ive always wanted to be a doctor or great at music. i still remember how upset my mother was when i decided to choose accounting instead of science trm when i was in form 4. because she knew ive always wanted to be a doctor, worst, i decided to take accounting because i followed the crowd, ive no interest at all in that subject.. no one in my class really interested to become a doctor, everybody seems to agree that it's too difficult, but science to me was really really interesting and i was confident that i could do it ( i hated math anyway .. weird huh), .. if u askd me now whether ive regretted my decision, mbe.. i mean im just curious how would it be if ive made dfferent choice in my life at that time. But for what i am now, i know God has purposes for me, if u were given a choice to go back and u have a chance to 'redo' things, what would you do? will u rather 'go back' or r u accepting just the way u r now, to me.. there's no used of looking back and regretting things that already past, because no matter how much time you spend to think about it, the word IF would just stay as it is.. what matter most is you start ur life like a blank page everyday and paint it with the most beautiful painting u cud make/imagine everyday.. and btw i dont believe life is begin at 40.. it's begin TODAY!..
(Begin with a blank page)
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If you could start your life all over what would be different? What would you change now if you were able to wave a magic wand and start from scratch?
Just imagine you have no ties, no burdens, no limits, no memories, and no past.
What would your life look like? If the answer that comes to your mind is different than what you are doing, why is that? Is it because of someone else's opinion? A spouse, a parent - or maybe your children?
The ultimate test of your life is to close your eyes and think of yourself on your deathbed. Lying there, preparing yourself to leave, look back at your life as you are currently living it.
How do you feel? Are you satisfied you lived completely? Or do you wish you had done differently? Very few of our senior citizens look back on their life and say, "I sure wish I had spent more time at the office!" Nobody says, "I wish I had watched more TV!"
This is what they say. "I wish I had been bolder. I wish I had given more. I wish I had tried harder to see more, do more and feel more." People wish that they had lived more.
I, for one, have to admit to a certain amount of holding back on dreams and goals because of our two boys. As my life progresses I realize there is no reason to hold back.
We have not been exactly standing still either. We have done our best to live our dreams. We built a sailboat and sailed for 7 years traveling on the open ocean. We lived in the snow in Aspen Colorado, and on the beach in South Carolina. An old brick mill was our home in Long Island, versus a boat dock in Palm Beach Florida. We are writers of books and music, actors in the theater, and we home- school the boys. We have built a horse farm, and businesses! Yet, there is so much more we want to do!
It is a balancing act. We all must have sufficient finances to support a comfortable lifestyle, (although most of us tend to spend way too much on that!) Part of this balancing act is understanding what we are passionate about doing so that work becomes a joy instead of a job.
Is this not a major reason of lost dreams and goals? Many people find work, call it a job and make a living at it. But they begrudge every minute of it, going as far as using the job as a reason for playing the martyr. Find something else!
There are many, many teachers of the attraction philosophies of "making a life". With as many opportunities today in every field imaginable, somewhere, something is calling to you.
Another part of the balancing act is to include those around you in frank and open discussions in what it is you want. I find some of my coaching clients have kept their wants and needs bottled up inside them forever! They had already decided for the other person in their lives there was no interest in whatever it was they themselves wanted to do! How absurd! How can we possibly know what someone else wants!
Would it not be tragic to spend your life in a big city for 40 years, working at a job you despise because you thought your spouse liked it, even though you wanted to live in the country and be a farmer? Then one day you overhear your spouse tell her best friend all she ever wanted to do was live in the country? 40 years!
Sure this is a bit far fetched - but you would be amazed at what I hear!
Make an attempt today to start with a brand new page of your life. Create your life story how you want it. If there are others in your life to be involved, have them do the same exercise. Then compare what your notes. If this matches your current life, congratulations! You are one of the few. Now make it better.
However, if your written life stories sound like someone completely different, then you are living a life of conflict.
Here is the good news. Your life is your life. No one can take that away from you. You are not indentured. You are not a slave. You are free to go, do, and be whomever you wish.
It might not be easy, but it sure might be worth it. I coach people daily who are changing their lives. There are so many things to be grateful for, and so many things open to us. We owe it to all the ones before us who gave us this opportunity to take advantage of it.
