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Love your job but don't love your Company because you may not know when your company stops loving you - > Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM What is the Secret of SUCCESS...... ? "RIGHT DECISIONS" How do you make Right Decisions... ? "EXPERIENCE" How do you get Experience.. . ? "WRONG DECISIONS Dr. ABDUL KALAM Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail. Dr. ABDUL KALAM You are not responsible for what people think about you. But you are responsible for what you give them to think about you. STANLEY FERRARD A man is lucky if he is the first love of a Woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man. CHARLES DICKENS Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Behind every successful man, there is an untold pain in his heart. BILL JACOBS It's better to lose your Ego to the one you Love, than to lose the one you LOVE because of EGO. JOHN KEATS Don't make promise when you are in JOY . Don't reply when you are SAD. Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY. Think twice, Act wise. ... Be Happy... “If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” - Albert Einstein You are not responsible for what people think about you. But you are responsible for what you give them to think abt you The disease of anger needs the medicine of tolerance; the pain of disappointment needs the medicine of hope; the violence of revenge and spite needs forgiveness; fear needs courage, ego needs self-respect. Through inner silence we receive the strength to heal.

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Love your job but don't love your Company because you may not know when your company stops loving you - > Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM

What is the Secret of SUCCESS...... ? "RIGHT DECISIONS"How do you make Right Decisions... ? "EXPERIENCE"How do you get Experience.. . ? "WRONG DECISIONSDr. ABDUL KALAM

Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.Dr. ABDUL KALAM

You are not responsible for what people think about you.But you are responsible for what you give them to think about you.STANLEY FERRARD

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a Woman.A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.CHARLES DICKENS

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Behind every successful man, there is an untold pain in his heart.BILL JACOBS

It's better to lose your Ego to the one you Love,than to lose the one you LOVE because of EGO.JOHN KEATS

Don't make promise when you are in JOY . Don't reply when you are SAD.Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY. Think twice, Act wise.... Be Happy...

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. - Albert Einstein

You are not responsible for what people think about you.But you are responsible for what you give them to think abt you

The disease of anger needs the medicine of tolerance; the pain ofdisappointment needs the medicine of hope; the violence of revenge andspite needs forgiveness; fear needs courage, ego needs self-respect.Through inner silence we receive the strength to heal.

The one who checks himself constantly is the one who experiencesprogress. The one who keeps checking himself is also able to bringabout a change in himself. Such a person takes each situation as achance to learn something new and bring about some change for thebetter. So there is constant improvement in his life.moon in dark night also gives energy to us & fresh mind for making many things success.Sun glows only @ daytime, Candle only for hours, Matchstick only for mins, but ur face willglow day & night just by keeping God in your mind.The one who is comparing oneself with what he was and seeing how hecan improve or how he has improved is the one who is constantlybringing about progress in his own life. On the contrary the one whois comparing himself with others is the one who is constantly findingexcuses and leaving behind the opportunities that he gets for bringingabout a change. When we are free from excuses and free from comparisonwith others, we are able to be light even in the most challengingcircumstances. We are not caught up with our own mistakes or those ofothers, but are able to constantly add on to our treasure store ofexperiences and be richer and richer with every new challenge faced.

If you want to give someone a real Gift, try giving them your time and attention. A loving heart dosen't expect anything more than that.Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. So, never give up! U will surely get victory!When we change our world changes. We usually wait for the world tochange, sometimes the world at large and sometimes our own littleworld. Since it is not in our hands we don't find it changingaccording to what we want and we give up trying. We rarely think ofchanging ourselves which is possible. When we change, our thoughts andattitude change too. We are then able to look at the people and ourworld around us with a different vision. Thus we find that our worldchanges, not so much in the situation as much as in our ownperception.

The one who sacrifices name and fame is the one who gets recognition.When we make a positive contribution we usually want to getrecognition for it. We might not always say it in words but there isalways an expectation that others should recognise our contribution.We need to make sure that we enjoy whatever we do. Since the taskitself becomes enjoyable for us, we don't anymore expect recognition.The more we become free from expectations we get the love from othersand recognition too.

Who am I? I am truth, I am love, I am purity, I am peace, I am wisdom,I am courage, and I am bliss. That's who I truly am, and who I alwayswill be. Believe this, and you will be taking personal responsibilityfor yourself, thereby giving benefit for all, and helping to reshapethe world for the better.

You cannot finish the book of life, without closing it's chapters. If you want to go on, then you have to leave the past as you turn the pages.

The fact that we are not and cannot be perfect gives us the opportunity to improve constantly.

