Night Talker

Just a Quick one :o)

Today is ….. 1st of Feb 2010 …. So 01 02 20 10 …

Cheers,

SC

Every year for the past 10 years, I've taken this 1 Hour on the 31st of December and thought more about the Full year… with the Good, The Bad & the Ugly….

This year, i didn’t think of 2009 only… But rather the whole 10 years…. and came out with the New Year’s Resolution;

Maybe it’s the first time i write about this, but here’s how my last 10 years looked like…

Since 2000, when i was still struggling at College ( yea, College experience wasn’t that Great for me, not on the academic level nor on the financial level) i had a Vision of where i wanted to be…

I always wanted to be a CEO of a Company, so i placed a deadline to achieve that when i’m 30 ( 10 years from the year 2000)… and thinking realistically,  i though i would reach there when i’m 35, ( ever heard the saying; wish for the stars to hit the moon? )

Beyond that i though that after i will have my company for 4 – 5 years, i will work in a Multi-National like Microsoft, Oracle or Cisco… so at 35 – Supporting the first theory of 30 – i will be working in a Multi-national…

And i said, it’s ok.. To think 15 years ahead :) …

I wasn’t the good student, ( i Even failed several times in College – to be precise .. 3 YEARs … Yes ME!!)… my life wasn’t perfect… and it was HARD… some years i used to work in like 5 different Jobs at a time, including Cleaning up DUST in the University Library & re-ordering books in Alphabetical order… in addition to working as a DJ (sometimes i used to work 2 days to make a CD to be sold for 20$)…

Well in Brief, very few (going down to barely NoOne) except my Friends, believed that i would actually be SOMEONE, Someday, (which gives you a Note of WHY I LOVE MY FRIENDS THAT MUCH)… 

There were times that Companies didn’t even Accept to INTERVIEW me…. and thought that i wasn’t “Good Enough” to work for them…

Things started to See the Light in 2002, I’ve work several awards here and there, and got a great confidence in my ability to Jump High…

The Breakthrough of my Career Life & My Personal Life was in 2005… I was working in a Nice & Respected Company in Lebanon, Teaching in a Technical Institute (Yes i was a Teacher for 3 years), and doing some freelance work on the side… and i Pushed everything away and Started HBPRO at the age of 25, which was the company i visualized it happening since i was 20 years old… it was the first time i was a General Manager, and in a short period of time, HBPRO had 28 employee and operating in several countries with High Budget and High Profile Customers….

I used to Sleep 4 hours a day for like 11 months, and learned most things on my own… and faced several exceptional TIMES like WARs & Economical instability… and dealt with Behaviors  in my company of Employees who were even 10 years older than me… but guess what…. i always Believed in ME… and i always Believed that i will Make it…

HBRPO was a Success, and at 2007 i got an Opportunity to Work in Microsoft… As a Technology Advisor Covering The Eastern Mediterranean Area, that includes, Malta, Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan… and helping out through the Bigger Area of Middle East & Africa;

I’ve done so many achievements in the past 10 years, and the best of all is that i achieved my Millennium Vision 10 years ahead of Time :o) … I’ve became a GM of a Company at 25 Vs. 30 & I've started working in a Multi National at 28 rather than 35;

on the 19th of December 2009, I've celebrated my 30th Birthday, which was the best birthday i’ve ever had so far;

Now looking back… I'm very Happy with the Achievements I've made in the past 10 years, but i’m not quite happy with the quality of Life i’ve been living… it has been too focused on work… less on Samer… i used to Travel on Weekly basis last year; didn’t have much time to focus on what’s important in my life…

So Since October 2009; I've decided to lay back a little and pick up what’s left from the pieces of my Personal Life… and stop Looking too much ahead… in both Personal and Business Level…

So my New Year’s Resolution is simply this…. TODAY IS A GIFT… That’s why they call it the Present…  i will try and live … VERTICAL… Elevate my self but in a Vertical Mode… meaning that i will live in TODAY… but a Higher Today….

Life will bring surprises and will present opportunities, that  i will definitely take advantage of... but i will worry about them when they do present them selves… not before and definitely NOT AFTER….

Cheers,
SC

it has been a long day of Blogging… but this has to go now :P

Yesterday, Sunday was my first day of Cooking…  i have decided to actually COOK… i keep being told that it’s healthier and better than junk food etc… so i said to my self… why don’t i TRY!!

Well it wasn’t as Cool as i imagined…

Here’s the Story…

i decided to cook Steak and Mashed Potato… which supposed to be the easiest decent meal / thing on earth to cook… i spent around 1 hour and 1/2 cooking… and the result is the one shown below…

in addition… i looked at them… they were even not worth me transporting them to the dining table!… so i ate them STANDING in like 5 Minutes!!!! and spent the next 40 minutes WASHING THE DISHESSSSSSS!!!!

Imagine… 90 Minutes of Cooking… 40 Minutes of Cleaning the Mess… and for Only 5 minutes of Eating!!!!

i also bought some Chicken for Dinner…. that i ended up eating a ready made Spaghetti Plate!  that took to prepare 7 minutes and hell it looks better and it’s on a Plastic Plate that i threw away after!

So Girls … if a single guy ever invited you to a home cooked meal Dinner…  he’s a KEEPER… it’s HELL :P

And one final Note Single Guys: if you’re preparing something for the first time… remember to Study the instructions… because once you started .. there is no turning back… and after i was in the final stages of the Mashed Potato… the instructions said… now you add BUTTER…. and i said … BUTTTTEEEERRRR!!! i don’t have Butter :( …. so i ate the Diet version of Mashed Potato :P

Cheers,
SC

Hey Everyone,

Tomorrow marks the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, and for myself, this month is where i experience  a REnewed Connection with my faith…

This year i have decided to do something different, (of course in addition to the regular stuff :) ) which is inspired by a global initiative called the Random Acts of Kindness… so for 30 Days, i will be doing One Random Act of Kindness… and it’s important that i don’t think about it in advance… i will just be open to do something i may don’t usually do…

And by the way…. you can try it yourself with me!!

And by the way You have been given more than you think :)…

i will leave you with this AMAZING Azan (Muslims’ Call for Prayer) & Have a Blessed Ramadan Everyone!

Ramadan Karim!!  (Random acts of Kindness)
SC

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold

I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

Cheers,
SC