http://bestpublicdirectory.com activated!!

Tonight I had a MELANTAK farewell dinner for Nazlee at BB Thai.. After came back quite late, I have played around with my paid hosting domain called BestPublicDirectory. At last I managed to activated the domain and all the ground works already started by our paid programmer.. everything's paid!
This is our 2nd project to develop advertisement directory for worldwide businesses.. our first target is to get all free registration before it's become not free anymore.. maybe after the promotion period is over ( aku akan bgtau bila)..
Actual system works using directory system software and we have already hired programmer to do the settings and installation.. expected Go-LIVE by January 2010 ( Aku harap lah..)

P/s : aku akan blog pasal dinner kat BB Thai kat next posting.. janji!!

Makan di mana?

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Hari ni aku tak tau nak makan kat mana.. nak masak? huh jauh sekali.. now weekdays are not the right time to cook.. bukan aku yg takmo masak.. tapi takde org yg nak kemas.. biasalah aku.. kalau dah masak macam tukang masak pro.. masak tinggal.. org lain yg akan kemas.. tang yg nak kemas tuh yg takde... kesimpulannya.. tak masak.. only sat and sun jer.. hungry? makan luar lah..

Balik kijer terus bergegas ke DawnCity.. jumpa En Faizal submit document kat dia and PAU sekali 3 kotak air laici kat office dia.. hehehe bukan jadi rugi pun.... pastu terus bergegas ke JJ AU2 cari mende yg buleh mengenyangkan perut dan tembolok ini.. Location? gi kat BBQ Chicken

Lupa nak cerita, siang tadi masa aku gi Public Bank, masa tengah tunggu no giliran ada sorang India salesman datang dengan budi bahasa yg amat mengharukan menghampiri aku.. dia tunjukkan aku promosi BBQ chicken.. lepas cerita dkt 5 min aku macam tertarik.. kesimpulannya senang jer.. beli kupon kat tangan dia RM25 and aku akan dapat 21 kupon Buy 1 Free 1 and 2 kupon free pencuci mulut.. dia cakap kalau aku gi BBQ Chicken, order 1 main course aku buleh dapat free main course 1 lagi.. bayangkan ada 21 kupon yg buleh di tukarkan.. mengenangkan yg BBQ Chicken ada kat Jaya One dan satu lagi dekat umah aku (AU2) aku terus bayar kat dia RM25.. kalau dia tipu nasib lah.. aku bukan buleh bangkrap kalau setakat RM25..

**Makan punya makan, Kat BBQ Chicken aku dah dapat balik modal aku bernilai RM23.90 (order fried chicken RM11.90 + Ice cream satu mangkuk besar RM11.90) berkat penukaran kupon yg dijanjikan si India tadi.. rupanya dia tak tipu.. heheh ada 20 kupon bernilai RM11.90 - RM15.50 lagi yg perlu ditukar sehingga May 2010... memang berbaloi...


Ashraff belasah sampai 4 ketul..


Yg ni betul2 sedap..


Persekitaran yg bersih.. (kenapa org tak ramai?) ahh bukan urusan aku..


Ini namanya tisu.. bukan makanan


Inilah antara kupon yg aku bawak.. siap aku susun sesatu depan waiter nak pilih makan apa..
(aku dah janji nak bg "Yenis The Manace" kupon nih.. kalau tak dia mungkin akan gigit telinga aku kalau aku mungkir janji)



Ais Kacang



Terjumpa pentas Idola Kecil.. lepak kejap..


Tugu Negara


Saya akan menyanyikan lagu Kebangsaan Negara Belanda.. sesiapa yg tak Faham sila duduk tepi..

P/s : Kalau diorang tau aku kijer Dutch Lady, mungkin diorang akan bg aku kijer untuk susun kotak atau punggah barang..

Hari yg Memenatkan..

