One of eBrainz's tutors, Rose Diamond, creator of the website A Whole New World, has written of her experiences in the recent Pohara (NZ) flood and the circumstances that led to her losing her home through a massive landslide.
Take a look at the first of her blogs here: How-to-find-true-wealth-within-crisis
Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
The mighty mushroom cleans up
Hi my friends
Take a look at this video from TED where serious issues are discussed about the direction of the planet. Then pass it on to your networks.
Paul Stamets research can’t be allowed to drop into the invisible ocean of internet babble.
Heather and Tre Sylvawood
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
How to Find Your Passion
If someone asked you, "what is your passion?" do you have a ready answer? Or would you be stumped by such a question and excuse yourself while you figure that one out?
It's not easy to find your passion. You might be enthusiastic about a lot of things, or conversely, you might not even like anything at all! People are always talking about things like personal calling and following what your heart tells you, but how exactly can you glean those answers from within? Below are five things to ponder and try that could help you pinpoint your true passion in life.
1. What do you love the most? There are no right and wrong answers here. To find your passion, you need to be honest with yourself, even if you think that the true answer sounds downright silly or shallow. For instance, if you say you love comic books and could spend hours reading and archiving them, then maybe your personal calling has something to do with the comic book industry! Who knows, you might have a talent for illustrating or story-telling. Look into your biggest, most passionate interests for clues on what you really want to do in your life.
2. Ask friends to tell you what they think is your strongest point. Harness the power of social networking to find your passion. If you're active on Facebook or Twitter, contact your closest friends - and don't even bother including the several hundred so-called friends you have never met face to face! - and ask them to Tweet or post on your wall what they think is your forte. Remind them that it is a serious request. You would be amazed by the insights one can actually gain from this social networking activity, and you might even realize that you had a personal calling you yourself did not recognize!
3. Take online quizzes. There are countless websites featuring online quizzes to help you find your passion. They ran the gamut from career assessment tests to personality tests. Don't just settle for one. Have fun taking a myriad of tests and gather the results. Look for the common denominators in them; they are indicative of not just your talents but also of what you really want to accomplish. If you end up with two or three strong points, then reflect on each interest until you realize which among them appeals to you the most.
4. Look back at your childhood. There are people who found their personal calling as early as their elementary days. There are many famous people who recall already indulging in their respective passions - acting, business, sports, et cetera - when they were old enough to go to school. Perhaps as a child you were already quite the entrepreneur with your lemonade or brownie stand. Or you probably participated in every school play either as an actor or director. The things you enjoyed so much as a child are valuable hints to what you want to do as an adult.
5. What excites you to give it a try even at the risk of failing repeatedly? You may find your passion in the things you dare to try, regardless of the sacrifices involved. So think hard about what you would be willing to go out on a limb for. It could be putting up a business even in this shaky economic climate. Or it could involve you to finally show up at auditions and keep trying for every single role until you make it in Hollywood. If you're willing to give one hundred of percent of yourself into an endeavor, then you've found your personal calling.
It takes effort to find your passion, but once you have determined it, working towards your interests and goals will be the most fulfilling experience of your life. Good luck and may you find success in your endeavors.
It's not easy to find your passion. You might be enthusiastic about a lot of things, or conversely, you might not even like anything at all! People are always talking about things like personal calling and following what your heart tells you, but how exactly can you glean those answers from within? Below are five things to ponder and try that could help you pinpoint your true passion in life.
1. What do you love the most? There are no right and wrong answers here. To find your passion, you need to be honest with yourself, even if you think that the true answer sounds downright silly or shallow. For instance, if you say you love comic books and could spend hours reading and archiving them, then maybe your personal calling has something to do with the comic book industry! Who knows, you might have a talent for illustrating or story-telling. Look into your biggest, most passionate interests for clues on what you really want to do in your life.
2. Ask friends to tell you what they think is your strongest point. Harness the power of social networking to find your passion. If you're active on Facebook or Twitter, contact your closest friends - and don't even bother including the several hundred so-called friends you have never met face to face! - and ask them to Tweet or post on your wall what they think is your forte. Remind them that it is a serious request. You would be amazed by the insights one can actually gain from this social networking activity, and you might even realize that you had a personal calling you yourself did not recognize!
