Posted from forwarded mail, nice to read.........
The Human Mind cannot live in guilt. Therefore it creates a lie and then goes on repeating the lit to itself until it believes it.
A gang of monkeys once sat in discussion, "Man is so powerful. He has subjugated all species on land, water and has even conquered the moon. We need to find the secret of his power".
One monkey said, "Well, I think I know what the secret is. They fast on the sacred day of Ekadasi and at the end ask for a boon from their favourite deity, who then grants them the boon. That's their secret". Everyone was thrilled at the prospect of acquiring new powers and decided to go on a fast until the next day. The chief monkey forewarned the rest of them. "Remember the rule no one should look at the fruits, lest you may be tempted to eat them. Keep you eyes fixed to the ground". Everyone followed the orders.
After a few minutes a monkey said, "How long can we stare at the barren grounds?
We should not look at the fruits, but surely we could enjoy the beauty of the vast sky, the waterfall and nature". All of them agreed and began admiring the beauty around, trying to shun their vision from the fruits alone.
"What's the harm in look at the fruits? After all, we are not going to eat them", said another one. It made sense and the fruit was also included to their nature-watching list. A restless silence followed the next ten minutes as all the monkeys engaged themselves in watching the countryside panorama. "Hey, what if we don't have enough strength to get to those fruits by tomorrow when we complete our fast? Why don't we just sit at the beginning of a fruit branch?"
The brilliant suggestion given by another fellow monkey was immediately executed. All the monkeys rushed to the nearest fruit branch and there the nature watching continued.
Hunger slowly started creeping in their empty stomachs. "What if these branches do not have ripe fruits? Then we would have to go in search of another tree, when all our energy is drained. Why don't we select the ripe fruits and sit near those branches?" Yes, nobody had thought about it! All of them patted the little monkey for his thoughtfulness and scurried in search of ripe fruits and occupied those branches.
By now their stomach had begun to make noises. "What if the fruits are not tasty or has worms? Even then we would have to search for other ones", shouted another young monkey. After a short contemplating pause the chief monkey said, "OK. Probably we could just taste the fruits, but remember, no one should swallow it! All of you should spit it out immediately:. All monkeys excitedly ran to the end of their branches, plucked a fruit and took a bite. Soon spat it out but some swallowed it ‘unknowingly'. With the fruits in their hands all of them looked at each other with their eyes swaying end-to-end expecting someone to say something. Then one monkey declared, "Why take a risk? Lets eat enough today so that we could fast the whole day tomorrow effortlessly". They all agreed unanimously and pounced on the fruits.
While the fact remained that the monkeys wanted to eat the fruits, not able to confront this truth, it cooked up various theories and explanations to believe that it is not so, drowning once again in self-complacency.
Man too is involved in a similar task, don't you think? Out of a 100 lies spoken by a man, 90 lies he speaks to himself. We have a few values in life, which, due to a variety of reason we are not able to follow. We have created an ideal ‘me' and are constantly trying to fit our actions and thoughts into those self-created images. When truth goes against these images, not being able to accept it, we create lies and begin to believe it to be true. This is the game man is playing.
"The human mind cannot live in guilt. Therefore it creates a lie and then goes on repeating the lie to itself until it believes in it".
All problems in human life, whether internal or external, begin here with the inability to confront the truth of oneself.
The mind has a secret hidden agenda behind every one of its thoughts. A simple guileless act of praising somebody, lending a helping hand to someone in need or fetching a glass of water could have far-fetched reasons behind it. Though this is not visible superficially, for anyone who is in touch with himself this truth would be as clear as a crystal. It all sums back to being integral in the inner world.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Thiiiink
Posted from forwarded mail, nice to read.........
The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son.
As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside.. " See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful" This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a krack.." newly married Anup whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son , filled with joy " see dad, how beautiful the rain is .." Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit. Anup ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum..and dont disturb public henceforth"
The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."
The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.
The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son.
As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside.. " See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful" This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a krack.." newly married Anup whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son , filled with joy " see dad, how beautiful the rain is .." Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit. Anup ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum..and dont disturb public henceforth"
The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."
The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.
Something to admire
Posted from forwarded mail, nice to read.........
Chuhe ne Sherni ko propose Kiya……
Sherni boli: Chal Bey !!!! Kabhi SHISHE mein apni Shakal Dekhi Hai ????
Chuha:- Arey Pagli!!!! Shakal Pe Mat Jaa........... CONFIDENCE dekh!!!!!!!!!
Chuhe ne Sherni ko propose Kiya……
Sherni boli: Chal Bey !!!! Kabhi SHISHE mein apni Shakal Dekhi Hai ????
