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24的冲击

2015-03-19T22:52:00.003+08:00

人生就是要被五颜六色的色彩冲击，不管它是黑暗还是光明，什么形状，什么颜色，什么味道……来吧！人生新的一章，为24的青春再度挥霍~！

“没有期待的人就没有发现…因为没走过，所以不敢走；因为不敢走，所以没走过。”

disconnect to social media...yes

2014-07-31T23:59:00.002+08:00

Social media like FB disconnected my real social life with parents, families and friends...

not addicted to it..but use the social media in the right way.

let's get back our life!

《现代》VS《经典》

2014-05-15T23:41:00.001+08:00

说到“经典”，这一词直接让我联想到“艺术” - 他们紧紧连上密切的联系。

{题外话}
“经典”的定义，基本上来说就是指……以前具有权威性、典范性的作品或著作。
那至于要说出“经典”有什么例子……（O.O）呃~不必一一举例出啦~
“经典”占据的范围实在是太广泛了，例子也更是太多的很！

好!来~！

说到现代的年轻人（of course包括自己啦）…我看见的是，欣赏“经典”这种动作渐渐渐渐地被遗忘掉了，我们都很少去欣赏“经典”……

“经典”是一个过程，从30到50年代，然后到黄金年代，或许它可能不是属于我们的，但是它却是大大影响了我们的思考及发展、它也是一个值得让“现代”的我们来参考学习。

换个角度来想……现在流行的；正发生在我们这一代的，其实也很快就会变成下一代的“经典”。我们也不想到时候，我们所在乎的会被下一代给遗忘掉~对吧？

所以说，“经典”是值得、也应该被欣赏的……

Gen-Y 这一代~

2014-01-03T02:56:00.002+08:00

最近我开始学会放空，本来觉得不是件什么好事，可是在放空的时候却让我体会到心里的宁静~抛开资讯通达到我们跟不上节拍的世界~

无论是网络，FB，智能手机多么的好又如何？

它能帮我们解决许多事，multitasking也可就不是问题……

可是反而觉得因为这些东西把自己的生活搞成无端端的忙碌起来：
一早起来刷刷智能手机check FB，我们还比温书还要努力地温习没看过的FB news，从最新的看到昨晚睡前看到的那个，刷着刷着……看到朋友的status就 comment一下，漂亮的照片又去like一下，看到有趣的video又看一下，不知不觉又半个小时了……

我们怎么变得那么八卦了？我们所八的，对我们重要吗？

天哪，科技带来给人无限可是我们却往往迷失在这无限资讯的世界里。

比起前辈们，我们Y时代的一群可是幸福很多，可是却对自己的目标抓不定也不能专注……所以呢，我们Gen-Y的同志们！

我们得放开容易被人和事物吸引的眼睛，放空禁不住诱惑的大脑，静下心来好好做自己该做的事情！

成长在这个年代的我，必须努力学习啊~一起加油！

双语：未来的你会问现在的自己的6个问题

2013-11-04T18:55:00.001+08:00

I used to cry myself to sleep every night. I walked around the cold city of Chicago feeling lifeless, numb and bored with life. I would obsess over my day, and feel tremendous guilt and anxiety tied to my eating disorders, drug addictions, poor choices in men, and misery about staying in a job I hated. I would do whatever I could to avoid the sinking feeling that I hated my life。

　　以前我每天晚上都哭着睡觉。我在芝加哥这个寒冷的城市里走来走去，感觉自己毫无生气、麻木，并觉得人生无趣。我担心自己的每一天，因为饮食失调、药物上瘾、男友很差、痛苦地做着讨厌做的工作而感到巨大的内疚和焦虑。我会做任何事情来避免自己讨厌生活的那种糟糕感觉。

　　Today my life is much different than the depressed girl, forever exhausted from her tears. Today I am happy, healthy and in love with life and with myself。

　　现在我的生活和那个郁闷女孩的生活有了很大的不同，不再因泪水而疲惫不堪。现在我很开心、很健康、热爱生活、喜欢自己。

　　The changes in my life have been important, but the real change isn't about who I have become. I haven't become anyone I wasn't before. I just made it a daily practice to remove the barriers that were keeping me from expressing my true self。

