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Top 10 Motivational Moments of Olympics

2012-08-05T08:39:00.001-07:00

Derek Redmond - Injured Runner Helped to Finish Line By His Father

Derek Redmond was already a tragic hero. Having been forced to pull out of the 400-meter relay in 1988 due to an injury to his hamstring 90 seconds before he was to start, it seems Lady Luck was not on his side. When he returned to Barcelona in 1992, he had undergone eight operations, but was in relative good health. The first part of the relay went great; Redmond posted the fastest time and the team made it all the way to the semi-finals. But a mere 250 meters from the finish, Redmond re-injured his hamstring, and it seemed like victory was snatched from him once again. But a powerful thing happened. He refused to give up. As he hobbled along the final stretch, his father made his way past security to help his son cross the finish line. Sixty-five thousand people cheered them on. Although he came in last in the Olympic race, he came in first in the Human race.

Jesse Owens – Proved Hitler Wrong by Winning Four Gold Medals

Berlin, 1936. With The Third Reich firmly in power, Adolph Hitler set to show the world the superiority of Fascism and the blond-haired, blue-eyed Aryan Race he championed. But he didn't count on a young man named Jesse Owens. The 5'10” African American won the gold in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and with the 400-meter relay team. This infuriated Hitler, and he refused to shake the athlete's hand. Jesse Owen's achievements were touted the world over as proof that eugenics was bunk; however, back in the USA he was forced to ride the freight elevator to his own victory party because of his skin color!

Wilma Rudolph – Overcomes Polio, Wins 3 Gold Medals

Wilma Rudolph defied all odds. Born prematurely and stricken with polio as a child, it seemed she would never walk again, let alone run a race. Growing up as an African-American woman in the 1960s Southern USA compounded her problems. But that didn't stop her. She eventually shed the leg brace she had to wear by the age of 12 and began playing basketball, and eventually running in track and field. In 1960, she made it to the Summer Olympics in Rome. In the stifling heat she won 3 gold medals, the first American woman to do so. Dubbed “The Tennessee Tornado” she is still considered one of the fastest female runners, ever. WATCH BELOW!

Kerri Strug – Completed Vault Despite Broken Ankle

In 1996, the US women's Olympic team dubbed “The Magnificent Seven” went head-to-head against the Russians, who had dominated the event for forty years. During her first vault, Kerri under-rotated her landing, badly injuring her ankle. But the contest was too close for her to throw in the towel. " We need you one more time for the gold,” said her coach. Kerri mustered up all her strength and vaulted a second time, landing on both feet for a split-second, and then collapsing in agony. It worked: Kerri scored a 9.712 and the Americans won the gold.

Billy Mills – Native American Wins Gold Medal in Stunning Last-Minute Sprint

Billy Mills didn't stand a chance. Orphaned at 12years old and raised by his grandmother, the Oglala-Lakota-Sioux American Indian was raised in poverty on a reservation. Through perseverance he made it to Tokyo in 1964, a virtual unknown and underdog in the 10,000-meter race. He was such a long-shot, he had to borrow a pair of shoes to run, as the team sponsor said they only had enough for “winners”. But in the last leg of the race, Mills surprised everyone with an incredible sprint, which brought him to the finish with a time of 28:24.4, a new Olympic record that has yet to be beaten.

Joannie Rochette – Performed Flawless Routine Despite Mother's Death

Canadian Figure Skater Joannie Rochette's life went from dream to nightmare when her mother suddenly died the Sunday before she was to perform in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Still reeling from the news, Rochette nevertheless was set to make her mother proud. Before a crowd of 14,000 she performed with such conviction and heart that, by the time she was finished, icicles were clinging to everyone's tear ducts. “I have no regrets,” she said.

Lawrence Lemieux – Gave Up The Gold To Rescue Capsized Racers

Some people will do anything to win, but not Lawrence Lemieux, a Canadian sailor. At the Seoul 1988 games, Lawrence was competing in the Finn class, a single-handed dinghy, when the waters became choppy and dangerous; two sailors from the Singapore team capsized. Although he was in 2nd Place, instead of continuing he decided to help his fellow athletes. He pulled them onboard and waited for the patrol boat to pick them up. Because of this, he technically came in 22nd, but the International Yacht Racing Union decided to award him 2nd Place after all, because of his good sportsmanship.

