genres of movies do you normally watch?

Are you an action-adventure fan, romance lover, or a fan of scary shocking movies? Or do you like to watch movies that make you laugh your heart out and roll on the floor? :)

Usually we watch a certain type of movies and stick to it. But what if there is whole new world to watching a totally opposite kind of movie?

If we never try something new and totally out of the box, will we ever discover of fun it might have been?

That’s why I have recently started on an adventure of watching new various movies from different countries. While I usually used to stick to American movies, now I’m also trying…

  • Japanese movies
  • Chinese movies
  • Korean movies
  • British movies
  • Indian movies
  • French movies
  • And so much more… :)

And let me tell you that it is so much fun, and a great learning experience!

Each movie, brings a gift from the culture of its country and opens a new window in front of you where you can see the world with a new light.

Because every part of the world, and every culture has its own Gift…

It is like you have traveled so far to that country and have met and been with the people for a while and learned about their interesting cultures and way of life.

Yes, even though I agree some movies from other countries may not look as flawless as some famous Hollywood movies, but still who cares? As long as it has a great story and brings unique insights, it’s definitely worth trying, right? :)

So how can we find out the very best foreign movies to watch and save time from trying not-so-good ones?

I always first research about the best movies online and then only get them. Because you know how 95% of all movies made are not that strong and may just have a shallow storyline or acting.

So what about you?

Have you ever tried to watch a good foreign movie with a foreign language? If so, how did you find the experience?

If not much, would you like to try it and on top of having new fun, also seeing the world from a new window? :)

Let’s Wow!