Hari ni aku cuti tahun.. bukan sengaja tapi ada 3 benda yg aku nak settlekan hari ni..
pagi2 lagi aku dah kuar rumah.. dalam pukul 9am jugak la.. kira terlewat..
1. Buat Passport - Pergi kat Pusat Bdr Damansara.. sampai kul 9.30 terus beratur amik no.. beribu org.. dekat pukul 12.50 baru nama aku dipanggil.. berapa jam tuh tunggu? kul 4.30pm passport aku siap nasib baik aku tak tunggu kat situ.. aku lari kejap gi bank negara.. (cuba teka aku nak pergi mana dgn passport nih?)

2. Pegi Bank Negara - dalam kul 1.00pm ada urusan nak check status credit aku.. bagus jugak dapat check.. aku tau bank ni kekadang tokleh pakai.. tak ber update dgn bank negara.. so urusan settle dalam 30 minit jer. senang hati aku sebab dah clear hutang and buleh buat loan yg baru.. hehehe. terima kasih pada pegawai bank negara malaysia.

3. Pegi showroom perodua - Hari ni Alza kuar.. so aku gi tengok lah bawak anak bini.. memang best .. luas murah dan selesa.. comel jer.. macam livina pun ada jugak. yang aku tertarik sebab ciri2 myvi tu ada.. kalau duduk belakang lutut aku yg panjang tak kena seat depan... hrga max range full spec cuma RM64,190 jer.. lagi murah dari Exora yg bagak tuh.. Macam menarik jer..


Model Iklan Alza cawangan Batu Caves.

Balik Batu Pahat aka Balik Kampung

SECTION 1 - OTW balik kg..


Sebelum balik ke kampung, singgah kat murtabak singapore punyer restoran.. Da Best In Town.. kt KL tu ada tapi tetap tak sama.. hehe kt Mak Tim Keramat..


satu layer telur di bubuh pulak dengan daging kisar yg berempah sakan..


Kuah bersama timun..


Ni la rupa dia..


Budak ni pun kuat makan.. Harga kecik RM6, besar RM10 special RM12.. memang murah sebab yg kecik pun buleh makan 3 org..

SECTION 2 - SANTAI DI RUMAH KG


Kuah kacang..


Sate yg di marinate dgn penuh kasih sayang.. p.s harga dah naik jadi RM0.50


Soto nasik..

Aku org pertama order sebab baru bukak..


Aku membesar dgn sate nih..


Pokok nangka yg berbuah lebat di depan rumah..


posing..

SECTION 3 - MAJLIS PERKAHWINAN


uli tepung utk roti canai..
20kg tepung..


menu sarapan untuk org yg datang bertandang bergotong royong..
preparation made ealier..1.32am in the morning beb.. tak taulah pukul berapa dia tidur untuk sediakan 400 keping..


tebarkanlah..


ayam goreng..



kalau korang nak tau.. nenas dan kelapa bersatu juga..

r
dapur tempat memasak..


rebusan ayam..

What the h*ll with Adsense?

Malam ni google betul2 buat aku frustrated... satu lagi adsense akaun kena block!! duit dalam tu ada USD160 pulak tu.. alasan diorang sebab nal protect advetisers.. But*h la.. dah la 2 minggu yg lepas 1 akaun abg aku kena block dam dalam tuh ada USD400++.. itu pun alasan sama.. hasil kerja siapakah semua ni.. belum sempat nak widraw.. macam ba*i jer terus kena block.. sekarang aku cuma mengharapkan satu jer akaun aku.. itu pun nasib2 lah.. kalau kena block jugak angkara sabotaj program search engine yg dicipta oleh org2 tertentu, aku terpaksa create lain lah jawabnya..

Now Everyone can have a MPV ALZA

ALZA compatible white bodykit

Aku baru balik dari Batu Pahat.. memang memenatkan. Tujuan asal aku balik adalah kerana perkahwinan sepupu aku dan disamping itu aku mengisi masa jugak dengan perbincangan langkah seterusnya projek Nenas/Limau Nipis bersama tuan pengurus yg akan menguruskan kebun iaitu En. Enton. Projek akan kick Off esok dan dalam masa 2 minggu aku akan balik semula untuk check status pembersihan kebun.(I'll blog pasal balik kg dalam next blog)
Kalau refer balik tajuk asal adalah tentang MPV ALZA.. kenapa aku masukkan tajuk ni kerana esok 23/11/09 pukul 5pm majlis pelancaran kat perodua akan bermula. So.. aku akan pergi tengok (sebab aku cuti) selepas aku punya urusan kat Bank Negara dan Imigration Dept. selesai..I'm so excited to see new cheapest MPV from perodua and I want to say bye2 to Exora.. buleh ke gitu?

