Potensi Kelautan Indonesia menurut Ibu Susi Pudjiastuti

Jakarta - Sebelum melakukan inspeksi mendadak di Gedung Mina Bahari II, kantor pusat Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP), Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pudjiastuti rapat dengan Dirjen Perikanan Tangkap Gellwyn Yusuf bersama Sekjen KKP Syarief Widjaja. Diskusi juga diikuti puluhan Pegawai Negeri Sipil (PNS) Ditjen Perikanan Tangkap KKP.

Emosi Susi sedikit meletup saat ia mengungkapkan spesies ikan mahal di Uni Eropa yang diklaim sebagai milik Malaysia. Padahal ikan tersebut hidup di perairan Indonesia.

"Ada ikan jenis black tiger yang saya beli di supermarket Eropa, ternyata disebut itu dari Malaysia. Di sana terpampang fifty seven zone (zona 57). Memangnya Malaysia punya zona pulau?" tegas Susidi kantornya, Jakarta, Rabu (29/10/2014).

Susi yang ahli navigasi koordinat kewilayahan ini mengungkapkan zona 57 adalah Samudera Hindia, artinya ada di wilayah Indonesia.

"Dia (Malaysia) itu declare dan di-packaging. Ikannya besar tetapi produk Malaysia. Wong gendeng, itu pulau jadi-jadian. Ini maling tetapi berani terang-terangan. Ini saya temukan di supermarket Eropa. Zone 57 itu Indian Ocean (Samudra Hindia)," papar Susi.

Lebih lanjut Susi menjelaskan, harga ikan tersebut cukup mahal dan Malaysia yang mendapatkan nilai tambah. Dia juga mengungkapkan kasus serupa terjadi antara Indonesia dengan Thailand.

"Laut kita luasnya 15 kali luas laut Thailand, tetapi hasil lautnya hanya 1/5 Thailand. Itu gila," kata Susi dengan nada marah.

Jakarta - Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pudjiastuti menjadi magnet di kantor Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP) hari ini. Betapa tidak, ribuan pegawai negeri sipil, mantan menteri, hingga direksi bank nasional hadir saat serah terima jabatan (sertijab) dengan menteri yang lama yaitu Sharief C Sutardjo.

Datang mengenakan kebaya berwarna putih, lengkap dengan kain songket berwarna hijau bermotif cokelat, dengan sanggul, Susi betul-betul menjadi daya tarik ribuan peserta sertijab. Para peserta segera mengeluarkan kamera canggih dan beberapa di antaranya membawa tongsis dari rumah, untuk mendokumentasikan momen yang jarang terjadi.

Acara semakin ramai dan riuh, saat Susi berpidato di tengah-tengah lautan ribuan peserta sertijab. Mereka tidak segan-segan meneriaki 'hidup Bu Susi', atau tepuk tangan saat Susi mengungkapkan isi pidatonya.

Tanpa satupun helai teks pidato, Susi dengan lihat mengungkapkan kata demi kata dengan gaya tangan yang tidak bisa diam. Berikut ini isi pidato Susi yang menjadi daya tarik peserta sertijab di Gedung Mina Bahari III, kantor pusat Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP), Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Jakarta, Rabu (29/10/2014).

Yang saya hormati, Pak Cicip, Daniel Kaiser ayah dari anak saya. Saya habis kata-kata dan hari ini kalian kasih wejangan yang luar biasa bagi saya. Dari kemarin saya sudah berdiskusi dengan seluruh pejabat eselon I kementerian. Hampir semua pejabat eselon I di sini ilmuwan, tetapi ijazah saya hanya sebatas SMP. Tetapi saya sudah berdiksui dengan semua pejabat eselon I. Semua open mind dan open welcome kepada saya. Ujungnya kita punya common sense dan logika.

Kemudian saya akui pernah ke kantor kementerian ini 15 tahun yang lalu. Sudah lama saya tidak pernah ke kantor ini dan sudah banyak berubah. Namun sekarang kita harus masukan komersialisasi untuk mensejahterakan nelayan. Jadi jika itu ada, maka ada development-nya sustain. Saya mau terus bekerja keras di awal untuk membangun sistem itu agar ke depan terpikirkan komersialisasi akan menciptakan business sense, sehingga akan ada buying commercial untuk mendapatkan profit. Kalau sudah ada profit maka bisa berkelanjutan, dan bisa merambah ke hal yang lain.

Kemudian sejak kemarin, banyak media yang panggil saya Bu menteri, Bu menteri. Siapa Bu menteri? Nama saya bukan Bu menteri, Bu Susi saya baru kenal. Tetapi saya ingin kerja dan saya tidak mau diganggu lagi sama media. Saya ingin hari ini wawancara terakhir saya. Saya ini selebritis atau menteri KKP ya. Di sini ada Pak Menko, Pak Menko saya jadi nggak bisa kerja saya (diganggu media).