Nadia Comaneci – A Perfect 10 at Only 14

Nadia Comaneci is perhaps the best-known gymnast in the world. In 1976, the teenaged Romanian stole the hearts of spectators and judges alike; she was just 14 years old when she came to Montreal. She earned 3 gold medals that year, and her performance on the uneven bars earned her a perfect 10 – the first ever in a gymnastics event. Even the scorekeeper was unprepared – the crude digital readout could only show it as 1.0. Later, the competing age was raised, so the achievement is still unequaled.

Dan Jansen – Kept Trying Despite Tragedy Until He Won The Gold

Dan Jansen was always close with his sister – in fact it was she who suggested he become a speed skater. But when his dream finally came true, making it to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, that's when the tragedy began. Just hours before he was to compete in the 500 and 1,000 meters he was informed his beloved sister had died. Stunned and devastated, he nevertheless competed. But the grief was too much and too soon; Jansen stumbled and fell in both races. But he didn't quit. He came back in 1992, but the gold eluded him. But he STILL didn't quit. In 1994, he made a final attempt for the honor… and succeeded, not only winning the gold medal in 1,000 meters but also setting a new world record at 1:12.43. He dedicated the medal to his sister.

The Jamaican Bobsled Team

The subject of the Disney movie "Cool Runnings", the Jamaican Bobsled team sounds like a bit of a put-on. Island-living, ganja-loving, dredlocked Rastafarians sliding on ice? But they were real, and serious. When the team was introduced to the world at the 1988 Olympics, their green-and-gold uniforms stood out almost as much as their hearts. And although the inexperienced bobsledders crashed their sled, they showed true spirit by smiling and shaking hands with spectators as they walked their way towards the finish line. And in 1994, they beat both the US and France and came in 14th place overall. Praise Jah.

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Why GOALS are Important ?

2012-07-31T23:01:00.001-07:00

Everybody says us to set a Goal But why these Goals are important? Have you ever think of that? If yes, then read on........On the best sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you focus and hold it, the paper will light up. That is the power of concentration.

A man was traveling and stopped at an intersection. He asked an elderly man, "Where does this road take me?" The elderly person asked, "Where do you want to go?" The man replied, "I don't know." The elderly person said, "Then take any road. What difference does it make?"

How true. When we don't know where we are going, any road will take us there.

Suppose you have all the football eleven players, enthusiastically ready to play the game, all charged up, and then someone took the goal post away. What would happen to the game? There is nothing left. How do you keep score? How do you know you have arrived?

Enthusiasm without direction is like wildfire and leads to frustration. Goals give a sense of direction. Would you sit in a train or a plane without knowing where it was going? The obvious answer is no. Then why do people go through life without having any goals?

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Lord Byron - The Man who walked with Difficulty but wandered at Will

2012-07-30T06:57:00.001-07:00

Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure of the Romantic Movement. Some of his best known works are the poems "She walks in Beauty", "So, we'll go no more a roving" and "When we Two Parted". He is regarded as one of the greatest and influential British poets. He was born with talipes, a club foot. he was afflicted with a limp that caused him lifelong psychological and physical misery, aggravated by painful and pointless "medical treatment" in his childhood and the nagging suspicion that with proper care it might have been cured. He was extremely self-conscious about this from a young age, nicknaming himself le diable boiteux (French for "the limping devil"). It is said that he "walked with difficulty but wandered at will". He toured Europe extensively and captured the popular imagination through his poetry and his personality. From gloomy egoism through to satiric realism he was renowned for his writings, his sexual ambivalences and his championing of Greek independence from the Turks. His name is still used as an adjective - 'Byronic', meaning dashing.” Inspired? Like us in Facebook for daily updates. Good Day.

