My Morning Thought Today

As a small business owner, I would not say that managing a business is easy. But I won’t say either that managing the one is a difficult job.

From the point of time, my business journey is still quite young. But I am lucky enough. In this short time, I have never felt the bankruptcy, have never got of serious challenging. But in three years, I have learned a lot.

One of the lessons is that: experience is not correlated with success and expertise. You may have already started 5 or 10 years ago. You may have been long known as the sugar producers. But in the end the competition and products innovation will sell you out!!

Evi
http://palm-sugar.web.id

What is Luck, anyway...

My visits to my sister home in Cimanggis-Depok yesterday afternoon pointed in reunion with Lila, a friend of mine from adolescence.

The meeting was full of surprises. I were pushing the car, she was driving a motorcycle through with a teenage daughter. In my head she still wanders in Kalimantan and Lila certainly think that my family home is just memories.

Of course, the meeting lasted with a gala. We cheer as the two of former village girls. Embrace such as Tele Tubbiest, completed with words of longing. Does it the right time to tell all about the memories? Right!

Initially we did wine-soaked as we didn’t change so much. Of course we changed a lot. Who is on earth able removing the impression of the time in their face?

Believe it or not, a few days before I often think of Lila. I have had a planning to visit of her mother house later on idulfitri celebration. According to my sister, Lila’s mother often asked about me. She has currently living in beds more because of poor health.

In the exhilaration I said that the law of attraction was working. Only then, I had known that Lila does not seem to have any picture about the book of The Secret. Then the talk around the Law of Attraction (LoA) couldn’t be forwarded.

My deep impression on Lila, this beautiful lady has a very positive character. I don’t remember whether she used to as well. One for certain, the reunion showed Lila’s temperament that I have learned furiously through the books of motivation. See the good side of all events that crossing our life.

That was revealed when Lila said that she was lucky to know her husband cheating as early so that she can make decisions more quickly. She has long been a wish to leave Kalimantan for giving her elderly and sickly mother. Such events like the gong brunt of her awareness to pull back to Jakarta.

Later, Lila feels fortunate of the decision was she taken by. Her cheated husband also realizes he couldn’t make without her and their children. He realized the blunder and decided moved from the island that they have lived for almost 12 years.

Lila’s family now plans starting everything from scratch. My lovely friend said that she is not rich, not smart enough, but she knows that she wouldn’t lack anything because she had everything with her talent: trading goods.

Indeed, there is no wall that is too high for those who known what they want.

-- Evi Indrawanto

How High Can I Go?

Walaupun sudah bertekad untuk tidak melakukannya, sepertinya tekad saja tidak cukup untuk berubah.Saya masih sering menunda-nunda menyelesaikan pekerjaan. Bon-bon pembelian di tumpuk dengan pikiran nanti akan dikerjakan, catatan pembayaran dimasukan ke dalam sebuah folder dalam niatan dikerjakan setelah selesai browsing, slip gaji di stapler dengan harapan ada jin yang akan membantu menyelesaikannya nanti.

Kemarin saya curhat pada Ci Lilik yang punya bisnis money changer dan banyak membantu teman-teman yang senang mengoleksi mata uang asing.Sewaktu menceritakan pekerjaan administrasi saya yang berantakan, si happy face itu tertawa geli," lah kok sama ya Vi..." Terus dia bercerita bagaimana dia memperlakukan tata administrasi. Kalau menilai sekilas, tampaknya kemalasan Ci Lilik lebih akut!

Mestinya lega ya, dapat teman seperjuangan? Tapi gak tuh! Sekalipun sistem administrasi perusahaan Ci Lilik sama, faktanya kondisi keuangan perusahaan kami beda. Dia berada di atas dan aku beberapa tingkat di bawah.

Terus tak tanya diri sendiri, sebetulnya terjun ke bisnis ini untuk membela kepentingan siapa sih? Kepentingan diri sendiri! Hasilnya untuk siapa? Untuk diri sendiri! Kalau mendapat keuntungan? Ya pertama-tama pasti lah untuk menyenangkan diri sendiri walaupun nanti bisa dicarikan dalih-dalih seperti membantu kesejahteraan orang lain...

Terus kalau begitu, mengapa lebih suka memelihara raksasa malas di dalam diri?

Nah itu masalahnya. Malas dan logika sehat itu sama-sama bersemanyam dalam satu tubuh.Bagaimana ya caranya selalu memenangkan logika sehat dalam satu pertempuran?

Life Skill

According to my opinion, and honestly, if you weren’t expert in the field of you choice, you didn’t deserve run a business, because once in a while you are holding responsible for life and safety of others.

Nobody be able to teach how you should behave, but studying a lot mean you know deeply about your profession or industry. It is much kind of important things in business we should to know. We have to know about our market and its movement. We have to know management and its orders. It’s essentially that you’ve just didn’t simply know how to print profit but also know why you lose.

