Too many emails??

Hey there everyone!!

Are you overwhelmed with your inbox and find it challenging to
catch up? Tons of people also find it challenging.

And tons of people do not. We have mastered the ability to manage
our e-mails effectively. Here are some ideas and strategies.

1. It all begins with psychology.

I set a goal and put lots of time and effort into it. Once I
achieve it, I feel great for a small period of time, and then the
feeling goes away. So, sometimes when I want something, I think,
why even bother? By the time I get it, I won’t care for it anymore.

Can you relate? Do you never catch-up on your e-mails because you
feel that it’s impossible or never-ending? That mentality keeps us
from being successful in every area of life. Feel good in the
process. I’ve found most people never get caught-up, and we MUST
get caught-up the first time. That way we can utilize the
following strategies to consistently remain caught up, instead of
never ever being caught up at all. Imagine your psychology (and
ability to be present in other activities), when you will never
need to worry about catching up on your e-mails again!

2. What state are you in?

Forcing a certain time structure doesn’t work for me (although it
does for some people). I prefer to do things when I’m inspired to
do them, or at least when I feel like doing them. That way I’m
most productive and doing what I love most of the time. It’s easy
for e-mail to fit into small cracks of idle time (e.g., waiting for
an appointment), as opposed to other important and significant
activities.

Getting through my e-mails then just has me categorize things until
I finish categorizing them. Some e-mails may require tasks that
may take hours (e.g., watching videos), so they get placed into
other to-dos, as opposed to being part of my “getting through
e-mails” time.

3. It Is a HEADLINE world



As the volume of our inbox increases, it will be increasingly more
difficult and eventually impossible to read every single e-mail. 
This is where the beauty and importance of the subject line comes
into place. The first step of “getting through e-mails” is to scan
all the subject lines to see if there is anything urgent (or
mouth-watering) that we’d like to check out immediately.

Similarly, rather than reading each word in an e-mail, we could
“skim” and look for keywords or important data. At times it is
helpful to sort by Sender, in case we are looking for communication
from specific individuals. Search is also becoming an integral
skill, not just with Google, but being savvy enough to select the
right words to find the right e-mail. In other words, we never
need to “get through e-mails” because we know we always have the
ability to find any e-mail we need at any time.

4. Think Overall Time Context

Once we have a system for “getting through e-mails,” we actually
don’t need to get through all our e-mails. That’s when we can
consciously choose whether we are in production-mode (to get
through a whole bunch), or in relaxation-mode (to enjoy the
lighter-side of digital communication).

Don’t spend your time deleting useless e-mails or unsubscribing
from things you don’t read anymore. That takes up way too much
valuable time, and with Search and your new found strategies,
deleting and re-organizing folders just becomes obsolete. E-mail
is a medium that has its pros and cons, so consider migrating a
lengthy e-mail conversation to the telephone or to a physical
meeting.

5. Need not respond to every one.

It may seem natural to reply to every inquiry. However, being too
caught-up can be counter-productive, because many times those
inquiries will be handled (either by other people, or by other
circumstances). We’re not writing a novel, so short, quick
responses (even with typographical errors) are often very much
appreciated.

Save time for other people by not becoming Carbon-Copy happy. Most
people don’t need more unnecessary CC’s, and group lists never get
as much attention as individual communications. And by all means,
avoid relationship disasters by never using the BCC feature. You
don’t need to understand why, but if you need to send an e-mail to
somebody without others knowing, just take an extra step by
FORWARDING them the sent message.

6. SPAM filters work 99%

I used to hate using spam filters because I was afraid of missing
important e-mails. Now I’m forced to use them (I suggest
Low/Medium level only). I just periodically check my Bulk Folder
to catch the occasional missed important e-mail and Whitelist the
ones I want to get in my inbox.

Alternatively, relaying messages through social networks may be far
more effective. While Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube all have
their own versions of SPAM, it is far less than that of the e-mail
world. More importantly, it’s a more personal way of engaging with
people (when we can see their picture and explore their profiles).

Do you know that some people don’t even know how to use voice mail?
I leave a message for someone with a specific question… They
respond with a voice mail, not giving me the answer to that
question in voice mail, but by saying “I have your answer – call me
back.”

I wasn’t going to write a whole article about how to use voice
mail. But e-mail is more complicated, and maximizing its use can
be a sophistical skill. How do you manage your e-mails? If you’re
reading this, I’d say you’re pretty awesome because you know how to
find the nuggets!