Today.
--- Copyright © 2007 Miami Phillips
Miami Phillips mentors and teaches individuals how to live have a successful business and personal life. Go to: http://www.miamiphillips.com
Monday, January 21
Have faith... (what is your destiny?)
is it too late for you to do something ? too late to do everything? think again.. everything has its own time. have faith in urself... and read the true inspiring story below.
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What is your destiny?
It's Never Too Late to Pursue Your Destiny. As a professional speaker, I speak to tens of thousands of people of all ages from all walks of life. I constantly get feedback from those in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, advising me that it is too late for them to create their own destiny. They believe they are too old, too broke, too out of shape, and too tired to do anything about their future. They stubbornly believe achieving prosperity is only for those still in their 20s and 30s. Many of these people do not believe it is possible to create their own destiny. Limited by their own personal beliefs these people settle for less and never achieve prosperity.
The question I always ask my audience is the same question I pose to you: Are you creating your own destiny, or are you creating someone else's destiny? What do I mean by this? Consider the story of Cliff Young, a humble potato farmer in Australia, who consciously decided at age 57 to create his own destiny. Up to this point his destiny was running the family farm and settling for a life of hard work; however, Cliff was quietly harboring a passion for long-distance running.
He came to the decision to live his own life and create his own destiny. Soon he was seen in the wet Australian countryside training in a rain coat and gum boots. It did not matter to him that he was 57 years old, ill equipped and drastically out of running shape. What mattered most to him after all these years on the farm was pursuing his passions and creating his own destiny. He ignored those who mocked him and the drivers who tried to run him off the backcountry roads. He continued to train and built up to running 20 to 30 miles per day, day in and day out.
In May 1983, after four years of constant training, Cliff Young shocked the world. At 61 he won the first Sydney-to-Melbourne ultra-marathon - a distance of 875 kilometers (nearly 545 miles). To run this distance at any age is quite a feat, but to run it at 61 and beat some of the world's best-conditioned athletes in their 20's and 30's, is absolutely incredible!
For years, running experts believed that the body needed a certain amount of sleep per night when running a grueling 100 miles per day. However, after falling so far behind on the first day of the race, Cliff awoke at 1:00 AM and started running throughout the night. He surpassed the leaders, who slept to the usual 5:00 AM. Cliff's strategy worked so well that he continued to wake and start running each morning four hours earlier than all of his competitors. As a result of using this bold racing strategy, he astonished the world by crossing the finish line in first place. After five days, 15 hours, and four minutes Cliff Young was the victor, at 61 years old!
The news of Cliff Young's shocking victory quickly traveled throughout Australia. At his age, with his lack of experience, and facing the country's best long-distance runners no one thought he had a chance. He became a living legend, and the nation fell in love with this 61-year-old potato farmer who saw the invisible, and achieved the impossible. When talking about the prize money, Cliff was quoted as saying "$10,000, wow that is a helluva lot of potatoes!" He then proceeded to share his prize money with the other competitors acknowledging their preparation and hard work.
In 1984 and again in 1987 at 62 and 65 he competed in the cross country race, continuing to use his 1:00 A.M. start time routine. Now this strategy of waking at 1:00 AM, instead of 5:00 AM is a widely accepted practice in this event. Cliff Young broke a paradigm, overcame self-doubt, and accomplished what no one in the world thought remotely possible. Of greater significance is how he created his own destiny. He created a legacy of innovation and inspiration simply by following his passions, and was not limited by the beliefs held by so many others in their 50s, 60s, and 70s.
Despite his age at 61, Cliff Young become prosperous as he created his own destiny. Regardless of your age and physical condition you too can take charge of your life and pursue prosperity. You do have the power to achieve prosperity at any age. You alone must be willing to take charge of your future by following your heart, pursuing your passions, and creating your own destiny.
No matter your age and in spite of your current challenges, be more like Cliff Young and take control of your future. Embrace the belief that it is never too late to create your own destiny and achieve prosperity. I challenge you at any age to dream, plan, execute, and soar to a life full of prosperity!
