It’s better to give than to receive.

At first when I was a kid I never knew this simple phrase truly meant.

As I exercise this thought and principle, I see that I can not be more than happy in position as giver.
I felt my life has better purpose and meaning when giving hands in terms of monetary. It is also interesting
when I read famous public figure such as Anthony Robbins, Ellen De Generes, Oprah Winfrey that their prosperous life comes from giving back and contribute to community. They are a true living example that giving is the most powerful form of our selfless attitude.

“When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.”
Wayne Dyer -American, Psychologist Quotes

If you see when we are seeking money just to meet the daily life is never going to be enough. We always feel lack of money and we are thinking that we have problem. Some of the low time in my life financially I learned to be a cheerful giver. Is a whole different concept and attitude. I also learned this in the oldest manual book of life “The Holy Bible”, that giving is actually God’s nature that needs to be exercise daily.

I want to show you why giving can grow your business and sky rocket if I may say once you do it faithfully.
Let’s say you have an income of U$1000/mo, if you plan to spend all that without giving to the need one. That would be a problem as you only learn how to enjoy the money that is at the moment. But let’s say we give to our chosen charity like U$100 / 10% of the actual income we receive.

That means we are left with new amount of U$900. As you see that our spending power is only U$900 not U$1000. But this means another thing, since you are giving yourself a restrain to enjoy your money instead of U$1000 but U$900 then slowly your mind will think. Now I only have U$900 what should I do to meet my end needs. That’s come the management part of money whether you like it or not.

With your income is not how much money you make, but how much money you actually keep.

Another way to look at it is in terms of “energy”, I know some people can go all religious and all that when  I would speak about energy. But let me explain and gets you some understanding. Our life revolves within a certain energy. Money that you got in your life is actually a manifested process of your energy. It shows in reciprocal that is part of the energy that you spend each day at your work, or your business or even on yourself. The manifested energy you spend is now come in tangible form as notes / money.

The law of energy is very interesting, energy can not be destroyed nor created. So the energy must go somewhere, when you give the energy will fill up other people’s life or charity. It creates another link of energy that goes into one giant circle of energy. What’s interesting energy you invested for other people never get wasted it has to return to the owner if the owner knows how to attract and multiply it. That’s when wisdom is required. To receive means we have to learn how to manage, and it’s a process of life.

“Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process” Jim Rohn

“I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I’ve had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works” Ken Blanchard -American, Businessman Quotes

I can tell you a lot of my personal experience how the power of giving has affected my life in such way. I can never say how much I am being grateful learning about this knowledge. I know is not easy to understand why should you give especially when you are financially challenged. The idea is simple when you give is starting a process to build a better you to let you learn the power of management. As I said before is not how much money you make but how much you give.

Let’s start to be a joyful giver as you will see better purpose in your life and your life would have a better meaning than just surviving.

Before I go to finish the rest of day. I realized that I slowly adapt to big momentum change that is happening in my life.

Change is inevitable in life, and what you can do is learning to change to be better.
I choose to change to be a better person in every aspect. I know it’s not easy and its not an overnight work but if I persist I know I will get there.

There are 2 kind of change. I will put in short, one thing we changed our surrounding or the other one the surrounding changed our life. Simple illustration, like a thermostat it is a simple device that is installed in most air conditioner or air humidifier. The simple purpose is to set the room temperature to what has been preset before. Interesting enough we can enjoy more when thermostat is working perfectly.

The other one is like boiling water, we are changed by the conditions / surroundings. We are blowing our whistle, get snapped and becoming drained / evaporated in process. I know the current global economic is affected by the rising of Gas price. I see that there is no use since gas supply is getting depleted slowly.

We need to conserve, and use wisely what have been granted to us. We can do any kind of action against current gas price increase. But it won’t help the global condition that the real issue is that gas is getting scarce. My suggestion if you use car then do a check up, fine tuning and also check with the fuel combustion to see if working okay or not. Also before you actually go set out a one way route where you can go to each destination in one line then going back home in one line.

If you used to go out with your loved one like 2 times a week then limiting to one time a week can never hurt. Do something positively and be creative to fight challenges. I see people taking opportunity from the current condition like creating a pill that save fuel for 10% - 15% or even making an alternative to fuel car like hybrid car and the use of natural element for being the source of gas. There will always people who used the worst of situation and turning it to become a unique solution.

