Life Lessons a Mosquito Can Teach You

           "If you think you are too small to make a
            difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” –
            attributed to the Dalai Lama XIV

 Bzzzzzzz. We all know this sound. We all know the nightmares and suffering it can produce during our much-needed and desired sleep. We all know when this creature is approaching. Its revealing buzz, simply unstoppable and greatly feared by us. This amazing little creature is even more amazing than we think. Its simplicity can teach us more than what we could ever have imagined…

 1. Never Give Up
What a cliché. Never give up. It is one of those life tips
that we find in almost every life guide. Far from being
useless, it is surely a must. Mosquitoes get this idea
pretty well. They can simply pass all night trying to get
into our ear, or trying to suck all of our blood. If a pea-
sized creature can give its maximum effort, why can’t
we? We should at least be able to put up with a
mosquito. We can always go farther, and when it
comes to our dreams and passions, never giving up is
the key to achieving these.
Never forget that refusing to give up is a way of seeing
life. It is about learning that, even though life is
supposed to flow, part of this beautiful experience is
building the momentum and going for it! Just as
Thomas A. Edison said, “Results! Why, man, I have
gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things
that won’t work”.
2. Don’t Underestimate
We tend to underestimate things for their appearance.
Size, for example, is one of those misleading qualities.
We might think that because something or someone is
small, it is powerless and inferior, like an ant or a
mosquito. Did you know that an ant can hold more
than 100 times its own weight? Or that mosquitoes are
the deadliest animals on the planet?
Underestimating someone’s abilities because of their
appearance is just insanely misleading and
counterproductive. Like the example of the ant and
the mosquito, we find countless instances of
underestimation in life, such as underestimating the
ability of your mom to help you with your love
problems. If we want to flow in life, we should
acknowledge people for theirinner qualities and not
for their exterior appearance or the first impression
they give. Just as Toba Beta said: “Don’t belittle anyone
who you don’t recognize. Don’t be fooled by anybody
who underrates you”.
3. Accept
Ultimately, there will be times when we can´t beat the
mosquitoes. Sometimes they are just too fast and
somehow too powerful. It is a fight between the
mosquito and our will for sleeping. It is then we have
to learn to accept, which is one of the only ways to
really win over mosquitoes, or to manage life’s
casualties without painful attachments.
Accepting is one of Buddha´s life lessons, which
certainly give us the key forflowing in life and
managing life’s craziness. It is easier to flow with the
water current than to resist it. Accepting is learning
to let go, to be with the experience and don’t fight it.
Sometimes in life we find something we call Reverse
effort. As Alan Watts once wrote: “When you try to
stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when
you try to sink you float. Whosoever would save his
soul shall lose it”.
4. Don’t Fear Taking Risks
Mosquitoes take this too far, yet they teach us that
taking a risk is worth it. For them, taking a risk is
ultimately necessary, for it is one of their ways to get
their food. Mosquitoes take the risk of fighting with an
animal which is enormously much bigger than them.
They don’t even try too hard to go all in, they just do it,
and even try to get into our brains! How courageous is
that?
Risk-taking is one of those much-feared things. It is
totally natural, for breaking out of our comfort zone is
hard and takes boldness. Yet risk-taking is certainly the
best way to learn, experience, and do the undone. We
humans are instinctively adventurous and committed,
just like any other being. This is what has led us to
thrive, evolve, and advance. Let’s go with our intuition
and instinct and use our abilities to fulfill our dreams
and passions. Just as Albert Einstein said: “A ship is
always safe at the shore—but that is NOT what it is
built for”.
5. Share
We are part of this universe, this world, this reality.
This is something we have forgotten. We are part of it,
rather than, owners of it, which is what we usually
think. Even though we might think that the former is
not true, our actions say the contrary. The way we
abuse the natural world, other beings, and even our
own species, proves that we want to conquer rather
than share and live as a whole.
Mosquitoes teach us that sharing is necessary for
living, for space and resources are a need of all.
Mosquitoes have equal right to live and be here. They
been here longer than us, for about 170 million
years already! If we learn to share not only space and
resources, but love, kindness, help, food, time, and
attention, our social life skills will get a boost.
Everyone loves to share with a gentle, sharing, and
respectful person. And not only that, the well-being
and satisfaction you feel from living interconnected
with all beings and sharing with others is priceless and
nameless. Just as Snoop Dogg said: “It ain’t no fun if
the homies can’t have none”.
6. Be Humble
Yes, we are advanced; yes, we have a lot of money;
yes, we have big houses, cars, buildings, and guns. Yes,
we have complex minds, prodigy pianists, violinists…
Yes, a mosquito drives us insane. Yes, we can´t
control the weather. Yes, we are powerless in front of
an angry volcano, a furious tornado, a violent tsunami.
We are not the most powerful, nor invincible, nor
infinite. We are mortal just as any other being. We are
in a continuous process of evolution and thriving. Life
is beautiful. We are here to coexist rather than to
oppress or repress. Mosquitoes teach us this simply
and easily by demonstrating to us that in a room, in
the forest, or anywhere, we are almost powerless in
front of them, and if we have insect repellent, we are
powerful for a couple of hours just to return to our
normal, ordinary, human state.
Life is much more enjoyable when we live together
and share together. There is no need to show
superiority over others. If we ever have the idea that
we are superior and invincible, certainly life will take
the task of showing us the contrary. Just as Thomas
Henry Huxley said: “Sit down before fact as a little
child, be prepared to give up every preconceived
notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever
abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have
only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I
have resolved at all risks to do this. ”Good things come
when we are open to live! Go out and live life! Listen to
the mosquitoes and their wise bzzzzzzz!

