When you’re going through everyday life sometimes it seems like everything is against you having anytime for yourself or for the people you love.  Everything happens for a reason so when you’re super busy at work you will reap the rewards of being able to relax when you are able to spend some time alone or with your family and friends.  When you have a bunch of down time that usually means that you will be super busy later so enjoy it while you can.

The universe has a way of balancing everything out so when something bad happens you can rest assured that something good is around the corner.  For instance if you lose your job that means you can spend more time at home with the people you love and it is probably the universe telling you that you need to slow down and take it easy for a while.  You will get another job when you find the thing that you are supposed to do.  Sometimes we all get too busy to really live so the universe makes it so we have to.

We go about our lives working and sleeping and we don’t really ever get a chance to go out and do things that we liked to do when we were younger and had all our bills paid by our parents.  When all you have to do is discover and dream that’s all you want to do.  When you have to work to do things all you want to do is sleep.  It’s a vicious circle.  The way to over come this is by thinking about what you always planned to do when you were little and try to do it when you have the chance.  Time off doesn’t always have to be nap time.

Here are a few things to help you from getting into that slump.

* Write a list of things that you want to do that you have never done before.

* Write a list of things that you love to do but don’t get to do very often.

* Pick something off each list when you get time off and do it.

When you set goals you feel like you’re accomplishing something even when it’s just goofing off.  If it’s on the list you can cross it off and you have accomplished something.  You have gone out and done something to expand your horizons and you were not in front of the TV watching other people do it.

When you do things for yourself it makes you better at the things that you do for other people.  For instance your job.  When you are feeling like you’re in a rut and you don’t every get out and do anything you start to wear down and get cabin fever which makes you no good for anyone.

In Thoreau’s third chapter he talks about reading and the importance of reading.  Too often now a days reading has become something that we see as boring and un-entertaining.  We don’t want to read a book when it rains and the sale of books seem to have gone down a little, especially if the book is a collection of poetry.  We don’t want to read anymore because it seems to take to long.  We want things now at this very moment and it is so hard for us to get entertain with a book.  Novels don’t seem to hold our attentions anymore which is why it is so hard to get teens to read a good book like Walden.  That is why too many people think Walden is boring that it is hard to understand.  Thoreau sys many different things about reading and what reading can do for us.  His ideas in this chapter are just as powerful and thought provoking as the past two chapters.

The very first line in the chapter is one that makes you really think about what it says.  With a little more deliberation in the choice of their pursuits, all men would perhaps become essentially students.  What Thoreau is saying is that we are all students no matter if we are in school or not.  Everyday we live we are actively learning new things.  Whenever we decide to do something we learn everything we can about that thing.  We become students to that specific thing.  For example I know someone who has been studying tuba playing for ten years or more and one who has been studying pipe organ performance for longer than ten years.  We chose or pursuits in things and we become students of those things.  We are always students no matter the age, gender, income level, or occupation.  We are students of the world.  Students of life and no matter what there is something more us to learn each day and there is a saying that follows that idea: you learn something new everyday.  Learning is something we constantly do.  Learning doesn’t end when we graduate from high school or college.

With more deliberation we can become better people based on the things we decide to do or not do.  We can decide to take time a hike through the woods and learn about the different trees and see how different animals act in the wild.  We need to take an active role in learning, but even if we don’t we still learn new things just by talking to the people around us.  We are deliberate in our choices of what we want to learn and pay attention to, even if we don’t think about it.  We still make choices about what we want to do and what we want to learn.  We need to be deliberate in our learnings and the things we allow to take up our times.  When we become students of the world we pay attention to different things and the dependence on the luxuries like computers and televisions wouldn’t matter and would become less important.  The quote continues to say and observers, for certainly their nature and destiny are interesting to all alike.  Is Thoreau saying when we make it a point to learn more we become more interesting?  I should say so, because we will be able to have more to talk about on many different subjects.  We become someone interesting to talk about because of our ideas and theories based on what we learned.

Another quote that can make a difference is A written word is the choicest of relics.  It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art.  It is the work of art nearest to life itself.  When he says the written word is choices of relics means that the written word will be around forever.  No one can stop the written word from being produced as long as we have writers and we always will.  The written word was seen as a way to preserve a person, making them almost immortal because they were written about.  Literature is more intimate with us because we need to think and form our own ideas with it.  It provokes our imagination and makes us imagine the setting, characters and time.  Nothing else can make us do that, sure art is thought provoking and makes us think about the work itself.  But it doesn’t make us think of other things the way literature does.  A written word is the choicest of relics.  The written word is something that people will keep going back to in order to learn about the past.  We read classic literature to help us understand things of the past.  Thoreau’s book, even if he didn’t realize it helps us understand the thinking of transcendentalists in his time because the movement was big then.

