Success Orientation

[JOYce]

Its UR message Read IT or Leave it

'n' They Said

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. -- Henry David Thoreau --

Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it. -- Sir Winston Churchill --

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

-- William Boetcker --

Leadership is doing what is right when no one is

watching.

-- George Van Valkenburg --

You can discover more about a person in an hour of

play than in a year of conversation.

-- Plato --

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead

dog, the scenery never changes.

-- Lewis Grizzard --

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was

put up.

-- Robert Frost --

When you are right, you cannot be too radical; When

you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

-- Martin Luther King, Jr --

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory

banks of our children.

-- Charles R. Swindoll --

Good is not good where better is expected.

-- Thomas Fuller --

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

-- Abraham Lincoln --

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your

own.

-- Chinese Proverb --

A successful person is one who can lay a firm

foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or

her.

-- David Brinkley --

Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're

yours.

-- Richard Bach --

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you

get there.

-- Josh Billings --

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

-- Lucretius --

A man always have two reasons for doing anything; a

good reason and the real reason.

-- John Pierpont Morgan --

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted;

say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your

word.

-- Joseph Roux --

We see things not as they are, but as we are.

-- H. M. Tomlinson --

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one

thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

-- Hugh Walpole --

The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If

all but myself were blind, I should not want neither

fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture.

-- Benjamin Franklin --

Income these days is something you cannot live without

or within.

-- Anonymous --

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but

the shape of the spoon.

-- E. M. Forster --

The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.

-- Don Herold --

Don't dwell on reality; it will only keep you from

greatness.

-- Rev. Randall R. McBride, Jr. --

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

-- Henry David Thoreau --

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say,

abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

-- George Eliot --

In matter of principle, stand like a rock; in matters

of taste, swim with the current.

-- Thomas Jefferson --

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms

with others than being at ill ease with yourself.

-- Balzac --

Too many people don't care what happens so long as it

doesn't happen to them.

-- William Howard Taft --

You can only live once, but if you live right, once is

enough.

-- Joe E. Lewis --

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

-- John Lubbock --

I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do

what seemed best each day, as each day came.

-- Abraham Lincoln --

Always do right; this will gratify some people and

astonish the rest. -- Mark Twain --

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

-- Theodore Roosevelt --

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent

perspiration.

-- Thomas Edison --

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in

playing those you hold well.

-- Josh Billings --

The tragedy of life is not that a man loses, but that

he almost wins.

-- Heywood Brown --

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

-- Gandhi --

And in the end it's not the years in your life that

count. It's the life in your years.

-- Abraham Lincoln --

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not

an act, but a habit.

-- Aristotle --

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and

courage.

-- Charles Luckman --

The price of greatness is responsibility.

-- Winston Churchill --

Wisdom begins in wonder.

-- Socrates --

It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson --

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting

peace.

-- Amelia Earhart --

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead.

The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a

time.

-- Sir Winston Churchill --

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an

unbeatable combination for success.

-- Napolean Hill --

Vision without action is a daydream, Action without

vision is a nightmare.

-- Japanese Proverb --

Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of

fear.

-- Mark Twain --

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

-- Harriet Beecher Stowe --

He's no failure. He's not dead yet. -- William Lloyd George --

Every day do something that will inch you closer to a

better tomorrow.

-- Doug Firebaugh --

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it

down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No

involvement, no commitment.

-- Stephen Covey --

Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless

vigilance go forward and give us victories.

-- Abraham Lincoln --

Hope is a waking dream. -- Aristotle --

It is better to be making the news than taking it; to

be an actor rather than a critic.

-- Winston Churchill --

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

-- Benjamin Franklin --

Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached. -- Swami Vivekananda --

Unless a person has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous. A great occasion is worth to man exactly what his preparation

enables him to make of it. -- J.B. Matthews --

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight But they while their companions slept Were toiling upwards in the night.

-- Longfellow --

Its UR Life Use it ot Lose It.

[JOYce]

For MANAGEMENT ASPIRENTS

Once PVNR (PV Narasimha Rao), L.K. Advani and Laloo

Prasad Yadav were travelling in an auto rickshaw.

They met with an accident and all three of them died.

Yama was waiting for this moment at the doorstep of

death. He asks PVNR and Advani to go to HEAVEN.

But, for Laloo, Yama had already decided that he

should be sent to HELL. Laloo is not at all happy

with this decision.

He asks Yama as to why this discrimination is being

made. All the three of them had served the public.

Similarly, all took bribes, all misused public

positions, etc. Then why the differential treatment?

He felt that there should be a formal test or an

objective evaluation before a decision is made; and

should not be just based on opinion or preconceived

notions. Yama agrees to this and asks all the three

of them to appear for an English test.

