In February 2010 I wrote that I created a website & had it published online. Wow, I was so pleased... It was a moment of achievement for me.
I also mentioned that the website needs a lot of work to make it smarter because it was built with free online resources.
I recently got a website building software which made it easier to publish a website. I managed to clean up some of the html codes, do more internal links, a proper sitemap.xml file etc. It is not yet up to professional's standard but it is not too bad from a novice with some SEO (search engine optimisation) skills. I would admit that there is still work to be done, eg more articles, links, graphics, on & off page optimization etc.
This is my is still first work & it ranks well on the first page of search engines like Yahoo, MSN, Excite etc..
But for the all important search engine, Google, I can't get it to rank in the first few pages of Google. Perhaps it was a mistake trying to get into an extremely competitive niche & play big against the big boys. Check out my site: www.lawyer-singapore.com
BTW, I just finished working on a couple more websites which I will announce shortly. Anything is possible if you have the right tools...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Building the right foundation for your child
I was reading a book, "Your Kids Are Your Own Fault: A Guide For Raising Responsible, Productive Adults" by Larry Winget. He is a different sort of Guru who doesnt mince his words to tell you the hard truth.
This is a challenge faced by many parents who have to deal with "fiercely independent kids". Well, it could be a blessing with kids you can be proud of but when things dont turn out satisfactory, you often wonder where you could have done better for the child.
We know how important it is to nuture the child with the right values & giving the child room to grow in a positive environment. However, much of this effort is made so much easier when the parents start this path even before birth.
This means getting good supplements in addition to eating balanced nutritious meals. Prenatal vitamins and the all important folic acid will help the mother to be see through a healthy pregnancy. A good omega3 fish oil supplement at least from the third trimester all the way through lactation is also essential for the child's health and developing brain.
New mothers who have high omega3 stores who also breastfeed their infants have been found to have healthier babies. The child's brain continues to grow and parents who continue to supplement their toddlers with good fish oil supplements after weaning also found to be smarter too.
Help your child to help you. For more information and research studies, please visit: www.smarterkid.info
This is a challenge faced by many parents who have to deal with "fiercely independent kids". Well, it could be a blessing with kids you can be proud of but when things dont turn out satisfactory, you often wonder where you could have done better for the child.
We know how important it is to nuture the child with the right values & giving the child room to grow in a positive environment. However, much of this effort is made so much easier when the parents start this path even before birth.
This means getting good supplements in addition to eating balanced nutritious meals. Prenatal vitamins and the all important folic acid will help the mother to be see through a healthy pregnancy. A good omega3 fish oil supplement at least from the third trimester all the way through lactation is also essential for the child's health and developing brain.
New mothers who have high omega3 stores who also breastfeed their infants have been found to have healthier babies. The child's brain continues to grow and parents who continue to supplement their toddlers with good fish oil supplements after weaning also found to be smarter too.
Help your child to help you. For more information and research studies, please visit: www.smarterkid.info
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Your mom was right. She is still right about the Fish.
Do you remember the time when you were a child, your mom tried to get you to eat fish, saying that it is good for your brain? Perhaps mealtimes wasn't the happiest memories of your childhood?
Well, she was right and she is still right about the Fish. Today, we have hundreds of clinical trial and research papers supporting the importance of eating fish. Fish is an important source of essential fatty acid (EFA) which is needed to promote the growth and development of the child's health, mental and visual functions.
This EFA, especially, Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is critical to helping your child to a great headstart in life. There are also numerous studies that showed that children with low DHA status are at risk of respiratory illness and tend to experience behaviorial and mood problems later on in life.
While we know that a balanced and nutritious meal is important, sadly the modern diet is usually not an ideal source of essential nutrients. Your child's favorite fish sticks and fried fish cannot be considered as a good source of essentail fatty acid.
So, it is important to supplement your child's meal with a good fish oil, particularly for those who are averse to the taste and smell of fish.
Well, she was right and she is still right about the Fish. Today, we have hundreds of clinical trial and research papers supporting the importance of eating fish. Fish is an important source of essential fatty acid (EFA) which is needed to promote the growth and development of the child's health, mental and visual functions.