Pak Cicip yang saya hormati, saya mengambil pekerjaan ini tidak untuk kaya dan menjadi saya hebat, saya terima pekerjaan ini karena pengalaman 33 tahun saya di sektor perikanan dan 10 tahun di penerbangan bisa membantu Indonesia menjadi lebih baik. Menjadi tuan rumah di negeri sendiri, membangun ekonomi mandiri, membangun kebanggaan diri sendiri. Kangan sampai laut kita yang besarnya 70% atau 5 kali lebih besar laut kita dari Thailand, dan beribu-ribu kali lipat dengan Malaysia tetapi angka ekspor kita kalah jauh dibandingkan Malaysia dan Thailand. Ini jadi target kita semua.

Jadi kita siap bekerja siang malam? (Tanya Susi kepada PNS KKP). Insya allah saya ingin kita terus bekerja keras. Suasana Susi Air 2 tahun ini kerjanya bagus, saya yakin staf di KKP juga akan memberikan lingkungan yang sama kepada saya.

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Kurangnya Usia Produktif Di Industri Pertanian Menghambat Produksi Pangan Domestik

Petani Indonesia 80 persen berusia di atas 50 tahun

JAKREV – Petani di Indonesia saat ini sekitar 80 persen di antaranya berusia di atas 50 tahun, kata Manajer Advokasi dan Jaringan Koalisi Rakyat untuk Kedaulatan Pangan (KRKP) Said Abdullah kepada Antara di Jakarta, Rabu (29/10).

“Jika dikategorikan usia petani Indonesia tahun 2014 terdiri dari
- 62 % berusia lebih dari 45 tahun,
- 26 % 35-44 tahun dan
- 12 % < 35 tahun,”
ujarnya usai menjadi narasumber diskusi jurnalis terkait dengan peran kaum muda dalam pembangunan pertanian.

Menurut Said, usia produktif dan berkurangnya jumlah petani akan berimplikasi pada menurunnya produksi pangan dalam negeri. Selain itu, petani yang tersisa hanyalah mereka yang tua-tua.

“Rendahnya kelompok usia muda di sektor pertanian bukanlah fenomena baru, sudah sejak lama kita dihadapkan pada situasi ini dan terus meningkat derajatnya,” katanya.

Said menjelaskan bahwa ada banyak alasan yang bisa dijadikan kaum muda enggan kembali ke pertanian, alasan utama tentu saja berkaitan dengan ekonomi.

“Petani hingga saat ini masih dipandang sebagai profesi yang tidak menjanjikan, tidak memberikan harapan, petani mengalami kerugian dan bergelut dengan kemiskinan,” katanya.

Dia menuturkan dengan stigma demikian, sektor pertanian bukanlah bidang yang dapat menarik perhatian kaum muda, sehingga mereka akan lebih suka bekerja sebagai buruh pabrik atau pergi bekerja di kota.

“Pada sisi lain, investasi dan intervensi pemerintah pada kelompok muda di sektor pertanian sangat rendah, dukungan untuk memulihkan minat menjadi petani hampir tidak ada,” tegasnya.

Dia menambahkan salah satu contoh keberadaan sekolah-sekolah pertanian justru makin hari makin berkurang, dalam tataran program pun pemerintah tidak ada inisiatif khusus terkait hal ini.

“Persoalan ini perlu mendapat perhatian serius dari semua kalangan terutama pemerintah, risiko yang ditanggung akan sangat besar jika kemudian kita mengalami defisit tenaga kerja sektor pertanian,” tambah Said. (ant)

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15 Phrases Never Been Said by Successful People

You'll Never Hear Successful People Say These 15 Phrases

SUJAN PATEL
Entrepreneur and Marketer, VP of Marketing at When I Work
OCTOBER 27, 2014

If you want to become more successful as an entrepreneur or in your career, you can start by making a habit of talking and thinking more like the people you know or read about who are already successful.

Here are some phrases you’ll NEVER HEAR a successful person say:

1. "We can't do that."

One thing that makes people and companies successful is the ability to make solving their customers’ problems and demands their main priority. If a need arises repeatedly, the most successful people learn how to solve it as quickly as they can.

2. "I don't know how."

Instead of automatically shutting down solution-finding, successful people learn what they can in order to succeed in a project or in their career. For example, you would never see a truly successful international business consultant who travels to Italy multiple times per year refusing to learn Italian.

3. "I don’t know what that is."

Pleading ignorance doesn’t make the problem go away. It just makes the asker find someone who is able to work with them to solve the problem. While’s it’s always good to be honest with those you interact with, finishing this phrase with “but I’ll find out” is a surefire way to become more successful.

4. "I did everything on my own."

The best people know to surround themselves with others who are smart, savvy and as dedicated as they are. What makes this work is always giving credit where it’s due, as due credit to you will always come back in hand. Recognize those that have helped you or made an impact and you’ll continue to earn success and recognition yourself.