Chuha:- Arey Pagli!!!! Shakal Pe Mat Jaa........... CONFIDENCE dekh!!!!!!!!!
7 habits for effective people.....
Posted from forwarded mail, nice to read.........
"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit."— Aristotle
Habit 1:
"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit."— Aristotle
Habit 1:
- Be Proactive
- Taking initiative
- Keeping commitments
- Taking responsibility
- Holding oneself accountable for results
- Exerting a positive influence on results
Habit 2:
- Begin with the End in Mind
- Developing vision
- Establishing/clarifying mission
- Setting team/personal goals
- Aligning goals to mission-critical priorities
- Focusing on outcomes
Habit 3:
- Put First Things First
- Executing strategy
- Focusing on important rather than merely urgent priorities
- Defining tasks to achieve key goals
- Eliminating low priorities
- Prioritizing tasks
- Using planning tools
Habit 4:
- Think Win-Win
- Improving business relationships
- Collaborating effectively
- Negotiating in a Win-Win mode
- Resolving conflicts
- Making Win-Win performance agreements
Habit 5:
- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
- Communicating persuasively
- Defusing high-tension situations
- Listening effectively
- Providing productive input and feedback
Habit 6:
- Synergize
- Leveraging diversity
- Making decisions/solving problems collaboratively
- Valuing differences
- Collaborating creatively
- Developing innovative solutions
Habit 7:
- Sharpen the Saw
- Achieving life balance
- Practicing continuous improvement
- Practicing self-renewal
The 7 Levels of Change
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A STRATEGY FOR CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Einstein pointed out that "The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level we were at when we created them." To get different results -- change -- we must do things differently.
The framework of this model is divided into seven distinct levels - From easy to impossible - across a spectrum of continual change (continuous innovation) over increasing levels of difficulty.
LEVEL 1: Effectiveness - DOING the right things
LEVEL 2: Efficiency - DOING things right
LEVEL 3: Improving - DOING things better
LEVEL 4: Cutting - Stopping DOING things
LEVEL 5: Copying - DOING things other people are doing
LEVEL 6: Different - DOING things no one else is doing
LEVEL 7: Impossible - DOING things that can't be done
Each level is progressively more complex, more difficult to undertake that the preceding level. Consider the 7 Levels of Change in the context of new business activity / business model / product etc to which you have not before been exposed.
LEVEL 1: EFFECTIVENESS - DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. The easiest change to make is to learn the basics - what are the right things to do and how to immediately change enough to become effective in a new job. The Pareto Principle states that 20% of the things being done actually yield 80% of the total payoff. To maximize effectiveness, energy must be shifted to and focused on doing that 20% (the right things).
LEVEL 2: EFFICIENCY - DOING THINGS RIGHT. Level 2 changes requires a thorough understanding of all the aspects of the new job or business activity in order to identify and then focus on doing very well those things which have the most important impact and make the largest contribution. Level 2 changes are based largely on personally adjusting to new standards and procedures, and involve coaching or explanations by others familiar with the job or business activity.
LEVEL 3: IMPROVING - DOING THINGS BETTER. Change at this level involves thinking about ways to improve or fine-tune -- ways to speed things up, shorten delivery time, increase functionality, reduce downtime. Level 3 change makes something more effective, more efficient, more productive, and more value-adding - frequently with customer input.
LEVEL 4: CUTTING - DOING AWAY WITH THINGS. This level of change involves analysis of core functions and applies the Pareto Principle to focus on stopping doing things - cutting out the 80% of things that only yield 20% of the value. In the simplest case, change at Level 4 focuses on eliminating waste. If this can be done systemically while keeping all organizational interrelationships and subsystems in perspective, major company-wide results can be achieved.
LEVEL 5: COPYING - DOING THINGS OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING. Level 5 marks the transition from incremental to fundamental change. Copying, learning from, and "reverse engineering" can dramatically boost innovation at significantly lower costs than starting from scratch. Benchmarking how other organizations are doing things and then enhancing upon their processes is the hallmark of the successful innovator.
LEVEL 6: DIFFERENT - DOING THINGS NO ONE ELSE IS DOING. Change at Level 6 is about either doing something very different or doing something very differently - and transitions into degrees of novelty which not only move an organization "out-of-the- box", they move the organization into areas where nobody else is doing it. Level 6 is a shift into 3-Sigma thinking. Such trailblazing and greater degrees of risk-taking can bring about genuinely new things, often by synthesizing seemingly unconnected concepts and technologies - or by totally shifting perspective around the possible uses of a product.
