The book by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump, "Why We Want You to be Rich" is a great read for people who would like to change their mindset about money and how they could get into the rich category over time.
There is something very interesting that is mentioned by Donald Trump when he talks about the entitlement mentality. He says that a lot of people mentioning specifically the USA have developed a mentality that they are entitled for a good life and the government/company is responsible for securing their future. This mentality has led people into a very big disaster and has contributed a great deal to the current economic situation.
If you think about this is applicable not only in terms of wealth but it is equally important in every aspect of life. If anyone starts over expecting something, he/she goes into a big disappointment when the expectation is not fulfilled and thus undergoes a chain of problems only because he has trained his mind to receive something which was unrealistic.
The point of wisdom really is that as an individual the more you expect the greater would be your disappointment but once you understand the concept that everything that you need has to be earned by you through education, working harder or any other way.
Higher Expectations leads to Greater Disappointment in Life....
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Living Inside-Out
Today, I will be talking about something which has been talked about for a while now and many different speakers and authors have mentioned this issue in form or the another. The idea basically is to live your life inside-out and now outside-in.
This simply means to find your purpose and happiness in life from inside and not through external factors. The reason is that external factors are temporary while internal is permenant. Many people are still under the confusion that if they get more money, better car, amazing spouse or something extrordinary on the outside they will be happy in life. It is sad to say that this is not true. No matter how much you can find external things to satisfy youself you as a person will never be able to live a worldclass life unless there is satisfaction at heart.
This thing might sound cliche as of now but we as human beings need to be reminded to such things on a daily basis because we are living in an enviornment which is full of distractions and being able to live an inside-out life is something very difficult and thus only those who can do will be able to live a very successful life.
I meet with people on a daily basis who are trying to organize their whole career, their whole life on an external factor, like money, parents, fame etc. This is something which cannot be stressed more then anything else in this life. Start thinking from inside-out and see how you can make amazing changes within your life in a matter of minutes...Give it a Shot...
This simply means to find your purpose and happiness in life from inside and not through external factors. The reason is that external factors are temporary while internal is permenant. Many people are still under the confusion that if they get more money, better car, amazing spouse or something extrordinary on the outside they will be happy in life. It is sad to say that this is not true. No matter how much you can find external things to satisfy youself you as a person will never be able to live a worldclass life unless there is satisfaction at heart.
This thing might sound cliche as of now but we as human beings need to be reminded to such things on a daily basis because we are living in an enviornment which is full of distractions and being able to live an inside-out life is something very difficult and thus only those who can do will be able to live a very successful life.
I meet with people on a daily basis who are trying to organize their whole career, their whole life on an external factor, like money, parents, fame etc. This is something which cannot be stressed more then anything else in this life. Start thinking from inside-out and see how you can make amazing changes within your life in a matter of minutes...Give it a Shot...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Who Made Newspaper The Morning Thing?
I dont read newspaper at all, rarely used to read it a couple of months back but havent read it for the past couple of weeks since I have understood something very important about this bunch of papers with ink that people love to go through in the morning.
If you ask Why? This is the reason. Newspaper is an area in which the negative events and news are highlighted and not so much as the positive ones. Do you really believe that one of the first things in the morning you want to put within your brain is, " Is World Going Towards a Depression?", " Auto Sales is going down over all of the region", " Recession has made people homeless". How do you think your day would be if the very first things that you read are those that will make you mentally weaker and feared.
Morning is a time when the sub-concious brain is more receptive than the concious brain. Anything that you do or experience would be with you for the whole day. Do you think at such a critical point is it better to read how companies are falling? or a great book which could tell you how to take the company to the next level in recession? Think about it...
There is even a greater possibility that all of this is a set-up so that an average man gets the negativity in the morning so he/she does not dare to take risks during the day, those risks which could help the person get to the next level. This could all be part of a master plan as well....Think about it...