Literature, according to Thoreau is the only form of art that is closest to life because it is life itself.  People have written about life no matter if it is non-fiction or not.  Even if a story is fiction, there are still some non-fiction elements to it.  “The Awakening” for example is a great work of art that displays the norms and values place on women during the time that Kate Chopin wrote it.  While it is a fiction novel the expectation of women were still true.  When an author writes something they put a little bit of themselves into it, making it life itself.  No matter who you are, you will find something to relate to in almost any story that you read whether it is a mystery, romance or Christian fiction.  While artwork (paintings, sculptures) have reallife aspects, it doesn’t come to life the same way literature does.  He says that it is the work of art is the nearest to life is because it makes us think about life the most.  There are books and novels that provoke emotion in our hearts and makes us pay attention to what has happened in the past.  Books like Eli Weisel’s novel “Night” help us understand what it was like to survive the Holocaust, Malcolm X’s biography helps us understand why he did the things he did and why he believed what he did.  Langston Hughes’ poetry makes us think about the struggle African Americans had to endure to get the rights the so deserved.

This reading, in a high sense, not that which lulls us as a luxury and suffers the nobler facilities to sleep.  What Henry David Thoreau is saying in this part is that reading no longer is a luxury.  It puts people to sleep because they see it as boring and many do not give it half a chance.  It is already in the mind set that it boring and will put us to sleep so it does.  Reading was once such a luxury, something done as a past-time and it was seen as a high honor if someone read your work.  It was a desired quality in women to be readers and read to their husbands or children.  Now a days there aren’t too many men who would want a woman who reads a lot.  It is even rarer to find a man who reads for the fun of it.  Reading is no longer seen as a great quality; no longer a luxury for some, but a hinderance and burden for some.  Students in high school or college groan and complain when they need to read and then write about what they read.

As we see reading can have great advantages and helps us form ideas about things we wouldn’t normally think about.  Going back to the quote about the written word being the choicest of relics, it should be seen as a luxury and a accomplishment to be well read in many genres of literature.  Instead of reading a book we turn the television on.  Television and computer softwares have taken the place of luxury that books once had.  Reading was once considered something that you did to show you education, and standing but now a lot of people think reading is a sign of geekdom or being a shut in.  People relate reading to something that like their grandmother would do or something that “old people” do.  It is rare for someone in their teens to want to read and then really discuss what they read the way it was done in the time Thoreau wrote “Walden.”

When it comes to our level of reading, Henry David Thoreau is a little harsh.  He says yet we learn to read only as far as Easy reading, the primers and class-books, and when we leave school, the “Little Reading and story books, which are for boys and beginners; and our reading, our conversation and thinking, are all on a very low level.  He basically says that our reading level has become the equivalent to grade school.  He thinks that we learn to read only for the basics, only the minimum of what we would need to get a job or something.  He thinks we don’t increase our reading level to read more challenging books other than beginner books and story books that young children would be reading.  He says we learn easy reading and don’t really challenge ourselves with something harder than say Little Red Ridinghood.  And honestly how many of us can say we read and understand Shakespeare?

When our reading is on a low level, Thoreau says our thinking and our conversation levels become lower in level as well.  Which would make sense because the lower your reading ability is, the less you will be able to talk about.  It takes us back to the quote about being essential students.  When we read we learn and our reading level increases as well as our thinking and conversation levels.  So as students we learn to increase every level which helps us grow as people; but when we spend too much time focused and dependant on the so called luxuries of life like watching television all the time or spending the day on the computer instead of reading we don’t really grow higher.  We are stuck at a certain level and it is possible that the level can decrease as well.  I mean the more you read Shakespeare, Thoreau, Emerson, Euripides and others the easier it is to understand them.

Thoreau talks about so many different things in his novel.  He goes from luxuries hindering us, to us needing to cut back on things in our lives to the importance of reading.  And we are only in the third chapter! What else could this man talk about simply from spending two years in nature.  He thought about everything he dealt with on a daily basis and how the things in oure lives effect ourselves for good or for bad.  It is how we use the things we have in life that matters.  Sure computers are a luxury and they can help us keep in touch with friends and family, some use it to earn some money, others use it to shop, but it can also hinder  us because we can spend too much time on it and waste away the day doing frivolous things like watching videos on youtube.  It has become so difficult for us to sit down with a book on the porch to read.  We cannot spend two minutes away from the computer or television, so our cell phones have internet capabilities and video messaging so we can watch different things via our cell phones and other hand held things.  We need to get back to reading more.