The Little Pianist

2012-07-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

A mother, wishing to encourage her son's progress at the piano, bought tickets to a performance by the great Polish pianist Ignace Paderewski. When the evening arrived, they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and eyed the majestic Steinway waiting on the stage. Soon the mother found a friend to talk to, and the boy slipped away.

At eight o'clock, the lights in the auditorium began to dim, the spotlights came on, and only then did they notice the boy - up on the piano bench, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." His mother gasped in shock and embarassment but, before she could retrieve her son, the master himself appeared on the stage and quickly moved to the keyboard.

He whispered gently to the boy, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part. Soon his right arm reached around the other side and improvised a delightful obligato. Together, the old master and the young novice held the crowd mesmerized with their blended and beautiful music.

In all our lives, we receive helping hands - some we notice, some we don't. Equally we ourselves have countless opportunites to provide helping hands - sometimes we would like our assistance to be noticed, sometimes we don't. Little of what we all achieve is without learning from others and without support from others and what we receive we should hand out.

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Two Salesmen

2012-07-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

You will perhaps have heard this very old story illustrating the difference between positive thinking and negative thinking:

Many years ago two salesmen were sent by a British shoe manufacturer to Africa to investigate and report back on market potential.

The first salesman reported back, "There is no potential here - nobody wears shoes."

The second salesman reported back, "There is massive potential here - nobody wears shoes."

This simple short story provides one of the best examples of how a single situation may be viewed in two quite different ways - Negatively or Positively.

We could explain this also in terms of seeing a situation's problems and disadvantages, instead of its opportunities and benefits.

When telling this story its impact is increased by using exactly the same form of words (e.g., "nobody wears shoes") in each salesman's report. This emphasises that two quite different interpretations are made of a single situation.

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The Old Hunchback - An Inspiring Story

2012-07-24T09:35:00.000-07:00

A woman baked chapatti (roti) for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words:

“The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hunchback,” she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him!

As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am doing?” she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman. Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him.. She prayed for his safe return.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. As he gave it to me, he said, “This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!”

” As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life!

It was then that she realized the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” Do good and Don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time. If you like this, share it with others and I bet so many lives would be touched.
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JOhn Paul Dejoria - The Failure Story

2012-07-23T07:51:00.000-07:00

Not every person in this world is born with a silver spoon. So when the spoon is missing, you have to earn it with your hard work, dedication and will power. By looking at the rich and famous people, we cannot make out the immense hard work behind their road to success. Today we are going to discuss the failure of JOhn Paul Dejoria......... the renowned American serial entrepreneur, billionaire and philanthropist. He is the owner and co-founder of John Paul Mitchell systems, the US company famous for its hair-care products.

At a very young age of two, John saw his parents separating. At the age of 9, he and his siblings began selling newspapers and Christmas greeting cards to earn a living. At this age, John used to dream of a small job which would fetch him around $150 a week and a second hand car to drive in. He graduated at the age of 17 and went into the Navy. He got out of service in 1964 and tried out 10 jobs for the next few years.

The turning point in John’s life came in the year 1971 when he bagged a job with Redken Laboratories. At that time, it was the leading company for manufacturing salon products in US. In the next few years, he was hired and fired by numerous organizations. In 1980, he saw himself joining hands with Paul Mitchell, a famous hair designer at that time, to launch their own company. They soon rolled out single-application shampoo and a leave-in conditioner to improve blow-dry results.

With just $700, the company began operating. Since fund was less, they could not help but use only black and white ink on the product packaging. With just one answering machine and a post office box, they managed to start off their business. They requested a female friend who had a British accent to record the voice message for their answering machine which helped them convince the users that it was some serious business.

Today this company is a huge hit in the US for its hair products. Every salon use their products for superior quality. John Paul Mitchell Systems logs nearly $1 billion in annual sales. Not just the US, but they have even managed to establish roots in the international market too. More than 80 countries buy products of John Paul Mitchell Systems. Besides dealing in hair products, John has also successfully launched 17 other types of businesses. From night clubs to bikes, he has got them all under his belt.

John Paul DeJoria is a bright example of sincerity, dedication, will power and perseverance. Our world is blessed to have such humane human beings who have touched the pinnacle of success by their sheer will power. He is a great idol for every youngster and wannabe entrepreneur.