1] PVNR is asked to spell "INDIA" and he does it

correctly.

Advani is asked to spell "ENGLAND" and he too passes.

It is Laloo's turn and he is asked to spell

"CZECHOSLOVAKIA".

Laloo protests that he doesn't know English. He says

this is not

fair and that he was given a tough question and thus

forced to fail

with false intent.

Yama then agrees to conduct a written test in Hindi

(to give another

chance assuming that Laloo should at least feel that

Hindi would

provide

an equal platform for all three).

2] PVNR is asked to write "KUTTA BOLA BHOW BHOW". He

writes it

easily and passes.

Advani is asked to write "BILLY BOLI MYAUN MYAUN".

He too passes.

Laloo is asked to write "BANDAR BOLA GRRRRRR....."

Tough one. He

fails

again.

Laloo is extremely unhappy.

Having been a student of history (which the other two

weren't), he

now

requested for all the 3 to be subjected to a test in

hi! story Yama

says OK

but this would be the last chance and that he would

not take any more

tests.

3] PVNR is asked: "When did India get

Independence?".He replied

"1947" and

passed.

Advani is asked "How many people died during the

independence

struggle?"

He gets nervous. Yama asked him to choose from 3

options: 100,000 or

200,000 or

300,000.Advani catches it and says 200,000 and

passes.

It's Laloo's turn now.Yama asks him to give the Name

and Address of

each

of the 200,000 who died in the independence

struggle. Laloo accepts

defeat

and agrees to go to HELL.

Moral of the story :

IF YOUR MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO SCREW YOU, THERE IS

NO ESCAPE.

[JOYce]

Never Mess up with the Judge

There were three men at a bar. One man got drunk and started a fight

with the other two men. The police came and took the drunk guy to

jail. The next day the man went before the judge. The judge asked the

man, "Where do you work?"

The man said, "Here and there."

The judge asked the man, "What do you do for a living?"

The man said, "This and that."

The judge then said, "Take him away."

The man said, "Wait, judge when will I get out?"

The judge said to the man, "Sooner or later.”

[JOYce]

I got this mail last week here it is for all u

My Thirteen Reasons for Sikhism

by Jaswinder Singh

In the paper "Why Sikhism"? I discussed my personal

experiences in how I had dealt with issues in my life.

I focused on myself as a child and as an adult, and

the primary conflicts that Sikhs face during these

periods of their life. Acceptance as a child and as an

adult, but love playing a greater role in our lives as

adults. My focus was to highlight how Sikhs living in

a western society have to deal with problematic

issues, where certain western values don't blend with

Sikh religious principles. I also brought up the point

that I was "lucky" to know of the Sikh religion, which

helped guide my decisions, but unfortunately many of

today's young grow up ignorant to what Sikhism is.

Below I have listed 13 points why I think Sikhism is

the best religion in the world, and what it has to

offer to Sikhs and to the World, and why Sikhs should

not abandon their faith, but strive harder to

understand it, learn about it, and they will realize

once they do, that it is worth keeping, holding on

> to, prizing in our hearts

>

>and souls.

>

>1. Sikhism does not look down upon people who follow

other religions as "inferior, non-believer, etc". That

is one reason why you don't see Sikh Missionaries

actively pursuing conversions.

>

>2. Sikhism is a religion of Equality. Equality

between Men and Women and also stressing "universal

equality" amongst all human beings. Which all other

religions do not have.

>

>3. Sikhism is a modern way of life, it doesn't

subject people to valueless rituals. A few examples

being the caste system, bathing in holy rivers, facing

a certain direction for a prayer, slaughtering animals

in the name of God, circumcision. (NOTE: I'm talking

of Sikhism, not cultural practices.. which at times

are not up to date with the teachings of the religion,

as can be seen in all religions))

>

>4. Sikhism, is a religion of worship of One God. A

God that has no 'chosen people', a God compassionate

to all, God not bonded to a "single religion", God to

be found and realized by all, God that is not pleased

with ritualistic behavior, a God that is only pleased

by "ANYONE" who with true devotion LOVES HIM, yes a

God for all the UNIVERSE.. not of Jews, Sikh, Hindus,

Muslims,etc. God himself spoke to Guru Nanak Dev Ji

the founder of Sikhism on the "Day of Revelation",

when Guru Nanak Dev Ji was called to God' home and

given his directives to preach to this world. God

spoke the following verse on this most blessed day to

Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the entire world. Known as the

Mul Mantra. The very first verse written in the Guru

Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh scripture) and found at many

other places before other hymns in the Guru Granth

Sahib Ji. Ik Onkar (God is One) Sat Nam ( His name is

True) Kartaa Purakh (He is the Creator) Nirbhau (He is

without fear) Nirvair (He is inimical to none)

