30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)
"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."
WORK EFFICIENTLY DUR ING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Dr. Abdul Kalam's Letter to Every Indian !
Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites..
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours..
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
Lets do what India needs from us.
Communicate this message to each Indian for a change instead of Jokes or gossips.
Thank you,
Dr.. Abdul Kalam
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites..
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours..
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
Lets do what India needs from us.
Communicate this message to each Indian for a change instead of Jokes or gossips.
Thank you,
Dr.. Abdul Kalam
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Don’t explode! Tips for managing anger at work
Anger is a completely normal human emotion – and a powerful one. When allowed to boil over, it can seriously damage relationships and hurt your professional credibility. But when completely suppressed, anger can turn inward, causing high blood pressure, depression or passive-aggressive behaviour.
When you find yourself struggling with anger, or are the target of someone else’s wrath, there are a few coping strategies you can use to help defuse and deal with the situation in a healthy way.
1. Try to calm down inside
During a difficult conversation, make sure you breathe deeply and evenly, from the diaphragm. Picture your breath coming up from the very middle of your body. Talk to yourself, slowly repeating something like “relax, keep calm”. You can also close your eyes for a few seconds and visualise a relaxing image, something that calms you down or makes you happy. While you are speaking, slow down, don’t interrupt, and consider carefully what you are saying.
2. Remove yourself from the situationIf tensions are flaring, consider taking a break from the discussion and returning to it later when you’ve both calmed down. As time passes, you’ll become more objective and the problem will crystalise in your head.
3. Choose the right medium for delivering your message
When you’re full of anger, it can be tempting to fire off a harshly worded e-mail, or stride over to someone’s desk to berate them. However, take a moment to consider what might be the best course of action. Negative emotions should actually not be shared in e-mails: what would appear quite reasonable when expressed in person or on the phone can come across quite differently in a mail, and can be interpreted wrongly. So arrange a time to talk – face to face, if possible.
4. Try to see the other person’s perspectiveIf you find yourself angry at a specific person, or they’re targeting you with their anger, take a moment to put yourself in their position. Everyone has their own stress and pressure; perhaps this person is dealing with a tough deadline, is the victim of a demanding boss, or has a personal problem at home. When you’re able to see the other person as a fallible human being just trying to get through the work day like you are, it’s easier to calm down and find common ground on which to start resolving your issues.
5. Moderate your languageListen carefully before you respond, and use phrases like, “I understand”, to show you are willing to see their point of view. Don’t use strong language or insults, and avoid words like “always” and “never”: they are probably inaccurate and will weaken your point. Another useful tip is the “mirroring technique”, where you repeat the other person’s words or phrases in what you are saying, not to annoy them further but to show you are really listening and that you understand them. Finally, don’t shift the blame for your anger on to them. Instead of saying, “You really annoy me when you …”, say, “I feel upset when you …”
6. Don’t take anger personally – and don’t fight backIf you’re being shouted at or treated rudely, try to remember: it isn’t really about you. You are not responsible for anyone else’s behaviour apart from your own, and you can’t control how they act. You can only control your response to their behaviour. If someone is lashing out at you, lashing back will only escalate the situation. Responding calmly, or not reacting at all and refusing to “feed” another person’s anger will cause it to burn out faster − just like depriving a fire of oxygen.
7. Know your “anger triggers” and find alternatives
Learn to recognise what makes you angry. It may be people, situations or tasks that cause your blood to boil – so figure out what they are, and figure out how to work around them with alternatives. For example, you may find that your daily commute to work leaves you frustrated and enraged in the morning before your day has even started. So explore different options – map a different route, drive rather than take public transport or vice versa. Or maybe you find yourself livid every time you have to prepare a certain report. Look for different, more efficient ways to get the task done, ask for help, or see if someone else is able or better suited to do it.
Finally, find healthy outlets for anger. Try vigorous exercise, or calming yoga or meditation routines. Allow yourself to release your frustration in a constructive way so that it doesn’t bottle up inside you – or explode in unhealthy ways.
Edited and Posted By,
Orginal Content from HP Asia-Pacific
S.Grace Paul Regan
When you find yourself struggling with anger, or are the target of someone else’s wrath, there are a few coping strategies you can use to help defuse and deal with the situation in a healthy way.
