While browsing through my bookshelves yesterday, I came across the book, ‘Passion makes perfect’, by Peter Cheales. The copy I have, was published in 1995, but I think the material is as pertinent today as it was back then.
I thought this would be the perfect title for my last article of 2009, as it succinctly summarises my philosophy of success.
On 1 January 2009, I published tips for 2009. My success philosophy stated in that article was simply:

Find your passion
Become the best you can be at it

While that still holds true, …

Sometimes we come across simple truths and simply ignore them because they are too simple. Many people dismiss an idea because it is simply too obvious.
Today I would like to evaluate the simple truth: Successful people work harder.
I use a simple philosophy for success, which always worked for me: Find a passion, work at it, become good at it.
If wealth alone is a measure of success, then you can perhaps debate whether I am successful or not. But if I told you that about 15 years ago I fell in …

Your results are a reflection of a year’s work, but the results of a life time of work ethic and habits.
I’m not only talking about exam results. This applies to YOU, whether you are at school, at college, at university, or at work.

Did 2009 not go as well as it should have?
Did you not achieve what you wanted?
Are you stuck in a rut at work?
Did you get poor results at school, college or university?

Do not despair! Take some time to reflect on where it has all gone wrong, but also …

Part of the ‘Five Minute’ Series. Plan your whole writing project in as little as Five Minutes.

Increase your value by investing in yourself.
We are just coming out of an economic recession, where many investments, including safe investments like people’s homes have shown negative growth.
This article is based on an article that I wrote about a year ago. The article was about increasing your net worth without needing lots of cash.
I am glad to say that my investment would’ve had a positive growth in any economy, even during this economic recession. While I did not offer immediate riches, I did promise that you would increase your net …

I’ve been constantly trying to convey to you that your ability to learn faster is a great competitive advantage. For this reason, our Learning Management Programme was developed.
I’ve also written about a simple philosophy for success – find a passion and become good at it. This article was written nearly a year ago, as part of my motivational material for 2009. Have a look at it. If you had applied those principles, where would you have been now? It’s not too late. Start now!
These two skills will give you an …

Are you juggling your own balls, someone else’s balls, or simply too many balls?
This article can’t answer this question for you. It is just intended for you to rethink about the balls that you are juggling, so that you can really focus on what you really want to achieve in life.
It can also prompt you to look at your load at work, if you feel swamped and cannot get through your daily ‘To Do List’.
Once you have decided what YOU want to focus on, this article holds the secret to …

In my article on the Six Thinking Hats, I used the term Radiant Thinking. Tony Buzan, the inventor of the Mind Map, calls Radiant Thinking ‘The Major Evolution in Human Thought’ in The Mind Map Book.

He describes the brain as a Radiant Thinking Association Machine with five major functions: Receiving, Holding, Analysing, Outputting, Controlling

This article is in response to an email from one of my subscribers. He mentions a few problems that he has with Mind Maps, which I hope to address here. If he has the problem, then the chances are that many of you may have the same or similar problems.
I would like to start by stating upfront that this is not a defence of Mind Maps. Mind Maps and Mind Mapping, like any other technique, has its champions and its detractors.
Tony Buzan, the inventor of the Mind Map, goes to …

I am publishing this PDF document of the Mind Map in my article, Seven Habits – Mind Map Summary, as many readers complained that they could not read the Mind Map.

I put a bit too much into the Mind Map for the space I have available in my blog post.

Sorry about that. I hope that this is much clearer.

Click Here for seven-habits-summary

Regards,

Faizel