Always remember that success will only come, when you are ready to give in everything. Hence, dream big and have faith in your abilities!
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The Dream Stealer

2012-07-20T20:56:00.000-07:00

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my horse. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, `See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, `Why did I receive an F?’

“The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ “Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.

He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.”

The Man and the Butterfly

2012-07-20T02:36:00.000-07:00

Are you feeling Bad about your present situations? Blaming god for not doing anything in favor of you? Please read this short story.......

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.

One day a small opening appeared.

He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours

as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.

Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.

He took a pair of scissors and

snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.

The butterfly emerged easily but

it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch it,

expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge

and expand enough to support the body,

Neither happened!

In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life

crawling around.

It was never able to fly.

What the man in his kindness

and haste did not understand:

The restricting cocoon and the struggle

required by the butterfly to get through the opening

was a way of forcing the fluid from the body

into the wings so that it would be ready

for flight once that was achieved.

Sometimes struggles are exactly

what we need in our lives.

Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.

We will not be as strong as we could have been

and we would never fly.

The story of Two Frogs

2012-07-19T07:59:00.000-07:00

Once there were two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn't get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.

The fat frog said to the skinny frog, "Brother frog, there's no use paddling any longer. We're just going to drown, so we might as well give up." The skinny frog replied, "Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out." And they continued paddling for hours.

After a while, the fat frog said, "Brother frog, there's no use. I'm becoming very tired now. I'm just going to stop paddling and drown. It's Sunday and nobody's working. We're doomed. There's no possible way out of here." But the skinny frog said, "Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen, keep paddling." Another couple of hours passed.

The fat frog said, "I can't go on any longer. There's no sense in doing it because we're going to drown anyway. What's the use?" And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling.

Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat!!!

Michael Jordan - Who Missed more than 9000 Shots in his Career

2012-07-18T05:47:00.001-07:00

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”......... MJ

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of theCharlotte Bobcats.

Who Stops You ?

2012-07-17T22:25:00.001-07:00

What makes a Difference?

2012-07-11T07:59:00.001-07:00

Once there was an old man. One day he was taking a morning walk at the beach. Suddenly he saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly. Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one."

What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference, wouldn't we?

Are you feeling discouraged ???

2012-07-10T07:15:00.000-07:00

Are you feeling discouraged ??? just have a look atwhat these people accomplished when everyone else looked at them as failures. Just Believe in Yourself!

Einstein was 4 years old before he could speak.

Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school and was considered "Unpromising Student of the Class"

When Thomas Edison was a youngster, his teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything. He was counseled to go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality.

F.W. Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21, but his boss would not permit him to wait on customers because he "didn't have enough sense to close a sale."

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.

Bob Cousy, a legendary Boston Celtic basketball player, suffered the same fate, but he too is a Hall of Famer.

A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney because he "lacked imagination and had no original ideas."

Winston Churchill failed 6th grade and had to repeat it because he did not complete the tests that were required for promotion.

Babe Ruth struck out 1,300 times, a major league record.

Remember Friends. A person may make mistakes, but is not a failure until S / He starts blaming someone else. We must believe in ourselves, and somewhere along the road of life we will meet someone who sees greatness in us and lets us know it.

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The poor girl suffered with Paralysis

