How the Act of Daily Goal Setting Makes You Successful

Monday, November 28, 2011
How the Act of Daily Goal Setting Makes You Successful
Successful people “think” success all the time. That is why their goals are firmly lodged in their subconscious. The subconscious is brilliant at prioritizing. It listens to you and gauges from your thoughts what you think is the most important task.
This means that what you think about most of the time is what The Subconscious will think is the most important thing for you and will try to find creative solutions. If you think about problems, The Subconscious will try to find you more problems. If you think about solutions, goals and dreams, it will try to make them come true.
But The Subconscious goes even further when trying to understand what you think is important; it “listens” to your feelings.
A thought imbued with a powerful emotion must be more important than a thought that had didn’t emotionally affect you at all, even if you think that through over and over and over again.
Luckily, it has been proven that a positive thought is over 100 times as positive as a negative thought. This makes it a lot easier to drive positive emotions into your Subconscious.
This makes it all easier
It is enough to be positive and keep your thoughts on what you want — and you don’t have to go monitoring your thoughts all the time.
It is enough to imbue your thoughts a few times a day with a powerful positive emotion when thinking about your goals. The more you can do it the more powerful this exercise will be.
For many, reading their goals or making plans become a chore, something that fills them with negative emotions. This ruins the full potential of these activities; filling yourself with positive emotions while thinking about your goals will make them a lot more powerful.
Over the last several years I have been taught several exercises that can help you focus more on your goals and spend more time thinking about and feeling about them. What I want you to remember when doing these exercises is to have fun. Never see them as a chore, you are living your goals, it is something to enjoy.
If you don’t feel uplifted at the thought of focusing on your goals, you might as well not do the exercise today. Do it tomorrow instead, because it will do more harm than good if you are in the wrong mood when thinking about your goals.
How this power can affect your life
In my business, I constantly need to come up with new ways to improve efficiency, new ideas to test and new subjects to teach. It takes a lot of creative work — and creative work has always been one of my weaker areas. Luckily, thanks to all my work with goal setting (and because of my focus on my goals), my Subconscious knows these are the things I need the most help with and that they are very important to me.
Every day I get new ideas of things I can try out, products I can create, seminar subjects I can offer, and so on. All of them aren’t good, but when you throw enough “mud against the wall”, something will stick. And that is what my Subconscious does — it feeds me idea after idea.
An Easy Exercise
Daily Goal Setting
This method is used by countless thousands around the world and for everyone who has tried it, the effects have been incredible.
• Each morning take a pen and a piece of paper and write down your 10 top goals. Don’t look at the day before, just think about what you want to most and write them down.
• Remember to write them in the positive present tense and remember to set a deadline for each goal. Just like we did when setting your long term and short term goals. (For example you could set the goal “I make 10 000 dollars per month by the 31 of December 2010.”)
• Do this for all 10 goals.
In the beginning, writing down 10 goals might be difficult. Each day they might look a bit different and some of the goals you write never come back again. If you forget a goal, it is because it wasn’t all that important and something more important has taken its place.
What difference does it make?
By starting your day setting your 10 top goals you jump-start your creativity — which will motivate you for the rest of the day. You will have programmed yourself to focus on your goals and to move towards them and their completion.

What will happen to you?
If you do this, you will start to realize what is important to you. You’ll see what goals keep surfacing and what goals vanish. You will know what you want and you will find yourself presented with opportunities that you haven’t noticed before. You will be more creative in finding ideas and chances to make your dreams reality.
An Action Exercise
1. Buy a notebook and a pen at your local bookstore.
2. Start writing down 10 goals every morning, without looking at the day before.
3. Take advantage of the opportunities that come your way and capitalize on them.
Daily goal setting can change your life for the better. It will help you keep moving faster and faster towards your goals and dreams.

