Why HATE when yo can LOVE

Tell me why should I HATE when I can give something better its called LOVE.

Poverty is a choice

Poverty is a choice, why sit and talk about what the government is not doing. Instead make good use of whatever little resources you have at your hand reach.

The 7 C's of Journaling

The 7 c's: positive benefits of keeping a journal - positively present

"I'm not writing it down to remember it later. I'm writing it down to remember it now."When I was a kid, I used to crawl into bed each night with my journal, jotting down notes of the day's events and pondering the meaning of life (yep, I was that kinda kid! ). I stopped journaling in high school when I began focusing my attention on more pressing matters (aka, boys and parties... ) and then started up again in college. After college, my journaling habits fell by the wayside. Maybe it was due to all the writing I had to do for my graduate school thesis. Maybe it was due to my new found love of blogging.I'm not sure exactly what happened, but since my early 20s, I've found myself journaling only periodically (usually when going through a tough time). I don't miss the endless hours spent dwelling on what's wrong with my life or myself (something I used to do a great deal of back when I was journaling regularly), but I do miss the release I felt when I put my words on a page that no one but me would see.Over the past few years, I've sporadically thought, "I should start journaling again. ."Until a couple weeks ago when I read about Five Minute Journal.When I stumbled across it, I quickly realized that it would be the perfect solution to my lack-of-journaling woes. Not only does it consist of a clean, simple design (which I'm always a sucker for! ), but it includes daily prompts that make journaling quick, easy, and fulfilling.As I spent a few days with my Five Minute Journal, I quickly started recalling how much benefit I receive from spending even a short time recording my thoughts about the day. While, in an ideal world, I'd love to go back to writing page after page on a daily basis, this journal is absolutely perfect for what I can handle right now: a convenient, compelling resource for taking note of what really matters. As I've dipped my toe back into the waters of journal writing, the positive benefits of keeping a journal are quickly coming back to me. Even after using the journal for a short time, I've noticed how keeping a journal can help you .1. CULTIVATE MORE GRATITUDE.What initially drew me to the Five Minute Journal is its focus on gratitude. Back when I was younger, I never spent much time thinking about what I did have. Instead, I focused on what I was lacking or what I hoped to have in the future. Embracing an attitude of gratitude is one of the best ways to live a positively present life, but sometimes it's hard. As much as we recognize the value of being grateful, sometimes thankfulness just slips our minds.However, if you make a point to make note of things you're grateful for every single day, you start to pay attention to all that you have and spend less time focusing on whatever you lack.2. CLEAR OUT NEGATIVE THOUGHTS.While I wouldn't necessarily want to throw away any part of a journal (I love looking back on it), I bet there are benefits from just simply writing down these thoughts. Even thinking about what you could have done differently to make a day better can provide you with a more positive outlook. Each day, the Five Minute Journal asks you to consider what could have made your day even better. This is a great way to address any negativity in your life without dwelling on it.3. CELEBRATE THE LITTLE VICTORIES.When you spend time thinking about the good things happening in your life on a daily basis, you start to pay closer attention to life's little victories.If you were to write down one good thing each month or even each week, you'd probably highlight something big. But when you write down good things every day, you start to realize that huge victories don't happen on a daily basis, but little causes for celebration happen all the time. Even the smallest things—like making it to the train on time, treating yourself to something sweet, or starting a really great book—are worth savoring and writing not one but three things each day really makes you think more about the little wonders that pepper your life with happiness on a daily basis.4. CLARIFY WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING.The great thing about keeping a journal is that you can use it as a tool to focus your attention on the truth that lies in each moment. It's one thing to have a fleeting thought about something—like, "Today really sucks." Often we see a situation (or a day) a certain way because we don't really think about it on a deeper level. When you sit down with a journal and are asked to consider all of the reasons why the day was good, it becomes much more difficult to label an entire day or event negatively.5. CHRONICLE HOW TIME'S SPENT.If you keep a journal, you have access to information about how you spend your time. And if you're focusing on the positive aspects of each day—as the Five Minute Journal encourages you to do—you'll start to understand not only how you spend your time, but what you enjoy spending your time on. Even though I've only been using my journal for a short time, I can already see some clear patterns as to what activities I consider to be good (and, on the flip-side, I've been able to make note of what activities I don't list in my journal—a sign that maybe I should spend less time on those things).6. CLAIM POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.According to this article, "University of Texas at Austin psychologist and researcher James Pennebaker, contends that regular journaling strengthens immune cells, called T-lymphocytes.Other research indicates that journaling decreases the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.7. COLLECT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOURSELF.The more you learn about yourself, the more you can understand what you want and don't want in your life. Keeping a journal has some of the same positive benefits of completing the workbook: it shows you want you value and informs you about your personal preferences. In addition to showing you how you spend your time, a journal collects knowledge about who you are—knowledge you can use to help create the live you want to be living.Clearly, I'm pretty passionate about this whole journal-writing thing. I guess finally picking up a journal again—even a structured one like Five Minute Journal—has shown me just how powerful jotting down a few notes about my day can really be. If you're ready to start keeping a journal too, I'd highly recommend giving the Five Minute Journal a try. It's such a great way to start out, and it really only takes five minutes every day! And if you're not the notebook-toting type, they just launched a really nice new Five Minute Journal app that makes keeping track of your day while on the go even easier.Knowing more about yourself is an essential first step for creating a positive and present life.

http://www.positivelypresent.com/2014/03/journal.html

The times we are living in...