This EFA, especially, Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is critical to helping your child to a great headstart in life. There are also numerous studies that showed that children with low DHA status are at risk of respiratory illness and tend to experience behaviorial and mood problems later on in life.
While we know that a balanced and nutritious meal is important, sadly the modern diet is usually not an ideal source of essential nutrients. Your child's favorite fish sticks and fried fish cannot be considered as a good source of essentail fatty acid.
So, it is important to supplement your child's meal with a good fish oil, particularly for those who are averse to the taste and smell of fish.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Give your child a Headstart in Life
Any mother will want to give her child the best possible start in life and she can never start too soon if she wants a happy, healthy, snd a smarter child.
It is imporatnt to consume a balanced & nutritious fresh food when she is conceiving her child but the modern diet is sadly lacking of many essential nutrients. That is why she is recommended to take prenatal vitamins. But there is one more critical supplement she needs: the very important DHA Omega3 fish oil.
This DHA Omega3 will help her through her pregnancy as well as to give her new born a headstart in life. Mothers should continue to breastfeed her child for as long as she could and the DHA is going to be beneficial to the growth and development of the child's health, brain, and visual functions.
If you are a parent a young child then you must visit this site: http://www.smarterkid.info/. There is so much useful information that you can learn and help to give your child a headstart in life.
It is imporatnt to consume a balanced & nutritious fresh food when she is conceiving her child but the modern diet is sadly lacking of many essential nutrients. That is why she is recommended to take prenatal vitamins. But there is one more critical supplement she needs: the very important DHA Omega3 fish oil.
This DHA Omega3 will help her through her pregnancy as well as to give her new born a headstart in life. Mothers should continue to breastfeed her child for as long as she could and the DHA is going to be beneficial to the growth and development of the child's health, brain, and visual functions.
If you are a parent a young child then you must visit this site: http://www.smarterkid.info/. There is so much useful information that you can learn and help to give your child a headstart in life.
The Importance of being Goal-Oriented
More than half of 2010 has gone by. If you are on track with your goals, well good for you! For the others who are still wavering, unsure and feeling somewhat lost, there is still time. Sometimes the very best of us do slip & fall by the wayside but it is important to get up, dust off & get going again. Never despair, work on a shorter term, more manageable target. Once you get into the flow, the momentum might just catch on!
Brett Steenbarger, Author of The Psychology of Trading, writes:
Discipline problems typically begin with experiences of frustration.
Frustration is a function of not meeting goals and expectations. ...
If we do not set challenging, but feasible goals, we cannot experience ourselves as effective, successful people. Goals that are perfectionistic cannot be met and thus generate frustration.
The failure to set goals robs us of opportunities for cultivating a sense of purpose and well-being.
Goal-setting is not just essential to mastering markets; it's essential as a tool of psychological management. We shape our experience of ourselves by controlling what we pursue and how we evaluate the pursuit.
http://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2010/03/goal-setting-discipline-and-emotions-of.html
These are lessons in life when applied successfully allows us to expand & grow to become better & effective people. With these successful traits, we can be good models & guide those who can benefit from our help.
Brett Steenbarger, Author of The Psychology of Trading, writes:
Discipline problems typically begin with experiences of frustration.
Frustration is a function of not meeting goals and expectations. ...
If we do not set challenging, but feasible goals, we cannot experience ourselves as effective, successful people. Goals that are perfectionistic cannot be met and thus generate frustration.
The failure to set goals robs us of opportunities for cultivating a sense of purpose and well-being.
Goal-setting is not just essential to mastering markets; it's essential as a tool of psychological management. We shape our experience of ourselves by controlling what we pursue and how we evaluate the pursuit.
http://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2010/03/goal-setting-discipline-and-emotions-of.html
These are lessons in life when applied successfully allows us to expand & grow to become better & effective people. With these successful traits, we can be good models & guide those who can benefit from our help.
Friday, April 2, 2010
How should we live our life?
How do we define our life?
How do we walk the good & right path & lead a ulilled lie?
Can this journey be summed in one word?
