tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45816488282156249952024-03-12T21:30:52.072-07:00Inspiration & MotivationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-87015494414849124142014-08-06T00:34:00.004-07:002014-08-06T00:34:53.297-07:00Helping people to motivate themselves.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<!--StyleSheet Link-->Helping people to motivate themselves is one of the greatest arts one can master. There are various approaches to motivate people. The approach that you use can be constructive as well as destructive. Constructive approach simply means injecting positive thoughts and energy whereas destructive approach can be hurtful and impart fear or threats.
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So if you really want to help people to motivate themselves be assertive in your thoughts and constructive in your approach. Make them realize their desire, their passion and their drawbacks. You first need to motivate them to pull of theirs drawbacks and push in strong determination. Drawbacks can be in the form of fear, threat, negative thoughts, lack of desire, lack of focus or lack of willpower. Once you are able to kill these negative aspects of life, you can easily bring in a burning desire and high motivation.
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When people start realizing their desire and goal try to search for the right source that can foster long term motivation. You can also motivate different people based on the hierarchy of needs.
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The first need of every human is survival and they can do every thing to survive. Make them understand the concept of true living and the real needs of survival. Another important need of every human is a sense of belongingness. This comes when a person is connected to his colleagues, friends, family, neighborhood or community. Make them involve with people who can be friendly, communicative and approachable.
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Making people realize the significance of prestige and recognition can also inspire them to be motivated and pursue their goals. This way if you try to connect the outer human being with their inner soul, they will feel encouraged, supported, ensured, and highly motivated.
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mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">Self Motivation</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">Can you become successful in life without self motivation? No, it is not possible for a person to become successful without self motivation. The desire to succeed must come from within you otherwise how can you motivate yourself and succeed in life. When you previously failed what was that secret ingredient that pulled you out from the pit. That secret ingredient is self motivation. A self motivated person can achieve anything he or she wants. Self motivation enhances your self-esteem and brings within you a desire to do something in life.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">Many people achieve self motivation by having faith in their God. They strongly believe in the almighty that can make all things possible. Some can get motivated by previous experiences where they must have failed in something, but had faith in their abilities and came out of it. Self motivation can make you a better person and boost your confidence.<span style=""> </span>In life, you are bound to have ups and downs. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">During these times, you need to support yourself and believe in your abilities.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">Those of you who have support from near and dear ones are lucky, those of you who do not need to be self motivated to survive these tough times. You may need to sacrifice things in life, which you love or do things, which you may not like to do. So, do not lose hope no matter what.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US">When you are self motivated success is just a short distance away. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-27395713662882516632010-09-28T09:47:00.000-07:002010-09-28T09:50:32.134-07:00Love Yourself<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In order to love others, you must first learn to love yourself. We are often irritated, angry, and frustrated with our own existence. But if you start loving yourself fully and unconditionally, you can throw open the channels between yourself and the universe to give and receive love. Our primary relationship is with ourselves. Oscar Wilde had said, “To be in love with oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance”. That says a lot about importance of self-love.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">We all have our own set of problems. Many of us go through problems like lack of confidence, poor self-esteem, lack of materialistic facilities etc but the biggest tragedies that one can face is inability to love and value oneself. We keep 24/7 company with ourselves so shouldn’t we make concrete efforts to love ourselves? If you have a divided self, it can trigger a lifelong chain of painful experiences. To get ourselves free from emotional and psychological needs that we seek to fulfill externally, we must develop acceptance and basic trust in ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Loving ourselves means taking good care of ourselves. You must believe that you are worthy of life. The direct result of loving yourself manifests in you not running away from the uncomfortable moments in your life. You accept yourself completely and there is no rejection of any aspect of yourself, no matter how unpleasant the sensation. To be able to love yourself unconditionally also means you firmly believe that you are worthy of happiness, of success, of abundance and love. Your mindset says you deserve to have the best of friends and family. Loving yourself also strengthens you. No matter what sort of troubles you are facing, you are always there for yourself and that’s no mean support and achievement. There is no substitute for it. Remember, we are our own best friends. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-84064264372070650852010-08-31T11:56:00.000-07:002010-08-31T11:58:42.140-07:00How to Give Your Attitude a Boost<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">We all know how important attitude is. This one factor can determine the way our life is headed. They say, your attitude is everything. So how do you define attitude? The simplest definition of attitude is, how you see the things around you, how you deal with the situations you face, and what you think about life. If your attitude is negative, your life is negative and that is a pretty straightforward equation. It is important to give your attitude a boost but how? Let me offer some wonderful tips that you can always implement in your life to have a great attitude. