The Procrastinating Planner

Like the title says... I'm a procrastinating planner, and that's probably the reason why it took this particular post three days to be written instead of the of the one hour I originally intended. Its actually amazing when you look at it, we have the ability to dreams dreams, set goals and do it so good to the point it looks like fine art. I bet a lot of us could plan someones life, out give them advice with detailed play by play and it will make them a success, but when it comes to ourselves when the perfect plan has been created, that's where it ends. 

For whatever reason we are unable to move beyond the planning stage, even though we know exactly what to do, and if you're like me i'm about to give you my two cents on who to get up off your butt and get something done. 

Just so you know there really isn't any short cuts to building a hardworking consistent habit, it takes time, discipline and focus, sure good things come to us sometimes, but most of the times to have good things come into your life continuously you'll have to work for it. So don't look at the following as a quick fix, but more of a stepping stone to building that consistent work habit. 

Problems & Solutions.
 
1. You're too distracted: Your plan is in front of you, so is Facebook, Instamatic, Whatsapp, Kik, Snap chat, Clash of Clans and a million tabs in your browser. You will never get anything done. So chuck the distractions and leave only your task before you. look at them deep in the eyes, and don't do anything else until you start to do whats before you. 

2. You planned, you know where to start but it still feels like you don't know where to start. Sounds dumb but that's how I feel a lot of times. In this event just start somewhere, anywhere, pick the part that seems the easiest. And if you plan on starting the next day, do the thing that seems the hardest, and everything else will be easy. 

3. You simply have no motivation or drive: This is a tough one really because we are all different, but for everything you do there is a reason, find a motivating reason to get this task done, whether it leads to happiness, more money, for family, find a strong one and ask yourself, "How will I feel if I get this done?" that works for me. 

That's all I have for this blog, but seriously if you're a planner, work on your execution. You will become and absolute beast!  

LET IT ALL GO!

So yesterday is was about letting her go.

This morning I gave it some more thought, and this came to me:
WHY NOT LET EVERYTHING GO?

Now as I write this blog, I’m mentally taking stock of all the things I’ve been wasting my resources on. Things, activities, relationships with people that drain you more than support you,
The sad thing is, we hear our friends talking about doing this,
retweet tweets about not giving a sh!t
shared and like Facebook pics about letting go
And lord knows how many tumblr quotes has resonated with your very being, yet no action is taken on your part.

And now I just realize that majority of people, don’t really take action, until it becomes so unbearable, it forces us to take action (I wish I was the type to just learn from other people mistakes and avoid crap all together). In other words some of us won’t be able to let go, of the things that don’t serve us, until it becomes unbearable. For those of you out there like me, I hope you realize this and start letting go sooner than later.

Some tips:
1. Take stock of the things you want in your life that will make you and those in your life happy.

2. Take stock of the things you have that will GET you the things you want in your life.

3. Take stock of the things you currently have in your life, that WILL NOT help you get what you want
(whatever you have at step three… TOSS IT TO THE CURB, TORCH IT, DROP IT, whatever lose it. You need space for 4)

4. Take stock of all the things you DON’T have that you will need to get you where you want to be, and go get them.

Life is short, in everything we gain experience, but let us for the sake of ourselves, learn from the screw up of other people.
Care freely, but carefully.

Let Her Go...

“Go for women you perceive to be ‘out of your league.’ You’ll surprise yourself. 

This is a tip from a list of 45 Ultimate tips for men. And I can attest to this, win or lose, you gain a lot from doing this. In my case I learned to let go.
There comes a point in a man’s life when he falls for that girl he can’t get, no matter how good he is, no matter his approach, even if you thought you were going to win, somehow you screwed it up,
you can’t get near, her walls are up, but you stay on the other side.
Create illusions of fancy in your head,
you date her in your mind,
she still talks to you (in the friend zone) and you’re all too happy to eat it up…. Well guess what.

You have wasted, and if you are still on that train, hoping things will change, I’ll strongly advise you to bail, post haste, and take all the cuts and bruises that come along with jumping off a moving train, for your chances of survival are greater, than it would be when you hit the dead end.

A couple weeks ago I bailed that train, I got some cuts and bruises, but I healed up quite well, and now I’m stronger than ever, wiser, and I’m actually thankful for that train ride, for now I’m able to see the big picture, and to be honest… the train I was on wasn't all that It was hyped up to be.

I was more in love with the idea of what could be, and paralyzed by the fear of what it would be like without.  

Seriously gentlemen, in most cases that’s all there is, a pretty face, a captivating personality, with a nice body you pour your ideals into, without realizing she’s not yours and she runs away, and you give chase…  Just let her go….. Let her go…. Let her go (sing it like the ice princess of frozen.)