Let’s love the world together…

Love,
[)anish /|hmed, blind visionary

Thrive: What on Earth will it take? (Full movie)

A movie that may be long for most but well worth it to watch even if done in parts:

Carlos ran to do what he can to help out

What I will remember from the past week, a true hero!!

This spirit of love and devotion to the lives of strangers was never more apparent than in Carlos Arredondo.

Carlos and his wife were at the race in the VIP section passing out American flags. The couple is still mourning the loss of two sons, one of whom died in Iraq, while the other took his own life.

Image by Darren McCollester / Getty Images

But when the bombs went off, Carlos ran to do what he could, which it turned out was a lot. He was able to help save 27-year-old Jeff Bauman by closing his femoral artery to stem the bleeding. A moment that was captured in an instantly iconic photo.

And it's good Carlos was there, because it was a hospital bed tip from Bauman, who had "looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him," that helped the FBI identify the men responsible for the attack.

15 Things to give up to be Happy :)

Been a while since I posted anything here. Found this interesting article about happiness. One can say that the lack of unhappiness leads to happiness. This article is evidence that it works that way! :

15 Things to give up to be happy

This is indeed a brilliant article and needs to be read again and again ...


by FinerMinds Team 
The following article was written by one of our very own Mindvalley Team members, Dana, and is a piece from the heart. After receiving an astounding 318,000 shares we felt that it was only fair to share this with you so you too can identify the 15 practices, beliefs and habits that may be preventing you from being happy. The article is a little longer than usual but it is seasoned with powerful insights and peppered with inspirational quotes. Enjoy!¬
Here is a list of 15 things, which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and you'll feel much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering ì and instead of letting them all go and allowing ourselves to be stress-free and happy, we cling on to them.
Well, not anymore. Starting today, we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go!



1. Give up your need to always be right. There are so many of us who can't stand the idea of being wrong ì wanting to always be right ì even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain for us and for others. It's just not worth it. Whenever you feel the úurgentù need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question from Dr. Wayne Dyer:¬ úWould I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?ù What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?

2. Give up your need for control.¬ Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you ì situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, co-workers, or just strangers you meet on the street ì just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.
úBy letting it go, it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.ù¬ Lao Tzu

3. Give up on blame.¬ Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don't have, for what you feel or don't feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.


4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk.¬ Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don't believe everything that your mind is telling you ì especially if it's negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.
¬ úThe mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.ù¬ Eckhart Tolle

5. Give up your limiting beliefs¬ about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!
úA belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind.ù¬ Elly Roselle

6. Give up complaining.¬ Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things ì people, situations and events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It's not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.

7. Give up the luxury of criticism.¬ Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. Give up your need to impress others.¬ Stop trying so hard to be something that you're not just to make others like you. It doesn't work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you're not, the moment you take of all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.

9. Give up your resistance to change.¬ Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change ì don't resist it.
úFollow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.ù¬ Joseph Campbell

10. Give up labels.¬ Stop labeling the things, people or events that you don't understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open.The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.ù¬ Dr. Wayne Dyer

11. Give up on your fears.¬ Fear is just an illusion, it doesn't exist ì you created it. It's all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.
úThe only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.ù¬ Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. Give up your excuses.¬ . A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck and lie to ourselves, using all kind of excuses ì excuses that 99.9% of the time, are not even real.

13. Give up the past.¬ I know, I know. This one's hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening. But, you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for ì the past that you are now dreaming about ì was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all, life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.

14. Give up attachment.¬ This is a concept that, for most of us, is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too (it still is), but it's not impossible. You get better and better at it with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things (and that doesn't mean you give up your love for them ì because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another. Attachment comes from a place of fear, while love¶ well, real love is pure, kind, and selfless; where there is love there can't be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot co-exist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words

15. Give up living your life to other people's expectations.¬ Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them; they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them; to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people's expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need¶ and eventually, they forget about themselves.¬ You have one life ì this one right now ì you must live it, own it, and especially don't let other people's opinions distract you from your path.
Dana is the Product Development Manager for Mindvalley and the founder of Purpose Fairy Blog. A student of art, economics, and psychology, Dana¬ draws inspiration from novels by Lao Tzu with The Tao Te Ching to the lives of leaders such as Wayne Dyer and Carl Jung. She infuses life-changing and mind-transforming approaches in the works she does,¬ challenging¬ people to challenge themselves

Ponderables...from the Pond eh! on love

Ponderables™... from the Pond eh!

