Currently Reading......

The Alchemist

by

PaulonCoelho

This is an excellent, excellent book. I am absolutely enjoying it. A friend of mine told me about it and now I can't put the book down. It's about following your dreams and not letting obstacles or challenges steer you away from achieving what's meant to be yours. I would definitely recommend this book as a Must-Read for the year. It's a very uplifting book, that leaves you feeling motivated and inspired to want more from life.

Great Quotes from the book...........Enjoy!

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Never stop dreaming.

Not everyone can see his dreams come true in the same way. 

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

 If you can concentrate on the present, you'll be a happy man…the secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better…Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.

Wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. 

There is only one way to learn. It's through action.

Bob

Love Nicole's hair cut!!

Read. Get motivated!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!! 

One of my good friends sent me this email, yesterday. I found it to be very inspiring and motivating. Enjoy!!

"He who observes the wind (and waits for all conditions to be favorable) will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. — Ecclesiastes 11:4

When the Lord asks His people to do something, there is a temptation to wait for “a convenient season” (Acts 24:25 KJV). There is always the tendency to hold back until it won’t be so difficult. The problem is that in order to accomplish something for God, you have to be willing to leave your comfort zone and take on new responsibility.

God expects you to do something that will produce good fruit. If you do not use the gifts and talents that He has given you, then you are not being responsible over what He has entrusted to you. You need to be a person who is unafraid of responsibility and change. It is in times of challenge that you build your strength. If you only do what is easy, you will always remain weak and ineffective. The time to move forward is now!"

Sent from my BlackBerry®

Frustrated? Yes! Giving up? No!

Frustration - an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

Seriously, is there any hope?? I found out today, that I am officially a statistic. Yes-A-Statistic!! GO FIGURE. According to the article, I shouldn't have read today (down below),"more than 40 percent of the nearly 15 million unemployed Americans have been out of work for six months or longer". What the hell!!!

Needless to say,  I am absolutely fed up of applying for jobs and dead end promises. I feel like I am on bloody "Ground Hog Day". Every freaking day is the EXACT same. I wake up. I brush my teeth. I wash my face. I go toilet. I wash my hands. I eat breakfast. I drink tea. I go on the internet. I search for jobs. I socialize with friends and family. I cook. I clean. I watch TV.  I go to bed. I pray. I dream. And then my day starts all over again.  Ahhhhhhhhh!!! I WANT MY LIFE BACK!!! OMG!!

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Sincerely Me

Status

While surfing the web today, I came across this article and found it to be very interesting. It's about high status behavior. After reading the article, I concluded that I have some high-status behavioral traits. Hehehehe!! Don't judge me lol!! Anyway, let me know what your thoughts are, after you read it.

Here's some questions to ponder.......Do you have any high status behavior tendencies? Do you know anyone with high status behavior? Do you think if you are of a higher status you should act this way?  What else would you add to the list? How do you feel about #6 (have you done that before)? What numbers do you fall under?

High-status behaviors

1. When walking, assuming that other people will get out of your path.
2. Making eye contact while speaking.
3. Not checking the other person's eyes for a reaction to what you said.
4. Having no visible reaction to what the other person said. (Imagine saying something to a typical Clint Eastwood character. You say something expecting a reaction, and you get--nothing.)
5. Speaking in complete sentences.
6. Interrupting before you know what you are going to say.
7. Spreading out your body to full comfort. Taking up a lot of space with your body.
8. Looking at the other person with your eyes somewhat down (head tilted back a bit to make this work), creating the feeling that you are a parent talking to a child.
9. Talking matter-of-factly about things that the other person finds displeasing or offensive.
10. Letting your body be vulnerable, exposing your neck and torso to the other person.
11. Moving comfortably and gracefully.
12. Keeping your hands away from your face.
13. Speaking authoritatively, with certainty.
14. Making decisions for a group; taking responsibility.
15. Giving or withholding permission.
16. Evaluating other people's work.
17. Speaking cryptically, not adjusting your speech to be easily understood by the other person (except that mumbling does not count). E.g. saying, "Chomper not right" with no explanation of what you mean or what you want the other person to do.
18. Being surrounded by an entourage, especially of people who are physically smaller than you.
19. A "high-status specialist" conveys in every word and gesture, "Don't come near me, I bite."

Fear

"What are you putting off out of fear? Usually, what we most fear doing is what we most need to do. That phone call, that conversation, whatever the action might be – it is fear of unknown outcomes that prevents us from doing what we need to do. Define worst case, accept it, and do it. I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous business people for advice"

Timothy Ferris, from the book The 4-Hour Workweek.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Back to Back to Back Sadiki 1st Friday Reggae Jams!!

Have a Safe & Happy Weekend!! 

Chune #1 

Chune #2

 Chune #3 

 

Sincerely Me

Madness!!

Omg!! So the other night, I was watching the "Wendy Williams Show" (I know!! I know!! But she's actually not that bad. She's beginning to grow on me.) and something she said blew- my- mind. 

Okay. Somebody tell me why, Jermaine & Randy Jackson share the same "baby mama"!! Oh yes!! So, this lady is the mother to Jermaine's kids and Randy's kids. NASTY!! Now, how in the hell do you explain that to your children..................

"Well, Sweety this is your...........your.............your............errrr............ummmmm....... BrotherCousin" lol!!

Poor kids!

Sincerely Me