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Today, for a middle-class citizen, if he stopped working, what will be the> most important and critical issue that will be surfaced in his mind?> > > > They need to break free from this endless rat race, with financial education> and applied knowledge. We all need too.> > > > They have to make a choice. A choice to change for a better situation. They> are in this situation b'coz they are who they are now and the habits they> hold dear to themselves. By continuing to do what they do and expect a> different outcome is insane, mad. They have to make a choice, and they can,> if they want to. We all can. Just stop finding "reasons" on why you cannot.> But rather find reasons on why you should, need, must and such that you can> no longer delay that decision.> > > > A new choice, a new beginning.> > > > "Work because we choice to, not because we need to."> > > > The Power of Choice> (http://leroyang. blogspot. com/2007/ 02/power- of-choice. html)> > > > > > > > > > No end in sight to the workhorse grind > > Letter from Lawrence Seow > > > > MURALI Sharma has gotten it absolutely right in his I Say piece, "The story> of a workhorse" (June 16-17). > > > > Many people in Singapore work long hours - it is expected of them and hence,> they do not have much of a choice. It is not even occasional overtime they> are putting in, but something that has become a routine part of their job. > > > > They come home exhausted and have dinner at 10pm. They then go to bed, only> to wake up the next day to go through the grind again. > > > > How did we end up like this? What with the progress of civilisation,> technological breakthroughs and wealth of knowledge at our disposal, the> pace of life means life seems to have passed us by, all too quickly. > > > > We make a living but do not really have a life. If this is what we call> progress, I want no part in it.
I personally feel strongly for the people who choose to remain in this kind of life. It reminds me fondly of the hamster and its wheel. Certainly, many of us go through that kind of lifestyle ever sice we are young, at least for most of us in Singapore.
In school, we are conditioned to 'work long hours' and it is a perfect place to condition us for the corporate environment.
Many of us yearn to work 'high up' in the corporate ladder so that we may earn a respectable earned income. However the issue of which i would like to address is this; at what cost is this for us? Longer worktime, overtime? Trade a few hours of overtime of our lives for a few dollars?
Perhaps many of us think this is the right path. After all, our parents and their parents before them have embarked on this 'path', thus it naturally falls on us to follow suit. However, we are, and it is crucial that you realise this, in the midst of the Information Age (Or information highway as Bill Gates calls it) and rules of the world change, from Laws, business, opinions (NKF), facts (think of pluto), government, media, etc.
We are in a place where we are surrounded by opportunities, yet many of us choose to 'shut the door, hide under the bed and cover our butts' by following the 'path' laid out for us by our parents. In other words, we choose to hide from this world instead of embracing it. I mean, in school the word 'globalisation' brings with it negativism like fear, insecurity, etc..This is what i mean. It is about embracing new changes and not hiding from it afraid it will harm us.
Think about this fellows..cheers!
Please feel free to critique.
Alex
"Success is a manifestation of the head and heart transmuted as one." Alex,2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The power of networking (Success)
Yesterday i talked about the power of choice, or rather to make a choice in our lives for complete control of our whole body and mind. This is the link... http://alextrump.blogspot.com/2007/06/choice-of-making-choice.html
Today i will talk about something of which is great importance in all of our lives. This single most important word will determine our happiness or ease of success. The word, as stated obviously in the title is none other than the word 'network'. It may seem quite obvious to you after i state what its importance is. Networking, whether in business or friendships or whatever reason, is crucial because of what it brings about with it. First thing which is the most beneficial is the fact that there is exponential power involved whenever there is a network. No matter what the size of the network is, from 2 entities onwards of course, there would be exponential power involved. Exponential power is something which happens when multiple entities come together and the product which is something which is much greater than what the sum of the 2 can produce alone. Confused? Well, put it this way. Let us take the number 1 and say that it can do 1 unit worth of work. If two '1's were to work independently, their total combined result would be 2, right? So here is where the power of networking comes in; were the two '1's to come together and do the work, 3 units of production would be produced. Get it? It is this synergy of working together that a quantum leap in production will happen. In business, partners share their expertise and know-how to complement each other's abilities. In friendships, the more friends you have the more fun you will get. In law, the police always wins because the gangs have a smaller network as compared to the cops. And so on and so forth..
So you see, networking is crucial because there is a bond between all the entities involved and this creates a higher power which can propel you to your objective and goal. Today is the first post on networking. On the next post i will be going into some of the other more beneficial adventages to having a network in your life and why networks always win.
To your success and happiness!
Alex
Today i will talk about something of which is great importance in all of our lives. This single most important word will determine our happiness or ease of success. The word, as stated obviously in the title is none other than the word 'network'. It may seem quite obvious to you after i state what its importance is. Networking, whether in business or friendships or whatever reason, is crucial because of what it brings about with it. First thing which is the most beneficial is the fact that there is exponential power involved whenever there is a network. No matter what the size of the network is, from 2 entities onwards of course, there would be exponential power involved. Exponential power is something which happens when multiple entities come together and the product which is something which is much greater than what the sum of the 2 can produce alone. Confused? Well, put it this way. Let us take the number 1 and say that it can do 1 unit worth of work. If two '1's were to work independently, their total combined result would be 2, right? So here is where the power of networking comes in; were the two '1's to come together and do the work, 3 units of production would be produced. Get it? It is this synergy of working together that a quantum leap in production will happen. In business, partners share their expertise and know-how to complement each other's abilities. In friendships, the more friends you have the more fun you will get. In law, the police always wins because the gangs have a smaller network as compared to the cops. And so on and so forth..
