Tuesday, October 26, 2010

You cannot chase two rabbits at the same time

I think that everything in life takes time and chasing two rabbits at the same time could be really exhausting. Personally I would concentrate on one goal, give it all my energy and successfully achieve it.

At the end of the day it also depends on what your rabbits are – if something simple than yes it can be done at the same time like boiling rice and watching your favourite television programme.

At the end of the day it depends on the person and how much they really want to achieve something. To some chasing two rabbits at the same time is possible while others prefer to chase one rabbit at a time.

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you only have one idea”

So I guess you think you have the best idea when you can develop something within minutes and rush off to present it. This could at times cause more harm than good as ideas need thinking and brainstorming.

As human beings we are so quick to move forward with an idea that it might be incomplete or not perfect.

You first idea might not always be the best idea but from this great ideas can be developed by bouncing ideas off others and asking advice. It is always important to be prepared and have a plan B.
Always remember to develop more than one idea –

Benefits of laughing


Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.


Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after.

Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.

Laughter protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.

Trust

I am sure that many of us can agree that trust is a vital aspect in our lives, it can be defined as being both an emotional and logical act. Emotionally it is where you expose your vulnerabilities to people, where as logically you have assessed the probabilities of gain and loss and predicted that the person in question will behave in a predictable manner.

But what happens when someone breaks that trust? Can trust be restored? Well personally I would not trust someone again who has broken my trust because many people do not realise how precious it is and your relationship can never be the same again. Almost 80% of the time the person who has been betrayed never completely trust another person again which is a real shame.

So value trust in all your relationships as it is increasingly hard to restore.

Self Belief

Self belief is very similar to self confidence and it moves between two extremes.

"At the low end, where you feel depressed, worthless; everything is difficult or too much trouble; the world looks as if it's closing in on you and is full of people who ignore, abuse or bully you - and you are powerless to do anything about it".

"At the high end, you feel elated; life is full of pleasure and opportunity; people respond positively to you; you have that power to make a difference and you feel really good about yourself"

Generally as we move through life we thrive towards the high end until something happens that completely upsets our equilibrium like we lose our job, fall ill, end a relationship or lose someone close - these things can drag us to the low end and completely deplete our self worth.

Remember when your self belief takes a knock and that inner voice wants you to concentrate on the negative just mentally say thanks but I'm going to look at things in a more positive light. Your brain is so powerful and what you believe, you are able to conceive.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Have you figured out the second head fake?

Randy Pausch is truly an inspirational man who saw the positive against all odds and expressed his ideas and philosophies on life.

Did you figure out the head fake? "It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way ... the dreams will come to you.

"The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough".

Sometimes we wonder why we have to go through difficult situations and why things have to change as we are comfortable in our current situation. Things happen to get us moving and allow us to push our own boundaries. We also need to realise that sometimes situations become difficult so that we can leave it behind and move forward. I believe that everything happens for a reason in life.

How hard is it to follow instructions

Well instructions can be given in many different contexts, it can be a direction which is a message describing how something is to be done or it could be education which are the activities that impart knowledge or skill.

Instructions can be extremely hard to follow if we do not follow it in the correct manner or listen carefully to what the instructions entail. Instuctions are meant to make life easier and tell you exactly how to join A-B and B-C but sometimes we do not agree with certain instructions or simply want to do things in the manner that we see fit - this is when instructions could become a nightmare as they have been tested before and there are reasons for them on products and appliances.

Sometimes we do not agree with our parents or employers when they instruct us to do certain things or not to do them. Remember instructions are there for a reasons, so that you may follow them.