Failure is essential to success

Failure is essential to success. Without failing, big breakthroughs or new innovations do not happen
Failure is bad and we have been taught to distance ourselves from failure.

Yet, if you look back at history, great breakthroughs are dependent on failures. In fact, great achievers are born out of failures. Michael Jordan, The Beatles, Walt Disney, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Edison all had one big thing in common – they were major failures before success came to them.
Michael Jordan, probably the greatest basketball player in history, almost quit the game in high school when he was dropped from the senior team.
He described that day as the worst day of his life. Yet, it marked an important day in Jordan’s life as he decided (after a lot of tears and crying) that he would learn from his failure and make the team the following year.
The Beatles were turned down by Decca Records and were told “We don’t like your sound, and ‘guitar music’ is on the way out”. Capitol Records also rejected them a few years later. Instead of giving up and feeling dejected, they kept going and eventually went on to sell millions of records.
Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper early on in his career because he lacked imagination and was not creative. Yet he turned that failure to build one of the most creative companies in the world – Disney.
In school, his teacher told Thomas Edison that he was too stupid to learn anything. Yet, he became one of the greatest inventors of all time and the founder of General Electric (GE).
The very first time Edison was working on his light bulb experiment and failed, he made notes of his failure. He then made adjustments and tried again and again and again. It took him about 10,000 experiments to invent the perfect set-up for the electric light bulb. To quote him, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
All these stories on failure make one simple point – failure is essential to success. Without failing, big breakthroughs or new innovations do not happen.
Learning from failure is what makes great leaders who they are. Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, once declared: “That’s where success lies – on the far side of failure.”
So, if failure is so pertinent to success, why do we not embrace it? In fact, why don’t we build failure into our organisations, our leadership development programmes and even our product development processes?
My brother’s story illustrates why companies should build failure into the development of their employees.When he was young, he found the cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home and a few days later, a small opening appeared. He was thrilled and sat watching the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the little hole. After awhile, he noticed that the butterfly stopped making any progress and it appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no farther.
My brother decided to help the butterfly with a pair of scissors by snipping off the remaining bit of the cocoon. And with his help, the butterfly then emerged.
But the story does not have a happily-butterfly-after ending. The butterfly that emerged had a swollen body and shrivelled wings. My brother continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that at any moment, it would expand its wings and fly off. But that never happened.
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and deformed wings. It never was able to fly.
My brother had not understood then that the restricting cocoon and the struggle to go through a small opening was God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings to prepare it for flight.
Personally, I believe that if someone wanted to succeed quickly, he or she needs to experience as many failures as possible in the shortest possible time.
So, if you are a leader reading this, let your employees fail. In fact, create opportunities for your employees to learn through their failures.
But don’t just stop there. Share stories of your mistakes and failures with your employees. And then watch them grow and develop into majestic butterflies. Go on, let your people fail!
(adapted: thestarbiz, January 10,2009)

Your Handphone Number

1) Key-in the first 3 digit of your handphone number (not the 01x number) into the calculator
2) multiply by 80
3) add 1
4) multiply by 250
5) plus last four digit of phone number
6) plus last four digit of phone number again
7) minus 250 divide by 2 at last Is it your hand phone number????

AMAZING ISN'T IT!!!

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!

JOHN MCCAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because it recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.......

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing the road together, in peace.

BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of the Chicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@^(C% .......... reboot

BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE: Chicken shall not shit while crossing the road. This is for a green environment.

LEE KUAN YEW: We have installed crossing lights at all traffic junctions. All chickens should follow instructions while crossing the road

SAMY VELLU: Gantry points have been set up. All chickens wanting to cross the road are advised to top up their cash cards first.

NAJIB RAZAK: What chickens? I don't know any chickens... especially those from Mongolia...

ABDULLAH BADAWI: We have to be fair to all chickens. Some want to cross over the road, some do not. ........ Zzzzzz .......zzzzzz ....... Now what were we talking about? Ah yes, chickens. We will form a Royal Commission to decide whether it is right for them to cross the road.

MAHATHIR: Now even non-bumi chickens want to cross the road! How can they disrespect and disregard apa nama bumi chickens? We must be allowed to cross over first. It is our special privilege and no one can challenge that!

ANWAR: We have enough chickens waiting to cross over in September.

SHAHRIR: All foreign chickens are welcome in Malaysia but they must not cross over the road within 50km of the border.