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">First thing first. Rise and Shine! Yes, that means it is always better to have an early start to the day. Get up early, walk for a while and enjoy the morning beauty. It will invigorate your senses. Never fret over the things. There will always be a tomorrow and tomorrow is always a new day. Many a times, things won’t go your way but that does not mean you lose hope or feel bad over the way events have folded. Always remember that as time passes, so do your troubles. No matter how down and out you feel, life will surely turn for the better and that’s an eternal truth. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Remember, you are master of your own destiny. If there is one person who can give you a good attitude then it is you and you alone. A good and positive attitude can be developed whenever you want it to. It is not a herculean task to wake up tomorrow with a brand new outlook on life. Just remember, you are the master and you are the executioner. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-3995565451000161902010-07-30T08:56:00.000-07:002010-07-30T09:00:46.357-07:00How To Handle Annoying People<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/TFL3DsetIsI/AAAAAAAAABM/m841iMbnwJU/s1600/annoyin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/TFL3DsetIsI/AAAAAAAAABM/m841iMbnwJU/s320/annoyin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499729737824412354" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">We all are greatly affected by the people around us. Those people could be your family members, spouse, boss, colleagues or friends. What if one of them is annoying? Of course, you will be stressed and worried over the company of that person. Few of you may even feel like breaking the relationship or quitting the job but what is the guarantee of your next boss or friend being not that annoying? You see, there is no such guarantee but yes, what you can do is to psychologically disarm such people.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">First thing you need to do is to observe that person, his mannerisms, behavioral pattern and attitude. Why he indulges in such behavior? Many a times, the simple reason is low self-esteem or simply attention deprivation experienced by that person. People with low self-esteem try to do everything to make themselves feel important by flexing their egotistical muscles. You need to acknowledge that annoying person and his personality. A very smart strategy would be to feed his ego by making him feel superior. This will completely transform the behavior of that person towards you. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Make that person feel important by asking for his advice on anything. This will give him a sense of worthiness and will pamper his huge ego. Consequently, he will start developing better attitude towards you. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Shower him with a nice compliment every now and then. This will sooth his senses and he will feel like talking about himself. Everyone likes to talk about himself but good listeners are quite rare. All you have to do is to lend your ears and make him talk. These are simple but effective tips for handling annoying people. Don’t run away from them. Instead, Learn to handle them. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">:Image courtesy buzzle.com</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-57332350988116512562010-06-30T21:21:00.000-07:002010-06-30T21:22:41.678-07:00Self Improvement Activities<p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Self-improvement is a lifelong process. The concept of self-improvement consists of several activities that help you in becoming more productive and achieve better quality of life. This article focuses on some of the activities that you can inculcate in your life. The first activity is ‘focusing on one task at a time’. It is believed that in order to get most out of life, one should concentrate on only one activity at a time. This will ensure that all your energies are directed at a single task which will prove useful in accomplishing the desired results.</span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The second activity is about using your energy on important things. What’s the point in wasting energy on frivolous activities that will not bring any fruitful results? Watching useless TV channels, surfing net for no important reasons, worrying all the time etc are some of the worthless activities. Indulging in such activities will rob you off your energy and enthusiasm. One should always prioritize important tasks first and then putting all his efforts and energies on fulfillment of those tasks. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The next self improvement activity should be focused on controlling one’s thoughts. Negative thoughts tend to affect our productivity and act as a hindrance in the process of self-improvement. It is important to emotionally disengage from the curse of negative thinking. Moving on to next activity, it must be the ability to get organized. If you are not organized, chaos will ruin your mental peace. In order to live a stress free life, we must live in an organized manner. You should be organized in not only in your mind but also in your home. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The last self improvement activity of this article is about the art of living in the present. There is no point mulling over your past and pondering over your future. All you have is your present and that’s why you should make the most of it. It is important to enjoy every present moment. This will help you tremendously in improving your inner as well as outer being. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-2155452084258586872010-05-30T09:40:00.003-07:002012-05-06T06:30:57.957-07:00Quotes on Education<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">It helps us in seeing things in a better perspective. We get to know the world and its people in a better way. The scope of education is not just restricted to a good career and earning five figure salaries. It is much more than that. </span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Education tells us about what is right and what is wrong. It helps us in developing insight and wisdom. And perhaps, if there is one thing that segregates humans from animals then it must be education. </span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Criticism should not be querulous and wasting, all knife and rootpuller, but guiding, instructive, inspiring.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Ralph Waldo Emerson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Knowledge is the food of the soul.