5. "That's too early."

You would never hear Benjamin Franklin or someone such as Steve Jobs say, “that is too early for me to be there.” If there is a networking meeting, project launch or interview opportunity at the very beginning of the day, the most successful people do what it takes to be there. Part of being successful is being at the right place at the right time, no matter if you’re a morning bird or night owl.

6. "That’s too late."

Along the same lines, if you’re asked to a 9 p.m. dinner by a potential business partner, and you can make it, definitely go. You may be tired the next day, but the connections you will make during a small dinner or after-hours meeting can make all the difference when it comes to your career or next project.

7. "It's too bad we couldn't work together."

Truly hitting it off with someone can be a rare occurrence, but if you truly connect with someone and want to work with them, find a way to make it work. Finding people that you really enjoy communicating with don’t come along too often, so whether it’s a case study or a new business, successful people know that working with those who truly align with your personality and interests are the path to true success.

8. "Let's catch up sometime."

Many times, this phrase is said as filler, without any true follow up. Successful people know that if they really want to catch up with someone, they follow up to make it happen. This also builds on the idea that the most successful people have worked hard to build genuine connections and relationships within their network, without any hidden agenda. Nurturing your network means being thoughtful of others, while keeping your relationships with them on top of your mind.

9. "I'm sorry, I'm too busy."

If an opportunity comes their way, successful people do what it takes to make it happen. Sure, this might mean longer hours occasionally, but if you want something to work, that is what it takes. After all, according to Lao-Tzu: "Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’”

10. "That was all my idea."

Again, as mentioned in number four, the most successful people spread the wealth when it comes to doling out praise from a successful project. No idea is truly one’s own -- it’s a sum of their experiences from interacting and building off of collaborative ideas with a team. Doling out praise and encouragement is a crucial part of building a successful company and culture.

11. "I never read books."

Tom Corley of Rich Habits found that rich people read (and listen to) books at a much higher rate than poor people: “63 percent of wealthy parents make their children read two or more non-fiction books a month vs. 3 percent of poor.” Also, “63 percent of wealthy listen to audio books during commute to work vs. 5 percent of poor people.” Reading non-fiction (as well as fiction) can help reduce stress, enhance creativity and boost your memory.

12. "I'm not good enough."

Part of being successful is having a high sense of self-worth. Being yourself is one trait that promises success in business and your personal life. Follow your true interests. What you would do in your life if you didn’t need money?

13. "It's OK." (over and over)

Successful people know when to walk away and stop taking excuses from others. If there is a bottleneck and something (or someone) is preventing you from completing a project on time, build up your business, or move you forward in your goals, then it’s time to set boundaries and decide to limit your involvement.

14. "If our competitors don't have it, then we don't need it."

Copying competitors is one of the many possible deaths for most companies. True innovation comes from the flip side: figuring out what competitors aren’t doing and fill that niche to answer a need in the industry.

15. "Time off is for suckers."

True success should be seen as a well-rounded approach, one with vacations, weekends with friends and family and hours of downtime on the weekdays. While workload varies for everyone at times, taking vacation can make you better at your job.

Sometimes to get to where you want to be, the best and easiest thing to do is to simply follow the examples that others set for you.

What phrases are you going to eliminate from your day-to-day conversations and thinking?

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Difference between Successful vs Unsuccessful Individuals

Here Are 5 Major Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful People
JACQUELYN SMITH CAREERS MAR. 25, 2014, 4:22 AM

A few weeks ago, Dave Kerpen, author and chief executive of Likeable Local, received a postcard that illustrated the traits and behaviors of truly successful people.

The card came from fellow Entrepreneurs Organization member Andy Bailey, the chief executive of Petra Coach. Although the two CEOs have never met, Kerpen said in a recent LinkedIn post that the postcard has had a profound effect on him, “reinforcing values I believe in and reminding me on a daily basis of the attitudes and habits that I know I need to embrace in order to become successful.”

Kerpen laid out some of the biggest differences between successful and unsuccessful people. Here are five of them:

1. Successful people embrace change. Unsuccessful people fear it. “Embracing change is one of the hardest things a person can do,” Kerpen says. With the world moving fast and technology accelerating at a rapid speed, it’s imperative that we embrace these changes and adapt, rather than fear them, deny then, or hide from them, he says. Successful people are able to do just that.

2. Successful people talk about ideas. Unsuccessful people talk about people. Instead of gossiping about people — which gets you nowhere — successful people discuss ideas. “Sharing ideas with others will only make them better,” Kerpen says.

3. Successful people accept responsibility for their failures. Unsuccessful people blame others. Truly successful leaders and businesspeople experience both ups and downs in their lives and careers. But they always accept responsibility for their failures. Kerpen says blaming others solves nothing. “It just puts other people down and absolutely no good comes from it.”

