Speech of A Lifetime
July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
We’ll take a break from Secret Wealth Files this week.
However we would like to share with you an inspirational video on the “Last Lecture” by Dr Randy Pausch. Dr. Randy Pausch passed away on July 25, 2008. Dr. Randy Pausch is a happily married man with three very young children. He spent years working for Disney as an Imagineer who helped them develop some of their theme park attractions. He then went on to teach at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania.
Abruptly, his life took a turn for the worse when he got cancer and fought it off after years of treatment. The cancer returned and has near-totally corupted several vital organs leaving him with mere months to live.
This video is his shortened speech on how not even death can bring him down and how the dreams he sought to come true can inspire us all.
We hope the above video has inspired you to live the life that you want. The video presentation is meant for his 3 young children when they grow up. However it has inspired thousands around the world. You can also read about it in his book “The Last Lecture”. For more information, you can visit The Last Lecture.
Do You Know What You Want?
July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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“The #1 reason most people don’t get what they want is because they don’t know what they want.” T. Harv Eker Rich and successful people always know what they want and they know that very specifically. After knowing what they want they can then formulate the strategies that will help them achieve what they want. They commit themselves to follow through with their plans to reach their goal. In addition to knowing what you want, it is also important to be clear and specific about it so that |
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For example Adam knows that what he wants is to lose weight. Which statement do you think will commit him to attain his target better?
“I want to lose weight.” Or
“I want to lose 10kg by 31 December 2008.”
The 2nd statement has more impact isn’t it?
With clear and precise goal, it helps us remain focused and enables us to formulate the necessary plans to achieve the goal.
So do you know what you want specifically? I’m not surprised if most people don’t. Here is what you can do to help find out what is it that you want.
Most people are not very good at identifying what they want. But they are generally good at knowing what then don’t want. So we can start by finding out what we don’t want to help us identify what we want. List down the things that you don’t like. For each of the things that you don’t like, think about what you would like instead. Once you are able to identify what you like, pay attention to them and find ways to achieve them. Remember to always be clear and specific to hold yourself to your wants. Set out the plan to achieve what you want and follow through to complete it. Bear in mind rich and successful people always complete what they start as well…
~ Mong Ling
How To Live A More Joyous and Fulfilled Life
June 23, 2008 | 4 Comments
The recent passing away of a friend gave all of us a rude wake-up call of how fragile life can be. As we go through our daily routine, do take the time to smell the roses and appreciate life, to live and love more.
Here’s an inspiring video for you to start the week.
Remember, Live Life to the Fullest!! It’s your choice!
Live Is But A Fleeting Moment
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Written By Tan Hai Liang
Yesterday we got a shocking and sad news that a friend of ours had passed away. The shock was more so especially when we had only just met up about a month and a half ago.
As our friends gathered together at his wake, we were all solemnly being reminded of the frailty of our life and its preciousness. We realised again that we should live life to the fullest each day. Yesterday had passed and you can’t do anything about it. Tomorrow may never come, so you can’t do anything about it too. What you are doing is living the present moment.
So in all that you want to do tomorrow, next week or during the holidays, do it now. Enjoy the company of your family now, not tomorrow, not during the school holidays. Take effort to catch up with your friends now, not during the public holidays. Learn a new skill now, not when you have the time or when you are retiring. Start an exercise regime now, not when your doctor advices you.
How many times we hear of people regretting not doing the things they wanted to do until its too late?
What is holding you back? Are you too tired? You don’t have the mood? Are you feeling apprehensive or fearful? These are just your mind’s bad habit of procrastinating, keeping you in bed or in front of the TV. Control your mind and tell yourself to go do it.
In my heart I thank my friend who, in his passing remind us to carry on our life with zest and zeal. To enjoy each moment and make full use of it!
3 Negative Words To Eliminate
June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments
Written By Tan Hai Liang
Last night I listened to a live recording of Michael Losier, the writer of Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don’t. It’s interesting that he mentioned that the 3 negative words that we must remove from our vocabulary is…”No”, “Not” and “Don’t”.
It’s good that we all stop using the 3 words highlighted above. The Law of Attraction doesn’t distinguish between what is negative or positive. So if you use “No”, “Not” or “Don’t”, that is exactly that you are attracting! An example is when we tell a child “Not” to do something, the child will immediately do it.