　　我生活中的改变非常重要，但是真正的改变不是在于我变成了谁。我还是原来的那个我。我只是每天加以练习，除去了那些阻碍我表达真实自我的障碍。

　　Many of us are depressed, or we go through moments of feeling stuck in life. The fastest way to remove depression and fear from our life is to access our true and unique self。

　　我们很多人都很郁闷，或经历过生活中很多束手无策的时刻。把抑郁和恐惧从我们生活中清除出去最快的方法是找到真实而独特的自我。

　　I started to reflect on the key differences between my life today and how it was then. What I've seen is that it comes back to my habits and daily choices。

　　我开始反思现在生活和以前生活的主要区别。我发现区别在于我的习惯和每天的选择。

　　What I learned through those experiences is that life is too short to stay at war with ourselves, and the longer we make excuses and allow ourselves to stay stuck in our bad habits, the shorter our lives will become。

　　通过那些经验，我学到了生命太短了，根本无法一直和自己抗争。我们找借口的时间越长、允许自己停留在坏习惯中的时间越长，我们的生命就会变得越短。

　　If you were to take a mental　field trip and visit your future self, the one who is no longer struggling with the situation that is currently causing you the most stress, what advice would he or she give you?

　　如果你经历一段精神之旅去看看未来的自我，那时的你不再和当前给你造成最大压力的情况做斗争，他或她会给你什么样的建议呢？

　　I asked myself this same question, and in reflection of my own life, I can't help to wonder whether, if I'd asked these six questions several years ago, I would have been happier sooner?

　　我问了问自己同样的问题，对自己的生活进行反思后，我不禁去想，几年前如果我问自己这6个问题，我是不是能更快地开心起来呢？

　　1. Are you giving more faith to your fears than your dreams?

　　你是不是更相信你的恐惧而不是你的梦想？

　　Leaning into love is the fastest way to manifest　your dream life. Believe in yourself and the power of your dreams. Recognize that fear is a manifestation of insecurity and worry. It does not need to control your actions. Instead lean into love。

　　爱是实现梦想生活的最快方式。相信自己以及梦想的能力。要意识到恐惧是不安全感和担忧的体现。不需要控制你的行为。要学会去爱。

　　2. Are you settling?

　　你是不是安定下来了？

　　Look at every area of your life -- your relationships, your career, your financial　situation, your health, your environment and identify any areas where you are settling. Your future self wants you to take action today to disrupt the habit of settling. You deserve better for yourself, and you need to trust the big picture。

　　看一下你生活中的各个方面——你的恋爱关系、你的事业、你的财政状况、健康状况、环境，并找出你安定下来的几个方面。未来的你想让你自己今天就采取行动来打破安定的习惯。你会变得更好，你要相信你的未来会更美好。

　　3. Are you listening to your body?

　　你有没有倾听你的身体？

　　Your body is the greatest tool for assessing your inner happiness and health. If you bulldoze over your feelings, you could miss the opportunity for grace and authentic　happiness. You body will tell you when you are hungry or tired, and when it is time to relax or else get out and move and sweat. Learning to listen to your beautiful body and accept it for its uniqueness will help you feel more peace。

　　你的身体是衡量你内心幸福和健康最主要的工具。如果你抑制自己的感情，你会错过优雅和真正幸福的机会。你的身体会告诉你什么时候饿了或累了，什么时候该放松或出去运动一下。学会倾听你美丽的身体并接受它的独特性，会帮助你感受到更多的平和。

　　4. Are you your own best friend?

　　你是不是自己最好的朋友？

　　Listening to the advice of others and ignoring your own inner guidance can keep you feeling stuck in life. Learn to trust your heart and become your own best friend。

　　倾听他人的建议而忽视自己内心的引导会让你感觉生活不如意。学着信任你的内心，成为自己最好的朋友。

　　5. Are you accepting others, including yourself, for who they are not who you want them to be?

　　你接受他人和你自己真实的一面吗？而不是你想让他们变成的样子？

　　Many of us try to change people, or to change things in the world that don't fit or make sense to us. Instead of spending so much time focusing on what is not working, turn inward and ask how you can improve yourself? Are you being kind and compassionate to your own self? Be gentle with this process; accepting people for who they are will help you attain lasting inner peace。

