Self Improvement Guide

Advantage of Passion in Life

October 31st, 2009 by aaks

The presence of passion is supposed to be balance to everything. It is also expected to occur only with tasks or goals that interest you as an individual. It is regarded as appropriate when someone has different motivations as some say it is not healthy to engage in one single activity for extended periods of time. However, you can be sure that any individual putting so much of themselves into an activity will be under some external pressure or be extremely passionate about.

The life span of human beings is relatively small. It may even be impossible to achieve anything relevant if the time that one has is divided into too many interests. In addition to that fact,  when one looks up important figures in history one finds that if prominent people in history had one thing in common it was an intense feeling and expression of passion.

You have to be almost obsessed with anything that you would like to do to achieve significant results. If your interests remain too diverse and it may even be impossible to do something that is ever classified as more than mediocrity.

Do not be afraid of passion. When the feeling of passion envelops you, it means that you’ve finally found something that you can devote yourself to in good effect. You need to have a vocation to achieve success in your projects. You need to feel motivation and pleasure while you work. If you do not succeed, you better save yourself some time and find something else to what to pursue.

Having a passion not only assures you of success and extraordinary results in what you have started but paradoxical as it may be, generally provides greater emotional balance. It has been observed that unmotivated people are more vulnerable to concerns and issues of worry. Even so, someone involved in a passionate task is virtually impervious to any adversity. Rarely do passionate individuals feel that obstacles are too great.

And it feels that you will be able to overcome any disadvantage. So if you find something that sucks you in, pay attention to it because if it excites you it may be what you are passionate about. That may be one of your roads toward success.

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Soldiering in a Line Unit - The Fun Never Ends

October 31st, 2009 by aaks

 

Before the fall of the Soviet Block and peace breaking out between the two Germanys, the countries that were members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were deadly serious in their

efforts to defend West Germany against any attack by the Block Countries. The United States, being the strongest member of NATO bore a major portion of the Defense deployment in the overall Emergency Defense Plans (EDP) for West Germany.

The political and military situation in Germany after World War II up until the collapse of the Soviet Block political system was strained and constantly under the threat of nuclear war. In 1970 and 71 the Soviets were considered a major threat, not only to Germany but also to the rest of Europe. Persistence and a positive, can do attitude, won this stand off. Perhaps the U.S. Government and People should apply those principles to today’s conflicts.

After I returned from Vietnam in the summer of 1969, I attended the Army “agent handlers” school located at Ft. Holabird, (Baltimore) Maryland. Upon completion of this 5 month course I was ordered to Germany and assigned to the 3d Infantry Division. It was January of 1969 and I was still a 1st Lieutenant due promotion to Captain shortly after arriving in Germany. My assignment was to the General Staff position of Division Security Officer in the G2 (Intelligence) Office. This was the most stressful job I ever had in the Army. Not from the standpoint of the job but due to the Headquarters politics. Colonels and below were constantly being fired and their careers ruined on the whim of the Division Commander (Major General - 2 star).

As the Division Security Officer it was my duty to insure that all personnel in the division had the proper paperwork and validation of at least a secret clearance and a top secret if necessary. These were updated every 5 years. An Army Mechanized Infantry Division consists of approximately 15,000 people. As you can imagine there was just a tad of paperwork involved. My staff consisted of me and two semi-competent enlisted male clerks.

If there was derogatory information uncovered during the investigations or National Agency Checks that information was forwarded to me by the investigating agency for review and determination as to eligibility for a clearance. Our artillery units were nuclear capable and if a soldier could not get a clearance he could not work in the unit.

Almost all of the derogatory files I got back from the investigating agencies contained, for the most part, trivial matters. Usually teenage misdemeanor charges like drunk and disorderly, fighting, money problems after a divorce and the like. A couple stand out in my mind because it was so stupid that the Government wasted the money and manpower to create a dossier.

One guy, when he was 17, got caught in the backseat of his car with his girlfriend, who panicked and cried rape. He had been charged with “gratification of lust”, only to have the charges thrown out. Only in Texas. Another 3 inch thick dossier boiled down to: the guy had visited his grandmother in New York several times and his Grandmother lived next door to a woman who had in her younger days been a member of the Communist Party. Duh!