--- Copyright © 2008 Patrick Snow
Patrick Snow is the best-selling author of Creating Your Own Destiny, which has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide and has been featured in a cover story in USA Today. He is also a keynote speaker, and publishing coach. He can be reached at (800) 951-7721 or www.CreateYourOwnDestiny.com
source: www.http://www.motivateus.com/stories/pursue-your-destiny.htm
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What is your destiny?
It's Never Too Late to Pursue Your Destiny. As a professional speaker, I speak to tens of thousands of people of all ages from all walks of life. I constantly get feedback from those in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, advising me that it is too late for them to create their own destiny. They believe they are too old, too broke, too out of shape, and too tired to do anything about their future. They stubbornly believe achieving prosperity is only for those still in their 20s and 30s. Many of these people do not believe it is possible to create their own destiny. Limited by their own personal beliefs these people settle for less and never achieve prosperity.
The question I always ask my audience is the same question I pose to you: Are you creating your own destiny, or are you creating someone else's destiny? What do I mean by this? Consider the story of Cliff Young, a humble potato farmer in Australia, who consciously decided at age 57 to create his own destiny. Up to this point his destiny was running the family farm and settling for a life of hard work; however, Cliff was quietly harboring a passion for long-distance running.
He came to the decision to live his own life and create his own destiny. Soon he was seen in the wet Australian countryside training in a rain coat and gum boots. It did not matter to him that he was 57 years old, ill equipped and drastically out of running shape. What mattered most to him after all these years on the farm was pursuing his passions and creating his own destiny. He ignored those who mocked him and the drivers who tried to run him off the backcountry roads. He continued to train and built up to running 20 to 30 miles per day, day in and day out.
In May 1983, after four years of constant training, Cliff Young shocked the world. At 61 he won the first Sydney-to-Melbourne ultra-marathon - a distance of 875 kilometers (nearly 545 miles). To run this distance at any age is quite a feat, but to run it at 61 and beat some of the world's best-conditioned athletes in their 20's and 30's, is absolutely incredible!
For years, running experts believed that the body needed a certain amount of sleep per night when running a grueling 100 miles per day. However, after falling so far behind on the first day of the race, Cliff awoke at 1:00 AM and started running throughout the night. He surpassed the leaders, who slept to the usual 5:00 AM. Cliff's strategy worked so well that he continued to wake and start running each morning four hours earlier than all of his competitors. As a result of using this bold racing strategy, he astonished the world by crossing the finish line in first place. After five days, 15 hours, and four minutes Cliff Young was the victor, at 61 years old!
The news of Cliff Young's shocking victory quickly traveled throughout Australia. At his age, with his lack of experience, and facing the country's best long-distance runners no one thought he had a chance. He became a living legend, and the nation fell in love with this 61-year-old potato farmer who saw the invisible, and achieved the impossible. When talking about the prize money, Cliff was quoted as saying "$10,000, wow that is a helluva lot of potatoes!" He then proceeded to share his prize money with the other competitors acknowledging their preparation and hard work.
In 1984 and again in 1987 at 62 and 65 he competed in the cross country race, continuing to use his 1:00 A.M. start time routine. Now this strategy of waking at 1:00 AM, instead of 5:00 AM is a widely accepted practice in this event. Cliff Young broke a paradigm, overcame self-doubt, and accomplished what no one in the world thought remotely possible. Of greater significance is how he created his own destiny. He created a legacy of innovation and inspiration simply by following his passions, and was not limited by the beliefs held by so many others in their 50s, 60s, and 70s.
Despite his age at 61, Cliff Young become prosperous as he created his own destiny. Regardless of your age and physical condition you too can take charge of your life and pursue prosperity. You do have the power to achieve prosperity at any age. You alone must be willing to take charge of your future by following your heart, pursuing your passions, and creating your own destiny.
No matter your age and in spite of your current challenges, be more like Cliff Young and take control of your future. Embrace the belief that it is never too late to create your own destiny and achieve prosperity. I challenge you at any age to dream, plan, execute, and soar to a life full of prosperity!