　　我们很多人都想去改变他人，或改变不适合我们或对我们来说是无意义的事物。与其花费这么多时间去关注不管用的事情，不如转向内心寻求如何能提升自我。你是不是对自己很好？很同情你自己？慢慢地进行这个过程；接受人们真正的自我会帮助你的内心获得持续的平和。

　　6. Are you enjoying the journey and releasing your expectations of the destination?

　　你是不是很享受这个旅程，并释放出你对目的地的期望？

　　The magic is in this moment; let your goals drive you, but do not let them define you. The journey is where the fun is, so give yourself time to be present in this moment because this moment is all we will ever have。

　　神奇之处就在这一刻；让你的目标来驱动你，但是不要让它们去定义你。旅程就是乐趣的所在，给自己时间来享受这一刻，因为只有在这一刻我们才拥有它。

adapted from: http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2013-11-04/164377752.shtml

环境不如心境（静）

2013-09-22T00:42:00.002+08:00

环境不如心境（静）

你是否经常都听到四周围的朋友都在诉苦，诉说他们的生活有多糟多辛苦？

尤其是住在吉隆坡这繁华都市里的我，更避免不了我们身边会不停诉苦的朋友……

说别人的坏话、投诉老板上司的不好、在车龙里狂骂、投诉厨房快点上菜，大家做起事来都急促多了……

当然，大家的诉苦都是正常的，因为心里有压抑当然就要发泄出来。如果累积久了多了变得严重了，这样的话就可能酿成悲剧。就比如最近都有许多的年轻人因学业压力，有的因感情失败等，种种生活不如意的事而自杀！

可是，我在想……那为什么大家都会不开心，心里烦躁，对生活不满呢？

我从这么多问题中找到了共同处，那就是环境，对没错！人类是一种会随着环境而适应和改变的生物。间接的，我们也是在被环境给影响着。环境所存在着的压力就是导致一个人感到压抑压力的原因。

这也就是为什么一年里，拥有那么多人想要出门旅游散散心。我也经常地在想，如果可以抛开繁忙的生活，去到那些能让身心放松放空的地方，那是多么的好啊~

可怜的是我们往往还是被工作及生活绑得紧紧喘不过气来~

这给我想起了一个故事，一个关于富有的商人和一位平庸的渔夫的故事……

有一位成功的商人，他到了一个渔村度假。在那里，他看到一位渔夫在补网，就问其渔夫一天可以赚多少钱。渔夫回答：“以我这只小船，早上捕到的鱼可足以供我一家三餐温饱，如果好的话就两三天也不错！”。

商人惊讶得说：“那为什么你不更努力去捕更多点的鱼，赚更多钱啊？”渔夫问为什么，商人回答：“那你就可以买更大的船捕更多的鱼了！”渔夫再问：“那捕更多鱼又怎样？”商人说：“ 那你可以赚很多很多钱，估计两三年后你就可以买多几艘船请多几位工人”。

渔夫再问：“赚了很多钱那又怎样呢？”，商人回答：“那五年后你就可以拥有一笔退休金，好好得过退休悠闲的生活啦！每天躺在网床上听听海浪声睡觉，这是多么悠悠自在啊~！”。说完后，渔夫就回答说：“那这种生活，我每天都过着啊，何必要等到五年六年这么辛苦呢？”

哈！这故事也反映了我们在生活的矛盾，就好像有一句是这么说的“we live to eat or we eat to live?” 。那你是否想过，我们每天上班的……必定遇到的：早上堵车，工作量繁多，要看上司的脸色，应酬顾客嘻嘻哈哈，下班回家又堵车……我们这么的忙碌工作又是为了什么？得到自由和更好的生活吗？可是往往这些自由子时就一直都我们的生活上，只是我们没有发觉到，又何必让自己搞得这么忙碌呢？