> Akal-murat (He never di

>

>es) Ajooni (He is beyond births and deaths) Saibhang

( He is self illuminated) Gurprasaad (He is realized

by the kindness of the True Guru) Jap (Repeat His

Name) And in God's court Guru Nanak spoke the

following, which God accepted and condoned, and comes

write after "Jap". Aad sach (He is True in the

beginning, (before the anything (universe) existed)

Jugaad sach (He was True when the ages commenced and

has ever been True) Hai bhi sach (He is also True now)

Nanak hosi bhi sach. ((Satguru) Nanak (says that) he

will be certainly True in the future.)

>

>5. Sikhism believes in reincarnation. As the worldly

science is improving and people are starting to

realize this phenomenon is true (through hypnosis and

near-death experiences) they will understand the

"Greater Glory" in the Sikh scriptures to have

realized this concept while others don't believe in it

at all. (Note: Only Hinduism and Bhudism share these

values of reincarnation, and many Christians are

starting to believe it, and though Muslims rejects

this notion, I believe many believe of it as well.)

>

>6. Sikhism stresses that God judges all people as to

their actions in this world. It does not matter what

religion he practices, or was born to. Hence the

theory of Karma is also a part of Sikh religion. The

ultimate reward in Sikhism is to be freed from the

PAINS of 'births and deaths' that Humans undergo.

Reflect for a few minutes, and think of how much do we

as people suffer in life? We suffer a tremendous

amount! The older you are the more you will know of

it. Unlike other religions, which offer a heavenly

paradise, where one is rewarded with Virgins (only for

the males as one scripture has it) and rivers of wine

(which ironically is not sanctioned for one to drink

here on this earth). Sikhism rewards people with the

concept of becoming "one with God". Where the soul is

emersed back into the Godly soul, like a raindrop is

emersed into the ocean and hence find ever lasting

bliss. (Never to be reborn again)! This is for both

MALE and FEMALE. No sexism is in the scripture. I

> challenge all to have a look for themselves, and

they will be happily surprised that a religion born

500 years ago, has accepted the equality of sexes as

well as people, which not even today's western society

has, nor any other religion has. This is just one

reason why I adore the Sikh religion. Men and Women

are Equal in all respect.

>

>7. In Sikhism, Men and Women are able to carry out

prayer rights. There is no priest class, unlike other

religions, which is controlled by men. Hence again

women are equal partners in Sikhism. Sikhism is a very

egalitarian religion.

>

>8. "Sikhism is an intellectual way of life"! Sikhs

are told very strongly, explicitly, to seek knowledge

within the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Knowledge is the

"key" to enlightenment. One must understand the Guru's

written words in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, in order

to help themselves transcend this worldly ocean and

reach the higher spiritual goals given to Humankind by

God. The challenge of being a Sikh is truly a hard

one, the majority of the world of today have not the

courage in them, nor the will power, nor are the

willingness to spend time to pursue this

"intellectual" and "spiritual" journey and achieve

that ultimate state of ETERNAL BLISS. People not

wanting to face this challenge, since it is a

difficult one, a long one, is why people are unaware

of the greatness of their Sikh religion. They continue

to play in this world (metaphorically speaking) in the

pursuit of trying to find happiness, yet never achieve

it. Happiness is only temporary. It is eternal bliss

(Anand) that we

> want, which the Guru guides us on how to achieve,

in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Happiness (Bliss) can not

be bought with riches, etc. Happiness is a state of

mind. Bliss is the state of being one with our mind,

soul, and heart. One can only find it by being able to

control (cleansing) the mind, which Sikhism stresses

one to do, with God' Naam (Name. Then only will one

achieve true lasting happiness (bliss) within

ourselves. I challenge the readers to spend some time,

to read up on the lives of Sikh Gurus, read the Sikh

scripture, along with the other religions open

mindedly, and Sikhism will pass as the most objective,

logical, equal, humanitarian religion. A good place to

start is Sandeep Singh's WWW home page.The Sikhism

Home Page: http://www.sikhs.org/

>

>9. Sikhism is a religion which builds character. It

tells its followers to be "hard workers" to earn their

daily bread. To share this with others, as well as to

remember the Lord in their heart. Hence within

Sikhism, there is a compassion towards all of

humanity, a fact of social reform.

>

>10. Sikhism is the only religion that allows all

people, of any caste, colour, creed, religion to come

to "ANY"! of their holy places, without restriction,

and be given equal respect in all matters. They are

served in the Gurdwara (Sikhs holy temple), in the

kitchen with the same dignity as if they were Sikhs.

