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Stephen Covey - the '7 Habits' book Author passed away recently at the age of 79. In memory of his work, Mrupupup lists down the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989). 1. Be Proactive. 2. Begin with the end in mind. 3. Put first things first 4. Think "win-win". 5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. 6. Synergise. 7. Sharpen the saw; that is, undergo frequent self-renewal In 2004 - there was a 8th Habit 8. From effectiveness to Greatness; find your distinctive voices and go encourage others to find theirs. Dear 'readers of Mrupupup's Blog', YOU can DO Anything YOU WANT. YOU will DO Great in LIFE. Covey's books sold more than 25 million.

Following this Jeremy Lin story from New York Knicks - Jeremy inspires people! Loved this sports article on 'Jeremy Lin' from Forbes USA by Eric Jackson.  Always love sports! Sports lessons always motivate people. ______________________________________ Eric Jackson , Contributor From Forbes USA http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/02/11/9-lessons-jeremy-lin-can-teach-us-before-we-go-to-work-monday-morning/ Just Lin, Baby! 10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week.  Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide.Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the team to 4 straight wins. Lin now has over 200,000 followers on Twitter.  He’s got over 800,000 on Weibo – including 200,000 new ones in the 24 hour period after beating the Lakers.    

Visionary Apple Chief Steve Jobs Rest in Peace. iSad and iThank. Stay Hungry and Stay Foolish - Steve Jobs. 'Three stories of my life': Steve Jobs Extracted from The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thursday, 10/06/2011 1:00 PM Steve Jobs (apple.com)   “Three Apples changed the world: The first seduced Eve The second fell on Newton And the third one was offered to the world half bitten by him. RIP Steve Jobs ...” This was among the top comments on a Youtube video on Thursday, displaying Jobs' speech at Stanford University's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. Regarded as one of Jobs' most inspiring speeches, the video has been viewed more than 6 million times and has drawn around 10,000 comments, mostly after news of his death at the age of 56 spread in the media. The speech, written by Jobs himself, is regarded as some of his best work. In it, Jobs summarized his life into “three stories” and urged others to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life

The Law of Value: Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment. The Law of Influence: Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.