4. Successful people give others all the credit for their victories. Unsuccessful people take all the credit from others. Letting people have their moments to shine motives them to work harder, and, consequently, makes you look better as a leader or teammate.

5. Successful people want others to succeed. Unsuccessful people secretly hope others fail. “When you’re in an organization with a group of people, in order to be successful, you all have to be successful,” Kerpen explains. That’s why the most successful people don’t wish for their demise; they want to see their co-workers succeed and grow.

Other major differences: successful people exude joy, share data and information, read every day, and continuously learn, while unsuccessful people exude anger, hoard data and information, watch TV every day, and fly by the seat of their pants.

To read all 16 differences between successful people and unsuccessful people, check out the full LinkedIn post here.

© 2014 REV Asia

Source:
http://www.businessinsider.co.id/differences-between-successful-and-unsuccessful-people-2014-3/#.VE7aT8v-LqA

Belajar Bersyukur Atas Kemerdekaan dari Monas

Hari ini kami ada kesempatan untuk mampir ke Monumen Nasional dan memperhatikan dinding yang mengelilingi Monas.

Adalah dinding dengan berbagai patung pada saat kita masih dijajah. Beberapa orang dipaksa bekerja seperti layaknya jaman Firaun.

Sekarang Indonesia sudah merdeka selama 69 tahun. Tidak ada lagi penindasan fisik oleh penjajah.

Seharusnya kita mensyukuri dengan sungguh-sungguh bahwa kita sekarang memiliki kebebasan untuk bekerja mencari nafkah dan bebas untuk berpendapat.

Gunakanlah kebebasan itu dengan penuh syukur dan bijak. Tidak menghujat tapi bersatu untuk kepentingan bersama.

Why Asians Are Less Creative Than Westernes

Why Asians Are Less Creative Than Westerners

Prof. Ng Aik Kwang dari University of Queensland dalam bukunya "Why Asians Are Less Creative Than Westerners "
(2001) yang dianggap kontroversial tapi menjadi BEST SELLER mengemukakan beberapa hal di bawah ini yang telah membuka mata dan pikiran banyak orang Asia:

1. Bagi orang Asia, ukuran sukses dalam hidup adalah banyaknya materi yang dimiliki (rumah, mobil, uang, dan harta lain).  Makanya barang-barang mewah begitu laku keras di Indonesia, China, Malaysia, terlebih di negara2 yang memang masih ada social economic gap.

Passion (Rasa cinta terhadap sesuatu) tidak dihargai. Sebagai akibatnya, bidang kreativitas kalah populer oleh profesi dokter, lawyer, dan sejenisnya yang
dianggap lebih cepat bisa menjadikan seseorang untuk memiliki kekayaan banyak.

2. Menghalalkan segala cara. Bagi orang Asia, banyaknya kekayaan yang dimiliki lebih dihargai daripada cara untuk memperoleh kekayaan tersebut. Tidak heran bila cerita, novel, sinetron atau film yang disukai adalah yang bertema orang miskin menemukan harta karun, atau dijadikan istri oleh pangeran dan sejenis itu. Tidak heran pula bila perilaku koruptif pun ditolerir/diterima sebagai sesuatu
yang wajar.
Tujuannya hanya kekayaan. Bukan berkarya atau berkontribusi.

3. Hanya Fokus pada Hafalan. Bagi orang Asia, pendidikan identik dengan hafalan berbasis "kunci jawaban" bukan pengertian. Ujian Nasional, Tes Masuk Perguruan Tinggi, dll semua berbasis hafalan. Sampai tingkat sarjana, mahasiswa diharuskan hafal rumus-rumus ilmu pasti dan ilmu hitung lainnya
bukan diarahkan untuk memahami kapan dan bagaimana menggunakan rumus-rumus tersebut.

4. karena berbasis hafalan, murid-murid sekolah di Asia dijejali sebanyak mungkin pelajaran.
Mereka dididik menjadi "Jack of All Trades, But Master of None" (Tahu sedikit tentang banyak hal tetapi tidak menguasai apapun).

5. Karena berbasis hafalan, banyak pelajar Asia bisa jadi juara dalam Olimpiade Fisika dan Matematika. Tapi hampir tidak pernah ada orang Asia yang menang Nobel atau Hadiah Internasional lainnya yang berbasis inovasi dan kreativitas.

6. Orang Asia takut salah (kiasi) dan takut kalah (kiasu). Makanya sifat eksploratif untuk memenuhi rasa penasaran dan keberanian untuk mengambil resiko kurang dihargai.

7. Bagi orang Asia, bertanya artinya bodoh. Makanya rasa penasaran tidak mendapat tempat dalam proses pendidikan di sekolah.
Maka dari itu; DO KEEP ASKING! BE CURIOUS.

