Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
July 25, 2016
July 16, 2015
Abundance Juice ala Jeff Walker
He was publishing a free investing newsletter in the 1990s. The owner of a competing website emailed him, asking to know how he created stock market charts displayed on his site. And these charts were his site's only unique differentiators.
Should he give away his advantages so easily?
Jeff Walker reasoned with himself thus:
Frank Collar, the rival site owner, in turn, offered to help Jeff publish a paid newsletter.
Abundance-based mindset or scarcity-based mindset, your choice to make.
Should he give away his advantages so easily?
Jeff Walker reasoned with himself thus:
... if I had figured it out, he would certainly be able to. And why put him through the day of tedious trial-and-error that I went through to learn how to do it?
Frank Collar, the rival site owner, in turn, offered to help Jeff publish a paid newsletter.
Abundance-based mindset or scarcity-based mindset, your choice to make.
June 19, 2015
Testing People: Cons
I seldom test people despite my total agreement with Mr Regan's dictum that 'Trust but verify.'
Maybe when I become as important Mr Regan I may have to do more testing. But for now, I am enjoying my test-free life.
The need to test or verify arises more often in virtual world, especially in social media than in real life. In real world, a person posing to be a billionaire has to make up some entourage and to acquire/borrow some status symbols. On Facebook, it's so easy to be a software tycoon of some bogus companies.( You know the degree factory in Somewherestan, where any one of their websites refers to some other 300-plus websites they themselves have put up? And these days, putting up a website is a matter of minutes.)
On Facebook, some of my dead friends even came back to life again. I got so delighted to see them again.
Still I refuse to test people because I know I cannot escape a universal, fundamental law.
When you test, there will be some who fail and some who pass. You must give rewards to anyone who passes. If you fail to do so, you owe those something and you become indebted, with compound interest.
So, let's stop testing if we don't have enough rewards to pass around.
At EssayKKN, whenever we test students, we reward then more than their effort.
Maybe when I become as important Mr Regan I may have to do more testing. But for now, I am enjoying my test-free life.
The need to test or verify arises more often in virtual world, especially in social media than in real life. In real world, a person posing to be a billionaire has to make up some entourage and to acquire/borrow some status symbols. On Facebook, it's so easy to be a software tycoon of some bogus companies.( You know the degree factory in Somewherestan, where any one of their websites refers to some other 300-plus websites they themselves have put up? And these days, putting up a website is a matter of minutes.)
On Facebook, some of my dead friends even came back to life again. I got so delighted to see them again.
Still I refuse to test people because I know I cannot escape a universal, fundamental law.
When you test, there will be some who fail and some who pass. You must give rewards to anyone who passes. If you fail to do so, you owe those something and you become indebted, with compound interest.
So, let's stop testing if we don't have enough rewards to pass around.
At EssayKKN, whenever we test students, we reward then more than their effort.
June 18, 2015
Love Wins: the SEA games champion Thai football team
Love Wins: Congratulations to the SEA games champion Thai football team!
A few days ago, I read a fabulous book, "Soccer Speed" by By Richard Bate and Ian Jeffreys. They amazed me with their focus on teamwork.
According to them, teamwork is essential both in defence and attack. Their statistics shows that on average, a player cannot hold the ball more than 2 seconds!
Say, in defence, my player No 4 (M4) presses their player No 9 (T9).
So, T9 passes the ball to his teammate T6.
M5 presses T6, which forces T6 to pass to T11 and so on.
T9 --> T6 --> T11 --> T10
M4 M5 M3 ?
If there is no M player to challenge T10, the effort of players M4,M5,M3 go to waste. It would be better for them to have slept or taken a break at that time instead of pressing T players. If they had rested, they would have more energy now. Now they are tired and the ball has passed through their defence line.
The same holds true for attack. No player alone can do magic. Even star strikers like Messi, Neymar need support all around them.
When Myanmar strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
When Singapore strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
When Thai strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
So, at EssayKKNkn we teach love. We run our website out of love for the kids, the parents, the nations, and of course, out of love for ourselves.
A few days ago, I read a fabulous book, "Soccer Speed" by By Richard Bate and Ian Jeffreys. They amazed me with their focus on teamwork.
According to them, teamwork is essential both in defence and attack. Their statistics shows that on average, a player cannot hold the ball more than 2 seconds!
Say, in defence, my player No 4 (M4) presses their player No 9 (T9).
So, T9 passes the ball to his teammate T6.
M5 presses T6, which forces T6 to pass to T11 and so on.
T9 --> T6 --> T11 --> T10
M4 M5 M3 ?
If there is no M player to challenge T10, the effort of players M4,M5,M3 go to waste. It would be better for them to have slept or taken a break at that time instead of pressing T players. If they had rested, they would have more energy now. Now they are tired and the ball has passed through their defence line.