2012-07-07T02:38:00.003-07:00

1940 June 23, a poor couple gave birth to their gives birth to their 20th child. A Girl... She was very weak, born prematurely……. her weight was less than 4.5 pounds. Her father was a railway porter and mother was a maid. The little child contracted infantile paralysis (caused by the polio virus) at the age of Four. As a result, her left leg and foot became Twisted. She had also suffered with scarlet fever, whooping cough, chickenpox, and measles. The doctors decided that the girl cant walk in her life time. But her mother couldn’t believe those words. She had the strong belief that her child could walk . She took her regularly to Fisk University's black medical college hospital in Nashville, Tennessee for treatments for her twisted leg. She wore a brace on her left leg. She was required to wear an orthopedic shoe for support of her foot. The girl couldn’t bare the pain of those physiotherapy sessions and she just hated her life. She too wanted to walk like the normal people, that too without those brace and orthopedic shoe.
Her mother supported her dreams and always used to say that “She too can walk like the other children………… in a few days”. Day by day the little girl started believing her mother’s words and finally achieved her dream of shedding her handicap and becoming like other children. She walked like the normal children. And the story dint end there…… she started running……… she ran……….ran…………ran…………. and won three Olympic titles: the 100 m, 200 m and the 4 x 100 m relay in 1960 Summer Olympics. Her name is Wilma Rudolph. A Girl Suffered with Polio!!! Became the winner in Olympics!!!

A series of Failure Stories of a Person

2012-07-07T00:18:00.002-07:00

Today we want to share a failure story of a person... Just read the Synopsis of his life and see whether you would have had the courage to continue on. Have a look...

1809

He was Born

1816

His family was forced out of their home and he needed to work to support his family.

1818

His mother passed away

1828

His sister died

1831

His business venture failed

1832

He ran for the State Legislature. He lost.
In the same year, he also lost his job.
He decided to go to law school but couldn't get in.

1833

He borrowed money from a friend to start a business.
By the end of the year, he was bankrupt.

1834

He ran for the State Legislature again. This time he won (got some luck after looooong time).

1835

The year was looking better as he was engaged to be married. But unfortunately, his fiancee died and he was in great grief :(

1836

This was the year he had a total nervous breakdown and for 6 months was bedridden.

1836

He sought to become Speaker of the State Legislature.
He was defeated.

1840

He sought to become Elector.
He was defeated.

1842

Married Mary Todd. They have 4 boys but only one would live to maturity.

1843

He ran for Congress.
He lost again.

1846

He ran for Congress again.
He won and moved to Washington.

1848

He ran for re-election to Congress.
He lost.

1849

He sought the job of Land Officer in his home state.
He didn't get the job.

1850

His son, Edward, died.

1854

He ran for the Senate of the United states.
He lost.

1856

He sought the Vice Presidential nomination at a national convention.
He got less than 100 votes.

1858

He ran for the Senate again.
He lost again.

So what do you think the future of this Guy??? Committed Suicide? Sat idle by blaming his ill fate??? Nah....

He was elected as the President of the United States. He is none other than Abraham Lincoln. Think again of your failures.... Good Day.

Colonel Sanders - The man behind the KFC's Logo

2012-01-22T06:34:00.002-08:00

When ever I see the KFC’s (Kentucky fried chicken) logo, I just wonder who the person is. Later I came to know some astonishing facts aobut that Person in that logo. He is the founder of KFC. His name is Colonel Sanders. When he was six years old, his father died. And his mother remarried. Little Sandars ran away from home because his stepfather beat him.

Sanders held many jobs during his working years but he found himself broke at the age of 65. See friends, This was the age of retirement and people usually think to take rest at this age, ofcourse they will invest some money for it too. But unfortunately, Sandars had not saved and invested any money.

All he was receiving at that time was $105 from social security. He was struggling financially and was mad. Instead of complaining he did something about it. He thought restaurant owners would love his fried chicken recipe. So he started visiting different restaurants trying to sell his chicken recipe.

In his travels, he was sleeping in his car because he could not afford a hotel room at that time. Many restaurant owners laughed at him and on his chicken recipe. He was turned down 1,009 times but he did not quit. And eventually someone finally said “Yes”. They launched their first “KFC” site in 1952. During next 10 years, there were over 600 franchised locations in the U. S. and Canada. Now say friends, Was it his chicken recipe that made him world famous businessman?

Well, The answer is “No”. He had this recipe all along during his working years. It was his determination to find new ways to make money that helped him becoming successful. He made some tough decisions. He kept taking some daily actions even when others were telling him that “His idea was Stupid”. He kept trying and created his own destiny.
You too can do the same. Many good ideas come in your mind daily. But these ideas can not make you successful until and unless you make a decision to keep working on them. New opportunities will seem to materialize out of thin air when you will make a deliberate decision not to give up.

