Hi Friends, still a very Happy Morning!!!
"Positive thoughts are the wings of success!!" - read the signature of one of my close friends, how
simply true!!
"Positive thoughts are the wings of success!!" - read the signature of one of my close friends, how
simply true!!Let us begin each morning with very positive thoughts - your day will be much more lighter and you could accomplish
So many more things
So many more things
So, Good Morning Everyone !!! ~ John D. Rockefeller III
When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices :
We can go back to sleep and dream or
We can go back to sleep and dream or
we can get up and chase those dreams.
The choice is yours.
The choice is yours.
A small word of encouragement sometimes can make someone
to achieve the unbelievable things in life,
furthermore we live only once........why not make the best out of it.Time is like a river.
You cannot touch the same water twice,
because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of life.
You cannot touch the same water twice,
because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of life.
"The road to happiness lies in two simple principles :
find what it is that interests you and that you can do well,
and when you find it put your whole soul into it -
every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have."
Inspirations - B/F Srikanth
Kalam's former driver is a lecturer at a college now
Attur, Tamil Nadu: Over two decades ago he was a driver to APJ Abdul Kalam. Now he is a lecturer in a college here, thanks to the inspirational pep-talks he used to get from the former president.
Kathiresan, 47, joined as lecturer in Arignar Anna Government Arts College on August 6 after completing his PhD in History from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,Tirunelveli.
After the inspirational words from Kalam, Kathiresan wrote his 10th board exams which he had given up due to family problems.
After the inspirational words from Kalam, Kathiresan wrote his 10th board exams which he had given up due to family problems.
Kalam motivated Kathiresan to continue his studies when he was his driver at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad in the late 1980s.
But, even after Kalam left Hyderabad for Delhi, Kathiresan continued on the path shown by his mentor.
"I worked as driver for ayya (Sir) for five-and-a-half years. He is a very nice person, who is primarily responsible for the position where I am in today," Kathiresan said in an interview.
Kalam used to give pep-talks to all the employees at the DRDL asking them to go extra mile to achieve their dreams.
"I always had the urge to resume my studies which I was forced to discontinue after my father's death. But ayya's words gave wings to my dreams. Then I continued with my studies," the history lecturer said.Kathiresan, who was forced to join the Army in 1979 after the death of his father Vellaisamy Thevar, was trained as an electrical mechanic in Bhopal before he was posted as Kalam's driver at DRDL.
But, even after Kalam left Hyderabad for Delhi, Kathiresan continued on the path shown by his mentor.
"I worked as driver for ayya (Sir) for five-and-a-half years. He is a very nice person, who is primarily responsible for the position where I am in today," Kathiresan said in an interview.
Kalam used to give pep-talks to all the employees at the DRDL asking them to go extra mile to achieve their dreams.
"I always had the urge to resume my studies which I was forced to discontinue after my father's death. But ayya's words gave wings to my dreams. Then I continued with my studies," the history lecturer said.Kathiresan, who was forced to join the Army in 1979 after the death of his father Vellaisamy Thevar, was trained as an electrical mechanic in Bhopal before he was posted as Kalam's driver at DRDL.
After finishing his tenth board exams, Kathiresan went on to finish his higher secondary, BA (History) and MA (History) from Madurai Kamaraj University.
He left the job in 1996 to pursue higher studies after which he joined the Chief Education Officer's Office in Tirunelveli as a supervisor. He also did his MA (Political Science) and PhD in History from Tirunelveli.
Heaping praise on his former boss, Kathiresan said Kalam replied to his letter after assuming office as president.
"I was touched when I got a reply from ayya to my letter. I sent the letter to inform him that I have quit DRDL and joined the CEO's office," he said."By then he had become the president of India. I still have the letter with me," Kathiresan, whose son studies in 11th standard, said.
Reminiscing about the days when he studied during the night after finishing his duty, Kathiresan said his wife took care of the family when he resumed his studies.
"I was touched when I got a reply from ayya to my letter. I sent the letter to inform him that I have quit DRDL and joined the CEO's office," he said."By then he had become the president of India. I still have the letter with me," Kathiresan, whose son studies in 11th standard, said.
Reminiscing about the days when he studied during the night after finishing his duty, Kathiresan said his wife took care of the family when he resumed his studies.
"Since my father owned some land, my wife was able to run the family without expecting money from me. I spent all the money I got as a salary on my studies," he recalled.
"The support I got from ayya played a major role in my transformation. He was interested in the welfare of his workers," he said.
"The support I got from ayya played a major role in my transformation. He was interested in the welfare of his workers," he said.
