Five Ways To Be Serious

"In every success story, the longest chapter is the one about determination."

While life demands many things, seriousness is one which we need to come up with our self if you want to grow big in life. Some people are born serious, some become serious due to the situation they face. If you don't fall in these two categories, it is very hard for you to become serious then. However, not every successful man was born serious, but they found a way to be more serious about their goals and how to be more effective in life.

Here are five ways on how to be serious in life:

1. Visualize Your Future

   The best way is to visualize your future as per your current efforts. If you are a person who isn't working hard in academics or job, then you wouldn't be much successful as your potential is. This might scare you, but you need to take this in a positive way and try to change yourself and your lifestyle.
   
   You need to toughen yourself up by not procrastinating everything in life. Everything you feel like postponing imagine the disastrous future you might have if you take it lightly. Eg, if you are a skinny guy. Imagine you won't get the girl of your choice if you remain skinny and it will help you do your current work more seriously.

2. Pick A Person To Disappoint

   Many of us don't work well under the fear of the future as it scares us even more. Hence, you need a pick person in your life whom you don't want to disappoint, like your parents, siblings, or partner. Set realistic goals in your life and tell this special person about it.
   
   If you fail those goals, they would be disappointing them, and this might hurt you. You will start to take these goals more seriously as you don't want them to see you as a failure. This way, you are creating a situation which is forcing you to be successful in life, but you need to do it correctly for it to work.

3. Give Yourself Motivation

   Many of us watch a movie or a video, and we become motivated. But that doesn't work for long. As soon as the hangover of those stories ends in our mind, so does the motivation. We need a reason to be motivated from within.
   
   That motivation can be anything from taking your parents to their far away ancestral place or giving your children the comfort, you didn't have. Anything which motivates you will force you to be serious in life. If you don't want to loose your partner, keep it as a motivation to improve your life, and this will keep you serious in life.

4. Commit Yourself In Public

   All of us shamed to be put in the spot in public. Committing to a goal in public puts you in a situation of public shame. Which all we are afraid of. This puts a watch on our head and force us to work. This is an effective way to become serious in life. But beware only do this if you can handle the pressure of a deadline, otherwise, this will backfire and drive you even further in the trap.
   
   
   But if you get serious, you will turn out to be even more confident and will demand respect from everyone around. So, this is a double edge sword, it may or may not work.

5. Take Responsibility Of Your Action

   People often run from taking responsibility for their life. They would rather change their goal then face the consequence of their action. For example, Students often change their major due to low marks and then excuse themselves as they were never interested in the first place.
   
   However, if you start taking responsibility for yourself, you will work your way so that you don't need to face everyone with head down. This reminds me of a saying, "A person works when he knows he doesn't have anyone to work for him". When we know we can only change our life, we become serious and try to change our life with all we have.

These five ways how to be serious in life, try each of them to see which works on you and then repeat it again and again till it becomes a habit in life and you become serious for good.

The above Article was sourced from the mobile app BestifyMe

Indrajatra Photography Competition 2015

Competition Detail:
Indrajatra Starts: 27th September
Photo Submission : 28th Sep-27th Oct
Voting Starts from : 12th Oct - 6th Nov

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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH
Send us an email with your Photograph along with your name, contact number(at least one). Metadata also needs to be submitted for category A contestants and captions for each photograph has been made compulsory.

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Email Address:

jatranepa@gmail.com

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Entry Category

CATEGORY A

Taken from Digital SLR Cameras
All photographs submitted under this category must be taken by high-tech gadgets (at least a mini DSLR).

CATEGORY B

Taken from Compact Digital Cameras or Mobile Cameras
Photographs submitted for this category can be of any type (mobile/ordinary digi-cam), provided it meets the requirements.

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Terms and Conditions:
Entry is open to all the Nepali people and Foreigneers; provided that the photo must be taken during this year's festival and must reflect cultural values.

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Photos must be taken by the entrants themselves and it must be of this year’s Indrajatra.

