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Commit to Success

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.  Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans :

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.

–  explorer WH Murray, who wrote the passage during one of the first Himalayan expeditions

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The Power of Film - Sicko by Michael Moore

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Michael Moore on Oprah Winfrey Show

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Spirit of Enterprise

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur ?

Spirit of Enterprise Award - Interview with Mr Dennis Ng

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Make A Difference

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

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You can never tell what type of impact you can have on another’s life by your action, or lack of action.   Don’t underestimate the value that you can create and give to the people you come in touch with.   Have a little more faith in your ability and the goodness in you.

http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com/

“On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetric.  She began to teach children.”

“Teddy, you got it all wrong.  You were the one who taught me how to make a difference.  I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

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The Prayer - Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

I pray you’ll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe

La luce che tu hai
I pray we’ll find your light
nel cuore restera
and hold it in our hearts.
a ricordarci che
When stars go out each night,
eterna stella sei

The light you have
I pray we’ll find your light
will be in the heart
and hold it in our hearts.
to remember us that
When stars go out each night,
you are eternal star
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
quanta fede c’e
when shadows fill our day

How much faith there’s
Let this be our prayer
in my prayer
when shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace, di fraternita

We dream a world without violence
a world of justice and faith.
Everyone gives the hand to his neighbours
Symbol of peace, of fraternity
La forza che ci da
We ask that life be kind
e il desiderio che
and watch us from above
ognuno trovi amor
We hope each soul will find
intorno e dentro se
another soul to love

The force his gives us
We ask that life be kind
is wish that
and watch us from above
everyone finds love
We hope each soul will find
around and inside
another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer, just like every child

Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe

E la fede che
hai acceso in noi,
sento che ci salvera

It’s the faith
you light in us
I feel it will save us

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The Power of the Dream - Celine Dion

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Deep within each heart
There lies a magic spark
That lights the fire of our imagination
And since the dawn of man
The strenght of just “I can”
Has brought together people of all nations

There’s nothing ordinary
In the living of each day
There’s a special part
Every one of us will play

Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
As the world gives us its best
To stand apart from all the rest
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

Your mind will take you far
The rest is just pure heart
You’ll find your fate is all your own creation
Every boy and girl
As they come into this world
They bring the gift of hope and inspiration

Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace
We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

There’s so much strength in all of us
Every woman child and man
It’s the moment that you think you can’t
You’ll discover that you can

Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace
We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace
We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

The power of the dream
The faith in things unseen
The courage to embrace your fear
No matter where you are
To reach for your own star
To realize the power of the dream

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Care, but not t-h-a-t much

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

“Whenever a social interaction looms so large in your mind that you view it as watershed event in Western Civilization, you are in trouble.  You’re caring too much and with that you lose the requisite detachment necessary for success.

There’s a prosaic saying that whenever a person is overcome with feelings, be it anger or desire, he or she “can’t see the forest for the trees”.  Oddly, or maybe fittingly, when that happens you move in close that you might even swear, “There is no tree, only a knothole right here.”

In other words, what you must do is to train yourself to step back, so that you can see the pattern, relationships and interconnection of things.”

Excerpt taken from Negotiate This!: By Caring, but Not T-H-A-T Much by Herb Cohen

This not only applies in negotiation, but also in the endeavours we undertake.  Do you sometimes suffer from mental blocks in your work, or the things you do ?  I do.  Besides the occasional perfectionism bout, I think one other reason is that I care too much for the outcome of my efforts.  This excerpt is a stark reminder to me to care, but not that much.

Caring too much about the outcome will only impede progress because we are too afraid to try.  We are forever aiming and aiming but never firing. 

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