可能读到这里的你就会说：“你都傻的，有谁想要忙碌烦躁的生活？！我又不是大有钱人，我们必须干活啊，烦就一定烦的了！我们也没办法啊~”

是的没错，我们是不能阻止环境和事物的发生，堵车、工作压力、生意失败、感情问题等……可是我们能够改变我们自己的心境！与其对四周的事物而感到烦躁，不如换换心境，静下心平静地对待，事物必变得更清更轻！

从现在开始，换一换自己的心境，多笑一些，快乐自由自然就出现。 J

Turn Over

2013-07-29T21:40:00.000+08:00

Man comes to a turn over after every difficulties - a stronger of me.

The Awakening

2013-06-28T22:12:00.002+08:00

The awakening to the mystery of life is a revolutionary event; init an old world is destroyed so that a new and better one may take its place, and all things are affected by the change. We ourselves have become mysterious strangers in our own eyes and tremblingly we ask ourselves who we are, whence we came, whither we are bound. Are we the being who is called by our name, whom we thought we knew so well in the past? Are we the form we see in the mirror, our body , our offspring of our parents? Who, then, is it that feels and thinks within us, that wills and struggles, plans and dreams, that can oppose and control this physical body which we thought to be ourselves? We wake up to realize that we have never known ourselves, that we have lived as in a blind dream of ceaseless activity in which there was never a moment of self recollection.

- J.J. Van Der Leeuw, The Conquest of Illusion.

《当考场仿佛赌场时……》

2013-06-28T03:42:00.000+08:00

没准备好的考试就好像赌博一样，

脑袋装的资料就像手握住的筹码，

记得越多；筹码越多，

考卷上的题目，就好像百家乐那样，

你不知道会打出什么牌，

筹码越多，赢得几率也就越多；

记得越多，答对的可能性也多，

说到头来，赌博怎样都不是必赢得，

所以，还是充分的准备才是必胜方法！

力鸣Ameng@ 2013

Holiday~

2013-06-28T03:38:00.003+08:00

Yeap, here come my semester break! 2 months of break and i have to do keep doing thing everyday...as the day without productivity, it will be a waste. So, actions! Tschus~

《那些孩子的墨纱》

2013-06-09T13:23:00.004+08:00

他们说在困境中长大的孩子都会比较强

可是会有多少个可以在黑暗中看到希望

吵闹怨深的家庭让他们失去归处

嘲笑欺凌的校园让他们独自相处

欺凌凌的声音仿佛酸液一滴一滴渗透他的心

试想想那弱小的心灵如何承受这样的侵袭

但还有勇敢的孩子坚信自己的梦想

他们知道黑暗是覆盖不完永恒的光

孩子，

当你看见那一线微微光芒

就得勇敢地拉开蒙住的墨纱

孩子，

你不勇敢没人会替你坚强！

来，为你的梦想踏出第一步！

孩子，

来，再为自己的梦想加快脚步！

因为我相信没伞的孩子必须努力奔跑！

inspired by

Ameng-力鸣

Watch out!

2013-03-06T11:27:00.003+08:00

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

31段話，可以增長你的智慧

2012-12-27T13:54:00.003+08:00

非常有智慧的31段話，分享給大家!!

