10 Amazing Life Lessons you can learn from Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein has long been considered a genius by the masses. He was a theoretical physicist, philosopher, author, and is perhaps the most influential scientists to ever live.

Einstein has made great contributions to the scientific world, including the theory of relativity, the founding of relativistic cosmology, the prediction of the deflection of light by gravity, the quantum theory of atomic motion in solids, the zero-point energy concept, and the quantum theory of a monatomic gas which predicted Bose–Einstein condensation, to name a few of his scientific contributions.

Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.”

He’s published more than 300 scientific works and over 150 non-scientific works. Einstein is considered the father of modern physics and is probably the most successful scientist there ever was.

10 Amazing Lessons from Albert Einstein:

1. Follow Your Curiosity
   
   

   “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

   
   What piques your curiosity? I am curious as to what causes one person to succeed while another person fails; this is why I’ve spent years studying success. What are you most curious about? The pursuit of your curiosity is the secret to your success.


2. Perseverance is Priceless
   

   “It's not that I'm so smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer.”

   
   Through perseverance the turtle reached the ark. Are you willing to persevere until you get to your intended destination? They say the entire value of the postage stamp consist in its ability to stick to something until it gets there. Be like the postage stamp; finish the race that you’ve started!


3. Focus on the Present
   
   

   “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”

   
   My father always says you cannot ride two horses at the same time. I like to say, you can do anything, but not everything. Learn to be present where you are; give your all to whatever you’re currently doing.
   
   Focused energy is power, and it’s the difference between success and failure.


4. The Imagination is Powerful
   
   

   “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

   
   Are you using your imagination daily? Einstein said the imagination is more important than knowledge! Your imagination pre-plays your future. Einstein went on to say, “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” Are you exercising your “imagination muscles” daily, don’t let something as powerful as your imagination lie dormant.


5. Make Mistakes
   
   

   “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

   
   Never be afraid of making a mistake. A mistake is not a failure. Mistakes can make you better, smarter and faster, if you utilize them properly. Discover the power of making mistakes. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, if you want to succeed, triple the amount of mistakes that you make.


6. Live in the Moment
   
   

   “I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.”

   
   The only way to properly address your future is to be as present as possible “in the present.”
   
   You cannot “presently” change yesterday or tomorrow, so it’s of supreme importance that you dedicate all of your efforts to “right now.” It’s the only time that matters, it’s the only time there is.


7. Create Value
   
   

   “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."

   
   Don’t waste your time trying to be successful, spend your time creating value. If you’re valuable, then you will attract success.
   
   Discover the talents and gifts that you possess, learn how to offer those talents and gifts in a way that most benefits others.
   
   Labor to be valuable and success will chase you down.


8. Don’t Expect Different Results
   
   

   “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

   
   You can’t keep doing the same thing everyday and expect different results. In other words, you can’t keep doing the same workout routine and expect to look differently. In order for your life to change, you must change, to the degree that you change your actions and your thinking is to the degree that your life will change.


9. Knowledge Comes From Experience
   
   

   “Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”

   
   Knowledge comes from experience. You can discuss a task, but discussion will only give you a philosophical understanding of it; you must experience the task first hand to “know it.” What’s the lesson? Get experience! Don’t spend your time hiding behind speculative information, go out there and do it, and you will have gained priceless knowledge.


10. Learn the Rules and Then Play Better
    
    

    “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

    
    To put it all in simple terms, there are two things that you must do. The first thing you must do is to learn the rules of the game that you’re playing. It doesn’t sound exciting, but it’s vital. Secondly, you must commit to play the game better than anyone else. If you can do these two things, success will be yours

Written on 3/09/2010 by Mr. Self Development who is a motivational author that offers a practical guide to success and wealth; support him by visiting his blog at mrselfdevelopment.com

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Poor guy, he gets to see the worst part of it. Everything the video showed is true but it is not the whole truth. He must have been to the worst places.  I am from Cebu but I don't chose the places he went to. The thing with most of the expats in the country is that, they forgot that they have already left the comfort of their countries to keep their job and receive more bucks and expect that the Philippines is another America or Europe or whatever.  Little did he know that the complaints he got are the same problems that we Filipinos suffer from and THERE IS that constant effort to solve it.  Sadly though, its the POLITICS here that's putting barrier to a solution and yet, everything is not as simple as ABC. It is relative and complicated.  MILF doesn't simply equates to terrorism (although I am not in favor of the group).  Prostitution?  With all his all-knowing perspective: he doesn't have a clue as to it's market - it is mostly the expats who flocks the red light districts and mostly its them...who picks up lady boys. I've been hearing these stuff from the expats I worked with. 