Alkisah hari ini..

Tadi aku ada meeting dengan Brandon dari Digi Business Enterprise pasal projek nak bg line free kat staff Executive level DL... borak punyer borak dia citer semalam Digi baru launch Blackberry promo... bayar RM58/month selama 2 tahun buleh dapat Blackberry Curve free!!
Aku punyelah excited terus ingat nak tukar Digi..
Pikir punyer pikir, tadi aku buat comparison dgn telco yg ada offer Blackberry.. dah kijer aku buat comparison and evaluation... hasil dari pengecaman aku.. rupa2nya offer yg ditawarkan memang murah tapi tak menarik sebab Blackberry Curve yg dioffer.. features tak ok sgt.. banyak benda yg aku ada dalam hp sekarang takde pada curve.. so lemah semangat and tak jadi nak tukar..
For Maxis and Celcom, diorang offer all range of BB and Value Plan diorang mahal sikit tapi byk range.. kira ok jugaklah... tapi kalau nak tukar bukan sekarang kut.. nak pindah umah.. nak kuar M*V baru lagi.. mana nak cekau???


Aku memang aim nak pakai BOLD.. tapi tunggu dululah.. tengah study maxis punyer BIS plan.. macam murah jer RM40/Month..

Tensionnyer...

Ishhh tension betul malam nih.. aku terpaksa mempercepatkan perpindahan dari blogspot ke own hosting sebelum tarikh yg dirancang.. aku ingat dalam 2 bulan akan datang.. tapi Yahoo dah sound pulak supaya iklan tokleh dibuat di blogspot..
So.. malam ni dapat tugasan aku baru selesai pindahkan Mortgage info ke html format untuk diupload semula ke BestRealInfo.com.. dah la webstie tu tak touch up lagi.. terpaksa jugak lah aku pindahkan.. takut kena band pulak dengan Yahoo... ada 2 lagi yg aku tak pindahkan.. satu web pun nak dekat sejam pergi edit.. hai nasib badan..

Petua Dikasihi Suami (Pada sesaper yg nak ikutlah)

1. Bagi seorang isteri, anda perlulah menjamu mata suami anda. Lelaki mudah terangsang oleh penglihatan matanya. Pakailah pakaian yang menarik perhatiannya. Lemparkan senyuman yang bermakna. Berdandanlah dengan sempurna.. selitkan jelingan-jelingan manja.

2. Sambutlah kepulangan suami anda dengan gembira dan hantarlah pemergiannya dengan hati yang sedih dan mengharapkan kesetiaan. Jangan lupa untuk bersalaman dan berciuman apabila dia pulang dan apabila dia mahu meninggalkan rumah. Uruskan perihal suami anda dari segi makanan dan pakaiannya. Isteri yang bijak menjaga suami akan mengambil berat mengenai dua perkara penting, pertama zakar suaminya dan kedua perut suaminya.

3. Banyak membantu suami anda. Terutamanya apabila suami anda bermasaalah. Jangan banyak meminta-minta kerana ini akan menyebabkan suami anda berdukacita. Walaupun anda bekerja, usah boros dalam berbelanja, sama-samalah merancang masa depan bersama suami anda. Rujuklah kepada suami anda dalam hal-hal yang mana anda sendiri kurang yakin atau perkara yang melibatkan kesan terhadap ekonomi rumahtangga.

4. Nyatakan sayang anda kepada suami anda. Ia patut dilakukan setiap hari, walaupun setelah anda beranak cucu. Jangan anggap diri anda terlalu tua untuk itu semua.

