Guru Gyan: Learn to live life

  "A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure" (Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at Wharton India Economic forum , Philadelphia , March 22,2008) Question : Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure? Kalam : Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India 's satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India 's "Rohini" satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources -- but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal. By 1979 -- I think the month was August -- we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to b...

  First-year students at Texas A&M's Vet school were attending their first Anatomy class, with a real dead pig. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a White sheet. The professor started the class by telling them, 'In Veterinary Medicine it is necessary to have two important qualities as a Doctor: The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the Animal body'. For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, Stuck his finger in the butt of the dead  pig, withdrew it and stuck his Finger in his mouth. 'Go ahead and do the same thing,' he told his Students. The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes. But eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead pig And sucking on it. When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said, 'The Second most  important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle Finger and sucked on my index finger....

  Good Website: http://thinksimplenow.com/ Can you recall the last time you had to deal with a negative or difficult person? Or the last time someone said something with the intention of hurting you? How did you handle it? What was the result? What can you do in the future to get through these situations with peace and grace? No matter where we go, we will face people who are negative, people who oppose our ideas, people who piss us off or people who simply do not like us. There are 6.4 billion people out there and conflict is a fact of life. This fact isn’t the cause of conflict but it is the trigger to our emotions and our emotions are what drive us back to our most basic survival instinct; react and attack back to defend ourselves. In these instinctual moments, we may lose track of our higher selves and become the human animal with an urge to protect ourselves when attacked. This too is natural. However, we are the only animal blessed with intelligence and having...

MY FRIDAY STORY Two Frogs By Author Unknown A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time. This story teaches two lessons: 1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is ...

Five Important Lessons to learn from a Humble Pencil: 1. Everything you do will always leave a Mark. 2. You can always correct the mistake you make. 3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from out side . 4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do. 5. Finally, to be the best you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.     Raj ---------------------------------------- http://gurukulgalaxy.com/blog/ www.bangalorespice.com Mail: blogger.rajeshdesk@gmail.com  

    Raj ---------------------------------------- http://gurukulgalaxy.com/blog/ www.bangalorespice.com Mail: blogger.rajeshdesk@gmail.com

    Raj ---------------------------------------- http://gurukulgalaxy.com/blog/ www.bangalorespice.com Mail: blogger.rajeshdesk@gmail.com