The 3 Cs Of Successful Living

Have you ever wondered what it means to have a successful life?

Is it about money?

Is it about happiness?

Is it about possession of materials things in gold and diamond?

Is it about philanthropy?

Is it about Family or Career or Relationships or Health or...?

The list could just be endless

But, yes it is about all of the above and more

But what is successful living?

According to Anastasiya Goers

"Successful living in the broadest sense is

a life that is full of opportunities that you are not afraid to try,

a life full of fun and meaningful work,

a life where you can spend plenty of time with the people you care about,

a life that you live without regrets."

This therefore presupposes that successful living is not about acquisition of mansions or gold and diamond but actually the process of living life to then hilt.

In my own understanding therefore, there are 3 concepts I think that would aid anyone to really and actually live a successful life.

1.      Curiosity

Curiosity helps us to discover what is on the other side of the divide. It takes us out of ourselves and helps us to know about others and what their challenges are.

Curiosity also helps us to discover hitherto undiscovered traits or talents that we have but which have not yet shown up.

When we are curious, we ask questions, we seek solutions and provide answers. These help us to maximize our grey matter for the enrichment of the Society

Curiosity helps us to make a choice. If we never ask, how can we get? if we never seek, how can we find? and if we never knock, how can the door be opened unto us? It is only the curious person that dares to leave his comfort zone and bulldoze into an uncharted territory

Today, dare to be curious!!!!

2.      Creativity

In each of us is deposited at least 1 talent but most of us are multi-talented.

A creative mind streams out of a curious personality.

If Edison was not curious about why darkness is pitch black and if there is anything that can be done to ameliorate the tyranny of darkness, he would never have been creative enough to discover the light bulb which chases away darkness even in the thick of the night.

If the Wright Brothers were not curious enough to ask why the birds of the air fly and human beings cannot and to find out if there is a way to make humans fly even without their own wings, they would never have been able to be creative enough to invent the Aeroplane

Too many examples abound of men and women who asked questions about this world we are living in because they were curious and went out of their way to apply their creative ingenuity to find answers and solutions.

Today I dare you - be creative!!

3.      Collaboration

When God formed man in the Garden of Eden and the man was all alone, God said to Himself, this man is all alone and it is not good, I would make a companion for him and so God made the woman out of the man - that is the Story of Creation from the Holy Book but from it comes our third tool for living a successful life - Collaboration.

It is popularly said that no man is an island unto himself and that is very true. Sometimes when I read the story of some "self made persons" I still see there that there was some help or another from some other persons in that person's life be it temporary or permanent, so that in the real sense of it no man can be described as being "self made."

Be that as it may however, no matter how curious and creative anyone is, making a dream come true is not one man's job alone.

Collaboration with others is key to fulfilling a dream.

A good collaborative effort involves both internal and external relationships and so a balance man or woman would surely know how to harness the two to arrive at a goal that has been earlier set.

So, with curiosity as your template and creativity as your watch word, add up collaboration as the meat of the matter and you are headed for a successful life.

Thank you for reading this post

And do share your own opinion on the matter with me

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What's Cyndi Lauper's Latest Outing? - Find Out Here

Cyndi Lauper Goes to Washington to Help End LGBT Homelessness

"True Colors” star Cyndi Lauper wants to be “a voice for homeless youth” who have been “disenfranchised from life” because of their sexual identity, she said during a visit to Capitol Hill today.

The "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” singer -- who left home at age 17 after her stepfather allegedly threatened to rape her and her sister -- told lawmakers she was moved by the plight of New York City’s homeless LGBT youth.

“Basically, the kids come out and they get thrown out,” Lauper said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on youth homelessness, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. “Truth is, they didn’t choose their identity. You know, it’s like you choosing the color of your eyes. You know, you’re born that way.”

"Listening to these stories, it changed me,” she added. “Maybe there’s something I can do besides just being a famous person and singing to them.”

Lauper, 61, founded the “True Colors Fund” in 2008 to end gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender homelessness.

Though LGBT children make up only 7 percent of the youth population, they represent about 40 percent of all homeless youth in America, she said today.

Through research in partnership with various organizations, the Fund has identified these homeless youth need “the same thing that any grownup would need” – housing, education and job training, social/emotional well-being, and “permanent connections that provide stability."

But Lauper said her ultimate goal is preventing LGBT youth homelessness entirely.

And today, she urged parents who may be uncomfortable with their children’s sexual identity to practice tolerance.

“If it’s a faith issue, I implore you not to pray to God to change your kid,” she said. “Pray to God to change your heart."

Source: http://shreddeddnews.blogspot.com/2015/04/whats-cyndi-laupers-latest-outing-find.html

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Not Called Man's Best Friend For Nothing

Dog Shows Up at Hospital Where Owner Is Battling Cancer

Call it coincidence or love, but a miniature Schnauzer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ended up at the hospital where her owner is battling cancer -- even though the dog was originally 20 blocks away at home.

A surveillance camera in the hospital lobby caught the dog entering through the automatic doors and wandering around.

The dog, named Sissy, belongs to Nancy Franck, 64, who has been at Mercy Medical Center for about two weeks following surgery. Her husband, Dale Franck, 66, had been taking care of Sissy and her brother Barney, also a miniature Schnauzer, back home.

“She was on a mission that night to see her mom," Dale Franck told ABC News today, "but she couldn't find the right elevator to take."

He finally got a call at 5:30 a.m. from security officer Samantha Conrad at the hospital, saying she had found his dog, he said.

"She found my number and house address from her tag on her collar," Dale Franck said. "I was so relieved, and I asked my daughter go and pick her up."

The security officer and the hospital did not immediately respond to ABC News' calls for comment.

Dale Franck's daughter got permission to take Sissy up to Nancy Franck for a few minutes, he said.

"She told her mom, 'I got a surprise for you!'" Dale Franck said. "My wife was like, 'How'd you get her in here? Did you sneak her under your coat?"

His daughter said that the "little spoiled brat" ran away from home because she wanted to see her mom, Dale Franck said, though it's unclear how the dog actually got there.

"Nancy and Sissy were able to love each other for a few minutes, and then she went back with me," Dale Franck said. "She's my baby, and though it sounds funny now, it wasn't funny when she was missing. I was worried sick. I'm glad she's OK."

He has one theory about how Sissy might have gotten 20 blocks to his wife.

"The only thing I could think of was that Sissy used to ride with me to pick up my wife from work next door to the hospital," Dale Franck said. "But we've never walked that route before."

Nancy Franck has been battling uterine cancer, and though doctors believe most of the cancer is gone, she is undergoing chemotherapy to make sure, Dale Franck said.

"She has a close relationship with Sissy," he added. "Sissy's 11 now, and we bought her when she was just about 8 weeks old. She came up to me, scratched my leg and fell asleep on my shoulder. I'd say we didn't pick her, she picked us."

Source:  http://shreddeddnews.blogspot.com/2015/04/not-called-mans-best-friend-for-nothing.html

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Jerry - the First is a Diversified Physician, Health Consultant, Teacher, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Life Coach, Plan B Income Promoter and Blogger

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