I would suggest organizing your morning with great books of inspiration and meditation so that you are so motivated in the morning that no creature on this planet could even dare to say that you cant do anything. It is a time to raise yourself to a new level of creativity and mental awareness....
If you ask Why? This is the reason. Newspaper is an area in which the negative events and news are highlighted and not so much as the positive ones. Do you really believe that one of the first things in the morning you want to put within your brain is, " Is World Going Towards a Depression?", " Auto Sales is going down over all of the region", " Recession has made people homeless". How do you think your day would be if the very first things that you read are those that will make you mentally weaker and feared.
Morning is a time when the sub-concious brain is more receptive than the concious brain. Anything that you do or experience would be with you for the whole day. Do you think at such a critical point is it better to read how companies are falling? or a great book which could tell you how to take the company to the next level in recession? Think about it...
There is even a greater possibility that all of this is a set-up so that an average man gets the negativity in the morning so he/she does not dare to take risks during the day, those risks which could help the person get to the next level. This could all be part of a master plan as well....Think about it...
I would suggest organizing your morning with great books of inspiration and meditation so that you are so motivated in the morning that no creature on this planet could even dare to say that you cant do anything. It is a time to raise yourself to a new level of creativity and mental awareness....
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Taking 100% Responsibility of Your Actions....
This idea may seem easy to understand but is one of the most diffcult things to implement within your life. Taking 100% responsibility of your life means putting an end to blaming, being accountable and responsible for each and every thing that happens in your life.
The reason why this is important is because if you take responsibility of something, you have the power to change it. However, if the blame game is being played there is nothing much you can do since for every thing the excuse would be that "this thing/person needs to be changed".
This thought has a very profound meaning if taken the time out to think about it. Imagine yourself holding the globe in your hand as "your world", as an indiviual we have now the power to create the world that we live in, customize it as we want it to be and not like someone else would want it.
It may take some time but when a person starts taking personal responsibility for each and everything that happens to him/her that is when personal transformation beging and that is when you can decide the world that you want to live in and not the one that has been created by others around you....
The reason why this is important is because if you take responsibility of something, you have the power to change it. However, if the blame game is being played there is nothing much you can do since for every thing the excuse would be that "this thing/person needs to be changed".
This thought has a very profound meaning if taken the time out to think about it. Imagine yourself holding the globe in your hand as "your world", as an indiviual we have now the power to create the world that we live in, customize it as we want it to be and not like someone else would want it.
It may take some time but when a person starts taking personal responsibility for each and everything that happens to him/her that is when personal transformation beging and that is when you can decide the world that you want to live in and not the one that has been created by others around you....
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tested Your Luck?
Yesterday I watched the Indian movie LUCK, I did not have high expectations from the movie since it was a last minute decision to watch this one. The movie did really surprise me with some insightful thoughts which created the theme of the movie and something which could very well be applied to our real lives.
The idea was, how would you know you have luck unless and until you test it. Now this is something contrary to what the belief of most of the people are. Most of us say that we are not lucky if we do minimum effort and stop, but have we ever considered the fact that if we take action on something with full determination and belief we might
be able to change our luck or be able to test it to its fullest extent.
It is also extremely hard to determine whether you are unlucky or not, why is that? Since the failures that you could be having on a day to day basis could actually turn out to be the luck favoring you to reach to a bigger objective which may be totally unknown to you today.
Another thought related to this was that, Luck works with them who aspire to win. This thought reflects what we have understood from the Law of Attraction which is that if you have the aspiration to win and the mindset to achieve, your luck may as well change and start favoring you.
The practical aspect that we can take out of these thoughts are that if we are able to organize our lives in such a way that we take greater risks in life, we will be able to test our luck more. If we have the ultimate desire to win, luck will favor us and if it did not today, it will tomorrow because there would be a bigger goal waiting for you at the next stop.
