You know how you can transform your mood from sad and tired to happy, excited, and energetic… simply by listening to your favorite music.

So how about finding a great helpful tool to easily discover more of your favorite types of music?

The you’re going to love this tool…

Pandora Music Search Tool

Pandora is an amazing website that helps you find more of your favorite music based on the song names and artists you give. It has helped me expand my music collection a lot.

Try it for yourself here. You’ll love it.

P.S. Pandora is all free to use.

Good luck!

“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”  - Martin Luther King, Jr.

It really says it all.

What else can I say?

As much as there is glory in every new step we take to a more modern, advanced world, there is still one thing we seem to need to learn more…

As Martin Luther King says it perfectly above, it’s the “simple act of walking the earth like brothers”.

Once we do figure that out as well, do you think there will be any war, but peace? Any racism, but understanding and respecting one another despite of our small differences?

This reminds me of a beautiful song in the cartoon, Pocahontas. Have you ever seen it?

As you may remember, there is this part of the movie where the woman is singing a song for the white soldier who has come to their land and called her people savages. I love this part of the song…

“You think the only people who are people,
Are the people who look and think like you…
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger,
You’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew.”

After traveling to various countries and getting to know the most different cultures and people, I realized something…

The truth is, we are all like brothers and sisters in this world together. We may look different or speak in different languages, but on the inside, we are really following the same hopes and dreams.

We sometimes judge others without really knowing them, and realize how they are different from it once we get to know them later.

Hasn’t it ever happened to you that you were judged by mistake too?

There is this other part of the Pocahontas song I like that goes…

“We are all connected to each other…
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends.”

Isn’t it another amazing secret in life?

Whatever one of us does, it affects the rest of us in the world in a way.

And today, with the Internet, the ease of traveling anywhere, and the nations becoming closer, this loop effect is true more than ever.

So how are YOU affecting the world today?

How about we pause for a second today and try to see our other fellow human beings as our brothers and sisters?

What changes would we make in how we treat others if we see us as a big connected family?

Isn’t it what we really are, after all?

…

“After the verb ‘to Love,’ ‘to Help’ is the most beautiful verb in the world.” - Bertha von Suttner

Isn’t it?

So who do you think you can help today – even if a bit?

Let’s Wow!

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…

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!

Gratefully, I am not in Malaysia at this time of the year so I can fully enjoy the nice, cool weather. Because as you may know, Malaysia has a tropical climate which means always hot and humid throughout the year.

Imagine a country like Florida in summer all year long.

Well, it is the dream weather for many people. Always sun, you can go out for picnics or get a sunbath at the beach, never frizzing cold, no snow to wipe away from the streets, etc.

But personally I prefer a 4-season climate. It’s more fun and you get to see and enjoy the best from all seasons.

So now that I’m on a vacation in my hometown, I can enjoy the cool fall weather to the maxmimum.

So how are YOU enjoying your new season?

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

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!

I first started playing it several years ago when it was still in version 1 and almost new. Me and my younger brother loved it so much at that time and we spend hours every day playing it - feeling as if it was really our home and family.

You know the funny story of how we first found out about this game?

I was listening to an interview from my favorite music artist at that time, Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys, and he was mentioning how fun this game was and how it worked.

So I was like, “Sounds like a cool game. Let’s try it!”

Turns out this simple accident helped me find my #1 all time favorite game. (Thanks Nick!)

Later I stopped playing it because I was busy with my business and thought I was no longer a “kid” to be playing computer games.

But after a few years, I tried playing it again recently, still amazed how it’s actually a great fun way to create our dream life with details and getting creative ideas for various activities to try in our real life.

Not to mention using the power of Law of Attraction to actually attract our dream life.

Turns out, we don’t have to be a kid to be playing fun video games in our spare time.

Business is work. Fun is fun. Both are 100% necessary.

So have you ever tried this game?

You can check out some fun screenshots from their official website here.

Wishing you a fun, wonderful day!

Ladan