Seven Rules of Motivation

#1 Set a major goal, but follow a path. The path has mini goals that go in many directions. When you learn to succeed at mini goals, you will be motivated to challenge grand goals.





#2 Finish what you start. A half finished project is of no use to anyone.  Quitting is a habit. Develop the habit of finishing self-motivated projects.




#3 Socialize with others of similar interest. Mutual support is motivating. We will develop the attitudes of our five best friends. If they are losers, we will be a loser. If they are winners, we will be a winner. To be a cowboy we must associate with cowboys.



#4 Learn how to learn. Dependency on others for knowledge supports the habit of procrastination. Man has the ability to learn without instructors. In fact, when we learn the art of self-education we will find, if not create, opportunity to find success beyond our wildest dreams.




#5 Harmonize natural talent with interest that motivates. Natural talent creates motivation, motivation creates persistence and persistence gets the job done.




#6 Increase knowledge of subjects that inspires. The more we know about a subject, the more we want to learn about it. A self-propelled upward spiral develops.

#7 Take risk. Failure and bouncing back are elements of motivation. Failure is a learning tool. No one has ever succeeded at anything worthwhile without a string of failures.

Moments In Life

There are moments in life when you miss someone

so much that you just want to pick them from

your dreams and hug them for real!

When the door of happiness closes, another opens;

but often times we look so long at the

closed door that we don't see the one,

which has been opened for us.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.

Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.

Go for someone who makes you smile,

because it takes only a smile to

make a dark day seem bright.

Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream;

go where you want to go;

be what you want to be,

because you have only one life

and one chance to do all the things

you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,

enough trials to make you strong,

enough sorrow to keep you human and

enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily

have the best of everything;

they just make the most of

everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always

be based on a forgotten past;

you can't go forward in life until

you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying

and everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end,

you're the one who is smiling and everyone

around you is crying.

Let people who mean something

to you see this message;

those who have touched your life

in one way or another;

those who make you smile

when you really need it;

those who make you see the brighter side of things

when you are really down;

those whose friendship you appreciate;

those who are so meaningful in your life.

All About Eyes

Your EYES attract attention more than any other part of your body and controlled by muscles. Use them too much , use them the wrong way and the muscles will get weak. Lack of sleep affects them. Eyes need rest to work their best ..And like the rest of the body, eyes need exercises too.

Why Eye Exercises?

Long hours on the computer can lead to eye strain, dry eyes and blurred vision. Ultraviolet rays can hurt your eyes as much as they hurt your skin.

Eye exercise will strengthen your eyes and improve muscle strength, circulation and promote healthy vision.

EYE Exercises

BLINKING

Sway slowly and rhythmically, breathe rhythmically and blink regularly. Blinking lubricates your eyes. Try to blink once in every 20 seconds.

UP & DOWN movements.

Look to the ceiling and then down to the floor with out moving you’re Head. Repeat this 10 times. 

SIDE TO SIDE movements.

Look up to the right side without moving your head and then to the left side. Repeat this 10 times. 

CIRCULAR movements. 

Slowly roll your eyes first clockwise, in a circular movement making a circular as large as possible. Do this 10 times. Then repeat the same action in an anti - clockwise direction.

Eye relaxation 

Take time to relax your eyes every few hours during the day to reduce eye fatigue. Sit comfortably, rub your hands till they are warm, close your eyes and cup your eyes using your palms without leaving any gap between your fingers. When you see nothing but blackness, remove your palms.

DID you know? 

Research shows that your eyesight can be affected by tension and imbalance that exists any where in your body 25% of the Oxygen inhaled with every breath and one third of your food intake nourish your visual system. 

Dos. 

Right Posture --sit upright at a suitable height when you work. Right Distance --while reading or writing a distance of at least 12 inches must be maintained. Right Light --read in bright light. . 

Right Diet --have a balanced diet that includes foods rich in Vitamin A, such as tomato, papaya, carrot, watermelon. 

Don'ts

Avoid reading under strong light or with the light shining directly into your eyes, in moving vehicles, reading small poor quality print and lying down and watching TV or reading.

Body's Time Schedule

We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.' Because,

Night 9 PM - 11 PM:

It is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes).

This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an un-relaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.

Night 11 PM - 1 AM:

It is the time for detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.

Early Morning 1 - 3 AM:

Is the time for detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early Morning 3 - 5 AM:

Is the time for detoxification in the lungs, therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.

Morning 5 - 7AM:

Its time for detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9AM:

Is for absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time.

Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30 am, for those who are sick.

Breakfast before 7:30 am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit.

Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10 am rather than no meal at all.

Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.

DO TAKE CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH......

Best example of Cross Selling. Must for every Salesman.