 

On the flip side - it's a wake up call for all of us. We can't allow to be degraded by some foreigner...its about time that we keep our acts together and be the people that we truly are. POVERTY is a lame excuse to live a life of garbage. We should make it our stepping stone to greatness!!

when fears overpower you

We always dreamed of good jobs. We envy our friends when they talk about how good they feel about their work, how rewarded they are, how nice the offices they go to and positions they have. Sometimes meeting up with friends can be a dreaded event rather than something to look forward to. Most especially when nothing is being talked about except work. How we were in the undergrad doesn't always reflect what or where we now.

Things change...that is. But it is always a thrilling experience meeting up old friends...yeah...let's focus on the friendship...in the first place - this is something that has brought us together and will always bring us together.

Office Bitches!

There are really people whom you would want to live without and having them in the workplace is exactly what hell would be like!

I have been facing this malady of being humane to a person who has never been to me. This is involuntary servitude, if I may say!!! But as what my manager would tell me.."you can get through with that, that is exactly your supervisory training. It will surely hone your skills". So, the least I could do is to have a sky-high patience and forget about that which you call "irritation".

Sunday, November 20, 2005

A sucker for attention

It's not just about my recent diagnosis that's giving me this sudden rush of blood in the head and that constant palpitation, it is also the inability to have that constant communication with someone I value most. Though most of the times, I think it's the latter that matter most than the former. I don't know exactly what is going on although I feel like I have become a bother for sending out a text every other day. Yup, that is..."a text". I so want to take a hint but I am the type of person who wants an upfront conversation in order to find out the truth. This is my personality though I am scared of confrontation but it is so much liberating to know the truth first hand and without going through the maze of uncertainties. It has been quite a while since my last relationship and it could be a factor why I am acting like this yet at the back of my mind, I still think something has to be explained. Am I such an idiot to make a fuss over a week long communication gap? In an effort to free myself from this heart wrenching phase, I am faced with two dilemmas and that is firstly, I so would like to think that this is normal. Secondly, I so would want to know the truth and avoid the guessing game. Why does falling in love has to be a roller coaster ride? Nah, I am certain...it is the TRUTH that will set me free and so be it!!!

Unnoticed

Unexpected yet anticipated...things fall apart
lost in the wilderness of nothingness...paralyzed and crushed
struggled hard...pleading for answers.


Pretending was salvation...not showing my emotion
the world saw a happy countenance...
none ever got the hint...
a battered soul is well hidden within

Company was one's self...
....loneliness was a refuge
a weary heart submerged in tears....
a time to shed all defenses

Feigning courage and anchoring on faith
...strength was a necessity
through love, acceptance and forgiveness
a spirit was set free.

It's a past now left behind..
a battle won with the passing of the season
to love is not easy
but loving...it will always be.

...remnant of the PAST

Some good things never last alright but there are those that stick to the bones! I am all healed up from my childhood sickness but my allergic rhinitis lives on. Except for the usual sneezes (ha-chu! - is how I does it to be exact - kind of maarte way as my officemates call it) which made me the butt of joke in the office...I am well and fine. It's one of my idiosyncrasies and people...you got no choice but bear with it...no strong perfumes please...even that baby powder scent is fatal! A body odor maybe appalling but hey...strong scents triggers a fluid leak in my nose and an accompanying ha-chu couldn't just send me off to a deadly embarrassment but will prompt you to hide from the projectile liquid. Gross? Yeah, but true. Yes, allergies are the remnants of my sickly past.