There was only one situation in which I attempted to pull a clearance and that recommendation was overruled by Corp Headquarters. The sergeant in question was married to a German woman and they lived in post housing. It came to my attention through the German Vice Police that, while her husband was at work, she had a pimp that would bring her customers to the post apartment. I coordinated with our post Military Police, who after surveillance confirmed that men were going in and out.

After calling the sergeant in and talking to him, I was told that he knew she had been a prostitute but thought she had given up the business when they got married. Anyway, as I said my conclusion that he was a security risk and my recommendation to withhold validation of his clearance because he was unduly subject to foreign influence and possibly blackmail, was denied. The command did, however, remove him from post housing.

Aside from my primary on post job as Security Officer, there were secondary duties. One of these was being a member of the two man control team for the Permissive Action Link (PAL) unlock system for unlock of nuclear warheads. This was at one time top secret information but I have seen articles explaining the system in detail over the past few years. I am sure there is a much more sophisticated PAL system in place these days. Search “Permissive Action Link” on the internet if you are interested in details.

This assignment consisted of being on call about once every 6 weeks for a week at a time. The on call representatives from the G2 (Intelligence) and G3 (Operations) office, were not to be further than 15 minutes from the Operations Office. If a message came down from Corps H.Q., day or night, we were called. We would immediately go to the Operations war room and retrieve our individual metal boxes from a safe with two combination locks.One his and one mine. We would then open the metal boxes, each of which had a combination lock of it’s own. Neither of us knew the combination to the other’s lock.

In each of the boxes were two sets of plastic breakable cards, one blue and one red. The blue were for practice drills and the red were for the real thing (contained the actual codes/combinations needed to unlock/activate nuclear artillery warheads) . Also in the boxes were authentication codes and code books to decipher the messages sent to us by phone or cable from Corps HQ.

The first thing we did was authenticate the message by decoding the authentication line. Each day had its own code and that determined which page of the decode book would be used to decode the rest of the message. That also told us from which card set a card would be drawn and broken. The rest consisted of decoding the message which would tell us what the target was, the number of rounds to be fired and when. We then wrote a coded message to be forwarded to the Brigade in which the required guns were located. They in turn would do the same thing we just did and send to the appropriate Battalions . The Battalions then would release the actual codes to arm the warheads to be fired by specific gun crews.

One particular night while on call stands out in my memory. We were in attendance at the Officer’s club at a formal, dress blues affair at which General Patton III, Commander of the 4th Armored Division on our right flank was the guest speaker. A runner notified me and the G3 representative, a Major, that a call had come in. The club was only about a block from the HQ building and it wasn’t too cold so we left our wives and walked. We picked up the message from the Duty Officer, got to the war room and started the process.

 Everything went well until we got to the part about which set of cards to use. Mine decoded as red. I re-did my decode and it still came out red. The rest of the message said we were to fire two nuclear warheads into a specified Soviet Block country. I looked at the Major and he was looking at me - he also decoded as red card. I asked if he had heard anything officially or on the news about war being eminent. He started cussing about that time. And said “we are not going to start World War III without at least some verbal confirmation or preferably a direct order“. He got on the phone to Corps Headquarters who did some backtracking and determined that there had been a couple of new not too well trained officers in the line of control that had screwed up.

We both gave a sigh of relief and stopped sweating profusely. Then we thanked whatever Gods there might be for our not popping open one of those red cards. All crap breaks loose if you inadvertently open one of them. New cards have to be issued from the Pentagon down and there is paperwork out the ass. Not to mention being kicked off the team and screamed at by Colonels and Generals.

My other job was ˈ representative on the “Saber Team”. That team consisted of a small team of officers and enlisted personnel who, in case of attack, fell under the command of the Division’s Deputy Commander for Maneuver (1 star). If the “balloon went up” meaning that Soviet Block forces had began moving toward the German border as they were clearing the minefields and blowing the fencing on the border, the Saber Team would move forward to a designated position.

We were the command and control element for the initial defense and delay efforts. First the attacking forces would encounter the 7th Calvary (Custer’s old unit) on the border. The Saber Team was assigned command of the 7th Calvary, along with designated artillery, tank and mechanized infantry units to be deployed at specific choke points to delay the approaching forces as much as possible. We also coordinated with the German Home Guard Forces who were responsible for blowing bridges in front of the approaching forces. All major bridges in Germany are built with housing for explosives at the critical structural points. Our job was to fight a retrograde delaying battle for as long as possible to give the Division time to deploy and set up primary defensive positions.