Powerful Quotes That Will Maximize Your Potential

There are days when getting up early is so difficult to
do. Even if you have been in the game for quite
sometime staying inspired to produce results all the
time seems impossible to achieve.
Some people feel stuck
doing their job because of
various circumstances.
Sadly, those who are
unmotivated in their
business end up slacking
off and not delivering their
best performance on their
projects.
To prevent you from being
idle or discouraged, be
reminded of Confucius’
words:
If this message is not enough to get you on your feet,
here’s a collection of powerful quotes from great
minds that will help you maximize your daily potential.

 1. “It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome.
That’s what defines your career.” –Carlton Fisk
2. “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure it just means
you haven’t succeeded yet.” – Robert H. Schuller
3. “Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it
can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.” – Tim
Ferriss
4. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t
change it, change your attitude” – Maya Angelou
5. “If you don’t build your dream. Someone will hire
you to help build theirs.” – Tony Gaskins
6. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that
there is something inside you that is greater than any
obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
7. “If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never
have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you
don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” –
Nora Roberts
8. “No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he
does not like.” – Napoleon Hill
9. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the
job at hand, and the determination that whether we
win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to
the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
10. “You never stop earning when you do what you
love.” – Asha Tyson
11. “Communication–the human connection–is the key
to personal and career success.” – Paul J. Meyer
12. “What is the recipe for successful achievement? To
my mind there are just four essential ingredients:
Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in
you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the
team.” – Benjamin F. Fairless
13. “I think everyone should experience defeat at least
once during their career. You learn a lot from it.” –
Lou Holtz
14. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your
ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really
great make you feel that you, too, can become
great.” – Mark Twain
15. “Don’t set compensation as a goal. Find work you
like, and the compensation will follow.” – Harding
Lawrence
16. “Great work is done by people who are not afraid
to be great.” – Fernando Flores
17. “The only way to get people to like working hard is
to motivate them. Today, people must understand
why they’re working hard. Every individual in an
organization is motivated by something different.” –
Rick Pitino
18. “Find out what you like doing best and get
someone to pay you for doing it.” – Katherine
Whitehorn
19. “The only person you are destined become is the
person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence,
therefore, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle

Negative Thoughts That Will Shatter Your Dreams

The road to achieving our dreams can be scary. In fact,
the fear in our minds can hold us back from so much
that we don’t even take a step toward our dreams. It’s
as if the more the dream matters to us, the less likely
we are to even pursue the dream.
The dream ends up being
talked about and imagined,
but never actively chased .
 For your dream to become reality you must
have a single minded focus and the only way
to do that is to shatter these six thoughts.
1. I’m not good enough
If we do not feel worthy of our dreams, we will settle
for less than what the world has to offer. We shrink
back to a life that is comfortable even when we hate it.
Most people underestimate their skill and knowledge.
I am sure that you do as well. You are worthy of your
dreams. You do have what it takes inside of you.
2. I don’t know how
This is one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves.
Of course we don’t know how when we have never
done it before. There comes a point in life where we
start to believe that we need to have the answer. This
is not reality. We should build learning into our lives
until we are six feet under. If you don ’t know how you
can find someone that does. If you can’t find someone
that knows, there are blogs, YouTube, google, and
many other resources to help you learn how.
3. It’s not realistic
Realistic is safe and boring. It is a statement that
signals adulthood and a loss of imagination. If you
want to achieve your dreams, you must be a little
unrealistic.
Every person throughout history that is remembered
has been unrealistic. If your dream feels unrealistic
you are right on track to greatness. Keep pushing
through the doubt of realism to achieve your dream.
4. What will people think?
The fear of what others will think kills dreams. It can
cause us to hide behind a mask of our true identity.
Others will not understand and that is okay.
To accomplish greatness it requires some people to
not get it. There are people that will hate your dream,
however, there is a bigger group of people waiting for
you. Focus on the people that love your dream and
ignore the haters.
5. I don’t have time
It is easy to focus on the lack of time when chasing a
dream does not require much. It will require you to be
focused and cut the fat out of your life. Many say they
are hustling when they aren’t. You have more time
than you think you have. A few days in the week,
journal and record where you are spending your time.
I am sure that you will find some extra minutes or
hours.
Your dream may require a little less sleep, but it is
worth it.
6. It has already been done
It is easy to think that if it has been done it is not
possible. The reality is that this makes your dream
easier in a lot of ways. There are a lot of disadvantages
to being first to the market. If someone else did it
already, it means that there is a proven market.
Your dream may have been done, but not by your
unique self. You have certain life experiences and
knowledge that applied to life will paint your dream a
little differently than everyone else.
Time and focus will fix many shortcomings. Just keep
walking it out and you will be amazed at your
progress. Your dreams are possible if you continue to
be faithful and keep focusing your energy toward your
dreams. Over time you will see your dreams come to
fruition.