' Lucky are those who aspire to win '
The idea was, how would you know you have luck unless and until you test it. Now this is something contrary to what the belief of most of the people are. Most of us say that we are not lucky if we do minimum effort and stop, but have we ever considered the fact that if we take action on something with full determination and belief we might
be able to change our luck or be able to test it to its fullest extent.
It is also extremely hard to determine whether you are unlucky or not, why is that? Since the failures that you could be having on a day to day basis could actually turn out to be the luck favoring you to reach to a bigger objective which may be totally unknown to you today.
Another thought related to this was that, Luck works with them who aspire to win. This thought reflects what we have understood from the Law of Attraction which is that if you have the aspiration to win and the mindset to achieve, your luck may as well change and start favoring you.
The practical aspect that we can take out of these thoughts are that if we are able to organize our lives in such a way that we take greater risks in life, we will be able to test our luck more. If we have the ultimate desire to win, luck will favor us and if it did not today, it will tomorrow because there would be a bigger goal waiting for you at the next stop.
' Lucky are those who aspire to win '
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Earning Extra Income...
During these periods of economic recession any extra income that can be earned is a blessing and thus should be done since things are still under major fluctuations in the markets. If you are considering earning extra income but not sure how to do it, this is especially for you.
Every person who is beyond the age of 18-20 has acquired a set of skills through the years in school and college. Your job is first to identify those skills which could be sold, those skills for which people would pay money for. Example: if you love photography, take lots of pictures and selling it out to companies who buy them like (www.gulfimages.com), if you play a musical instrument well look out for band who would want a session player, if you were good in studies look out for people who would want extra coaching sessions from you.
If you think hard enough, there is something or the other that you as an individual would posses that is in demand in the market especially now since people are looking for more freelancer as compared to full timers to save on their expenses and this is thus a perfect opportunity for you to earn that extra income.
Here are some of the steps that could be followed: -
1.) Write down all the skills you have that could be in demand and identify at least three types of companies or individuals who would buy these skills
2.) Create short term goals for yourself so that you can keep on track like by next month you should be earning $XXX from your skills.
3.) Believe in the fact that you will be able to do it, if you need help with this watch The Secret (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1GKGWJbE8 ) , because for something to happen you need to believe and feel within your body and mind.
4.) Start researching and placing ads online and in paper in all the different source you can possible think of. Don’t be shy or embarrassed, if you have the right belief there will be wonders that would happen without you knowing about it. Just do it, take the first step.
5.) In the coming days, try to visualize your goals and feel the passion and excitement with that extra income coming in. Your mind should be prepared to receive that extra income and then only it will happen…
If things are done properly, you will get those calls and thus you will make that extra income. No Doubt About That….
Every person who is beyond the age of 18-20 has acquired a set of skills through the years in school and college. Your job is first to identify those skills which could be sold, those skills for which people would pay money for. Example: if you love photography, take lots of pictures and selling it out to companies who buy them like (www.gulfimages.com), if you play a musical instrument well look out for band who would want a session player, if you were good in studies look out for people who would want extra coaching sessions from you.
If you think hard enough, there is something or the other that you as an individual would posses that is in demand in the market especially now since people are looking for more freelancer as compared to full timers to save on their expenses and this is thus a perfect opportunity for you to earn that extra income.
Here are some of the steps that could be followed: -
1.) Write down all the skills you have that could be in demand and identify at least three types of companies or individuals who would buy these skills
2.) Create short term goals for yourself so that you can keep on track like by next month you should be earning $XXX from your skills.
3.) Believe in the fact that you will be able to do it, if you need help with this watch The Secret (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1GKGWJbE8 ) , because for something to happen you need to believe and feel within your body and mind.
4.) Start researching and placing ads online and in paper in all the different source you can possible think of. Don’t be shy or embarrassed, if you have the right belief there will be wonders that would happen without you knowing about it. Just do it, take the first step.