If we were not over run and managed to fight our way back to the Division lines we would regroup what forces we had left (we estimated about 20 to 40 percent) and act as reinforcements wherever needed. All the while me, the Intelligence Officer and the Operations officer were dragging around this metal box containing two smaller boxes. A duplicate set of boxes was left with the main Division Command Field Operations Center, in case we didn’t make it back or there was a need before we got back.

The plan was that once the attacking force’s (which could be 5 or more times our size) lead element’s and first wave main body made contact with the Division and our defensive positions became in-defendable, the Division would begin a retrograde fight moving as slowly as possible back to the Mien River. At this point if not before, the Division Commander would likely begin requesting Nuclear release to stop the Soviet attacking forces.

The German civilian and military authorities had made it very clear that they would never give us permission to detonate nukes in their country. That left the only other options as receiving significant reinforcements (which were not available in the time necessary) or making the best stand possible until overrun. This would take, probably, about 5 to 7 days from the time the Soviets crossed the border.

That was the pessimistic side, but there were aome things in our favor, the most notable of which were Soviet tactics. These were based on speed and overwhelming numbers. Our assigned defensive area of responsibility was mountainous with few good roads and terrain that allowed for nothing other than an attack running in columns. By destroying the roads and bridges and forcing the attacking force into narrow kill zones, great damage and delay could be caused by small forces as the Soviet forces stacked up in these narrow points or zones.

The above scenario was rehearsed over and over during the many field exercised in the German forests, in the winter snows and summer rains. Try moving thousands of men and machines in the middle of the night into and out of setup positions under light restrictions in snow and mud.

This concludes the recounting of my first year duties with the 3d Infantry Division (Mech.). At some later date in a separate articleI will recount my second year in the Division as the Commander of the 66th Intelligence Group’s, 3d Intelligence Detachment assigned operational control by the 3d Division Commander. Be assured that for the full two years a good time was had by all.

Mr Green has a B.S. Degree from Jacksonville State University (AL) and a J.D. Degree from Birmingham School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 through 1987, 5 years of which were on active duty serving in Vietnam and Germany. Retired as A Reserve Major in the Military Intellegence Branch. He has worked with NASA, Defense Contracts Administration Service and USAID. He Served outside the the United States as a Civilian for approximatly 8 years mostly in the Middle East. He also worked for the University of Alabama at Birmingham AL for approximately 1 year. He is now retired.

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Good for You!

October 31st, 2009 by aaks

The photo of this big guy was taken about a year ago at the Woodland Park Zoo, in Seattle. I love the gentle giant aspect of elephants. They are interesting to watch even though their every move appears to be in slow motion. I’m sure just standing up from lying on the ground is a major task in of itself!

So that brings me to an interesting and introspective little experience that I had yesterday. I was on my usual jog, and took a detour down to the beach to admire the gorgeous waterfront. It was indeed a lovely sunny day and the tide was out very far. I walked down to the edge of the water to admire the beach, the birds and Olympic Mountains. After taking in the view, I turned around to continue with my run. I jogged a few steps, leaped onto a log in the sand, and then attempted to jump from the log onto the sidewalk for the trail. In my energetic leap I caught the edge of the sidewalk and nearly fell flat on my face! Fortunately, at the last minute I managed to recover from the stumble and miraculously avoid the tumble! All of this commotion was witnessed by two sweet ladies walking in my direction. Initially I was pretty embarrassed that anyone could see all of this unfold. Surprisingly, one of the ladies grabbed my arm and with a huge smile and sweet conviction said “Good for you!” I laughed and thanked her, and after re-gaining my composure carried on my way. As I continued along, her encouraging words resonated deeply within me. I quite nearly bit the dust, yet she observed and clearly cheered that I pulled through it! It all seemed very metaphoric that when we stumble - the most important factor is that we get up. Sometimes the stumble turns into a disastrous fall, and then those awkward and terrible feelings can keep one down for much longer than anticipated. Sometimes it has felt as though the weight of the world has pushed down upon me as heavy as that elephant, and getting back up can take an immense amount of strength and courage. It’s especially those times that I realize the integral step of taking notice and congratulating oneself for just simply just getting back into the game. I’ve realized that this is the most notable achievement of all.