1. Try to calm down inside
During a difficult conversation, make sure you breathe deeply and evenly, from the diaphragm. Picture your breath coming up from the very middle of your body. Talk to yourself, slowly repeating something like “relax, keep calm”. You can also close your eyes for a few seconds and visualise a relaxing image, something that calms you down or makes you happy. While you are speaking, slow down, don’t interrupt, and consider carefully what you are saying.
2. Remove yourself from the situationIf tensions are flaring, consider taking a break from the discussion and returning to it later when you’ve both calmed down. As time passes, you’ll become more objective and the problem will crystalise in your head.
3. Choose the right medium for delivering your message
When you’re full of anger, it can be tempting to fire off a harshly worded e-mail, or stride over to someone’s desk to berate them. However, take a moment to consider what might be the best course of action. Negative emotions should actually not be shared in e-mails: what would appear quite reasonable when expressed in person or on the phone can come across quite differently in a mail, and can be interpreted wrongly. So arrange a time to talk – face to face, if possible.
4. Try to see the other person’s perspectiveIf you find yourself angry at a specific person, or they’re targeting you with their anger, take a moment to put yourself in their position. Everyone has their own stress and pressure; perhaps this person is dealing with a tough deadline, is the victim of a demanding boss, or has a personal problem at home. When you’re able to see the other person as a fallible human being just trying to get through the work day like you are, it’s easier to calm down and find common ground on which to start resolving your issues.
5. Moderate your languageListen carefully before you respond, and use phrases like, “I understand”, to show you are willing to see their point of view. Don’t use strong language or insults, and avoid words like “always” and “never”: they are probably inaccurate and will weaken your point. Another useful tip is the “mirroring technique”, where you repeat the other person’s words or phrases in what you are saying, not to annoy them further but to show you are really listening and that you understand them. Finally, don’t shift the blame for your anger on to them. Instead of saying, “You really annoy me when you …”, say, “I feel upset when you …”
6. Don’t take anger personally – and don’t fight backIf you’re being shouted at or treated rudely, try to remember: it isn’t really about you. You are not responsible for anyone else’s behaviour apart from your own, and you can’t control how they act. You can only control your response to their behaviour. If someone is lashing out at you, lashing back will only escalate the situation. Responding calmly, or not reacting at all and refusing to “feed” another person’s anger will cause it to burn out faster − just like depriving a fire of oxygen.
7. Know your “anger triggers” and find alternatives
Learn to recognise what makes you angry. It may be people, situations or tasks that cause your blood to boil – so figure out what they are, and figure out how to work around them with alternatives. For example, you may find that your daily commute to work leaves you frustrated and enraged in the morning before your day has even started. So explore different options – map a different route, drive rather than take public transport or vice versa. Or maybe you find yourself livid every time you have to prepare a certain report. Look for different, more efficient ways to get the task done, ask for help, or see if someone else is able or better suited to do it.
Finally, find healthy outlets for anger. Try vigorous exercise, or calming yoga or meditation routines. Allow yourself to release your frustration in a constructive way so that it doesn’t bottle up inside you – or explode in unhealthy ways.
Edited and Posted By,
Orginal Content from HP Asia-Pacific
S.Grace Paul Regan
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Refined Consultant
Who is a refined consultant ?
1. The one who comes in high formal dress code with cozy suits but at the end looks like a donkey dressed up. Management "EMPLOYEES" doesn’t know dress code is worth for nothing if you know something, "if you know something! dress code is worth for nothing"
2. Try’s to show off himself and always shows his weakness, speaks butler English but in American accent. “How you speak doesn’t matter, What you speaks always matters”, Make sure what you deliever is understood.
3. Doesn’t know a word in a module but keeps up his image by pretending as if he knows INS and OUT of that particular subject. “A man becomes nothing when he thinks he knows everything”
4. Try’s to blow his buddy’s mistake beyond proportion and try’s to create a better image for himself as if he knows more than everybody. “It’s better to say NO and learn rather to say YES and being screwed”
5. Always have a laptop ,a costly mobile and some techie stuff and end of the day doesn’t know where a photo is saved when he saves the document from the net, never knew his mobile has wi-fi and so on …”Show off is like a chocolate wrapper – Having a good wrapper but soil inside will make the person throw both (Wrapper and Soil) in the dustbin or Having a good wrapper and good chocolate will at least spare the chocolate” But end of the day show off goes to the dust bin either you are a good wrapper or a bad one” Its better be who you are !