One thing we can do to help inprove those levels, is we can <gasp> read more.  We can pick up different books and read them.  We can read a little Emerson, then a little McCourt.  If we really want a challenge try Dante’s Divine Comedy and something easier with John Grishom.  There are always things we can read to learn more and improve our reading levels and the more we read the better our levels in everything can become.  When we read the newspaper we can improve our knowledge in politics, economics and more.  We need to be more well rounded with the things we read and have for conversation purposes.  When we read more we can develop our ideas and theories more.  I have noticed the more I have read the more developed my theology has become.  Read more and become more well rounded.  I know we all have something we find interesting to read.  We can be deliberate as Thoreau said and become well versed in mystery novels.  Read.  Develop those conversation skills and thinking levels.  Thoreau was harsh, but for a reason.

One of the toughest courses the U.S. Army has to offer is Basic Airborne Training.  The course is designed to train soldiers and officers how to become Paratroopers.  The course is held at the Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia.  The course is only 3 weeks long, but will test your physical endurance and mental toughness far beyond the normal boundaries.

Becoming a Paratrooper is certainly not for everyone.  The training is long, hard, and physically demanding.  Most of the soldiers that are not in top physical condition will be eliminated by the end of the first week.  This is one course that will really separate the, “men from the boys.”

If you are interested in making the military a career, taking the Airborne course will definitely enhance your rank and credentials.  All of the military’s special forces and special operations units like, the Green Berets,  Navy Seals, and some specialized Ranger units, must be Airborne qualified before they can become a member of these elite units.

In the first week of training or “ground week,” the soldiers will be subjected to extreme physical conditioning, and basics like how to wear the parachute harness properly.  They will also be trained on how to exit the aircraft properly by training on the “mock” door.  They will also be taught the techniques of proper parachute landings, how to handle their parachute during the descent, and then they will actually jump from the 34 foot tower which actually simulates an actual jump.

During week two the tough physical conditioning continues along with training designed to teach a soldier how to control oscillation during their descent.  More training is employed to emphasize safe landing procedures, and then the latter part of week two is spent making jumps from the 250 foot tower.

In the third and final week of training, the soldiers will make five real jumps from either an C-130 Hercules or a C-141 Starlifter aircraft.  After the successful completion of five jumps they will earn their coveted silver ”Airborne Wings.”

The American Airborne Units have an incredibly rich and prestigious history.  They have played an important role in the Normandy Invasion of World War II and the Battle of the Bulge.  They have fought gallantly in the jungles of Vietnam, and have effectively engaged the enemy in Operation Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan.  A substantial number of Medal of Honor recipients have also been Airborne soldiers.

If you’re looking to enter the military and are seeking a real challenge that can help enhance your career,  consider enrolling in the Airborne training.   The training and camaraderie is second to none, and you will truly understand what Paratroopers mean when they utter their famous motto, “Airborne All The Way.”

Henry David Thoreau did something we today would cringe to even think about: he spent two years living in the woods, away from any civilization.  He spent those two years almost as a hermit living off the land and learning how to survive solely on the things that nature provided.  Why did he do such a thing; and then write about it?  He wanted to learn all that nature could teach him and he wrote about it so that future generations could understand his ideas.  Many of his theories and ideas came to him while he spent those two years in the woods.  He talks about different things in his book: “Walden.”  But barely anyone reads his work.  I hope to be able to help people understand his purpose more, and see into a mind that is long gone.  With his quotes we can understand why nature was so important to the transcendentalist movement, and the importance nature still has today.  Let us take a look into the world of Henry David Thoreau and see what he was talking about.  I have already talked about what he was trying to say in his first chapter of the book.  In the second chapter and on he talks about being changed and how nature could be what helps a person change.  He talks about different things in each chapter as we go through each chapter we will see the difference and similarities between his time and our own.

