Secrets to Success...

Success is not for the chosen few, but for everybody who choose it.

The world around us often thinks that hard work, perseverance and determination are the keys to success - of course they are but if you look a bit deeper, there are inner hidden secrets to success.

Below are my list of secrets which I used for every successful task in my student, sport and work life. Success is not a privilege of a select few, every living human being deserves to be successful and all it takes is these 10 secrets to be followed:

1. Be truly passionate about what you want
2. Desire it with all of your vibe and all your heart but never half-hearted
3. Keep the Adrenaline Pumping
4. Don't give a shit to what others might think - if you really want something - just go for it
5. Don't give a f**k to failures - the more you fail, the more you learn and wiser you turn
6. Have the balls to stand up for what you believe in life and guts to challenge anything 
7. Fuel the fire inside you - the fire will push you forward to your ultimate potential
8. Always be sportive and fair play - never screw up others happiness to gain yours
9. Work your ass off, kick away laziness - be ready for anything, anytime
10. Be positive, laugh away your worries - so wherever you go, happiness follows you too

And yes, even the 10th point is a secret to success - being positive is important cause a positive mindset can move mountains - well yes it boosts your confidence immensely - trust me, I personally experience it in my everyday life - people welcome me wherever I go, they love, care and value me and my friends enjoy my company - cause I always smile away my worries and I notice that happiness follows positivity.

These secrets work if you motivate yourself all the time - self-motivation is a tool to make your confidence shine. The song, "Hall of Fame" by Irish band 'The Script' inspires me.

While at home, Mum used to motivate me and my sister. Her philosophy of life is clear, simple and made sense to me. I remember once she told us when we were at school - about what greatness means, she said, 

"Becoming great means not earning lots of money or turning famous but greatness actually means you gotta do so much generous good work to the world around you that within your family - 3 generations before you and 3 generations after you would look up to you as their torchbearer and would be very proud to carry your surname. Be Original, Be a Visionary, Be You."

I've come across the below airline ad coupla days ago and been watching it often cause it has a really inspirational and wonderful message!!!

Trust me when you say you gonna become something extraordinary in the world - immediately people gonna say - 'No, you can't' and crap - but you must hear that as - 'Yes, you can' - there will be critics waiting to find a reason to point a finger at you - you gotta be really brave and boldly face the world - just go there and do what you wanna do and become what you wanna become!

You really gotta believe that all your dreams gonna come true and keep trying - you will win someday for sure! 

Have a Brave Heart, Stay Coool n Be a Winner!! ;)

All the best!! :)

Inspiring Romantic Quotes... Part 2

Continued from Inspiring Romantic Quotes...

So, here's the 2nd part, wish to start it with a classic quote from Casablanca.There are many great quotes and memorable lines from this masterpiece movie - we'll always have Paris, play it sam, etc - all genuine emotions - great actors! But I'll go with the below scene. Ingrid Bergman is so beautiful!!

Casablanca:

Ilsa: Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.

You've Got Mail

Joe Fox: Don't cry, Shopgirl. Don't cry.

Kathleen Kelly: I wanted it to be you. I wanted it to be you so badly.

When Harry Met Sally

Harry Burns: And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

50 First Dates

Henry: You erased me from your memories because you thought you were holding me back from having a full and happy life. But you made a mistake. Being with you is the only way I could have a full and happy life. You're the girl of my dreams... and apparently, I'm the man of yours.

Notting Hill

Anna Scott: After all... I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

Titanic

Jack: Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me... it brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose. I'm thankful. You must do me this honor. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.

The Last of The Mohicans

Hawkeye: No, you submit, do you hear? You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.

The lines are very promising, from 1:00 to 1:25 in the below video

Dirty Dancing

Baby: Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.

There are hundreds of truly inspiring romantic quotes in many movies -  new, semi-old and classics, so do let me know in the comments column which are your favourites and if I had missed out any important ones - will make another post to cover them!! 

Enjoy your Sunday!! 

Cheers!! :)

Inspiring Romantic Quotes...