1、蜘蛛：能坐享其成，靠的就是那張關係網。

2、蝦：大紅之日，便是大悲之時。

3、天平：誰多給一點，就偏向誰。

4、瀑布：因居高臨下，才口若懸河。

5、鋸子：伶牙俐齒，專做離間行為。

6、氣球：只要被人一吹，便飄飄然了。

7、鐘錶：可以回到起點，卻已不是昨天

8、核桃：沒有華麗的外表，卻有充實的大腦。

9、花瓶：外表再漂亮，也掩不住內心的空虛。

10、飯桌上批評孩子：大人傷神，孩子傷胃，全家傷心

11、一個人當他：

　　牛皮越吹越大，本事卻越來越小

　　脾氣越來越大，才氣卻越來越小

　　膽量越來越大，肚量卻越來越小

　　玩勁越來越大，幹勁卻越來越小

　　權力越來越大，威信卻越來越小

　　架子越來越大，人格卻越來越小

12、男人的年齡由自己來感覺；

　　女人的年齡由別人來感覺。

13、一個人：

　　揮不去的是記憶；

　　留不住的是年華；

　　拎不起的是失落；

　　放不下的是情感；

　　輸不起的是尊嚴。

14、說話的三條底線：

　　一、力圖說真話；

　　二、不能說真話，則保持沉默；

　　三、無權保持沉默而不得不說假話時，不應傷害他人。

15、凡是小事都要大聲說；

　　凡是大事都要小聲說。

16、權力是暫時的；

　　財產是後人的；

　　健康是自己的；

　　關係是重要的；

　　友情是珍貴的。

17、讓人聽，容易；

　　叫人服，困難。

18、連空氣都混濁了，兩袖還能有清風嗎？

19、這社會：

　　教授越來越多，教書的越來越少；

　　博士越來越多，博學的越來越少；

　　戀愛的越來越多，戀學的越來越少；

　　鑽營的越來越多，鑽研的越來越少。

20、理解可溝通心靈；信任則連接心靈。

21、偏愛難免，偏見不可。

22、謬論不足以解惑，真言卻可以解憂。

23、超過別人一點點，別人就會嫉妒你；

　　超過別人一大截，別人就會羡慕你。

24、大公無私為聖人,

　　公而忘私為賢人，

　　先公後私為善人，

　　先人後己為良人，

　　公私兼顧為常人，

　　損公肥私為罪人。

25、可以命令士兵的行動，

　　但不能命令士兵的忠誠。

26、處順事之境愈宜靜；

　　處逆事之境愈宜忍；

　　處至急之事愈宜緩；

　　處至大之事愈宜平。

27、安詳方能靜觀，

　　靜觀方能明斷，

　　明斷方能行動。

28、愛情之酒，

　　兩個人喝是甘露，

　　三個人喝是酸醋，

　　隨便喝便會中毒。

29、背對太陽，陰影一片；

　　迎著太陽，霞光萬丈。

30、勇者，腳下都是路；

　　智者，知道走哪一條路最好。

31、無過是一種理想，

　　思過是一種成熟，

　　改過是一種美德。

原文網址：【生活智慧】31段話，可以增長你的智慧 http://appnews.fanswong.com/show.php?id=51190#ixzz2GEFf5P6V

为自己

2012-12-15T10:45:00.001+08:00

我不要再为任何人而活了！（除了父母），我为自己而活，不在乎别人，不顾虑别人，只要不是坏事，封闭别人眼光，做出自己，活出自己！

AMeng's FOCUS method

2012-11-22T16:26:00.001+08:00

Lot of assignment, homework and task to do?? Attracted by computer games? can't stop reading at the Facebook? so you can't focus and get your work done?!

Actually it is very easy to focus on your task...just apply this:

"Don't FXXX anything else until you get your work done!"

Straight to the point isn't it? So let's practice it, if u need your own focus.

*"sorry for the rudeness if it make u feel uncomfortable, it just used to imply the expression"

跌

2012-11-02T00:23:00.000+08:00

当你跌倒的时候，谁会可怜你？别再＂装＂可怜了！

当你跌倒的时候，又有谁会帮助你？　只有自己知道。

Decision

2012-10-01T14:54:00.002+08:00

Last day i got to make a serious decision about my future pathway, that was a big decision which i have to choose either one from 2 choices, both with diff pros and cons...and of course sacrify as well. After my consideration, yeah...i choose the one with reality reason instead of the 'dream' or 'wishful' reason. Man cant live without $ as well...earning for living, family, future and dream is my focus point right now. YES, once i decided, just take it serious and go for it!

"Life changing in every decision you make...on the other hand, decision made what you are and what you will be."

英文不好不敢出國旅行怎麼辦?

2012-09-15T00:07:00.002+08:00

刚刚我在面子书上看到一个非常有趣而又值得学习的文章，就想向大家分享的！

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你說英文不好不敢出國旅行怎麼辦?