British Scientists Clone Dinosaur | News-Hound Scientists at Liverpool's John Moore University have successfully cloned a dinosaur, a spokesman from the university said yesterday. The dinosaur, a baby Apatosaurus nicknamed “Spot,” is currently being incubated at the University's College of Veterinary Medicine. The scientists extracted DNA from preserved Apatosaurus fossils, which were on display at the university’s museum of natural science.

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Human Intellegence

We all possess intelligence and we all have to know how to use it...

It doesn't stop with an 'F'

How a high school dropout became a multi-millionaire entrepreneur

Born in 1980, Haruhisa Okamura (pictured above) is the founder and CEO of Adways, one of the largest tech companies in Japan that focuses on online advertising. Adways also has its own ad network, internet services, and mobile games.

What’s most impressive, however, is that Okamura is one of the youngest founders to bring a company from zero to IPO in Japan.

His success is only possible because Okamura started his career early. At age 16, young Okamura decided he was too cool for school. He opted to drop out of high school to join a company as a salesperson.

“I couldn’t make friends in school so I chose to work early,” he says.

Okamura’s sales performance saw him rise through the ranks. He was so good at selling door-to-door that he became the company’s top salesperson on many occasions. At 16, Okamura was already displaying signs of a good entrepreneur.

In 2000, Japan was hit by the internet craze, which saw many internet companies go public. Okamura was fascinated by the industry and wanted to be a part of it.

“I saw the CEO of CyberAgent [Mr. Susumu Fujita] on TV and I was very inspired,” he says.

Okamura tried to apply for a job at CyberAgent but was rejected. With few other options left, Okamura was determined to start his very own online marketing company.

In February 2001, Adways was born. With just one million yen (US$10,000), Okamura spent his first JPY 300,000 (US$3,000) on a computer. The rest of the money was to be invested to build an email marketing software.

Okamura didn’t give up despite hitting the bump.Rather, he went to a top engineering university and continued pitching to students. He was almost broke. So instead of offering straight cash, he offered 30 percent of Adways’ sales margin if the engineer could deliver the software he wanted.

With some luck, Okamura met Sanki Nishiguchi, a talented engineer who agreed to help Adways.Nishiguchi later became Adways first CTO. “I was so determined to find good talent to work with that I even go to [the] bookstore searching [for] and stalking good engineers,” he says.

Under the leadership of Okamura together with Nishiguchi’s technical talent, Adways grew quickly and went public in 2006. The IPO made Okamura one of the youngest entrepreneurs to list a company in Japan at that time. When asked what made the company grow so quickly, Okamura toldTech in Asia three key points:

1. Adways started with an affiliate model, which means clients only pay for actual results. Many clients felt more comfortable with this model and were therefore willing to pay.

1. Despite starting out targeting the PC market, Adways switched to mobile marketing after four months to catch up with the trend. It turned out to be a good choice.

1. Adways always insists on hiring the best engineers in the company, which helped to build the backbone of all its products.

Okamura, now 33, has grown Adways from a small startup to an international corporation with over a thousand employees around the world. Outside of Japan, Adways has offices in China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong, the US, and Singapore. Revenue outside of Japan makes up 10 percent of the company’s revenue, but the figure has grown over 50 percent in the last few years. Apparently, Okamura doesn’t just want to be successful in Japan. He is hungry for success across the globe, too.

Adways also invests in other promising and interesting tech companies. Its latest investmentwas Gumi, the social mobile gaming company behind the popular Brave Frontier mobile game.

“We are in a good position as mobile marketing company throughout Asia and we want to be number one in this field. But it is impossible to do this by ourselves so we are always looking for partners to work together. We are willing to make investments to achieve our target,” says Nobu Noda, head of global business development group at Adways.

Okamura is encouraging the new generation of entrepreneurs to be bold, especially in the internet industry. Walking the talk, Okamura shared that more than 60 percent of Adways’ sales revenue generated now comes from businesses it created three years ago.

“We have to read the trend in the internet industry. Everything is fast and going up and down. Entrepreneurs need to go with the flow,” says Okamura.

Individuality

You are your own best expert...

Friendship

Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life, and said "I am here for you" and proved it.

Confidence

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't. Be happy with who you are.

Making A Change In Your Society

I have tried this with my 7 and 8 Graders, take a moment, get yourself an pen/pencil and paper.

• List 10 things you dislike in your environment(Society, Community, Work, School) even your home.
• Think about why you dislike the 10 things.

Then...

• List 10 things you like in your environment(Society, Community, Work, School) even your home.
• Think about why you dislike the 10 things.

Remember...

• You are part of that environment.
• So take the time to look deep within and ask yourself how you can contribute positive energy within your environment. 

We are mere humans with the power of choice. Utilize that power wisely. We can't make a change by changing someone else. BUt we can make a change by making the right choices daily.

 "Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned." - Gautama Buddha

Finding your purpose in life

I believe that our names speaks volumes of who we are. I have research the meaning of my name and found out that I has a significant meaning, LEADERSHIP. Of course there is many types of leadership, but I have chosen to be leader in my own life that will influence youths to be leaders in their own lives.