X-Factor's Liam Payne: Try Again!

Liam Payne's X Factor Audition

Here's a story of a boy who didn't get discouraged and didn't get up even when somebody told him "NO. You're not ready yet."

Back in 2008, Liam auditioned for X-Factor and made it as far as Simon's house in Barbados. However Simon thought he wasn't ready for the competition and asked him to come back after 2 years.

He could have been discouraged and just gave it all up. But he didn't. He actually tried again. And the Video above just shows "It was all worth it!". He even got a standing ovation from Simon himself.

In life, people may tell us we won't make it or we will never be successful or we're not ready for it! But let's not allow these things (statements) to define us. No one can stop us if we go ahead and try again! No one can stop us if we don't believe these statements and reach for our dreams.

SO go for it! Try again!

A Lesson from Winnie the Pooh

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together...

there is something you must always remember:

You are braver than you believe, 

Stronger than you seem, 

and Smarter than you think. 

But the most important thing is, even if we're apart.."I'll always be with you."”

- Winnie The Pooh

Stay Calm and Don't Worry

I saw this posted in Facebook and I can't help but post it and share it with you all.

5-year-old Savannah's Calm Call with 911

So cute =)

Armless Pianist Liu Wei defies IMPOSSIBILITIES!

Lately God has been dealing with me on the topics of being a Winner, Living it, Stepping out in faith and believing that anything is POSSIBLE with God!

And then, today I saw this video over at Yahoo.


This man simply tells all of us that it doesn't matter what other people say. It doesn't matter what your incapabilities are. It doesn't matter if it's NBDB (Never Been Done Before). So long as you want to do it and choose to do it, with GOD, you surely can!

Here's what he got to say while explaining to China's Got Talent judges:

""For people like me, there were only two options. One was to abandon all dreams, which would lead to a quick, hopeless death. The other was to struggle without arms to live an outstanding life," and he chose the latter.

Now, what's stopping you to reach your dreams?

Sail Away

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines. 

Sail away from safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

Explore. Dream. Discover."

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Resilience | Bounce Back!

After I saw A.R. Bernard in Asia Conference at Singapore, I haven't stopped patronizing him. I am one of the avid followers in twitter (@arbernard), retweeting them and shouting them out in Facebook. I don't think that was enough, I'm dedicating a post for him here in my blog.

Here's his latest tweet as of this writing:

"Resilience is the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions or situations. It's an attribute of successful people."

Based on dictionary.com , Resilience is defined as "the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched;"

And truly, he's not saying this because he'd read it somewhere. He's saying this because he himself experienced it.

A.R. Bernard, to start was an unwanted child. His father rejected his mother when he learned his mother got pregnant. His mother might have somewhat hated having him when she got kicked out of her scholarship because of her pregnancy. Thankfully the uncle who happens to be a pastor was kind enough to take them in and cared for them. Taught him and made him grow which served as solid foundations to whoever he is right now.

Who is he now?

"Recognized as a New Influential – 25 Leaders Reshaping New York (Crain’s New York Business, September 2008); Most Influential NY Clergyman (NY Daily News, February 2008); Most Influential African American New Yorker (NY Post, February 2008); New York’s Most Influential (NY Magazine, 2006); Bernard was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Consulate General of Israel in NY in conjunction with the Jewish Community Relations Council and, Jewish National Fund. He has been personally cited in the Congressional Records." from arbernard.com

I just wanted this message to be sent out to all my readers and email subscribers:

"If you want to be successful, BE RESILIENT! 

Bounce Back! 

Don't give up! 

Whatever you're going through right now, it's part of the stretching to bring you to your Highest Potential! 

Keep coming back! 

God Loves You Much Much!"