當初我也以為只有會英文才能獨當一面出國旅行，但我想和你分享一個自己的旅行故事。

出國前，我英文很差，因此找了一位英文很好的旅伴一同旅行，原本以為這一路上可以依靠他，誰知道才旅行了不到一個星期，我們就不歡而散，原因就是他覺得我太依賴他。每次當他和別人用英文溝通完，又要再和我翻譯，久而久之他感到厭煩，當然，原因還包含許多意見上的分歧。

當時我的英文爛到連問路都不會，一聽到別人和我說英文我就會怕的要死。所以我們分開後，我非常害怕的還是英文無法與人溝通，我曾經一度想要打包行李回台灣。

我很認真的問了自己「為什麼這麼害怕英文？」，這個答案似乎是因為我會無法與人溝通而感到自卑以及怕被別人取笑，並不是因為真的不會英文而害怕。所以，我用了一個很笨的理由克服自己的心理障礙「我無法與外國人溝通不是因為我不會說英文，而是他們為何不會說中文！」。

之後，每當別人和我說一連串我聽不懂的英文時，我都不會感到羞愧，我反而會用幾個僅懂的單字和他們比手劃腳，這個舉動更讓我覺得陌生語言的趣味性，而且我還會用破英文教他們中文。

我曾經在中國旅行遇到許多世界各地背包客，他們沒有因為不會中文而感到害怕，反而更厚臉皮的說奇怪的中文，很努力學習他們不懂的語言。你想想，如果在台灣遇到外國人不會說中文，你會取笑他嗎？我想是不會的，你反而會覺得他們很勇敢，一句中文不會說也敢來台灣。所以，其實如果你一句英文不會說也敢出國，別人是很佩服你的勇氣。

你要知道這個世界為何英文會被當成世界語言，就是因為它學習容易，不會太困難。你要為自己感到驕傲，中文是世界上公認非常困難學習的語言之一，而且是最多人使用的語言，你都已經可以使用中文，英文能難倒你嗎？

最後，我要告訴你一件重要的事。

即使你與陌生人說同樣的母語也不一定敢溝通，又何必怕與陌生人說陌生語言。你要克服與他人溝通，就先學習與自己溝通吧！

”花一堆錢在台灣學英文，倒不如出國旅行吧，有一堆朋友等著要免費教你英文，還會送你買不到的「勇氣」”

copy from 藍白拖(7年級背包台客 30萬1年玩遍13國)
面子书：https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteSlippers
部落各：http://www.wretch.cc/blog/fish720812

My Motivation

2012-09-12T23:25:00.004+08:00

Whats bring me motivation is when i found the excitement of living!

- Tan Lek Meng

Artist

2012-09-04T00:46:00.002+08:00

I always get impressed and addicted to the songs that i like, no matter it is Pop music, R&B, Rock, Country, Jazz, Blue....as long as i like it, i will listen to it.

Based on the dictionary, artist is a per son who works in performing arts, as anactor, musician, or singer: a public performer.
For more description would be like selling their "pure" art. They have near-complete artistic, creative freedom and can create their own schedules as well.

noun

arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, ordancing.

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Just wanna ask you guys...have you ever dreamt to be a great artist? Me? YES! and how about you?

Express urself!

2012-09-01T01:40:00.001+08:00

Our life is always get restricted by law, closed-mindset..and ect.

Try express out ur feeling deep inside ur heart...don't get affect by other people and restricted by the environment.

if you are sad...cry loud lout!
happy? YES! shout out lout! woohoo~ i am so happy! haha~
wanna sing? yo~ lets dance and sing out ur feel...sing ur blue, ur rock, ur soul...
thinking of ur dream? go! run for it...go lets go!
don't be afraid...just go for it.

"EXPRESS YOURSELF, SING YOUR SOUL,
DANCE YOUR FEEL, RUN YOUR DREAM!"

-Tan Lek Meng

Workaholics

2012-08-24T20:40:00.002+08:00

If you want to make the big bucks, you’ve got to be willing to put in a little overtime. And while we’re generally all about working smarter (not longer), it’s worth noting that tons of America’s richest business owners earned their billions only after putting their noses to the grindstones and becoming serious workaholics.