8. Karena takut salah dan takut dianggap bodoh, di sekolah atau dalam seminar/workshop peserta jarang mau bertanya tetapi setelah sesi berakhir peserta mengerumuni guru/narasumber untuk meminta penjelasan tambahan. 

sumber: www.findtoyou.com/ebook/download-smp-4817449.html

Why do so many modern creative geniuses like Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Charles Darwin hail from the West instead of the East? Why do the Chinese, who were the first people in the world to use paper, printing and gunpowder, lag behind their Western counterparts in modern discoveries and inventions? You can find the answers to these questions and more in this book, which argues that Asians are less creative than their Western counterparts because of their cultural background. Also included are practical pointers on how to be more creative in everyday life.

sumber: http://www.goodreads.com/bookshow/1760689.Why_Asians_are_Less_Creative_than_Westerners 

Dalam bukunya, Prof.Ng Aik Kwang menawarkan beberapa solusi sebagai berikut:

1. Hargai proses. Hargailah orang karena pengabdiannya, bukan karena kekayaannya. Percuma bangga naik haji atau membangun mesjid atau pesantren, tapi duitnya dari hasil korupsi

2. Hentikan pendidikan berbasis kunci jawaban. Biarkan murid memahami bidang yang paling disukainya.

3. Jangan jejali murid dengan banyak hafalan, apalagi matematika. Untuk apa diciptakan kalkulator kalau jawaban untuk X x Y harus dihapalkan? Biarkan murid memilih sedikit mata pelajaran tapi benar-benar dikuasainya.

4. Biarkan anak memilih profesi berdasarkan passion (rasa cinta)-nya pada bidang itu, bukan memaksanya mengambil jurusan atau profesi tertentu yang lebih cepat menghasilkan uang.

5. Dasar kreativitas adalah rasa penasaran berani ambil resiko. Ayo bertanya!

6. Guru adalah fasilitator, bukan dewa yang harus tahu segalanya. Mari akui dengan bangga kalau kita tidak tahu!

7. Passion manusia adalah anugerah Tuhan. Sebagai orang tua, kita bertanggungjawab untuk mengarahkan anak kita untuk menemukan passionnya dan mensupportnya.

Sumber : http://hermawayne.blogspot.com/

20 Things You Do When You Succeed in Life

20 Signs You’re Succeeding In Life Even If You Don’t Feel You Are

BY CAROL MORGAN

We all feel like failures from time to time. While this is a normal feeling, you have to find a way to see yourself and your life from a different perspective. Sometimes we ignore the “little things.” Just because you are not a millionaire, don’t live in a mansion, and you don’t drive a fancy car, that doesn’t mean you’re a failure. In fact, it’s quite the contrary.

Here are 20 signs that you are succeeding in life:

1. Your relationships are less dramatic than they used to be.

Drama is not maturity. As we age, we should develop maturity. So maybe your relationships were drama-filled in your past, but if you have moved beyond that, then you are successful.

2. You are not afraid to ask for help and support any more.

Asking for help does not equal weakness. In fact, it is a strength. No person has ever succeeded in isolation. It takes teamwork to accomplish goals. Asking or help is a sign that you have grown as a person.

3. You have raised your standards.

You don’t tolerate bad behavior any more – from other people, or even yourself. You hold people accountable for their actions. You don’t spend time with the “energy vampires” in your life anymore.

4. You let go of things that don’t make you feel good.

No, this is not narcissistic even though it might seem like it. Self-love is success. Love yourself enough to say ‘no’ to anything that doesn’t make you happy, doesn’t serve your purpose, or drags you down.

5. You have moments where you appreciate who you see in the mirror.

Ideally, you should appreciate who you see in the mirror at every moment. But even if that doesn’t happen, if you do it more than you used to, then that is success. Love yourself. You are awesome.

6. You have learned that setbacks and failure are part of self-growth.

Not everyone can have success 100% of the time. That’s just not realistic. Life is about victories and losses. So look at your setbacks as stepping stones to something better. In reality, there really is no such thing as as setback. It’s all just part of a wondrous journey.

7. You have a support system that includes people who would do anything for you.

If you have figured out the people who “have your back” and recognized the ones who only pretend that they do, then you have succeeded. This is a painful realization, but once you learn to see the signs of betrayal, you can stay away from those people.

8. You don’t complain much.

Because you know there really is nothing to complain about. Unless you really have gone through some horrific life experience and had unimaginable losses, most of what we all experience on a day-to-day basis is just mundane. And successful people know that. And they live in a space of gratitude.

9. You can celebrate others’ successes.

Just because other people succeed, that doesn’t make you a failure. Applaud the people who rise to the top. The more positive energy you give to other people’s victories, the more you will create your own.

10. You have passions that you pursue.

You are not stagnant. You know you have something wonderful to contribute to the world. You have unique talents and gifts. Not only do you know that, you pursue it.

11. You have things to look forward to.

If you don’t have exciting things going on in your life that you are eagerly anticipating, then you are slowly dying inside. Successful people create goals that they are passionate about pursuing. They let this excitement drive their life.

