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How Confucius Did It

If you were like most people who always say, "I'll do charity when I have money", or "I'll take care of my house once I got a big one", then you are having this syndrome called Perfection. Yes, perfection is an ideal but if you were to base your life on perfection, you'll never do it.  Like Confucius who lived in China 2,600 years ago, Confucius continued to teach even when his own country (Lu) was against him.  He was chased out of his own country and left wandering in 16 countries for 19 years but he never give up. Today, Confucius' teachings has become the national culture of many countries like the 2 Koreas, Taiwan and many Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia and North America. Because Confucius understood this important principle: there is never a perfect time to do anything .  As long as that thing you do is of importance to you and the society, now is the time to do it.   If you fear that you may do wrong, you can always correct it.   The

The Most Dangerous Word in the World that Obama Wants You to Avoid

UNCOPYRIGHT NOTICE:   This e-article by Scott Dinsmore is Uncopyrighted. Feel free to share it, copy it,  or post it on your blog, like I what I do now at www.AndyNgTrainer.blogspot.sg or at here. Words are incredibly powerful. There are some that empower us to do our very  best and others that can leave us feeling helpless.  Through my own and others' experiences I have found one to be more dangerous  than any other.  On that when used once in a while can give you relief, but when used frequently  can leave you with the deepest feeling of despair.  This most dangerous word is: Later. The scary thing is that 'Later' seems so harmless at first. There are all kinds of  justifications to put things off until tomorrow. A lot of them can feel pretty valid.   And even worse, we seem to use this word most for the things that are of greatest importance to us.  Like exercise and learning.  I'm talking about the big goals and life changes we've had on our mind for