Posts made in August, 2010

Small Tip on Reading Awesome Books

Posted by Arthur on Aug 20, 2010 in Awareness, Confidence, Life Coaching, SpiritSentient.com | 2 comments

There are a lot of ideas in this website. A LOT.

And the primary tool for getting to these ideas, is reading. And there are so many different ways to read, everybody has their own preferred pace, on when and how and what they like to read, it’s all amazing.

Personally, I have a very long history with reading. I’ve been reading books or blogs non-stop almost everyday since I was about 14 years old, and along the way I picked up some powerful ways (at least, I think so), that help me absorb a lot of the most quality information in a relatively easy and fun way.

When I read something difficult, like “The Web of Life by Fritjof Capra” what I do is read it like a newspaper, and jot down all the words that I don’t know. I don’t really care about the word as I write them down, I just do it and then forget about it. Just like a newspaper, you’re never worried about if you skip a few words.

And then at the end of the reading session, I simply google, dictionary.com or wikipedia the words I don’t understand.

This is a great way for some of you to read the latest book from SpiritSentient, Idealution & Thoughtsperity, especially for some of our Japanese friends overseas and those still in Toronto, enjoying our website.

Hope you guys enjoy your new reading tool, and hopefully it will motivate you to conquer new paths of learning that were previously unavailable

Tiny Practicing

Posted by Arthur on Aug 5, 2010 in Life Coaching, Personal Growth, Portfolio, SpiritSentient.com | 0 comments

There are times when you may have a stomach ache, a fever, a break-up, or basically had something that happened to you that makes you feel like a drag.

What to do at these points?

You can focus on something that you are usually passionate about (but can’t really seem to bring it out of your system to go full force at this very moment) and keep working at it in little bits.

For example, if you go to a kickboxing class, but both your arms are injured and your legs feel numb, simply go anyways, and do the sit-up exercises and some light skipping, and that’s all you’ll do.

You’ll find that’s never all you’ll end up doing, because the motivation and energy that comes from putting little bits of love into something just grows in a cumulative way that expands and becomes more awesome as time goes on, in ways that you don’t expect.

The truth is, the more you add and build on the tiny practice things, the more your foundation for your own discipline will grow. If you are a writer, and you are in the process of “writers block”, just write something, anything and it’ll probably turn out good. One paragraph will do. Maybe more. Whatever.

It’s a funny thing that seems so simple, yet takes a lifetime to master, like all the not-so-hidden-secrets to life:

After you’ve done practicing, practice more.

Getting More Pro!

Posted by Arthur on Aug 2, 2010 in Life Coaching, SpiritSentient.com | 4 comments

Hello, and welcome to this new series on “Getting More Pro!”. My name is Arthur Hung, and together we’ll be going through a journey. Over the next few weeks, and if you want, forever, I’m giving you a chance to explore and grow with me in “Getting More Pro!”.

I’ll be going through a series of trials and experiments I’m setting for myself, including each and every part of “Getting Pro”, and finding out what kind of “Pro” I want to become and get tougher upon that area, including: physical power, emotional strength, visualizing ability and the foundation of all that which is courage. So, I’m not going to say getting pro is simply an attitude and a way of life, I’m breaking it down into as many logical parts possible and analyzing it for deeper understanding so that we can find out together what kind of pro that you want to be.

Physical Strength

With physical strength, I’m going to transform my body by doing simple movements, performed without lifting weights or any kind of gym equipment. I’m also going to use things like push-ups, sit-ups, squats, sprinting, speed walking and swimming, stuff like that.

Many of my friends have gotten so much stronger and look amazing using weights, but for myself, after having used weights and not enjoying the experience, I dislike them. Everybody’s body is different, and I find that bodyweight calisthenics (push-ups, sit-ups, those sorts of things) are most functional for what I want, to build endurance, build flexibility and build strength, a greater understanding of the human body and the least risk to overworking without a spotter (a partner or coach that watches you) the muscles and joints. The only thing watching me is also the thing that is helping me get tougher, the floor, gravity, and of course, my own body.

Especially when you are growing stronger physically , it’s good to have a goal.

Do you want the strength to go to the gym and lift weights with ease, or it could be as simple as doing regular daily activities at ease such as being able to carry all your laundry without asking for help.

Do you want to be strong in an intense, short period of time? A sprinter like Usain Bolt, the Olympic 3-time gold medalist is probably a good example

Do you want to be strong for a long stretch? Lance Armstrong, the world’s most well known cyclist could be a good role model for you.

Do you want to be strong… forever? The MMA fighter, Fedor Emelianenko and Bruce Lee are people I admire.

How strong do I want to be, and for what? It’s to be able to be strong for a long stretch, doing unique power moves such as, one armed push-ups, handstand push-ups and the most interesting out of all of them, planche pushups (where your legs don’t touch the floor and you are doing pushups).

What sort of strength do you most need, physical and otherwise? Think about whether the training you’re going through is actually putting you in the direction of the results you want, and if they are not, then do less of those activities and more of the ones that are giving you the results you want.

Oh yea, and have fun 