Just made myself some hot delicious soup, sat down lazy and comfy on my bed and having the soup sip by sip. Enjoy the aroma of hot soup and inhale it's fragrance as you drink - that's when you completely savor the bliss of yummy food :) 

Breathe, taste the favour, feel the texture of soup - the smoother the soup, better the sipping and you gotta finish it before it gets cold ;) Anyway enough of the soup story lol ;) Let's check out some cool romantic quotes from movies.

So, here are the quotes, in no particular order of preference, I love them all, in fact I love anything that's coool and genuinely romantic!

OK, let's start with one of my favourites first.

Pride & Prejudice:

Mr. Darcy: "If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on."

Although the whole scene is romantic, the lines highlighted in bold are the ones that make the most impact.

The other version of this proposal from the mini series is equally good cause it followed the book more closely.

Love Actually:

Mark: But for now, let me say - Without hope or agenda - Just because it's Christmas - And at Christmas you tell the truth - To me, you are perfect - And my wasted heart will love you - Until you look like this.

[picture of a mummy]

Mark: Merry Christmas.

Don Juan DeMarco:

The video you'll find below has got a collection of quotes from the movie, I love all the quotes because they are all deeply romantic and among them, my most favourite lines are from 2:40 to 3:11

Don Juan: Have you never met a woman who inspires you to love? Until your every sense is filled with her? You inhale her. You taste her. You see your unborn children in her eyes and know that your heart has at last found a home. Your life begins with her, and without her it must surely end.

Notebook:
Again there are lots of really romantic quotes in this movie, among them - the below one is my most favourite:
Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me... everyday.

Jerry Macguire:
In this movie only one line is really romantic, Cameron Crowe deserves appreciation for writing the line - 'you had me at hello'.
Jerry Maguire: [babbling and struggling] I love you. You... you complete me. And I just...
Dorothy: Shut up, just shut up. You had me at "hello". You had me at "hello".

The line, "You complete me" - is very meaningful too.

City of Angels:

Seth: I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One.

The lines start from 1:23 in the below video.

Well, it's time to go to bed, so this post will be continued later as "Inspiring Romantic Quotes Part 2..."

Enjoy your weekend,

Cheers!! :)

Smile, it's Easy! ;)

By popular demand - we are back to our funny pictures series. Continued from Chuckles 'n' Giggles Part 2 ;)

Well, you know that I wanted to make this blog more original in content and decided to discontinue posting sets of images which are not my own - but some of my friends requested to have the series back cause they enjoy these posts a lot.

I believe in always keeping my readers happy, so here we are with another series of fun pictures! :)

Please note: Images below are sourced from the internet and the use here is non-commercial.

Click on any image for better 'text readability' & to view as a slideshow! :)

Image Source: memecentre.com

Image Source: StockPhoto

Art By: Riemann

Art By: Whyatt 

Hope you had a nice laugh!! Do share which pic made you laugh more! :) 

Hav Fun, Cheers!! :)

I Love my Acoustic! :)

I've come across many popular guitars - some are owned by friends, some I've seen at music shops, at pubs, at music festivals, at concerts, at parties - Fenders, Gibsons, Martin & Cos, Taylors, Takamines, etc but I always love my first guitar, my first love - "Yamaha F310" :) 

It was in Oct 2012 I bought a brand new Yamaha F310 and I fell in love with it from day one, it's touch, feel, the smell of wood, it's colour, finish and style - inspire me - it is my first guitar and as each day passes, I happen to love it even more and more! :) 

It's a steel string full size acoustic guitar; colour is 'tobacco brown sunburst'. Made in Indonesia, the guitar's bridge and finger board are made of fine rosewood, the sides and back are made of meranti wood and the neck is of nato wood. The top is spruce wood, laminated with natural finish. It's a dreadnought model and looks amazing.

A high quality make by Yamaha and sounds beautiful!! :) Was a worthy investment and cause you love it you care for it - maintain it well by cleaning off dust, changing the strings when they start sounding a bit worn out and handle it with good care - keeping it safe from any kinda damage!