One of my most admired thinkers, Alexander Green writes:
"...an existentialist... recognize the dangers of living an inauthentic life.
"Who, exactly, are the existentialists and what do they know?
"Existentialism is a philosophical movement that came about in the late-19th century. It is not some abstract set of theoretical truths. Rather it is a no-nonsense philosophy that encourages you to take a hard look at your life and ask two essential questions: Who am I and how shall I live?
"Its goal is to awaken us from our slumber, have us grab life by the lapels and start living authentically.
"Unfortunately, there is no particular school that offers a systematic account of existentialism. Its founders were fierce individualists who avoided labels, detested "-isms," and refused to be lumped into any group.
"So there is no grand philosophical system here. Essentially, existentialism exists at the intersection of the essays of Friedrich Nitzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre, the novels of Albert Camus and Fyodor Dostoevsky, the religious writings of Soren Kierkegaard and Paul Tillich, and the plays of Harold Pinter and even William Shakespeare (particularly Hamlet and King Lear.) Clearly, existentialism is older than the term itself.
"The philosophy is based on six general themes:
1. Acceptance of the Absurd. Each of us drops unexpectedly into this world, in a universe where time - at least as we know it - has no beginning, space no end, and life no pre-set meaning. It is an inexplicable mystery. This realization is hardly new, of course. Ecclesiastes kicks off with the words "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. What does man gain from all his labor and toil here under the sun?" (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3). Existentialists believe that it's only when you confront the fundamental absurdity of life that you begin to live honestly.
2. Personal Freedom. Life itself may be meaningless, but you give it meaning when you begin making important choices. These, in turn, reveal who you are. With freedom of choice, however, comes responsibility. Taking ownership of your decisions means not blaming your parents, your spouse, your teachers or anyone else for the shape of your life. More responsibility brings greater freedom. And with it: hope.
3. Individualism. Existentialists are keenly aware that society continually pulls you toward conformity. There are immense social pressures to go along, get along and live pretty much like everyone else. Existentialists challenge you to buck conventional wisdom, express your true nature, and follow your dream, whatever that may be.
4. Authenticity. Most people are so consumed by desire, guilt, fear or anxiety about what other people think that they find it almost impossible to follow their true calling. However, it's only when you begin to do what you want - and not what others expect - that you begin to live authentically. But expect resistance. Institutions want to mold you. Other people want you to go on their trip. It's far easier to live unthinkingly as part of the crowd. Yet authentic individuals are in control of their own lives.
5. Passion. Being passionate and engaged is crucial. This doesn't mean acting crazy or hysterical. Quite the opposite, in fact. Existentialists believe you should devote yourself to a cause, one that you're willing to organize your life around, perhaps even die for. For Kierkegaard, that passion was the pursuit of truth. For others it may be artistic expression, healing the sick, or building a business that employs hundreds and serves thousands. In all walks of life, you'll find that passionate men and women are more purposeful.
6. Acceptance of Death. Life is finite. Yet existentialists don't see this as a reason for pessimism. Facing death is what forces you to take life seriously, use your time wisely and make meaningful choices. It should invigorate your life. As the character Andy puts it in The Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living or get busy dying."
"Nietzsche, the philosopher most closely associated with existentialism, refers to it as the noble ideal.
"Your life, he argues, is an unwritten book that only you can write. Or, he says, visualize your life as a kind of artistic project, except that you are both the sculptor and the clay.
"This concept runs throughout existentialist works. Martin Heidegger counsels that we should learn to "dwell poetically." Kierkegaard offers that, "to exist is an art."
"All existentialists agree that life has the meaning you choose to give it. Sartre even declared that man is "nothing else but what he makes of himself."
"This view is fairly widespread in the West today. But it was once considered revolutionary. The Catholic Church, for instance, decided that Sartre's ideas were so dangerous that it placed his entire works on the Vatican Index of Prohibited Books - including those he hadn't yet written!
"Ideas can be dynamite. And the proclamation that you should live your life on your own terms rather than according to the dictates of an institution was explosive.