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The photo must reflect the aspects of the festival and its cultural importance. Using a good caption for photos is highly recommended and is compulsory.

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Contestant must submit the Meta data along with the photo. (Only for Category A)

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Digitally manipulated Photos will not be accepted.(Minor adjustments, including spotting, dodging and burning, sharpening, contrast and slight colour adjustment or the digital equivalents, are acceptable. But the entrant should mention this during the submission and submit the original file as well).

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Pictures with watermarks will not be accepted.

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Each participant can upload only 1 for each category (contestant can choose to replace their existing entry with a new photo and in that case, the old picture may be transferred to other albums of the page).

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The organizer reserves the right to amend competition rules at any time.

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The organisers have all the rights regarding the selection of the winner.

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By entering the competition, the contestant will grant rights to the organizer to use the photographs for promotional use.

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The entrants must send their uploaded photos along with Real Full Name, Active email address Contact number Metadata (required only for professional category)

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For submission, contestant must email their photograph with all the mentioned details.

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All entrants must accept to the terms and conditions of the competition.

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Winners:
There will be 3 winners from this competition:
Winner from the A category, both selected and judged by the judges.
Runner Up from the A category selected and judged by the judges.
Winner with the most likes/votes from the viewers (Category B).

What is "Euta Kitaab Euta Kaapi" and how can you help flourish education in Nepal?

With chaos still mongering in the soils of Nepal after the recent disaster that destroyed the lives of so many and engulfed many historical & cultural heritages, many organizations and individuals are still struggling to help stabilize the lives of people. Fear stuck, many people are still not comfortable sleeping in their houses. While many teachers and students also suffers the same I'd still considered them to be lucky for they have their schools in a working condition. Education in Nepal has always been facing challenges in Nepal with an literacy rate of only 56.6 %¹, the recent earthquake has further added nothing but only obstacle for this developing country where child labor and child trafficking is still a major problem yet to be solved.

With a vision to provide aid for the unfortunate children who are unable to manage to go to school due to poverty and lack of resources, a local NGO from the city of Bhaktapur, My Earth Nepal (estd: 2011), initiated a project by the name  "Euta Kitaab Euta Kaapi" from 14^th of June, 2015. Their mission, through this project is to make educational resources like stationery items, school bags, uniforms etc available to those who cannot afford. They began this project being focused in rural areas where, the only means of transportation is by foot and other NGOs haven't yet paid their visit or attention.

 

Currently, the organization is striving with funds collected from within the board members and a little help from their friends abroad which certainly is not going to sustain them for the life time of this project as they do not will to put a period on their mission by making it to only one place. Their dream is to reach out to all the needy hands in every corner of the nation and pave a way for an educated generation.

Before involving themselves in this project, My Earth Nepal actively worked in various relief program after the Earthquake on the 25th of April, 2015. Sanitation in temporary shelter was their prime focus as they were well aware of the possibilities of disease outbreaks in such conditions. They also teamed up with various other organizations to build semi-permanent shelters, distribute medical and food items, tents etc.

Despite with fewer hands to help, My Earth Nepal is walking strong towards rebuilding Nepal and hopes to gain attraction of passionate youths who are willing to devout their time and efforts to bring forth a positive change in Nepal.
If you are in Nepal, if you are willing to see positive change in Nepal and if you believe that change comes from within you, don't just share this news but be a part of it.
To learn more about this project, you can contact the My Earth Nepal team through their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MyEarthNepal

References:

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1. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/kathmandu/about-this-office/single-view/news/unesco_celebrates_international_literacy_day_in_nepal/#.VbDF8fmqqko

Hey Marshal, Is that an amp in your pocket? No its just an android =D

From nowhere, Marshall leaked plans this morning for a smartphone called London, which it designed with all of the retro style and texture of one of its classic guitar amps. It's a seriously cool look for a smartphone that no one else has really tried before. That's enough to put it on our wish lists, even if the specs inside of it could use a bump. This is a lower-end phone, with a 4.7-inch, 720p display, 2GB of RAM, a 2500 mAh (removable) battery, and a Snapdragon 410 processor. That at least means it has LTE, and the Moto E uses that same processor to power one of the best low-end phones we've seen. Naturally, Marshall's phone is all about music. You can read more about its specs and intentions "here", but if you want a detailed look at its rock and roll stylings, that can all be found down below.
[Originally posted at: HERE]

Who owns the most powerful passport Why is Nepal's passport one of the least desirable in the world?