5. Apabila berkesempatan, sentuh dan belailah suami anda selalu. Anda boleh mencuri-curi menciumnya ketika tidak dilihat oleh orang lain. Anda boleh memegang tangannya atau bahunya bila berjalan-jalan.

6. Jadikan amalan untuk menidurkan anak-anak anda lebih awal dari masa anda hendak masuk tidur. Amalkan juga masuk tidur bersama suami anda. Inilah antara masa yang paling manis dalam kehidupan berumahtangga.

7. Jika anda meminta pertolongan dari suami anda dan suami anda membantu tetapi tidak sempuna perbuatannya, jauhilah dari berleter atau marah kepadanya. Ini akan hanya menyebabkannya berjauh hati dan merajuk.

8. Jagalah anak-anak anda dengan baik dari segala segi. Elakkan dari sentiasa memarahi anak-anak anda, gunakan strategi memujuk dan mendorong. Jika anda selalu marahkan anak-anak anda di depan suami anda, suami anda mungkin merasa kurang senang, lagipun anak anda adalah anaknya yang disayanginnya.

9. Selalulah memicit-micit dan mengurut suami anda. Amalkan mandi bersamanya dan menggosok-gosok badannya. Jangan sekali mengatakan, busuk pengotor,selekeh atau kata2 yg tidak sepatutnya dilemparkan, kerana hati suami akan tersentuh apabila isteri berkata2 demikian.

10. Apabila anda masuk tidur bersama suami anda, bukalah segala pakaian anda dan berselimut bersama suami anda. Ciumlah dengan ciuman yang hangat, iaitu ciuman yang memberikan pengertian bahawa “hanya kaulah satu-satunya kekasihku”.

11. Bila anda tidur, sentiasalah mengadap suami anda. Jika pun anda hendak membelakanginya minta izin darinya atau anda berpusing sambil menyentuhnya. Cubalah tidur berbantalkan bahu suami anda, anda akan merasakan kenikmatannya.

12. Elakkan bercerita mengenai suami anda kepada orang lain, terutama sekali perkara yg boleh menjatuhkan air muka suami anda. Jika perlu pun, ceritalah perkara-perkara yang baik sahaja. Itulah tanda anda benar-benar mengasihi suami anda.

13. Sekiranya suami anda berhajat untuk “bersama” anda, layanilah ia dengan baik walau bagaimanapun kesibukan dan keletihan anda. Banyak perceraian atau kes poligami berpunca dari isteri yang kurang faham dengan keperluan suaminya di sudut seks. Kurangnya layanan dan banyaknya alasan menyebabkan suami berasa bosan terhadap anda.

14. Sesekali, ajaklah pula suami anda berjima’. Jika anda merasa malu untuk menyatakannya, lakukan godaan dengan halus. Biasanya seorang lelaki akan memahami tanda-tanda anda memerlukan jima’. Ini akan membuatkan suami anda merasa bahawa dia diperlukan.

15. Apabila anda bersetubuh dengan suami anda, janganlah biarkan dia bersendirian melayarkan bahtera, sedangkan anda cuma menyuakan tubuh anda untuk disetubuhi dalam keadaan mahu tidak mahu. Hal ini akan sungguh mengecewakan suami anda. Dia akan merasa bahawa dirinya tidak dihargai, sedangkan pada fikirannya persetubuhan itu ialah jalinan kasih dua jiwa yang memanisfitasikan cintanya.

16. Ketika suami anda sakit, tunjukkanlah kesungguhan anda untuk merawatnya dan membangkitkan semula semangatnya, melahirkan kesedihan anda dan harapan anda agar dia lekas sembuh. Dia akan ingat kepada anda dan begitu mengasihi anda kerana dia tahu bahawa anda bukan saja mengasihinya sewaktu dia sihat. Ingat wahai isteri jgn biarkan suami anda kesakitan sendiri, sesungguhnya dalam keadaannya sakit dan anda pula tidak sikit pun menghiraukannya, hati lelaki mudah berkata’ inginkanseseorang yang dapat membantu’, jangan la hanya ingin senang bersama, bila susah tidak hiraukan. Pemikiran lelaki tak dapat di baca apabila umurnya 40 an.

