Beautiful Song...

7 Secrets of Inspiring Leaders !!!

I read this article by Carmine Gallo...thought of sharing it here....

7 Secrets of Inspiring Leaders ...

• Demonstrate enthusiasm constantly
• Articulate a compelling course for action
• Sell the benefit
• Tell more stories
• Invite participation
• Reinforce and Optimistic Outlook
• Encourage potential

The Three Year Old in Everyone !!!

A MBA and an Engineer go on a camping trip, set up their tent, and fall asleep. Some hours later, the Engineer wakes his MBA friend. "Look up at the sky and tell me what you see The MBA replies, "I see millions of stars." The Engineer asks "What does that tell you?"

The MBA ponders for a minute:
"Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately quarter past three. Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?
The Engineer friend is silent for a moment, and then speaks.... "Practically...Someone has stolen our tent"

Little Inspirations on Earth !!!

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."

"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"

"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.

The Moral of this Story: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what s/he is, and look for the good in them.


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GiveIndia -Bihar flood Relief !!!

Well...i have personally been flood victim during Aug 2000 in hyd,so I really know recent bihar flood effect on the people out there.

if you can take part in this incredible effort by becoming a volunteer caregiver or shelter intern at Bihar , please visit www.giveindia.org. Lifesaving donations to our Emergency Rescue Fund can also be made with a quick click donate. As GiveIndia continue their work, we need you more now than ever before! Go GiveIndia!!!

Tribute to Kramer : Who made us all laugh !!!

She was her Daddy's Angel...

I wish i know the angel's dad or atleast his address to thank him .No wonder ... she wished to stay as her Daddy's Angel . hav fun !!!

KSU College Pictures !!!

Random thoughts ... !!!

Well I am gearing myself for my next 12 weeks of hectic travel,starting from the next week. I am going to Paris Fr,Rome Italy,Bucharest RO as part of International Residency program organized by my MBA school. Coming back I going to Canada for nearly two months for the solution rollout.

Ever since I landed in US i have been travelling all over US every week and now International travel .I like travelling especially when it gives all the amazing feeling and experience which you could only possibly imagine sitting before the laptop.

NRI Indian international travelling challenge: what is that...well before I pack bags by checking the weather on each country ,I need to sit with all the invitation letters,copiers ,passport photos,travel agent,travel insurance,medical insurance,bank statements,travellers checks to get the visa. i have been running behind romanian ,schengen and canada consulates for the past 14 weeks to ensure i am ready for the next 12 weeks.ofcourse all these paper work takes your brain .


My International Residency Program :The key objectives of this program are

Gain knowledge of common business practices in alternative economies.
Develop “decision-based” analysis and presentation skills in an international business management setting.
Experience learning in a “virtual” and collaborative work environment.
Establish an international personal peer network.
Apply state-of-the-art collaboration application technologies as a user.

Below are my Romanian team members
Horatiu,Cosmin,Ramona & Mirela

I am excited to meet them and experience the next 6 months in doing the project with them.After my American Teaming experience ,It would be interesting to see how the events turnout with Romanian Experience for next 6 months.

All the students from here are planning for few gifts for Romanian students,well i couldnt think of anything for them yet.Hopefully I find something in next two days before leaving to Paris.if you have any ideas for gifts ,please do add it to the comment section.May be i will gift the Romanian students when they visit American around Jan.

Out of 44 students in my class,I am the only indian and the only one who needed visa for all the countries.i envy my american class mates,as they dont have to think abt the visa for the first 90 days for these countries.They all planned the whole trip in the last 2 weeks while I have to go through roller coaster ride for 16 weeks to get here.Being NRI is turning out to be bigger challenge then i always imagined.

Well i checked out on weather for Paris and Rome,guess what the forecast shows "rain". :) .I have seen the future and somehow i hoping the universe to ensure I have amazing vacation. This program has already denied my all plans to visit India this year and I hope nature has some mercy on the opportunity cost went towards this whole vacation plan.

The following are the few sightseeing arrangements i have made myself

http://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Paris-City-Tour-Seine-River-Cruise-and-Eiffel-Tower/d479-2050PE

http://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Skip-the-Line-Ancient-Rome-and-Colosseum-Half-Day-Walking-Tour/d511-3731COLOSSEUM

http://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Skip-the-Line-Vatican-Museums-Walking-Tour-including-Sistine-Chapel-Raphaels-Rooms-and-St-Peters/d511-3731VATICAN

http://www.viator.com/tours/Venice/Venice-Walking-Tour-and-Gondola-Ride/d522-2495TOUR2

Tribute to Dr Alison:-

Have you ever had a lecturer ,who never ran out passion,enthu,intuitive and intelligence on a boring subject...for me Dr Alison would be the one.She makes International Business and Economics so much fun.She can go on and on and made a one whole weekend (16 hours) of Economics filled with her passion and enligten others with wonderful learning experience. Last week was her last class for our batch and everybody felt they should have more of her in the program.

i will be gone for a while with all the travel coming up...so take care...hav fun!!!

sshh ... soo soo ... hoo hoo...aisch !!!

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.

Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."

That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den.

He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" No response.

So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still he got no response.

Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, Honey, what's for dinner?" Again he gets no response so;

He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her.