7 Ways to Clear the Clutter and Find your Life

Is clutter taking over your life?
Maybe it is and you don’t even realize it. As a personal productivity coach I work with clients helping them organize their lives to work more efficiently and achieve more of what they want from life.
On one occasion I was working with a business owner who was experiencing a lot of stress and feeling very overwhelmed. We started by clearing her office of clutter. While we sifted through the mountains of paperwork and the many notebooks on her desk, she found a check for 1,800 euro that she had forgotten to cash. Her life was so disorganized and out of control that she did not miss that check.
If you can relate to my client and have had a similar experience, it may be time to take back the control. Clearing the clutter can be a clever place to start.
1. Start small
Just like creating new habits the trick is to start small. Don’t try to tackle too much all at once; it usually ends in frustration, dissatisfaction and ultimate abandon. Choose a small area or one drawer to get started and schedule time to complete the task. It usually works better to schedule time rather than have a physical plan because often the de-cluttering takes longer than expected. If you spend hours trying to de-clutter a space to not achieve it can turn the expedition into a negative experience.
2. Make sure everything has a place
One of the reasons we allow clutter to accumulate is because we don’t know where to put it. We move things around from surface to surface not quite knowing what to do with them. Create a place for everything and if necessary go out and buy more storage containers. But be careful, the more storage containers you have the more you will fill.

3. One in two out
You have probably heard of this tactic before. Every time you buy something new, throw out or give away two things, this will ensure the quantity of items you own decreases over time rather than the gradual creep of belongings. It also prevents you from buying unnecessary things as you know you will have to throw out some possessions when you get home.
4. Become a charity King or Queen
Know that every time you donate clothes, books or toys to a charity shop you are helping people. Rather than let things clutter up your drawers they could be doing good in the world. Separating yourself from your belongings becomes easier if you are doing it for a purpose.
5. Remember objects don’t define the person
For years I kept a snowboard in the corner of my sitting room as it represented the person I wanted to be — bold and carefree. I live in a country that doesn’t have mountains with snow. I wasn’t very good at the sport and at best I could go snowboarding once a year. Sounds ridiculous when you look at it objectively, but for me it represented a part of my life I didn’t want to let go of. Selling my snowboarding gear was a liberating experience. I felt the moment I let it go out the door I matured. I am who I am and don’t need an object to express my personality.
6. Create rituals to prevent clutter creep
If you manage to de-clutter and get things under control, how are you going to prevent the clutter from coming back into your life?
Create rituals. Do the washing up straight after dinner, get the children to tidy their toys before bed, tidy up time comes before lunch every day. By creating rituals for certain events they become so much a part of your everyday life they don’t feel like a hassle. These little rituals just like brushing your teeth before bed become semi-automated and help to keep your life under control.

7. Music and celebration
Turn on your favorite music and get started. Music can uplift and inspire, it can turn the most mundane task into something enjoyable. When you have finished acknowledge your achievements and reward yourself, something you should do with all areas of your life. Great things deserve recognition and celebration. Treat yourself and admire your hard work.
If you have any more de-clutter tips I would love to hear them
Quote from the ESSENCE OF
BHAGVAD GITA
Whatever has happened, has happened for good.
Whatever is happening, is happening for good.
Whatever is going to happen, it will be for good.
What have you lost for which you cry?
What did you bring with you, which you have lost?
What did you produce, which has destroyed?
You did not bring anything when you were born.
Whatever you have, you have received from Him.
Whatever you will give, you will give to Him.
You came empty handed and you will go the same way.
Whatever is yours today was somebody else's yesterday and will be somebody else's tomorrow.
SO WHY WORRY UNNECESSARILY?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha Illustrated live Review/Revision-7 th Heaven moment of the week : Hockey Bellgium scored 7 goals agaist polish winn by 4, velecia scored 7 goals , pak won 219/7, tas made 247 robil cup SIGNUP HERE AS you@samratvision.com check live illustration video on www. youtube.com/samrat747 use it all your emailing job deals Posted by www.samratvision.com

