Can Faith, Hope, and Love help you attain Success?

If you're a Christian, you've probably heard of the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and love.

These virtues are not only important to Christians, they're also important to everyone who desires success.

Faith can mean trusting in God. But it could also mean trusting in yourself. Having faith leads to confidence. Having confidence is important for success.

Hope simply means optimism. A hopeful person is an optimistic person. An optimistic person will try to see the bright side of every situation that he faces. Optimism is very important to success, in that it fosters persistence when faced with obstacles.

There are different types of love. But here, we'll focus on ecumenical love: treating other people the way you would like to be treated. If you treat people with respect, they'll be more apt to help you achieve your goals than if you disrespect them. Thus, love leads to success.

The three theological virtues, faith, hope, and love, can help you attain success if you practice and develop them.

Get a Job now - Turn a Prospective Employer into an Employer

Though we are in the middle of a fierce recession, it's still possible to find a job. But keep in mind that some techniques are better than others.

From my experience using the old-fashion way of finding a job is much better than the so called sophisticated ways. In other words, buying the local Sunday newspaper and looking through the help wanted adds is much better than using internet job searching programs.

It's also a good idea to drive to your prospective employer and pick up an application, fill it out, then turn it in. Making personal contact will give you an advantage over others. Face-to-face is much better than phone or mail.

Make sure that your resume is professionally done, stresses and amplifies your positive traits, and is tailored to the job that you're going after.

Of course, when you go on the job interview, dress as sharp as you can. Appearance matters. Good-looking people tend to get hired more readily than ugly people.

When being interviewed, display confidence without acting cocky. Nobody wants to work with a cocky person. But people enjoy working with a confident person with a pleasant personality.

Lastly, don't give up. It's almost guaranteed that you'll be rejected by some prospective employers, while job hunting. With each rejection, try to think what you could have done differently to increase your chances of getting hired.

P.S. It's much easier to get hired by a prospective employer, if you're already employed by someone else. So if you're currently working, but feel a sense of impending doom (e.g., boss is out to get you), try to transition to another job before you get fired.

And if you suspect that your boss will "bad mouth" you as a reference, use your human resource person in your company as your reference or supervisor on your resume and job application.

What's Wrong with Socialism?

What's wrong with socialism? The answer is that it doesn't work.

Socialism is an economic system that has been tried by countries across the world, and has always led to poverty of the masses. In socialism, everyone is poor except the rulers.

Why does socialism lead to poverty? The answer is that socialism punishes the ambitious and rewards the lazy by taking away private property and making it public. Given this, more and more people become lazy. And soon enough, the entire country becomes less productive, bringing less money into the country, thus leading to poverty within the country.

In socialism, the government owns the property rather than the citizens. Government-owned businesses are often run poorly, since there are no direct consequences for running a business poorly within socialist countries.

For example, if a business produces shoddy products or runs out of a product, this is no big deal in a socialist country, since the government owns all the businesses and has captive customers within the country. Since the government doesn't have to worry about losing customers, there is no direct pressure to produce better products or make them available in a timely manner.

It amazes me that there are currently people who actually believe that socialism is a better economic system than capitalism.

What's wrong with socialism? Look around. Look at the other socialist countries. Look at how poorly they're doing economically compared to capitalistic countries.

How to Motivate yourself with Anger, Fear, or Lust

When I was in Army basic training, my drill sergeant used to say that he was going to get me so angry that I would become an officer someday. Though I never became an officer, I learned volumes on motivation.

The three most powerful emotions connected to motivation are anger, fear, and lust. These emotions powerfully stimulate and energize the body via hormones. These emotions are located in a primitive part of the brain called the amygdala.

Anger, fear, and lust are the most primitive and powerful of all the emotions. They are also the most destructive, if used wrongly. But if used rightly, anger, fear, or lust can powerfully motivate you to pursue your goals.

Here is an example of how to use anger to motivate yourself to pursue a particular goal.

1) Start by thinking of an injustice that was done to you. The more painful, the better. The more anger it arouses in you, the better.

2) Picture the person who had done you wrong laughing at you, saying that you'll never amount to anything, that you're a loser for life.

3) By now, I'm sure you're very angry. Use this anger to motivate yourself to pursue one of your goals.

If you don't want to use anger, you can instead use fear. Here is an example of how to use fear to motivate yourself to pursue a goal.

1) Start by thinking about the consequences that can happen to you if you don't accomplish a particular goal. The more painful, the better. The more fear they arouse in you, the better.

2) Picture yourself suffering immensely because you didn't accomplish the goal. Picture the incredible loss. Picture the disappointment of you friends, family, and loved ones.

3) By now, I'm sure you're very scared. Use this fear to motivate yourself to pursue your goal.

If you don't want to use anger or fear, you can always use lust. Here is an example of how you can use lust to motivate yourself to pursue your goal.

1) If you're a heterosexual man, you can think about a woman that turns you on the most. The more vivid, the better. The more lust she arouses in you, the better.

2) Picture yourself attaining the lusted after woman only after you attain your goal. Because, after all, she doesn't want to sleep with a loser.

3) By now, I'm sure you're feeling very lustful. Use this lust to motivate yourself to pursue your goal.

If used properly, anger, fear, or lust is a powerful tidal wave that can help you surf to your goals. If used wrongly, it's a tidal wave that can destroy everything in your life.

The key is that you must learn to control and direct your anger, fear, or lust.