Where The Heck Is My Motivation?

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: LifeStyle, Personal
• Date: Sep 18,2008

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It seems like I have lost my motivation lately. I spend a lot of time sitting in front of TV, procrastinating a lot, eating a lot and not exercising.  Am I getting in some sort of depression? They say lack of motivation can result in depression. But in my case, it’s most likely to be laziness. I just want my motivation to work hard and challenge my self to give the best back.

 I’m thinking I’ll get the Self Motivation Booster from HypnosisDownloads, maybe that will help. Or maybe I should travel, take some vacations, do something fun, forget about all the stress. When there is a problem, we have to find it’s cause to be able to find it’s solution.

The cause of me not being self-motivated is probably because of the laziness. How do I get rid of laziness??

That’s another problem in itself. Now, what’s the cause of laziness? I’m lazy because I’m bored.

What’s the cause of this boredom? Daily routine life!!

 Solution: Take a break from the routine life. Get a vacation.

New problem: Not enough money to spend for a vacation.

New solution: Work harder and save more money.

WHAT THE ????!!! It’s a vicious evil infinite loop. I have to work hard and save for a vacation, and I don’t feel like working hard because I need a vacation……

Slow Down On Blogging… Not Anymore!

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Blogging, Cool websites, Personal
• Date: Jul 28,2008

I have been really slow on my blogging activities lately. Well, one of the obvious reasons is laziness, I need to cut down on my sleeping time. And another reason (less obvious!) is because I am actively working on a new online project. I got in the water as fuel niche, which is profitable, but in very less time I must say there is so much competition already. Anyways, it’s not too interesting, except for the part where I make money :-P

So, I’m hoping to be back and posting on FusionFoot.com more often again. I think I should put up some daily reminders on a to-do list website to remind me to post here and buzz me with an SMS or IM message.

A cool website I found that can do is RememberTheMilk. You might want to check it out too.

Fever, Laziness And Procrastination

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Personal
• Date: Jul 8,2008

The last few days (since last Wednesday, to be precise), I have been spending most of my time in bed watching TV, or taking a nap every 2-3 hours. I was able to afford this luxury because I had high fever :) Now, I hope you don’t start praying you get fever too so you can stay in bed all day, it’s actually not that much fun.

I wanted to do so many stuffs but I did feel like even switching the computer or my laptop on. You will notice I only made one post in so many days. Question is, was really not feeling fit enough to get up and do some work online or was I just lazy and kept procrastinating for some days?? Who know…

Anyways, today I finally got back to work after taking two days off and it’s about time I get myself back on track again. On top, I can’t use fever as an excuse for laziness or procrastination :(

Oh well, I’m happy to have gotten rid of the fever now (after swallowing like a million pills). I hope I don’t get it again any time soon. Feels great to be back on FusionFoot.com!!

Post A Comment And I Will Give You A Domain For FREE

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Internet Marketing, Personal
• Date: Jun 27,2008

Win A Free Domain

I have been busy lately with my job, my blogging activities, and my affiliate marketing adventures. I really feel like I have no free time at all (although I do find some time watch TV everyday :-P). So, I’m trying to get rid of some unnecessary stress from my mind, building and promoting more sites is one of the stress.

Anyways, I’ll get straight to the point, because I know you want to know what’s the deal about this free domain. Well, I have a couple of websites and domains that are lying there, gathering virtual dust. One of the domains that I’m not using is ourweddingfavors.info, and since I’m such a cool guy, I have decided that I will give it away for free to anyone who gives me a good reason why I should give him or her the domain.

If you go the domain URL right now, you will see a nice looking website with wedding favors as in the screen shot below:

You can have the same website too, it’s not much complicated. The site is actually provided by a ad network called Chitika. If aren’t a Chitika publisher, sign up with them and when you login to you account, you will see the “Chitika For Domains” feature, that’s what I used to point the domain to the site. You can also follow the instructions on the site and do the same if you like, after I transfer the domain to you. It’s easy, you only have to point the domain to the webhost address of Chitika.

By the way, “wedding favors” is a profitable niche which gets lots of searches but has low competition, at least I know it had low competition when I registered the domain some months ago.

The domain expires on Wed 02/25/2009, so you have plenty of time to play around with it, before you decide to keep it (by renewing the registration) or not.