HOW TO PLAN U R DAILY LIVES

MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2011

Whenever an item is taken from the Collection Bucket, ask yourself: “Is this actionable?” In other words, “Is this something that I can take care of right now?” If the item is not actionable: toss it in the trash, file it for future reference, or place it in a regularly-reviewed tickler file for possible future action. If the item is actionable: do it, if it will only take a few minutes, delegate it, if it’s somebody else’s responsibility, or defer it. Using this system, most items are processed immediately. Some items are deferred. Deferred items may be: placed on a calendar if they must be done at a specific date and/or time, or put on list of Next Actions if they’re things that need to be done ASAP. There’s a special subset of actionable items called Projects. These are multi-step tasks. Each Project gets its own file, and the Next Action for each Project is placed in the Collection Bucket. After the GTD has been implemented, the Collection Bucket should be emptied once a week (or as often as necessary). That’s it. That’s the system. Here’s a graphical representation: Scott Moehring, a former (unofficial) GTD coach, created an outstanding advanced workflow diagram [PDF, 321 k]. I have this hanging above my desk as a constant reminder. Moehring has graciously granted me permission to offer this as a free download . Adapting the System for Personal Use One of my mantras is “Do what works for you”. The Getting Things Done system is presented primarily as a tool for business use, but it’s easily applied to one’s personal life . They key is to modify it so that so that it fits the way you live and work. Here’s how I got things done: Preparation I made a trip to an office supply store to pick up: file folders, an automatic labeler , four 12 ×12 tiles of cork, a nice wooden inbox, thumbtacks, scotch tape, and a few other items. (If you’re feeling frugal, you can do without this stuff. Allen says that ideally you would buy the best quality components you could afford — if your tools are a pleasure to use, you’re more likely to use them.) Collecting Stuff I gathered together all of my Stuff, both physical and mental, and piled it on the kitchen table. To gather the physical Stuff, I walked from room- to -room with a box, into which I stacked all the Stuff I could find (e.g. magazines, photographs, junk mail, to -do lists, letters, etc.). To gather the mental Stuff, I walked from room- to -room with a stack of index cards, onto which I wrote all the Stuff that occurred to me (e.g. put away clothes, clean cat food area, hang painting on guest room wall, organize DVDs, prune laurel from back porch, etc.). Sorting Stuff Collecting all my Stuff in one spot took several hours. Next, I began to process it. Mostly this was easy. I just started with what was in front of me, picked it up, and asked myself what the item was and what needed to be done with it. If it was something I could deal with in just a few minutes, I dealt with it. (For example: books that needed to be shelved.) If it was something that needed to be dealt with soon, but that would take longer than just a few minutes, I set it aside in a Next Actions pile. (For example: canceling cell phone .) If I no longer needed the item, I threw it out. (For example: house flyers.) If it was something that I wanted to keep for Reference, I made a new file folder (labeling it with my handy automatic labeler). (For example: all of the various songlists I jot down for future CD mixes .) If it was something for somebody else, I put it in a Delegated pile. (For example: anything related to the bathroom remodel, which Kris was in charge of.) If it was a part of a larger Project, I stuck it in a folder marked Projects. (For example: organizing all of my writing, from high school til today.) If it was something that needed done on a specific date, I entered it into iCal . (For example: my upcoming dentist appointment.) If it was something that didn’t need done right away, I stuck it in a Tickler file to process later. (For example: scheduling a poetry night.) If it was something that was just an idea, something that I might want to do someday, but it won’t kill me if I don’t, then I put it in a file marked “someday/maybe”. (For example: buy a nice leather easy chair.) The sorting process took an entire day. When the kitchen table was clean once more, I had several file folders filled with to -do lists. I also had a stack of Next Actions. Organizing Stuff I tucked my reference file folders (and there were several dozen of them) into a desk drawer. I put the Projects file into my inbox (because I needed to break it down later, creating individual files for each project). Most of my organization, though, involved the stack of action items: I hung the aforementioned cork tiles on the wall next to my desk. I labeled the top corkboard “Next Actions”. For each action item, I created an index card. (Actually, I used some old business cards — they’re the perfect size.) I tacked the index cards to the cork in no particular order. After two-and- a -half days, I was finished. My version of the Getting Things Done system was set up and ready to use. Doing Stuff When using the canonical GTD system, you process the Next Action, no matter what it is. For my purposes, I made an exception. I cherry-picked. I selected a few cards at a time, and then I did whatever they said: clean car, buy mini- to -mini cable, check hoses on washing machine. If the action was something that I know comes up repeatedly (clean car, for example), then I tucked it in a drawer for later use. After my initial Brain Dump, I had 53 Next Actions. I did eleven of them the first day. I did six more then next. The rest I tackled over the following weeks. Ready for Anything You know that freedom you feel when your on vacation? That wonderful sense that there’s nothing to worry about? That’s what this system attempts to give you. When I exercise the discipline to get things done, I’m happier. Things seem to fall into place. Some of you probably believe this is silly. It probably seems like a lot of effort to take care of something that you can do in your head. The point, though, is that this system gets everything out of your head. When you’re trying to juggle 53 Next Actions in your head ( along with a dozen Projects, a dozen someday/maybe wishes, a score of calendar items, and a bunch of other ideas), it can be overwhelming. It’s easy to feel stressed, or bewildered, or desperate. With the Getting Things Done system, everything is out of your head and on paper. You don’t have to think about things anymore. You just do them. Conclusion Getting Things Done offers a solution for creating order out of chaos. Unfortunately, I tend to lose focus on the system with time. Things happen, and I forget to process my inbox for several weeks, and then it becomes intimidating. Weeks turn to months. Eventually the chaos returns. When this happens, I perform a system reset. I start over from scratch. But even the experts have trouble sticking to the system. Scott Moehring — who shared the advanced workflow diagram posted above — told me: I go on and off with GTD, but it is always part of what I do. I am always happier when I follow it. [...] I collect almost everything, but it falls off in varying degrees from there. My worst part is the Weekly Review, and I think it is the most critical part. Two things really help me, though: keep it as simple as possible, and manage your e-mail this way. I’m sure you can imagine the ways in which GTD concepts can be extended to your financial life . In the future, I hope to share some of the ways I’ve combined the two.