When you start the day with a moment of solitude and contemplation, even the most crowded schedule runs more smoothly.Everyone has a song in their heart. Everyone has a reason for beinghere and a season for making their highest, greatest most auspiciouscontribution. No one knows what that is or when it is for anyone else.Only our own heart knows what and when it is for us. Your heart wantsto sing.

Love is a powerful force. It can take us to great heights and leave usfeeling light and airy. Yet it has been the most abused and misusedforce. Many degraded things pass for love. True love is based onunderstanding, mutual trust and respect and not simply on transientemotions. Love is being in balance, that is, in harmony with the self,God and each other. Love dwells in the soul. We must allow this loveto flow out and around us. Without love, all of life's treasures arelocked away from our vision and experiences, for indeed 'love is thekey.'

To feel renewed, take a Spritual journey. You don't have to go anywhere except inside yourself, away from the external.

Leave worries aside and you will be surprised by the beauty of the skyand the colour of flowers, of the freshness of the breeze and thegenerosity of the sun. You will feel you are part of creation, andlife will start to make sense. The greatest wealth is to appreciatewhat we have and what we are.

As well as being sweet and generous-hearted, become powerful so that you do not fluctuate with self-doubt in the face of challenges.Faith enables one to bring solutions to problems. When problems come,we tend to overreact to it or exaggerate it to such an extent that itbecomes a trap for us. Instead of working on the problem we fall aprey to it making all our thoughts negative. Once we are caught up innegativity we will neither look for, nor find solutions. Each thoughtof ours is important when working on a problem. Instead of making ourthoughts negative, we need to remind ourselves that what we are goingthrough is a test which we must pass with honour. When we have thisthought, all our energy will be focussed on working to bring asolution.To think less is to remain happy. Usually there is a tendency to thinkmore than normal when there is a challenging situation. Although it isconsidered to be good to think more, we usually miss out on the factthat thinking more means having lots of waste thoughts along withthose that are necessary. When we find ourselves thinking a lot weneed to ask ourselves if all these thoughts are really necessary. Weneed to recognize waste thoughts and replace them with something morepositive. With this practice we'll find ourselves thinking less and atthe same time having powerful thoughts which will keep us cheerfulunder all circumstances.

The sweetness of the mind brings sweetness in words and interactions.There is an understanding of the need for being sweet in words andinteractions. But this sweetness can be expressed only when there issweetness in the mind. Sweetness of the mind means there is not even atrace of negativity. Such a mind is further open to all that is niceand beautiful and expresses its own freshness and beauty ininteractions. When we are able to keep my mind sweet, i.e., free fromany kind of bitterness or ill-feelings, we are able to experience thebeauty of life. There is no feeling of sorrow or negativity but themind is nurtured to further positivity with everything that comes itsway.In everything, goodness is there. Our goal is to find it. In everyperson, the best is there, our job is to recognise it. In everysituation, the positive is there, our opportunity is to see it. Inevery problem, the solution is there, our responsibility is to provideit. In every setback, the success is there, our adventure is todiscover it. In every crisis, the reason is there, our challenge is tounderstand it. By seeing the goodness, we'll be very enthusiastic andour lives will be all the richer.It is wise to bend rather than to break. Those who change will get spiritual wisdom. Conversely, those who have wisdom will decide to change. Change is the first law of Nature.B e economical with your thoughts, time and words and you will be able to make use of the help that is coming to you.To develop the capacity to remain peaceful, you need the power of true peace and the power of concentration. One who is peaceful has an easy nature and has a smiling and cheerful face. Learn to become free from thinking unnecessarily and you will see how easy it will be to remain calm. This is true peace.

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Serve others in such a way that they receive happiness. Let go completely of the limitations that come from thinking in terms of yours and mine. Dont become impressed by other peoples specialties (virtues or talents), but instead, learn to appreciate them. Dont become disheartened by seeing weaknesses in yourself or in others and dont become arrogant about yourself and you will see how you become one who is happy and who gives happiness.When I finish this project, then I will be happy! When this situation is resolved, I will be fine. When I reach my goal, I will finally relax, be peaceful! To surf in the Ocean is to understand where the waves are coming from and which ones to take. Maybe what life is asking of you is different from the responses you were trained to give to it. To be successful in the Ocean needs effort and positioning. Catch the right wave. The objective of the surfer is to enjoy the ride, to have fun. In the same way, do not postpone your happiness; enjoy whatever comes your way.Success comes to the one who is able to involve others and work as a team. Because of having a feeling that the more the people involved, the more difficult the task becomes, we tend to avoid involving others in any task that we take up. We tend to do everything on our own, making us lose out on useful resources that we can get as others' contribution. As much as possible we need to involve others in such a way that they make a valuable contribution to the task that we have undertaken. We are doubly benefited with this. Firstly, we will gain from the others' resources. We also find that the good wishes of others are there for the task for which they have contributed and we find ourselves succeeding.Recognising our own uniqueness makes us a support for others. We can never be a source of support for others unless we are strong and stable. But usually our own wellbeing is dependent on others andtheir opinion of ours. As a result we make others our support, which is not always reliable. This also makes us miss out on our self- support. Instead of looking out for support from others, we need to turn within and see what speciality within us can get us out of the situation. It is essential to recognize and make use of our speciality. Then we will never expect support from others but will become a source of support for those around us.

