Moving the World

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 16 Dec '08

“The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.”

--George Eliot

My Thoughts:
Moving the World forward towards success, betterment, and peace is definitely a very important task. And also this is a tougher task, and most of us think that this can be done only by a “perfect man”.

But we all know that there is nothing like a perfect man, at least these days. So should the task of moving the world forward should wait? Definitely no, it is collectively that we can help in our own ways to make this world a better place to live.

Cheap Talent

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Monday, 15 Dec '08

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

--Stephen King

My Thoughts:
During these tough financial times, we would have had experienced this. Everyone is trying to give their talented services at discounted rates.

And suddenly find that there are lots of cheap skilled and talented people all around. But then at this point, the only distinguishing factor amongst these talented individuals is one who is ready for hard work. And in addition to that, able to so some smart work.

Unhappy Customers

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 14 Dec '08

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

--Bill Gates

My Thoughts:
Since childhood, we have being taught to learn from our mistakes. But as we grow up, we tend to forget this lesson. And often the most forgetful, of this lesson, are the business people; who remember and show off all the happy customer testimonials.

But when it comes to unhappy costumers, we all want to be at bay. But these are the ones who would tell you what the actual problems are with your services, because they have experienced that. And all that is required is that we listen to our unhappy customers and learn from them and improve.

Confidence

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Saturday, 13 Dec '08

“The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.”

--Hasidic Saying

My Thoughts:
Few days back I was speaking with my colleague and he mentioned an incident where a consultant from our company was to present the client with a solution before which he showed the solution to this colleague of mine.

After reviewing that, my colleague asked the consultant to write a completely new solution. And guess what…the consultant submitted the same solution without changing it and also received an appreciation from the client. So the moral of the story is above quote…!!

Distance within you

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Friday, 12 Dec '08

“We may go to the moon, but that's not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.”

--Charles de Gaulle

My Thoughts:
We could have achieved a lot of milestones in life, earned lots of money, fame and achievements. But that’s not a great deal, lot many like you have done that. And that’s not certainly main mission on Earth.

When you discover you mission, you would have made a great leap towards covering that distance within you. That distance which asks – why are you here?

Leave Better

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Thursday, 11 Dec '08

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.”

--Mother Teresa

My Thoughts:
In the previous quote by Mother Teresa, I had mentioned how a small gesture of gratitude can create a better world.

And this piece of quote states more or less the same. Lets make an effort that whenever we meet someone, we greet them with the best we can and when we part away from him, he should be more happier that he was before meeting us.

It’s in you

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Wednesday, 10 Dec '08

“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”

--Francois de La Rochefoucauld

My Thoughts:
One of the meanings of tranquility is “A state of peace and quiet” We look for Peace in Religious places, Resorts, etc. And still we experience that we are not at peace. The reason is that if your mind is peaceful, then only would you “feel” peace.

It’s something like looking at the world with a colored glass. The color of the glass would determine the color of the world for you. So if you don’t have peace in your mind and heart, then it is useless to find elsewhere.

Doubts?

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 9 Dec '08

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”

--Franklin D. Roosevelt

My Thoughts:
It is true that what comes our way and what will be tomorrow like is not in our hand. But there time when you have a choice today.

And this choice will give you a different tomorrow. And the only limiting factor in changing your tomorrow is the doubts you have today. And what kind of doubts are these? Something like – Can this be done? How would this work? And so on. And what I think is that these doubts are natural, we would try to suppress them and believe is ourselves and try to change the tomorrow in our way.

Version YOU

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Monday, 8 Dec '08

“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.”

--Judy Garland

My Thoughts:
Every one is unique….this is what I have been telling in lots of pervious post. Each one of us has a different set of qualities that make us different from others.

But it is found that people don’t try and find these distinguishing qualities. Instead they copy others and become a second rate version of someone else.

Hold it

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 7 Dec '08

“What are the three words guaranteed to humiliate men everywhere? - 'Hold my purse.'”

--Anonymous

My Thoughts:
Just enjoy the quote…!