A little girl and her father were crossing a flimsy,weak bridge.The father was concerned and so said to his daughter,"Sweetheart,please hold on to my hand so that you don't fall into the river." The girl replied,"No, Daddy,you hold my hand." What is the big difference? asked the father. "There is a big difference,Daddy," replied the little girl, "If I hold your hand and something happens to me ,chances are that I may let your hand go.But if you hold my hand,I know for sure that no matter what happens,you will never let my hand go!"
In our relationship with God,the essence of trust is not in its bind,but in its bond. So allow God to hold on to you at all times,and He will never let you go!
Are you living your life to the fullest? Today,so many people have lost that enthusiasm they were once excited about., their future, their dream, all because somewhere along the way, they hit some road blocks. Things didn't work out and so they quit.They lost their purpose. Don't let that be you! You are Unique,Talented and Capable of doing great things in your life. This blog will challenge your thoughts and motivate you,inspire and help you rise up and move on in Life.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
THE PRICE TAG WILL BE HIGHER THAN YOU EXPECT
All dreams have a price tag on them, and the cost is almost always higher than a person expects to pay. Never once in my conversations with successful people have I heard the words, " Getting to the top was much easier than I anticipated." Everybody I know who has realized a dream has different war stories to tell.
When it comes to achieving dreams ,it's impossible to know the complete cost up front.You will find out what it will be only as you undertake that journey.
Actor Paul Hogan,who portrayed the movie character Crocodile Dundee,was once asked how he became successful. I love his answer: " The secret of my success is that bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could." Dreams don't come cheap and they don't come easy.The bigger the dream,the bigger the price tag. but the secret to paying for your dream is just to keep chewing.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Listening to Another
A huge truck got stuck under a bridge.It couldn't move backward or forward.Traffic was blocked in all directions.An official from the company arrived and all sorts of attempts were made to get the truck free.
A few school kids were sitting on a wall nearby,looking at all this.One little lad shouted across at the official,"Do you want to know how to get the truck free,mister?" Well,for now, I don't need your advice smart guy,said the official.
The young lad was unabashed as he replied, "Just let the air out of the tires and you're alright."
The man stopped in his tracks,looked at the kid and smiled-and then proceeded to let the air out of the tires! In his heart he felt that the kid had let some air out of him,and brought him down a bit-and he knew that he deserved it.
Moral: Often our biggest drawback, is our unwillingness to ask for help in dealing with a problem,we are stuck with.
A few school kids were sitting on a wall nearby,looking at all this.One little lad shouted across at the official,"Do you want to know how to get the truck free,mister?" Well,for now, I don't need your advice smart guy,said the official.
The young lad was unabashed as he replied, "Just let the air out of the tires and you're alright."
The man stopped in his tracks,looked at the kid and smiled-and then proceeded to let the air out of the tires! In his heart he felt that the kid had let some air out of him,and brought him down a bit-and he knew that he deserved it.
Moral: Often our biggest drawback, is our unwillingness to ask for help in dealing with a problem,we are stuck with.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
What Can we Learn from the past happenings?
I remember reading the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz, in one of his comic strips Charlie Brown is at the beach building a beautiful castle. As he stands back to admire his work it is suddenly consumed by a huge wave. Looking at the smooth sand mound that had been his creation a moment before, he says,“There must be a lesson here, but I don’t know what it is.”
That’s the way many people approach adversity. They are so consumed by the events that they become bewildered and miss the whole learning experience. But there is always a way to learn from failures and mistakes.Poet Lord Byron was right when he stated,“Adversity is the first path to truth.”
Restaurateur Wolfgang Puck says,“I learned more from the one restaurant that didn’t work than from all the ones that were successes.” He incidentally owns five critically acclaimed restaurants in California and also opened restaurants in Chicago, Las Vegas and Tokyo.
It’s difficult to give general guidelines about how to learn from mistakes because every situation is different. But if you maintain a teachable attitude as you approach the process and try to learn anything you can about what you could do differently, you will improve yourself. When a person has the right mind-set, every obstacle introduces him to himself.
That’s the way many people approach adversity. They are so consumed by the events that they become bewildered and miss the whole learning experience. But there is always a way to learn from failures and mistakes.Poet Lord Byron was right when he stated,“Adversity is the first path to truth.”
Restaurateur Wolfgang Puck says,“I learned more from the one restaurant that didn’t work than from all the ones that were successes.” He incidentally owns five critically acclaimed restaurants in California and also opened restaurants in Chicago, Las Vegas and Tokyo.
It’s difficult to give general guidelines about how to learn from mistakes because every situation is different. But if you maintain a teachable attitude as you approach the process and try to learn anything you can about what you could do differently, you will improve yourself. When a person has the right mind-set, every obstacle introduces him to himself.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Back Up
Have you ever been talking with someone who made a thoughtless remark during a conversation, and as soon as he said it, you could tell he knew he had made a mistake? Yet when you called him on it, he refused to admit it.
No matter what you said,he kept backing up and trying to justify the remark,which made him look sillier and sillier.That's what people who back up do.And if they make a habit of it,they get stuck on the failure freeway.
If you stay on the failure freeway long enough,you eventually slow up and that's when a lot of people simply give up.
No matter what you said,he kept backing up and trying to justify the remark,which made him look sillier and sillier.That's what people who back up do.And if they make a habit of it,they get stuck on the failure freeway.
If you stay on the failure freeway long enough,you eventually slow up and that's when a lot of people simply give up.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Try And Try Again
In my Corporate career of 30 years, I have encountered many a people who stubbornly tried to leave their troubles behind by working faster and harder, but without changing their direction.
The end result: they came hard upon themselves.
I would say they were like people who tried to get the square peg in the round hole -they placed the peg in the hole, then took the hammer and pounded on it.
You are getting what I’m saying. They’re working hard but getting nowhere.
I have also noticed that too many people, when they make a mistake, just keep stubbornly ploughing ahead and end up repeating the same mistakes.
I am sure we all believe in the motto, Try and try again. But I guess if I read it this way it makes sense to my human mind: “Try, then stop and think. Then try again”
The end result: they came hard upon themselves.
I would say they were like people who tried to get the square peg in the round hole -they placed the peg in the hole, then took the hammer and pounded on it.
You are getting what I’m saying. They’re working hard but getting nowhere.
I have also noticed that too many people, when they make a mistake, just keep stubbornly ploughing ahead and end up repeating the same mistakes.
I am sure we all believe in the motto, Try and try again. But I guess if I read it this way it makes sense to my human mind: “Try, then stop and think. Then try again”
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Life is a do-it-yourself project
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
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