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it's a crazy world. people do things they don't like. they marry people they don't like. they are miserable inside. and then, they recommend it.

Fear

If fear wins, I fail!

Freedom!

Emanueal Ungaro started his fashion house when he was 32. When asked who his first invest who his first investors were, he replied:

I didn't want investors. I wanted my freedom. It was not acceptable to me to be told what to do.

The basic fundamentals of life!

There is nothing more to say and learn about life that this speech does not talk about. This speech is the essence of life and living.

 

Do What You Love!- Another story

I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

I have been a professional skateboarder for 24 years. For much of that time, the activity that paid my rent and gave me my greatest joy was tagged with many labels, most of which were ugly. It was a kids' fad, a waste of time, a dangerous pursuit, a crime.

When I was about 17, three years after I turned pro, my high school "careers" teacher scolded me in front of the entire class about jumping ahead in my workbook. He told me that I would never make it in the workplace if I didn't follow directions explicitly. He said I'd never make a living as a skateboarder, so it seemed to him that my future was bleak.

Even during those dark years, I never stopped riding my skateboard and never stopped progressing as a skater. There have been many, many times when I've been frustrated because I can't land a maneuver. I've come to realize that the only way to master something is to keep it at — despite the bloody knees, despite the twisted ankles, despite the mocking crowds.

Skateboarding has gained mainstream recognition in recent years, but it still has negative stereotypes. The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their hairdos and tattoos are simply part of our culture, even when they raise eyebrows during PTA meetings.

So here I am, 38 years old, a husband and father of three, with a lengthy list of responsibilities and obligations. And although I have many job titles — CEO, Executive Producer, Senior Consultant, Foundation Chairman, Bad Actor — the one I am most proud of is "Professional Skateboarder." It's the one I write on surveys and customs forms, even though I often end up in a secondary security checkpoint.

My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, "My dad sells money" and "My dad figures stuff out." My son said, "I've never seen my dad do work."

It's true. Skateboarding doesn't seem like real work, but I'm proud of what I do. My parents never once questioned the practicality behind my passion, even when I had to scrape together gas money and regarded dinner at Taco Bell as a big night out.

I hope to pass on the same lesson to my children someday. Find the thing you love. My oldest son is an avid skater and he's really gifted for a 13-year-old, but there's a lot of pressure on him. He used to skate for endorsements, but now he brushes all that stuff aside. He just skates for fun and that's good enough for me.

You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.

Who am I?

Who Am I?

I am

A writer-I write to change the world for good. I write what I feel strongly about. I can sell anything I am convinced about through my writing.

A poet-I love the rhythm of words. And I love creating inspiring poetry.

A man who loves words and the English language

A man who loves reading books

A man driven by passion for his work

A passionate and inspiring Public Speaker

A stand up comic- I love to make people laugh. Whatever it takes

A philosopher- Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. It is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument. The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom".

A man who loves psychology- Psychologists explore such concepts as perception, cognition, attention, emotion, phenomenology, motivation, brain functioning, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships.

A Teacher-I like conducting leadership workshops and learning from great men and women. You can't teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.

A health freak, A runner- I love being in a state of great health and would love to help people attain it as well.

An Incurable optimist- it’s tough to beat me forever. Sometimes I do fall but I rise often than I fall.

A traveler- whenever I get a chance and have some cash and time.

Now create a life just being who I am. Create a business system around all of this. And as you find more things you love, just keep expanding the list.


Born to write
Born to be a stand up comic
Born to explain human behavior (philosophy, psychology)
Born to create happiness
Born to be a motivational and inspirational speaker
Born to teach
Born to wander
Born to infect the love of English language and great literature
Born to lead

The World Needs You to Do What You Love

Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead.

The greatest change happens because of people that are deeply passionate, and have a great love for the work they do.

If you want to make a difference in the world, the single most important thing you can do is consciously and deliberately choose to do work that you are passionate about.

No other choice can have a greater impact on the planet, or your life.

If you’re doing work that’s boring, you probably won’t make much of an impact. You might provide people with some amount of value. Enough to pay your rent, enough to get by. But you won’t be inciting change. And you certainly won’t be inspiring others.

If you’re doing boring work, chances are you do just enough to not get fired.

But if you do work that excites you, keeps you up at night, and fulfills you… you’ll do more. You’ll give yourself to it completely. You’ll put in extra time, more energy, more passion. Because it’s worth it. It’s satisfying.

At the end of the day you’ll think: “My time was well spent today.”

So the real question isn’t whether or not to do boring or passionate work. The question is how to get started.