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-21321640451223213922010-04-28T13:18:00.001-07:002010-04-28T13:19:32.470-07:00Productivity Key<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Productivity is such an important factor in our lives. It is not just restricted to our professional lives but also to other important aspects of our lives. Productivity is at the core of ambition. No dreams, no ambitions can be fulfilled without you being productive. Productivity as a virtue is very much determined by how comfortable we are with ourselves. It is imperative to love and respect ourselves without putting any condition. Setbacks and mistakes are parts and parcels of life. One cannot escape them but the trick is to continue loving yourself despite the regular obstacles. Others’ view about you whether in positive or negative sense should not determine our love for ourselves. If you love yourself just because someone has praised you or you start hating yourself because someone has blamed you, is far from an ideal key of productivity.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Don’t condition your appreciation for yourself on your work performance. In fact, sometimes it works other way. When we love ourselves more because of our success, the less focused and motivated we’re likely to be. To meet our productivity goals, we need to build a sense of unconditional appreciation for ourselves. Attaching conditions to your productivity is not likely to produce positive results. Suppose, if you are criticized by your colleagues for your work, your love for self decreases and does it further leads to low productivity? Then, consider this- Your value as a person is not just dependent on your work success. The perfect key to be more productive is to believe that no matter how people are judging you and your work, you will continue loving yourself and that will further make you more productive. Try it and see the results yourself. </span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-67723841515130510512010-03-30T07:55:00.001-07:002010-03-30T08:01:38.888-07:00Loving Your Family<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Family is perhaps the most important part of an individual’s life. Right from our birth to the time when we breathe last, it’s our family we always count upon. Whether you are sad or happy or just want to share your things, family is the place we need to be. As we are living in a time when people are struggling with time constraints, we find ourselves more alienated with our family members. But it is important to remember the true value of family and accord them the respect and love they always deserve. Let’s share some wonderful quotes on family emphasizing its importance.</span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">We all grow up with the weight of history on us.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Shirley Abbott<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">You don't choose your family.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Desmond Tutu<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The family is a haven in a heartless world.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Christopher Lasch<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Family:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Evan Esar<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">–<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Margaret Mead<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Author Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.</span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Johann Schiller<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Spanish Proverb<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">When you look at your life, the greatest happiness’s are family happiness’s.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Joyce Brothers<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, pleasantness beneath the unpleasantness, based on the tacit understanding that this is not for keeps; that any limb you climb out on will still be there later for you to climb back.</span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In some families, please is described as the magic word.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In our house, however, it was sorry.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>- Margaret Laurence</span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">There is no cure for laziness but a large family helps.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Herbert Prochnov<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The family.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.</span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Erma Bombeck<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">George Bernard Shaw<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span></p><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><b></b></span></o:p></span></strong></p><strong><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Blood's thicker than water, and when one's in trouble</span></strong></p></b></strong><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Best to seek out a relative's open arms.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Author Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><b></b></span></o:p></span></strong></p><strong><b><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></strong></p></b></strong><p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Thomas Jefferson, 1813<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; 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<a href="http://www.publicspeaking.in/">Public speaking</a> is an art. Mastering this art requires some practice and effort. Many people fail to do true justice to their talents because of the inability to speak in public. It is common for many students or professionals who are hugely talented otherwise, but stutter while speaking in public. What this does is one, restricts the career growth and second, person suffering from this problem has clear issues of low self confidence. So how to tackle this impediment?</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Remember, body is used to two responses of fight or flight. So either, you handle the butterflies in your stomach or you just hide in a flight mode. While we go on stage to address a large gathering, the rush of adrenaline is more than usual. We keep assuming, what people will be thinking of, what if I make a mockery of myself, what if I start stammering, what if I forget what I was to say and the ‘what if’ phenomenon goes on.. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">First thing first. Nobody knows you and everybody is conscious of the fact that its ‘you’ who is on the stage and speaking. Don’t assume how people will be reacting. You are what you are and you definitely have your own style of speaking. You must establish eye contacts with the audiences. This helps in communicating the message clearly and shows you are very much confident about what you are saying. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You should also use appropriate body language. Proper movement of hands makes a lot of difference. Before you begin, it will also help if you could communicate a clear set of ground rules from public speaking engagement aspect. Few speakers love to interact with audiences during the speech whereas few others invite questions only when they end the program. Finally, try to master the art of telling stories. All these suggestions will help you in improving your <a href="http://www.publicspeaking.in/">public speaking</a> and if it works for you, don’t hesitate in sharing your experience. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The energy present in thoughts makes them creative and dynamic. Thoughts always have elements of focus, energy and emotions. So if one experiences things of life in a positive way, it gives way for powerful thoughts. The power of thoughts makes itself manifested in high self confidence, positive approach towards life and enthusiastic persona.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">One will need to work in a disciplined and consistent way to enhance his powerful thoughts. It is definitely a long journey but worth the labor. The thoughts have the power to change not only someone’s perspective about life but it also affects lives of people in one’s surrounding. It can make a direct impact on others when they come into your company and a positive vibration spreads throughout. Keeping an eye on your thinking pattern is of prime importance. Negative thoughts must be kept aside and should be replaced with happy images and positive thought process. If one wants to attain happiness and peace of mind, positive thinking is the key. </span></div>
</b></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-60838428949830202872009-12-18T11:22:00.001-08:002009-12-18T11:23:40.936-08:00Learning<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">We all know the importance of learning. It would not be an exaggeration to admit that human civilization is founded on the basis of learning. Without learning, world would have been a different place. In fact, learning is what makes us different from animals. But learning again has several aspects and layers. Not surprisingly, governments all over the world emphasize the need of education and learning. This habit is not just for kids but also for adults who are losing the art of reading in the era of instant information. Let’s check some wonderful quotes that demonstrate the importance of learning.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">- Alexander pope:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:69.95pt"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">- Arie de gues<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Buddha:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Alvin toffler<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this; it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Anne frank<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Confucius<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">- Eric Hoffer<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">- Arthur Koestler<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Carl Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-87466549011859948992009-11-18T00:35:00.000-08:002009-11-18T00:39:33.166-08:00Generosity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/SwOynk7Mq9I/AAAAAAAAAA8/LO7sKnAISnY/s1600/680675_pressie_generosity.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/SwOynk7Mq9I/AAAAAAAAAA8/LO7sKnAISnY/s320/680675_pressie_generosity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405360370771340242" /></a><br /><p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:163.5pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The moment I mention the word, generosity, something strikes up in the mind, no? Rings a bell? Well, we keep coming across notions of generosity in our day to day lives. We are taught to be generous in our deeds and words. But easier said than done. Many people find it really hard to be generous considering we all are struggling in some way or other. The focus is always on ‘self’ factor. The competition is cut-throat and one is not expected to make any mistake in personal as well as professional life. One simple mistake and you no longer find yourself in the place. People have started to become less and less tolerant. Generosity is a virtue that has always been admired but not many strive to be generous. This word does not just signify giving away large sums of rupees or doing great social work. It could also be just a nice word, a warm greeting and an endearing smile. That’s all it takes and that also makes it easier to start with. Perhaps one warm touch is all that the other person requires. I would be sharing a story of The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who exemplifies how you can appreciate little gestures of life and cherish them forever.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:163.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. "I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:163.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. "I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. "If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees.”</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-41569915290979374582009-10-26T00:17:00.000-07:002009-10-26T00:19:23.459-07:00Happiness Quotes<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness is such an important virtue to have. If truth be told, happiness is the essence of life. So, let us share some finest quotes reinforcing the virtue and necessity of this wonderful human quality.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Men spend their lives in anticipations,—in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other—it is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Charles Caleb Colton<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Aristotle<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">George Matthew Allen<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Albert Schweitzer<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Aldous Huxley<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Action may not always bring happiness;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">but there is no happiness without action.