5.) In the coming days, try to visualize your goals and feel the passion and excitement with that extra income coming in. Your mind should be prepared to receive that extra income and then only it will happen…
If things are done properly, you will get those calls and thus you will make that extra income. No Doubt About That….
Neuro-Associative Conditioning
Today, I will be talking about an area of NLP which I learnt through the book of Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within. This concept is known as Neuro-Associative Conditioning (NAC).
The idea behind this is that if you associate pleasure with any activity the mind would want to do more of that and less of anything with which you associate pain. This is a very effective way of overcoming negative/ bad habits and developing productive habits.
The mind is a mechanism which will believe whatever is told to it with belief and passion. If for example you are addicted to tea and you want to get over that addiction. The best way to do that through the use of NAC is to associate negative things with tea, like vomiting, food poisoning, stomach ache etc. Try to visualize it and really feel that if you drink one more cup of tea you will be under immense pain and you would vomit. If this is done properly, your addiction of tea would be reduced and if done for a couple of days/weeks it would also help you to get over drinking tea for ever. (This is my true experiment, I was addicted to tea. Now I am not)....
This can literally work with anything...the bigger the addiction the more belief and passion would go into making it happen.....it surely will...
The idea behind this is that if you associate pleasure with any activity the mind would want to do more of that and less of anything with which you associate pain. This is a very effective way of overcoming negative/ bad habits and developing productive habits.
The mind is a mechanism which will believe whatever is told to it with belief and passion. If for example you are addicted to tea and you want to get over that addiction. The best way to do that through the use of NAC is to associate negative things with tea, like vomiting, food poisoning, stomach ache etc. Try to visualize it and really feel that if you drink one more cup of tea you will be under immense pain and you would vomit. If this is done properly, your addiction of tea would be reduced and if done for a couple of days/weeks it would also help you to get over drinking tea for ever. (This is my true experiment, I was addicted to tea. Now I am not)....
This can literally work with anything...the bigger the addiction the more belief and passion would go into making it happen.....it surely will...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Importance of Positive Thinking before an Action
The area of positive thinking and law of attraction has been attacked from different directions with the same criticism that it ignores the important of taking action or doing something. This is not true, taking action is equally important but however, that is step TWO. The first step is for the person to be "mentally prepared".
If you are not mentally prepared to take an action, the act of taking the action would be not be very effective since the alignment of the mind and body would be missing and thus a person gets doubtful or feared of whether something should be done or not.
Being a strong believer of positive thinking, I do not encourage people to only sit and think positively since planning accompanied by the right action steps in what complets a task.
When a person creates a vivid picture of how something needs to be acheived or done, the process gets much easier since if it is not going according to the mental image, changes can be done. However, if there is no mental image there is nothing to compare to and thus the person would accept anything that seems suitable and thus effectiveness would lack....
It is a simple concept....dont make it complicated....all you have to do is practice....and you will master it...
If you are not mentally prepared to take an action, the act of taking the action would be not be very effective since the alignment of the mind and body would be missing and thus a person gets doubtful or feared of whether something should be done or not.
Being a strong believer of positive thinking, I do not encourage people to only sit and think positively since planning accompanied by the right action steps in what complets a task.
When a person creates a vivid picture of how something needs to be acheived or done, the process gets much easier since if it is not going according to the mental image, changes can be done. However, if there is no mental image there is nothing to compare to and thus the person would accept anything that seems suitable and thus effectiveness would lack....
It is a simple concept....dont make it complicated....all you have to do is practice....and you will master it...
Identifying Your Ideal Career.....
What is an ideal career? An ideal career is one in which a person's mind is aligned to his heart in order to create a synergy effect. This is a state in which the heart and the mind work towards creating more and more success in that particular career. Every hour that is spent in working in that area gives a feeling of passion, energy, excitement and the willingness to do more.
Are you experiencing such feelings in your career? Maybe, you are not into your ideal career then.