Australian passports are the ninth most powerful in the world, according to a new online passport index that allows you to sort passports of the world by a 'passport power rank'.

Created by financial advisory firm Arton Capital, the index determines the ranking of a country by calculating how many countries passport holders can visit without an advance visa, or by purchasing visa on arrival.

Those holding Australian passports can visit 138 countries without having to obtain a visa prior to arrival. Czech Republic and Hungarian passport holders are also ranked equal ninth, behind 24 other countries, placing all three countries one spot behind New Zealand passports, ranked eighth most powerful with 139 countries permitting entry without a visa.

USA and UK passports are the most powerful, each possessing a total of 147 countries its citizens can visit without needing a visa.

French, Germany and South Korean citizens tied for second place, with 145 countries.

Passports from places with advanced economies, such as Hong Kong, sitting in the eleventh spot, dominate the list.

Some of the least desirable passports are from Bhutan (40), Myanmar (28), Nepal (38), Afghanistan (38), Iraq (38) and North Korea (44). These countries can be notoriously difficult to get a visa for.

Visa requirements are often an interesting, but overlooked, indicator of national relations, according to The Washington Post.

Countries that are allied usually offer each others' citizens a quick visa on arrival.

Visitors to countries on not-so-friendly terms may have to provide entry and exit information, a letter of invitation, details about where they are staying throughout the trip, as well as paying a hefty fee. Mistakes could be punished by the application process being drawn out, or worse still, rejected.

Recently, Australia was excluded from a list of 45 countries to be offered visa-free travel to Indonesia.

Strained relations over the imminent execution of two convicted Australian drug traffickers were blamed for the exclusion.

Visas were to be waived for several Asian and European countries for reciprocity.

"If we give visa-free travel to Australia, we have to be given the same thing," Tourism Minister Arif Yahya said. "It cannot be that we give it to them first."

Currently, Australians pay $US35 ($A45.76) for entry into Indonesia, which provides them with a 30 day maximum stay. Australian tourists account for 12 per cent of all foreigners visiting Indonesia in 2014, according to the Indonesian statistics bureau.

While the Passport Index does allow you to sort passports by ranking, location and colour, it does not allow you to see which countries specific passports will permit you to enter without a visa.

So, in case you were wondering which country New Zealand passport holders can enter without a visa that Australians can't - it's Brazil.

World's most powerful passports by rank

1. USA, UK (147)

2. France, South Korea, Germany (145)

3. Italy, Sweden (144)

4. Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands (143)

5. Switzerland (142)

6. Spain, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal (141)

7. Canada, Greece, Austria, Malaysia (140)

8. New Zealand (139)

9. Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary (138)

10. Poland, Slovakia (137)

... and the least powerful

Palestinian Territories, Solomon Islands, Myanmar, South Sudan (28)

Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, Ethiopia (38)

To view the full index, click here. 

How a man cleaned up a river while walking to work: A Great inspiration

One Person "CAN" Make A Difference!

Tommy Kleyn of the Netherlands recently cleaned up a river singlehandedly, on his daily walk to work.

“It took me about 30 minutes to fill one garbage bag with trash, but one bag doesn’t make a dent in a place as polluted as this. I vowed to fill one bag of trash each day as I passed this spot,” Kleyn said.

As he picked up trash each day, Kleyn documented his progress by taking pictures and sharing them on a new Facebook page called Project Schone Schie.

Within just six days, Kleyn was able to make significant progress with his clean up effort, and when his neighbors started to notice the difference, they began to chip in as well.

