The world is a thing that a man must learn to despise, and even to neglect, before he can learn to reverence it, and work in it and for it.
-- Thomas Carlyle
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The Deeds Undone
The Deeds Undone
by
Bertha A. Lawson
It isn't the thing you do, friend, it's the thing you leave undone,
Which gives you the bitter heartache, at the setting of the sun:
The tender words unspoken, to letter you did not write,
The flowers you might have sent, are your haunting ghosts at night.
The stone you might have lifted, out of a dear friend's way,
The bit of heartsome counsel you were hurried too much to say:
The loving touch of a helping hand, the gentle and winsome tone,
That you had no time or thought for, with troubles enough of your own.
These little acts of kindness, so easily out of mind,
These chances to be angels, which even mortals find.
They come in night and silence, each chill reproachful wraith,
When hope is faint and flagging, and a blight has dropped on faith.
For life is all too short, friend, and sorrow is all to great,
To suffer our slow compassion, that tarries until too late.
So, it's not the things you do, it's the deeds you leave undone,
Which gives you a bitter heartache, at the setting of the sun.
by
Bertha A. Lawson
It isn't the thing you do, friend, it's the thing you leave undone,
Which gives you the bitter heartache, at the setting of the sun:
The tender words unspoken, to letter you did not write,
The flowers you might have sent, are your haunting ghosts at night.
The stone you might have lifted, out of a dear friend's way,
The bit of heartsome counsel you were hurried too much to say:
The loving touch of a helping hand, the gentle and winsome tone,
That you had no time or thought for, with troubles enough of your own.
These little acts of kindness, so easily out of mind,
These chances to be angels, which even mortals find.
They come in night and silence, each chill reproachful wraith,
When hope is faint and flagging, and a blight has dropped on faith.
For life is all too short, friend, and sorrow is all to great,
To suffer our slow compassion, that tarries until too late.
So, it's not the things you do, it's the deeds you leave undone,
Which gives you a bitter heartache, at the setting of the sun.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Qur'an, Jonah, Surah 10:41
Qur'an, Jonah, Surah 10:41
If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, and yours to you!
Ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for what ye do!"
If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, and yours to you!
Ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for what ye do!"
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Success, how?
We all have a desire to achieve some level of success. For some the desire is greater than the average person. Let's face it, everyone wants to be successful but very few are really willing to pay that price of W.E.I.T. (What Ever It Takes).
Success is an attitude. It is a posture that you take that states "I deserve to have it all." Success is attainable to all, yet so few achieve it. Success is a habit and has no real secrets. It all starts with your belief system. Your belief system starts with how you feel about yourself. Your own personal self-esteem is the key ingredient to so much of your success. You must first adopt a personal positive self-image of yourself. In networking your product is always going to be "YOU" and your second product is people. You are really marketing your confidence. This is why a positive self-image is so important, especially in your first conversation with your prospects.
(You never get a second chance to make a first impression.)
Forgiving yourself, other in your past, past mistakes & failures are paramount in your early journey to success. A key point to remember here is that you attract to your reality who and what you are. When you are positive and feel good about you, you attract like-minded individuals. The same holds true if you are negative in your thought processes. Your thought processes will always determine your bank account of love. It is essential that you learn to forgive, let go, and let go of your past. Many people drag their past into their present, which stops them from ever having a clear vision of their future.
Success is a process, not a payoff.
You will never be able to completely master every detail of your life. Attempting to do so will only lead to frustration.
What will make the most difference is becoming the master of a few key principles that will allow you to have the fastest personal growth.
To accomplish this task you will begin to think exponentially rather than incrementally.
(THINK BIG - ACT BIG)
You must have uncommon thoughts to have uncommon results and a steady consistent plan of action.
You also have to have a very precise clear mental picture of where you are going on your journey to success.