Grew up in the Pacific Northwest and love every aspect of it, the snow, the mountains, and the beauty of the changing seasons. Worked for two fortune 500 companies in the Seattle area and have lived to tell about it without *completely* losing my mind. Simply enjoy observing and writing.

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Look Up

October 31st, 2009 by aaks

I took this photo a few years ago, and there’s obviously nothing incredibly special about it. It was at a local pumpkin patch and I was searching for the perfect pumpkin - so it was mid October. And yes, I’m one of those people (with no children) who will never grow up and still loves carving pumpkins and baking the seeds, the whole gamut. So anyways, when I took this picture, there was a plethora of pumpkins scattered on the ground. However instead of looking downward, I found myself more drawn to looking up at the gorgeous tree and the endless blue sky.

Oddly enough, this thought reminds me of so many recent conversations that I’ve had about the economic downturn in our nation today, with all the sudden job loss situations and home losses etc. So many talented, intelligent, and truly good people are working twice as hard and just hoping they will have some semblance of job security and make it through this recession with their professional lives in tact. I can certainly relate from my own experience. So what do we do? How do we move forward and remain positive through these tough economic times? I recently saw a comedian on television the other evening where he was talking about how some CEO’s would rather die than live like the rest of us….can you imagine such drastically narrow thinking? I can’t imagine missing those simplest of pleasures like walking through a pumpkin patch on a gorgeous fall day. We just have to keep in mind that our circumstances will always get better, …always. In fact, there’s a fantastic quote that I heard from the movie Vanilla Sky, that says, “Everyday is another opportunity to turn it all around.” It’s true, every moment is our opportunity to look up and not down. Open our eyes to the endless possibilities of our unique futures, and apply our passions and hopes and dreams. It can be a challenging time, as change is never an easy process for anyone, no matter whom we are or where we come from. Looking up always inspires and brings to me a certain peace, serenity and hope. So if there are only two words that I find for inspiration they are simply … look up!

Grew up in the Pacific Northwest and love every aspect of it, the snow, the mountains, and the beauty of the changing seasons. Worked for two fortune 500 companies in the Seattle area and have lived to tell about it without *completely* losing my mind. Simply enjoy observing and writing. I write a blog called Wooden Nickel. Http://www.woodnickle.comArticle Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/look-up-1397805.html

Achieving Success Despite the Challenges We Face in Life

October 31st, 2009 by aaks

Life is too short so try to enjoy it, wisely. Many people take life so seriously that they end up missing out on the joys that come with it. Do not dwell so much on your past mistakes and misfortunes, this will only pull you back. Your past has no real significance when it comes to determining your destiny in life.

People who have succeed in life never dreamt to be there in the first place but rather circumstances forced them to respond and hence propelled them to the top. Life set backs are perfect catalysts that you should use to achieve success. It is very sad to witness people giving up just because they uncounted challenges. If only people knew that they just need to hold on a little bit and they would usher themselves into real stardom.

When my friend lost his job as a marketing manager, he did not start morning and resigning to fate. He quickly picked himself up and thought of getting into business. Getting a job has never been the answer into achieving success in life. So in case you are trying to land a job and it is proving to be futile, think outside the box and device ways of touching the lives of people.

Look around your community and you will discover people are willing to release their money for services. Instead of blaming God for your circumstances, wake up and act. We pray for God to open doors in our life and yet God has gives us keys to open doors. We have the keys to success but the sad part is that we stand in front of the doors knocking.

Stephen shares his experience in Self Development Tips that will definitely Add Value to your Life. (Website:) Self Improvement Tips

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Self Talk Tactics For Positive Thinking and Self Help

October 30th, 2009 by aaks

In this day and age the internet is full of resources that display techniques and methods of self help and positive thinking. What many these resources don´t mention is the tactics of self talk, this has to be a unique method when it comes to self help, and especially positive thinking. The mind is a very powerful thing and we will only ever get out of it what wee put in, or what we let others put in – so it remains vital that we use self talk to input some real positive thinking and vibes in order to maximize our self help efforts.

