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Wednesday 27 February 2013

How do you know you are ready (or not) ?!


How do you know you are ready (or not) ?!











v Or shall you ‘just do it’?? No matter what?!!?


v When are you ready?


v When are you not ready?


v How do you know?


v Do you ‘feel’ it?


v Do you rely on your instincts / intuition / gut feelings?


v What helps you?


v What works for you?


v Where do you go and look for an inspiration?


v Do you have a sacred place to get lost in to find yourself back, to return back to yourself again?


v Are you ready physically, mentally, spiritually?



What are your realizations??

Location has nothing to do with it, unless you change yourself, nothing changes!

Stand up for something!

When you fight => you care!!

Oh and by the way, I chose to be happy. This is my way and one and only my way to be!!

I cannot help but wonder… could you ever regret any single decision you have ever made??

I believe that whatever you decide, there are no mistakes and at the end everything works out for your very own good and the good of all others.

Everything is perfect, just the way it is supposed to be. 

Thursday 21 February 2013

SELF – FULFILLING PROPHECY


SELF – FULFILLING PROPHECY















Ø self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behaviour. Although examples of such prophecies can be found in literature as far back as ancient Greece and ancient India, it is 20th-centurysociologist Robert K. Merton who is credited with coining the expression "self-fulfilling prophecy" and formalizing its structure and consequences. In his book Social Theory and Social Structure, Merton defines self-fulfilling prophecy in the following terms: e.g. when Roxanna falsely believes her marriage will fail, her fears of such failure actually cause the marriage to fail.










Ø The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behaviour which makes the original false conception come 'true'. This specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error. For the prophet will cite the actual course of events as proof that he was right from the very beginning.


Ø In other words, a positive or negative prophecy, strongly held belief, or delusion - declared as truth when it is actually false - may sufficiently influence people so that their reactions ultimately fulfil the once-false prophecy.


Ø Merton's concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy stems from the Thomas theorem, which states that "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences." According to Thomas, people react not only to the situations they are in, but also, and often primarily, to the way they perceive the situations and to the meaning they assign to these perceptions. Therefore, their behaviour is determined in part by their perception and the meaning they ascribe to the situations they are in, rather than by the situations themselves. Once people convince themselves that a situation really has a certain meaning, regardless of whether it actually does, they will take very real actions in consequence.


Ø Merton concluded that the only way to break the cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy is by redefining the propositions on which its false assumptions are originally based.



Now the one & only question flying in the air here is: What are you going to do about it??

Good Luck!!

J







Sunday 17 February 2013

What IF……(game?!)



What IF……(game?!)






o   What if you had only 1 year to live?


o   What if you were pregnant? (in case of a woman!)


o   What if there was no one to talk to, to turn to for a help, to share a joy with?


o   What if there was no more time?


o   What if there was no money?


o   What if there was no air to breathe at all?


o   What if there was no water to drink?


o   What if you could not say it / do it/ take it all in?


o   What if there were no books to read?


o   What if there was no one who would want to listen?


o   What if there was no reason?


o   What if there was no way at all?!


o   What if there were no dates to go on?


o   What if you could not see?


o   What if you could not feel?


o   What if you could not smell?


o   What if you could not touch any longer?


o   What if you could not hear?


o   What if you could never walk, run, jump, swim, jog, etc. etc.?


o   What if you could not speak / talk?


o   What if you could not even scratch yourself? Seriously!!


o   What if you could not swallow?


o   What if you could not write?


o   What if you could no longer sing?


o   What if….?


‎1. To have wealth: create value for others
2. To obtain freedom: adopt discipline
3. To gain tomorrow: sacrifice today
4. To be secure: take risks
5. To lead: serve
6. To get up: lift another
7. To get revenge: forgive
8. To win: find the lessons in loss
9. To fly: fall often
10. To change the world: change yourself


You need to be able to keep going and going and going!


You just have to never give up!!



Thursday 14 February 2013

Sabbatical



Sabbatical









Have you ever taken Sabbatical?

Have you ever thought about taking it?

Were you in ‘need’ of taking it?

If so, what were the reasons for taking it?

Did you learn anything at all by taking it?

Did you learn anything about yourself by taking it?

Did you lose anything by taking it?

Did you gain anything by taking it?

 What were the consequences of taking it?


Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus 25, for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, sabbatical lasts a year.

In recent times, "sabbatical" has come to mean any extended absence in the career of an individual in order to achieve something. In the modern sense, one takes sabbatical typically to fulfil some goal, e.g., writing a book or travelling extensively for research.


Enjoy! J



Tuesday 12 February 2013

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD


THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD




Ø Have you ever thought of giving it all up??

Ø Have you given up?

Ø Have you given up on someone?

Ø Have you given up on yourself?

Ø Have you had enough?

Ø What made it or who decided?


OR

Ø Are you a winner?

Ø Are you someone who rarely gives up?

Ø What are your secrets?

Ø What works & what does not?

Ø What are the rules?

Ø What is the game plan here?



I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, ….

One day at the time.

It takes all of us to make each other successful.


We have so many thoughts during the day.

We cannot hold 2 thoughts simultaneously at the same time, so we may as well make it positive and turn it around to work for us.

A key to success is to have your thoughts, words, and actions so integrated and congruent it is as if they are operating as one.

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.


How important is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel?

What is the self-discipline to a never ever giving up attitude?