That’s it. Simply comment on this post. I’ll approve the post and on 5th July 2008, I will pick the winner and contact him or her by the email provided to push the domain name freely to the winner’s Namecheap account. If you don’t have one, you can get one for free.

If you have any questions, just post it here as well. Remember, your comments are not going appear instantly, because I personally moderate and approve each comment for this blog. So, no need to re-submit if you don’t see your comment immediatley :)

UPDATE:

This contest is extended till 12th of July 2008. Waiting for more comments!

2ND UPDATE:

This contest is now over, and the winner is “Nehna”. I will contact the person with the email provided for the domain transfer.

Happy Birthday To ME

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Personal
• Date: Jun 14,2008

Yep, it’s my birthday today! It’s been 24 years since Mother Nature brought me to this World already.

What did I do in these 24 years of my life?

Well, I have only been a student all this time. I only got my first job last December, so in a way, 23 years of my life went into studying and getting a Bachelor degree in Information Technology. Of these 23 years, I spent about 2 years at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. The rest of the time was spent in pre-primary school, primary school, secondary school and college. Then, the last few months, I’ve been working as a Software Engineer(only the name sounds cool, I don’t find it so cool now :-P).

What do I want to do now?

Hopefully, start my own outsourcing company by next year. Working for bosses isn’t really my thing, I’d prefer being the boss myself ;). Seriously though, I really wanna start that company now(or soon!) because now is the time I can afford to take risks. I am not married so I have no family to feed. It doesn’t matter if I starve for a few months, I can take it :)

Let’s see where life takes me and where I will be for my next birthday! Have a great weekend everyone.

Happy 1st Of June

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Blogging, Personal
• Date: Jun 1,2008

So, it’s Sunday the 1st of June 2008 today. What’s so special about it? Well, nothing really, it is just like any other lazy Sunday I have been having this year. But wow, time really flies. It seems like as the computers get faster and faster, a minute gets shorter and shorter ;)

It seems like it was just some days ago, we had the New Year celebrations and it’s already June now. I can remember clearly my first days at my first job when I was employed in December 2007(still working for the same company by the way!).

I’m turning 24 years old this month and I’m still the same old guy I was before I left for studies to Australia. It’s been almost a year since I came back to Mauritius now. Will I be sitting here like this next year also? I hope not. Although I’m happy I discovered the fun of blogging this year and intend to be blogging for a long time, there is a lot more I have to do out of my life than just blogging, unless blogging pays for all my needs, then it would be perfect ;)

Anyways, that’s it from me for today. Have a great Sunday and get ready for work tomorrow!

P.S. Just wanted to thank the readers of this blog, in just a short amount of time, the community members of FusionFoot.com and RSS subscribers is gradually growing. If you haven’t subscribed to the blog’s feed or joined the community, please do and join us all.

I Witnessed A Road Accident Today

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Personal
• Date: May 13,2008

Yes, I witnessed a road accident today. It happened just when I was getting on a bus, I was about to get in when I heard a big BOOM. I looked quickly around me, to notice a car’s(a Honda I think) back completely smashed. For an instant, I thought that another car had hit it from behind.

It wasn’t any car, in fact, it was a motorcyclist. At that moment, I could see the motorcyclist with his helmet on his head sliding on the road on his arms. I can’t imagine how hard the impact must have been for a motorcycle to completely smash the back of a car. People started rushing to help and stop traffic. At the same time, the two passengers in the car got down and ran towards the man on the road.

I think what actually happened is that the car was changing lanes right in front of the bus and the motorcyclist who was coming at full speed didn’t see it and was not able to avoid it.

People in the bus got panicky. The good thing is that so many people won’t hesitate to jump out of the bus to help. They put the motorcyclist in an upright position, while waiting for an ambulance, I think. Then, about 10 minutes later, they manage to make way to let the bus and the vehicles go. I left in the bus, the man was still on the road then, probably some broken bones but it didn’t look too serious(I don’t know!).

It was a shocking experience today for me, especially when it happen a few metres from me.

What Career Will Suit My Personality?

