We all have some goals to be achieved in life. Those who have none should better find one otherwise it may get very late to enjoy and utilize the life to the fullest.
Today I will discuss perseverance. It is a quality that never lets you down. If you cling to it strongly you will never be hopeless in life. For the Indian audience it reminds me of the movie title "Lage Raho Munna Bhai".The title in itself professes the virtue of continuously doing an effort for achieving a target. In the movie the hero tries to woo his beloved, but for us perseverance is required to woo our goals.
A person who wants to achieve something has to pass all the mounds and ridges. There is not always a carpet of roses lying for you to tread. If you get deterred by the mountains or the gorges, you have to do a lot of introspection because anything beautiful (it can be ordinary or extraordinary) in this world can be achieved only by hard labour.
Let me exemplify .We will talk of five science graduates staying in a neighbourhood .They want to visit a science exhibition at 10 in the morning in a city where the road traffic is totally unpredictable.
The first one starts at 9, gets a bus and reaches the venue on time.
The second one also starts at 9, doesn't get a bus, looks out for a rickshaw, reaches the nearest next bus stand, boards the bus and reaches the venue.
The third one waits for the bus or any other conveyance, later gets one and is late by five minutes.
The fourth starts at 9:30 ,misses the first bus, gives up the idea of going as it is too late for him to get an entry.
The fifth student thinks there is no use going to the exhibition and enjoys the day at home.
After a month the exhibition is organized ones more.
The first one attends the exhibition, finds out some new stuff and starts working on making one project of his own.
The second and the third think, they are done with exhibitions and attending one earlier has satisfied all the scientific urge.
The fourth student is determined to attend the exhibition this time and he reaches the venue on time, collects all the documents relating to the old exhibition ,tries to gain knowledge from all the new entries.
All the students reach their final year of graduation.
Only the first student makes a project and he is able to gather praise and recommendation for a research fellowship.
The fourth student feels he is not prepared for the project and so doesn't participate.
The rest feel that there are more important things to do than making a project.
After the graduation is over only the first student heads for a research fellowship.
The fourth student, who always dreamt of being a research fellow, works hard to enter one of the science labs as he realizes he has missed one opportunity. Finally after a lot of effort, he is able to make to a science lab of his choice.
The rest give up the idea of being scientists and start pursuing other fields.
After few years
Our first student and the fourth student are successful scientists ,who are ready to achieve morein life.
Our learnings:-
1. Stay focused.
2. Look out for opportunities.
3. Don't miss opportunities knocking at your doorstep.
4. Sometimes if you are not able to harness some opportunities, keep the zeal alive.
5. Persevere or make a constant effort, giving up is no solution.
6. You may be late in achieving something ,you want, but that is certainly better than achieving nothing.
It is preferable to be a student of the first kind, but as all people are not born same, so are the conditions prevailing around them. We should not compare ourselves with others and just keep going.The fourth one though late did improve and succeeded finaly.
It's not that I'm so smart,it's just that I stay with problems longer. –Albert Einstein
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Learn To Manage Changes
To improve is to change,to aim for perfection is to change often.
Change is the rule that always exists in our lives ,even though we are ready to accept it or not.
Sometimes the changes are minor and sometimes major.Sometimes they can affect our day and sometimes can change our whole lives.
Small things like your domestic help didn't turn up the day when you had an important meeting or any of your loved ones left you ,you have to learn to adjust.You have to adjust because if you don't ,you will be left behind .Changes will keep happening and the life does go on.We may feel irritated ,annoyed and sometimes even feel to give up but is that the solution of any problem?No.
What if you have a kid at home and the caretaker goofed up.You have to rush to the office .Stay calm ,think of other alternatives.Look for a neighbour or relative close by and if no body is there ,work from home.If you are alone with the kid ,staff at your office will certainly understand.But this should not happen again.Make sure your baby sitter keeps you informed before a leave.Always maintain other options (neighbour,emergency creche service,play schools,reliable relatives etc).Conclusion is be prepared.If this happens again you are to blame.
The best way to manage changes is "be prepared".Talk with experienced people in office,family every now and then.Don't be afraid of a mishap or get ready to welcome one.What happens to other may not happen to you and it is not necessary that some "bad thing" should happen.It is just a drill .Live life to the fullest.Dont fear the possible futures.Welcome the life with open arms.
You must always keep at hand the hospital numbers,fire station ,police contact numbers etc.This may help you or any of your acquaintance.In urgency it is the cool head that wins.