12. You have goals that have come true.

Even though “failures” are a part of life, you have stuck to your goals and dreams long enough to make them come to fruition. You have  some tastes of victory. It fuels you.

13. You have empathy for others.

A person without empathy is dead inside. Empathy equals spreading love and positive energy into the world. Successful people know this. They love others as if they are family.

14. You love deeply and open yourself up to be loved by others.

Love is risky, and sometimes scary for people. It’s the one thing we all strive for, but it’s also intimately tied to the one thing we fear the most – rejection. If you open your heart enough to love and be loved, then you are successful.

15. You refuse to be be a victim.

You know that life doesn’t always happen to you. Many times, you are a co-creator of your life experiences. Successful people know this and refuse to be kept down by life experiences. The rise up and conquer anyway.

16. You don’t care what other people think.

You know you can’t please everyone. You know that the standards with which society judges people is many times unrealistic. So you just keep true to yourself and love the person you are.

17. You always look on the bright side.

Life can be full of disappointments – if you choose to see them that way. Otherwise, they are learning opportunities. No negative experience is ever wasted as long as you learn from it.

18. You accept what you can’t change.

Let’s face it – there many things you can’t change in life. All you can change is how you view what happens. If you can change your negative perspective on situations to a positive one, then you are successful.

19. You change what you can.

And let’s face it again – there are many things you can change in life. Successful people don’t sit around accepting the negatives that are changeable. They get out there and do something about it!!

20. You are happy.

To me, this is the ultimate definition of success. It doesn’t matter what the balance is in your bank account, how big your house is,  or how many fancy vacations you take. If you are happy, then you are succeeding in life.

Even if you don’t see yourself in many of these 20 things, don’t fret. It’s okay. Be happy that you see yourself in just a few. In time, the rest will come. You just need to keep moving onward and upward.

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INDONESIA 10 TIMES GROWING MIDCLASS IN 10 YEARS DRIVE GROWTH IN ECOMMERCE

Indonesia: Urbanites Drive Growth Illustrating the rise of e-commerce in Indonesia, annual online sales are forecasted to grow from US$1 billion-$3 billion in 2014 and reach US$10 billion by the end of 2015. With its population of nearly 10 million and relatively well-developed network infrastructure, the capital, Jakarta, led initial growth in the market; recently, however, orders from outside the country’s capital have begun to swell, hinting at big opportunities for growth in second and third-tier cities. Indonesia’s online shopping industry is hindered by the country’s current state of internet infrastructure, which renders home internet access slow and expensive. Accordingly, the majority of online purchases are made during office hours, when a growing number of white-collar workers are able to use their company PCs to make purchases. Indonesia’s inefficient transportation channels present a double-edged sword to online retailers. On the one hand, this makes online shopping more attractive to urban dwellers and far-flung rural residents, while on the other, the delivery of goods suffers on account of faulty maps, unclear addresses and unreliable courier service.

7 Ciri Orang Yang Memiliki Kecerdasan Emosional

7 Ciri-ciri Mereka yang Mempunyai Kecerdasan Emosional yang Tinggi
September 14, 2014

Akhir-akhir ini, kita semakin sadar bahwa kecerdasan emosional ini sangat penting bagi tiap individu dalam menunjang kesuksesan dan kebahagiaan mereka, baik di tempat kerja, pergaulan hingga kehidupan keluarga. Memiliki kecerdasan emosional yang tinggi akan membantu anda dalam bersikap praktis ketika di hadapkan pada suatu permasalahan. Untuk itu, kali ini saya akan sharingkan apa saja ciri-ciri mereka yang mempunyai kecerdasan emosional yang tinggi. Harapannya, hal ini akan menjadi referensi kita bersama untuk kehidupan kita yang lebih bermanfaat dan bahagia kedepannya.

1. Fokus pada Hal-hal yang Positif
Mereka yang memiliki kecerdasan emosional tinggi sadar bahwa percuma saja berlarut-larut dengan masalah. Fokus pada masalah tidak akan pernah membawa solusi, sebaliknya bersikap positif dalam menyikapi masalah akan membawa anda pada solusi yang tepat untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan anda.

2. Mereka yang Berpikiran Positif akan Berkumpul dengan Mereka yang Berpikir Positif Pula
Orang-orang dengan kecerdasan emosional tinggi tidak akan menghabiskan banyak waktu dengan berkumpul bersama mereka yang suka mengeluh dan mengumpat. Mendengarkan keluh kesah dari mereka yang suka berpikir negatif hanya akan membawa menghabiskan energi kita pada hal yang percuma. Sebaliknya, berkumpul dengan orang yang memiliki pikiran positif dan penuh semangat akan membuat kita tertular juga. Dan inilah yang pada akhirnya akan meningkatkan kecerdasan emosional anda juga.

