Return on Investment

Usain Bolt has won 9 gold medals in last 3 Olympics and he has run less than 2 mins on the track. That's economy of effort. 

Usain Bolt ran for less than 115 secs in total in his 3 Olympics career and made 119 million dollars! 

That's more than $1 M for each second he ran! 

That's a new unit of speed for the "run" for money... $ 1Million/sec 

But for those 2 mins he trained for 15+ years ! 

That's investment.

Abilene Paradox

On a hot afternoon in Coleman, Texas, the family is comfortably playing dominoes on a porch, until the father-in-law suggests that they take a trip to Abilene [53 miles north] for dinner. 

The wife says, "Sounds like a great idea." 

The husband, despite having reservations because the drive is long and hot, thinks that his preferences must be out-of-step with the group and says, "Sounds good to me. I just hope your mother wants to go." 

The mother-in-law then says, "Of course I want to go. I haven't been to Abilene in a long time."

The drive is hot, dusty, and long. When they arrive at the cafeteria, the food is as bad as the drive. They arrive back home four hours later, exhausted. 

One of them dishonestly says, "It was a great trip, wasn't it?" The mother-in-law says that, actually, she would rather have stayed home, but went along since the other three were so enthusiastic. 

The husband says, "I wasn't delighted to be doing what we were doing. I only went to satisfy the rest of you." 

The wife says, "I just went along to keep you happy. I would have had to be crazy to want to go out in the heat like that." 

The father-in-law then says that he only suggested it because he thought the others might be bored.

The group sits back, perplexed that they together decided to take a trip which none of them wanted. They each would have preferred to sit comfortably, but did not admit to it when they still had time to enjoy the afternoon.

In group think theories, the Abilene paradox theory is used to illustrate that groups not only have problems managing disagreements, but that agreements may also be a problem in a poorly functioning group.

Maturity

Maturity is when you stop trying to change people, and instead focus on changing yourself.

Maturity is when you accept people for who they are.

Maturity is when you understand that everyone is right in their own perspective.

Maturity is when you learn to "let go".

Maturity is when you are able to drop "expectations" from a relationship and give for the sake of giving.

Maturity is when you understand that whatever you do, you do for your own peace.

Maturity is when you stop proving to the world how intelligent you are.

Maturity is when you focus on positives in people.

Maturity is when you do not seek approval from others.

Maturity is when you stop comparing yourself with others.

Maturity is when you are at peace with yourself.

Maturity is when you can differentiate between "need" and "want, and you can you can let go of your wants.

Maturity is when you stop attaching "happiness" to material things.

Teachers Make A Difference !!

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”

To stress his point he said to another guest; “You’re a teacher, Barbara. Be honest. What do you make?”

Barbara, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, “You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, and then began…)

“Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents CAN’T make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding ISN’T EVERYTHING.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in maths. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life (Barbara paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.

You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

What do you make Mr. CEO?

His jaw dropped, he went silent.

A Pound of Butter

There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer to court. The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure. The farmer replied, amour Honor, I am primitive. I don't have a proper measure, but I do have a scale." The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied "Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter." 

What is the moral of the story? We get back in life what we give to others. Whenever you take an action, ask yourself this question: Am I giving fair value for the wages or money I hope to make? Honesty and dishonesty become a habit. Some people practice dishonesty and can lie with a straight face. Others lie so much that they don't even know what the truth is anymore. But who are they deceiving? Themselves

आगे सफर था और पीछे हमसफर था

आगे सफर था और पीछे हमसफर था

रूकते तो सफर छूट जाता और चलते तो हमसफर छूट जाता

मंजिल की भी हसरत थी और उनसे भी मोहब्बत थी

ए दिल तू ही बता,उस वक्त मैं कहाँ जाता

मुद्दत का सफर भी था और बरसो का हमसफर भी था

रूकते तो बिछड जाते और चलते तो बिखर जाते

यूँ समँझ लो, प्यास लगी थी गजब की मगर पानी मे जहर था

पीते तो मर जाते और ना पीते तो भी मर जाते

बस यही दो मसले, जिंदगीभर ना हल हुए

ना नींद पूरी हुई, ना ख्वाब मुकम्मल हुए

वक़्त ने कहा काश थोड़ा और सब्र होता

सब्र ने कहा काश थोड़ा और वक़्त होता

"शिकायते तो बहुत है तुझसे ऐ जिन्दगी,

पर चुप इसलिये हु कि, जो दिया तूने,

वो भी बहुतो को नसीब नहीं होता"

जब लगे पैसा कमाने, तो समझ आया,

शौक तो मां- बाप के पैसों से पुरे होते थे,

अपने पैसों से तो सिर्फ जरूरतें पुरी होती है।