I love changes because I learn a lot from them.There is always something in store ,something new to decipher.They help to improve.Sometimes it does turn out painful but I have learnt to look ahead.The things we lose don't come back to us but they make us more strong and powerful.
We have seen in the past that as the civilisations and cultures have moved ahead ,people have changed,their minds have changed and there thinkings have changed.It is the man who has invented so many things on the basis of their changing requirements.
In the end don't run from adversity,fight it affront and be a winner in all possible aspects.
Our only security is our ability to change-John Lily
Change is the rule that always exists in our lives ,even though we are ready to accept it or not.
Sometimes the changes are minor and sometimes major.Sometimes they can affect our day and sometimes can change our whole lives.
Small things like your domestic help didn't turn up the day when you had an important meeting or any of your loved ones left you ,you have to learn to adjust.You have to adjust because if you don't ,you will be left behind .Changes will keep happening and the life does go on.We may feel irritated ,annoyed and sometimes even feel to give up but is that the solution of any problem?No.
What if you have a kid at home and the caretaker goofed up.You have to rush to the office .Stay calm ,think of other alternatives.Look for a neighbour or relative close by and if no body is there ,work from home.If you are alone with the kid ,staff at your office will certainly understand.But this should not happen again.Make sure your baby sitter keeps you informed before a leave.Always maintain other options (neighbour,emergency creche service,play schools,reliable relatives etc).Conclusion is be prepared.If this happens again you are to blame.
The best way to manage changes is "be prepared".Talk with experienced people in office,family every now and then.Don't be afraid of a mishap or get ready to welcome one.What happens to other may not happen to you and it is not necessary that some "bad thing" should happen.It is just a drill .Live life to the fullest.Dont fear the possible futures.Welcome the life with open arms.
You must always keep at hand the hospital numbers,fire station ,police contact numbers etc.This may help you or any of your acquaintance.In urgency it is the cool head that wins.
I love changes because I learn a lot from them.There is always something in store ,something new to decipher.They help to improve.Sometimes it does turn out painful but I have learnt to look ahead.The things we lose don't come back to us but they make us more strong and powerful.
We have seen in the past that as the civilisations and cultures have moved ahead ,people have changed,their minds have changed and there thinkings have changed.It is the man who has invented so many things on the basis of their changing requirements.
In the end don't run from adversity,fight it affront and be a winner in all possible aspects.
Our only security is our ability to change-John Lily
Monday, October 4, 2010
Find The Field Of Interest
Enthusiasm in something or the other is quiet natural in human beings. Whenever we do something, we like, we do it with full enthusiasm.Lets say you love gardening, you will certainly enjoy the company of flowers and plants .There are many people who are doing the work they love .Certainly this adds to the hard work and the work accomplished is far better than done by somebody who had do it just because it was assigned to them.
Bill Gates is a good example, who excelled in the field, he liked the most. Though his father was a prominent lawyer but he loved programming. He liked the work because coding ideas came to his mind quiet easily and he was able to make flawless programmes with full enthusiasm. He stands tall because he invested his time and intelligence on the thing on which he could depend the most.
He was so much fascinated by the computer that when he was at school he started using bugs of a machine so that he could get extra time to work on it.He wrote many progammes in his teens itself .
We can visualise Gates worked on his cravings for programmes and certainly he toiled not to let his passion show him the exit door.He remained in the area of his expertise and certainly ,we are very thankful to him for his marvellous initiatives and work in Computer Science.
For all of us we have to find out our field of interest and try to excel in it then only we can reach the pinnacle of success. Why I am stressing on the "field of interest" because there is no requirement of you to keep reminding yourself of the pending work or you will get tired.
It becomes a habit to do what gives you peace, happiness and certainly success.
Bill Gates is a good example, who excelled in the field, he liked the most. Though his father was a prominent lawyer but he loved programming. He liked the work because coding ideas came to his mind quiet easily and he was able to make flawless programmes with full enthusiasm. He stands tall because he invested his time and intelligence on the thing on which he could depend the most.
He was so much fascinated by the computer that when he was at school he started using bugs of a machine so that he could get extra time to work on it.He wrote many progammes in his teens itself .
We can visualise Gates worked on his cravings for programmes and certainly he toiled not to let his passion show him the exit door.He remained in the area of his expertise and certainly ,we are very thankful to him for his marvellous initiatives and work in Computer Science.
For all of us we have to find out our field of interest and try to excel in it then only we can reach the pinnacle of success. Why I am stressing on the "field of interest" because there is no requirement of you to keep reminding yourself of the pending work or you will get tired.
It becomes a habit to do what gives you peace, happiness and certainly success.
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