Throughout the book of Walden, Henry David Thoreau has many quotes that are powerful and will stick in your mind.  One of the first quotes that makes an impact is not far from the beginning of the second chapter.  Thoreau states We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake.   What he is talking in this quote is that we need to reawaken ourselves to not relying on modern conveniences not just to wake up in the morning, but to generally live our daily lives.  Thoreau already thinks that modern conveniences hinder us from advancing and really appreciating things.  He thinks we need to stop relying on things and learn to do things on our own.  Somewhat of listening to our bodies.  When I think of that quote and what he talks about, I think of the Amish and how they live their lives with no modern luxuries.  They provide for themselves and they are happy and entertain themselves without the need for cars, movies, television and the such.  Why can’t we do the same thing?

In the very next paragraph Henry tells us why he went to live in the woods which he says he did deliberately.  I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.  Henry David Thoreau went into the woods to see what nature could teach him about living the simplistic life.  He wanted to be able to think that he really lived a full life, which he thinks can be done by living simplistically.  He wanted to learn the essentials of life, the basics of living life almost like survival of the fittest.  How many of us can say that we would know how to survive without certain luxuries if we had to?  I mean if we didn’t have stores to buy our food, would we be able to go out and get it ourselves?  Many of us don’t even know how to us a gun to hunt for our food, or know which kind of plants are poisonous and which aren’t.  These are the kind of things that Thoreau basically learned during his two years in the woods.  We should learn everything that nature has to teach us no matter what it is.

Thoreau didn’t want to die and learn that he really didn’t live his life to the fullest, and I think he felt that succumbing to the luxuries of life meant he didn’t live it to the fullest.  I see it in my life and the lives of others.  Instead of going out and taking a hike in the woods, we would rather stay in and sit on the couch.  We walk on treadmills while watching television instead of going outside getting fresh air and seeing the nature around.  That is one thing we can cut out of our lives the exercise equipment we don’t need.  Who needs a treadmill when you can walk around your block, or go to the part and walk the track, or better yet, find a hiking trail at the park and hike in the woods.  Save the money and go outside and see what nature has to teach you while you are getting the exercise that you want to get.  There are always ways we can find something to help us learn everything we can through nature and the educational system.  I am like Thoreau, I don’t want to die and then learn that I didn’t live my life to the fullest.

The chapter goes on to say that we need to simplify, simplify, simplify.  By that he means we need to cut down on things.  We need to cut down our expenses, instead of having twenty purses ladies should have at most five.  He says we should have dealings with two or three companies instead of ten or more.  That can be done today; there are companies where you can have your cable, telephone, and internet in one instead of a different company for each one, but Thoreau would see all those as luxuries that we don’t need.  We need to limit our portions of everything we acquire in life; Thoreau uses the example of food saying instead of three meals a day eat one, or instead of five meals reduce it to five.  He says that everything in our lives can be reduced so that we can become more sufficient on ourselves and not the modern comforts of the day.  We need to make our lives more simplified and easier.  Too often we complain of things being hard and busy, yet nine chances out of ten; we are able to make things simpler by limiting certain things in our lives.  Making smaller proportions in our daily lives with everything we can see things changing.

Simplify, simplify, simplify.  Just one word repeated, this could be one of the most powerful quotes in the book, there are plenty of them.  Simplify…simplify.  It seems like he is answering a question not in the book.  It seems so easy doesn’t it.  Simplify.  Make things easier on yourself.  Cut out things that you don’t need, stop buying knick knacks that are useless.  People complain about being in debt, but we use credit cards and buy things on credit instead of just using the money we have.  I have heard a motto that I agree with and if Thoreau heard it I am sure he would agree as well: If you don’t have the money don’t buy it.  As I stated Thoreau was saying we needed to have smaller portions in things that we don’t need.  I look around and wonder do we need everything within our lives/homes.

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life.  This quote comes from near the end of the second chapter which was called Where I Lived.  Thoreau asks many questions throughout this chapter and the entire book for that matter.  He asks us why do we waste life by being in such a hurry.  Why do we live lives that are so crammed with busy-ness?  We busy ourselves with things that he considered fruitless.  Many times we get up and are don’t stop until the end of the day when we get to bed.  When is it that we have time to enjoy the fruits of life?  Do we know the fruits of life?  Thoreau thought many things in life helps us waste our time, and I am sure if he lived today with these same ideas he would have a slew of things that he would see as time-wasters such as television.  In fact many people think watching television together is a good thing to do for quality time.  But according to Dr. Gary Chapman, author of “The Five Love Languages,” it could take away from the relationships in life.  What Thoreau and Dr. Chapman would say we should do is spend time talking to each other and finding ways to connect.

