Excuses for not reaching for the sky

Source : Star - (Monday, Oct 30, 2006) - Michael Lum (www.hardknockscollege
.com)
Here are some better known excuses for not achieving in life or at work :
1) Everythting was easier back in the old days
- Companies today make millions within a shorter span of time

2) I am too young to be successful
- Steve Jobs made his 1st million at 30; Paul Getty at 23; Bill Gates in his 20s; Michael Dell in his 20s; Steven Spielberg amde his 1st billion before 35

3) I am too old to be successful
- Colonel Sanders at 65, Ray Kroc at 50

4) I do not have enough capital
- Started from scratch - Aristotle Onassis with USD450/-, Paul Getty, Conrad Hilton with 1000 Pounds Sterling

5) I do not have a degree
- Soichiro Honda left school at young age; Bill Gates and Michael Dell are undgrad dropouts, Aristotle Ornassis failed in school

Project power when you speak

Source : ST/ANN - Star (Thu, 26 Oct 2006)
Jessica Seet (www.artofvoice.com)

10 tips to create an attractive voice :
#1 : Make is like a conversation with a friend you talk to often
#2 : Make sure you are loud enough to be heard
#3 : Say it like you mean it. Put your emotions into your voice.
#4 : Pronounce your words properly, especially the hard one.
#5 : What your pace; too fast - people can't understand you; too slow - people think you are less intelligent than you are.
#6 : Cut verbal garbage (mustache)
#7 : Get excited / louder when it is an important point or when emphasising a key word
#8 : Know when to lower your tome to show empathy
#9 : Be aware of posture - face, head, neck and back
#10 : Breathe deeply and from the abdomen