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Inspirational tip series: Update

Submitted by kairoer on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 08:00.

As I am currently at a rehab fascility working my body back in shape after the accident, I have not yet come around to post any more of the inspirational tips. 

I have a series of them prepared, waiting for publishing. Only challenge, they are stuck on a backup that is back home. As soon as I get access to it, I will keep on publishing them!

In the meanwhile - why don't you share your own tips? 

Guest post: My motivation + motivation tips

Submitted by kairoer on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 12:22.
Motivation! Motivation & Motivation a stranger voice is crying “Go Go Go….!!!” I asked:”what are you doing?” It answered me:”it is “Motivation!””…. Living in one world with stranger Words!!! I ran and opened a dictionary, focused on the meaning of this word, this strange word “Motivation” and I found this: 
 
“Motivation is the internal condition that activates behavior and gives it direction; energizes and directs goal-oriented behavior. According to various theories, motivation may be rooted in the basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure, or it may include specific needs such as eating and resting, or a desired object, hobby, goal, state of being, ideal, or it may be attributed to less-apparent reasons such as altruism, morality, or avoiding mortality.” (From Wikipedia)
 
WaaaaW ! Really fantastic this explanation, it likes very easy to be motivated and to motivate others! No! sorry, it is the hardest task that I have never had. 
I felt that I need “Motivation” since I was student in primary school, because it is the first time that you are in real competition with other colleagues but you can’t be involved if you don’t have something inherited from your parents or environment when you were younger. So little competition spirit should be transmitted from others to you, to be part of this competition! In first Level, I wasn’t really brilliant student, even my mother is teacher I wasn’t really motivated to be the best one! But in the end of the year, I wasn’t called to assist to the Final Party! So as innocent boy, I asked my mother “why I’m not with them getting my gift?” She laughed and said:” it is normal, you ‘re not a brilliant student to be awarded!” her answer shocked me and I swore to God that my parents will assist in every Awarding Party! That’s mean I must be the Best One! So shock could be a great motivation but for others it can be a real demotivation !
 
I think that every person must have and naturally have someone great to follow such like a mentor. Because we can’t build a future without history, without previous experiences and success stories! Normally, people are motivated to follow success stories but we can be fascinated by someone who tried, tried and tried but he failed… and this is a motivation to succeed and to accomplish what he began!
 
Personally, I won’t say that I succeed all things that I planned, but through previous experiences and previous mistakes made by others like mentors pushed me to go far in Radio production and broadcasting! I couldn’t fall in love with Radio if there were not very nice broadcasters that affected me and influence me. I follow them and now I have my own style to present and to produce radio programs! Even in JCI Trainings, I loved this domain because I observed great trainers making a team coaching and through magic methods showing motivation and competition spirit that empower me more and more! I want to be a JCI Trainer! No I want to be one of the great JCI Trainers well known all over the world! Not being one of them you should decide that you will be the best one!
 
So, I am really concentrated on the importance of “The Mentoring Process” because the best one is the key of motivation….
 
Some tips to motivate someone:
-Focus on his interest and pushing him to go ahead by creating a great atmosphere of work for him.
-Be Helpful and involve the team by distributing equal tasks.
-Be member of the team but keep the Leader Status.
-Using the awarding tools like gifts and other things to motivate more and to give importance to the aim.
-You should explain with details and also give examples of success and of fail (you should be careful when you talk about fail (fail will be transformed to motivation key of success and reaching aims).
- A Leaders must usually be optimistic because if you fall all the team will fail.
 
How to be motivated to do something?
-Having  one  mentor or mentors is so important.
-Every day you should learn at least one new thing.
-Don’t imitate anyone even the mentors ,create your own style of management because you are the only owner of your future.
-Collect informations  and list them by order and priority.
-  You should write everything and don’t miss small ones.
-Say YES YES TO LIFE! Don’t be pessimistic!
-Transform Obstacles to motivation for success. Now I failed, I fell but I will succeed one day!
-Try to have a life planning.
-Have friends over qualified you.
“If there are people behind you, that’s means that you are ahead!”
“Yes, We Can!” (Barrack Obama US President)
Wish you all the best! 
Fares BEN SOUILAH 
About Me:
Fares BEN SOUILAH is 25, from Tunisia. He is IT Engineering Student .He worked and founded many online web radios and now he is producer and broadcaster in radio Jawhara FM (Private Radio in Tunisia). Since 2007, he is affiliated to JCI (Junior Chamber International) as JCI Rades Chapter’s member. Now he is the 2009 JCI Rades Chapter’s Secretary General and he is JCI trainer titled JCI CLT and assistant trainer in official courses of JCI Training such as JCI Presenter & JCI Admin. In 2005, he was chairman of production and planning in OpaliaPharma (Italian Pharmaceutical Industry). And in 2006, he was Lubricants quality controller in EXXON MOBIL (Oil Industry).From 1998 to 2002; he was an underwater diver in Marina Hammamet Sud Tunisia.
Fares is interesting in JCI Trainings and Leadership & Management Trainings, IT, Arts, History and diving…
Blog: http://www.faresbensouilah.blogspot.com
E-mail: faresbs@gmail.com
Skype: fares_b_s
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Thank you Fares for sharing your motivation and motivational tips!
 
Do you have motivational tips to share? How do you motivate yourself? Please share in the comments, or contact the author of this blog if you would like to appear as a guest writer! 

The crash in details

Submitted by kairoer on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 13:17.

Hello from the hospital

15 days ago today, I where involved in a serious accident. You may read the initial post I made. 
This post is a bit of self therapy, and details including images from the accident and my recovery. I warn you – the images are pretty tough, so be prepared.
 