Henry David Thoreau had his ideas and theories based on what he learned in while living in the woods, and we haven’t cracked the surface of the book just yet.  His ideas and thoughts can be applied to how we live our lives today and even further into the future.  He talks a lot of living a simpler life and that is something we all need to try and do.  We are too focused on having the newer things and the best of those things, and that is what Thoreau says we can do without.  He went as far as to say that he could do without the post office because he didn’t receive letters often enough and he didn’t send letters often enough. We can access the internet with our desktops, laptops, cell phones, blackberries, palm pilots (do people still use those or is there something bigger and better?) why do we need to access the internet with our mobile phones?  Can’t we go a few hours away from home without access the internet?  Not to mention that instead of using a phone to call people, we use it to text message each other even if we are in the same house!

We can learn so much from Henry David Thoreau’s words and ideas.  He was so insightful and when you are reading “Walden” you feel like you are reading something that is talking about today not at least one hundred years ago, “Walden” was published in 1854.  You cannot read his words and not think about your own life and wonder if there was something you can do to make things easier on yourself and simplify things to live a better life and not waste your time as Thoreau asks.  “Walden” is such a powerful piece of literature that needs to be read.

INTRODUCTION

Our life is very meaningful and it is really impossible that we will not enjoy it. I don’t understand why there are so many people saying that they are board with their life and there is million things to do in this world. We are born to be lucky to see the universe, stars, moon, sky and all the natural life around us. Problem is just the part of life and just need solution.If you will see in the other side, life will be boring without problem and that is a fact. We live to have problems to solve it and that is a challenge or a mission that we need to finish.

I myself got lots of problems and I really don’t mind them so much. I have problem financially, I have problem with my health, family and many more but what I am thinking is that it is just part of my life or a mission that is given to me and I need to be successful with it.

I will share to you how to enjoy your life freely to make your feelings more great and better. This is based on my experience and I hope this will help.

MY STORY

I am actually dealing with unknown disease for almost nine years and I taken almost 6 options with the experts but all of it are useless but I am not still surrendering because I know that one day I will past to this problem.  What I am doing is that making myself happy in many ways. To forget what I got, one thing that I am always doing is:

TRAVEL- Traveling helps me forget everything and enjoy the rest of the moment and every new places. It add smile to my face every time I go to a new place and that is one factor to enjoy my life.

HAPPY MUSIC- While traveling, I always listen to happy music that matches the place where I go, for example, beach, then I will listen to reggae music.

EATING WITH FRIENDS- Eating really makes me enjoy and talking lots of things with my friends is another way to make your life more colorful.

Earning friends- The more you know many people, the more your life will be colorful. Always remember that a person cannot live by itself so be friendly and make friends.

Having a pet-It is true that when you are a pet lover or you simply want to have pet then it will be there to make you happy and forget your problem for a moment and this will help you thing better on how to solve it. Dogs are really sweet and cats too. Any kind of animal that is close to you is good.

Video games- Take a break and play some adventure games. Play kid games and it will make you enjoy more.

Plan for adventure- Have a extreme adventure with your friend just like me. I honestly don’t plan my day and I always want to flow whatever happens. Let the time decide for you.

The key to have a happy life is full of activies and friends and family. Try having a piece of paper and list down all the things that you’ve never try before and make it as your mission. It will make you busy and active and then your life will be meaningful.

It seems that no matter how much or how little experience we have in regard to writing, there is always room for improvement.  We all constantly strive to make our articles more attractive and interesting to our audience.  There are some things we can consider whenever we begin our writing, that can help bring attention to our articles, and at the same time, keep the reader’s interest peaked.  Here are a few tips to help us improve our writing and reach our desired audience.

We know that narrative adds interest to any type of writing.  “Telling a story,” is an excellent way to attract your reader’s attention at the beginning of your article.  Its a great way to start, but remember we don’t want to stop there.  Our goal is to keep our reader hungry for more information.  If you can begin your article by introducing a good story line, the chances of your article reaching more reader’s will be maximized.

Another great way of attracting readers to your article is simple but explosive.  Use a “startling statement” like a fact or opinion, to open your article.   Very few things gain the attention of a reader than an opening sentence that is startling and direct.  You want your reader to be “shocked” into reading further.  You want them to be pulled into your writing or be intrigued with it.  An example might be; The United States plans to bring back the draft in its attempt to wage war with Iran.

One of the most powerful ways of bringing attention to your writing is beginning your article by, “asking a question.”  This introduction has a number of useful purposes that can benefit the author.  By asking a question, we are informing the reader what the article is really about.  This also gives the reader a chance to decide whether or not the article is of interest to them.  This type of writing strategy also stirs a response in the reader, and may even illicit a mental response that will allow the reader to challenge your statement and read further.