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Blogging, Cool websites, LifeStyle, Personal
• Date: May 13,2008

A few days ago, I took the job quiz from iVillage.co.uk and so I decided to talk about the results I got. I actually took the test twice, with only a few answers different and the possible career paths I got were pretty much the same. Here is the exact result generated:

You would be very happy in a career that utilised your level-headedness, and allowed you to work mainly on your own. You want a career that allows you to be creative, without having to be involved with lots of people. Some careers that would be perfect for you are:

* Artist
* Historian
* Banker
* Novelist
* University Professor
* Photographer
* Vet
* Paralegal
* Graphic Designer
* Online Content Developer
* Webmaster
* Producer
* Managing Director
* Nutritionist
* Advertising
* Nursing

You like working and being alone. You like to avoid attention at all costs. You tend to keep to yourself, and not interact much with the people around you. You enjoy spending time with a few a close friends. You like to listen to others, but don’t like sharing much about yourself. You are very quiet and private.

You are very practical, and only act after thinking things through. You don’t like being forced to answer quickly. You have to evaluate the situation completely. You make decisions based on what you can verify with your senses.

You like to be deeply involved in one or two special projects. You like to be behind the scenes. You are very logical and fair. You feel you should be honest with others and protect their feelings.

You trust your gut instincts. You are easily inspired and trust that inspiration. You are very innovative. You analyse things by looking at the big picture. You are concerned about how what you do affects others. You worry about your actions and the future. You tend to use a lot of metaphors and are very descriptive and colourful in your choice of language.

You are very creative, and get bored easily if you don’t get to express yourself. You like to learn new things. You don’t like the same old routine. You like to leave your options open.

Although I am a Software Engineer by profession, I am also an Online Content Developer(Blogger) and a Webmaster, which are what I enjoy doing the most. I like doing things that challenge my creativity and intellect. I also do get bored easily, hence the reason why I just sit infront of the TV in hope of learning something new from news and documentaries.

I work in a team environment at work, but I do believe that I am more productive when I work alone, although I do appreciate a little help when I’m stuck with something, rather than wasting my time looking for a solution on the web. I am a shy person, so obviously I am quiet and private ;)

I am also practical and innovative. Practical, because I usually analyze the pros and cons before taking the smallest decisions, although I do rely on my gut feelings as well(a bit confusing, I know!), and innovative, because I don’t like copying what others have already done, although I don’t believe in re-inventing the wheel but instead improving the wheel rather than just using the same wheel(confusing again, I know!).

Overall, I would say the results are pretty accurate, if you haven’t taken the test/quiz yet, then go and answer the 32 questions and see what career will suit your personality.

Slow Down Because Of Migraine

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Blogging, Personal
• Date: May 11,2008

I haven’t blogged about anything new in the last two days because of a very bad migraine that is forcing me to slow down. I can’t help it.. I do get headaches everyday and it’s probably because of the fact that I spend many hours in front of my two favorite screen, the TV screen and the PC screen, but this weekend it’s been bad, which also happens occasionally(sometimes when I have a huge flow of thoughts in my mind - in computer terms, my brain bandwidth gets overloaded!!)

This weekend, all I did was checking my emails on my various email accounts, checking notifications and message on my Facebook account, checking my SocialSpark account and replying to some comments on this blog. Every time I sat on the computer, I felt like my head was hot enough to fry an egg on it. I don’t even bother taking pain killers now, they don’t work for me.

What I need is meditation! I want to be able to close my eyes to just see a darkness and NOT think about anything, even for just a few minutes. I’m seriously planning of joining a group to learn and practice some meditation, I will gather some information this week and I will be joining, maybe, by next week. I hope that helps.

If not, I saw the Get Rid Of Migraines self-hypnosis audio, I may try that as well. The problem is I want something that will instantly get rid of the migraine(I guess anyone would want that), but not even the self-hypnosis audios is gonna show instant results :(

Finding The Job That Suits You

• Author: Zub
• Filed under: Business & Economy, LifeStyle, Personal
• Date: May 7,2008

That’s the million dollar question many ask, although it’s not very likely that you are going to get a million dollar with a job ;-)

A business can make you millions!! Just today I was reading some MBA reviews(because I can’t decide If I should go for it or not yet!) and a new business idea just popped in my head. Too bad, I can’t start it now, reasons being, no time, no investments, don’t know the right resources. But it’s definitely an idea I will keep in mind(or paper) for future.

I come up with all sorts of ideas anyway, if anyone wants to hire me as a business idea generator, shoot me an email to hire me ;-P

Ok, back to the main point of this post, finding the job that suits you. I was googling(on Google???- where else) and I found this nice quiz, that will determine what are the right jobs for you based on your personality. You should try it, if you feel in a mess and can’t decide about your career. Try it anyway, it just takes a few minutes.