Just A Quickie

Ahemm....been lazy with this blog lately. :)

As it's winter here, the weather is shitty most weekends and staying indoors means no nice pics to post. Spring is round the corner and we should be having some fun then..

Have been totally absorbed in my little researches on some things that have taken my fancy and since multi-tasking ain't my nature, my blog's been ignored.

Has anyone noticed the tumultuous market of late? A pity I wasn't doing more active trading(would have made $ with shorts)..... It wasn't 'exciting' watching my medium term portfolio plummet in value but a great opportunity arised during this pullback. I switched a good % of my holdings to C's long term portfolio. This means I don't have to pay as much tax next fin yr as a trader.

C recently negotiated a cool 2 yr remuneration package and he is pretty pleased. Am darn proud of him.

We are so needing a holiday but when's the appropriate time to go, tis the Q...

A B C of Motivation

A void negative sources, people, places, things and habits.
B elieve in yourself.
C onsider things from every angle.
D on't give up and don't give in.
E njoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.
F amily and friends are hidden treasures; enjoy their riches.
G ive more than you planned to.
H ang on to your dreams.
I gnore those who try to discourage you.
J ust do it.
K eep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
L ove yourself first and most.
M ake it happen.
N ever lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.
O pen your eyes and see things as they really are.
P ractice makes perfect.
Q uitters never win and winners never quit.
R ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.
S top procrastinating.
T ake control of your own destiny.
U nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.
V isualize it. ViNoD
W ant it more than anything.
E Xcellerate your efforts.
Y ou are unique of all God's creations, nothing can replace YOU.
Z ero in on your target and go for it!

Vision Cheque

Thanks to AhPek for his brief intro of my new blog . The kind gesture is much appreciated. I found his website after reading about the Nuffnang event (gathering of M'sian bloggers). To clear the confusion regarding Oz's financial yr (FY), our financial yr ends on June 30 and a new one begins on July 1. This is when everyone starts preparing to submit their income tax returns for the yr. Hence, after June, the new FY is now 2008.

Speaking of FY, here's the vision cheque I wrote, Oct last yr. Ppl who know the secret use the cheque for whatever they desire, lottery, boats, cars, mansions.... but my needs are rather simple :) I have everything I need right now. So I wrote only 2 cheques. The other one for C, of course. My cheque was to command a certain income from my shares, a figure which I deemed achievable. Suffice to say I was totally thrilled with the result. And C had an exceptional yr too. :D

Ppl may use the cheques for winnings from lotteries but my sensible mind tells me we need to use some logic when we use a vision cheque, if you catch my drift.

Confucius said" Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time."

Anyway, the vision cheque is one of those things on my fun list so don't you take it too seriously! I have yet to write a new one for this FY. :)

Words Of Wisdom

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

All successful people are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.

Get around the right people. Associate with positive, goal-oriented people who encourage and inspire you.

Being happy requires that you define your life in your own terms and then throw your whole heart into living your life to the fullest. In a way, happiness requires that you be perfectly selfish in order to develop yourself to a point where you can be unselfish for the rest of your life.

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.

Be selective about your external influences. Your multi-dimensional brain is influenced by everything you see, hear, read, smell, touch, feel or say.

I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often

Avoid negative people . They are the greatest destroyers of self confidence and self-esteem.

Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.

Successful people are simply those with success habits

Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into.

Whatever you dwell on in the conscious grows in your experience.

By Brian Tracy.