17.Selalu la memasak untuk suami terutama bagi wanita yg berkerjaya. Elakkan suami anda dari selalu makan di luar, kerana air tangan seorang isteri juga dapat mengeratkan kasih sayang terhadap sesebuah keluarga.

18. Apabila suami anda meninggal dunia, jagalah anak-anak anda dengan baik serta berterusanlah menjaga silaturrahim bersama keluarga suami anda. Mudah-mudahan nanti, anda akan menemui suami anda disyurga. Kepada isteri, jika anda berlakukan demikian, teruskan la, kepada yang tidak melakukan salah satu darinya, cuba la baiki diri anda. Sesungguhnya yg paling penting, hormat la suami anda, jangan sekali di caci. Yg baik datangnya dari Allah s.w.t, yg buruk datangnya dari diri kita sendiri…ubahlah sebelum terlambat.

Layang2 tak terputus tali (Tersangkut Pokok)

Dah lama aku tak berbelog pasal diri dan family aku.. takde yang menarik pun.. lagi satu aku malas dan sibuk dengan adsense.. pendapatan pun tak berapa ok sangat sebenarnya.. setakat 2 minggu ni baru sikit jer.. takperlah.. baru permulaan.. nak senang bukannya senang..

Hari ni Ahad 14/11/09 aku pegi ke Taman wawasan kepong.. taman yang penuh dgn org yg main lelayang.. aku pun dah lama tak main layang2.. sebab anak nak aku tolong mainkan ajer.. kopak jugak la RM13 beli layang2 BEN 10..
mula2 memanglah seronok. masa nak naik.. bila takde angin terus menjunam tersangkut kat pokok.. marah dan geram punyer pasal. aku tinggalkan ajer.. lain kali kalau aku datang lagi aku beli lagi.. hehehe..
Yg nak di jadikan ceritanya nih.. setelah dekat 20 tahun lebih aku tak main.. aku rasa feel keseronokannya tuh.. yelah dulu masa kecik aku main.. buat sendiri lagi.. sekarang dah ada kemudahan main beli jer..
Dulu kalau nak main kena meredah bawah pokok buluh.. dekat gatal satu badan dan terluka jari masa meraut buluh tuh satu hal.. pas tu tangan akan melepuh jugak msa nak melekatkan layang2 dgn badan plastik dia.. yelah.. nak lekatkan plastik tu kena gunakan dawai yg dipanaskan .. salah letak kena jari..
kalau dekat sejam buat tak naik lagilah sakit hati.. kena letak ekor atau anting2 lagi.. seronok and feel tokleh nak kata.. sebab buat sendiri..


Kedai layang2.. kalau dipukul angin mungkin akan terbang dengan tuan kedai dia sekali.. (sumber gambar dari internet)


Dulu ini adalah pemandangan biasa kat sini.. tapi sekarang dah takde lagi.. MPS dah kacau so diorang jual layang2 pun sorok2 dekat but kereta.. dah tak best dah..


Layang2 dragon / Naga.. nak buat susah nih.. kalau jadi pun belum tau buleh naik..


Ini bukan layang2 tapi gambar pulau layang2 kat sabah.. takde kena mengena dengan cerita diatas.. sekadar hiburan semata2..

Don't copy if you can't paste!

A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his audience. He Said : "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't my wife!" The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added: "And that woman was my mother!"

Laughter and applause.
A week later, a top manager trained by the motivational speaker tried to crack this very effective joke at home. He was a bit foggy after a drink. He said loudly to his wife who was preparing dinner, "The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who was not my wife!"

The wife went; "ah!" with shock and rage. Standing there for 20 seconds trying to recall the second half of the joke, the manager finally blurted out "....and I can't remember who she was!"
By the time the manager regained his consciousness, he was on a hospital bed nursing burns from boiling water

Moral of the story: Don't copy if you can't paste!