Trip over love, you can get up.  Fall in love and you fall forever.

I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day.  When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon. 

Love is a symbol of eternity.  It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

You know when you have found your prince because you not only have a smile on your face but in your heart as well. 

Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.

True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights.  If you hear bells, get your ears checked. 

Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion.

Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna tribute to Marley

This just just had to be the major highlight of the night when Bruno Mars was joined my many stars to honor Bob Marley!:

Let's love the world together video

share this with your friends!!:

Ponderables from the Pond Eh

It has been a while since I done these , but the Christmas Spirit came calling back  after it had somehow disappeared recently after several events. Magically it reappeared, and lead to the following, voila! :)

Ponderables from the Pond eh!

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.  In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.  ~Larry Wilde

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.  ~W.J. Cameron

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.  Don't clean it up too quickly.  ~Andy Rooney

Christmas is a necessity.  There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.  ~Eric Sevareid

This is the message of Christmas:  We are never alone.  ~Taylor Caldwell

The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world.  

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind.  To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.  ~Calvin Coolidge, 1927

Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special!  How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?  ~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas full of Joy, Peace and Love!!

Very good advice:
 The following 50 valuable life lessons were written by Regina Brett, from Cleveland , Ohio.

 These gems of knowledge have been learnt over the past 50 years, why would you not want to get your knowledge up and read on for a little ‘Life 101′.

 50 Life Lessons

 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

 4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

 5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

 7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

 8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

 11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

 12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

 13. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

 16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

 17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

 18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

 19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion.   Today is special.

 22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.

 23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

 24. The most important sex organ is the brain
.
 25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”

 27. Always choose life.

 28. Forgive everyone everything.

 29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

 32. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

 33. Believe in miracles.

 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

 35. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

 36. Growing old beats the alternative – dying young.

 37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

 38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

 41. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

 42. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

 43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

 44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

 45. The best is yet to come.

 46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

 47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

 48. If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

 49. Yield.

 50. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.



 Source: Written By Regina Brett | The Plain Dealer

A to Z of Genuine Happiness

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Nothing Else Matters at Orion Festival June 24, 2012

Just an amazing perfomance of this classic hit over the weekend!!

David Beckham's Goal Olympic Stadium May 2012

This is the reason 60,000 folks filled up Olympic Stadium on sunny day here in Montreal. Beautiful goal Mr Spice Girl, I mean Beckam!!

10 Secrets to Being a Millionaire and Enjoying It - Yahoo! Finance

10 Secrets to Being a Millionaire and Enjoying It - Yahoo! Finance

Just getting by.

My father used to tell this fascinating story about pursuing wealth
to anyone who would listen. It stuck with me, and I found a
well-articulated version on our amazing Internet...

A businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village
when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small
boat were several large tuna. The businessman complimented the
Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to
catch them. The Mexican replied only a little while.

The businessman then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch
more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's
immediate needs. The businessman then asked, but what do you do
with the rest of your time? The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep
late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my
wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine
and play guitar with my amigos; I have a full and busy life, señor."

The businessman scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and I could help you.
You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a
bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy
several boats; eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.
Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would sell
directly to the processor and eventually open your own cannery. You
would control the product, processing and distribution. You would
need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico
City, then LA and eventually New York City where you would run your
expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But señor, how long will this all
take?" To which the businessman replied, "15-20 years." "But what
then, señor?" The businessman laughed and said, "That's the best
part! When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell
your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would
make millions."

"Millions, señor? Then what?" The businessman said, "Then you would
retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would
sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with
your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could
sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "Isn't that what
I'm doing right now."

Fifty is the new thirty.

Fifty is the new thirty

Baby boomers continue to redefine our culture, because there's just so many of us, we're used to being the center of attention.

Add into that the fact that we're living much longer and careers are becoming more flexible and it's pretty clear that in just about every cultural respect, fifty year olds are living, acting and looking more like thirty year olds every day.

This changes more than personal financial planning. It changes the marketing of every service and product aimed at consumers--and yet most traditional advertisers are stuck in the mindset that thirty is the end of your chance to find a new customer or build a new brand

Source: http://sethgodin.typepad.com


Speaking of fifty, this dude just turned the big 5-0 a couple of weeks ago!:

KONY 2012

Kony is a monster beyond any imagination, and being one for the past 26 years without being noticed by the world!