Success in relationships comes when we are free from expectations. In our daily interactions if we find that we are not able to get along with someone, our usual reaction is to avoid that person altogether in order to avoid the conflict. But that is not really a solution. Unless we recognise why we are not able to get along with that person we will face the same problem with someone else. When we are not able to get along with someone we need to recognise the fact that the problem is not with the person but with our own expectations. When our expectations are not being met we have a conflict which is reflected in our relationship with that person. So we need to work at recognizing and removing these expectations.Feelings change intentions, thus changing actions too. When there are negative feelings like jealousy or hatred towards another person, those feelings naturally create misunderstanding. Even if the other person has a good feeling while doing something, a negative intention is attributed and this naturally changes one's own behaviour or response making it negative too. When there is the slightest bit of negative feeling within us for someone, it naturally creates further negativity from others too. We find everything we come across to be negative, like the one who wears colored glasses sees everything to be of that particular color.An elevated consciousness brings specialty to the task being done. As is the consciousness, so is the feeling behind the task, and therefore its quality. Just to perform action and finish the tasks at hand does not bring specialty and accuracy as much as it should. When the consciousness is special, that means before a task is performed there is a thought given both to the task and to the self, there is specialty revealed in the task. When we are able to start each task with a special consciousness, like "I am victorious", or "I am powerful" or "this task is for the benefit of all", we are able to experience the specialty of doing the task. We are also able to increase our state of self-respect, whatever the task or however simple it maybe.To be healthy internally is to make the best use of all treasures. A healthy intellect acts like a mother, always showing the right path. When internally one is strong, there is the natural ability to treat the mind with love and guide it towards the right direction. Such a healthy state of mind naturally enables the recognition and the proper utilisation of everything available. Once we have learnt the art of guiding our mind in the right direction with love, we then never experience the difficulty of having to bring back the mind to the right thinking. Because the mind is totally under control in a very easy and natural way and we don't have to control it or force it to think or not to think in a particular way.

Good wishes and pure feelings bring easy success while working at a task. If there are good feelings for both the task and the one who is carrying out the task, then the result attained by those feelings is automatically special. The feeling of giving love and cooperation, no matter what anyone is like gives good wishes and pure feelings. There is a deep impact of such good feelings which transforms others too. When we are able to maintain our own good feelings for others, we are able to enjoy the fruit of our pure thoughts. We are not disturbed by temporary clashes that we have because of the different nature of the persons we are working with, but enjoy working together. So there are also good feelings from the other person too and there is easy success experienced.Determination fills a thought with power. Any thought which is added with determination automatically brings confidence. This confidence naturally fills the thought with power. When there is the thought, 'I can do it', there is surely the power to do it. Then there are no distractions, nor is there any comparison with others. All resources are put to the maximum use and the task is accomplished. When we are able to fill our positive thoughts with the power of determination, we are able to bring all our special thoughts and plans into action immediately. We are able to feel the satisfaction of bringing equality into our thoughts, words and actions. There is no feeling of helplessness, but there is only confidence and courage in doing what we are supposed to do.Faith in others enables them to be powerful. Faith in others is usually mistaken for blind faith observing helplessly, only hoping for the best in our heart. We, then, don't consciously do anything but just hope for the best. In such a situation we subtly experience fear or tension. But this is not true faith nor is the outcome usually right. Faith in others means to remain alert to what is going on and then to fill the other person with the strength of our faith to such an extent that they feel able to do whatever needs to be done. Our faith will fill them with confidence and they will be able to give their best to the task.Honesty gives us the persistence to solve our problems. If ourreaction to problems is to give up or to go away, it is deceivingourselves. We will not be able to get rid of the situation by making aphysical change because we will find ourselves faced with the samedifficulty with someone else or in some other situation. Instead oftrying to change the situation, we need to recognize and transform theweakness that is in us that is causing us trouble in the situation.Once we use this art we find ourselves enjoying each situation that weare faced with.The method to finish waste thoughts is to deal with the mind withlove.When there are waste thoughts in the mind which one tries tostop, it becomes difficult to do that. There is discomfort anddifficulty experienced. On the other hand, when the mind is taught totake the right direction with love, there is a quick and dramaticchange. When we learn the art of speaking to our mind with love, weare able to free ourselves from waste thoughts without any feelings ofsuppression. Concentration too becomes easy and all thoughts aredirected towards the right direction.