In order to understand what a person's ideal career is there is a simple exercise that needs to be done in order to understand the first step towards understanding that one activity that you as an individual is supposed to do on this Earth.
The process is described in the following steps: -
1.) Identify a time and a place when you are least distracted with noise and day to day tasks.
2.) Position yourself in a comfortable state, either sitting or laying down on the bed.
3.) Clear your thoughts with any distractions of the day and start focusing on the things that you LOVE in your day to day life. Think of all the activities that you do that makes you feel at the top of the world, makes you excited about life.
4.) Next, identify that one activity that you as an individual are willing to do it for free. Since you enjoy doing that activity so much that if there are no financial pressure and family situations that you would absolutely enjoy doing that for others. Don’t restrict your imagination it could be dancing, teaching, singing, reading. Absolutely anything
5.) Once you have identified that one task, that you may be willing to do it for free.
It is the career choice that you as a person would be ideal for.
The next step in this process is identifying the ways on how the career out of it could be made, what specific job or business that could be initiated which would match that passion of yours. This is Step Two….
If you are interested in talking to me more about this issue, send in an email on afiqhassan@gmail.com
Are you experiencing such feelings in your career? Maybe, you are not into your ideal career then.
In order to understand what a person's ideal career is there is a simple exercise that needs to be done in order to understand the first step towards understanding that one activity that you as an individual is supposed to do on this Earth.
The process is described in the following steps: -
1.) Identify a time and a place when you are least distracted with noise and day to day tasks.
2.) Position yourself in a comfortable state, either sitting or laying down on the bed.
3.) Clear your thoughts with any distractions of the day and start focusing on the things that you LOVE in your day to day life. Think of all the activities that you do that makes you feel at the top of the world, makes you excited about life.
4.) Next, identify that one activity that you as an individual are willing to do it for free. Since you enjoy doing that activity so much that if there are no financial pressure and family situations that you would absolutely enjoy doing that for others. Don’t restrict your imagination it could be dancing, teaching, singing, reading. Absolutely anything
5.) Once you have identified that one task, that you may be willing to do it for free.
It is the career choice that you as a person would be ideal for.
The next step in this process is identifying the ways on how the career out of it could be made, what specific job or business that could be initiated which would match that passion of yours. This is Step Two….
If you are interested in talking to me more about this issue, send in an email on afiqhassan@gmail.com
Welcome..!!!
Hello Everyone....
I would like to welcome all of you to this blog which is going to be the source for self-development and interesting discussions about creating a more successful and worldclass life for yourself.
Let me introduce passion, the fire within me for life coaching developed over two years back and ever since it has been growing gradually. I have spent over two years reading books, attending seminar and actually coaching people on different levels in order to satisfy my hunger and thirst for this area of life.
I have recently started my freelance coaching practice and this blog is the second step towards that, in the mean time I work on creating my own website.
I have a dream....and my dream is
To Enable a Million People to live a World class, Satisfied Life that they Desire for
I have a philosophy....and my philosophy is
A simple life will lead to a world class life
I belive in one thing, a successful life is easy to create but the life of significance is what humans should strive for. It is through creating a significant impact over others is what would create true fulfillment within you....
I would like to welcome all of you to this blog which is going to be the source for self-development and interesting discussions about creating a more successful and worldclass life for yourself.
Let me introduce passion, the fire within me for life coaching developed over two years back and ever since it has been growing gradually. I have spent over two years reading books, attending seminar and actually coaching people on different levels in order to satisfy my hunger and thirst for this area of life.
I have recently started my freelance coaching practice and this blog is the second step towards that, in the mean time I work on creating my own website.
I have a dream....and my dream is
To Enable a Million People to live a World class, Satisfied Life that they Desire for
I have a philosophy....and my philosophy is
A simple life will lead to a world class life
I belive in one thing, a successful life is easy to create but the life of significance is what humans should strive for. It is through creating a significant impact over others is what would create true fulfillment within you....
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