"Perhaps that's why existentialism is called the philosophy of freedom. No matter how things stand in your life, you choose how to interpret your situation. You choose how to respond to it. Even if you do nothing, you still have made a choice. There is no escaping the consequences of your actions - or your inaction.
"This makes some people profoundly uncomfortable, of course. They don't like facing up to the world as it is. They don't want responsibility. It's easier to blame others, circumstances or "the breaks."
"Existentialism, however, is known as "the no-excuses philosophy." You may be old. You may be broke. You may be sick. But existentialists say you start from where you are and move forward. How? By accepting responsibility and making choices.
"This isn't always easy. Pursuing authenticity requires relentless self-examination. It exposes you to things about yourself that you may not want to know. It may cause discomfort or friction with others.
"But inauthentic lives, by comparison, are shallow, trivial and unsatisfying. They are often marked by the dogged pursuit of material goods, social status or the approval of others.
"In many ways existentialism is a return to the roots of philosophy, a return to the ancients' concern with truth, virtue and the art of living well.
"Existentialism offers a guide to the perplexed. It shows us not just how to live, but how to flourish, how to create meaning in a senseless world. Those who reject this philosophy often do so not because they don't understand it but because they can't face it.
"And that's unfortunate. Existentialism provides a practical way of thinking about the world. It offers personal freedom and empowerment. It is a path to dignity and nobility.
"An existentialist doesn't live as though he has forever, frittering away his time and putting off until "someday" the things he really wants to do. He or she recognizes that each day, each moment, is precious and irreplaceable.
"Are you an existentialist? Only you can say, of course.
"But perhaps you should be.
Carpe Diem,
Alex
How do we walk the good & right path & lead a ulilled lie?
Can this journey be summed in one word?
One of my most admired thinkers, Alexander Green writes:
"...an existentialist... recognize the dangers of living an inauthentic life.
"Who, exactly, are the existentialists and what do they know?
"Existentialism is a philosophical movement that came about in the late-19th century. It is not some abstract set of theoretical truths. Rather it is a no-nonsense philosophy that encourages you to take a hard look at your life and ask two essential questions: Who am I and how shall I live?
"Its goal is to awaken us from our slumber, have us grab life by the lapels and start living authentically.
"Unfortunately, there is no particular school that offers a systematic account of existentialism. Its founders were fierce individualists who avoided labels, detested "-isms," and refused to be lumped into any group.
"So there is no grand philosophical system here. Essentially, existentialism exists at the intersection of the essays of Friedrich Nitzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre, the novels of Albert Camus and Fyodor Dostoevsky, the religious writings of Soren Kierkegaard and Paul Tillich, and the plays of Harold Pinter and even William Shakespeare (particularly Hamlet and King Lear.) Clearly, existentialism is older than the term itself.
"The philosophy is based on six general themes:
1. Acceptance of the Absurd. Each of us drops unexpectedly into this world, in a universe where time - at least as we know it - has no beginning, space no end, and life no pre-set meaning. It is an inexplicable mystery. This realization is hardly new, of course. Ecclesiastes kicks off with the words "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. What does man gain from all his labor and toil here under the sun?" (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3). Existentialists believe that it's only when you confront the fundamental absurdity of life that you begin to live honestly.
2. Personal Freedom. Life itself may be meaningless, but you give it meaning when you begin making important choices. These, in turn, reveal who you are. With freedom of choice, however, comes responsibility. Taking ownership of your decisions means not blaming your parents, your spouse, your teachers or anyone else for the shape of your life. More responsibility brings greater freedom. And with it: hope.
3. Individualism. Existentialists are keenly aware that society continually pulls you toward conformity. There are immense social pressures to go along, get along and live pretty much like everyone else. Existentialists challenge you to buck conventional wisdom, express your true nature, and follow your dream, whatever that may be.
4. Authenticity. Most people are so consumed by desire, guilt, fear or anxiety about what other people think that they find it almost impossible to follow their true calling. However, it's only when you begin to do what you want - and not what others expect - that you begin to live authentically. But expect resistance. Institutions want to mold you. Other people want you to go on their trip. It's far easier to live unthinkingly as part of the crowd. Yet authentic individuals are in control of their own lives.