Make your goals reachable and realistic, yet big enough that you have to stretch to reach them. Along with goal setting, I recommend that you have a daily plan of action (Method of Operation) in place that you work from daily. If you are part time, have down on paper exactly what you will do in the hours you commit to your enterprise. If you are full time do the same. Don’t over-promise to yourself. Put down on paper exactly what it is that you will do in the time you devote to your business. This will allow you to hold yourself accountable. Every night before you go to bed look over your daily method of operation and ask yourself how accountable you were to yourself today
Success is an attitude. It is a posture that you take that states "I deserve to have it all." Success is attainable to all, yet so few achieve it. Success is a habit and has no real secrets. It all starts with your belief system. Your belief system starts with how you feel about yourself. Your own personal self-esteem is the key ingredient to so much of your success. You must first adopt a personal positive self-image of yourself. In networking your product is always going to be "YOU" and your second product is people. You are really marketing your confidence. This is why a positive self-image is so important, especially in your first conversation with your prospects.
(You never get a second chance to make a first impression.)
Forgiving yourself, other in your past, past mistakes & failures are paramount in your early journey to success. A key point to remember here is that you attract to your reality who and what you are. When you are positive and feel good about you, you attract like-minded individuals. The same holds true if you are negative in your thought processes. Your thought processes will always determine your bank account of love. It is essential that you learn to forgive, let go, and let go of your past. Many people drag their past into their present, which stops them from ever having a clear vision of their future.
Success is a process, not a payoff.
You will never be able to completely master every detail of your life. Attempting to do so will only lead to frustration.
What will make the most difference is becoming the master of a few key principles that will allow you to have the fastest personal growth.
To accomplish this task you will begin to think exponentially rather than incrementally.
(THINK BIG - ACT BIG)
You must have uncommon thoughts to have uncommon results and a steady consistent plan of action.
You also have to have a very precise clear mental picture of where you are going on your journey to success.
Make your goals reachable and realistic, yet big enough that you have to stretch to reach them. Along with goal setting, I recommend that you have a daily plan of action (Method of Operation) in place that you work from daily. If you are part time, have down on paper exactly what you will do in the hours you commit to your enterprise. If you are full time do the same. Don’t over-promise to yourself. Put down on paper exactly what it is that you will do in the time you devote to your business. This will allow you to hold yourself accountable. Every night before you go to bed look over your daily method of operation and ask yourself how accountable you were to yourself today
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The right state of mind
Quotes from Neil Strauss, a fellow PUA and one of my favorite references for the real world:
Success comes from acting out of confidence, conviction, commitment,
and deservedness, no matter what critics, haters, and competitors
are saying and thinking--with no fear of failure (and with no
problem bouncing back undiscouraged if one doesn't succeed at first).
Conversely, walking down the path to your goals with fear, doubt,
and uncertainty as your traveling companions is a sure way to
slow down--if not completely bring to a halt--your journey.
Even when successful, having a feeling of undeservedness
when you reach your goal will ultimately lead to self-sabotage.
Therefore, it is always, ALWAYS imperative that you put yourself in the RIGHT frame of mind before you set about your task at hand.
Success comes from acting out of confidence, conviction, commitment,
and deservedness, no matter what critics, haters, and competitors
are saying and thinking--with no fear of failure (and with no
problem bouncing back undiscouraged if one doesn't succeed at first).
Conversely, walking down the path to your goals with fear, doubt,
and uncertainty as your traveling companions is a sure way to
slow down--if not completely bring to a halt--your journey.
Even when successful, having a feeling of undeservedness
when you reach your goal will ultimately lead to self-sabotage.
Therefore, it is always, ALWAYS imperative that you put yourself in the RIGHT frame of mind before you set about your task at hand.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Parliament Passes Malaysians With No Abilities Act
Warning: This is satire, as I've heard the MCMC is too idiotic to be able to distinguish between a good joke and what is real.
Parliament Passes Malaysians With No Abilities Act
PUTRAJAYA—On Tuesday, Parliament approved the Malaysians With No Abilities Act (MANA), sweeping new legislation that provides benefits and protection for more than 5 million talentless Malaysians.
The act, signed into law by PM Najib shortly after its passage, is being hailed as a major victory for the millions of Malaysian citizens who lack any real skills or uses.
"Roughly 50 percent of Malaysians—through no fault of their own--do not possess the talent necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said Najib, a longtime MANA supporter.
