How to become really successful or more successful

There are two pieces to being successful in my definition. I define successful as;

* Being happy with what you do.
* Doing the best you can at what you do.

How to become better at what you do. For me, the formula was simple: Help

Help, such a simple word yet it pays back many times, maybe this is a better way to say it: Participate

Refences Used : http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2005/05/success.html

The Power of Attitude

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we respond to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst… a spark that creates extraordinary results.

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint proof goes like this ;)

If
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

And
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

But
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

So, one can then conclude with mathematical certainty that while Knowledge and Hard Work will get you close, Attitude will get you there :)

Refences Used : The PL/SQL Grid: Time to Expand to 10g R1 & 10g R2 presentation by Joe Trezzo

How to Answer Questions the Smart Way

#1. Don’t answer questions to which you don’t know the answer
#2. Explain yourself
#3. Give as little assistance as necessary
#4. Show your workings
#5. Use humour judiciously
#6. If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all
#7. Avoid jargon, baffling acronyms and idiolects
#8. Never never never just respond with RTFM. Not ever.
#9. Meditate on eternity
#10. Keep your newbie mind

Refences Used : How To Be A Good Guru post by APC

Some inspirational quotes

No great thing is created suddenly. —Epictetus (A.D.200)

Well done is better than well said. —Benjamin Franklin

Know thyself. —Socrates

No matter where you go, there you are. – Buckarro Banzai

Knowlege comes with experience and experimentation. – Tom Kyte

Always is never true, never is always false. – Tom Kyte

I believe strongly – and more strongly every day – that there are only two possible answers to a “first question”. They are: Why and It Depends. – Tom Kyte

Claims — don’t want em! Benchmark, metrics, statistics — love em — want em — need em.. – Thomas Kyte

Do you really want to be an Oracle-(wo)man? Follow Thomas KYTE – Anonymous

Oracle documentation is here – H.Tonguç Yılmaz ;)