The ability to use “specific language” in your writing also helps attract interested reader’s.  Always use specific details and examples to support your statements.  Nothing is less attractive than a writer that cannot support the topic he is writing about.  Always remember, the content in a piece of writing is more important than its style.  If what you are writing about is not interesting, your way of saying it, no matter how skillful, will probably make it less desirable to your audience.

A good writer may also incorporate the use of images, specific active verbs, strong adjectives and descriptive words that convey meaning to our senses and help us delve more deeply into the writing.

I hope these few tips serve as useful tools and help transform some of our articles into interesting topics for our reader’s.

Good luck and great writing!

INTRODUCTION

Everybody is aiming for a good job and to be able to get that, we need to have a good resume. If your resume is not so good then you better make it Pro because it is one of the factor to be successful in applying some jobs. There are lots of templates that you can use after creating your resume. It should be appealing and clean so that the person who will interview you will have a first good impression.

HOW TO CREATE A RESUME

NAME, ADDRESS, CONTACT NUMBER, EMAIL ADD - The first thing you need to do is to put your complete name in bold and in all big letters. Next is your address followed by contact number with regular fond size.

OBJECTIVE -  After your name, address and contact number, you need to put your objective. What is your objective or goal to this company for example: To be able to perform proficiently the learned skills and to be able to continue improving potentially through continued work experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE - After applying your objective, you need to set your work experience and it will add points for your interview. For example: NILE ELECTROMECHANICAL WORKS, Dubai, Secretary receptionist

1. Receive, screen and direct incoming calls on a switchboard

2. Greet and direct visitors to their destinations

3. Answer caller’s inquiries and correspondence

4. Prepare invoices, price inquiries and more

5. Perform other office tasks such as faxing and mail sorting

You can put as many as you want for the experience to make the company more satisfy with your resume.

SKILLS - After dealing with you work experience, you need to put your skills for example:Proficient in Microsoft office, word, excel, outlook.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - You need to set your educational back ground or on what status you are in in education for example: Bachelor of Science in computer Engineering, Harvard university, date graduated: March 1999.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND - When you say personal background, you need to apply your date of birth, place of birth, language spoken or written, and citizenship.

CHARACTER REFERENCES - After your personal background, you need to put the people who really knows your real background and then after put your signature and the right side with your name.

This will be a guided for those who want to create their resume great and successful. Remember to keep it clean and professional.

INTRODUCTION

All of us have unique talents and we need to know it. Some people still didn’t got the chance to discover their interest and that is difficult. To be able to succeed in to your goal, you need to think where do you belong and in what field you are in. Lots of my friends just regret after taking such degree that they really don’t like. If you really think that this or that is really for you then don’t let the time take it, grab the opportunity while it is offer to you. Many of us have hidden talent but they don’t know how to improve it so you need to know how.

MY STORY

When I was still a kid, I always dream to be a pediatrician because I love kids and I always want to help those babies who got illness and my plan is to take up medicine when I’m in college. Now, everything is change. My mom wants me to take Hotel and restaurant management so that I can easily get a job but my real passion is in music but what I was thinking during that time that I need a regular work so I took the HRM. Sadly, I just finished my first semester and stop because music keeps in my head so I told my mom that I really want to take Bachelor of music. I realized that time that no matter how great that course you are taking and if it is really not what you want then everything will be useless. You need to choose for the field that you really interest too and enjoy, that what is matters.

TYPES OF INTERESTS

There are actually 7 interests and these are outdoor interests, Mechanical interests, investigative interests, artistic interests, social interests, Enterprising interests, and clerical interests.

Outdoor interests- It means that you are enjoying the outdoor or simple the nature. You love the environment just like the trees, flowers, plans and animals so some of the good course for you will be zoologists, botanists, geologists, marine biologists, poultry, gardener, farmer, fishermen and more.

Investigative interests- Simply means you are enjoying that work that deals in intelligent thinking. Love actions, active working so  you will be in astronomers, historians, dentists, archeologists, lawyers and more.

Mechanical interests- Means that your enjoying the part of reality world of woods, tools and stuff or some mechanical things so you like to be cook, plumber, painter, engineer and more.

Artistic interests- You enjoy most of the activities that related to designs, music, arts so you love to be musician, makeup artists, singer, director, lyricists, cartoonists, photographer, fashion designer and more.