"We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they do a better job, or have some idea of what they are doing."
"Their lives are futile hamster-wheel existences of unrewarding, dead-end busywork: xeroxing documents written by others, fulfilling coupons for get-rich-quick schemes, and processing bureaucratic forms that nobody will ever see. Sadly, for these millions of nonabled Malaysians, the Malaysian dream of working hard and moving up through the ranks is simply not a reality."
The Prime Minister pointed to the success of the Civil Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of government employees lack job skills, making it the single largest employer of Persons of Inability.
Private sector industries with good records of nondiscrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and "warehouse" stores (65%).
The JPJ also has a great record of hiring Persons of Inability. (63%)
Under MANA, more than 500,000 important-sounding "middle man" positions will be created in the white-collar sector for nonabled persons, providing them with an illusory sense of purpose and ability. Mandatory, non-performance-based raises and promotions will also be offered to create a sense of upward mobility for even the most unremarkable, utterly replaceable employees.
The legislation also provides corporations with incentives to hire nonabled workers, including tax breaks for those who hire one non-germane worker for every two talented hirees.
Finally, MANA also contains tough new measures to prevent discrimination against the nonabled by banning prospective employers from asking such job-interview questions as, "What can you bring to this organization?" and "Do you have any special skills that would make you an asset to this company?"
"As a nonabled person, I frequently find myself unable to keep up with co-workers who have something going for them," said Joceline Tan, who lost her position as an unessential pencil sharpener at the Prime Minister's Department last month due to her inability to remember 'anti-clockwise to sharpen'.
"This new law should really help people like me." Tan added.
With the passage of MANA, Tan and millions of other untalented, inessential citizens can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Minister Liow Tiong Lai: 'As a Minister with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every Malaysian with no abilities.
It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every Malaysian citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so.
Parliament Passes Malaysians With No Abilities Act
PUTRAJAYA—On Tuesday, Parliament approved the Malaysians With No Abilities Act (MANA), sweeping new legislation that provides benefits and protection for more than 5 million talentless Malaysians.
The act, signed into law by PM Najib shortly after its passage, is being hailed as a major victory for the millions of Malaysian citizens who lack any real skills or uses.
"Roughly 50 percent of Malaysians—through no fault of their own--do not possess the talent necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said Najib, a longtime MANA supporter.
"We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they do a better job, or have some idea of what they are doing."
"Their lives are futile hamster-wheel existences of unrewarding, dead-end busywork: xeroxing documents written by others, fulfilling coupons for get-rich-quick schemes, and processing bureaucratic forms that nobody will ever see. Sadly, for these millions of nonabled Malaysians, the Malaysian dream of working hard and moving up through the ranks is simply not a reality."
The Prime Minister pointed to the success of the Civil Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of government employees lack job skills, making it the single largest employer of Persons of Inability.
Private sector industries with good records of nondiscrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and "warehouse" stores (65%).
The JPJ also has a great record of hiring Persons of Inability. (63%)
Under MANA, more than 500,000 important-sounding "middle man" positions will be created in the white-collar sector for nonabled persons, providing them with an illusory sense of purpose and ability. Mandatory, non-performance-based raises and promotions will also be offered to create a sense of upward mobility for even the most unremarkable, utterly replaceable employees.
The legislation also provides corporations with incentives to hire nonabled workers, including tax breaks for those who hire one non-germane worker for every two talented hirees.
Finally, MANA also contains tough new measures to prevent discrimination against the nonabled by banning prospective employers from asking such job-interview questions as, "What can you bring to this organization?" and "Do you have any special skills that would make you an asset to this company?"
"As a nonabled person, I frequently find myself unable to keep up with co-workers who have something going for them," said Joceline Tan, who lost her position as an unessential pencil sharpener at the Prime Minister's Department last month due to her inability to remember 'anti-clockwise to sharpen'.
"This new law should really help people like me." Tan added.
With the passage of MANA, Tan and millions of other untalented, inessential citizens can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Minister Liow Tiong Lai: 'As a Minister with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every Malaysian with no abilities.
It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every Malaysian citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so.
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