Want To Live A Simple Life? Is It HARD?

September 27, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Leadership Skills

Simple life has simple means to live it, but are you really ready to let go off all the mean luxuries you are enjoying in life that you earned really hard way. MONEY, the big word is all it matters to stay in this world, even if you are not doing any thing in life and ready to let go off all the luxuries, you still need some money to stay alive for basic necessities, that is food, clothing and shelter. Building a business in itself is not at all a hard thing to face, but running it, is a little challenging, recently I went to one conference where the professionals from different fields had gathered and each were waning out their anger and frustration they had to go through each working day of their lives, some of them even pledged to run away from their business and families and live a sacred life high up in the mountains.

Hearing about all this, I quickly recollected a book that I read just few months back, it was written by one named Robin Sharma, “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”, the author portrays his life as a fully successful lawyer, owning all the luxuries in life starting from Armani suits to Ferrari and one day suddenly he collapses in court due to a heart attack and then onwards he left his courtroom forever and went out on his search to find the disciplined way of living, he reached Himalayas where he found the method of enlightened living and his yogi (teacher – guru) teaches him ways to live a simplistic life learning all the virtues of life.

Frankly speaking, we feel living a simple life is easy but to the extent I can see people living in this fast paced world of computers I think suddenly moving from a fast paced life to simplistic life of monks is not easy, unless you have really made up your mind to chuck off all the worldly pleasures, it has to offer. Once when you decide in your mind and heart to find deeper meaning to the life, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to leave the life you have been living.

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There are so many books and discourses being held to let and teach you the enlightened way of living, but these efforts goes in vain, once you are out of the book. Its only when you decide it on yourself, then shall you find your own ways to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. The true pleasures of life are not in owning a villa or a Ferrari or an Armani suits, its in simple living and high thinking, have you ever heard of a modern man living in a cave enjoying all the natural pleasures of life. His name is Daniel Suelo, he left his job in the year 2000 and decided to stop earning and living in a cave, he says when he had money, he always lacked in something and now he doesn’t have to earn money nor using it so he doesn’t find anything lacking in life. He is currently living in a cave in a deserted area that is just one hour by foot from the desert town of Moab, Utah.

Such type of living needs a true passion, I myself, tried a couple of times staying isolated but how much far we can stay like this, I got rid of everything I had been using to live a modern fast paced life, I obviously dint go and lived in the caves, I lived at hotels across Europe, lived a total isolated life away from public glare. Believe me, it was an amazing experience of my life – living and doing nothing is so simple and sophisticated except for minimal work you have to do staying alive but what comes next? Are we going to earn something out of it? This type of living is only suitable for the individuals who want to live a simple life and enjoy the natural stuff life has given us, remember, how in olden days people lived for 100 years living in caves and eating all natural stuff and going to work even at the age of 90. This feeling comes out of frustration, one goes through in our fast paced life – especially with the entrepreneurs who face so much of business risks day in and day out.

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Actually speaking of simple life has no impact, you are just living it for the heck of it, when you are surrounded by individuals and live in a social world. You are here in this world for some purpose, to change the world and make it a better place to live in, wake up from your dream world and get going nothing is going to come at your doorsteps ready made, you got to earn it! You can live with uttermost simplicity with minimal expenses by staying in a city, if you really want to and don’t forget to spread the word for happiness.

Common problems that occur on blogs

July 7, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging

Common problems that occur on Blogs, and how to eliminate them

Among many of the other dramatic changes that have been introduced into our society over the last several years, Blogs is one item that has made their way into the fast lane and earning an increasing level of popularity. The benefits they offer allows individuals the ability to share many of their thoughts, experiences, and their ideas with other like-minded web surfers. Unfortunately, not all of them provide their readers with the same high level of quality reading or information.

There are many times that problems arise when individuals are searching for a specific blog that can sufficiently provide them with the information they are looking for. All too often blogs are lost in the mix on sites that contain numerous others, making it a chore to find just the right one that can be of the most benefit to you. Generally, when individuals land on sites that are like this, they will get frustrated and move on to other blogs that are not totally lost among countless others.

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Content can also pose a problem on blogs. What is meant to be an informative and helpful piece of material, for many, has become an area for messaging among friends and family members. It is also the fastest way to alienate blogs from becoming potentially popular and productive. Finding blogs with old content is another frustration that happens quite frequently. To effectively form a loyal bond with readers, it is important that your blogs contain up-to-date and current information that is not only enjoyable to read, but offers value to your readers.

If you are considering creating your own blog, you should consider the specific topic you choose very carefully. Take the time to investigate topics that will not be lost among an endless amount of others that are on the very same topic. The whole idea is you want to provide a uniqueness that sets you apart from all the others. This gives you the upper hand in being able to attract readers simply because of the unique qualities that your blog contains, as long as you commit to providing them with helpful information and knowledge you have acquired on the topic.

There are several bloggers who end up making mistakes by overlooking the comment feature contained on their blog. Readers want to know that you care about what they have to say and expect to hear responses to the comments that they leave. Take the necessary time to respond and give them the feeling of significance that they are looking for.

There is a lot of fun and a feeling of accomplishment that can be found in the world of blogging. To achieve this however, it takes a certain amount of your time and dedication to learn the skills required to maintain a blog that is interesting and exciting to read.

Tips To Help You Focus, and Stay Focused

May 16, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging

Stay FocusedIt does not matter what type of material it may be that you are writing, whether it is an article, a press release, or even a blog post, it is imperative that you stay focused if you want to end up with material that can be productive. There are times that many of us tend to lose focus, which is a fact that ends up making it extremely hard to achieve the high quality that we are aiming for.

Try These Tips To Help Maintain your Focus

Turn off the phone – When you are working on an important project and your deadline is drawing nearer, it can be very helpful to simply turn the ringer off the landline and your cell phones, and allow the answering machine to take your calls. When you are deeply involved and well focused, a ringing telephone is a frustration that can end up completely ruining the moment.

Manage your time wisely – You are generally able to spend the time focusing on a specific project if you will manage the time that you have wisely. If you need to get several projects done in a certain amount of time, schedule a specific amount of time to spend on each one so that this can be time spent focusing only on that particular task.

Close your email clients – Although email is very important to most of us, it can also become a liability to us if we allow the emails we receive to be a distraction. If you are able to, turn off your email client altogether while you are working on projects. If you simply cannot turn it off, then at least make the rule for yourself to not break away from your task just so you can check emails that are coming in. Even this type of distraction is one that can completely ruin your train of thought.

Social media and the Internet –There are numerous social media websites that seem to make their way into our daily life. These are wonderful sites and they can provide a large amount of entertainment and learning, but as with everything else in our life, they have their own place and time to be enjoyed. Refraining from going to websites such as this will go a long way when you are trying to discipline yourself in ways to focus only on the task at hand.

Set an environment that makes focusing easier – Before you even begin the writing project that you need to complete, it is much more beneficial to maintain a level of focus if you will take care of anything that could pose a distraction while you are busy working.

By taking just a small amount of time to perform each one of these steps, the level of quality will rise much higher in the writing projects that you tackle. They only take a few minutes and the quality of work you provide will benefit a great deal in the long run.