“The idea is to motivate people to fill one garbage bag with litter each year. It only takes 30 minutes, it really makes a difference and you will be amazed about how good you feel afterwards,” he said.

When the story went viral, people from local towns began following in his footsteps and picking areas to clean up on their daily travels. In Kleyn’s area alone, residents have now helped to collect over a ton of trash in just a few short weeks. Now people all over the world are becoming inspired by this story after learning how a little effort can go such a long way.

Can you think of a place that you pass every day that needs to be cleaned up?

Read More: http://www.trueactivist.com/man-cleans-up-trash-from-riverbank-on-his-way-to-work/

Are You Sure That Your Contributions Are Reaching The Victims? A Lesson To Nepal From Haiti

We all have known NEPAL to be a country that is so rich in nature that it has been voted as one of the best places for travel and a must-visit-place before you die. The country is not just rich in nature, it is rich with natural resources and comprises of diverse communities that share various cultures, language and tradition. Despite being diverse in origin and identity, the people here live united as one but since a decade or more, the land has faced many ups and downs. From the emergence of the civil war raged by the maoist, the massacare of the royal family, the dethroning of monarchy and the absence of a stable government and lack of constitution since then.

While the nation already was suffering from its political instability, on April 25th 2015, it was stuck by another disaster that has now dragged the nation and its people in a deep trauma. An earthquake of 7.8M destroyed many homes, swayed many lives away and destroyed large numbers of cultural heritages that were also renowned by UNESCO as world heritage. The loss that the nation suffers is unbearable and have broken many people's heart yet, they are trying their best to gather as one and rebuild the nation.

Apart from all the Nepalese people living abroad, many foreigneers have been generous in helping Nepal in its time of real need, by donating their hard-earned money or by giving away clothes, medicines, blankets or food materials. As a Nepalese, I would like to express my gratitude to all those humble souls for each of their helps does count and mean a lot to a small and suffering nation like Nepal, Thank You. Help has had also been dedicated from many international governments though some countries only mocked to help while keeping their presence in Nepal only for fulfilling their purpose. My sincere thanks to all those rescue and relief officers who served the nation with their heart.

It was quite a shame to see how the Nepalese government reacted to this turmoil, infact, did they even react? For days after the incident, no government representative made a public announcement to acknowledge the fact or to console its people that they are being looked after. The people had long lost faith in the politician but this quake has finally given the people the voice to rebel openly against the fruitless government and vain politicians. It should not be a topic of debate to say that the government of Nepal is highly corrupt but how disgraceful are these "morons in power" to be so treachorous even at such times.

To all those people, both Nepalese and non-Nepalese, who have casted their help to the nation, please do not rest assured for there remains doubts that whether your efforts have reached the needy or has it found warmth in the pockets of filthy politicians and their shareholders. Even if you had made your donations through a reputed NGO, it still doesn't acertain that your contributions are being used to the fullest, for I have lost my hope on such NGOs after the 2012 KONY hoax. Many such organiztions use media to manipulate our minds and we are too busy in our lifes to keep track of how things are running.

There is a lot to learn for Nepal from Haiti, a nation quite similar to Nepal, that also got hit by similar disaster just 5 years ago. Despite they recieved billions in aid, the situation in Haiti has not got any better. To learn more about it please do watch the following video.

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On a foot note, to my fellow countrymen, Please be aware and share awareness. Donot rely or keep expectation from government, NGOs, INGOs or international aid(s), this nation belongs to us and it is our duty and responsibility to re-build it. Do not think through the perception of any party, religion or cast but think as a citizen. Let us take this lesson from Haiti in our hearts and minds and let us promise that we will not let our country be further shatterd and sheared by the filthy hands of the corrupt minds. And always keep in mind, "United, we stand. Divided, we fall", so let us not fall for we need to rise back and we need to rise as high as the Everest.

And to those who have casted your helps or are planning to, please make sure that you are working through a reliable channel and do keep an update to where your hard earned money is being spent and if the needy are really getting the help that you have offered.