Nursing School Program

Malam ni aku dah berjaya menyiapkan 22 articles untuk Nursing School program.. 2 malam berturut dapat menyiapkan 2 blog untuk Adsense.. malam esok tajuk apa pulak yg akan menunggu.. jangan lebih dari 20 lagi sudah la.. tak tidur jawabnya aku.

P/s Atas sebab2 tertentu aku terpaksa buang semua link ke blog adsense... dah kena warning dgn tuan pengerusi..

Change Of Dutch Lady Logo @ DLM PJ

Pukul 9.40am aku ada appointment dengan contractor dari Ambient Display (Contractor yg bertanggung jawab untuk pemasangan logo/signage/booth utk JOM heboh DLM). Hari ni tugasan aku sebagai Pegawai Perolehan adalah naik ke atas bumbung Dutch Lady untuk mengukur saiz sebenar Logo dan signages lama.. sampai atas kira gayat jugak bila tengok bawah.. inilah kali pertama aku naik atas bumbung bangunan setinggi 4 tingkat and aku sure tak semua org berpeluang naik kat atas tu sebab macam tempat JIN bertendang.. saksikanlah sendiri..


Gambar contractor tuh.. aku tak dibenarkan mengambil gambar mukanya kerana takut berubah menjadi muka Rubah (Fox)


Kuil yg terbesar di PJ.. Quill 9


Sin Chiew Jit Poh. gambar dari jauh..


Kelihatan abg bangla membantu contractor mengukur.. elaun mungkin akan dibayar jika dia tekun membuat kerja...


OSIM.. dahulunya merupakan kilang pengedar Viagra yg terbesar di PJ..


Inilah dia org yang naik ke atas bumbung tapi tak membuat sumbangan apa2.. kerjanya cuma memastikan tiada kecurian bumbung dan juga memastikan contractor melakukan kerja yg sepatutnya..


Inilah gambar tempat aku bekerja.. kerja penukaran akan dibuat pada 2 logo DL dan juga tulisan Roman kepada Precious San..


Semua logo lama akan ditukarkan kepada yg nih..


Bendera FrieslandCampina yg berkibar bila ditiup angin.. Ini adalah projek terakhir penukaran logo Frieslandcampina dari name card, stationary, flag dan akhirnya signages.. aku puas sebab sekurang2nya aku tau aku dah melakukan sesuatu yg bermakna untuk warga Dutch Lady dgn menukar wajah bangunan Dutch Lady(walaupun memang dah kerja aku buat sourcing dan bukan aku yg pasang sendiri semuanya)

Mr Mortgage

Akhirnya aku berjaya menyiapkan satu blog untuk malam nih.. fuh blog ni lagi senang dari lemon blog sebab dalam masa 3 jam aku berjaya menyiapkan 19 artikel.. blog ni dikenali dgn nama Mr Mortgage..
Untuk sesapa yg nak buat loan bulehlah dapatkan tips.. tapi untuk rates dan juga bank pilihan.. semuanya khusus untuk org US aka Amerika sahaja.. kalau nak maklumat pasal Malaysia punya mortgage, mintak maaf sebab kalau aku buat pasal blog Malaysia tuh punya.. takde sapa nak bayar aku.. hehehe..

Dan satu lagi untuk pengetahuan korang, takde satu artikel pun yg aku baca sampai habis.. ini pun kira satu penipuan terancang..

p/s aku rasa org US ni pun bukan ada duit sangat.. sebab rating untuk info nih antara yg tertinggi jugak.. ramai org US nak buat loan.. duit dah habis buat perang kat Iraq kut.. tapi What do I care?


P/s Atas sebab2 tertentu aku terpaksa buang semua link ke blog adsense... dah kena warning dgn tuan pengerusi..