In general when we think of self help techniques, or positive thinking techniques the self talk tactic is very often overlooked and underestimated, and many people find it difficult to have the confidence in their own beliefs and feel they must here the encouragement from others, and this is a primary mistake. By talking things over with ourselves it helps us better know ourselves, and the situations we find our self in and therefore find easier, and better solutions. To ensure self help we have to ensure positive thinking, and to ensure this we must encourage ourselves and not wait for others to do so.

You will find that by understanding and learning the self talk method that you will soon be reaching levels of self help that before were unobtainable and that your positive thinking attitude exceeds what you were expecting – this is the reason we say that many overlook and underestimate this tactic of self help. To succeed in whatever we do one must believe in ones self, and to do this we must be thinking positive and encouraging our self – therefore self talk will become a daily part of your life, as will success.

It won´t take long for your positive thinking to help you improve with your productivity levels at work and home, you will feel more energetic, you will value yourself and your actions more – and this is what self help is all about, helping you succeed. Success breeds success and so positive thinking and self talk are two of the best self help tactics to bring you to that first hurdle of reaching success.

After you reach the first hurdle and overcome it you will find that the future hurdles become lower and easier to leap over as your new self help methods come into play and you find yourself as a natural positive thinking person. Self help is not complicated, but it is a thorough method of self help and to ensure that you gain optimal use of the technique I would encourage you to educate yourself about it a little prior to commencing the positive thinking attitude with this technique of self help.

So remembering that positive thinking brings success, which in turn brings further success, and with the urge to find a self help solution to improve your quality of life and lifestyle visit www.positivethinking2009.com where you can find out much more about self talk and how it will help you.

Mark Grey,
mark@markfreelance.com

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In Bible versus Quran: my beloved is an apple tree among the trees of the forest

October 30th, 2009 by aaks

The Bible talks about an interesting usage for the Apple; it says that the Apple could refresh the one who is sick with love.  The Noble Quran does not mention the Apple but it talks about the fruits in general.  The Quran says: for those who merit Paradise, i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise, they have different kinds of fruit therein and, therein, they have whatever they ask or call for, they have whatever they desire or wish for.

 

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The Apple in the Bible

 

In the Bible King Solomon says in his Song:

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.

As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

Sustain me with grape-cakes; refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!

Upon reading this Biblical song, one may ask if the Bible is a book that teaches the religion or a book that teaches the private hot issues happening between men and women!

In the Noble Quran, the great Prophet King Solomon does not say such a song.

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Song of Solomon 2:1-6 in four different versions of the Bible:

 

New International Version

1 I am a rose of Sharon,  a lily of the valleys.

2 Like a lily among thorns  is my darling among the maidens.

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He has taken me to the banquet hall,  and his banner over me is love.

5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

6 His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

 

American Standard Version

1 I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

2 As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.

5 Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.

6 His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

 

King James Version

1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

 

Young’s Literal Translation

1As a lily among the thorns,

2So [is] my friend among the daughters!

3As a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.

4He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,

5Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.

6His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

 

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The Apple in the Quran

 

The Noble Quran does not mention the Apple but it talks about the fruits in general.  The Quran says: for those who merit Paradise, they have different kinds of fruit therein and, therein, they have whatever they ask or call for, they have whatever they desire or wish for.

Verses 36: 55-58 talk about the fruits in the afterlife for those who merit Paradise i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise.

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The meaning of verse 36: 55

Indeed, this day which is the Day of Judgment, those who merit Paradise i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise are busy; they are delighting in pleasures; they are not tiring with anything wearisome, as there is no toil in Paradise; they are blissful and rejoicing in comfort.

 

The meaning of verse 36: 56

For those who merit Paradise, i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise, they and their wives are in pleasant shade; in other words, no sunlight affects them. They and their wives are on thrones reclining; reclining upon couches (the word couches in Arabic is pronounced as “Ara’ik”, which is the plural of ar?ka.  Ar?ka is a bed inside a curtained canopy, or the bedding therein on thrones reclining)

 

The meaning of verse 36: 57

For those who merit Paradise, i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise, they have different kinds of fruit therein and, therein, they have whatever they ask or call for, they have whatever they desire or wish for.

 

The meaning of verse 36: 58

1. For those who merit Paradise, i.e. the inhabitants of Paradise, Allah, the Lord of the worlds will greet them with the word “Peace”; they are greeted with the greeting of peace!   In other words, Allah, the Merciful Lord will say to them, ‘Peace be on you!’