Background
One of my strongest believes is that we (humans) are responsible for our own continued development – physical and mental. Part of being here, being a human, being alive, means you should strive to expand your horizon every single day. There are many tips on doing this – including on this very blog. 
One of my own methods of self development is to follow my passions. Like my passion for big trucks – 18-wheelers, as they are referred to in the US. For many years, I have been driving these huge vehicles when I have had the time. A few weeks every year has been the rule. I have other passions too – like cooking, reading and traveling. 
Thus, due to my passion for self development and trucks, I was out driving a Mercedes truck pulling a semi trailer filled with aluminum scrap august 24 2009. I were to drive proximately 8 hours, crossing three mountains on my way to the western coast of Norway. I relaxed, enjoyed the ride even though I made several mental notes of the extremely bad road of Norway. They are narrow, dark, very bumpy, old and shows the neglect of service over many years. Thoughts like:  How can a rich country like Norway ignore the need of keeping the roads up to standard? are crossing my mind. I also play with the idea of becoming a politician and focus on road development and security. 
The crash

What is left of the truck

I leave the storage around 9PM. At midnight, I start considering taking a break, to stop for the night. I pass the city of Geilo, and continue up the mountain to Haugastøl. I feel fine, relaxed, the truck moves as expected and I enjoy the ride.
I decide that I will continue up the mountain, and find a place to stop on the top. I remember smiling, knowing that I will be driving the truck the whole week. I have my sleeping bag, my green tea, some nuts and food. 
I have full control of the vehicle. There is no sign of trouble, no warning what so ever. I rest my right arm on the armrest, and use my left hand to steer. I come to a right hand turn, with no markings. It looks like a normal turn, and only when I am in the middle of it do I realize that the turn is sharper than it looks. Realizing this, I make a minor correction, keeping the truck on the right side of the road, still resting my right arm on the armrest. 
Then. Out of nowhere. With no warning what so ever. I realize the truck is no longer keeping the right hand wheels on the ground. The truck is driving on the left hand wheels only. I remember considering turning left to force it back down. But there is no room for that kind of maneuver, not is it time. Before I get to do anything, the whole vehicle is sliding along the tarmac on its left side. It fell over. A huge noise – first a bang, then a terrible scratching noise. 
In a flash, I remember visiting the ice training facility one year earlier, and learning how the mass and weight of a semi trailer totally controls the small pulling truck in front of it – when control is lost. And I realize that there is nothing I can do. The trailer will play with the truck – and myself – as a giant plays with a small doll. 
The flash is gone. I see a huge rock coming towards me. It is black, with green algae – the type you find on rocks in the high mountains only. The image of the rock sticks. I realize all hope is lost. I am going to die. 
Next I see a very clear image of my son. His face is smiling, his hands held out, as if welcoming me, as if giving me a hug. It is like he understands, and accepts, and want me to accept. I realize how much I love him. How much I love life, and living. And I realize that there is something else controlling my life. 
At this point I accept my faith. I remember being grateful of the life I had lived. I were filled with a gratitude combined with a total acceptance of what was to be. I knew I would die. And I gave myself away. 
It was all over in a split second – or at least that is how it felt. And I was gone.
Resurrection

Rescue team strugling to get me out

I came around some time later. A voice where calling: «Are you OK»? It took me some time to realize that I where stuck in the trailer, and that there where someone out there talking to me. I tried to breath, and it was hard. I then tried to move my body parts. 
My left hand moved effortlessly, and was not stuck. My right hand was stuck at the elbow, but I could move my fingers and hand. My left leg was fine, and I could move it, while my right leg was stuck. I could move my feet and toes. This self check made it clear to me that I was all fine, and that I would survive and fully recover. 
I discovered that I was stuck for real. I could not move my torso, nor my head. And I was in total darkness, something was covering my face, removing all lights and quite a lot of air. 
My rescuer came back, and told me the paramedics and rescue team would arrive any minute. I felt relieved, and confident that everything would be fine. So I just relaxed. 
The rescue itself will be covered in another post. 
As you can see from the images, the truck was severely damaged. It is amazing that I was able to survive. And walk out of the accident without any life threatening damage (or so it seems now).
 
As I wrote this post, I am recovering at a rehab place called Cato Senteret.
 
I welcome your comments and thoughts on my experience, and please share your own experiences too.  Remember to smile today - it makes someone else happy!
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update: fixed the image URIs. 

I survived!

Submitted by kairoer on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 22:28.

Last week, I drove a truck across Norway. A strange thing to do, you may say, but not so to me. I have had an interest for trucks since childhood, and since I have the lisence to drive them, I tend to drive big trucks a couple of weeks every year. As a recreational thing, and as inspiration.

This time, however, things did not go as planned.

In a right-hand turn, the whole truck (an 18-wheel semi truck) fell over, and rolled off the road and 15 meters down a valley, making two full rolls before it landed on its wheels. I wore seatbelts. And I had my Guardian Angel watching over me.

As the truck left the road, I blacked out, accepting my destiny. Beliving that this was the end, that now I would die.

Luckily for me, the great forces did not want me back this night, and put in place a great rescue mission. I where stuck in the truck for only one hour before they got me out and flew me directly to Oslo. I do not recall much from the flight and the next hours, as I was high as a kite (as the Violent Femmes would have put it).

I had critical injury to my lungs, and only after 5 days where I released to "less" observation, and transfered to my local hospital.

I will most likely post several posts on the accident, how I persived it and what I have learned. I will do this as I recover more, as I currently I am still heavily drugged and probably not making too much sense.

I thank you all for the consern, flowers, wishes, visits and more that I have recieved. I truly appreciate it, and had no clue that so many people care about me. It makes me happy and humble.

I would love to see you smile to a complete stranger on the street today!

And yes, I am now recovering quickly and very well indeed!

Go on! Dig deeper!