--- Copyright © 2008 Patrick Snow
Patrick Snow is the best-selling author of Creating Your Own Destiny, which has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide and has been featured in a cover story in USA Today. He is also a keynote speaker, and publishing coach. He can be reached at (800) 951-7721 or www.CreateYourOwnDestiny.com
source: www.http://www.motivateus.com/stories/pursue-your-destiny.htm
Wednesday, January 2
December 2007
ohh welll.. what can i say. it's alredi new year and ivent finishd my blog abt thailand camporee. i was just sooooo busy with christmas program, new year eve prog and with the ay stuff.. visitation to old folks home etc. early dec 9-17 i was in thailand, after came back we've to arrange another choir practises, in fact we spent our holiday on the 20th for our choir practise. 21st & 23rd we went to legend hotel for our christmas carol there, we hve done our christmas carol at mandarin oriental a few times, a few years back, shang-ri la hotel, british council and sri carcosa negara. well, we are not pro, sing2 sikit2 bulih lah.. it's all about commitment and also discipline.. and of course knowing ur purpose of doing it.. on the 22nd our choir group took over the church service and presentd christmas carols again and then in the afternoon we went to eve's house to present another christmas carol.. huahhh i need to breathe.. on 24th we wr so privileged to hve the bangkok adventist hospital choirs to present their christmas carol.. and on the 25th since there's no open house this year we've decided to have our own small party which we have our barbeque at pastor's place(swimming pool area) and we spent the whole day at their place until evening. ..
and then.. im blank.. did we have anything on the 26th? i dont remember.. was i working? i think so coz i dont think it's holiday. on the 29, another visitation to salvation's army special home in the afternoon. on sunday we went to pastor's place to help his family(move out frm puchong to kelana jaya).. there were about 14 of us.. we finishd around 6pm and decided to swim at their new swimming pool area.. on 31st, new year's eve program at church until new year... 1st december we went to uncle alex's open house, then on the afternoon we went to church to eat nangka.. btw, im not a fan of sweet stuffs (except choc n certain fruits) so i didnt really bother abt it. tidur ja sia. at 7pm we decided to go for bowling, usually we would go to midvalley but it must be really really and i mean really really crowded there so we've decided to go to the mines. nice place, cheaper baju but i dont like the bowling centre.. too bright and waiting list lagi coz fullnya orang sungguh.
ive to admit my writing skill s gting worse and worse everday.. just read my review for this month.. very straight forward.. ,mbe it would be more understandable in table format haha.. pardon me :P
argghh im sleepy.. i wanted to write a review for ay 2007 program but i cant seem to find the right time to do it.. i need a breakkk.. give me a holiday.. stay at home, do nothing but watching movie, have a good laugh, clean my room, do laundry.. and sleep for at least 8 hourss.. and it's 12:30 midnite.. so nite :)
owh.. before that..
Happy New Year again :) May God bless you.
.>>>>me :P Signing out.
and then.. im blank.. did we have anything on the 26th? i dont remember.. was i working? i think so coz i dont think it's holiday. on the 29, another visitation to salvation's army special home in the afternoon. on sunday we went to pastor's place to help his family(move out frm puchong to kelana jaya).. there were about 14 of us.. we finishd around 6pm and decided to swim at their new swimming pool area.. on 31st, new year's eve program at church until new year... 1st december we went to uncle alex's open house, then on the afternoon we went to church to eat nangka.. btw, im not a fan of sweet stuffs (except choc n certain fruits) so i didnt really bother abt it. tidur ja sia. at 7pm we decided to go for bowling, usually we would go to midvalley but it must be really really and i mean really really crowded there so we've decided to go to the mines. nice place, cheaper baju but i dont like the bowling centre.. too bright and waiting list lagi coz fullnya orang sungguh.
ive to admit my writing skill s gting worse and worse everday.. just read my review for this month.. very straight forward.. ,mbe it would be more understandable in table format haha.. pardon me :P
argghh im sleepy.. i wanted to write a review for ay 2007 program but i cant seem to find the right time to do it.. i need a breakkk.. give me a holiday.. stay at home, do nothing but watching movie, have a good laugh, clean my room, do laundry.. and sleep for at least 8 hourss.. and it's 12:30 midnite.. so nite :)
owh.. before that..
Happy New Year again :) May God bless you.
.>>>>me :P Signing out.
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