When you start the day with a moment of solitude and contemplation, even the most crowded schedule runs more smoothly.

The one who is the master of time is the one who is successful. Mostof the time, we find ourselves trying to manage time or trying to racewith time. There is a lot of effort that goes into it and we tend tofeel tired. Then there is also a feeling or a need for a break.Instead of trying to manage time, we need to make effort to manage ourthoughts. We need to make our thoughts useful, that is we need to havesuch positive and powerful thoughts that serve to increase the valueof our own self and help us realise the value of our life.To pay constant attention towards positivity is to be free fromtension. To pay attention means not to think, speak or do anythingwaste, negative or even ordinary. The one who keeps attention in thisway and also allows no negativity from outside to go within, is alwaysfree from tension. There is also the proper use of everything that isavailable. When we are able to pay constant attention and also use theinner treasures within for a positive purpose, there is the use of theinner potential. When there is the recognition and use of thispotential within in this way, negativity finishes; just as sunshinefinishes darkness.The one who is open to learning always finds an opportunity to learnand change. Life has plenty of opportunities for the one who wants tolearn. Each situation and person that comes one's way is aninstrument for a new learning. Constant learning brings about a deepinternal change and progress in one's life. When we are able to learnfrom all that happens, we are able to be content for both, what wehave learnt and the change that we have been able to bring about.This contentment also keeps us enthusiastic and our mind open forfurther learning. We naturally become an embodiment of what we havelearnt.

To do what is right for all is to remain happy. The one who is alwaysconcerned for others is the one who can do right for others. There isconstant benefit for others merged in every action of such a person.Because of having given without expectation, there is happiness ineverything that is done. There is also uniqueness and specialityrevealed in every action. We experience double benefit, because thereis happiness in the effort as well as in the result of that effort.There is constant success experienced by us. we are also able toreceive the good wishes and blessings from others and we further getencouraged to use our speciality.A s well as being sweet and generous-hearted, become powerful so that you do not fluctuate with self-doubt in the face of challenges.Greatness lies in revealing one's own speciality. Greatness meansrecognising one's own speciality and being a donor with it. It alsomeans being royal and great in what is given to the mind - that meansgiving the mind only the positive. When there is greatness in this waythere is speciality and uniqueness seen in every act of mine. When Iam able to perceive my inner greatness, I am able to be contentbecause there are no expectations, but there's only a feeling of beinga giver. I find myself to be light and easy and enjoying each momentof my life, slowly moving towards perfection. I am also able to attainthe blessings and good wishes from others.A powerful stage is like a switch which finishes darkness ofnegativity in a second. Darkness is dispelled when a light is switchedon. Similarly, a powerful stage is also a light switch. When thisswitch is on, one can put an end to all wasteful darkness and nolonger have to labour to stop any wasteful thoughts. By becomingpowerful, one can naturally become a donor, as there is nothing wastewithin. When we are aware of our positive qualities and what we cancontribute to others, we are powerful. This naturally enables us tobe light and spread the inner light to others. We are neverinfluenced negatively with any kind of waste or negative, but arealways able to maintain our positivity and that of others too.Problem solving is to work at the roots of a problem. When a problemcomes up we usually try to work at removing the problem at hand bytrying various methods based on the understanding we have.We don't go deep into the actual cause of theproblem and so find it repeating again and again. Unless weunderstand the root cause of the problem we will not be able to getrid of it fully. The trick to problem solving is to go to the root,i.e. to find the actual cause. When we find and work at removingthe actual cause of the problem we will never find it repeating.For example, if the actual problem might be inability to finish everythingin time, the cause behind might not be lack of sufficient time, but my owncarelessness.Who are the thieves of peace? Why is peace lost in relationships?Complaints, guilt and comparisons are the main destroyers of peace.Instead of complaining, share newness. Instead of looking for someoneto blame, take responsibility for improving the situation. Instead ofcomparing yourself to others, value the good that is in them.True knowledge brings humility. True knowledge inspires and encouragesone to bring about a practical change in one's life. The one withknowledge naturally imbibes it, which is also revealed in hispractical life, because he is humbly willing to learn from allsituations. As much as there is knowledge, so much there is divinityrevealed in all words and actions. When we are able to humbly learnfrom all situations, we are able to enrich our knowledge. Thisknowledge further enables us to become more and more practical. Soduring all difficult situations, we are able to remain light andinternally stable. There will be no fluctuation experienced within,whatever the challenges may be.