Social interests- It means that you enjoy the activity of assisting some person or promotion so you will be in translators, teacher, manager, attendant, nurse and more .

Enterprising interests- You love projects especially business ventures so you will be in retail, cosmetology, food factory, buy and sell and more.

Clerical interests- It means that you love to enjoy working to follow some procedures so you will be dealing more on office clerk, cashier, secretaries, bank tellers, computer operator and more.

These types of interest maybe helps you to choose what is your field of interest and I hope this help to all of the people who read this. Always bare in mind that pick the field that you are really enjoying and you will enjoy for the rest of your life.

Much like Ralph Waldo Emerson, many people haven’t even thought to read Henry David Thoreau, or they won’t because he is “too boring.”  Thoreau did something we today would cringe to even think about: he spent two years living in the woods, away from any civilization.  He spent those two years almost as a hermit living off the land and learning how to survive solely on the things that nature provided.  Why did he do such a thing; and then write about it?  He wanted to learn all that nature could teach him and he wrote about it so that future generations could understand his ideas.  Many of his theories and ideas came to him while he spent those two years in the woods.  He talks about different things in his book: “Walden.”  But barely anyone reads his work.  I hope to be able to help people understand his purpose more, and see into a mind that is long gone.  With his quotes we can understand why nature was so important to the transcendentalist movement, and the importance nature still has today.  Let us take a look into the world of Henry David Thoreau and see what he was talking about.

Of course the first place you need to start when looking at any work of literature is in the beginning.  In the very first chapter entitled Economy, Thoreau talks about people putting emphasis on minor things.  He states Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind…the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meager life than the poor.   I know what you are thinking: “what in the world does that mean!”  What he is trying to say is that luxuries of life things we consider the comforts of life hinder our own advancements.  How often to people say kids shouldn’t spend so much time on the computer or playing video games?  They should be outside or reading a book, this is a long the lines of what Thoreau is saying.  We have become too dependent on the luxuries in life.  We don’t NEED to computer to survive, sure some people make a living on it, but is it a necessity to survive?  Also we don’t need a television to survive.  I have heard a pastor say it perfectly “without a television I am forced to spend more time talking and interacting with my wife and kids.”  The so called luxuries of life takes away the personal contact, not just with our families but everyone around us.  Too often we are sitting in the house watching television instead of going out to the museum or catching a free show.

He goes on to say that the wisest man to ever live, lived a life of simplicity and a more meager life than those who couldn’t afford the “luxuries” of life.  Meaning the wisest of men knew that one of the richest of life would be to live simplistically because you are not focused on the luxuries and too drawn to them.  When we live by only the necessities of life, we learn more and learn to appreciate things more.  When you spend two years in the woods having to  hunt for your food and chop your own wood you appreciate the warmth and the taste of the food more.  When you need to work for what you have and earn you value it more.  We take for granted that the television will always be on, and too often when the electric goes out people are unsure of what to do.  Grab a book, light candles or camping lamps play a game of cards by the camping lam por just sit around a candle and TALK to each other.  Oh goodness we need to talk to each other sometimes.

We are led oftener by the love of novelty, and a regard for the opinions of men, in procuring it than by true utility.  These words also come for the first chapter of Thoreau’s book, several pages after the previous quote I used.  In this section Henry David points out that when we buy something whether it is a car, clothes, or even a computer (he used clothes but it could be applied to everything) we pay attention to the novelty of the thing, and then what others would think about the certain object.  When the iphone came out, how many people lined up for hours just to get one?  Why? Simply the novelty of it.  A phone should be something we use to keep in contact with people and cell phones in case heaven forbid, we get into an accident on the road.  Why do we need the iphone, the razor, venus, chocolate, chocolate mint, balckberry, etc I am more than content with a phoen called Sch-U500; a small phone that doesn’t do too much, just call and take pictures and I really don’t need to take pictures with it.  All these features on a phone in Thoreau’s eyes are so unnecessary and would be luxuries that we could do without and hinder us.  Too often we don’t care about having something for the utility of it just what others would think about us if we had it.

