Learning from Dogs

You are, or become, what you think!

On the 12th August I published a Post about the Law of Attraction.

Let me turn to succeeding – from a entrepreneurial point of view, but equally applicable for  whatever is important to you.

In business, simply knowing about the basics in a little detail is not enough to achieve any degree of success.

Actually you need to have a deep understanding of what you are about to embark upon to ensure that you place yourself correctly in the market and sell to people who actually want your product.

The success therefore is in the detail.  As is said, the devil is in the detail.

It will take you time to gain this understanding and, in most instances, will cost you money, but if you lack the belief that you will achieve your goals, you will not have the enthusiasm to learn and we learn most from our mistakes.  To use a cliché again, you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs.

Perversely, if you have a very positive attitude without any desire to learn, you have even less chance of success.

The answer therefore has to be somewhere in-between.  It’s a fine balance and reaching it can be a challenge in itself.

It would be safe to say that most don’t ever achieve it.

A clear goal is critical in the process.  Having a clear goal helps you plan what you need to do to achieve that goal and lets you know when you have achieved it!

As is said, the only benefit of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise!

Success therefore is a Mindset, but what exactly should your Mindset be?

By Dapinder Bains

Astoundingly, beautiful land and sea-scape photography, by Patrick Smith.

One of the amazing things about the world-wide-web is the way that one can follow links and end up somewhere totally unexpected.  This is what happened when I happened across the Blog of Patrick Smith.  It was then a short trip to find his home page and then sit in awe at the magnificent beauty of Patrick’s photography.  This guy is a wonderful artist.

I sent Patrick an email asking for permission to re-publish one of his photographs and, to date, have not heard back.  If it hadn’t been for a comment on his Blog then this Post and the previous one would not have been published by me.

Patrick’s comment on his Blog was:

Some people on ——  are having quite a bit of fun with one of my photos. There is a link back to my photo on Flickr where it is getting thousands of views. Some people might get upset but it seems like they are having a good time not at my expense!What do you think about unauthorized use on a blog or ‘just for fun’ website?

Here are some other blog articles showing my work (with links to my websites) but without my permission. It is fine with me. (my emphasis)

It was a difficult call for me to take but, on balance, and taking into account Patrick’s Blog comment, it was decided to show just one of Patrick’s images because I think his work deserves the widest fanfare possible.

So I urge you to visit Patrick Smith Photography and support him in any way that you can.

Patrick may be found at his web site, via his Blog and on Flickr

Enjoy!

Patrick, if you read this and want the pic removed, just let me know!

By Paul Handover

“Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.”

This is one of, literally, hundreds of Zen quotes.  Of course Zen Buddhism does not have the exclusivity of quotes that stir the heart.  Every one of man’s great religions and followings is embroidered with beautiful quotations.  Here’s one, more or less at random, from Christianity.

‘Faith is to believe what we do not see;

and the reward of this faith

is to see what we believe.’

Whatever gives you solace, it is important to have something that allows you to be a little retrospective from time to time (and we are not talking alcohol or drugs here!).  Remember, you can’t give away what you don’t own!

So when this Blog, ZenHabits, caught my eye, it seemed worthy of mention and of adding to the Blog Roll.  We will see if this resonates with you, the reader.  Either way, do let me know via your comments.

By Paul Handover

It has been brought to my attention by a concerned reader of this Blog that there may be some aspects of the above organisation that would be unacceptable to many of you.  Whether or not this is true is besides the point.  The previous postings and the link to that organisation’s web site have been deleted.  We will find an alternative way to offer you a small distraction from the busy day.

The feedback was very much appreciated.

By Paul Handover