This is massive subject. We are brought up by parents who teach us that to tell lies is wrong.. yeah.. telling THEM lies is wrong! Then I also learn through life experience that adults lie all of the time. (Father Christmas, the tooth fairy?) They lie to us, they lie to each other. They groom us in the skill without even realising what they are doing, just the same as their parents did to them.
The untruths come into several categories. Some are told as a direct answer to a question, probably to get the respondent out of trouble, but some are told to cause hurt and distress for reasons best known only to the liar themselves. Some folks are compulsive liars, who actually tell a lie and then believe what they have told.
The subject of lying within this life is an odd one. I think, in the main, it is a given that punters expect guy like me, they see to be professional liars. I hate telling lies. I do my darndest not to. I have fine tuned my repertoire so that the telling of lies is not done.
This life is a melting pot of untruth and dishonesty. I try very hard not to be contributory, but what I am doing is a dishonest practice somehow, especially for those of us who were married.
Its those damn questions.. now if I could move away from some of those...
We are living in the world of lies...
Friday, August 28, 2009
World of Stress
I talked about moving out for something different can be stressful, so I was interested to read what Google had to say on this subject. And they have 12 tips on beating stressSomehow, what I find amusing is that most of those tips have been around since Adam was a lad -- they missed off eating an apple a day, I noticed!
I have been to the hospital for my check up, and the nurse there checked my blood pressure. It was fine. I never expected anything else. I eat sensibly and I did little exercise in the office - probably because I eat well, and I am more on top of the bills than I used to be.
In addition, I am not for one minute knocking anyone who takes supplements or vitamins etc., but I think if you eat sensibly, all of the things you need should be there in your basic diet, People can become obsessed with taking things they don't really need, and if they miss taking them - that's when unnecessary stress can manifest itself. People these days seem to punish themselves for being alive.
Interestingly, they say you should "get it off your chest"........ well in that case, I suppose blogging is one way of doing that.
Next question: Personality test?
I have been to the hospital for my check up, and the nurse there checked my blood pressure. It was fine. I never expected anything else. I eat sensibly and I did little exercise in the office - probably because I eat well, and I am more on top of the bills than I used to be.
In addition, I am not for one minute knocking anyone who takes supplements or vitamins etc., but I think if you eat sensibly, all of the things you need should be there in your basic diet, People can become obsessed with taking things they don't really need, and if they miss taking them - that's when unnecessary stress can manifest itself. People these days seem to punish themselves for being alive.
Interestingly, they say you should "get it off your chest"........ well in that case, I suppose blogging is one way of doing that.
Next question: Personality test?
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Working Appreciation is Earned, Not Given!
Being an empty glass is good, because we can absorb more. I’m a big believer in the sharing of ideas and challenging of one another that guest interaction can bring. One has to look no further than the month-long to what a group of innovative, forward-thinking people can do when they unite for a common goal.
Instead, life is just like a box of chocolates stays true to its name – you never know what you’re going to get. But, above all, it forces me to take a step back and think – in this case, about what I appreciate in life. Appreciation can be interpreted in many different formats, but one thing that comes to my mind, and that is relevant to my current life situation, is the appreciation relationship between manager and employee. Think about your own career – what are you doing with your life? Where are you working at this very moment? Do you feel valued, appreciated, and important to the overall team? Or, are you just another easily replaceable cog in the system?
I could easily tell you to go find a job where you’re seen as irreplaceable, but more often than not, especially early in our careers, that’s much easier said than done.
Then try to give people a reason to appreciate you...No one is going to appreciate you if you don’t give them a reason to do so. Presenting your value to a company starts with you. It involves going above and beyond the call of duty and saying, ‘This is why I’m an invaluable member of the team. This is why you need me here. This is why you SHOULD be appreciating me and what I bring to the table.’
But, it’s not all about you only – you have to be appreciative of what you’ve got. Far too often we say it’s “just a job,” but there are millions of unemployed people out there who would be thrilled to be in your full-time position. Be grateful for what you have, what you earned, and that appreciation will show in your overall work ethic.
Appreciation isn’t given, it’s earned. It’s easy to forget, but so important to remember. If you want people to see the value in you, you have to live that value in everything you do. The appreciation revolution starts with you!
Next question: My life appreciatiation?
Instead, life is just like a box of chocolates stays true to its name – you never know what you’re going to get. But, above all, it forces me to take a step back and think – in this case, about what I appreciate in life. Appreciation can be interpreted in many different formats, but one thing that comes to my mind, and that is relevant to my current life situation, is the appreciation relationship between manager and employee. Think about your own career – what are you doing with your life? Where are you working at this very moment? Do you feel valued, appreciated, and important to the overall team? Or, are you just another easily replaceable cog in the system?
I could easily tell you to go find a job where you’re seen as irreplaceable, but more often than not, especially early in our careers, that’s much easier said than done.
Then try to give people a reason to appreciate you...No one is going to appreciate you if you don’t give them a reason to do so. Presenting your value to a company starts with you. It involves going above and beyond the call of duty and saying, ‘This is why I’m an invaluable member of the team. This is why you need me here. This is why you SHOULD be appreciating me and what I bring to the table.’