5. Passion. Being passionate and engaged is crucial. This doesn't mean acting crazy or hysterical. Quite the opposite, in fact. Existentialists believe you should devote yourself to a cause, one that you're willing to organize your life around, perhaps even die for. For Kierkegaard, that passion was the pursuit of truth. For others it may be artistic expression, healing the sick, or building a business that employs hundreds and serves thousands. In all walks of life, you'll find that passionate men and women are more purposeful.
6. Acceptance of Death. Life is finite. Yet existentialists don't see this as a reason for pessimism. Facing death is what forces you to take life seriously, use your time wisely and make meaningful choices. It should invigorate your life. As the character Andy puts it in The Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living or get busy dying."
"Nietzsche, the philosopher most closely associated with existentialism, refers to it as the noble ideal.
"Your life, he argues, is an unwritten book that only you can write. Or, he says, visualize your life as a kind of artistic project, except that you are both the sculptor and the clay.
"This concept runs throughout existentialist works. Martin Heidegger counsels that we should learn to "dwell poetically." Kierkegaard offers that, "to exist is an art."
"All existentialists agree that life has the meaning you choose to give it. Sartre even declared that man is "nothing else but what he makes of himself."
"This view is fairly widespread in the West today. But it was once considered revolutionary. The Catholic Church, for instance, decided that Sartre's ideas were so dangerous that it placed his entire works on the Vatican Index of Prohibited Books - including those he hadn't yet written!
"Ideas can be dynamite. And the proclamation that you should live your life on your own terms rather than according to the dictates of an institution was explosive.
"Perhaps that's why existentialism is called the philosophy of freedom. No matter how things stand in your life, you choose how to interpret your situation. You choose how to respond to it. Even if you do nothing, you still have made a choice. There is no escaping the consequences of your actions - or your inaction.
"This makes some people profoundly uncomfortable, of course. They don't like facing up to the world as it is. They don't want responsibility. It's easier to blame others, circumstances or "the breaks."
"Existentialism, however, is known as "the no-excuses philosophy." You may be old. You may be broke. You may be sick. But existentialists say you start from where you are and move forward. How? By accepting responsibility and making choices.
"This isn't always easy. Pursuing authenticity requires relentless self-examination. It exposes you to things about yourself that you may not want to know. It may cause discomfort or friction with others.
"But inauthentic lives, by comparison, are shallow, trivial and unsatisfying. They are often marked by the dogged pursuit of material goods, social status or the approval of others.
"In many ways existentialism is a return to the roots of philosophy, a return to the ancients' concern with truth, virtue and the art of living well.
"Existentialism offers a guide to the perplexed. It shows us not just how to live, but how to flourish, how to create meaning in a senseless world. Those who reject this philosophy often do so not because they don't understand it but because they can't face it.
"And that's unfortunate. Existentialism provides a practical way of thinking about the world. It offers personal freedom and empowerment. It is a path to dignity and nobility.
"An existentialist doesn't live as though he has forever, frittering away his time and putting off until "someday" the things he really wants to do. He or she recognizes that each day, each moment, is precious and irreplaceable.
"Are you an existentialist? Only you can say, of course.
"But perhaps you should be.
Carpe Diem,
Alex
Monday, March 29, 2010
face the hard truth
pitbull of a getup&doit guru, Larry Winget says:
Your life is the result of the decisions you’ve made.
If your life sucks, you’ve made some sucky decisions.
Stop the cycle now.
Make new and better decisions.
Then take action on them.
And if you are clueless on what is happening, then take a step back,
and take a good hard look & assess where you are right now
compared to where you were1, 2 or 5 years ago;
otherwise how would you ever realize you're making sucky ideas?
Your life is the result of the decisions you’ve made.
If your life sucks, you’ve made some sucky decisions.
Stop the cycle now.
Make new and better decisions.
Then take action on them.
And if you are clueless on what is happening, then take a step back,
and take a good hard look & assess where you are right now
compared to where you were1, 2 or 5 years ago;
otherwise how would you ever realize you're making sucky ideas?
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