Kathiresan worked as a supervisor in the CEO's office before joining the Arts College in Attur.
Can you Sell a Dead Donkey - B/f Appa
A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00.The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died last night." Kenny replied: "Well then, just give me my money back."
The farmer said: "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
Kenny said: "OK then, just unload the donkey.." The farmer asked: "What ya gonna do with him?"
Kenny: "I'm going to raffle him off."
Farmer: "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!" Kenny: "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, "What happened with that dead
donkey?" Kenny: "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898.00."Farmer: "Didn't anyone complain?" Kenny: "Just the guy who won. So I gave him back his two dollars."
Team Building - Comical video, good learning
Do you have any such team building exercises in your organisation?
Motivations
Excerpt from: Change is Good...You Go First
(By Mac Anderson & Tom Feltenstein of Simple Truths)
Learn from Old Warwick
Fostering a spirit of teamwork is critical in times of change. The key element is trust. Trust for the leader and trust for each other.
There is a wonderful story from "Some Folks Feel the Rain; Others Just Get Wet" ; and it's worth sharing again to shed some light on how people think about teamwork...
A man was lost while driving through the country. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn't injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help.
"Warwick can get you out of that ditch," said the farmer, pointing to an old mule standing in a field. The man looked at the decrepit old mule and looked at the farmer who just stood there repeating, "Yep, old Warwick can do the job." The man figured he had nothing to lose. The two men and the mule made their way back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the mule to the car. With a snap of the reins, he shouted,
"Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!"And the mule pulled that car right out of the ditch.
The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, "Why did you call out all of those names before you called Warwick?"
The farmer grinned and said, "Old Warwick is just about blind. As long as he believes he's part of a team, he doesn't mind pulling."
99999 Lights out
It is a ‘9 minute’ public display of unison, when everyone will switch off their lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of this millennium, in support of the fight against ‘Global Warming’/ towards the reversal of Global Warming .
99999 Lights out
It is a ‘9 minute’ public display of unison, when everyone will switch off their lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of this millennium, in support of the fight against ‘Global Warming’/ towards the reversal of Global Warming .
It is a campaign aimed at advancing the trend of cutting down on carbon footprints.
So Friends, Lights out for 9 Minutes (any day) to start with!!!
Ongoing, you don’t have to do this once in a while, but make saving of electricity a way of your life - could be switching off computer monitors to TV completely when not in use, to….
Let us do our part to spread awareness and also to preserve this wonderful place where we all live in..!!
Let us do our part to spread awareness and also to preserve this wonderful place where we all live in..!!
9 Fuel Save Practices
9 energy saving practices for the road - 9 roadie rulez!
-- Drive at optimum speed from 40 to 60 Km/Hr
--Start/ join Car pooling
--Use the right grade of motor oil for your car.
--Keep tires properly inflated and aligned.
--Prevent idling the engine. It simply wastes fuel and increases emissions.
--Replace clogged air filters
--Use air-conditioning only if necessary
--Give regular tune-ups and maintenance checks for your vehicle
--Travel only when required
-- Drive at optimum speed from 40 to 60 Km/Hr
--Start/ join Car pooling
--Use the right grade of motor oil for your car.
--Keep tires properly inflated and aligned.
--Prevent idling the engine. It simply wastes fuel and increases emissions.
--Replace clogged air filters
--Use air-conditioning only if necessary
--Give regular tune-ups and maintenance checks for your vehicle
--Travel only when required
9 Precautions before switch off
Safety first!9 precautions to follow before switching off (time of darkness) Switch off individual switches and not the main power.
--Lock your home
--Put off the stove
--Don’t move around much
--When you move make sure that you will not dash against anything
--Inform the elderly
--Tie pet animals
--Keep toddlers by your side
--Keep a torch or emergency lamp at hand
--Lock your home
--Put off the stove
--Don’t move around much
--When you move make sure that you will not dash against anything
--Inform the elderly
--Tie pet animals
--Keep toddlers by your side
--Keep a torch or emergency lamp at hand
9 Things that you can do for 9 minutes
9 minute fillers!9 things that you can do for 9 minutes at 9 pm on 9/9/9
--Meditate
--Pray
--Practise yoga
--Do physical exercise
--Repeat a self suggestion (Like "every day in every way , our planet is becoming better and better" )
--Sleep
--Relax
--Sing together
--Talk to family members on topics of interest.
--Meditate
--Pray
--Practise yoga
--Do physical exercise
--Repeat a self suggestion (Like "every day in every way , our planet is becoming better and better" )
--Sleep
--Relax
--Sing together
--Talk to family members on topics of interest.
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