QUOTE FROM Essance of Bhagavad geeta Frigtened by the nature of this world-the great Shukafva was reluctant to be born here and he remained in the womb oe his mother for eighteen long years.

verivy:this divine maya of Mine cmsisting of the gunas: is hard to over come. but those who take refuge in Me alone-shall cross over this maya. Katha


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I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna

MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2011
QUOTE FROM Essance of Bhagavad geeta

Frigtened by the nature of this world-the great Shukafva was reluctant to be born here and he remained in the womb oe his mother for eighteen long years.

verivy:this divine maya of Mine cmsisting of the gunas: is hard to over come. but those who take refuge in Me alone-shall cross over this maya.

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KNOWLEDGE Vs WISDOM

MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2011


How to Respect the Civil Rights of Others By an eHow Contributing Writer Civil rights are rights that protect individual citizens of each country and are protected by the government of a nation. These rights are written as a legal document. They include rights like the right to a trial, the right to vote and the right to have freedom of speech. Know your rights and those of the people around you. Follow these tips to respect the civil rights of others. Difficulty: Easy Instructions 1 . Know your civil rights. Determine the civil rights in your country. Research the rights people have so you know what to expect and what others should expect. 2 . Treat everyone equally. Show respect and live peacefully. Don't deny anyone a civil right. Do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, class, sex or gender. 3 . Be aware of how others are treated. You can't assume everyone is treated equally. Know the facts. Join a civil liberties group or read articles about civil rights. Look online for articles and facts. 4 . Read your civil laws. Know the details of specific rights. Be clear. Understand the language involved in the laws. 5 . Be proactive. Join a group that helps others. Stand up for others and help people attain their rights. Join an online forum to get more information about protecting civil rights. Talk to others who are already respecting the rights of others. 6 . Educate others; especially our youth. Teach them the laws, the civil rights and the thinking behind the rights. Then live by example. Show young people how to treat others. 7 . Fight for the rights of others, especially those who can't defend themselves. Volunteer to help others or volunteer for civil rights groups in your area. 8 . Become an activist. Help teach the world how to respect the civil rights of others. March for a group whose rights need protecting or join a movement to show your support. Tips & Warnings Treat others how you want to be treated. Don't confuse civil and criminal law.

