Ever since I shared the good news of me being one of the 50 Most Gorgeous People 2009, I have received many messages, comments, emails, calls and sms. And I would say that all are very encouraging. Thank you, again !

For the next 10 weeks, I will actually write my blog regularly on their website.

http://www.female50gp.com/2009/blog/author/merry/

And I will probably did a bit summary of what I wrote over there. But for more details and more updated stuff, you can visit the above link.

See you guys there !

Touching Hearts Changing Lives,
Merry Riana

I was actually chosen as one of the Finalist for the 50 FEMALE Gorgeous People 2009. Hahaha.. !! Yup.. yup.. I’m not kidding.. actually been wanting to tell you guys since my last post, but I want to wait until it is really really confirm..

So, I just got the email today, and decided to share my great joy with you guys in my blog.

They actually wanted me to write my daily activities in their blog, and today is my first time writing it. So from now onwards, you can visit

http://www.female50gp.com/2009/blog/author/merry/

There will be also a preview next Sat, 24th Oct at ION Orchad from 2pm – 5pm.
You’ll be able to see the other 49 gorgeous hunks and babes, but of course you all know who is the most gorgeous one! hahhaa…

Please make yourself available on that day and do come down for the event.
You can email me in advance (merry@merryriana.com.sg) if you are coming, so that I can look out for you on that day, plus I’ll know who is my most supportive readers…. hahaha…

Your great support will definitely means a lot to me

Love,
Merry Riana

Started my Monday by having great breakfast with my team, it was fun catching up with them and it was definitely a good way to start my Monday before the whole back to back meeting that was line up in front of me.

To me Monday normally is the day where I will have 1 whole day of non-stop meeting with various people in my organization, my Elite Force, Core Team, and of course my board of managers. And especially this week, it was more intense because we were really planning to make sure everybody are motivated and charged up for the final quarter.

In the midst of my busy Monday, I then received an email. After reading the email, I was just smiling the whole day.. what a pleasant surprise Unfortunately it was a great news that I can’t share right now, but I guess by next week you should probably already know it. Hahaha…

On Tuesday, I started my day earlier than my normal day because by 7.30 am I should already be at Suntec Convention Centre for a half day event. Nevertheless, It was another great event full of inspiration.

Wednesday, it was a monthly meeting day ! Every month I always looking forward for this moment where I can have my solid 3 hours to update, motivate and inspire my beloved MRO team. This time, me and my board of managers have prepared something special for them. And I was very happy to see that they were all excited. It’s gonna be a very fierce competition, and may the best tribes win

Thursday was another day where I did my Pay It Forward (PIF) Project. PIF Project is one of my non-profit initiative. Although I am regularly engaged to conduct professional trainings in the region, I have pledged my time to conduct free Talks for institutions/schools/clubs whose members are young people aged 15-35. During this 60-minutes Talk, I shared my personal success journey – from school into the business world.

This time, I did my PIF project for Republic Polytechnic. My first time visiting Republic Polytechnic, and I was amazed, not only by its grand building and infrastructure, but also by its curriculum. The school actually don’t have lecture, tutorial or even textbook for the students. It’s all experiential learning. Awesome !

Anyway, I really enjoyed talking and interacting with the students there.. some of them already become my facebook friends hahaha…

Friday, it was another full day of training. I conducted 1 full day of Sales Express. After that, still have to go for a few rounds of meeting. Exhausted, but it’s really fulfilling.

Well, that’s just a glimpse of what I did for the last 5 days.
Tomorrow will be another busy day, have to go for full day shooting for my latest video
I bet’s gonna be fun !

To me, Life is like a book. Everyday has a new page with adventures to tell, things to learn, and tales to remember. May you have a wonderful chapters in your life to come !

Love,
Merry Riana
http://www.merryriana.com.sg/
www.facebook.com.sg/merry.riana

For many people that I know, especially those who works in sales line, October is an important month, because it marks the beginning of the last quarter.
And why last quarter is important? because normally that’s the time where they will really run all the way until end of the year to clear their yearly target, year end quota or even run to get their promotion, bonus, awards, etc.

If I can give an analogy of a running competition, normally the last quarter is like a final lap, which is going to determine whether you will end the race victoriously as a winner or not. It is the Final Sprint.

Whether you have closed a lot of cases in the past 9 months, or whether you didn’t manage to close any cases, it doesn’t really matter. Because in race, it’s not about how you start, it’s about how you end it. And that’s what this final sprint is all about.

One of the things that you need in order to excel in this final sprint is ATTITUDE.
Your courage and belief in yourself will be tested many, many times in your life. Especially in this Final Sprint.

How you will react is up to you.
Do you believe in yourself?
Have you been able to overcome adversity before?
Do you have the necessary tools to help you through the difficulty?

If you answered to all the above questions is YES, then I am happy because then I know that you can use that tools to get up – each time you get knocked down. Most of us have been knocked hard, more than once, more than twice. With the proper tools, we didn’t let it destroy our life or our image and confident of ourselves. We thought, “Okay, there is some lesson here I need to learn”, and moved forward again

For those who couldn’t pick themselves back up – there’s hope. You can do it too – it will take time, commitment, action and determination. You will need to surround yourself with tools that can help you break through your barriers. Like a mechanic, we all need tools to help us refine our skills for dealing with disappointment, hurt, anger and grief.