So you see, networking is crucial because there is a bond between all the entities involved and this creates a higher power which can propel you to your objective and goal. Today is the first post on networking. On the next post i will be going into some of the other more beneficial adventages to having a network in your life and why networks always win.
To your success and happiness!
Alex
The power of Networks (Success)
Yesterday i talked about the power of choice, or rather to make a choice in our lives for complete control of our whole body and mind.
This is the link...
Today i will talk about something of which is great importance in all of our lives. This single most important word will determine our happiness or ease of success. The word, as stated obviously in the title is none other than the word 'network'.
It may seem quite obvious to you after i state what its importance is. Networking, whether in business or friendships or whatever reason, is crucial because of what it brings about with it.
First thing which is the most beneficial is the fact that there is exponential power involved whenever there is a network. No matter what the size of the network is, from 2 entities onwards of course, there would be exponential power involved. Exponential power is something which happens when multiple entities come together and the product which is something which is much greater than what the sum of the 2 can produce alone. Confused? Well, put it this way. Let us take the number 1 and say that it can do 1 unit worth of work. If two '1's were to work independently, their total combined result would be 2, right? So here is where the power of networking comes in; were the two '1's to come together and do the work, 3 units of production would be produced. Get it? It is this synergy of working together that a quantum leap in production will happen. In business, partners share their expertise and know-how to complement each other's abilities. In friendships, the more friends you have the more fun you will get. In law, the police always wins because the gangs have a smaller network as compared to the cops. And so on and so forth..
So you see, networking is crucial because there is a
Monday, June 25, 2007
The choice of making a choice (Success)
I totally agree with what my friend leroy said today about the power of choice. We have and can make a choice thus difference to the world around us. Yet many of us behave reactively, complain and whine about the situation around us.
If there is something which the world needs it is the need for more proactive people. If there were more, our world that we live in would be much more less troubled and much more happy.
When you make a choice, you are in control of your life, the people around you and thus your environment. If you are not making a choice for yourself, you are losing control my friend! And people ironically hate to 'have no control' yet they do it everyday! I hear people blaming everyone else, getting angry and thus losing control when things do not go their way and this is exactly what i am talking about.
You have to make a conscious choice, take responsibility and thus gain control over the situation around you. When you do that, you will have a mental state of equilibrium and tranquility within yourself when you finally have that control.
This is the link to leroy's blog on this matter, read it carefully. It might be short and succinct, but the concept it presents could change an aspect of your life forever.
http://leroyang.blogspot.com/2007/02/power-of-choice.html
Take good care and a toast to your success!
Alex
If there is something which the world needs it is the need for more proactive people. If there were more, our world that we live in would be much more less troubled and much more happy.
When you make a choice, you are in control of your life, the people around you and thus your environment. If you are not making a choice for yourself, you are losing control my friend! And people ironically hate to 'have no control' yet they do it everyday! I hear people blaming everyone else, getting angry and thus losing control when things do not go their way and this is exactly what i am talking about.
You have to make a conscious choice, take responsibility and thus gain control over the situation around you. When you do that, you will have a mental state of equilibrium and tranquility within yourself when you finally have that control.
This is the link to leroy's blog on this matter, read it carefully. It might be short and succinct, but the concept it presents could change an aspect of your life forever.
http://leroyang.blogspot.com/2007/02/power-of-choice.html
Take good care and a toast to your success!
Alex
Why I started this library
Hi there! My name is Alex and i am indeed excited about starting this blog right now. Firstly let me congratulate myself! Yea yea..i was just kiddin!
But anyway, the reason why i started this blog is because i am a person who thinks and thinks. In fact, I think so much when i am commuting, bathing, etc that i sometimes forget what i had thought about! The worst part is when i thought of something logical, like an answer to a phenomenon of some sort, and moments later forget about it! Oh man! So i created this library to store my thoughts in it and also a place where i can recommend others to see whenever i want to share with them the lessons i learnt along the path of my life.
In this library i will be posting my thoughts and ideas about psychology, wealth, love, success, education and the world in general. O course it doesn't just end there! Many more things are yet to come and you'd better stay tuned! Aha! I was kiddin again! But yea, if you need help of any sort, you can come back here to my blog and find the topic of which you want answers to. If there is no such topic present, you can email me directly at alextrump1990@yahoo.com.sg and i will do my best to answer your queries.
So yea, take good care and enjoy your life because the rest of your days are finite!
To your happiness!
Alex Trump
But anyway, the reason why i started this blog is because i am a person who thinks and thinks. In fact, I think so much when i am commuting, bathing, etc that i sometimes forget what i had thought about! The worst part is when i thought of something logical, like an answer to a phenomenon of some sort, and moments later forget about it! Oh man! So i created this library to store my thoughts in it and also a place where i can recommend others to see whenever i want to share with them the lessons i learnt along the path of my life.
In this library i will be posting my thoughts and ideas about psychology, wealth, love, success, education and the world in general. O course it doesn't just end there! Many more things are yet to come and you'd better stay tuned! Aha! I was kiddin again! But yea, if you need help of any sort, you can come back here to my blog and find the topic of which you want answers to. If there is no such topic present, you can email me directly at alextrump1990@yahoo.com.sg and i will do my best to answer your queries.
So yea, take good care and enjoy your life because the rest of your days are finite!
To your happiness!
Alex Trump
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