If you are in such situation, take a step back, waaaaay back, delete her number, turn off her chat on Facebook, unfollow, whatever, just take some time away, to look at the big picture, and ask yourself, is this what I want, Is this really worth it… Let me know

As far as I see it, never put all your eggs in one basket. You are young, there are a lot of ideal women out there for you, losing one won’t kill you, It merely teaches you.

Being Assertive!

Assertion, this is probably one of my biggest problem, whether you’re laid back like me, or weak willed, passive, there comes a point in your life when is enough. This point came for me when I realized that to be the man I want to be, taking shit and standing up for yourself is a huge negative!

So jump on the assertive train, and for some it may not be easy, but start small, the easiest way for me was to use this little two letter word (NO) ß This right here, is a powerful weapon that can free you from a lot of things.

Ever been over worked with a lot on your plate and that friend comes to you asking you a favor, but you have too much on you plate, and give them that favor and it breaks the plate….

GUESS WHAT? Saying no saves your plate! And you may probably feel bad at turning down your friend but look at it this way. Would a real friend get mad if you say no? I don’t think so. And what good are you to your friends if you are broken to bits? Think about it.

And asserting yourself doesn't mean being a d!ck please note.

Here is a great read on being assertive How to be assertive: The Art of Manliness,

Learn to be assertive stand up for yourself, be yourself.  

DRAG AND DROP APP DEVELOPMENT?

I'm probably late but this is cool! Building a mobile app via drag and drop. 

Appy Pie Makes Making an App as Easy as Pie

TO ACHIEVE YOU NEED DESIRE.

We all want to make it in life, but the question is...

WHERE DO I WANT TO MAKE IT TO? 

Let me put it this way, each of us have a destination, that destination is where ever you want it to be. Once you have have decided on a destination, then comes the road trip, 

filled with many stops and detours and all that awesomeness that accompanies the road trip of life.

Now when on a road trip, you need a good vehicle (your body) with a beefy engine (will/desire) and proper navigation (your mind), and other supplies which will vary depending on where you want to go. 

For example on my road trip I want to be one of the best in the Information Technology field, hence I'll need a lot of IT based stuff. Get it?

With that said find your desire. A tip to finding your desire is taking time out, think about things you love to do, ask yourself life searching questions. 

For example, if you had a magic wand that could give you that dream life? 

1) What will you have / what will you be doing?

2) How would other people describe you?

3) What will you think about yourself?

Answer these questions like you already living this life, and work towards it.
Its that simple. If you want something go for it.

Its important to know your desires/destination will change. Life isn't rigid, just go with the flow of progress.  

TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR THINKING

So there is no two ways about this. We've tried all the YouTube videos, how to stay focused, how to be successful the list goes on, but like any real issue, or challenge you have to start from the source, the root, from the tutorial level in video games, you get the idea. 

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius

"For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy." - Gadadhara Pandit Das

"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle." - Sun Tzu

"You are what you think, you are" 

You get the get the idea, w ell I did.so if you want to be successful, you have to think successful, if you want to be confident, think things that breeds confidence. 
If you keep thinking negative well that's what you will be negative. Do not get it twisted thought, I KNOW it is NOT an easy task to undo years of metal wiring, but Its not impossible.

So I guess the logic question is: How can I change the way I think?    
Here are some ways that I find effective:

1. Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO): 
If your mental and physical inputs are negative, self defeating, "I'm broke" etc then that's exactly what you will be. Start to input positive things, watch some motivational YouTube videos, to start your day, read something inspirational, something beneficial, start small work yourself up.

2. Meditation:
100 Reasons to meditate.
Once you learn how to it, its of great benefit, I can testify to that. 

3. Get a journal:
Write write write write read what you have written, the more you do the more you'll understand your mind. 

4. Live in gratitude and appreciation for those around you, be objective, nothing is either good or bad, but a learning experience. 


That concludes the list of things I do, and its working great for me so far, find what works for you and implement it post haste. Please share your ways with me too. 

LEARNING HTML5

One of the skills I want to acquire as an IT guy is Web Design and Implementation. I want to be able to create beautiful, diverse, awesome looking interactive, fully functional websites.
Where better to start that learning a mark up language. in this case HTML5

HTML5 in my opinion is well on its way to becoming the new standard.  

Now what are the benefits of HTML5? The top 10 reasons are right here, But before you go here are some other resources that will need to start your journey in learning an Hyper Text Markup Language.

1. The desire to learn

2. Time

3. A working computer. 

4. A text editor: Notepad ++ works awesome. 

5. This website: www.w3schools.com

    This is the site to use as a reference. 

