by Helmi Hakim | Nov 15, 2007 | Motivation
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.
He called his parents from San Francisco.
“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking.
Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us.
We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives.
I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police.
Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told.
The police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son.
They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us.
We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable.
We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there’s someone who won’t treat us that way.
Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
by Helmi Hakim | Nov 15, 2007 | Investment, Miscellaneous, Motivation
I always hear this common statement saying that
“Money is the root of all evil”
Is that TRUE?
I begged to differ.
I believe that money is not the root of all evil…
I would say that lack of money is the root of all evil…
YES…
LACK of money is the problem…
Just take a look around…
Alarming statistic shows that the increasing rate of divorcee is due to financial woes…
Debts and bankrupcy set a happy family apart.
Money can do wonders.
You can set up your very charity organisation.
You can spend on self indulgence like your cars and condos.
You can do a lot of things….only if you have money.
Now,if you are one of those who always believe that money is dirty.
i will like you to change that point of view.
You can never be rich if you think money is dirty.
Never, ever be rich…
Your views on money will shape the way you will think about money all the time.
So… If you will like to have more money…DEFINITELY
you have to change your view on money, if its a negative one…
Yes….
Just change your view…!
and that single step will bring you more money 🙂
by Helmi Hakim | Nov 13, 2007 | Investment
Today’s story is about the importance of setting Goals.
TWENTY YEARS LATER
In 1953 Yale University did a research on its graduating seniors.
The graduates interviewed were asked if they had a clear, specific set of goals written down with a plan for achieving those goals.
Only 3 percent had their goals written down.
Twenty years later, in 1973, these surviving graduates were tracked down and interviewed again.
It was discovered that the 3 percent with specific written down goals were worth more financially as compared to the 97 percent put together.
They were also more successful in other areas of their lives.
SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
The above story clearly demonstrates the importance of having specific written down goals.
The goals must be specific in terms of what you desire, the precise date you desire to achieve it, and what you are willing to give in return for the goals.
It must be written down and read every single day.
If you write down something that you may not believe at the moment but if you read
it long enough, you will start to believe and act upon it. 🙂
by Helmi Hakim | Nov 5, 2007 | Motivation
Once, there was a General who wanted to cross a river.
He was unsure of the depth of the river, and whether his horse could make it across the river.
He looked around for help and saw a little boy nearby.
He asked the boy for advice.
The boy looked at the size of the General’s horse and paused for a moment.
He then confidently told the General that it is safe for the General and his horse to cross the river.
The General proceeded to cross the river on his horse.
As he approached the middle of the river, he suddenly realized that the river was, in fact, very deep, and he almost drowned.
After he recovered from his shock he shouted at the boy and threatened to punish him.
The boy was stunned and innocently replied, “But General, I see my ducks crossing the river everyday without any problem, and my ducks have shorter legs than your
horse”.
SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
If you need advice, get it from people who know what they are talking about.
Napoleon Hill says that, “opinion is the cheapest commodity on earth”.
Make sure you review for yourself the opinion of others before you act on them.