Sukan di Kelantan

Di sini saya ingin mengkritik pengurusan sukan di Kelantan untuk pembangunan sukan di Kelantan.

1) Pemilihan pegawai2/jurulatih yg menguruskan sukan di pilih secara kroni dan bukannya berdasarkan kelulusan pegawai tersebut. Namun di Sabah, jurulatih2 yang terpilih kebanyakkannya berkelulusan sains sukan dan mereka mempunyai komitmen yang tinggi untuk pembangunan sukan. Ini telah di buktikan mereka pada kejohanan SUKMA yg lalu.

2) Dicadangkan, sekiranya atlet di bawah jurulatih sekolah memenangi kejohanan di peringkat negeri, jurulatih tersebut wajar dipilih sebagai jurulatih negeri dan bukannya jurulatih yg dipilih secara kroni. Sistem ini telah di amalkan di negara China.

3) Saya cukup kecewa dengan pembangunan sukan renang di kelantan, walaupun kolam renang di kota bharu ini tidak mengikut spesifikasi yang diperlukan untuk kejohanan namum ini tidak sepatutunya menjadi alasan. Saya begitu kecewa sekali apabila kelantan amatlah jauh ketinggalan dalam sukan ini. Nama Kelantan di arena renang tidak dikenali kerana jarang menghantar perenang2 ke sebarang pertandingan. Di harap pihak yang berwajib haruslah mencari satu alternatif dan bukanya terus memeluk tubuh dan terus menyalahkan kekurangan fasiliti.

4) COMFORT ZONE: Setalah saya ditempatkan kembali di Kelantan, sepanjang pemerhatian saya kebanyakkan jurulatih2 negeri dan pegawai2 sukan negeri amtlah begitu selesa sekali dengan jawtan dan pangkat masing2. Tiada sebarang usaha yg di ambil untuk meningkatkan lagi kualiti dan mutu para atlet. Tiada sebarang standard yang ditetapkan untuk atlet. Mungkin bila berada di tempat sendiri, kita akan selesa namum ini tidak akan majukan sukan di negeri ini.

5) Kejurulatihan: Tiada sebarang kursus untuk meningkatkan lagi ilmu para jurulatih negeri. Sbg contoh, KAFA amatlah jarang mengendalikan kursus kejuratihan seperti awalan "C", "C", ".Saya difahamkan hanya beberapa orang shj jurulatih yang ada lesan "C" di Kelantan. Di harap pihak berwajib menganjurkan lebih byk kursus2 utk pembangunan jurulatih2 negeri.

6) Nutrisi: Sepanjang pengamatan saya, jurulatih2 negeri tidak mengambik berat tentang pemakanan atlit. Performance atlet berkait rapat dengan pemakanan mereka. Sbg contoh, atlet yg selalu "Cramp" haruslah mengambil potassium untuk mengelakkan "cramp" sewaktu pertandingan.

7) Laporan Penilaian Prestasi Jurulatih: Adakah pihak berwajib sentiasa memantau prestasi jurulatih dan prestasi atlet mereka?

Amatlah menjadi impian saya untuk melihat negeri kelahiran saya ini maju di arena sukan, namum apa yang terdaya kerana saya tidak mempunyai kuasa dan ruang untuk membuat perubahan.

posted by: Mohd Hazim Mohd Ghazali

Sejarah Sukan Skuasy di Malaysia

Permainan Skuasy adalah permainan yang mudah dipelajari. Peraturan permainannya mudah difahami oleh pemain. Skuasy dimainkan di dalam gelanggang tertutup yang merupakan sebuah bilik kosong bersiling tinggi dan mempunyai empat dinding termasuk dinding belakang. Matlamat permainannya ialah untuk mendapatkan mata dengan melakukan servis, dan memukul bola supaya lawan tidak dapat mengambil bola yang dipukul itu.
Di England, beberapa sekolah mula mencuba dalam permainan ini dengan mendirikan gelanggang sendiri. Pada tahun 1825, permainan ini telah diperkenalkan di Sekolah Harrow. Perkataan skuasy adalah dipercayai diambil dari bunyi bola semasa ia terkena raket. Pada mulanya, skuasy dimainkan secara suka-suka sahaja. Selepas perang dunia pertama, ia telah menjadi sukan yang dipertandingkan di peringkat antarabangsa. Persatuan Skuasy di England ditubuhkan pada tahun 1929. Pada tahun-tahun awal pertandingan skuasy, ianya telah dimenangi oleh pemain-pemain Inggeris, tetapi selepas tahun 1950-an permainan ini telah dikuasai oleh Negara Pakistan yang dimulai oleh Hashim Khan. Kemudian, diikuti pula oleh adiknya Azam Khan dan supupunya Roshan Khan.