6. And last but not least a crash course to jump start you. This course right here.

    Note the link to the course is a udemy.com online class... So be sure to sign up for access. 

Well that concludes Learning HTML5. I hope it helps 

Faculties of the Mind: The Keys to Success

Okay,  so I strongly believe I have not been successful,  accomplished anything really meaningful in my life is because of MY MIND. "So as a man thinketh so is he." - Proverbs 23:7. 

So I took the initiative to find out the current state of my mind, I started a journal, spent some time alone with my thoughts, silent meditation and all, and I've come to realize that I have been limiting my brain to barely sub average performance. 

Imagine you've given a 900hp R35 Nissan Skyline GTR  top speed of 280mph with hundreds of miles of road, but you went and put a speed limiter on that car for 60mph? 
That is EXACTLY what we do with our MINDS. We let our minds run free, gather all sorts of crap, we think mediocre things assuming we think at all. Like a harddrive that has never been defragged. It will never function at optimal levels. 

I say all that to say this. The FIRST step towards success and a fulfilling life is: 

CHANGING YOUR THOUGHTS &

DEVELOPING YOUR MENTAL FACULTIES PROPERLY 

“There are six mental faculties that we have, and how we use them sets the course for our life.” – Bob Proctor

Now what are your mental faculties?

6 higher faculties of the mind

Reason

The reasoning factor allows a person to think. We can think about anything we want and desire. It set us apart from other animals and puts us on top. An animal usually acts on by instinct. Differently, the human being thinks and acts on by according this faculty.

Memory

We can remember or memorize anything we want. There are people saying they have a bad memory. It’s not true. They simply have not learned to develop this “mental muscle” to a better level. Look for a good book about memorization techniques and very soon you can have an outstanding memory.

Perception

We can say that perception is a point of view of each one of us. Two people can be looking to the same object and both of them may have different ideas of it. You can tell that a person must be right and other must be wrong. But the truth is that both of them are right. It’s our point of view, or perception.

Will

The will give us the ability to focus only on an idea and exclude everything else.

Intuition

Many of us confuse intuition as a “sixth sense”. The truth is that the intuition is a mental factor. We can define intuition as an instant idea or an immediately answer we receive without even thinking about it.

Imagination

The imagination is probably one the greatest miracles of the human being. It’s though imagination the things have been created. All the great inventions that have transformed our lives came by from this wonderful ability we hold.

Knowing these higher faculties and how they work, we can develop and use them to achieve anything we want in our lives. Our creator has given us the tools; it’s only up to us to develop them to a higher level.  

All these working together is what defines us, we are what we think, we are. 
Think about it. What are you doing with your mind?

WHAT IS SUCCESS?

We always say we want to be successful, but honestly though, have you ever sat down and think for a moment. 

What is success?

Is it making a tonne of cash, having that dream car, house and desktop have that epic social life, loved and known by the masses, females and all that? Or is "all that" just social programming?

Society says if you ain't the "Shit" the Top Dog, you're not successful.

Now giving thought and looking into things I realized one thing. That "SUCCESS" is RELATIVE! to the person. Success isn't what society dictates to you. It is what ever you want it to be, and the only limit placed on success is self imposed.

Success for me honestly: To be healthy as possible,  be the among the best in the field of Information Technology, be awesome at Web Development, make money doing what I love, own a kick ass custom PC, decent place to call my own, souped up JMD car, and I'm good.

Again to reiterate. SUCCESS IS WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE.  As long as the end of the day your doing what makes you feel fulfilled.
What is success to you?

NEXT: The Faculties of the MIND

The Power of THINKING

So I have been away for the last month or two, busy with school and what not, but now I have returned. 
For the last week or so I've been contemplating on this blog. 
Initially it was suppose to be Information Technology Based, but over the summer I went on a "Self Seeking" Journey, because to be real I was feeling LOST. 
No motivation or drive, no specific school, not really happy, not sad, Just a guy floating through university thinking whatever happens happens.  

Long story short it dawned on me that I don't want live a life that sucks, going from day to day surviving. I want to live in fullness, enjoying every moment in its entirety.
A Successful + Techie + Health nut + Master of the mind + Jedi Knight kinda guy and all that beautiful stuff

So while on the journey I realized I have access to the resources, everything I needed was right there in front of me, I'm even a good planner, BUT.... I just wasn't moving.

What was missing? DESIRE.. and not just any desire, the one that compels you to take action. And this desire is like a fire that needs to be fulled continuously.

With that said, the focus of my blog will not only be things of Digital Technology, but life technology.

Look out World... A learning Experience is coming.     

Being single. A gift or a curse

Its been awhile since I updated, being consistent with school and extra curricular activities is a lot more

challenging than the truly dedicated make it seems.