Thoreau emphasises this idea just a few paragraphs later when he says who can wear a patch, or two extra seams only, over the knee?  Most behave as if they believed that their prospects for life would be ruined if they should.  How many people out there would admit to wearing patches on their jeans or sewing up a pair of shorts because the pants got too short?  People often see things like that as a sign of poverty, when that isn’t the case.  People think that if they don’t have the latest fashions then they can’t make it or that they aren’t “in the know” or “cool” anymore.  Shouldn’t our clothing protect us from the elements and keep us covered?  Does God care about what we wear, of course not, so why should so much emphasis be put on how you dress?  Too often, in high school mainly, people will not even talk to some based on how they dress or even do their hair.  That is shear silliness!  It goes back to what Thoreau said about so called comforts hindering us.  It hinders our accepting others on the basis of who they are.  He adds fuel to the fire by saying We don’t worship the Graces or Parcae, but Fashion.  He is saying Fashion becomes such a high priority that we place it higher than God’s himself.

We are too quick to buy things we really don’t need, but struggle with things like tithing to church, or pay the minimum possible on our bills.  The country is too far in debt and I have to wonder why.  Could it be like Thoreau said and that we spend too much on luxuries and things we may not really need and not spend money on the important things?  We put too much emphasis on things that don’t have importance like our electronics.  What we need to do, and this is what Thoreau was getting at, is simplify life.  There is no need to have everything bigger and better than the next person.  Material things aren’t what makes us happy…it’s the relationships in our lives.  Well that ends part one of Taking a look at Walden.  Thoreau brought up so many different ideas throughout his book.  Each idea and theory can be applied to today just as Emerson is.

Introduction:

Most people with any ambition at all are constantly looking for ways to distance themselves from co-workers. Read on to learn my ideas on how to do this. You may find that it is not as hard to do as you thought.

Getting Ahead:

Separation from peers is another way to describe getting ahead. In this case, getting ahead in the office and placing ourselves in a favorable light with higher management, (the boss). We may do this is in any number of ways and you may be surprised to learn that being the best, most knowledgeable and hardest worker in your team is not the only way to achieve “first among equals” status in your work group. Your boss is not stupid and notices more than you may realize. Be smart and use this to your advantage.

Working at Getting Ahead:

There are some things you can do that are so simple they are often overlooked. These are usually the basic things like punctuality and attendance. Unexcused absences can derail a career faster than anything in today’s corporate environment, for absences cost money and lost production is lost forever. Excessive tardiness will annoy a boss and cause dissension among others in your work group, for why should they have to report to work on time if you don’t? The same is true of repeatedly leaving work early.

Make a point of it to be the most well groomed person in your office. Your clothing does not have to be expensive but should be clean and neat. For the professional person, having clothing done by a professional dry cleaner is the best money he/she can spend. Be careful not to wear obviously worn clothing to the office and pay scant attention to casual days, unless your manager enthusiastically encourages them. The old saying, “dress for the job you want,” is as true as ever. And, don’t forget to polish your shoes. You can learn much about anybody by looking at his/her footwear.

Personal hygiene is of the utmost importance in any work group, but especially in a crowded office. Keep hair clean and, if a woman, keep fingernails well manicured. If a man, be certain facial hair does not resemble the great outback.

You do not have to be the most experienced or best at what your work group does to distance yourself from the others. You will have to be willing to do that something extra from time to time such as coming in early or staying late to address a problem issue, or volunteering to tackle an unpopular project or job assignment. Be willing to “take one for the team” occasionally, but do not make a habit of it, lest others in the office take unfair advantage of you.

You do not have to be the boss’s apple polisher but you will need to cultivate a solid working relationship with him or her. This may take some personal skill, as said manager’s style may tend toward aloofness for direct reports, but work at it. Reaching out to those who should be reaching out to you is one of the best ways to develop leadership skills. Whether your boss seems to appreciate or notice you or not, you can bet that somebody is observing your efforts. Again, we are not talking about brown nosing or apple polishing; we are talking about honest efforts to be as professional as possible.

Summing Up:

Have you noticed that all that has been mentioned is simply common sense stuff? That is the point of this article. Many persons neither think about nor care about the things we have gone over. This does not make them bad employees or bad people, but it may show a certain disregard for the things a person must do to get ahead and be successful.

Make no mistake about it, employers notice these traits, or lack of them, in the people that work for them. Nothing may ever be said, but we’ve all known persons who should have been promoted but, for whatever the reason, never were.

So, to recap: Dress and groom well. Arrive for work on time and stay there. Cultivate a relationship with your boss and be a team player, but do not overdo either. Be competent at what you do but it is not necessary to be the most experienced or skilled. Go the extra mile occasionally but, again, do not make a habit of it, for neither your manager nor peers will appreciate it. It is good to “leave ‘em wanting more.” Display leadership in the office but be careful not to act as if you are the boss.

Do these basic but very important things and chances are; you will prosper.

Ignore them at your own risk.