Harbin Snow- and Ice Festival

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Life, at best, is like the
Ice and Snow Festival
of Harbin, China
Beautiful short-lived
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• The temperatures in Harbin, China, are often as
  low as minus 40C and remain over a half year
  under the freezing point. But the people of
  Harbin have turned this disadvantage into an
  advantage.
• This city -- located in Chinese Manchuria,
  northwest of Vladivostok in Siberia -- is home of
  the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow
  Sculpture Festival, which has been held since
  1963, interrupted for a number of years during
  the Cultural Revolution until it was resumed in
  1985.

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• Sculpting teams come from all over the world to
  participate Russia, Japan, Canada, France and
  even South Africa.
• And the festival has grown into a massive event,
  to which millions of tourists come from the ends
  of the earth.

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The greatest achievements begin with one persons
vision becoming shared by many.
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Achievements begin with hard lumps.
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People who work out of love and inspiration will
always out-achieve those who work out of force or
necessity.
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You will achieve more and be happier in your own
life if you follow your own dreams.
Have a vision for your own future.
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Great achievement always requires delayed
gratification -- sacrifice now for something
greater in the future.
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One lesson of the current Great Recession is
that society as a whole suffers when too many
people try to borrow from tomorrow for today.
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When I becomes more important than we.
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And when personal gratification takes priority
over ethics and integrity in business and in our
personal lives.
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True nobility is achieved in servant-leadership,
when the greatest of all make themselves last
of all and servant of all.
But before we can lead others we must first rule
ourselves.
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We must discover who we are inside. We must
believe in ourselves. A positive attitude
correlates much more highly with success in life
than a high GPA.
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We must accept our response-ability our
unique human ability to determine our response no
matter the stimuli or circumstances of our lives.
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We must also recognize our infinite potential
within.
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The human brain is the greatest computer ever
invented, yet scientists say we use less than
10 of it. What if we could tap 100?
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Our capabilities would increase not tenfold but
rather a thousandfold. Im here to help you tap
into your infinite potential.
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Yet it ultimately takes synergy (people working
together) to make something really special occur.
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No one can do it alone.
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Together we can reach the stars!
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Think win-win.We succeed only to the degree
that we help others succeed.
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Then when we add the light of inspiration
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something truly miraculous can occur.
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Dont look back when youre old and say I could
have done great things if only I werent so busy
doing little things.
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Ask yourself What one thing could I be doing
differently now that would make all the
difference?
Then do it!
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Dont let the things that truly matter be
sacrificed to the gods of self-indulgence OR
triviality -- demands of life that have little
enduring importance.
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but never, ever give up.
Plan your path to greatness. Adapt as needed...
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Figure out your lifes mission and always keep
the No. 1 thing the No.1 thing.
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Your voyage wont always be smooth, but keep
focused on the star that leads to your lifetime
goals.
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Plan each step, and keep climbing one small step
after another.
And if you fall, pick yourself up and start
again.
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Along the way, be genuine. Share your inner self
with others.
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Be brave within yourself and encouraging to
others around you.
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Have empathy for others. Truly listen and feel
their needs as your own. Lead by example, and
serve with love.
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And, ultimately, our greatest joys in life will
be in the relationships we build with those
whojourneywith us.
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All of our achievements will be meaningless if
we end our journey all alone.
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Smile a lot. Truly appreciate all the blessings
of life.
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Enjoy your journey.
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But particularly enjoy the people who make the
journey with you.
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And in the end
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you will have no regrets.
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You will have bridged the challenges of
lifetogether...
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and reached the other side
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with joy
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from a life well lived
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and achievements
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you cannot now dare dream.
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And when the sun sets on this life, somewhere
else it will be rising with new joys and new
opportunities.