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Benjamin Disraeli<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">David Burns, Intimate Connections<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Democritus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Douglas Jerrold<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Samuel Taylor Coleridge<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Albert Camus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come,—as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Thomas Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Alice Meynell<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Epictetus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Benjamin Franklin<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Epictetus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">J. Petit Senn<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">John Stuart Mills<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">The chances are that you have already come to believe that happiness is unattainable. But men have attained it. And they have attained it by realising that happiness does not spring from the procuring of physical or mental pleasure, but from the development of reason and the adjustment of conduct to principles.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">from How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Robert F. Kennedy<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Henry W. Longfellow<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Happiness depends upon ourselves.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Aristotle<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Helen Keller<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">George Santayana<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">No man is happy who does not think himself so.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Publilius Syrus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Our minds are as different as our faces: we are all traveling to one destination; --happiness; but few are going by the same road.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Charles Caleb Colton<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">William Ellery Channing<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-87981469129685238252009-09-23T09:56:00.000-07:002009-09-23T10:00:54.620-07:00It’s Your Life<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Last post discovered the missing elements of your life and how it affects your life in general. Let’s talk about how you can acknowledge your privilege to enjoy your desires. Did I say privilege? Oh, yes, absolutely. It is your birth right to pursue what excites you most and what makes you most happy. It is as simple as allowing yourself to accept your right of enthusiasm and excitement. It all boils down to your willingness and initiative. Time is never a constraint if you are enjoying your stuff. Yes, things will have to be adjusted but when managing time has been difficult for you? Remember, how if a sudden work comes up in office and you have to go whole hog to complete it despite the apparent lack of time. So in similar way, consider your fun stuff as your priority and do it whole heartedly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">One of the best ways to enjoy this new found freedom is to write it down. It’s like making a journal where you are expressing your desires and writing down the steps you have taken to achieve them. You can always manage to bring pleasure in your busy life style and trust this fact blindly. Excuses will run away and life once again, will seem like a pleasure journey only if you desire so. Never compromise with your pleasure quotient and literally indulge yourself. The moment you starts accepting less than what you deserve thing will always come in less measure. You have to realize that you deserve more and you will get it somehow. Finally, accept what you are and what you want. This is simply your life and you have got every right to live as you choose. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-10020070988521099302009-09-13T09:54:00.000-07:002009-09-23T09:56:24.510-07:00Fueling Your Passions<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Passion is such a magical word. It has so much effect on our life. Passion simply signifies having something in your life that you absolutely love to spend time doing. It also means you do it on a regular basis and your participation in it gives you a great high and ultimately that results into a delightful living. It always pays to take some time off from your busy lifestyle and treasure your longings. Such small wonders make life worth living. Normally, humans in this cut-throat competitive world do not spare any time for their passions. As time runs out, they also get totally involved in professional and personal responsibilities and ignoring their passions. Whenever asked, one classical answer you will always get is lack of time. But in this mad rush, we forget to comprehend how badly we are affecting our lives by ignoring our passions.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p>It is always easy to push aside your special fun time and postponing your favorite activities to some other day but unfortunately that later date never come. Have you ever seen that date coming and offering itself to you requesting you to indulge yourself? No, you have not. How often you have seen other people stopping for a while in the hectic journey of life and doing things they love the most? How many times you have discovered that you really need to pause and reflect upon your life and find reasons of missing fun from your existence? Well, if you have not then it is high time you once again rediscover your passion and submit yourself wholeheartedly to it. It won’t take much of your time to pursue your passion. In fact, it could be one of the reasons of you enjoying other aspects of your life in full flow. </o:p></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-25967849562977485512009-08-30T09:17:00.000-07:002009-08-30T09:17:00.097-07:00Colors Affecting Our Performance<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">Productivity is greatly values all across the world. People normally associate with one’s professional life but if we see it from other perspective, we will find productivity factor applies to all the spheres of life. The more productive you are, more you are valued and appreciated. Several factors affect one’s performance and productivity. We already know about motivation, will power, environment and such related elements that greatly affect our performances. One of the lesser known elements is color. Yes, we are talking about colors that powerfully and quickly affect our choices that we make in our day to day lives. This surprising fact is proven by scientists who took great efforts and several research projects to come to this conclusion.