Supper @ sapedek (posted via Maxis mobile)

Malam ni kehabisan rokok. Mlm ni aku plan nk buat blog psl Mortgage utk US citizen(bkn aku plan sbnrnya tp ada org bg assignment tajuk tuh). Tak buat kg tak dpt duit. Kg tgh sibuk buat takda idea pulak bila rokok takda. Kuar g ma-pley cr rokok. Ada pulak budak nk ikut. Ujan lak tu, terpaksalah naik kete. Sampai je terus aje si Ashraff mintak milo ais n roti telo. Ishh.. Tak siap jugak la kije aku mlm ni nampak gayanya..

Motivational Tools

Ada banyak motivational tools tapi yg aku post kat bawah ni betul2 menarik perhatian aku.. I want to start something, I must bring something that can help and reminds me about my direction.. so at least I can share wiht you all guys..

A Goal Is a Journey of Decisions

A goal is a desire that sends us on a journey using decisions to transport us to an unknown destination. Very often, this destination is vague because we encounter opportunities/experiences that change our thinking which changes our direction. One thing is certain; the destination will be exhilarating or discouraging. On this journey, we set priorities and make decisions, which will prevent or create problems.

Journeys of unknown destinations require experiments. Every reasonable idea must be tried and tested. Testing ideas, results in gaining experience, which increases our knowledge. Very often, decisions give us an uncomfortable gut feeling long before we know the results. Gut feelings are intuitive forces that are signaling us to consider other options. If our lives were not filled with so many emotions, gut feeling would be a reliable alert-flag that would prevent problems or lead us to opportunity.

Some decisions may help for a short while, and then they become wrong. A needed service or information was acquired that will be needed in the future. It is discouraging that something seems right, and then turns wrong, but this is normal. As we gain experience, quality choices become obvious.

In reality, every decision is a success. The results may not be what we had in mind, but we gain valuable experience, that will influence future decision-making. Anyhow, we know what works and does not work.

In our imaginary journey the path winds around an imaginary lake named Lake Success. On the other side, we see potential customers waving money around and we want to get over there fast. The path around Lake Success requires that we acquire many skills. The only way we can safely arrive is to stay on the path and learn what it takes to make every step right. At the end, we will have quality information to make quality decisions. With this information, we can control the results.

But there is a distraction. On the other side of the lake, we see customers waving money. Easy money is extremely tempting. We are tempted to take a short cut, swim over and grab it. We may be dragging a heavy debt load and new money would relieve this burden. There are a hundred valid reasons to take shortcuts so we will try.

While swimming across the lake we focus on the money and off the service that first motivated us. We make costly unwise decisions that created many costly problems. If the debt load does not drown us into total failure, we will be forced back to shore and on the path, poorer but wiser. There are no rewards until we learn to complete tasks right. We must stay focused on what we want to accomplish, not the money. Money, power, and influence are rewards only, not goals. Only winners reap the rewards, because winners focus on doing jobs right.

Some people will succeed in crossing the lake, taking shortcuts, but they never learn how to do jobs' right. People who had some success with shortcuts will always use shortcuts. If it worked once, it will work again, so they reason. For them, rewards will be limited and growth will not be possible because a shortcut is a loser.

Learning to Make Quality Decisions

We need to find the correct path. With each step, we will learn how to complete small projects. At the end, we will collect all the small accomplishments and combine them into a successful achievement.

Knowing what path we are on, we can make quality decisions that will guide us to our goal. Others can help if they know what our goal is.

We need to learn how to prevent problems. Problems are caused by a lack of knowledge, not bad luck. Problems destroy dreams, not money.

As leaders, we need to know how to bring the best out of people. No one knows what their true potential until opportunity presents itself.

The rewards of success are money, power, and influence.

Overcoming Failure

Failure is a learning tool. Thomas Edison failed a thousand times before he invented the light bulb. Failure is trying to do things others have not considered. It is a temporary byproduct of creativity. It is challenging the learning process. It is experiential education at work. The real winners in life tolerate failure and the agony it produces. Success is achieved by those who are willing to take risk and lose.

Many people choose to engage in occupations and activities that are safe and conventional. They do not deliver satisfaction, fulfillment or joy in living. Their real failure is failing to move in the directions of their dreams.

If everything you do works, you are not trying hard enough.