Knowledge vs Wisdom

Knowledge is a noun that refers to the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience. It refers to the hard facts and the data that can be available to anyone if he has the right resources. For example, you can have practical, medical or scientific knowledge. You can also say that someone has a wide knowledge of, for example, the taxation system. Wisdom , on the other hand, is a noun that refers to the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have. Someone may have all the knowledge about a subject but may not have the wisdom to utilize this knowledge properly to be able to act in a sensible manner! That is why they say you can gain knowledge by educating yourself but you can gain wisdom only by experience. Knowledge also refers to the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation. For example, she sent the letter without my knowledge or the film was made with the King’s full knowledge and approval. Knowledge can also be used as an idiom . For example, something can be common or public knowledge implying that everyone in a particular group or community knows about it. For example, you can say someone’s dishonesty was common knowledge in the club. Wisdom can also be used as referring to the sensibility of doing something. For example, you can say I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money. Wisdom also refers to the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time. For example, the wisdom of the Native American people. Wisdom when used in the phrase ‘conventional wisdom ’ refers to the collective belief or view that a people or society can have.

QUOTE FROM THE ESSANCE OF BHAGAVAT GEETA HE WHO IS AFRAID OE DEATH-DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE SUPREME LORD:WHO IS OF THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATHLESS DWELLS IN HIS HEART I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha

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KNOWLEGE VS WISDOM

MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2011

Knowledge vs Wisdom Knowledge

is a noun that refers to the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience. It refers to the hard facts and the data that can be available to anyone if he has the right resources. For example, you can have practical, medical or scientific knowledge. You can also say that someone has a wide knowledge of, for example, the taxation system. Wisdom , on the other hand, is a noun that refers to the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have. Someone may have all the knowledge about a subject but may not have the wisdom to utilize this knowledge properly to be able to act in a sensible manner! That is why they say you can gain knowledge by educating yourself but you can gain wisdom only by experience. Knowledge also refers to the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation. For example, she sent the letter without my knowledge or the film was made with the King’s full knowledge and approval. Knowledge can also be used as an idiom . For example, something can be common or public knowledge implying that everyone in a particular group or community knows about it. For example, you can say someone’s dishonesty was common knowledge in the club. Wisdom can also be used as referring to the sensibility of doing something. For example, you can say I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money. Wisdom also refers to the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time. For example, the wisdom of the Native American people. Wisdom when used in the phrase ‘conventional wisdom ’ refers to the collective belief or view that a people or society can have.

QUOTE FROM THE ESSANCE OF BHAGAVAT GEETA
HE WHO IS AFRAID OE DEATH-DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE SUPREME LORD:WHO IS OF THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATHLESS DWELLS IN HIS HEART

