The Tree and the Coin

I was watching a movie and the following caught my attention and it could be applied practically in our daily lives.

"One's conduct should be modeled after a tree, the trunk is rooted while its leaves flourish."

-This basically means we are rooted in solid principles while we expand and make our friends and connections and maintaining our principles.

"One's attitude should be like a coin, square on the inside while smooth on the edges."
-this means that no matter how solid we are with our principles inside we should also know how to blend in with people who don't have the same point of view like we do.

All Inside Your Head

All the things that makes you angry and irritated exist only in you.



Nothing in the world can make you feel bad, angry, depressed, irritated, emotional or lonely unless you have trained yourself to be angry and irritated by certain words, conditions and people.

10% is what happens to you 90% is your reaction to it.

When you are not busy actively making yourself miserable, by reacting negatively to people, situations and circumstances, you will be happy.

What makes you unhappy is the programming you got from other people. The beliefs you got with the people or group you associate, the Media, your parents, your neighborhood.

What makes you feel bad is your social conditioning.

We live in a world where the society promotes getting angry, depressed, irritated, criticism, gossiping, judging competition, fear, jealousy, emotional, upset as something normal. How unfortunate.

We can't do anything about other people's belief, but we can do something about our beliefs. We can choose to live in the light or in the dark.

We are all okay, We just allowed other people to put wrong ideas in our heads that's why some of us are suffering.

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor...



-your homeless neighbor
-your Muslim neighbor
-your Catholic neighbor
-your Christian neighbor
-your Buddhist neighbor
-your Hindu neighbor
-your Atheist neighbor
-your New Age neighbor
-your weird neighbor
-your liar neighbor
-your gay neighbor
-your lesbian neighbor
-your angry neighbor
-your racist neighbor
-your poor neighbor
-your white neighbor
-your black neighbor
-your Asian neighbor
-your corrupt neighbor
-your beggar neighbor
-your arrogant neighbor
-your self-centered neighbor
-your trash-talking neighbor
-your disgusting neighbor
-your neighbor from a different company
-your bad-mouthing neighbor
-your evil neighbor
-your complaining neighbor
-your blaming neighbor
-your know it all neighbor
-your hypocrite neighbor
-your alcoholic neighbor
-your always right neighbor
-your backstabbing neighbor
-your noisy neighbor
-your violent neighbor
-your low life neighbor
-your irritating neighbor
-your thief neighbor
-your lazy neighbor
-your irresponsible neighbor
-your stingy neighbor
-your stupid neighbor
-your Drug Addict neighbor
-your bad neighbor
-your selfish neighbor
-your greedy neighbor
-your pervert neighbor
-your anti-Christ neighbor
-your rapist neighbor
-your murderer neighbor
-your killer neighbor
-your terrorist neighbor
-your drug lord neighbor
-your unfriendly neighbor
-your bad attitude neighbor
-your stubborn neighbor
-your big ego neighbor
-your manipulative neighbor
-your gossiping neighbor
-your negative neighbor
-your disrespectful neighbor
-your close minded neighbor
-your rich neighbor
-your short tempered neighbor
-your neighbor that you don't like



...as you Love Thy Self.-Leviticus 19:18

Lesson on Entrepreneurship

50 Great Entrepreneurial Quotes

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”
– Thomas Edison,
Inventor and Scientist

Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.”
– Anonymous

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning – to create a product or service to make the world a better place.”
– Guy Kawasaki,
Entrepreneur, Investor, Author

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain,
Author

Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”
– Thomas Edison,
Inventor and Scientist

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?”
– Robert Schuller,
Televangelist and Pastor

You must fall in love with what you do, because being an entrepreneur is a lot of hard work, and overcoming a lot of adversity. From that love will come the dedication that will get you out of bed at 4 a.m. because of a great idea you just had and get you to work till 11 p.m. and not feel tired.”
– Ken Field,
Real Estate Magnate

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt,
26th President of the United States

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
– Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer,
Theologian, Organist, Philosopher

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
– Winston Churchill,
British Politician

Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”
– Henry Ford,
American Industrialist

What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
– Napoleon Hill,
Author

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
– Vince Lombardi,
NFL Coach

Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”
– Chinese Proverb

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree I would spend six hours sharpening my axe.”
– Abraham Lincoln,
16th President of the United States

Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.”
– Yoda,
Jedi Master

Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.”
– Stephen R. Covey,
Author

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius ,
Thinker and Philosopher

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Writer and Poet

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
– Jim Rohn,
Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”
– Richard Branson,
British Industrialist

Action is the foundational key to all success.”
– Pablo Picasso,
Spanish Painter

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle and a victory.”
– Mahatma Gandhi,
Political and Spiritual Leader

Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.”
– John F. Kennedy,
35th President of the United States

Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.”
– Anonymous

Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”
– Donald Trump,
Real Estate and Entertainment Mogul

The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us is more concerned with discriminating between opportunities than he or she is with failing to see the opportunities.”
– Michael Gerber,
Author and Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.”
– Roy Ash,
California State Senator

The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.”
– Adam Osborne,
American Author

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
– John C. Maxwell,
Author and Speaker

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
– Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist

As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
– Donald Trump,
Real Estate and Entertainment Mogul

Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”
– Thomas J. Watson,
President of IBM

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill,
British Politician

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”
– Bill Cosby,
Comedian, Actor, Author

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
– John C. Maxwell,
Author and Speaker

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
– Zig Ziglar,
Author and Speaker

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
– Jim Rohn,
Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker

A goal is a dream with a deadline.”
– Napoleon Hill,
Author

Vision without action is daydreaming and action without vision is a nightmare.”
– Chinese Proverb

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
– Walt Disney,
Director, Writer, Producer, Animator, Entrepreneur

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
– Bill Gates,
American Business Magnate and Philanthropist

I’ve always worked very, very hard, and the harder I worked, the luckier I got.”
– Alan Bond,
Australian Businessman

Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.”
– General George Patton,
US War Commander

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
– Michael Jordan,
Professional Basketball Player

Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves.”
– Zig Ziglar,
Author and Speaker

I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.”
– Harry Truman,
33rd President of the United States

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t! If you want to win, but think you can’t, It’s almost a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost; For out in the world, we find success begins with a fellow’s will; it’s all in the state of the mind. Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger and faster man, but sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.”
– Walter D. Wintle,
American Poet


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Interpretations

As I have observed, it's Funny how people's definition of their God is directly proportional to how they define themselves. 

It seems that the attribute of people's God is the same as their attitude, character and personality.

If the leader's attitude is aggressive their God is also aggressive. If the leader's attitude is loving their God is also loving. If the leader's attitude is irritated with other religion their God is also irritated with other religion. And whatever the leader's character and attitude is,  their members also has that same character and attitude.

The saying "You see people as you are, not as the are" holds true. Because, it seems that people interpret the holy texts, scriptures or books mostly based with how they would interpret as if they are interpreting themselves. And they will find all the evidence in their holy books to support what they "feel is right" maybe that is why most preachers have different interpretation of these holy books and quite often, even if its the same Holy Book they don't agree.

Observe most religions and spiritual movements Why is it that what the leader of the religion likes, their God also likes. What a the leader of the religion hates, their God also hates. Whatever they support their God also supports. 

And how they interpret the teachings is mostly based on their personality. And all their interpretation and definition of their God is mostly based their persoanl view of people and the world. 

If you open your mind most preachers, pastors, teachers, Gurus, Holy Men and their teachings and interpretations are based with their personality and that is the reason for all the separation and hate in this world.

Be observant, I believe the God we all believe has no personality and is impersonal. The cause of most negativity in religion is when the personal attitude and interpretations of the leader takes over.

Think for yourselves, don't let other people's belief rub on you without your consent.

Doing the Opposite

“The universe maintained a balance, moving first one way 

and then the other in a forever equalizing of opposites.” 

― Diana Lanham, House of Aegea

Sometimes doing the opposite is the most practical thing to do. Which means if what you are doing right now is not generating the results you want, maybe you want to do the opposite.

For example...


If spending too much is not working, maybe you should save.

If keeping quite is not working, maybe you should start talking.

If getting irritated or angry is not working maybe be more kind and patient might work.

If yelling is not working talk in a soft tone.

If playing video games waste too much time then do the opposite.

if talking in a soft tone is not working maybe try yelling.

If talking all the time is not working then try keeping quite.

If eating unhealthy food is not working start eating healthy foods.

If not approaching is not working then start approaching.

If meditating all day and not doing any physical action is not giving you the life you want then maybe its time to get off your ass and start working.

If listening to teacher confuses you even more then think for yourself.

If going to church makes you more negative towards other people maybe you might want to stop.

If not smiling and being badtrip keeps people away from you then try smiling more and be in a good trip.

If just being yourself seems like is not working for you spiritually then maybe try going to church and be part of a group.

If voicing our your opinions is not working anymore then try the opposite. Or if being too timid is not working then try voicing it out.

If thinking for yourself has not given you the life you want then maybe you might want to start listening to other people.

If not taking a bath is not working anymore, maybe it will be better to taking a bath.

If wanting to be always right is not working then do the opposite and submit.
If reading and learning and attending seminars has not generated the results you are looking for then stop and start applying.

If being a snob and not talking to people makes you not make new friends maybe its time to start smiling and start chatting with people.

If being sarcastic seems like is not working anymore maybe do the opposite.
If staying up late makes you feel lethargic and seems like you are not able to accomplish things maybe you might want to sleep early.

If eating pizza, chocolates, cakes, rice and ice cream makes your fat and gain weight, maybe you might want to do the opposite and not eat those.

If your job is not giving you enough money to make ends meet maybe you might want to go into business.

If talking to a person in a bad mood is not working try talking to them in a good mood.

If replying to notifications everyday eats away your time and lessens your productivity maybe you can do the opposite.

Remember if what you are doing is not giving you the results you want then do the opposite because if you keep on doing what you do and expecting a different result, Einstein calls it insanity.

Just do the opposite.

Think about it.

How Media and Marketing Takes Control of Your Mind

Credits to RSD Tyler and DM Siapno

The sad thing about media is that for them to get your attention they have to create a headline that takes your attention.

Mostly its either bad news, sex, accidents or something crazy. 

And this thing hurts people and the unfortunate thing is people are not aware of it. 

They are not aware that their attitude, their health and fashion is greatly influenced by the media which is even more powerful these days than religion. 

And most of the time, even if its bad like eating burgers, hating another person or country, celebrity or politician people are oblivious of it they just accept like they are zombies without control of their minds.
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No one is against you.

You are the only one who is against yourself. 

The Truth about Media and Social Advertisement. 

You've been fooled all along by having them give what you just want and not what you really need. 

Start asking questions and be curious, be responsible and accountable for your life rather than just blindly following the crowd.

Do not just safely live on the "Hope" of CHANGE!