It is possible that learning were pleasing too. Remember, our histories have noted, people who have willingness learning something in their life, they are also will get direct present at hand.

It doesn’t just that, when you were developing trust to your capability, your positive attitude also increasing.

Thereby it is important you earned your knowledge before you open your practice.

When you sure about your advice to others, your self confidence are formed. A lot you know, more customers trust you get and they will recommended you to others.

-- Evi

Do we need to employ friend?

With one simple word – don’t! In this case I didn’t asked that you have to bluff or behave too excesses to your friend. Problem is we have heard many disaster stories about people who employ their friends or friend from their friends.

When you employed a friend, a direct heavy responsibility perch on your shoulder -- you were obliged to take care of friendship.

Work have made us to change for many of times, whereas friendship only recognizing one word: faithfulness.

Friendship in a work can be annoyed some times. So if you were esteemed the friendship, say thanks to your friend, but no, thank you.

Responded to Change

The wise person said, none did not change except the change personally. Liked or did not like, we will always face the change. That covers all aspects of our lives so that we can grow and develop to improve the lives every day.

We must develop six attitudes overcome the change:

Firstly, we need to get something when the situation or the crisis hit. Perhaps we are not opposed to this change, but realised the change was the life part. In this condition very important that we knew the method controlled our stress.

Secondly, we always have hope and firm belief that all he had time. However hard it was, by the time, all crises and disasters will pass by.

Thirdly, we will focus on the strength and opportunity, not weakness or disaster. The positive attitude will guide us to overcome fear and stop participating in depresif area.

Fourthly, we must be willing to learn from other people experiences in overcoming crisis or disaster.

Fifthly, we tried to develop a feeling thanks to heavens on the disaster that was experienced by us. It was not easy, but in a way that grateful was to receive the benefit, as it could shift the focus of disaster to more positive issues and the opportunities that are available.

Six, we have developed the right attitude, took part in overcoming the crisis, and control the change that occurred.

What Is Authentic Happiness?

"Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars." - Frederick Langbridge.

In life, you are always filled with choices. You may opt to have a Pessimist's view and live a live with personal problem or you may decide to take the Optimist's route and take a personal power and fulfilling life.

So why nurture an Optimist's point of view? And why now?

Well, optimism has been linked to positive mood and good morale: To academic, athletic, military, occupational and political success. To popularity, good health and even to long life and freedom from trauma.

On the other hand, the rates of personal problem, depression and pessimism have never been higher. It affects middle-aged adults the same way it hits younger people. The mean age of onset has gone from 30 to 15.

Here's how optimists are in action and researches back up why it really pays to be an optimist:

Optimists expect the better

The defining characteristic of Pessimists is that they tend to believe personal problem is really bad events, which will last a long time and undermine everything they do, their own fault.

The truth is optimists are confronted with the same hard knocks of personal problem. What differs is the way they explain their misfortune-it's the opposite way. They tend to believe defeat is just a temporary setback, that its causes are confined to this one case.

Optimists tend to focus on personal power and plan for the problem at hand. They use positive reinterpretation. In other words, they most likely reinterpret a personal problem in a way that helps them learn and grow. Such people are unfazed by bad situation, they perceive it is a challenge and try harder.

They will not say "things will never get better," "If I failed once, it will happen again" and "If I experience misfortune in one part of my life, then it will happen in my whole life

Positive expectancies of optimists also predict better reactions during transitions to new environments, sudden tragedies and unlikely turn of events. If they fall, they will stand up. They see opportunities instead of obstacles.

People respond positively to optimists.

Optimists are proactive and less dependent on others for their happiness. They find no need to control or manipulate people. They usually draw people towards them. Their optimistic view of the world can be contagious and influence those they are with.

Optimism seems a socially desirable trait in all communities. Those who share optimism are generally accepted while those who spread personal problem, gloom, panic and hysteria are treated unfavorably.

When the life situation gets tough, optimists get tougher.

Optimists typically maintain higher levels of subjective well-being during times of stress than do people who are less optimistic. In contrast, pessimists are likely to react to stressful events by denying that they exist or by avoiding dealing with problems. Pessimists are more likely to quit trying when difficulties arise.

They persevere. They just don't give up easily, they are also known for their patience. Move their way a step closer to that goal or elusive dream.

Optimists are healthier and live longer

Medical research has justified that simple pleasures and a positive outlook can cause a measurable increase in the body's ability to fight disease. Optimists health is unusually good. They age well, much freer than most people from the usual physical ills of middle age. And they get to outlive those prone to negative thoughts.

So why not be an Optimist today? And think positively towards a more fulfilled life.

Why not look forward to success in all your Endeavors? Why not be resilient? Why not be flexible? Like everybody else you are bound to hit lows sometimes but don't just stay there. Carry yourself out of the mud and improve your chances of getting back on the right track.. And why not inspire others to remove their dark-colored glasses and see life in the bright side?