LEVEL 7: IMPOSSIBLE - DOING THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DONE. "What is today impossible, but if it were possible it would fundamentally change the way you do business?" Joel Barker's famous question reframes thinking extremely well for Level 7. Market constraints, resource limitations, or company culture are too often seen as insurmountable barriers. As a result, discoveries at Level 7 frequently build on major mindshifts connected with exploratory thrusts into the unknown - bold, significant and long-term visions and change so different that it cannot be compared to anything else known at the time.
Any change requires time, resources and personal energy. The higher the level of change, the more time, resources and personal energy the change will require in implementation. Further, it is not a straight-line relationship across the 7 levels; it is geometric and explodes in terms of difficulty as the change level increases
A STRATEGY FOR CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Einstein pointed out that "The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level we were at when we created them." To get different results -- change -- we must do things differently.
The framework of this model is divided into seven distinct levels - From easy to impossible - across a spectrum of continual change (continuous innovation) over increasing levels of difficulty.
LEVEL 1: Effectiveness - DOING the right things
LEVEL 2: Efficiency - DOING things right
LEVEL 3: Improving - DOING things better
LEVEL 4: Cutting - Stopping DOING things
LEVEL 5: Copying - DOING things other people are doing
LEVEL 6: Different - DOING things no one else is doing
LEVEL 7: Impossible - DOING things that can't be done
Each level is progressively more complex, more difficult to undertake that the preceding level. Consider the 7 Levels of Change in the context of new business activity / business model / product etc to which you have not before been exposed.
LEVEL 1: EFFECTIVENESS - DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. The easiest change to make is to learn the basics - what are the right things to do and how to immediately change enough to become effective in a new job. The Pareto Principle states that 20% of the things being done actually yield 80% of the total payoff. To maximize effectiveness, energy must be shifted to and focused on doing that 20% (the right things).
LEVEL 2: EFFICIENCY - DOING THINGS RIGHT. Level 2 changes requires a thorough understanding of all the aspects of the new job or business activity in order to identify and then focus on doing very well those things which have the most important impact and make the largest contribution. Level 2 changes are based largely on personally adjusting to new standards and procedures, and involve coaching or explanations by others familiar with the job or business activity.
LEVEL 3: IMPROVING - DOING THINGS BETTER. Change at this level involves thinking about ways to improve or fine-tune -- ways to speed things up, shorten delivery time, increase functionality, reduce downtime. Level 3 change makes something more effective, more efficient, more productive, and more value-adding - frequently with customer input.
LEVEL 4: CUTTING - DOING AWAY WITH THINGS. This level of change involves analysis of core functions and applies the Pareto Principle to focus on stopping doing things - cutting out the 80% of things that only yield 20% of the value. In the simplest case, change at Level 4 focuses on eliminating waste. If this can be done systemically while keeping all organizational interrelationships and subsystems in perspective, major company-wide results can be achieved.
LEVEL 5: COPYING - DOING THINGS OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING. Level 5 marks the transition from incremental to fundamental change. Copying, learning from, and "reverse engineering" can dramatically boost innovation at significantly lower costs than starting from scratch. Benchmarking how other organizations are doing things and then enhancing upon their processes is the hallmark of the successful innovator.
LEVEL 6: DIFFERENT - DOING THINGS NO ONE ELSE IS DOING. Change at Level 6 is about either doing something very different or doing something very differently - and transitions into degrees of novelty which not only move an organization "out-of-the- box", they move the organization into areas where nobody else is doing it. Level 6 is a shift into 3-Sigma thinking. Such trailblazing and greater degrees of risk-taking can bring about genuinely new things, often by synthesizing seemingly unconnected concepts and technologies - or by totally shifting perspective around the possible uses of a product.
LEVEL 7: IMPOSSIBLE - DOING THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DONE. "What is today impossible, but if it were possible it would fundamentally change the way you do business?" Joel Barker's famous question reframes thinking extremely well for Level 7. Market constraints, resource limitations, or company culture are too often seen as insurmountable barriers. As a result, discoveries at Level 7 frequently build on major mindshifts connected with exploratory thrusts into the unknown - bold, significant and long-term visions and change so different that it cannot be compared to anything else known at the time.
Any change requires time, resources and personal energy. The higher the level of change, the more time, resources and personal energy the change will require in implementation. Further, it is not a straight-line relationship across the 7 levels; it is geometric and explodes in terms of difficulty as the change level increases
Nice
Posted from forwarded mail, nice to read.........
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written:
'Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym'.
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: 'Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!'.
One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.
There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: 'There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU. You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
'The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself' Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.
It's the way you face Life that makes the difference.
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. - Hasidic Saying
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written:
'Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym'.
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: 'Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!'.
One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.
There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: 'There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU. You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
'The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself' Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.
It's the way you face Life that makes the difference.
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. - Hasidic Saying
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