But, it’s not all about you only – you have to be appreciative of what you’ve got. Far too often we say it’s “just a job,” but there are millions of unemployed people out there who would be thrilled to be in your full-time position. Be grateful for what you have, what you earned, and that appreciation will show in your overall work ethic.
Appreciation isn’t given, it’s earned. It’s easy to forget, but so important to remember. If you want people to see the value in you, you have to live that value in everything you do. The appreciation revolution starts with you!
Next question: My life appreciatiation?
Foolish Note - Indonesia
Just want to have 'quick mindset' - in a nutshell, this is what I want to share: Indonesia needs economic growth for development to occur; for economic growth, urbanization of the majority of the population currently living in more than 800,000 small villages is a necessity; the current urban centers cannot accommodate the present urban population adequately, leave alone taking on any additional burden. Hence the proposition has forced itself on us: we need new urban centers to accommodate the hundreds of millions who must get out of villages for Indonesia's economic growth.
The question before us: how do we do it - before we run out of time? Think it over!!
The question before us: how do we do it - before we run out of time? Think it over!!
I Am Fooled by Randomness of Being Lucky or Smart
In a gloomy emotional feeling, somehow I am trying heart to focus and concentrate about what I can do better, well - I just want to share about life situation.Somehow, luck is a part of life, and everyone, at one point or another, gets lucky. Luck is also a big part of business life and perhaps the biggest part of entrepreneurial life. At the very least, entrepreneurs must believe in luck. Ideally, they can recognize it when they see it. And over time, the best entrepreneurs can actually learn to create luck.
But luck in the business is different from regular old luck, like when you find $20 on the sidewalk. First of all, being lucky in business has an intoxicating underbelly called believing you're smart. No one actually believes that he should take credit for finding $20 on the sidewalk. But when people get lucky in business, they are often convinced that it is not luck at all that brought them good fortune. They believe instead that their business venture succeeded thanks to their own blinding brilliance.
What I know, the big challenge is that everyone -- the press, your shareholders, your colleagues, your significant other, and your parents -- will work hard to convince you otherwise. They will tell you, over and over again, that you are in fact a genius and should take complete credit for all the great things happening to your company. Why? Because to them, you are one of the following:
- A source of professional gain
- A source of financial gain
- A boss
- A lover
- Their pride and joy
Simply, none of these relationships provide incentive for any of these people to tell you the cold hard truth about your entrepreneurial success: You may have gotten just plain lucky *sigh*
From my perspective, the second difference between business luck and everyday luck is that luck in business can be created, whereas everyday luck cannot. You can't will yourself to find $20 on the sidewalk. But you can create a company that gets lucky more often than the average company. Indeed, there is a pseudo-scientific formula for creating business luck. The key element is this: Lucky things happen to entrepreneurs who start fundamentally innovative, morally compelling, and philosophically positive companies.
I guess this sums up how I feel: Was I lucky? You bet - I was lucky. But I was also smart: smart enough to realize that I was getting lucky... I have found someone that again breaking my life.
Next question: How about tomorrow - My Life and Views?
Friday, August 14, 2009
Internet and Beyond
My brain working so fast lately, dont know why? Anyway just in my head suddenly and I would like to sharing of information on YouTube and other Social Networking websites can be visualised and shared now.
The users can now upload the data they want to visualise at an experimental website manyeyes and check the technical information they need to know about their information on the web.
Reading a journal in the internet showing me that scientists at the Watson Research Centre of IBM in Cambridge, Massachusetts created the site to help people publish and discuss graphics in a group says the report. There is a good scope of analysis and the commenting on other's works by visualising the data through different tools and discover unexpected patterns in the data.
Now the users can embed images and links to their visualisations in websites or blogs, just as they can embed YouTube videos.
My friend told me a wise words " The gift of Internet is that everyone can participate, and the tools can be brought to a much wider audience." But somehow, "the great fun of information visualisation," and my comment is that it gives you answers to questions you didn't know you had!
The users can now upload the data they want to visualise at an experimental website manyeyes and check the technical information they need to know about their information on the web.
Reading a journal in the internet showing me that scientists at the Watson Research Centre of IBM in Cambridge, Massachusetts created the site to help people publish and discuss graphics in a group says the report. There is a good scope of analysis and the commenting on other's works by visualising the data through different tools and discover unexpected patterns in the data.
Now the users can embed images and links to their visualisations in websites or blogs, just as they can embed YouTube videos.
My friend told me a wise words " The gift of Internet is that everyone can participate, and the tools can be brought to a much wider audience." But somehow, "the great fun of information visualisation," and my comment is that it gives you answers to questions you didn't know you had!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Indonesia: Conspiracy Theories
Why did the market go up today after bomb? well, it was the PPT at work
Why you should not trust the employment figure or inflation figure?
well, the govt manipulates them
What causes bubbles in market?
politicians
Why are gold prices down?
Oh, the govt manipulates the gold prices.
If you look around in the market , you will see such conspiracy theories all over the place. We have become a nation of conspiracy theorists. Everything is a conspiracy according to some people.