But being a workaholic alone doesn’t guarantee major earnings. Here’s a list of 4 famous American workaholics, along with their “secret weapon” for success.

1.Thomas Edison

Major Accomplishments: 1,093 US patents at the time of his death (plus more in several other countries around the globe), often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. Oh yeah, and that whole “inventing” the lightbulb thing.

Secret Weapon: Never being reluctant to work long hours or work hard.

“I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident…. Almost none of my inventions were derived in that manner. They were achieved by having trained myself to be analytical and to endure and tolerate hard work.”

Edison wasn’t about working smarter, just working harder. And that doesn’t come as much of a surprise to us today, given that one of Edison’s most famous quotes is “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

But most people don’t realize that that’s only half the quote. Just like the New Hampshire state motto of “Live Free or Die”, there’s more to the quote than just the most frequently repeated bits. Here’s the whole Edison quote:

“Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a ‘genius’ is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.”

(Incidentally, the full quote that “Live Free or Die” was extracted from comes from General John Stark, who once wrote, “Live free or die: Death is not the worst of all evils.”)

2. Oprah

Major Accomplishments: Winner of multiple Emmy awards, author, humanitarian, and a net worth of around $2.7 billion.

Secret Weapon: Do what you love, and work doesn’t feel like work.

“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”

Oprah works crazy long hours, has a magazine and a TV show and now a whole TV network;. The secret to her success has to be loving what she does, and when she can bring so much good to charities and other good causes, it’s easy to see why she’s happy to work so hard.

3. Donald Trump

Major Accomplishments: Real estate magnate, TV show host, casino owner, and operator of numerous national beauty pageants.

Secret Weapon: Seeing work as a way to get a rush of adrenaline

“Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks.”

Trump’s made his position on workaholics very clear. After a 2007 study found that America was “a nation of workaholics”, Trump told the New York Post that “They don’t want to miss what’s going on. Although vacations are supposed to be about de-stressing, some people admitted it would be more stressful not knowing what was going on at work while they were away. And those are the kind of people I want working for me.”

It’s easy for someone with Trump’s level of success to love working, because he gets a rush from sealing a deal. If work is fun, perhaps even addictive, then it’s no wonder he’s a workaholic.

4. Bill Gates

Major Accomplishments: Making the computer a common household appliance, forming the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and accumulating a net worth of over $50 billion.

Secret Weapon: Not being a control freak, and soliciting ideas from a talented team of employees.

“At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top – I’m afraid that’s not quite right.”

A company is only as strong as the sum of its parts, and it’s refreshing to see that Gates is willing to credit Microsoft’s success to his co-workers and employees.

As Gates has said in past interviews, “Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company’s ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities.”

Conclusion
Working hard is all well and good, but make sure to play hard, too. While the workaholic lifestyle was right for these famous faces, it can put a major strain on your heart and your personal life. And the last thing you want is to be too invested in your work, like P.T. Barnum. As he lay dying, Barnum’s last words were, “How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?”

resources from : http://www.lifehack.org/articles/management/4-famous-workaholics-and-the-secrets-of-their-success.html

My new blog!

2012-07-17T21:51:00.002+08:00

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HAVE A NICE DAY!

游泳

2012-06-09T18:37:00.002+08:00

我喜欢游泳吗？
我啊……可以算是喜欢，但不是单单的‘游泳’哦~

因为我喜欢，也因为我可以：

在水中自由的，

向左就向左的，

向右就向右的，

随心所欲地游，

轻松缓慢地游，

激烈澎湃地游，

像在玩降落扇，

像马戏团表演，

像小孩比长气，

在水中跳跳舞，

在水中打功夫，

感觉水的流动，

聆听水的安静，

聆听自己的心。

Loving God and People

2012-06-03T12:22:00.001+08:00

I suggest that when you wake up every morning, you kneel by your bed, or sit on the edge of it, and pray this:
''God, whether I get anything else done today, I want to make sure that I spend time loving you and loving other people -- because that's what life is all about. I don't want to waste this day."

page126, (The Purpose Driven Life) by Rick Warren