3. Take online quizzes. There are countless websites featuring online quizzes to help you find your passion. They ran the gamut from career assessment tests to personality tests. Don't just settle for one. Have fun taking a myriad of tests and gather the results. Look for the common denominators in them; they are indicative of not just your talents but also of what you really want to accomplish. If you end up with two or three strong points, then reflect on each interest until you realize which among them appeals to you the most.
4. Look back at your childhood. There are people who found their personal calling as early as their elementary days. There are many famous people who recall already indulging in their respective passions - acting, business, sports, et cetera - when they were old enough to go to school. Perhaps as a child you were already quite the entrepreneur with your lemonade or brownie stand. Or you probably participated in every school play either as an actor or director. The things you enjoyed so much as a child are valuable hints to what you want to do as an adult.
5. What excites you to give it a try even at the risk of failing repeatedly? You may find your passion in the things you dare to try, regardless of the sacrifices involved. So think hard about what you would be willing to go out on a limb for. It could be putting up a business even in this shaky economic climate. Or it could involve you to finally show up at auditions and keep trying for every single role until you make it in Hollywood. If you're willing to give one hundred of percent of yourself into an endeavor, then you've found your personal calling.
It takes effort to find your passion, but once you have determined it, working towards your interests and goals will be the most fulfilling experience of your life. Good luck and may you find success in your endeavors.
Find your passion and give one hundred percent of yourself into your endeavors. You have only one life to live so make it count by doing what you love best!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kristen_D_Howe Monday, September 19, 2011
The hunchbacks of computer alley
Being one of the people who help course creators has its advantages – I get to preview the material that goes into a course. Bonus! One of our recent additions to the eBrainz clutch of courses has been Jane’s course on pain-free computing. You might think that’s not for you because you don’t sit at a computer long enough to risk a problem. Think again. Jane actually challenges you to keep a diary of how long you are actually at the computer researching topics of interest, answering email, chatting on Skype, updating your Facebook page or browsing YouTube. Just try it for a week, and I think you’ll be amazed at how much time you and the screen come face-to-face.
Jane’s course material actually prompted me to go looking for a reminder program that will demand I take a break. I get so engrossed, often with my shoulders tense as I work towards a deadline, that hours can go past. At the end of the day I’m tired and sore.
Well I found two options. I’m currently using one from Scirocco called Take a Break. If you want to try this free program go here. The program can be set to vary the time you work between breaks and the time you are encouraged to move away from the computer. You can reset it or turn it off whenever you want (though that’s cheating). There is also another free one to try called Eyes Relax.
So those wee programs take of getting you to stop working – now you have to do something to ease the muscle tension. That’s when you try out the exercises Jane recommends to stop those sore shoulders or aching backs ... or simply shortcut the whole process and take her course in keeping you computing healthy!
While you’re there on the net on the respected Cnet site look up some of the free software on this software programs page – like free anti-virus software for Avast and AVG. They are two programs I have used and both are tops for ease of use and reliability. TIP: Don’t try installing anti-virus software if you already have one installed. Uninstall the first version before installing the second. At best you’ll slow up your computer majorly, at worst they will both not work properly.
Happy course creation
From the Team at eBrainz
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thoughts on failure
Imagine that - 10,000 attempts that did not meet his expectations and yet he managed to create one of the most world-changing inventions!
How many of us are able against all odds to keep on trying to break through into success without giving up. Too few people have the Edison attitude. Barriers and challenges are excuses to stop because it is too hard, not for me, I don't have the talent (like talent is the only factor), I should have done it years ago - it's too late now. Oh the excuses that roll off the tongue!
It is great to be in the company of people like our eBrainz tutors who are really stretching the possibilities of what they can do. Spreading the word about their talents is a bit like finding 10,000 ways that don't work, but we're into the 11,000 lane now and still going strong. The grass is just about to break through - watch us grow!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A vision from on high
Sometimes we are open (mentally) to a change of perspective. Such a moment occurred for me as I was flying home to Nelson airport from Wellington on a beautiful clear August evening. I could see across to the ranges around Golden Bay as the sun cast an orange glow behind them. Below us bush covered the hills in tight curls broken only by the occasional building that erupted like a pimple from the skin below.