Where do such conspiracy theories come from and why do they work? Understanding them can make you a better trader.
* There are leaders and followers
* There are good leaders and there are bad leaders
* Every leader has a agenda.
* Some leaders have positive agenda some have negative agenda.
* Leadership is about :
o ability to "attract" followers
o make followers "believe" in certain things
o prevent other leaders from "poaching" followers
o take followers from point A to B "willingly"
* Mental model manipulation is at the heart of successful leadership
* Autocratic leaders control,followers by use of force. But that is coercive leadership model where the followers are not "willingly" following "the great leader".
* Leaders manipulate followers mind using communication.
* Positive leaders change followers mind using rational and positive messages.
* Negative leaders change followers mind using conspiracies and irrational arguments.
* Behind every conspiracy theory are leaders who are trying to get "willing" followers.
* Most people are followers.
* There are very few leaders in the world, but there are vast number of followers.
* Big and consequential changes happen in the world, or in a company, or in your life if you come across good leaders.
* If you study history, you would see that every big change in the world was bought about by a good leader.
* There are many failed leaders in the world. In the absence of good leaders they attract followers using mental manipulation.
* Conspiracy theories are very good way to attract followers.
* Conspiracy theories can explain in simple terms things to followers.
* Powerless followers love conspiracy theory because it allows them to rationalise their failure and externalise the problem. They create a complex web of conspiracy theories to explain away everything. If you try and expose their logic with rational thinking and arguments, they will throw more nuanced conspiracy theories.
* The conspiracy theory proponents have their own rules of economics not proven by any existing economic theories. They are pseudo economists.
* Religions, cults, political parties, labor leaders, media commentators and so many other people with access to media use conspiracy theories very skillfully to "attract" and "retain " followers. Scratch deeper when you hear somebody propogating a conspiracy theory and you will find a leader trying to influence you. That person has some motive for it.
* If you want to understand how to manipulate minds study either religion or advertising.
* Both the disciplines use simple communication tricks to " influence" and "change" your mind. They do it with velvet gloves and leave no finger prints behind.
* If you do not control your mind, there are several outsiders waiting to influence it.
Why is understanding how conspiracy theories work is important to trading, because you trade what you believe. People trade their beliefs, not necessarily what will make them most money. Classic example of that are gold bugs and perma bears... Indonesia oh Indonesia...
Next question: do you think it will be another avalanche?
Why you should not trust the employment figure or inflation figure?
well, the govt manipulates them
What causes bubbles in market?
politicians
Why are gold prices down?
Oh, the govt manipulates the gold prices.
If you look around in the market , you will see such conspiracy theories all over the place. We have become a nation of conspiracy theorists. Everything is a conspiracy according to some people.
Where do such conspiracy theories come from and why do they work? Understanding them can make you a better trader.
* There are leaders and followers
* There are good leaders and there are bad leaders
* Every leader has a agenda.
* Some leaders have positive agenda some have negative agenda.
* Leadership is about :
o ability to "attract" followers
o make followers "believe" in certain things
o prevent other leaders from "poaching" followers
o take followers from point A to B "willingly"
* Mental model manipulation is at the heart of successful leadership
* Autocratic leaders control,followers by use of force. But that is coercive leadership model where the followers are not "willingly" following "the great leader".
* Leaders manipulate followers mind using communication.
* Positive leaders change followers mind using rational and positive messages.
* Negative leaders change followers mind using conspiracies and irrational arguments.
* Behind every conspiracy theory are leaders who are trying to get "willing" followers.
* Most people are followers.
* There are very few leaders in the world, but there are vast number of followers.
* Big and consequential changes happen in the world, or in a company, or in your life if you come across good leaders.
* If you study history, you would see that every big change in the world was bought about by a good leader.
* There are many failed leaders in the world. In the absence of good leaders they attract followers using mental manipulation.
* Conspiracy theories are very good way to attract followers.
* Conspiracy theories can explain in simple terms things to followers.
* Powerless followers love conspiracy theory because it allows them to rationalise their failure and externalise the problem. They create a complex web of conspiracy theories to explain away everything. If you try and expose their logic with rational thinking and arguments, they will throw more nuanced conspiracy theories.
* The conspiracy theory proponents have their own rules of economics not proven by any existing economic theories. They are pseudo economists.
* Religions, cults, political parties, labor leaders, media commentators and so many other people with access to media use conspiracy theories very skillfully to "attract" and "retain " followers. Scratch deeper when you hear somebody propogating a conspiracy theory and you will find a leader trying to influence you. That person has some motive for it.
* If you want to understand how to manipulate minds study either religion or advertising.
* Both the disciplines use simple communication tricks to " influence" and "change" your mind. They do it with velvet gloves and leave no finger prints behind.
* If you do not control your mind, there are several outsiders waiting to influence it.
Why is understanding how conspiracy theories work is important to trading, because you trade what you believe. People trade their beliefs, not necessarily what will make them most money. Classic example of that are gold bugs and perma bears... Indonesia oh Indonesia...
Next question: do you think it will be another avalanche?
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