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Verses 36: 55-58 of the Noble Quran in four different translations:

 

Verse 36: 55

QARIB: indeed, the companions of the garden are this day busy in their rejoicing.

SHAKIR: surely the dwellers of the garden shall on that day be in an occupation quite happy

PICKTHAL: lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,

YUSUFALI: verily the companions of the garden shall that day have joy in all that they do;

 

Verse 36: 56

QARIB: together with their spouses, they shall recline on couches in the shade.

SHAKIR: they and their wives shall be in shades, reclining on raised couches

PICKTHAL: they and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;

YUSUFALI: they and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on thrones (of dignity);

 

Verse 36: 57

QARIB: they shall have fruits and all that they call for.

SHAKIR: they shall have fruits therein, and they shall have whatever they desire

PICKTHAL: theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;

YUSUFALI: (every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have whatever they call for;

 

Verse 36: 58

QARIB: peace, a saying from the most merciful lord.

SHAKIR: peace: a word from a merciful lord

PICKTHAL: the word from a merciful lord (for them) is: peace!

YUSUFALI: “peace!” - a word (of salutation) from a lord most merciful!

 

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Back to my question unto the smart and interested reader:

Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?

Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
? Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
? Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt,
? President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors,
? Member of the Egyptian union of Writers,
? Published some 60 Medical Articles,
? Supervisors for 79 PhD theses,
? Supervisors for 111 Master Degree theses,
? Co-Chief Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Lab. Medicine,
? Honorary President of SPIC-Egypt (The Society of Practitioners of Infection Control – Egypt)

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3 Ways the Power of Positive Thinking Affects Your Success

October 30th, 2009 by aaks

The power of positive thinking is much more than merely a saying. I know, I have seen it in action and have experienced it repeatedly. In fact I hope to again and Very soon. Positive thoughts are one of the most powerful things we as individuals can ‘grant′ ourselves. Anyone who is uncomfortable being around positive people is someone who is content to be discontented.

Having positive thoughts is as close to what we will ever get to having good dreams while awake.

This type of mindset has EVERYTHING to do with our success in business, life, sports, academics, you name it. It absolutely empowers you to go beyond what you may have thought was once unimaginable for yourself.

If you are looking for the ’secret’ about how to become successful then you just found it plain and simple.

Let’s look at 3 ways a positive mental attitude can and will affect our lives and our success.

Instills a ‘Can Do’ Attitude

Ever notice how ‘positive people’ carry around an attitude that they can accomplish anything - and with a smile! Well there is a reason for that and it is because they really do believe it. You see believing you can be successful at something before you even attempt it is half the battle. As the saying goes ‘if you believe you can, you can, and if you believe you can’t, you’re right.’

Each and every one of us has the capability of accomplishing anything as long as we truly believe we can. Whether it is personal or professional our attitude or beliefs can give us the strength to succeed or also keep ourselves from succeeding. It like picking door #1 or door #2 whichever way we choose, be it positive or negative, it is likely that our actions will follow.

Instills More Energy

Whether you refer to this mindset as a positive attitude, a strong faith or a deep seated belief, your energy level will be boosted by your own enthusiasm. In the inverse if you dread something have you ever noticed how it saps your energy? You don’t look forward to it in the worse way so therefore it actually drains what energy you may have.

A high energy level will help you accomplish more while also preserving your stamina to go on even further.

Instills Greater Resolve

With a positive outlook it is easy to overlook setbacks and consider them just temporary or minor inconveniences. Our expectations are already set to succeed and we expect nothing less therefore our willingness to ‘go on’ comes automatically with little stress or doubt. This tremendously increases our chances for success in business or life since setbacks are something we can count on. The ability to simply crash through these barriers without flinching will often times be the difference between success and failure.

The power of positive thinking may well be the greatest single power we as human beings possess. Whether in our professional, private, academic or sporting lives our search for how to become successful ALWAYS starts with a positive mental attitude. Just the fact that we are searching for MORE immediately instigates the positive thoughts that will sustain our hopes and the drive to succeed! We want more and to achieve that we are automatically thinking on a higher level, we are thinking POSITIVELY! As we have already reviewed above the positive effects of the right attitude simply can not be denied!

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.
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