3. Orang dengan Kecerdasan Emosional Tinggi selalu Assertive
Assertive adalah sebuah sikap tegas dalam mengemukakan suatu pendapat, tanpa harus melukai perasaan lawan bicaranya. Orang yang assertive sangat tahu betul kapan mereka harus bicara, kapan mereka harus mengemukakan suatu pendapat dan bagaimana cara yang tepat untuk memberikan sebuah solusi tanpa harus menggurui. Dan yang pasti mereka yang memiliki sikap assertive selalu berpikir terlebih dahulu sebelum bicara.

4. Mereka adalah Visioner yang siap Melupakan Kegagalan di Masa Lalu
Orang-orang dengan kecerdasan emosional yang tinggi akan sibuk memikirkan apa yang akan dilakukannya di masa depan dan segera melupakan kegagalan di masa lalu. Baginya kegagalan di masa lalu adalah sebuah pelajaran yang penting diambil untuk mengambil langkah yang lebih mantab di masa yang akan datang.

5. Mereka Tahu Cara Membuat Hidup Lebih Bahagia dan Bermakna
Dimanapun mereka berada, apakah itu di tempat kerja, di rumah ataupun berkumpul dengan teman-teman, orang dengan kecerdasan emosional yang tinggi akan membawa kebahagiaan bagi sesamanya. Terkadang arti bahagia bagi mereka tidak harus sebuah kekayaan. Bersyukur akan nikmat yang didapat hari ini dan membantu orang lain yang membutuhkan pertolongannya akan membuat mereka merasa bahagia dan bermakna.

6. Mereka Tahu Bagaimana Mengeluarkan Energi Mereka secara Bijak
Mereka yang dikaruniai kecerdasan emosional tinggi, tahu bagaimana memanfaatkan energi mereka dengan bijak. Mereka tidak akan menghabiskan waktu untuk hal-hal yang percuma saja. Mereka akan fokus pada tindakan-tindakan yang akan membawa manfaat bagi sesamanya.

7. Terus Belajar dan Berkembang
Mereka yang memiliki kecerdasan emosional tinggi sadar, bahwa apa yang ia ketahui saat ini masih belumlah apa-apa. Baginya, belajar bukanlah 12 tahun wajib belajar dan 4 tahun kuliah. Wajib belajar adalah seumur hidup. Mereka selalu terbuka akan hal-hal baru dan berani mencoba berbagai macam tantangan yang akan membuat mereka berkembang. Kritik dan saran dari orang lain akan dijadikan sebagai referensi baru dalam mengambil langkah dan keputusan di masa yang akan datang.
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7 Ways Successful People Think Act Differently

Here are seven ways successful and fulfilled people think differently:

1. They pursue curiosity, not passion.

The most popular life advice—follow your passion. It’s prevalent because it is wise. The only problem, it’s easier said than done. And we spend much of life on a frantic goose-chase. In order to follow your passion, you need to find it. That’s where most of us need help—try make soufflé without a recipe.

Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert gave many an “Aha moment” recently—forget about passion, follow your curiosity: “Passion is rare; passion is a one-night-stand. Passion is hot, it burns. Every day, you can’t access that…but every single day in my life there’s something that I’m curious about—follow it, it’s a clue, and it might lead you to your passion.”

Her advice comes with good company, echoing Einstein who remarked, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” The late Steve Jobs, in his commencement speech reflected on his success: “Much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.”

Curiosity is the vehicle that takes us from finding, to living our passion; it builds the bridge.

2. They make friends with stress.

Stress is seen as a negative, and appropriately so. Plenty of research shows that stress causes neurological damage and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

But what if stress is the enemy only because we perceived it to be? For 10 years, health psychologist Kelly McGonical taught on the damaging effects of stress but now seeks to undo that whole decade after coming across new research.

In a survey, 30,000 people were asked how much stress they experienced in the last year, and whether they believed stress was harmful for their health. Those with high degrees of stress indeed had severely affected health, not least being a 43 percent increased risk of dying. However, that was only the case among those who also believed stress was harmful for their health. Those who experienced a high level of stress, but didn’t view stress as harmful, had the lowest risk of dying, even beyond those who indicated little stress.

Typically in stressful situations, our blood vessels constrict and heart rate shoots-up. But the science has shown, when you change your mind about stress, you change your body’s response to stress.

Another study comes from Matthew Nock of Harvard University and Wendy Berry Mendes of the University of California. Participants were given three minutes to prepare, then deliver, a speech before critical and negative judges. They were divided into two groups, with half of all participants having a history of social anxiety.

One group was primed beforehand to perceive their stress as helpful, that  their pounding heart was gearing them up for action, while their increased breathing was bringing more oxygen to the brain. As a result, those who viewed stress as helpful were less anxious and more confident. Physiologically, their blood vessels stayed relaxed and cardiovascular response mirrored that of joy and courage.