Recently I have been thinking a lot about the earth's crust as thin skin over the heaving, boiling body of our plant. I have been trying to get into perspective how we fit in the realm of the universe. Being that high up gave me that perspective. I realised that below me (unseen) were tiny people going about their business like tiny lice between the feathes of a chicken.
It gave me a jolt because I also realised we indeed are like lice on the skin of the earth. We itch at and burrow at the surface, and leave our excrement and rubbish strewn around. And what is more we are as unnecessary to the future of the earth as the lice on a chicken. It was like I was looking through the wrong end of a telescope and seeing myself in context within the universe.
The plane landed and I was absorbed into the crowd of people picking up luggage and being irritated with one another. I chatted with my partner about what the dog did and where to stop for tea, and I was back in the 'Me' who is the centre of my universe, making things happen and causing others to do the things I want them to do. I was back as controller of the universe.
Then, as we drove back over the hill to the place many call Paradise, I experienced a moment of rage when I saw MacDonalds packaging discarded without thought on the roadside. We are indeed lice on the crust of the earth.
Recently I have been thinking a lot about the earth's crust as thin skin over the heaving, boiling body of our plant. I have been trying to get into perspective how we fit in the realm of the universe. Being that high up gave me that perspective. I realised that below me (unseen) were tiny people going about their business like tiny lice between the feathes of a chicken.
It gave me a jolt because I also realised we indeed are like lice on the skin of the earth. We itch at and burrow at the surface, and leave our excrement and rubbish strewn around. And what is more we are as unnecessary to the future of the earth as the lice on a chicken. It was like I was looking through the wrong end of a telescope and seeing myself in context within the universe.
The plane landed and I was absorbed into the crowd of people picking up luggage and being irritated with one another. I chatted with my partner about what the dog did and where to stop for tea, and I was back in the 'Me' who is the centre of my universe, making things happen and causing others to do the things I want them to do. I was back as controller of the universe.
Then, as we drove back over the hill to the place many call Paradise, I experienced a moment of rage when I saw MacDonalds packaging discarded without thought on the roadside. We are indeed lice on the crust of the earth.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Leaps of Faith
When I live by the beliefs in this video then I can fly. Actually I am making big leaps of faith and that's the first step to flight.
Will Smith on Success in Life
Join us on eBrainz in making those first leaps of faith.The only thing that will stop you is 'being realistic'.
When I first thought about the possibilities of eBrainz I was blown away by the possibilities. Then I was overwhelmed by fear and hesitated. I had to work hard to get back to that first flush of possibility. Yet if I had trusted my initial instincts we would be 18 months down the track with hundreds of courses and participants.
Part of the process of following a dream or a passion is believing so hard in something that the possibility of failure just doesn't come into the picture. Once you have let fear in, you face this constant process of bandaiding over the fear, stitching the idea back together, healing it. Even at this stage of progress, knowing what has to be done to reach raging success, I still feel the scar of fear.
How easily fear of failure, of being disapproved of, can slow forward motion. When movies like these come along I can again shout "YES!" Thanks Will for a timely reminder. I hope this reminder will also speed you forward in your endeavours. - Heather
Will Smith on Success in Life
Join us on eBrainz in making those first leaps of faith.The only thing that will stop you is 'being realistic'.
When I first thought about the possibilities of eBrainz I was blown away by the possibilities. Then I was overwhelmed by fear and hesitated. I had to work hard to get back to that first flush of possibility. Yet if I had trusted my initial instincts we would be 18 months down the track with hundreds of courses and participants.
Part of the process of following a dream or a passion is believing so hard in something that the possibility of failure just doesn't come into the picture. Once you have let fear in, you face this constant process of bandaiding over the fear, stitching the idea back together, healing it. Even at this stage of progress, knowing what has to be done to reach raging success, I still feel the scar of fear.
How easily fear of failure, of being disapproved of, can slow forward motion. When movies like these come along I can again shout "YES!" Thanks Will for a timely reminder. I hope this reminder will also speed you forward in your endeavours. - Heather
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