ATTITUDE TO ADOPT WHILE HELPING SOMEONE !

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. "
- Chinese Proverb

It's a wonderful proverb. If we always think before helping anyone how we can teach him so that he doesn't require the same help in future. We have helped him perfectly. I always belief in "where there is will, there is a way" so if you really want to help someone in that way you will surely find a way to do so. I came across one excellent and real example of this in one talent show called "Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe" on 14-03-2011 at 9.30pm (I.S.T). The show is in Marathi but I will translate the story in English here in my own words.

Following is the real experience of Vasant Ingole, Nagpur.

Vasant Ingole was in his village, when he saw a dog that was very skinny and hungry and without an owner. The dog went to a house looking for food. From that house a man threw a stone at it. Dog got sacred and ran away. Again he went to another house as he was very hungry, same thing happened there and the dog had to run away.

All this was witness by Mr. Ingole, he felt really bad for the dog. So he went at his house, asked his mother for 2 breads. His mother gave him 4 breads. Now after taking the food suddenly Mr. Ingole got a taught that today he will satisfy the dog's hunger but what about tomorrow and in the future. How will the dog survive?

He got an idea. He went to the dog. He took 1 bread in his right hand and offers it to the dog. Dog ate it. Then he took 1 bread in his left hand and offers it to the dog. As soon as the dog came to eat it, he hit the dog on its face with his right hand. He didn't allow the dog to eat the bread which he was offering from his left hand. Again he offers the bread to the dog with his right hand and this time he allowed the dog to eat it and again when he offered the bread from his left hand to the dog. He hit the dog and didn't allow it to eat the bread. He did this many times. Now what happen was the dog got a lesson that if someone offers it food from his right hand, dog can eat it. But if someone offers it the food from left hand, it will get beating and won’t get to eat.

Now Mr. Ingole spread the story of this dog in his village that there is a dog that eats food only when you offer it from your right hand and not if you offer it the food from your left hand. Everyone got curious, wanted to see it for themselves. To test this people started to offer food to the dog. People got amazed and the dog got famous. And now the dog is never hungry as there is someone or the other to feed him to notice his unique behaviour.

Just a thought can change someone's life. Mr. Ingole wanted to take care of the dog's food requirement for the lifetime. Just by thinking how to do so, he came across a very good idea. This changed the dog’s life.

You can watch Mr. Ingole performing and sharing the above story in the following video.

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Mr. Vasant Ingole’s story video.

DON'T QUIT

Life is all about up's and down. There are times in your life when we lose hope and we quit. Later we realise that had we tried a little more we would have succeeded. There is a famous quote which is "Winners never quit, and quitters never win." The point is give your best shot and wait for the result.

We can also learn a lot from some famous people. Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease when he was 21 but he never let this disease stop him from following his passion and achieving a life of happiness. Abraham Lincoln had all the setbacks, challenges and tragedies to survive on his way to becoming president of the United States. There are many more people like this in this world. Look around you will find may so do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.


Following is an inspirational story which will help you to keep moving.


One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. “God”, I asked, “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”

His answer surprised me…“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”

“Yes”, I replied.

“When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

He said. “In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.”

He said. “Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”

He asked me. “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots”. “I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.” “Don’t compare yourself to others.”

He said. “The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.
Yet they both make the forest beautiful.” “Your time will come”, God said to me. “You will rise high” “How high should I rise?”

I asked. “How high will the bamboo rise?”

He asked in return. “As high as it can?”

I questioned. “Yes.”

He said, “Give me glory by rising as high as you can.”

- Author Unknown


Great Quotes on Preservance


“There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.”
-Vincent Lombardi

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there.”
-Zig Ziglar

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
-Nelson Mandela

“Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.”
-Lord Chesterfield

“A jug fills drop by drop.”
-Buddha

“Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!”
-Hector Crawford

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
-Billie Jean King

“Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
-Jacob A. Riis

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”


Check out this inspiring video.

ATTITUDE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE !!!

Attitude means what you think of a particular thing. It can be positive or negative. We can't control how people react to us. All we can do is control the manner in which we react. 

Attitude Quotes

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
- Oprah Winfrey

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
- Brian Tracy

"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
- Joel Osteen

"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
- Michael Jordan

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
- Zig Ziglar

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."
 - Dale Carnegie

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative."
- W. Clement Stone

I found this video by Zig Ziglar on you tube. The video explains that inorder to change others you need to change yourself first.

STEVE JOBS' 2005 STANFORD COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

In this video Steve shares his life experiences and how he achieved his dreams.

ART WILLIAMS ON BUSINESS AND LIFE

Following are the videos of a Billionaire "Art Williams" where he talk about business and life. I find this really inspiring so shared it over here.

Part 1 :



Part 2 :



This is what i learned from the above videos.

Qualities required to win in business:

1.To win you need to be excited about what you are doing. 

2. You need to have a dream to succeed.

3. You need to feel good about yourself. Believe you can do anything, you want bad enough.

4. Stand for something

5. You are going to be conterversial.

6.You need to have total commitment towards what you want. If you fail then get up and keep going until you succeed.

7. Treat people well whether you like them or not. This way you will be able to manage people well.

8. Set right priorities. Keep the balance between business and family life.

9. You need to have Desire and Will to win.

10. Be tough, don't quit.

11. Be a leader.

12. Just Do it whatever you have decided.

(Art talks about winning in business in America but I think these principles apply anywhere not only in America.)