So if we keep thinking “I don’t want to be poor”, the Law of Attraction will make you poor. I don’t want to lose my customers, the Law of Attraction will make sure you lose your customers. Remember, it doesn’t distinguish between negative and positive, so when you say I don’t want to be poor, it takes out the “don’t” and read “I want to be poor”. So that is what you get.
So how do you improve yourself? Now you know how the Law of Attraction receive its orders, think about what do you want. An example will be, I want to be rich…I want more customers…think and say the positive instead of the negative and the Law of Attraction will bring you what you want.
Life Is Like A Song
June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In this week’s cooking video, we’ve chosen to use a French song, La vie se chante, la vie se pleure by Joe Dassin as the background music.
This song is about life. Life is full of colours. Life is always changing. Life has ups and downs, cries of joy and cries of sadness. Life has a beginning and an ending…
As you watch the video, let’s appreciate and celebrate life!
Our meal for the week is “Sauté fish in 20 minutes”.
Recipe:
Cod fish or dory fish or any fish fillet (marinated with salt & pepper)
Potatoes
Thyme leaves
Tomato & cucumber
Olive oil
Watch the video for the steps. Bon Appetit! And live life to the fullest!!
Stay tuned for our next cooking video!
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About the Cook:
C Hun who co-runs a wedding planning business is also dedicating his time to helping others discover the path of personal development. His passion to savour good food has also turned him into a chef wannabe. He hopes his contribution in PersonalDevelopment4all.com is able to help others discover their inner-self.
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Important Questions In Life (Part 4 - Final)
May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I ended my last post with this point that when we care, we have to care sensibly so that we are not being taken advantage of when doing so. Here is the story that I would like to share to illustrate this point.
In the woods there lived a fierce, vicious and mean lion. Everyone was afraid of this lion because he liked to bite other animals and human. As the lion grew older, he started wondering what happens to lions when they die. He heard of a holy lion who lived on top of a hill nearby who is very wise. So he decided to go ask the holy lion. When he arrived at the holy lion’s cave, the holy lion was conducting a sermon. He quietly hid in a corner to listen. The more he listened, the more he was convinced that he had been a bad lion and decided to turn over a new leaf. At the end of the sermon, he went up to the holy lion and vowed not to bite or hurt anyone again. He wanted to be good, kind and caring.
After he became a good lion, he told everyone about it but the other animals and humans were still afraid of him. One day, while the lion was taking a nice nap behind a rock, a villager accidentally stepped on his tail when walking past. The lion had a shock awakening. However, he just smiled at the villager kindly without even getting angry. From that day on, everyone believed him and was no longer afraid of him.
On day, some nasty children came to tease him. They started calling him bad names but the lion just sat there calmly even though he didn’t like it. The children became braver since the lion was passive. They started to throw stones at him. He was upset but didn’t fight back because he had vowed not to hurt anyone again. So the children went nearer and then started beating him with sticks. He took all the beating and thought that religion was crap. In the real world you had to be nasty to protect yourself. So that evening, he went up to see the holy lion and wanted to renounce his vow.
The holy lion was shocked to see the poor injured lion and asked what happened. So he told the holy lion everything and blamed the holy lion for all the impractical teachings he had given. The holy lion then said to him, “You stupid lion! Yes I told you not to bite or hurt people but I didn’t tell you not to roar, did I?”
So, sometimes in order to be kind and to care, we have to “roar”, but just don’t “bite”! 
About the Author:
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Mong Ling has experienced the power of personal development which has transformed her life, so now she is eager to share her experience with others so that everyone can live a more fulfilled life. For more information please visit PersonalDevelopment4All.com
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Important Questions In Life (Part 3)
May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Welcome back! I hope you have the chance to think through the question “What is the most important thing to do?” There is no right or wrong answer here. Some may say that it’s to do good, to be kind, to give your best, to help others in need and so on. Different people have different views as to what is the most important thing to do. Let me share with you the answer that I have learnt, it is “to care”… Read more
Important Questions In Life (Part 2)
May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Who is the most important person?
Have you given some thoughts to the above question? I believe generally people will say their parents, their spouse, their children, their mentors etc… But here is something that I think most people will not have thought of. The most important person is… “the person you are with at that moment”, whoever it may be… Why? Read more
Important Questions In Life (Part 1)
May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I recently read a story which had me thinking. In the story, 3 simple but meaningful questions were raised. Today I’ll share with you the 1st question which is, “when is the most important time?”
Take some time to think through this question. What do you think? I believe all of us know the answer to this question, but some how sometimes we forget.
The answer to this question is a simple three letter word… Read more