Five things you can do to move toward getting paid to do what you love:

1. Find your passion. This is all about your great love, and what makes you come alive. To get started here, ask: “What am I insanely interested in?” “What could I talk about for hours?” and “What would I do for free?”
2. Find your strengths. What we’re looking for are things you’re naturally good at, and the unique strengths you’ve had since birth. This is about contributing your gifts to the world. To get started, interview your friends, family, or peers and ask them what three things you’re naturally talented at.
3. Find your value. Finding the intersection between what you’re good at and what people are willing to pay you for is what it all boils down to. If you can’t find a way to get paid to do what you love, the other stuff doesn’t really matter. So it’s worth spending some time figuring this out. To get started, think about the benefits you’ll give others by contributing your value. Think about whether or not there is a desperate pain or a deep passion involved in what you’re offering.
4. Make the commitment. I think, more than any other reason, people fail to succeed is because they fail to commit. Thinking “I don’t know” or “maybe someday” will not get you to the point of doing what you’re passionate about for a living. It takes an uncompromising commitment to make this change for yourself. Instead of thinking “I don’t know,” think “I’ll figure it out.” Remember, paths are made by walking.
5. Be willing to let go. As much as you might want to make this change for yourself, it can be hard to let go of the old patterns of thinking and behaving. A lot of us have ideas that “work shouldn’t be fun” or “you should just suck it up.” Breaking down those beliefs can be difficult, but moving toward a new direction is most definitely worth it.
6. What will you give up? You might not think that you have time to take on a new endeavor, and you’re right. You won’t have time until you make the time. There are a lot of things we place in our schedules that we think we must do. But in reality, our world wouldn’t collapse if we chose something else. Make a list of all the activities and time sinks that you’ll give up in order to make time for your new journey.
7. Will you say Yes to yourself? You may want to become a writer, dentist, life coach, painter, or public speaker. If you know that this is what you’re meant to do, then give yourself permission to call yourself that… even if you’re not established yet. And even if you don’t make a full time income from it. Own your passion, completely and unreservedly.

While there is more to your journey than just these seven things, this is a huge start. Clarity and commitment are the biggest steps, the rest is easy. One foot in front of the other.

You will get there. No one can stop you if you want it enough.

And remember, the world needs you to do what you love. Nothing else can create more change, or have a greater impact.

Give yourself permission. We need your gifts.

This article was written by Zen Habits contributor, Jonathan Mead ofIlluminated Mind.

The emotion of Fear!

The emotion driving the majority of the emotion race is FEAR. It's fear which makes so many of us lead the kind of lives we lead. Fears like:

What will happen if I lose my job?

This fear keeps us in jobs we don't like. This fear makes us miserable everyday because we are doing something we are not quite born to do. What a pity! Job is tied to money and we need the money it brings. So, if I lose the job, I will have no money.

This fear stops us from trying to make money with something that we are really born to do. Trying to make a living doing someone we love-which takes time and we end up taking the short term approach and accepting a job which just does not match who we are.

What will happen if he/she leaves me?

Crazy creatures we are as human beings. We are so freaking insecure. The point is if someone wants to leave our company, they should leave our company. Why should people be made to stay in dead relationships. A relationship is dead when love dies on either side. And it does die. Something happens and it's over.

What if I fail at what I really want to become?

Now, some of us (when I say us, I am generally addressing us humans) do manage the guts to break free. When there is a chance that we might fail. Failure is giving up. If we fail in trying to achieve our destiny, we will die struggling to achieve our destiny. That's better than dying everyday doing things we don't want to do without realizing who are really are and what on earth we were put on earth to do.

What if I die?

There is a woman called Aruna Shaunbaug. She was a nurse in a hospital in her 20s. She was assaulted and raped by a ward boy. Since that day, she has been in a bed like a vegetable. One of the most unfortunate stories of contemporary India. That was 1973. This is 2011. She has been alive as a vegetable. An application was recently filed for euthanasia and Supreme Court delivered a confused judgement. My point is that she has stayed alive like a vegetable for 37 years! People die when they are supposed to.

These are just some of our fears- the major ones driving us mad.

I am guilty of being scared.

I am guilty of not quite having enough courage

I am guilty of not breaking free.

Till I do become a fearless man.

The kind of life I want to live!

"Lead a life so simple and powerful that there is nothing for anybody to take away from you. You can take away a position, a chair, a car, a perk.

Never honor."

wow! wow! wow!

Amar on happiness!

"Do what you love. Happiness is everything-the meaning, purpose and objective of every single day of life. Everything."

"The source of happiness to me seems to be love and courage. Guts to go after what we think is right against popular opinion. Popular opinion is the opinion of unpopular cowards. What's right is what makes us happy. The only parameter of any decision is if it makes us happy. If it does not, change course.


Happiness is everything. If you are not happy today, you have got to be doing something else. Age is immaterial. Most people spend their lives as walking carcasses anyways. If the pursuit of happiness takes every minute of it of your life, let it. It's all there is to life.

She walks in beauty....

SHE walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that 's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes Thus mellow'd to that tender light 5 Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; 10 Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, 15 But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!

super thoughts of the day!

i, just i, am my greatest friend and when my mind goes for a toss, my greatest enemy!

the thought factory

THE WILL TO WIN

If you want a thing bad enough

To go out and fight for it

Work day and night for it,

Give up your time and your sleep for it

If only desire of it

Makes you quite mad enough

Never to tire of it,

Makes you hold all other things cheap for it

If life seems all empty and useless without it

And all that you scheme and you dream is about it,

If gladly you will sweat for it,

Fret for it, Plan for it,

Lose all your terror of GOD or man for it

If you will simply go after than thing that you want

With all your capacity

Strength and sagacity,

Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity

If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,

Nor sickness nor pain

of body or brain

Can turn you away from the thing that you want,

If dogged you besiege and beset it,

You will get it!

-Borton Braley

success Sutra!

Success knows no age.