What are the necessary steps to take in order to succeed and to win?

What Life Lessons should we learn??

What should we give up in order to win and to succeed?



What are you take in home points from today’s blog’s subject??



A WINNER NEVER QUITS AND A QUITTER NEVER WINS !!!!




Monday 11 February 2013

Lucie’s 365(6) wisdom treats/pearls/bites/tidbits!! :-) (PART Three)



Lucie’s 365(6) wisdom treats/pearls/bites/tidbits!! :-)
(PART Three)










11/1/2013: Carry a pen and a paper w/ u!

12/1/2013: Ask for a help if required!

13/1/2013: Reach out. Reach out!

14/1/2013: Be a Big Brother/Big Sister :-)

15/1/2013: You make a DIFFERENCE!

16/1/2013: In a problem lies a solution!

17/1/2013: Name It & Claim It!!

18/1/2013: Start Early, Finish Late.

19/1/2013: Take Baby Steps Every Day!!

20/1/2013: Change starts from the inside!

21/1/2013: It's a beginning, not an end:)

22/1/2013: Teach what you have to Learn

23/1/2013: It is in your attitude!!

24/1/2013: Ask Why not me not Why me

25/1/2013: NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW!

26/1/2013: Be a generous person!!

27/1/2013: Never, never lose hope!

28/1/2013: Notice good things!!!!

29/1/2013: Never give up on passion!

30/1/2013: Cultivate peace. Always!

31/1/2013: Be mindful of life's pleasures.

1/2/2013: Listen. Really listen!

2/2/2013: Be very, very curious!! (-:

3/2/2013: Catch sight of the beautiful.

4/2/2013: Remark on the unusual.

5/2/2013: Notice the changing seasons.

6/2/2013: Savour every moment!

7/2/2013: Be aware of the world around.

8/2/2013: Cultivate RELATIONSHIPS !!

9/2/2013: Put in an effort & a time :-)

10/2/2013: Look up, Look up and Smile(-:



J J


Sunday 10 February 2013

Can people truly change??


Can people truly change??








Yes!

Yes, they can.

Beautiful People.

Raise Your Standards!!!!

Believe!


·        Have you ever experienced someone’s profound change??


·        Have you seen a change in someone’s life?

·        Have you witnessed your own change in your life or in any aspect of your life?

·        What were or what have been the profound changes made or done?

·        Do you wish to see a change in someone’s life or even your own life??

·        How would you know / what would you notice and recognize when the change has been made?

·        Is it a question of character? Of life-long learning? Of discipline?



Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.


A heartfelt compliment given for no other reason than because it’s meant, is never, ever forgotten.

Everything that is coming into your life you are attracting into your life. And it’s attracted to you by virtue of images you’re holding in your mind. It’s what you’re thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you.

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.

In a gentle way, we can shake the world.

I am lost for words.

Trust your gut feelings.

Take it easy!

Let go…

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Friday 8 February 2013

Wearing MASKS


Wearing MASKS












§  Have you ever experienced someone, anyone, as if they were wearing a mask while with you and then put on another mask when talking to someone else??

§  Why is that?

§  Are you sometimes being that person?

§  What is the reason behind it?

§  Is there something, anything, to hide?

§  Is there something, anything, to hide from?

§  How can you prevent it from happening it again?

§  Are you willing to do something, anything, about it?

§  Are you aware of doing it at all?

§  Can you go into details and identify what the real root of the problem is?



We come into a contact with many people during the day, and during our life time, of course.

We meet people and speak to them at work, during lunch break, at social gatherings, at meetings, at the gym, in the library, at school, at reunions, on holidays, etc. etc.

Why does it seem that we are using different ‘voice’ or ‘behave’ differently while meeting and talking to our employer in comparison to our friend or a family member?

Now, of course, we are not including here emotions and any other relation – based feelings we may have feel toward a specific and special person.

What I am referring to here is the one and only word that makes it very special, unique, individual, precious and that is:

AUTHENTICITY.

Hmm. What do I mean by that?

We are each unique individual beings who each possess certain characteristic traits and have values that rule our lives based on the decisions that we make.

We all have faces that we would like the world to perceive us as such. We all strive to leave a mark in the world and on the face of the earth.

Sometimes, however, we may slip into thinking that we are not good enough, that we are not loved enough, that we are not pretty enough, that we are not smart enough, that we are not athletic enough, that we are not talented enough, that we are not successful enough and fill - in – the - blank enough!!

In doing so, we tend to ‘pretend’ that we are someone else. Someone who the world would accept as good enough, loved enough (if there is such a thing!), pretty enough, smart enough, athletic enough, talented enough, successful enough, etc. etc.

By thinking as such and behaving like that, we put on difference faces and masks that ‘temporarily’ cover up our own very insecurities and ‘lacks’ (!?) or lack thereof!

Never the less as you may have guessed it, that does not solve the problem permanently.

What we should do instead and I would highly recommend that we all do is to act as if we already are in the possession, as if we already have and do what we secretly dream of being, having and doing!

Being frank, honest and open about ourselves, about our vulnerabilities, about our insecurities, we are becoming authentic to the world around us and most importantly being authentic to ourselves!!


Now, how does that fit with your world and your way of living?! J

If you encourage one person each day, you’re day hasn’t been a waste. It’s been a blessing.

Please, leave a comment, feedback, anything that your mind has conceived. Thank you ever so much!! J

Good Luck!!