Are you changing your life to become part of solution? Or you are becoming part of the problem itself ?
Time to change and it’s never too late. The games is not over until the main whistle is blow.

Enjoy the weekend bliss

Why Be Difference is Important?

Simple, coz’ you are a unique being. Being unique it does take a courage. Why would I think of that?
see if you don’t like who you are, you are always being driven by other people opinion.
Having a courage to know your weakness and your strength it is what it takes to be unique.

Imagine this .. if you want to have a recognition from a certain social group but you look up to them, and thinking what does it take for me to be accepted in the group? I have had experience that I went to a high social class group, I did not have the branded and all of the stuff that defines to be in the group. I just came of being who I am, know who I am and what I can contribute to them. I started to show them who I am and what’s my intention. I know if I was being rejected, at least I try.

At the end, I ended up being friend and quite close and I realize that they got all the beneficial facilities but inside of them are secure being. In other say that they are already unique before joining a group. They can be in any social group class and bring himself to be accepted in any class of social levels. Interesting isn’t?

I know some of us always look up, but I also have another trivia “why don’t you look down”. Help others who are in need. When big disaster came like hurricane Katrina, tsunami, flooded, or things that are out of our control then you will find that everyone is the same and when you think your social status can define and make you in better position when in time of crisis, then I hate to say this “It does not being recognized in times of trouble”.

Back in 2007, in  Jakarta we had 80% of water flooded our city, I learned a great deal of lessons your money can only be used to help other people. Make a little difference if you are non victim, but if you are victim then your money, your car, house means nothing to flood. Disaster does not pick its victim based on social class or what you did in the past. So what is left is only you and your personality. Interesting right?

Other thing when you helped someone less fortunate, it does not need that you will be in certain social class. You just have to reach out with what you have and willing to do. Let’s make a difference world today and help others. I love giving and contribute to people’s life and make difference. I realized that my life would be no meaning if only for personal gratification. Love yourself then love other people, means discover who you are and help others.

Start helping others from little things, you never know what will makes up of them

Have an awesome and blessed weekend

Life is a choice… most people would like to be good in something but how about being Great? From Good to Great is an interesting concept well doing good is not enough is just meet the expectation of the social standard.

Being great is more than just being good. When being good is just make us feel content and feel that we have done something useful. Being great is a different stage, it is a stage of influence. Only those who have done great in life can actually being an inspiration to others. You see guy like Michael Jordan, Tiger Wood, Hugh Hefner, Barrack Obama these men has common trait.

They like being Great than just good. It does make a lot of difference to the life of other people and they are a great inspiration to us all.

So what does it take of being great? One of them is to change your strategy and do thinks that never been done before and also to push beyond the limit. This strategy alone can bring you to next level of just being good, other thing is called consistency. It’s powerful if you are doing Great for so many times people started to notice what you are doing as it is so Great. Greatness speak of itself and being a silent witness.

Being Great is a process that one must take on and its a journey of discipline, perseverance, strong fighting spirit and also always put into consistency. That’s why nothing Great comes out from just a short moment of process. Being great is like a diamond that needs to be cut in such way that takes time to create a carat that has high value.

I do see that a lot of time we insist of having things in instant. The concept of having things right now have stopped a lot of people to develop their own greatness. We are call for a purpose not just being a survivor but being great.

It takes process and only consistency in striving in excellence can be our guide to help us out to reach and being great. By being in the process we also learn to keep and understand our character better and wiser. It is an amazing process. And only those who stopped looking to the past can actually enjoy the process of life today.

I experienced a fiery furnace, and at the moment I am being shaped into better form of me and my being. I do not like the process but I can see that at the end it will make me a different being and bring influence of positive impact.

I challenge myself to realize and change myself from good to great. Will you join me?

Success is not a destination is a journey, it is only an event in our life after a long process

Yours truly,

Dee Ferdinand

Having A Holiday? or Planning One?
And why should you learn to plan ahead

I’d say that is good to have a holiday, and some of know why it is so important to break from routines and get into refresh mindset and some of us may discover ourselves better during holiday. Holiday lower down our high blood pressure and life stress including pressure at work, home or family.

Subconsciously when we are too busy our life and excitement in work or family gets burn out. This is not a good indication. A lot of people are planning holiday like a runaway solution from problem. Is good at one point but let’s see some other way to actually fully enjoy your holiday.

