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#PleasantSurprises of your Lives

Posted in social media, society, tagged , , on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The hashtags on Twitter can serve many purposes. Certainly, they help people  filter for current topics of interest. It should be no surprise that #JobsSpeech is very popular today given President Obama’s speech earlier.

Other hashtags can be just for entertainment/fun value.  Some of these allow people to share interesting thoughts and experiences under a common theme. For example, #ICanHonestlySay, #The LastTimeIChecked, #NationalKissDay and many others can bond/entertain us under one subject line.

While cats on the internet seem to make many people happy, I have a Twitter hashtag that I particularly enjoy — #PleasantSurprises. This isn’t a very popular hashtag but most entries make me smile, brightening up my day somewhat. Furthermore, I think taking the time to tweet a #PleasantSurprise has to have a therapeutic effect on people who are tweeting this hashtag.

I especially like to tweet #PleasantSurprises while traveling on business. It helps me to keep an appreciative perspective on all the wonderful things that happen to me on a daily basis even when I’m away from my family. I’ve been told verbalizing positive thoughts is good for the soul. Well, tweeting #PleasantSurprises is also effective in keeping an appreciative state of mind. Doing this might surprise you on how many great happenings in our lives that we usually take for granted.

Let me share some of my recent #PleasantSurprises:

  • #PleasantSurpirses: When a childhood friend finds you on FB
  • #PleasantSurprises: Given a free dessert with a smile at a Lebanese restaurant in Edgeware Road, London
  • #PleasantSurprises: Invited to a 3-day sailing trip in the UK. Hope no rain gear will be necessary
  • Walking through the front door & smelling dumplings (mandoo) being fried  #PleasantSurprises
  • An unexpected late night call from friends who moved away saying they are visiting #PleasantSurprises

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What Type of Music Are You?

Posted in People, self-improvement, tagged , , , on July 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Music can effect our moods, alter our perceptions, manipulate our emotions. The music on any video can change the tone of the outgoing message. This is something we are all aware of, yet despite this awareness, it still effects us. Can you image a horror film without music to get you on the edge of your seat?

People’s energy from their attitude is much like music in the same way. We pick up on people’s “music” (energy) around us. Think about the cheery, pop type of energy. There are the calming type of energy which relaxes other people. On the flipside, there are the cacophonic energy and the high drama music. How about the teenage angst energy?

We all have preferences about what type of energy we like to be around. Depending on the situation, some type of energy is more welcomed than at other times. We have different moods that give off its own energy. But we all also have a core energy about us. Think about which music you are and how that effects a room next time you walk into a the “set of life”. Maybe then, you can, within reason, alter your tune depending on the situation and complement others.

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Enjoy Little Things Worth Smiling About

Posted in lifehacks, tagged , , on February 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Someone once asked me why I smile so much? Until then, I never knew I smiled much at all. Okay, I knew I obnoxiously laughed a lot when drinking, but that’s different.

Anyway, it made me wonder if I really did smile more than most people. For example, right now as I’m writing this I’m not smiling… wait, wait, now, I am :) .

Hey, you should be smiling too. Come on, when presented with an unexpected obstacle in your life, it’s much more fun to smile at the prospects of overcoming the challenge than stressing with thoughts of possible failure. I prefer my crow feet lines around my eyes over having embedded frown lines on my forehead. You will too when you get to my age. Just wait.

Some people generally get drained being around other people, so they don’t smile much. Me, I usually get energized being around others, which I guess leads to a lot more smiling. I’ve also learned that a genuine smile can disarm people which creates more positive energy for everyone.

One way that would make people smile more often is if they learned to appreciate and enjoy the little things in life more. I really like the taste of eggs in the morning, and hearing the laughter of children, and feeling really connected from great teamwork, and seeing others smile. Most people do as well, but some block a lot of little enjoyable things out of their minds because they are too busy worrying.

I’m not proposing that people taint the reality of their lives. Delusional smiles certainly are not attractive. Just maybe, however, some people may not be paying enough attention to the positives in their lives that are worth smiling about.

Besides smiling is contagious. Here’s a smile that should make most people smile back. See, you’re smiling now too.

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Get in the Zone, And Stay There

Posted in business, entrepreneur, tagged , , , on July 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Have you ever been in a zone?

Athletes talk about it all the time, when everything slows down, their confidence peaks, and they are in complete control. I’ve actually experienced this a few times playing basketball when I just knew that I could get a step on an opponent, shoot, and know that the ball would go in the basket. It is an unmistakable  feeling.

You can be in a zone in other aspects of our lives as well. The experience is about being so focused on accomplishing a certain goal that one builds a comfort level around all related tasks to the point  where they become effortless. As confidence builds, everything just falls into place.  It’s as if you are willing the cosmic energies around you to jump onto your momentum. Now, you are in a zone. Time is irrelevant, and you feel that you are doing exactly what you were born to do.

We’ve all  seen people in a zone as entertainers, as writers, as social networkers, as cannery workers, as negotiators, as computer programmers, among many, many other ways. Being in a zone is a very rewarding experience.

I’ve felt in a zone in business as well, when ideas and the critical paths to success become amazingly clear. Crystal clear. Nothing is forced. Positive results are expected, and your confidence extremely high.

Whether in sport, business or life, however, the zone seems to gradually dissipates over time. The end usually comes when one starts to doubt, when the confidence begins to leak. We as humans usually cannot expect good fortune to be indefinite. We feel guilty if such good fortunate lasts longer than anticipated.

So, do we fall out of our zones because we cannot accept success for an extended period of time? Can we get into our zones and maintain that groove with the right mental attitude? One thing for sure is that no one has reached a zone by being timid, hesitant and doubtful.

I believe that to some extent the right attitude helps keep us in a zone. Currently, I feel like I’m in a bit of a zone with the start of Lift9. Things seem to be falling into place rather quickly. My focus is to maintain that momentum and don’t let doubt or second guessing slow it down. I want to be thorough and pragmatic, but clearly focused on my critical paths to success. I will not lose that mental clarity.

I encourage you to create your zone around your passion, and sustain it with the right attitude.

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