Tools can come in many forms:
1. Written material, like nice inspiration quote or article
2. Recorded material, such as motivation songs, video, etc
3. Images, for example, a photo of your loved ones, a photo of your past achievement, a picture of your future goals, your dream book, vision board, and many more.
4. And of course, people. Some one who can give you encouragement when you are down, some one who can listen and understand you, or it could even be someone who can nag and nag and nag at you. It could be your family member, your friends, your colleague, your team mates, your boss, your manager, etc.

Usually you will have to try many, before you find the right combination. But once you do, look out! All of a sudden the light bulb will go off in your head and you will think, “I get it, I understand what I have to do to move forward”.

Do something nice for yourself this weekend – take a minute to reflect on what you want to happen in this Final Sprint and then start looking for the tools that will help you complete your plan.

Love,
Merry Riana
www.MerryRiana.com.sg

Let me share with you few tips that you can do to brighten up someone’s day

1. Look them in the eyes and say: “You are beautiful”
2. Give a free hug
3. Send them some cute or funny video from youtube
4. Secretly leave them a thank you notes
5. Help them carry something.
6. Buy them breakfast
7. Give compliment publicly
8. Say Thank You
9. Lend a listening ear
10. Just call to ask how they’re doing
11. Cook for them
12. Make coffee for them
13. Write good comments on their facebook
14. Say I Love You
15. Send a thoughtful sms
16. Be there with them
17. Give them a nice massage
18. Remember their birthday
19. Give them a helping hand
20. Tell a joke

Last but not least, my favorite one:
21. SMILE

Your positive smile will surely make someone happy today!

Love,
Merry Riana
www.MerryRiana.com.sg

There are number of different reasons we do charity work, bring flowers to a friend in the hospital, or buy a special gift for someone we love when we’re out shopping. And one of the reason is because it makes us happy. Sometimes in fact, being kind and considerate to others actually benefits us more than the people we’re helping.

Even if our activities initially starts out as a chore or an obligation, it can become a joy to us, as well as to those who benefit from our effort.
The real happiness consists in making others happy.
Have you done anything that makes someone happy today?

Well, even if your answer is NO, it’s never too late.
Hopefully after reading this, you can start thinking: “Is there something that I can do to make someone happy?” It doesn’t have to be big or spectacular. Even a simple message expressing how much you appreciate someone’s friendship can be very powerful.

You cannot always have happiness,
but you can always give happiness.

Love,
Merry Riana
http://www.merryriana.com.sg/

Hahaha… yeah.. we just ended our long holiday here in Singapore, and sad to say that tomorrow, we have to be back to reality.

I know some of you probably right now are still in a ‘holiday mood’ and definitely not ready to get back to work tomorrow or start your daily activities.

Well, that’s why I decided to give you a few tips that you can use to get back your momentum, so that tomorrow, you will be recharged again and ready to be your best!

Tips #1.
Wake up early ! Jump off your bed and shout out loud “This is going to be my best day!”

Tips #2.
Prepare only the best.
Wear your best clothes, spray your nicest perfume and of course take your time to enjoy your favorite breakfast with your morning coffee.

Tips #3
Be Positive.
On the way to your workplace, surround yourself with positive things and positive people. Listen to your favorite inspirational songs from your ipod, or tune in to your favorite radio station And don’t forget to SMILE and greet at least 5 person that you meet that morning.

Tips #4
Have a plan.
By now you should already reach your working place and already feel very good. It’s time to start your work. Well, before you start doing anything, it is important for you to know what you want to do for a day. You should have a plan (things to do list). If you don’t have, then start making one.

Tips #5.
Create a schedule.
This is also important to get you starting. Scheduling a time ensures that you don’t put the activity off because you don’t feel like it or because something comes up.

Tips #6.
Just do it !
Don’t stop to pause and wonder if you really FEEL like doing this today. Coz you know what? You won’t! Just walk out the door, or sit down at the desk, or start doing things that you’ve already plan to do and already in your schedule (that’s why having schedule is important!).
Remember, you need to build your momentum back. And taking action builds the enthusiasm.

Tips #7
Celebrate your day.
Without your realize, you probably already completed most of the things that you’ve plan today. Congrats! just a little bit more, and that’s the end of your first day at work after your holiday.
You are almost there !
Once you’ve done so, you definitely deserve a little celebration.
Go and have dinner with your loved one, or your friends.

But remember… don’t over celebrate and don’t sleep to late, because the next day, you have to be at work again Taking an MC just after 1 day of working definitely is not advisable :p

Well, that’s my tips for you. I hope the 7 tips that I just shared with you will help you gain back your momentum and will help you to make tomorrow your best day.

Love,
Merry Riana
http://www.merryriana.com.sg/

For me, time is precious, and there never seem to be enough of it.
Ironically, many of people forget its value.

Sometimes time flies just like that without they realise where does it go?
And if you are one of them, hopefully you will appreciate it more after you read this:

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.

· To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

· To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

· To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
· To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
· To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
· To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
· To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics

Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one.

And what did I do today?
After my long and busy week I choose to spend all my day today with my precious little angel, Alvernia.
And I loved every single moment of it !

Love,
Merry Riana
http://www.merryriana.com.sg/

The man looked into the little boy’s eyes and said, “That’s okay, kid. Just make sure your life was worth saving.”

Ask yourself: “Is your life worth saving?”

This is your life. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well.

We only live once. But once is enough if we do it right

Live your life to the fullest.
Live it with passion
Live it with dignity

Love,
Merry Riana
www.MerryRiana.com.sg