Freedom and Democracy?

We first develop our democratic thinking during education. It's common for children to rise against the world around them. However one of the main targets of educational process is to gripe that incite to rebellion. Children are taught to like one type of people and to be friendly with them. Moreover independence of judgement and thinking is not taught at school. Even more - there's a struggle against it. Also there are prepared thoughts for students which they should learn by heart. All ambitions to learn new things at school are not get seriously by teachers. All questions are get angry and answers are lead away.

Often, in our social system, a person feels himself powerless and just waits the specialist to come and tell him where to go and what to do. He also has the fear to formulate his own goals. Moreover he thinks, feels and wants whatever is assumed for right from the society. This way he loses his own personality. This loss leads to stronger need of obedience, because he starts doubting his own ego. As a result that person, which don't have his own ego, can have security only if he lives the way that society dictates to him. For that security we pay high price - our real freedom. Behind the facade of happiness there's misfortune.

In fact, where are the real freedom and democracy? They are friends with personal realization and approving of person's own ego. The real freedom is in spontaneous activity. If a person can live spontaneous but not as others think for right - he could claim that he has his freedom. That way he realizes that he is an active and creative person and the life has one meaning - its full going through and getting all the experience now. Well, democracy is the basis however it's far from the real freedom.

Do you think you have your freedom?

Used sources: book - "Freedom and Democracy", Erich Fromm

Gather Stars For Your Success

You want to be successful? OK, first you should gather some stars. In other words you have to set up some goals. Setting goals is vital to accomplishing your daily to long-term agenda. By directing your attention to a specific area, you are able to use different strategies to get the results you want. Goal setting is a key component in leadership, team-building, and overall professional productiveness. What about this questions:

• Do you create a daily agenda?
• Do you complete the goals you set out to accomplish?
• Do you check the progress of your long-term goals?
• Do you write down the goals you have set?
• Do you create a step-by-step process to achieving long-term goals?

If the answer of any of the above questions is no, may be you are in trouble. In case that you don't have any long term goals - set one now. The creation of step-by-step process for achieving your long-term goals is equivalent to have a road map to the location you want to visit. Take this example: "I want to have $1 000 000: First, I will graduate school. After that I'm taking an IT diploma. Next becoming a specialist in my sphere. At the end starting my own business". Well this is a good long-term goal and it has clear steps for achieving. In it's own way every sub step could be separated in more detailed parts.

You need to work out what is really important to you, so you can decide what is really your goal. Describes what you want to accomplish with as much detail as possible. At the end, after gathering a few stars - your goals, you will have clarity and everything will be easier.

"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them"
- Walt Disney

Characteristics of an Entrepreneur

How old you have to be? In fact any age! If you have a great idea and the determination to make it happen, you could join that list of young entrepreneurs who enjoy some huge success. What do you need for being an entrepreneur? Well, you just need a problem and a unique way for solving it. You would also need a lot of determination and belief in your idea. If you don't believe you will be successful - it's better to stop with that. Moreover a great help is to have the emotional support of your friends and family. It will be even better to have a mentor with a lot of knowledge and experience to help you. Of course, you should be ready to devote a lot of your free time to your passion and future business.

Are entrepreneurs born or made? The debate still rages, but the current consensus is that successful entrepreneurs share some characteristics:

• An eye for opportunity: Many entrepreneurs start by finding a need and quickly satisfying it.
• Independence: Even though most entrepreneurs know how to work within the framework for the sake of profits, they enjoy being their own boss.
• An appetite for hard work: Most entrepreneurs start out working long, hard hours with little pay.
• Self-confidence: Entrepreneurs must demonstrate extreme self-confidence in order to cope with all the risks of operating their own business.
• Ability to accept change: Change occurs frequently when you own your own business, the entrepreneur thrives on changes and their businesses grow.
• A desire to achieve: The push to conquer problems, and give birth to a successful venture.
• Optimism: Live by the philosophy that this is the best of times, and that anything is possible.
• Profit orientation: Want to make a profit; but the profit serves primarily as a meter to gauge their success and achievement.

Whatever you’re into, there are opportunities to create new products and services. Find something that turns you on and find out more about it. If you are reading this, may be you should start thinking more seriously on achieving your dreams and ideas.