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">It is also known as color therapy. Alternative healing makes a great use of color therapy. The research says, when you are stressed, combining the five senses will create a powerful synergy. One can take for example case of deep breathing with visualization or mixing music with exercise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">Talking about effects of different colors, Green is omnipresent. It symbolizes a new life and growth. Green promotes healing. Orange represents high activity and cheerfulness. People often use an orange object on their works stations to feel good. Red is a powerful color that depicts energy and boldness. Red also represents confidence. Blue is a soothing and relaxing color. Blue often instigates creativity.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Purple makes you feel empowered and regal whereas yellow enlightens you. White inspires you to go clean and brown symbolizes stability. Finally, the color black is very powerful and represents mystery and depth. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-92099148672409087262009-08-14T09:14:00.000-07:002009-08-15T09:17:24.798-07:00The Power of Achievement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/SobffSaxCYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/DThHEyrzRE4/s1600-h/03-ps21-1responsibility-posters.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/SobffSaxCYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/DThHEyrzRE4/s320/03-ps21-1responsibility-posters.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370225334298937730" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We all strive for success and achievement in every sphere of life. Right from family, friends, relationships, career, love, and parenting we want to touch every pinnacle. So what is the difference between a loser and winner? Isn’t it all about some solid achievements that make all the difference? The more you achieve, better you feel and more confident you are. Achievement also makes you hungry for more. It fuels a kind of inner desire that has the ability to take you too far in the tough journey of life. Let’s share some famous achievement quotes to fuel the fire and reignite the passion:-</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bruce Barton </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Nido Qubein </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Orison Swett Marden </span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Leonard Bernstein </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, Just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Napoleon Hill </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thomas J. Watson </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Michelangelo </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">William Arthur Ward </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Earl Nightingale </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Abraham Lincoln </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> All great achievements require time.</span></span></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><strong><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Maya Angelou</span></span></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-38493829854481333512009-07-29T09:20:00.000-07:002009-07-29T09:22:46.155-07:00Taking Responsibility<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">Life is all about choices you make. We must accept responsibility for each and every action we take. But before that, one must understand what our choice is. There is a subtle difference between choosing any random way and following the path you have chosen. There are several elements in life that is beyond our control but these entire events sum up our life. Things keep happening and life is far from fair. Not everyone has same share of luck and achievements but at least we can begin on a fresh note if we just start making right choices.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">External factors like family, friends, economy, money etc decide our conditions to a great extent. There is this maxim, ‘The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain.’ <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Now, isn’t that wonderful? The best way to handle things beyond your control is to accept them. One thing you shouldn’t do at all is to term yourself as victim and feel awful about your existence. That’s a pretty lame approach to tackle things.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; ">The point is, we cannot choose what happens to us but we can always decide how best to respond what happens to us. Now that you have accepted the things happing to you, move on to gulp and swallow part. Its time you start changing the things. One is either part of the problem or part of the solution. It’s high time you decide which part you want to choose!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-44574962927609732842009-06-30T22:08:00.000-07:002009-06-30T22:09:02.985-07:00Controlling ‘Upset Feelings’<div align="justify">We humans are designed in such a way that we get to experience the entire spectrum of emotions ranging from happiness, sadness, contentment to being upset. In that light, feeling upset is a normal part of our life that we feel every now and then. So why do we feel upset? Well, reasons could vary depending upon person to person. The most likely cause of feeling upset is when things don’t go as we plan, when things do not turn out to be the way we had anticipated. But, this feeling should always be temporary. We can not afford to let this upset feel last longer. Once you allow it to last longer, it will start making a continuous presence in your life.<br /><br />The trick is to learn how to control one’s feeling of being upset over trivial matters. Upset is kind of addiction. If you are liberal with it will continue to bother you. One basic step is start using breathing technique. Take a deep breath and start counting backwards and you will immediately feel a lot calmer than earlier. There are several such options to make you get rid of ‘upset feeling’. One easy way is to make a list of all the factors that irritate you and then tear it apart. Call up your friends and talk about your problems. Try to do what you love most. Go out and share your stuff. You can also try to write your feelings in a diary. Sort out issues with the person you were upset with. Lastly, trust your positive qualities and make the most of what life has given you. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-59718755613010974862009-05-31T09:59:00.000-07:002012-05-06T06:34:25.228-07:00The Importance of Friendship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Having a relationship as beautiful and pure as friendship works on several layers. You can confide in someone. You can always share your stuff with a friend. You will always find your friend standing for you during the times of distress and sadness. Experts say, a person with good friend circle lives a longer and healthier life. They are the best medicine for our boredom. Sending friendship sms and cards make our lives exciting and fun. </div>