"Honey, what's for dinner?" "Honey, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!"


Lesson from the story:

Problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us..! So don't always blame others for the thing that you may lack.

Hav fun !!!

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi !!!

Kewl Technology !!!

Ridiculously Cool Technology - Watch more free videos

Nothing Is Strange Having U Arnd !!!

No matter what, no matter when, no matter how ...
My day gets better only after seeing her in my sky...
Well Im no artist yet it is wonder to see her wave arnd this space...
She brightens up the stars and blossoms up the flowers but not sure why she fades away time and again after stirs me up with million thoughts with a glance...i wish there is day i cud luk this world thro her eyes...hav fun !!!

Life...Little Innovations For Emotions

I love reading lists of things to do before you die, but after reading several of these lists, I’ve realized that each list is a very personal thing. It can only apply to the writer of the list, and not to all human beings in general. No such list can do that.

And think about this: if you’re trying to follow a list of things to do before you die … trying to check things off the list, just to say you’ve done it … what’s the point, really? To be able to tell people you’ve done it? To follow the life prescription of some writer?

I won’t try to tell you what to do before you die … but I will suggest some questions to figure out how to live … right now. Each and every day.

Because you never know how much time you have left, and trying to cram a list of things into that unknown time can be futile. Instead, live every day to the fullest. Get the most out of life.

1. Who do I love, and what am I doing about it? When someone dies , you realize that you never know how much time you have with the people you love. They can go at any time — as can you. And so you must make the most of this time.

If you aren’t spending time with the people you love, change that. If you are holding a grudge against a family member, let it go and reconcile. If you’ve done something to hurt a loved one, ask for forgiveness. Drop the pride, and make up. If you haven’t seen someone in awhile, call them now to set up a date.

2. Am I pursuing my dream, or is fear stopping me? What have you always wanted to do? Maybe something you dreamed of as a child but have given up as unrealistic? Maybe something you still want to do but are afraid of failing? What fears are stopping you? And what would be the worst that could happen if you overcame those fears and pursued your dream?

If you’re already pursuing your dream, pat yourself on the back. You’re doing awesome!

3. Am I doing something that matters? There’s a difference between doing work, and doing work that really matters. Much of the time, we use up the few days we have on this earth with busy-work, stuff that doesn’t make much difference, and that’s sadly a waste of our lives.

4. What am I doing to help others? Kind of ironically, you get the most out of life not just by taking what you can for yourself, but by giving to others. What have you done lately to help people out? Have you been kind to people? Have you been compassionate? Have you been there for anyone? Listened? Volunteered for those in need? If you’re not doing anything to help others, this is a good time to figure out one thing you can do for someone, and put it into action. Ask this question on a regular basis, and you’ll make kindness a habit.



5. Am I as good a person as I want to be? I ask this of myself all the time. Sometimes, when I’m impatient or selfish or less-than-helpful, I think back on what I’ve said and done and realize that I could have done better. Instead of beating myself up about it, I endeavor to try harder, to remember to allow my better angels to guide me, to rise above the trivialities of life to a higher plane.

It’s not easy to be a good person, at least not all of the time. It’s easier to be selfish, without thinking about it. But is that how you want to be remembered? Is that how you want to live your life? Give it some thought, and act accordingly.


6. What am I doing to live life with passion, health and energy? You can do all the right things, and yet live a life that’s dull and sluggish. If you let your health go, you will have little energy and you will waste the minutes you have left on illness. Instead, learn to live a healthy life, with good foods and exercise. This will lead to more energy in your life. And then direct that energy into something you’re passionate about. If you haven’t found that passion (or passions), start looking. You’ll thank me. :)

Finally few words...

Always believe that you and your fellow citizens deserve the best from you.Inspire you and others to innovate and transform the way they all deserved to be.

Hans Zimmer -Dark Knight LIVE Score Performance

Once Again...Hans zimmer's genius performance!!!

Cleopatra Stratan - Cute gal Singing !!!

Michelle Obama Speech - 2008 Democratic National Convention

Jammu deserves better people !!!

I always hear Jammu for all wrong reasons and I am not sure about the actual problem out there.After looking at the bigfight in NDTV,I thought to myself Jammu deserves better people.

I don't think the people where anytime came across the following words
-Cooperativeness
-Collaborating
-Accommodating


Well even the old people still don't get that difference of opinion or conflict is a common thing among people .No matter how much external counseling you do ,the change of perspective should come within.I think the root cause is educational system which failed to teach them the aspect of teaming.

The business schools here give huge importance for teaming activities.For example,Kellog has a team assignment for their students to assess the situation of chicago to host Olympics 2020.I thought it was awesome project since you get to analyze the benefits the city will get, at the sametime how much of business development could be happen with proper infrastructure funding.This requires lot of team effort and other diversified people to coordinate,collaborate and cooperate.

I think each school in Jammu should have a simple teaming activity which improves coordination,collaboration and cooperation.If they even played a dumbchardes game together,they would have learnt enough lessons to avoid time again terror situation in Jammu.

Olympics Medals Tally URL

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SH/C95/SH0000000.shtml

Awesome URL. The way they designed this site was very interactive especially the break ups and medallists by event report.

Hav fun !!!

Jumpstart -Funny Animation !!!