Era di Malaysia..

Permainan skuasy akhirnya telah dibawa masuk ke Malaysia oleh orang-orang Inggeris yang bertugas di negara ini. Tarikh tepat permainan skuasy diperkenalkan di Malaysia tidak dapat dipastikan. Adalah dipercayai ia diperkenalkan sekitar tahun 1920-an. Pada masa itu, ia dimainkan oleh kelab-kelab, khusus untuk orang-orang kulit putih. Permainan skuasy mula diminati oleh rakyat negara ini selepas perang dunia kedua. Selepas tahun-tahun 1960-an, skuasy mula menjadi satu permainan yang semakin diminati hingga ada sekolah-sekolah dan persatuan-persatuan sukan memasukkan permainan ini di dalam senarai sukan mereka. Pertandingan dan kejohanan skuasy mula dianjurkan samada di peringkat sekolah, kelab atau jabatan.
Pada tahun 1972, sekumpulan peminat dan pemain skuasy di sekitar Kuala Lumpur telah bertemu di Kelab Tasik Perdana Kuala Lumpur bertujuan menubuhkan sebuah persatuan khusus untuk sukan ini. Akhirnya, Persatuan Skuasy Malaysia (PSM) telah didaftarkan secara rasmi dan diiktiraf sebagai badan sukan untuk permainan skuasy di seluruh Malaysia. Datuk Hisyam Albakri adalah presidennya yang pertama. Dengan adanya Persatuan Sepak Takraw Malaysia, banyak persatuan-persatuan skuasy negeri ditubuhkan termasuk Kelab Skuasy Angkatan Tentera Malaysia dan Kelab Skuasy Polis Diraja Malaysia. Beberapa pertandingan mula diadakan seperti di Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar tahun1939 dan Pertandingan Piala Tiger tahun 1966.
Skuasy terbukti telah meletakkan nama Malaysia harum di puncak dunia khususnya melalui kejayaan Nicol Ann David yang muncul selaku pemain terbaik wanita dunia tahun 2005 dan Olahragawati Asia 2007.
Melalui usaha yang tidak mengenal jemu di dalam menampilkan cabaran negara pada setiap kejohanan diperingkat antarabangsa, segala usaha itu kini membuahkan hasil.
Disana sini kelibat pemain skuasy negara berjuang melakar kejayaan diri demi negara. Nama-nama seperti Nicol Ann David, Ong Beng Hee dan Mohd Azlan Iskandar kini meniti dibibir lawan sebagai pencabar yang digeruni untuk ditemui.
Kejayaan Nicol Ann David menjuarai kejohanan skuasy Terbuka Hong Kong sekaligus ternobat selaku pemain nombor satu dunia, sewajarnya dijadikan impian seimbang buat lain-lain atlit.
Kecemerlangan yang ditunjukkan oleh pemain-pemain skuasy negara memberi petanda bahawa Malaysia boleh mencipta nama menerusi sukan ini.
Disini, saya amat berharap agar sukan skuasy terutamanya di negeri kelahiran saya iaitu Kelantan akan melahirkan pemain-pemain terbaik dunia. Saya optimis sekiranya di beri peluang, sukan ini akan melonjakkan lagi nama Kelantan di persada sukan negara..

post by: Mohd Hazim Mohd Ghazali

5 Facts You MUST Understand if You Are Ever Going to Lose Your Belly Fat & Get 6-Pack Abs

1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that can actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.

2. Ab exercises such as crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are actually the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.

3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll tell you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.

4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills or other bogus supplements. I'll show you how to use the power of natural foods in more detail below.

5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.

adapted from: Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

7 Components of Skill Related Fitness:

1) Agility: The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the whole body in space.

2) Balance: The ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving.

3) Coordination: The ability to use the senses and body parts in order to perform motor tasks smoothly and accurately.

4) Power: The amount of force a muscle can exert.

5) Reaction Time: The ability to respond quickly to stimuli.

6) Speed: The amount of time it takes the body to perform specific tasks.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com