Vik Dulat - Life is good

My goals for the rest of the 2007 are as following:

• Finish up the school year on a strong note.  My school ends on December 18th.
• Keep updating this blog on a daily basis and start making some money off this blog.
• Live life to the fullest.
• Keep meeting new people and network
• Land a job before 2007.  Since I will have my degree, it would be nice to have a job starting 2008.

Some of these goals might not seem big to people but to me these are my priorities.  My favorite motto is to live life to the fullest because life is too short to stay mad at something or someone.  Get over it and enjoy it before it’s too late.

There are my goals.  What are your goals for the rest of 2007?

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I just want to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there.  Hope you and your family share some great times together.  I am not sure what you’re doing tomorrow but here’s my schedule:

Parade: The Detroit Thanksgiving parade will be coming on in the morning from  8 am to noon.  I will be catching a glimpse of that and once that is done, it is time for some FOOTBALL!!

Football: The Detroit Lions will be playing the Green Bay Packers.  The game starts at 12:30 pm.  After the game, I will go relax with friends.  We are either going to go bowling or watch a movie.

How are you planning out your Thanksgiving holiday?

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Most people know this but don’t fully take advantage of it.  If everyone in the world, read at least one book a month, the world would be a better person.  The sad part is that nobody actually does that.  The ones that do read often are the ones that look at life in a different way.

When I was reading about the cyclone that hit in Bangladesh, it made me realize how the world will change for the ones that passed away.  I guarantee 90 % of the people don’t even know that the cyclone even happened.  Everyone is too busy consumed in their own things.  Everything is about themselves.

If everyone took 5 minutes out of their day to see what is happening in the world, they would realize how truly lucky they are.  It just gets frustrating when people are bitching about the fact that they are not getting by on a daily basis.  The last thing I would like to say is get yourself out of your comfort zone and learn something new.  Whether that be learning a new language or some interesting facts.

Here’s an interesting fact: In Michigan, a woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.  I don’t know if that is an interesting fact or a messed up fact/law.

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I am not sure what you guys are planning on doing but what a friend of mine does every black Friday is to get in line early Thursday night.  The reason he does this is not because he wants to buy stuff but what he does is sells his place in line to people that don’t want to wait in the blistering cold.

If you think about it, that’s not a bad way to make money but it all depends on how much people are willing to pay to get in the front of the line.  To put it into perspective, my friend gave away his place in line in front of Best Buy for $100. 

Do you think it’s worth waiting in line all night to make $100 in the morning?

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I came across the following quote by B. Raman while browsing the internet:

” Life is a tragedy for dreamers, a comedy for doers and reality for achievers.”

The quote is self explanatory. If you don’t go after you goals, you won’t achieve them. Having said that, you cannot aim for crazy goals. “I want to be a millionaire overnight.” The only way you are going to achieve that is by hitting the lottery and how many people actually hit the lottery. Good luck with that! If you want your goals to be a reality, the formula is simple: Hard work multiplied by hard work = success.
Nothing in life comes easy. Keep working hard and believe that you can reach it and anything you put your mind to will become a reality. I will leave with the following thought: Actions speak louder than words!

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I know most people frown about giving other websites link love but I’m not one of them.  If you don’t give people link love, how do you expect to get the link love back.

John Chow

This guy is as evil as it gets but at the same time, he knows his stuff.  He started his blog as a hobby but when he learned it made money, he started helping folks on how to make money online.

Shoemoney

Shoemoney is another big player in the make money industry.  This guy is truly a genuine guy and speaks from the heart.  What I really like about his blog is that he does not sugar coat anything.  He puts everything on the table.

DoshDosh

This website has the best material out of the three.  The amount of effort put into the articles are amazing.  If you want to learn how to make money on the Internet, you should definitely check out this blog.

If you have any other blogs that think are worthy of making this list, please feel free to email me or comment on here.

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If you guessed it already, I am talking about the Ohio State Buckeyes Vs the Michigan Wolverines. The formerly # 1 ranked Buckeyes (now 7th) will be facing # 21 Michigan Wolverines. I am a die hard Michigan Wolverines fan and I will be definitely cheering for the Michigan Wolverines. The game starts at 12 pm est time.

The winner of this game will be crowned big 10 championship and the chance to play in the Rose Bowl. I am pumped up and can’t wait for the game to start. This to me is the Super Bowl of the NFL. The game will be played at the Big House which holds over 107,000+ fans. My brother is lucky enough to be going to the game.

GO BLUE!

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If you want to succeed in anything you do, you have to work hard at it. In order to get a good grade in school, you must study for the exam. In order to get a promotion, you need to work your ass off. The same concept applies to blogging. The more effort you put into your blog, the greater returns you will get.

When I say hard work, that doesn’t mean just do the minimum requirements to get something accomplished. The reason most blogs are so popular (John Chow, Shoemoney, Zenhabits) is because they go out of their way to share something they believe in.

So next time you think you are not expecting returns, just keep working hard. Hard work never goes to waste.

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I know a lot of people out there want to get things but never end up getting around to doing them. I am definitely one of those people. Here are 5 ways to get things done:

1. Have an agenda

You should know what you want to get accomplished on a given day. If you have no clue, then you won’t get anything done at all.

2. Write it down

This works great because you constantly have that reminder in front of you of the things you need to get done.

3. Prioritize

You should always write down the order of importance of the tasks that need to get done. You can either use a number system ( 1 to 5, 1 being the most important) or you can write down the list in order of importance.

4. Don’t overload

If you need to get 10 things in a given week, it is a lot easier to do 2 things each day over a 5 day period rather than trying to do all of them on the same day.

5. Walk away

When you are not in the mood to do something, just walk away. Walking away gives you a fresh perspective on things and you get it done faster.

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John Chow wrote a post on how much would dinner cost at Benihanna. He also ran a contest by asking his readers how much the total bill was? I asked Zac Johnson how much the bill was and in the end I did not win but I did get mentioned as the evil award for asking Zac. In return, I received almost 60 hits in first day and more to come in the future.

Reason this is so beneficial for me:

• John Chow will remember my name any time I want to mention something to him.
• I will receive multiple number of hits from JohnChow.com
• I wanted to John Chow to know who I am and now he knows.

I know this isn’t a big win for me but its a start. Anytime you are mentioned by a famous blogger in your niche, it is a big win for me. I have only been blogging for less than a month and being recognized by John Chow is a great start. Let’s see if I can get mentioned by Shoemoney and Problogger.

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