On some evenings, you find me lost in my own beautiful world - just my acoustic and me - singing some melodious songs and strumming along - nothing but pure bliss!! :)

My Yamaha F310 has a very clear sound - every chord touches the soul and I sing from heart - soothing music to cleanse your spirit and rejoice your inner soul!! :)

Have a Happy Sunday!! :)

Cheers!! :)

Relax n Chill out! :)

Easter weekend is here and it's time to melt the stress away and relax properly!! :)

If you ask me what have I planned to do? The answer is - absolutely nothing!! ;)

Just lose yourself in soothing music, enjoy playing a friendly football game, go fishing with friends, go for a walk around the lake, go running, some light work out at the gym, etc - there are numerous ways to chill out and forget any kinda worries - a peaceful mind makes you relax in body, spirit and soul.

Top Tip for this weekend: The more you gonna laugh, the more you gonna enjoy life ;) 

Cheers!! 

Silly n Funny ;)

When you laugh with friends, you lose track of time, it all goes so quick - we spent hours today laughing at some of the silliest jokes of all times!! :) 

What's the best way to laugh? 

Well, here's an example --> Baby Laughing

And an even better way? Well, check this --> Quadruplet Babies Laughing

A man walks into a bookstore. “Where’s the self-help section?” he asks the clerk. She shrugs and replies, “If I tell you, won’t that defeat the purpose?” - unknown. 

How about this one - And you/You too

Who's gonna stop - Simon's Cat? and Goldfish Funeral

And here is some humour with music - IGUDESMAN & JOO - La Cucaracha

Below is an excerpt from a magazine which I read long ago, I'm glad I made a note of it then and now we can laugh at it again ;)

A woman wrote this to a newspaper advice columnist, 

"I’m a very serious person and I notice my friends sometimes behave in a strange way that could mean they are amused. Could I have some advice on how to deal with that, please?

I’ve noticed that friends dining with me often choke on their food and snuffle into their drinks. Especially when food on my plate slides off onto other laps – which it does seem to do quite often. And of course wine glasses are so badly designed that they don’t easily stay upright.

I offer to hit them – I mean my friends – to stop them choking but that seems to make things worse. They tend to double up, start crying, and make strange noises.

What should I do to help them?"

OMG! What more do you think she can do to help her friends?? LOL ;)

Finally to end this post, while at the gym this weekend, I looked at the treadmill and thought of this video -> Treadmill Fails

Have a great Sunday!! 

And a wonderful week ahead!!

Cheers!! :)

Poem: A Thousand Kisses under the Moonlit Sky! :)

Had a wonderful dinner out with colleagues. Once I was back home, I sat down alone in the patio, peacefully staring at the smiling moon and bright stars on a leisurely Friday night with the weekend ahead to relax :)

Staring at the sky, I wrote the below poem, this time I've used my phone to type the lines cause it was too dark to write on a sheet of paper :)

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Poem: A Thousand Kisses under the Moonlit Sky! :)

Moonlight gently pours down,

As we cuddle in each other's arms.

"Darling, my lips wanna melt

Into yours, a thousand times"

She said, "Go on then, 

I'm ready and all yours."

"Your lips are full of wine,

What if I lose the count?"

She assured, "Start kissing,

I'll keep the count for you".

I savoured the heavenly moisture,

From her delicate flower petal lips.

"Did we reach a hundred?", I asked.

And found her fast asleep on my chest.

Holding safe and warm in my strong arms,

I watched her sleep under the clear moonlit sky...

Love, Charan xx

Some Good Stuff! :)

Sharing some really good videos which I've recently come across, I'd like you to enjoy them too, you must've seen them before, but they are worth checking again, go ahead and browse by clicking the links below! :) 

1. A Cool Prank!

2. Great Invention

3. Touching video by the little Girl

4. Kinda Cool Idea

5. After all, who is Perfect?

6. Beautiful Classroom Proposal ;)

7. Romantic Proposal! ;)

8. 'Absolutely Hilarious' short film ;)

9. This one's Cute!! :)

10. Enjoy this Dance ;)

Have a wonderful Thursday!!

Cheers!! :)