This post is about how cleverly a sales man does a cross selling. Good one to read

A keen immigrant Indian Sindhi had applied for a salesman's job at London's premier downtown department store. In fact, it was the biggest store in the world - you could get anything there. The boss asked him, 'Have you ever been a salesman before?' 'Yes sir, I was a salesman in Kolkata in India', replied the lad. The boss liked the cut of him and said, 'You can start tomorrow and I'll come and see you.' The day was long and arduous for the young man, but he got through it. And finally 6:00 pm came around.

The boss duly fronted up and asked, 'How many sales did you make today?' 'Sir, Just ONE sale.' said the young salesman.. 'Only one sale?' blurted the boss. ' No! No! You see here, most of my staff make 20 or 30 sales a day. .' If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing better than just one sale. By the way 'How much was the sale worth?' 'Three hundred thousand, three hundred and thirty four pounds' said the young Sindhi. 'How did you manage that?' asked the flabbergasted boss.

'Well', said the salesman 'this man came in and I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium hook and finally a really large hook. Then I sell him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast. So I told him he'd be needing a boat, so I took him down to the boat department and sold him that twenty-foot schooner with the twin engines. Then he said his Volkswagen probably wouldn't be able to pull it, so I took him to our automotive department and sell him that new Deluxe SUV 4X4 Blazer. I then asked him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodation, I took him to camping department and sell him one of those new igloo 6 sleeper camper tents. Then the guy said, while we're at it, I should throw in about 100 pound sterling worth of groceries and two cases of beer.

The boss took two steps back and asked in astonishment, 'You sold all that to a guy who came in for a fish hook!!' 'No' answered the salesman, 'he came in to buy a box of Sanitary napkins for his wife and I said to him, 'Your weekend's screwed anyway, you might as well go fishing.'

Steps for Success

PLAN while others are playing.

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STUDY while others are sleeping.

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DECIDE while others are delaying.

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PREPARE while others are daydreaming.

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BEGIN while others are procrastinating.

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WORK while others are wishing.

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SAVE while others are wasting .

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LISTEN while others are talking.

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SMILE while others are frowning.

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COMMEND while others are criticizing.

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PERSIST while others are quitting.

A short story with a beautiful message…

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, " No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.
"There's a big difference," 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 any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours... This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings.

Chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya

This post contains chat with Dr. Devi Shetty from Narayana Hyrudayalaya regarding heart problems and care to be taken. He is one of the famous heart surgeons.

Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?

Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?

Ans: No

Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes

Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?

Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?

Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints

Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?

Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient

Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?

Ans: Extremely rare

Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age
(I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?

Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?

Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?

Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?

Ans: Yoga helps.

Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?

Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.

Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?

Ans: All oils are bad .

Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?

Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.

Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?

Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?

Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.

Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.

Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, s edentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?

Ans: Yes.

Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?

Ans : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child

Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would you recommend?

Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.

Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?

Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.

Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?

Ans : No.

Qn: How would you define junk food?

Ans : Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas.

Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?

Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.

Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?

Ans : No.

Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?

Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.

Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?

Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.

Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?

Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.

Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?

Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.

Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?

Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.

Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?

Ans : No.

Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?

Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to
reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.

Qn: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?

Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45.

Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?

Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....

Art of Experiencing

If only people learnt the art of experiencing each other, a very large number of families would stay intact. Otherwise, families would breakup leading to the death of civilization itself. Breaking up could be an easier option, but definitely not the ideal solution. We have to put in our best efforts to make families survive; which means people must learn the art of experiencing each other and derive joy out of that relationship.

If families dissolve, the individual would get fragmented, since he or she would be missing a mother's love, a father's attention, the care and security which a family could provide. Loneliness and pain being unbearable, people would seek unhealthy and degenerative forms of escape. Such a being would ultimately be the cause of fragmentation of society itself.

If, on the other hand, you learnt the art of experiencing each other; no matter how different the other is from your expectations, that relationship would thrill you and nurture you. Experiencing the other, you would learn to experience yourself and in fact, experience life itself.

All experiencing is bliss.

Simple Quotes

A faithful friend is the medicine of life

A friend in need is a pest indeed

All tragedies are finished by a death, all comedies by a marriage.

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else

Be the reason for someone's Happiness, never a part of it. Be a part of someone's sadness, never the reason for it

Challenges are what make life interesting; Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful...

Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good

Experience enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald

Experience is like comb... but when u come to use of it.. u'll be bald headed

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing

Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward

Experience is what comes just after you need it

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want

Friend is the one who sees the first tear catches the second and stops the third

Good judgement comes from experience; and experience, well, that comes from bad judgement

Hard work has a future payoff. - Laziness pays off now

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens

Indecision is the key to flexibility

Real Happiness doesn't come on what u get, but on what u give...

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

The reward of suffering is experience

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it

There are three kinds of lies: ordinary lies, white lies, and statistics