J. K. Rowling - The Creator of the Harry Potter

2012-01-22T06:34:00.000-08:00

While speaking to a Graduating Class of Harvard in June 2008, J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter and the well-known first self-made billionaire female children’s book author, didn’t talk about success. She talked about failures. Her own in particular. I absolutely love her quote. So posting her quote as it is…

“You might never fail on the scale I did, But it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.

She should know. The author didn’t magically become richer than the Queen of England overnight. Penniless, recently divorced, and raising a child on her own, she wrote the first Harry Potter book on an old manual typewriter. You know friends? Twelve publishers rejected the manuscript! that editors kept reminding her that children’s book won’t see big commercial success but she went on and kept writing. A year later she was given the green light by Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury (the thirteenth publisher), who agreed to publish the book but insisted she get a day job cause there was no money in children’s books.

What if she stopped at the first rejection? or The fifth? Or at the tenth?

The measure of success can be shown by how many times someone keeps going despite hearing only NO.

IF YOu THINK

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If you think you are beaten, you are.

If you think you dare not, you don't!

Tfyou like to win, but think you can't,

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost;

For out in the world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will;

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,

.You've got to think high to rise, You've got to be sure of yourselfbt:fore

You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger and faster man,

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

This is to have succeeded.....

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To laugh often and love much;

To win the respect of intelligent persons

and the affection of children;

To earn the approval of honest critics

and endure the betrayal offalse friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To Jfind the best in others;

To give off one's self without the

slightest thought of return;

To have accomplished a task, whether

by a healthy child, a rescued soul, a

garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;

To have played and laughed with

Enthusiasm and sung 'lvith exaltation;

To know that even one life has breathed

easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.

Winners - Losers

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Winners are a part of the team;

Losers are apart from the team.

Winners see the gain;

Losers see the pain.

Winners see possibilities;

Losers see problems.

Winners believe in win/wjn;

Losers believe for them to Win someone has to lose.

Winners see the potential;

Losers see the past.

Winners are like a thermostat;

Losers are like thermometers.

Winners choose what they say;

Losers say what they choose.

Winners use hard arguments but soft words;

Losers UE soft arguments but hard words.

Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;

Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.

Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you"

Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."

Winners make it happen;

Losers let it happen.

You Cannot Bring...........

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You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot strengthen the weak by 'lveakening the strong ,

You cannot enrich the poor by impoverishing the rich.

You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payor.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence-

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you [;1 earn.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

- Abraham Lincoln

Winners and Losers - Version 2

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The Winner is always part of the answer;

The Loser is always part of the problem.

The Winner always has a program;

The Loser always has an excuse.

The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";

The Loser says, IIThat is not my job."

The Winner sees an answer for every problem;

The Loser sees a problem for every answer.

The Wj.nner says, lIlt may be difficult but it is possj.b~e";

The Loser says, lIlt may be possible but it is too difficult."

When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "1 was wrong" ;

When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, lIlt wasn't my fault."

A Winner makes commitments;

A Loser makes promises.

Winners have dreams;

Losers have schemes-

Winners say, "1 must do something" ;

Losers say, "Something must be done."

If

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If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat these two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

---- Rudyard Kipling

The Moving Water

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When you do things from your soul, you feel a river

moving in you, a joy.

When actions come from another section, the feeling

disappears. Don't let

others lead you. They may be blind or, worse, vultures.

Reach for the rope

of God. And what is that? Putting aside self-will.

Because of willfulness

people sit in jail, the trapped bird's wings are tied,

fish sizzle in the skillet.

The anger of police is willfulness. You've seen a magistrate

inflict visible punishment. Now

see the invisible. If you could leave your selfishness, you

would see how you've

been torturing your soul. We are born and live inside black water in a well.

How could we know what an open field of sunlight is? Don't

insist on going where

you think you want to go. Ask the way to the spring. Your

living pieces will form

a harmony. There is a moving palace that floats in the air

with balconies and clear

water flowing through, infinity everywhere, yet contained

under a single tent.

------- Rumi