Nobody is immune to stress. It’s not whether we experience stress, it’s how we respond. Understanding stress as your body bringing in reinforcements to defeat a challenge, rather than being defeated, isn’t just motivational fluff, it’s a biological shift. You’ll literally live longer, and feel better.

3. They see chain reactions.

It only takes one falling domino to knock over the rest. Successful people rarely make isolated decisions but join the dots between actions and the outcomes.

To take the company to the next level, Paul O’Neill, former CEO of aluminum manufacturing giant Alcoa didn’t focus on advertising and marketing, or research and development. He focused on safety, reducing days lost to workplace injury by 90 percent. Within a year the company’s profits hit a record high. When O’Neill retired, profits were five times higher.

O’Neill says, “I knew I had to transform Alcoa. But you can’t order people to change. So I decided I was going to start by focusing on one thing. If I could start disrupting the habits around one thing, it would spread throughout the entire company.”

On the surface, they’re unrelated: profit margins and workplace safety. But successful people have the ability to see the relationship between the ‘unrelated.’

Our thinking is often compartmentalized. That keeps things neat, linear and logical but builds walls we cannot see through. Successful people always look for connections and relationships. Their thinking is not just linear, but holistic. They don’t just study parts, but see the whole. They’ve learned to put Humpty-Dumpty together again.

4. They ask more questions than give answers.

Our egos paralyze us the moment we’re about to ask a question. That fear of judgment is crippling. Rather than asking and gaining new knowledge, we protect our image and remain mired in our lack of knowledge.

Indeed, ignorance is bliss. Successful people are ignorant of judgment and protecting their ego. They prefer growth in asking questions. The inability to ask inhibits our personal growth. Jim Collins and Morten Hansen note in Great by Choice, top leaders of “10x companies” (those who beat their industry indexes by ten times or more) were continually asking “What if?” as a means to improve.

Related: The Single Most Important Habit of Successful Entrepreneurs

The simple act of asking questions revolutionized and characterized the Toyota Motor Corporation. The famous 5-Whys developed by Sakichi Toyoda became the benchmark of their production system. It was a simple but highly effective strategy for getting to the root cause of any problem and has been adopted by organizations all over the world.

5. They contribute before gain.

Doing something for nothing is a shock to the system. It goes against the grain of our capitalistic culture in which there is service only with exchange. But contribution without expectation or strings attached is a trademark of many successful and fulfilled people.

Princess Diana is remembered for that quality, encouraging people to “carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

Dr. Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, studies pro-social behaviors in business and leadership. His New York Times Bestseller, Give and Take presents a compelling case that you don’t need to be ruthless to get ahead Techniques such as doing “five-minute favors” for others and reconnecting with erstwhile acquaintances can reap long-term career rewards.

Grant explains that pro-social behaviors have a profound effect on our depth and the breadth of relationships, “and so you end up with a wider set of relationships and a richer, more meaningful set of connections.” Indeed, we all know the power and importance in networking.

There is a paradoxical boomerang effect from focusing on the success and wellbeing of others that results in our own success and wellbeing. Zig Ziglar said, ”You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”

It’s motivation to sow in someone else’s field rather than just our own.

6. They schedule time for nothing. Success is synonymous with hard work. David Bly said it perfectly, “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” But hard work often turns into hectic work. Taking-action becomes 24/7.

However, some of the most accomplished people highlight a counterintuitive habit. Their hectic schedule includes allotted times for absolutely nothing. Of course, the times of nothing are far from nothing. Although physically unproductive, these times allow information they’ve been exposed to mix, mingle, and marinate, then produce new ideas and insights.

Creativity experts and psychologists call it the Incubation period. Creativity is often defined as the synthesis of disparate information. Consciously, we only catch a drop of the ocean that our mind is exposed to. Professor Timothy Wilson highlights the power of our unconscious mind in his book, Strangers to Ourselves. Our conscious mind processes about 40 bits of information per second, whereas the unconscious processes eleven million bits per second. Incubation allows for absorption and interaction between the two..

Successful people regularly schedule time for ‘nothing’ when incubation can take place. They go for a stroll, eat lunch alone, sit in a park. It worked for Einstein: “Although I have a regular work schedule, I take time to go for long walks on the beach so that I can listen to what is going on inside my head. If my work isn’t going well, I lie down in the middle of a workday and gaze at the ceiling while I listen and visualize what goes on in my imagination.”

Someone worth learning from.

7. They value experiences over objects. There’s very few material possessions we can place a “priceless” tag on. But plenty experiences for which that’s possible: the new car will be outlasted by the work ethic you cultivated to purchase it; the new house will need renovations, but its the talent you’ve acquired that pays for the renovations.

What we gain materially will always come as a byproduct of who we become intellectually, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. It’s not what you get, but who you become.

Fulfilled and successful people place more value on the experience than the object. Who we become creates much more value, not only for ourselves, but for those around us and far beyond what any object is able to.

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