"I want to find people who have had to work hard and who have learned from their failures. Perseverance is no guarantee you'll succeed, but without it, it's almost guaranteed you won't" - Steve Case, CEO of America on Line

Bouncing Back From Failure

Do you see the possibilities of an idea, project or goal? Are you experiencing barriers that prevents fulfillment? With every idea, there are barriers, hundreds of them, if not more.

If you vision something that is different from everyone else, there are two reasons, you have an idea that few have considered or it is not practical. How do you tell good ideas from bad one’s, research and listening to people’s reasons why it won’t work? As a rule, no one will support an original idea until there is sufficient evidence that it is practical. Even when proving it is practical, people may reject it. Fifty years after the light bulb was invented, some people still rejected it. You have to do all the legwork to find evidence. If you find evidence, skills and resources must be acquired at the same time everyone is telling you the idea is dumb. This is a very difficult barrier to overcome. You see the possibilities and potential of a project while everyone else sees the risk and barriers. Also note, there is no success where research, facing up to pros and cons, is not extensive. Evaluate negative opinions to stay on the right track. Without negative opinions, it is easy to stray off course. The original concept of the light bulb was a dumb idea.

Negative opinions can discourage one to give up. For this reason, it becomes necessary to limit exposure of the project to people who can help, even if they disapprove. Even a select group will not see the potential until you succeed. When you do succeed, others will no longer see the barriers, they are gone, they will want to know how you did it.

What if the idea turns into a total failure? You learned a lot and next time you may get it right and succeed. No achiever has arrived without failure.

Most franchise, copying ideas and get-rich-quick schemes can be deadly traps. They come with high approval rating and no negative opinions. Their success is praised while the facts may be distorted. People believe what they want to, and easy success is what we want to hear. For this reason, there is little independent research. Lack of proper research leads to disaster. What if the fantastic project turns into total failure? What does it feel like to be a sucker? Buying into a promotion is like playing the lottery, there is no way to learn how to buy a winning lottery ticket.

Failure is a learning tool. Our first reaction to failure is to blame anyone/anything but ourselves. If we perceive others are to blame, then there is nothing we can do to correct the problem. We cannot change people’s personalities, neither can they change ours. If we assume responsibility, then we can analyze what went wrong and take corrective action. This is the art of bouncing back from failure.

Failure is discouraging, it drains energy and resources, but it forces us to do things right. Failure separates those who think they want success from those who are determined to win. Failure narrows the playing field. The first people out are those that blame others, next out are those who lost interest. The weak go first. The strong learn to hang in there and keep bouncing back until they win.

Sometimes failure is telling us we are going in the wrong direction. Here’s the dilemma. If we give up, is it because we were going in the wrong direction or because we gave up? The only way to tell is to abandon the project or put it to rest for a time. Very often, this is forced on us because we are out of money or resources. When the mind is free of pressures, realistic planning emerges. This lull was not wasted, it had great benefit, it is the art of redirection. When you try again, chances are you will get it right. New outlook’s is the result of bouncing back from failure.

The Desire to Fail

For some reason, man has a natural desire to fail. This desire is difficult to identify because it is fulfilled in subtle ways. For example: People will max-out credit cards on trivia, creating debts that makes it impossible to fulfill their deepest dreams. They gamble when they know the odds are against them.

A habit of success requires the ability to recognize elements that destroy. The man that makes $30,000 fears risk. The man who makes $1,000,000 accepts risk. In the early stages, everyone in subtle ways fears risk and failure. Fears, whatever they are, must be faced up too and dealt with. Fantasizing can help accomplish this by creating a burning desire that is more powerful than fear.

Leaders, who demand control over others, are teaching them to fail and ultimately themselves. It is easy to control people who accept the belief that they are failures. In this situation, the motivation tool is reward and punishment. The intent may be to motivate people to cooperate, but very often the results remind people they are failures and many accept this as fact. Disciplinary action means internal motivation has not worked and external motivation is reverted to. In business, the long-term results could be deadly. Self-fulfilling prophecy takes over.