6. Keeps on searching mails if there is no mail to read he will forward some stupid messages to all his friends (Same Consultant’s) and will keep them busy, what a loop of network?. Invest your time positively , try to learn new things from web, update your knowledge…”Positive Investments have Positive Returns”
7. Always tries to work late after office hours even he would have not had work for at least 30 min in that day, But he will work late hours to prove that he is the only dedicated consultant in this world and loses his personnel dignity and self-esteem. By doing this he proves he will work only to please others not his self conscious. “Be Bold and Be Happy to work for you if not admit to be a slave”
8. He will try to poke his nose in other peoples work and will create a nuisance for other consultants, but he will fell happy about that he has proved to be knowledgeable, but he doesn’t know he lost his dignity and self respect among his colleagues. “One who loses his self respect loses his dignity, One who loses his dignity will lose his credibility, One who loses his credibility, will lose his self esteem, One who loses his self esteem loses his life”
9. Develops a attitude “Never Help Any Body” , thinks he has hard learned lot of things and it not good to teach someone for free or even if he’s in trouble. This means he has not realized only when you give to other you will get from others. “Only river creates a flow. Even though ocean is big but still it’s stagnant. He proves to be stagnant”
Do you think these qualities creates a Refined Consultant !!!
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan
1. The one who comes in high formal dress code with cozy suits but at the end looks like a donkey dressed up. Management "EMPLOYEES" doesn’t know dress code is worth for nothing if you know something, "if you know something! dress code is worth for nothing"
2. Try’s to show off himself and always shows his weakness, speaks butler English but in American accent. “How you speak doesn’t matter, What you speaks always matters”, Make sure what you deliever is understood.
3. Doesn’t know a word in a module but keeps up his image by pretending as if he knows INS and OUT of that particular subject. “A man becomes nothing when he thinks he knows everything”
4. Try’s to blow his buddy’s mistake beyond proportion and try’s to create a better image for himself as if he knows more than everybody. “It’s better to say NO and learn rather to say YES and being screwed”
5. Always have a laptop ,a costly mobile and some techie stuff and end of the day doesn’t know where a photo is saved when he saves the document from the net, never knew his mobile has wi-fi and so on …”Show off is like a chocolate wrapper – Having a good wrapper but soil inside will make the person throw both (Wrapper and Soil) in the dustbin or Having a good wrapper and good chocolate will at least spare the chocolate” But end of the day show off goes to the dust bin either you are a good wrapper or a bad one” Its better be who you are !
6. Keeps on searching mails if there is no mail to read he will forward some stupid messages to all his friends (Same Consultant’s) and will keep them busy, what a loop of network?. Invest your time positively , try to learn new things from web, update your knowledge…”Positive Investments have Positive Returns”
7. Always tries to work late after office hours even he would have not had work for at least 30 min in that day, But he will work late hours to prove that he is the only dedicated consultant in this world and loses his personnel dignity and self-esteem. By doing this he proves he will work only to please others not his self conscious. “Be Bold and Be Happy to work for you if not admit to be a slave”
8. He will try to poke his nose in other peoples work and will create a nuisance for other consultants, but he will fell happy about that he has proved to be knowledgeable, but he doesn’t know he lost his dignity and self respect among his colleagues. “One who loses his self respect loses his dignity, One who loses his dignity will lose his credibility, One who loses his credibility, will lose his self esteem, One who loses his self esteem loses his life”
9. Develops a attitude “Never Help Any Body” , thinks he has hard learned lot of things and it not good to teach someone for free or even if he’s in trouble. This means he has not realized only when you give to other you will get from others. “Only river creates a flow. Even though ocean is big but still it’s stagnant. He proves to be stagnant”
Do you think these qualities creates a Refined Consultant !!!
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan
Monday, August 24, 2009
My Experience!!
Dear All,
Living this consulting life so far, whether I have enjoyed consulting or suffered through hardships and mistakes it matters!
I will really feel happy to share my good experience to make you feel even good and my bad experiences to make you aware before you have a bad experience like me.
If you feel that my shared experiences helped you in some situation, Please reply to my mail id or post your comment on this b-log just to motivate me. For sure you will find my experiences to sharpen your professional life!
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan
regan.gpr@gmail.com
Living this consulting life so far, whether I have enjoyed consulting or suffered through hardships and mistakes it matters!
I will really feel happy to share my good experience to make you feel even good and my bad experiences to make you aware before you have a bad experience like me.
If you feel that my shared experiences helped you in some situation, Please reply to my mail id or post your comment on this b-log just to motivate me. For sure you will find my experiences to sharpen your professional life!
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan
regan.gpr@gmail.com
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