I took a 2-week holiday in Hawaii with my wife last month.

Needless to say, it’s one of the best places I’ve visited for vacations, period. People there are warm, lots of things to do, good food, uninterrupted places for relaxing and a bunch more. We even visited the shooting location for the famous TV series, “Lost” and the movie, Jurassic Park.

(Swimming at the beach in Hawaii)

(How beautiful the sunset viewed from a ship)

(Woo hoo! I’m not falling anymore!)

(get the camera off, I’m going home now…)

But I took home a very valuable lesson in life- how to overcome problems.

You see, don’t tell me it’s common to see people taking drugs, drink alcohol or smoke a lot when they’re stressful- when they have problems. Or some will see a shrink (psychiatrist).

Interestingly, the locals in Hawaii, handle that differently. (Of course, not all of them but most the dudes I’ve met there.)

When they have a problem, they just take their surf board and ride on the wave. Or go out fishing peacefully. Some just go for a nice swim in the sea and enjoy what Mother Nature has given.

The way I see it, they don’t have ‘problems’. They don’t make a big fuss out of them but appreciates what life has to offer. As a matter of fact, if you were to go into a rural area in one of the islands, material riches are not their main priority in life – it’s about being happy and live a fulfilling life.

I’m not saying that we can run away from reality by being a surfing dude. Or don’t care about money. Not at all, far from that. And it’s obviously not discouraging you to THINK BIG. Think big.

What I’m saying is- do you think your problem is really that problematic? You might feel that I’m belittling your problem. Well, that’s just unfortunate.

How big your problem is HOW YOU DEFINE IT.

If you have $1,000,000 sitting in your bank account, then $100 is nothing. But if you just got $100 in your bank, then $100 is EVERYTHING. The interesting part is, in reality, the $100 bill value hasn’t change a single bit – it’s your mind’s perception on it that changes.

One thing’s for sure – I don’t have a solution for your problem and this blog post might not helped a single bit to solve your problem. But you can decide for your own whether you want to focus on it and make it bigger than life and suck your energy. Or – go to the beach and enjoy the sunset. Then think how you can handle your ‘small’ problem.

If you like what you read, it’ll be cool if you can leave a Comment as well. I’ll definitely appreciate it very much because I read every single Comment posted here personally.

You “Chan” Do It!

Patric Chan

P.S: I’m sharing my step-by-step system to achieve financial goals in a 2-hour video for free at www.ycdisuccessoutcome.com

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“A burden shared is a burden halved but a joy shared is a joy doubled”

Do you understand that meaning? Well, basically, when we have someone to share our burden, whether it is to talk over our problems or carry a heavy luggage, the load is lightened. Similarly, when we have good news, we share.

The point is — sharing is a wonderful thing. It’s the source for human to live. I couldn’t imagine how someone can live without sharing because that would be meaningless life.

If you notice, that’s why social sites like myspace.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, etc are so popular in this age of internet or why people start blogs – to share their thoughts and experience.

But sharing’s is not just for the sheer joy or releasing burden because I think that the biggest benefit of sharing is internal growth.

Think about it. You share with your friend about a new book that you’ve read that’s really good, say it’s Think and Grow Rich. Then your friend automatically tells you another good book that he has read. Now you both learned something new.

See what I mean?

The power of sharing is exponential. If you want someone to share something with you, share yours first. Now, I’m not teaching you to use this technique to get what you want from others but to emphasize that sharing has a reciprocal effect.

If you don’t believe it works, try it.

Sometimes, it’s not that we don’t want to share but we’re hoarding to our own selves. It’s an ugly truth that we all have a greedy part but if you don’t want to face the reality here, that’s fine. If you do, I’ll tell you how to overcome that.

The first thing to realize is – are you sharing something that is in abundance that the source cannot be emptied?

Secondly – will those who received your sharing be a threat to you?

And lastly, can you see the life of others changed because of your sharing.

If someone is very unhappy with his life but you’re able to make him happy again by giving an extremely valuable advice, then you’re sharing a source of abundance without threatening yourself in anyway and changed his life. In return – you’ll “grow”.

You should not share a big chunk of money to your favorite charity and leave nothing for yourself and family to eat or pay bills. That’s not sharing from an abundance source but a limited one.

You should not share your confidential business strategies to your competitors because they will become your threat and affect your own income.

You should not share your house with a king because it will not change life. The king already has a palace to live in. But if you want to share house, share with someone who doesn’t have a luxury house like yours or a shelter to stay.

It is said that the primary job of a teacher is to teach the students. However, a lot of teachers actually learned through discussions and observations. That’s the balance of life – a universal law that is unbreakable.

The growth of knowledge thrives from expressing and receiving information that 2 or more individuals can grow.

You see, your point of view and experience in anything is unique only to you. So are other people’s points of view and experiences. When all these unique points of view and experiences come together, that’s when we get synergy.

That’s why seminars are such great places for learning. The people who participate not only get new information, but from other participants as well. And of course – the motivation and inspiration from the environment.

However, motivation and inspiration die if they are not continuously fed. If each of the participants leaves the seminar with the knowledge and let it collect dust in their own heads, it’s not going to grow right?

My advice – keep the knowledge ‘alive’ by sharing the knowledge and here’s the good thing, you’re not restricted through conventional methods.

Take a look at SuccessAndLife.com Forum. Some of these forum members are experts, but not all of them. They are there to learn while at the same time, adding their own knowledge and experience. And because it’s a free forum, everyone around the world is invited to be part of the growing community.

At the same time, are you the type of person who’s hesitant to share your knowledge because you are afraid that people might laugh at you?

Again, like what is stated above, each one of us has our own unique experiences to share. So what if others disagree with it? It’s just your way of viewing things. If that is their attitude, then let it be. They are just missing out on an opportunity to see things from a new angle.

Besides – if you’re sharing through blog or forum, what is there to be embarrassed?

So the next time you have something to share, let it out. Sharing is will grow you.

If you like what you read, it’ll be cool if you can leave a Comment as well. I’ll definitely appreciate it very much because I read every single Comment posted here personally.

You “Chan” Do It!

Patric Chan

P.S: I’m sharing my step-by-step system to achieve financial goals in a 2-hour video for free at www.ycdisuccessoutcome.com

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