It was an unexpected call. Perhaps a realization of that spooky tarot readings in the internet. I won a 4N/3D accommodation in one of the 5 star hotels in the country. Happy Halloween! Ey, made all the verifications and it was legitimate. So, I had it all planned up. ..have to be in Ortigas before 7.30pm, meet up my friend, Alona who works in the area so that we could claim the prize together then head to her house since it's too early for me to go to work. (It would mean a free sumptuous dinner-bdw, she cooks lechon kawali best!). I woke up way earlier than I should and crammed to the bathroom. Who would not? I couldn't just forgo such an opportunity because of being late. I'm a changed person now...not wholly though but I am now capable of showing up on time. No arguments accepted. It's my blog... hello! Anyways, I took a tricycle, categorically the worst means of transportation! I hate the bump and shake thing going on inside that wheeled mechanism. Then a jeepney ride to Alabang and the worst is yet to come. 5PM in Alabang-Zapote? Brace yourself to a carbon-monoxide sniffing spree! Tough ey? My nation is trully damned! I endured an excruciating hour of holding back myself from sneezing and choking...Vertigo...I am so into you! But the thought of the voucher held me in one piece. Yes, I have to keep going. Crossing a wide and busy street was another obstacle. I don't just have to guard myself from reckless drivers who doesn't understand the meaning of those white lines painted accross the road but also, I have to stay clear off those black smoke.. which were shooting right into my face! What could be worse than that? Only in the Philippines! I am left to hope for the comfort of the airconditioned bus which I am about to ride. And yes, it was cool indeed but since my rhinitis is ablaze I can now smell the dust! Ha-Chu filled the chaotic atmosphere...in chorus with the peanut peddler. Embarassing? All in the voucher's name! Because I was dizzy and uncomfortably slidding off my seat, I forgot that I should take the MRT at Magallanes to escape the traffic congestion...so, I stayed inside the bus in an endless Ha-Chu...with people staring at me...for almost 3 as in THREE...agonizing HOURS...too early for the holy week penance! It's nearly 8pm and I have just touched down in Megamall. Alona texted, she's about to go home. I did push my luck but her being a mother need to be home at the time. I called her up for further direction. I have to cross Megallmall up to the 3rd block to get to Center Point...where the voucher awaits...amidst the Ha-Chu...and did I mention the teary eyes? Must have forgotten that but it's actually a combination of both. People with my kind of allergy could relate. It's about 8PM, right? So, I have to drag myself up or else all those that I have been through will be forever be a part of a painful history...and I will vainfully wallow myself in WHAT IFs! No way! Found the place...hurried to the guard who handed me a visitor's pass (ka.ek-ekan to..have to let the destination office sign the paper off and return it to the guard) but I couldn't afford to be sarcastic or unfriendly (Be good to the people you meet on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down. True. Figuratively and physically speaking). The guard instructed me as to which elevator to take in going to room#1908. And I was on the 19th floor...surveyed the area and looked at each room number...damn!..no 1908...where could it possibly be? This ain't Harry Potter and the disappearing room. Creepy! I was angered by the thought that I may have been erroneously mislead. I hurried back to the aging elevator...back to the guard...who assured me that room#1908 is the same with #1904...see? no argument...he knows this place better than I do...I'm a visitor remember? I went back up and he was right.

The receptionist asked for my name and ID...asked me to fill up a survey sheet then my eyes ended on the caption " must attend the 90 minute discussion before you claim the prize"...what the $$$$@@@@!!!! Did I mentioned that I have already poured out Bisayan curses while I was on the road?!!! Well, I fired another batch of it. Silently though...Then came the 90 minute presentation. It's Club membership. Actually, the offer was fine and I was back to my old bubbly self. It took us longer than usual to discuss because...the presentor/saleman was asking about Cebu since his going to be there this month end...I forgot his name though but we engaged in so much chika-chika! But no matter how good and enticing the offer was...bottomline is...my budget is allocated somewhere else and so I end up foregoing such an opportunity but anticipating the very purpose of this day's ordeal...THE VOUCHER!..Would you believe if I am going to tell you that I was awarded to stay in the "Palace of the Golden Horses"? Isn't it a 6 star hotel in Malaysia?!!!! Hahahah...when it rains...it pours!

And the sneezes...it's embedded in me...my alter ego...a curse...whether I am sad or happy so long as I have sniffed some dust...or has smelled someone else's or even my perfume...or those fur like things hit my nose...its disaster time again...another addition to my thousand embarrassing moments...it's an indispensable part of my life!