They are allowed to participate in Singing Hymns on

stage even if they are not Sikhs. They are allowed to

read the Guru Granth Sahib Ji (if they know how to

read Gurmukhi Script) even if they are not Sikhs. They

are allowed to discuss Sikhism in these places of

worship even if they are not Sikhs. "A very good

example comes to mind is Bhai Chaman Lal even though

he is a Hindu. He sings Gurbani hymns all over in

Gurdwaras and tells wonderful stories of the Gurus.

Sikhs respect and give him equal dignity, even though

he is not a Sikh." I personally love his singing and

his stories. He's more of a Sikh than I am. Hence one

does not have to even change religion, to follow Sikh

> practices and sing the Glories of God using Sikh

scripture and that truly is the greatness of Sikhism.

>

>11. Sikhism allows one to follow the path to

enlightenment, at their own speed. This enlightenment

comes with their own understanding and awareness of

the message in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji and how much

effort they have given to incorporate it in their

lives. Sikhism allows people to interpret the Guru

Granth Sahib for themselves (unlike other religions)

and with increasing awareness and understanding, the

person will gain greater (deeper) understanding of the

"divine" words of the Gurus, who were in direct

communication with God and wrote what God told them in

the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

>

>12. Sikhism is the only religion where the Scripture

is written by the Prophet of the religion who was in

divine communication with God, out of all the other

worldly religions whose scriptures were written later

by people.

>

>13. Sikhism is the only religion that has in its

Scripture, Hymns of Divine saints who had attained

that state of perfection and communion with God in

life. Be them Muslim or Hindu (from every caste).

Hence Sikhism is truly a religion that has broken down

barriers between religions, to show the world that,

"anyone" can reach God by immersing themselves in His

love. That is why Hindu and Muslim saints divine hymns

from God are also recorded in Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Sikh Gurus are not only honoring the achievement of

these Saints throughout time, but are sending a

message to the world. Sikhism is not the property of

those who are born in Punjab or to Sikh families. It

is a religion for all of humanity, men and women, be

them of any caste, creed or colour and be them born to

any religion in the world. Sikhism is for all of

humanity, let us not forget the entire universe.

[JOYce]

Steps to make a Positive Mental Attitude

http://www.sikhawareness.com/sikhawareness...p?p=29565#29565

[JOYce]

Make Today Special

Many people enjoy using the first few minutes of the day for their re f l e c t i v e

time. How did yesterday go? What do you want to accomplish today? What will

be most important? This, of course, becomes your prioritized to-do list. How will

today vary from your usual routine? Can you think of any small things that you

can do? Perhaps there is something that you’ve been avoiding, that, if you do it,

would make you feel especially proud of yourself.

Give each day a specific purpose. For unsuccessful, unhappy people, there is

often a sameness to their days. Is it Monday or Thursday? Is it March or

November? Is it 3 o'clock in the afternoon or 10 o'clock in the morning? They’re

in a rut and it doesn't matter.

Everybody has the same amount of time each day. How are you going to spend

your 24 hours? Plan in advance. Make lists. Lists are your road map to personal

accomplishment and balanced living. Always carry paper and pen. What are

you doing today to ensure a better tomorrow for yourself and your family?.

[JOYce]

ATTITUDE

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor

of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more

leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss

the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could

build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,

but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He

resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an

unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the

house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This

is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own

house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in

the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather

than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we

do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the

situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we

have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you

hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the

only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more,

that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on

the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your

attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result

of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

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Record Your Thoughts

Carry index cards, a hand-held computer or a small notebook. Borrow nap-kins

to write on. As you become an action-oriented person, positive thoughts

will occur with increasing regularity. Write down your ideas. You will have good

ideas because you will have many ideas. Review your notes before your quiet

time or before bed. You will become your own best therapist. You will see the

ways to solving your own problems, finding your own route to happiness and

realizing your own dreams. Spend most of your time thinking about solutions

and not problems. Get back to recording your thoughts.. 1 1 Use the Power of Patience

You can handle most problems because you know that only a little time

stands between you and your goal. It may take twenty calls to make a sale. Be

patient. It might take you five attempts to quit smoking or lose weight. It might

take ten applications to get the job you really want. The point is that you try and

keep trying until you succeed. Most people quit too soon. Be persistent. Be

patient. Concentrate on your major goal until you have achieved it. It is not what

you did yesterday. It is not what you may be doing today. It is what you are pre-p

a red to do every day. That one cold morning when you want to roll over but

instead get up and go to the gym, is a defining moment.

Remember that all wealth, all businesses, all real estate and all tre a s u res even-tually

pass from old hands to young. Be pre p a red. Your time is coming.