From Knowledge to Actions

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1. Do I know what's the right thing to do? [knowledge]
2. Do I want to do the right thing? [will]
3. Do I feel-like doing what I want to do? (*) [action]

(* Take the example of free will. Judaism says that free will is the decision between what you "want" to do, and what you "feel like" doing. For example, if you harmed someone, you know that you "want" to apologize. Sure, it's the right thing to do and will make peace. But you don't "feel like" doing it because it may be embarrassing and unpleasant. -- zz)

From mediocrity to greatness

[121 Thoughts]

How do you get someone to be great?

Many people are so used to inner conflict that they've accepted it as status quo. They accept mediocrity as a way of life, as if greatness is only for "great people." People often don't know what they really want from life. And if they don't know what's worth pursuing, they lose the motivation to try.

Teach people to have goals, and teach them to figure out what goals are worthwhile. Keep asking: "What do you want?" Focus them: "Can you be truly happy if you're striving to be mediocre? Can you be at peace if you're not feeling fulfilled?"

Body and Soul

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When you're locked in a moral battle, and both choices seem equally tempting, how do you know which "voice" is talking?

If the result of a decision will be comfort and ease, then it's probably your body talking. Whereas if the result will be more kindness and patience, then that's your soul.

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Of late / For the latter

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黃錦波

[121 People]

祖籍廣東省臺山市水步鎮華寧村，1943年出生於香港，畢業於香港皇仁書院中學。

1961年赴美定居，後獲醫學博士學位；

1972年到美國加州開設診所。

1978年當選為美國加州喜瑞都市副市長；

1984年當選為美國加州喜瑞都市市長。

“在喜瑞都市任市長期間﹐我發展了一個城市的經濟﹐把一個畜牧業的鄉村變成一個非常富有的都市﹐這些都是我對美國發展城市經濟方面的貢獻。”他說﹐城 市也是一個企業﹐需要管理,一個城市的發展﹐市長就是企業的最高領導﹐是決策者。當然﹐這是全體議員﹑副市長和執行城市經理人的貢獻﹐不是我一個人做的。 在發展喜瑞都市經濟時﹐我們投資6000萬美元在喜瑞都市建起了美國一流的大劇院﹐還建起了全美最大的世界名牌汽車銷售一條街﹐共有25家汽車公司的幾十 個牌子的車在此銷售。 (chinesenewsnet.com)

　　“在我的城市﹐我很驕傲的就是沃爾馬。”黃錦波說﹕“我當市長﹐招商引資﹐沃爾馬來了﹐但是我的同事(其他副市長﹑議員)反對﹐不要他們來﹐我是唯一 支持他們來的人。同事們說他們賣的東西很便宜﹐會引進很多外來的居民﹐影響到我們的交通﹑治安﹐影響到我們的氣派﹐因為沃爾馬的外形好像一個工廠﹐很簡 陋。我與沃爾馬商談我的同事為什麼反對﹐他們願不願意改進﹐把我們擔心的東西去掉﹐我要他們蓋商店時﹐要配合我們的五星級酒店﹐合同中也寫明要優先安排我 們城市的居民就業﹐這就使我們城市的居民有工作做了﹐還增加了稅收﹐同時﹐沃爾馬的外形在美國的城市裡也變成一流的﹐非常漂亮。他們的營業額很高﹐員工薪 水﹑稅收收入也不少﹐90年代我們城市居民的平均收入是全美國排第二位的城市。” (chinesenewsnet.com)

１９６３年，黃錦波考入了猶他州鹽湖城的藥劑學院，並做了５年的藥劑師。在此期間，他開始為猶他州醫科大學的入學考試做準備。競爭是激烈的，報考的 １２００人中，學校只錄取８０人。黃錦波最終被錄取並且只用了３年半的時間學完了醫科大學的全部專業課程，成為這所學校自１９４８年以來第一個在如此短的 時間內修完學分的學生。１９７１年，黃錦波取得了醫學博士學位，完成了他人生奮鬥最重要的知識儲備。
１９７２年，黃錦波正式開辦診所行醫，以後又先後涉足房地產和股票生意，還創辦了中美電視臺。

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