I learn that planning a holiday ahead is much better option than just planning it to fit in our hectic schedule.
The way to do it is simple. First you actually look at the calendar if you are in mid year then try to plan holiday like every quarter of year (once every 4 months). With this in mind, you will be more prepared physically, emotionally and spiritually. Imagine if you set your own holiday isn’t a cool thing to do? You plan it in your future. I happen to find if I plan ahead, I have more strategy as business owner to create income to support that holiday.

Since I like beach holiday rather than mountain top. I am looking for a place where I can easily access beach area without having too much to spend. I also get a few of my buddies to see if we can be on holiday together. Is good time to crash out and hang out, keeping in touch with them.

I also see the benefit of planning holiday ahead that when you work, you intend to have better expectation that there is a holiday after 4 months. This is something that motivates you better at work.

Recently, in beginning of June I went to Bali with fellow Internet Business Owner. Some of our meetings supposed to happen around June 5th - 7th, 2008. I had planned to go earlier so I have time for myself.
It was a thrilling experience, and I can say I am fully refresh and it is also part of rediscovering of who I am being fun with life and enjoy the gift of single hood.

Here are some of the activity I do in Day1. Oh yeah.. since where I live in Jakarta, Indonesia only take 1.5 hours to get to Bali then I decide to stay longer and also find a good lodging where I can take my good buddy Kevaz. He has helped me quite a lot with some projects and we are planning to do our own projects together. So I consider him like my sidekick, it was his first time to be in Bali. And it has been so many times for me but I never get bored as I always try a new thrill.

I stayed in a very nice place cottage around Sanur Beach area called the Bali Sukun Cottage, for just a U$30/nite for standard room. It is a no brainer to actually use their service. You might be thinking what kinda lodging did I choose. It was one of the best place to stay longer in Bali for 7 - 21 days or even more.
It provides you with Hot Water, Breakfast for 2, Airconditioner, Satellite TV inside the room and for Internet Junkies or Internet Business Owner like me it has WIFI connection.

My friend stephanie chin recommended the balinese massage of the cottage run by a japanese lady. She said it was one of the best, the price is around U$25 per massage but I say it is well worth it as she looks refresh after the massage.

Here are some of the Day 1, photo collection. I will tell you more about it why Bali should be your destination for holiday.

It is interesting what I experience today. It did not start as my normal day where i would wake up around 8. I woke up around 11 am, I think I slept quite late around 4.30 am. It was okay…

I just realized that I have a lot of projects to finish, design to wrap up and also some other major projects for my eBusiness. I promised myself this year to actually starting up my own blog and here is part of the prophecy being fulfilled. I realized that every single year between 2006 - 2007 everything worked smoothly as I planned almost in all aspects.

In first quarter of 2008, a milestone in my life has created quite a setback in some phase of my life. It was not easy to fight for this as I have everything planned as always and all I planned ruined. I asked of myself what I have done wrong at first bit. What did I not see? I realize that I should change the way i look at life. This is a result there is no right or wrong is just aporcess that i have gone through which is easier said than done.

Whoa.. all I can say that God has played his part if man plans but God decides who can fight for it. I did my best to fight for it but was not good enough. I remember a saying “if your Best is not good enough what can you do?”. I would say: “Is not over till the fat lady sing, … uh oh I don’t hope at the end of my life I see a fat lady but that impression makes sense. if she can sing then it must be a really good thing happen to her other than fe Read the rest of this entry

Our Life Has Destiny. A lot of people I encounter and even my personal experience also has confronted me with one of the biggest questions in man’s life. Who Decides Your Destiny?

What is the “Destiny”? Destiny if I may put it in my own words means a journey that you should have taken because of your own decision or things that push us to be in that road of life. The end point is called Destination, but we do set our course to reach our destination and along the way you encounter and experience something that makes who you are.

Just put it in illustration: let’s say you want to fly to a certain holiday destination. Let’s say Hong Kong, then there is a few routes or options that can take you to Hong Kong. Is amazing how many routes from air and sea alone you can find over more than 10 airlines, more than 5 cruises. and some minor way if you are desperately wanted to get there longer. But the idea is simple.. our life has destination. Success and failure are events that follows our destiny. Both are the major recurring events with its own level of scalability that creates our journey to have a significant meaning.
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