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These heartbreaking moments don’t need to exist for a long time because longer they last, more we feel like a part of us to the monster named grief. </p><p align="justify">It’s easier said than done. The trick is to realize and identify the feelings of grief. Once you become aware of the changing taking place in your body and inside, you are bound to change sooner or later. Not realizing your own feelings can make things worse and more painful. Losing someone close is definitely a life-changing event. The world does not seem the same. Deeper you go inside, more aware you will be and easier it will be for you to come out of the feeling of loss and restlessness. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-50361019853402252162009-04-21T23:49:00.000-07:002009-04-21T23:49:00.519-07:00Matter of Choice<div align="justify"></div><p align="justify">Freeze the word ‘choice’ and think of it. A bit longer than what you would actually prefer to. We all have choices, no? Infact life is all about choices. It has been rightly said that either you choose for yourself or accept whatever life chooses for you. There is no other way. It is quite certain that whatever you choose will be filled with some troughs and roughs. But then, what in life is not? Our choices teach us a great deal about who we are and what are our needs. These choices reveal in great detail about our passions and desires. </p><p align="justify">World is an ever evolving place and so are we. Stagnation is no better than death. While one is dead he can still be sure of moving onto the next life but what about stagnant people with frozen mindset? They are not moving anywhere. They are okay with whatever situations they are in. if you feel you are in the same condition, you need to make a choice, either of being a perennial victim to stagnation or embracing the choice of change. Make sure to relish the choice and the lessons learned. It is also suggested to be grateful for the world of wisdom your changes represent. </p><p align="justify">Reminding oneself about importance of evolving is very pleasing to the senses. Don’t stop to do that because that will mark beginning of a sad chapter in your life. Even if a particular choice made you cringe, try to have a good laugh over it and move on. Be easy on yourself. After all, it’s a matter of choice. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-66390087091681347732009-04-14T23:47:00.000-07:002009-04-14T23:47:00.588-07:00Keep On Living<div align="justify"></div><p align="justify">One of the basic truths of life is to keep on living. We constantly need to feed our soul and mind with things that we relish so that we keep on living in a harmonious and peaceful way. It is said that nobody is perfect. What does that mean? Isn’t it a license to commit mistakes and not regretting them? Yes, it is. Living simply implies we must do our best in every aspect of life. But in hindsight, we may not always be able to achieve the desired result despite giving our best. Why so? Simply because nobody is perfect. </p><p align="justify">No matter how well trained we are, how smart we think of ourselves and how many experiences we have acquired in the journey of life, we will still commit some mistakes that will make us feel terrible. But then, desire of achieving perfection comes at a price. If something goes wrong we don’t need to put ourselves down. Every experience is like a wake up call. We can always consider the whys, how’s and what’s of an event gone wrong. It’s always in our hand to constructively evaluate ourselves and take the responsibility. We can always learn from whatever happened and move on. </p><p align="justify">I know it’s easier said than done. But every good thing comes at a price. There is no such thing as free lunch. So why not gear up yourself for the challenging but exciting ride ahead. After all, we need to keep on living. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581648828215624995.post-42791873548217944662009-04-07T01:39:00.000-07:002009-04-10T01:47:25.135-07:00Importance of Mistakes in Our Lives<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/Sd8HWXrEeEI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ICyEOlDqAtI/s1600-h/ManInMirrorcopy.png"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322981365468395586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EVgvUm5bKdg/Sd8HWXrEeEI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ICyEOlDqAtI/s320/ManInMirrorcopy.png" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div align="justify"></div><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We humans are great learners. We have mastered the art of improvising and improving. Despite that fact and our tendency of trying to attain perfection in whatever we do, we often end up making mistakes and regretting later on. There is not one person who hasn’t committed any mistakes. And if someone claims otherwise it simply means he hasn’t tried anything. We humans have been designed in such a way that learning process comes naturally to us. So many times these lessons are disguised in form of obstacles, mistakes and difficulties. But then, what is life without the iota of those failures. It is said that our difficulties teach us more than what our successes do. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">How true! Mistakes are part of our lives and we will keep making mistakes till our last breath. But while mulling over our mistakes we often tend to undermine our success and other positive experiences. Can’t we just say to ourselves that yes, we made an experience instead of saying we made a mistake? Perhaps this single change of words will bring huge joy and pleasure in our lives. As they say, it’s all about matter of perception! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mistakes are essential parts of our lives. They are an indicator of where we need to take a pause in the maddening rush of life and take care of the things that demand our urgent attention. They are simply a way to remind us not to let loose what you have earned and acquired over the years. Don’t deny this necessity of life. Accept its importance and take it as a gift. Rest will become very easy. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0