The same holds true for attack. No player alone can do magic. Even star strikers like Messi, Neymar need support all around them.
When Myanmar strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
When Singapore strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
When Thai strikers come forward, do they get enough support? More precisely, do they support each other?
"Glory players," players who play for their own personal glory do not win matches. Nor in-fighting generals win wars: read about German invasion of Soviet Union in World War II.
January 10, 2013
Grief work - Homecoming in a Jet
on June 23, 2011
It's a misnomer, the title.
1. Sad about losses and misses, but this is also a release and a celebration!
2. True in the sense of reconnecting with one's true self. A shining, shining with greatness. But real visits may be years away. Sad.
A fragment of Japanese poetry comes to mind:
" For the sake of sons who pray,
Let the parting day be thousand years away."
What a samurai! Homecoming as in Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics).
3. In the dark days of the 1980, and in a fit of temper, I heard ( myself saying ), "I am going to have a private jet." Maybe never, or long long later. It doesn't matter much at any time.
But Chin-Ning Chu's Jet I have, already have.
When a commercial jet is taking off, many a passenger get anxious and think that their jet will fail, burn or explode. But their negative thoughts don't have as much weight as they assume and most such jets function normally and safely.
Be as negative as you feel like.
The Jet is taking off: properly spec-ed, properly designed, properly built, properly piloted.
It's a misnomer, the title.
1. Sad about losses and misses, but this is also a release and a celebration!
2. True in the sense of reconnecting with one's true self. A shining, shining with greatness. But real visits may be years away. Sad.
A fragment of Japanese poetry comes to mind:
" For the sake of sons who pray,
Let the parting day be thousand years away."
What a samurai! Homecoming as in Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics).
3. In the dark days of the 1980, and in a fit of temper, I heard ( myself saying ), "I am going to have a private jet." Maybe never, or long long later. It doesn't matter much at any time.
But Chin-Ning Chu's Jet I have, already have.
When a commercial jet is taking off, many a passenger get anxious and think that their jet will fail, burn or explode. But their negative thoughts don't have as much weight as they assume and most such jets function normally and safely.
Be as negative as you feel like.
The Jet is taking off: properly spec-ed, properly designed, properly built, properly piloted.
December 31, 2012
Secret Power Magic
I'm referring to Rhonda Byrne's three books.
Focus on what you want ...
Everything we think and feel is creating our future.
Act as if you are receiving it.
It's all about the power of love.
Be grateful. That will attract all the nice stuffs towards you like a magnet.
She misquotes Buddha on all occasions! But I'm really grateful to her for the book.
In particular, I like the idea of Jesus saying "Thank you" every time before he performed a miracle. Cool, it makes a lot of sense.
The Secret
Focus on what you want ...
Everything we think and feel is creating our future.
Act as if you are receiving it.
The Power
It's all about the power of love.
The Magic
Be grateful. That will attract all the nice stuffs towards you like a magnet.
She misquotes Buddha on all occasions! But I'm really grateful to her for the book.
In particular, I like the idea of Jesus saying "Thank you" every time before he performed a miracle. Cool, it makes a lot of sense.
December 28, 2012
Clear Writing, Clear Thinking, Clear Loving
"Clear Writing comes from Clear Thinking."
A cliche, so boring.
Is thinking clearly alone enough for clear writing?
Are language, words, grammar, syntax, tone, voice, diction, intonation accent, stress, enunciation, phonics alone enough for clear communication?
Just three examples.
Why not rebuild, re-conceive your policy, (if justified) in radical ways?
(I'm here talking about Insurance policies! Not political policies ;-) )
"Clear Writing comes from Clear Thinking comes from Clear Loving."
I love you. Is that quiet but still clear?
A cliche, so boring.
Is thinking clearly alone enough for clear writing?
Are language, words, grammar, syntax, tone, voice, diction, intonation accent, stress, enunciation, phonics alone enough for clear communication?
Just three examples.
- When a Physic/Maths/Chemistry teacher finds many students confused who do you think s/he usually blame?
Contrast this with Richard Feynman's remark: "If we cannot make a subject understandable to freshmen, we really don't understand it." - What happens when investment schemes, financial products become so confusing?
Contrast them with Warren Buffet's business models. - When a politician finds many voters confused who do you think s/he usually blame?
Contrast this with Lincoln's remark on his own style of clear communication. He always kept in mind the annoyance he felt in childhood with confusing passages.
Conclusion(as usual, coming fast)
If a policy is hard to explain, don't try to explain it harder, Not even try to explain it better.Why not rebuild, re-conceive your policy, (if justified) in radical ways?
(I'm here talking about Insurance policies! Not political policies ;-) )
"Clear Writing comes from Clear Thinking comes from Clear Loving."
I love you. Is that quiet but still clear?
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