Great things never come easy. Success is synonymous with having belief, sacrifice and hardwork. Ask any successful people and they're bound to tell you the same thing. I know of many who are earning substantial amount as a financial analyst or as a manager at a financial institution but all of them shared that they do not have any personal satisfaction from working. That was one of the challenges I personally faced right after graduation and landing that first job.
Give anybody a million dollar and I will bet my bottom dollar, that 99% of the population will certainly leave their job and chase their passion or dreams; be a baker, open a cafe, be a musician or open a recording company. The 1% that still remains will still remain working at the bank. I mean, we still need to pay somebody to take care of our fortunes, don't we?
That aside, CEO or Zappos.com even mentioned that if one works hard towards something that he or she is good at, they will travel far in life. Get ready for the differentiating factor that seperates the successful ones from the less successful ones.
The differentiating factors lie in my first paragraph. Everybody LOVES to cook or play music but what seperates Limpbizkit from other bands is the amount of hardwork and sacrifice that they had put in that propelled them to the world stage. Jamie Oliver works hard at the kitchen and have faith that through cooking, he can create a movement towards delivering his message; to cook good, healthy food to everybody.
Bottomline, if you are so passionate about something, chase them and when you work hard towards it, the money will come in naturally. Remember, do really well in something that you are passionate about and the payoff will be something unimaginable. Bono and I can sing the same song but nobody is going to pick me over him to perform at the VMA because of the pure fact is that he is Bono.
jamiel
beyond happy
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Submit
Decisions are often made on the best information and knowledge that one has. But most of the time, many fall into a well of contemplations on whether it was the right decision that was made.
We cannot run away from the fact that we are just a single cell, living in a very structured but chaotic worldly habitat. We are often swayed by opinions and judgments, this in turn overrules our natural thought process, the ability to make decisions based on our own merit, and not others.
At the current moment, the world is not a blossoming tree, with fruits for everybody to taste and share. Many are out of jobs and the decision to be unemployed is one that was carefully thought through and despite the glooming period that many experts forecasted, my own ricebowl is not dependent on people. That is how i survive, knowing that my rezeki falls in the hands of the Almighty. What I need to do now is just focus and do what I had sought out to do 6 years ago. Time will tell on whether I can run faster than before.
But whatever it is, the decision has been made and all that I should be doing is to do a Forest Gump and never look back.
jamiel
"it's not about proving that others are wrong, but to prove that you are right"
The Rockstar Lullaby
We cannot run away from the fact that we are just a single cell, living in a very structured but chaotic worldly habitat. We are often swayed by opinions and judgments, this in turn overrules our natural thought process, the ability to make decisions based on our own merit, and not others.
At the current moment, the world is not a blossoming tree, with fruits for everybody to taste and share. Many are out of jobs and the decision to be unemployed is one that was carefully thought through and despite the glooming period that many experts forecasted, my own ricebowl is not dependent on people. That is how i survive, knowing that my rezeki falls in the hands of the Almighty. What I need to do now is just focus and do what I had sought out to do 6 years ago. Time will tell on whether I can run faster than before.
But whatever it is, the decision has been made and all that I should be doing is to do a Forest Gump and never look back.
jamiel
"it's not about proving that others are wrong, but to prove that you are right"
The Rockstar Lullaby
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Faith
The Rockstar Lullaby is finally on Live and Loaded. Lend me your support if you do want to hear this song being telecast on National TV. =)
Cheers,
TRL
http://ugc.mediacorptv.sg/LiveNLoadedDetail.aspx?campaign=livenloaded&Item_ID=UGC-5462&Album_ID=984
Cheers,
TRL
http://ugc.mediacorptv.sg/LiveNLoadedDetail.aspx?campaign=livenloaded&Item_ID=UGC-5462&Album_ID=984
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Guidelines
I like to create my own quotes to allow myself to have certain guidelines that work for me and just recently, I was inspired about life and how I view life.
"Live a life that allows you to tell stories. When you have lived life, people can really see and sense it when you share. Life is all about telling stories. So, find your story."
The Rockstar Lullaby
jamiel
i cried for my dreams
"Live a life that allows you to tell stories. When you have lived life, people can really see and sense it when you share. Life is all about telling stories. So, find your story."
The Rockstar Lullaby
jamiel
i cried for my dreams
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wait For Me (Latest Original Song)
Wait For Me
I know you've gone away
To start another life
I'd never thought it'd be this hard
I'll bend down on my knees
And pray for signs above
For us to meet again
I'll be sitting by the phone
Waiting for your call
And I'll be sitting all alone
In this cold dining hall
Cause no matter how I tried
And the tears that I cried
They can never bring you home to me
But will you wait for me
Through this test of time
Will you wait for me
Tonight
Will you give another chance
Even though we're far apart
To finish what we start
That night
We have faced the stormy weather
And been through the cold
The only thing that kept us warm
Is the love that we hold
I'm trying all I can
To prove myself to you
That I can be your best
Cause it's all about fighting
For what you believe in
I hope that you remember
The reasons for this love
I know that thing were tough
Back when we're together
But we showed them what our love
Is made of
So will you wait for me
Through this test of time
Will you wait for me
Tonight
Will you give another chance
Even though we're far apart
To finish what we start that night...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
London
The past week has been nothing short of mixed emotions. Everything was just too surreal and for once, I feel that nothing else around me matters anymore and that is great.
I'm claiming independence from society for this short moment, while channeling what is available to write as much as I can.
Singing Yellow can never be the same again and to walk in London just now has never been as fun as before.
The time is here and I am contented. Let's go out full force.
jamiel
The Rockstar Lullaby
I'm claiming independence from society for this short moment, while channeling what is available to write as much as I can.
Singing Yellow can never be the same again and to walk in London just now has never been as fun as before.
The time is here and I am contented. Let's go out full force.
jamiel
The Rockstar Lullaby
Monday, December 8, 2008
Acidity in Coffee
We might have passed by but not realized
Standing at the same junction you and I
Watching cars pass us by
But the streets remaining the same
We may have thought about you and I
Though we have never met before
Till then you and I
Will only have our deepest desires to ourselves
Happy for others, holding hands and walking down the street
With nothing but smiles and glee
What we have is nothing but time
Waiting for us to pass by again
This time we'll collide
With a pain on my nose
Only then I will remember your name and face
As the girl that was brought by fate
Realizing that the pain was worth the wait
jamiel
spasibo
Standing at the same junction you and I
Watching cars pass us by
But the streets remaining the same
We may have thought about you and I
Though we have never met before
Till then you and I
Will only have our deepest desires to ourselves
Happy for others, holding hands and walking down the street
With nothing but smiles and glee
What we have is nothing but time
Waiting for us to pass by again
This time we'll collide
With a pain on my nose
Only then I will remember your name and face
As the girl that was brought by fate
Realizing that the pain was worth the wait
jamiel
spasibo
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