That aside I've decided to increase the diversity of my blog by not only posting technology related content other things related to life overall. Success tips, relationship, personal development and so on.

And to begin

This article:

Relationships aren’t for everybody! Relationships are only for “the ready”!

READ IT!!!

Web 1.0 and 2.0

Well I was in my internet authoring class the other day, and apparently there are different versions of the internet. Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, and I have to admit, I didn't know this. *shame face*
But hey its a Learning Experience... So if your like me I'll keep it short. Apologies in advance for the bad cut and paste.

Web 1.0:
So this wiki says that Web 1.0 was an early stage of the conceptual evolution of the World Wide Web, centered around a top-down of the World wide Web, centered around a top-down approach to the use of the web and its user interface.n approach to the use of the web and its user interface.Web 1.0 was an early stage of the conceptual evolution.

And web 2.0 is Web 2.0 was coined in 1999 to describe web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier web sites. It is closely associated with Tim O'Reilly because of the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference which was held in late 2004. Although Web 2.0 suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specification, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.

In other words the difference between the two is simply a matter of concepts, and application.
The World Wide Web and internet are evolutionary entities which change with time and each generation. We can only guess whats coming next. 

Facebook Privacy is becoming a thing of the past.

Personally I love my privacy I love when everything this hidden, if i could be but a little atom on the walls of the internet I would be, But more and more as internet is being "monopolized" This privacy we seek is subtly being diminished.

Privacy Cons by TechCrunch

Linux and Gaming

I love Linux, and I love gaming and I hope both go hand in hand really soon. And have a wide selection unlike MacOx
Value Cranks up Linux gaming.

Trolling Wifi Leeches

Wifi-Leeches: Individuals who suck up your bandwidth, causing your movies, and animes to load at slow speeds, and cause your BF3 or MW3 multilayer action to lag. 

At the worst–and far more likely, they’re stealing your identity and watching your activities. After watching your network and identifying the leech, use this trick to flip their browser upside down and let them know you don’t appreciate the intrusion.
Not to mention it makes an epic prank, turning unwanted visitors on your network upside down. Literally. Just have at these links.

Battle with Leeches with Upside down terent
Upside Down Ternet

Have fun ( ^_^)

How to Recover a Dead Hard Disk: 4 Methods

I have had my fair share of hard drive fails, and a lack of knowlegde has often caused me to discard of them in frustration because of lost data, but not any more!

Sure you could pay money to have your data saved, but why not save that money, try it yourself and use that money to buy a new hard drive. Just a thought, anyway here is a wikihow
How to Recover a Dead Hard Disk: 4 Methods - wikiHow

Selecting a Hard drive
Prevention is better than cure, and while recovering a hard drive is possible, sometime its not, and hard drives don't last forever, but like everything PC, there are the good and there are the bad. So take time and effort to invest in proper hardware.
Reliability, speed, space, and efficiency.
Here is a boring, but very informative video on selecting a hardrive.

Find a Website IP Adress Without Web/Command Prompt Access

Some school admins think they’re being sneaky when they lock down the command prompt and block all major IP search websites and block all the websites you actually want to visit. Of course, that is child’s play for any geek.

First, to get a new command prompt, open Notepad and type: command.com. Then, save as “cmd.bat”. You now have a command prompt.

Now, open the command prompt and type “ping http://www.website.com/” to find the IP address of that website.

Enter the website into the browser and you will officially have impressed all your friends.
By: Laptoplogic.com

This will be the first thing I try when I get back to school :D

How to hide files in a picture

Everyone who uses a computer at some point has something they would like to hide, and keep private, sure you can password your computer, get some 3rd party app, and bury it deep within your hard drive, where you'll probably lose it.
But why not hide it in plain sight??? NOTE sexy epic pic  → 

With regards to the Windows operating System there is such away.
Here is a how to link >>How to hide files within a .JPG file.<<



This is number 7 of 64 things a geek should know.
If your wondering what happened to the rest, its stated in an earlier post. I'm posting only the ones I find worthy. 


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Learning the Way of the Geek

I always fancied myself a "Geek", truth be told i'm not really. Outside of know about PC hardware, and a little trick here and there, I'm actually rather pitiful.
("._.) but I'm not one to wallow in self pitty ( ^_^)
Hence with the extra time I have on my hands, and the whole reason for this blog is to learn.
Starting with this

 > 64 THINGS EVERY GEEK SHOULD KNOW < an interesting article I found.
Yeah I know how to do the common stuff.. but this list is really extensive.
So let The_Learning_Experience being.


NOTE* Going through this Article I found that some of these Links have been made redundant. None the less what I plan to do, Is go through and make posts at sporadic intervals, Making posts about the ones I found most Intriguing.