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha Illustrated live Review/ Revision-7 th Heaven moment of the week : Epl Aaroon Lennon7 goal a goal, motogp 77 got a podium. QLD WON AS 233/7 TO WA 229/10 SIGNUP HERE AS you@samratvision.com check live illustration video on www. youtube.com/samrat747 use it all your emailing job dea
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MONDAY 7 TH NOVEMBER 2011 Today’s post comes from Anna Hoyt, an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the C4 Network. When I think about all the meaningful phrases, quotes, and challenges that I have heard in my life so far, I’m not exactly at a loss for material. I like to read inspiring books, attend seminars, listen to podcasts, and spend time with wise people who have lived longer than I have in hopes of gaining greater insight on this thing called life. You could say I’m a personal development junkie. With all this great wisdom being poured into my life, you might expect me to give you dozens of meaningful one-liners, right? Well, not today. I just want to share one which has made a significant change for the better in my life. I read this in a book many years ago, and my parents would also say it to me growing up as a kid; “ Make the most of every opportunity .” I had a chance to put this principle into play recently on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The plan for my day was to participate in a service project with a local organization that included cleaning up an area of the city and doing various projects outdoors with a group of over 1,000 individuals. I was so excited to participate in an MLK Day service project for the first time in my life. Unfortunately, the plan for the day quickly changed when the phone rang, as I was at home getting ready on the morning of MLK Day. I heard the unwelcomed news that due to flooding in the region, the service project was cancelled. My eager and hopeful mindset shifted in about 30 seconds. I then recalled this powerful challenge I have lived by for many years now, make the most of every opportunity . This was not going to be a wasted day, or a day off for me. I resolved to find a way to utilize my resources to make the day of service successful. Through the network that HandsOn and AmeriCorps provide, I was able to call up another AmeriCorps member serving in another part of the Seattle area who was coordinating a completely different project. She invited me to join in her effort to clean transitional homes for AIDS victims moving from the crisis of homelessness to self-sufficiency through a local organization. I had an incredible day serving alongside fellow community members and sharing in a great day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. What could have been a very discouraging day resulted in a new opportunity to partner with others and make a real impact in our community. I’ve learned that the challenge to make the most of every opportunity can be a statement that you read once and never think about again; or it could be something more. It could become the way you live. Instead of looking at a frustrating coworker as a hindrance to our workday, we can start seeing it as a chance to learn to live based on the virtue that we ought to be kind rather than act how we feel. Rather than viewing our packed schedule as busy, we can see that we have the opportunity to learn how to create healthy boundaries. Instead of looking at the devastating economic challenges of our neighbors who have no home as someone else’s problem, we can see them as an opportunity to make a difference ourselves and get involved. Whatever opportunities you are given are yours to do with what you choose. My advice. Make something great of what you have. You don’t know if you’ll get another chance just like it again. Each day. Each opportunity . Make it count. Make it a win for others, and it will be a win for everyone. Anna serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member through the HandsOn Network with an organization called The C4 Group. She bases out of Seattle, but works nationally to implement a community engagement model called The Care Strategy in five different cities across the United States, by partnering with five other AmeriCorps VISTA members who serve in various faith based organizations. Quote 4m Essense of Bhagavad Gita Controlling My own Prakriti I send forth,again and again,all this multitude of beings,helpless under the sway of maya I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha Illustrated live Review/Revision-7 th Heaven moment of the week : Epl Aaroon Lennon7 goal a goal, motogp 77 got a podium. QLD WON AS 233/7 TO WA 229/10 SIGNUP HERE AS you@samratvision.com check live illustration video on www. youtube.com/samrat747 use it all your emailing job deals Posted by www.samratvision.com at 12:42 AM 0 comments

Today’s post comes from Anna Hoyt, an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the C4 Network. When I think about all the meaningful phrases, quotes, and challenges that I have heard in my life so far, I’m not exactly at a loss for material. I like to read inspiring books, attend seminars, listen to podcasts, and spend time with wise people who have lived longer than I have in hopes of gaining greater insight on this thing called life. You could say I’m a personal development junkie. With all this great wisdom being poured into my life, you might expect me to give you dozens of meaningful one-liners, right? Well, not today. I just want to share one which has made a significant change for the better in my life. I read this in a book many years ago, and my parents would also say it to me growing up as a kid; “ Make the most of every opportunity .” I had a chance to put this principle into play recently on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The plan for my day was to participate in a service project with a local organization that included cleaning up an area of the city and doing various projects outdoors with a group of over 1,000 individuals. I was so excited to participate in an MLK Day service project for the first time in my life. Unfortunately, the plan for the day quickly changed when the phone rang, as I was at home getting ready on the morning of MLK Day. I heard the unwelcomed news that due to flooding in the region, the service project was cancelled. My eager and hopeful mindset shifted in about 30 seconds. I then recalled this powerful challenge I have lived by for many years now, make the most of every opportunity . This was not going to be a wasted day, or a day off for me. I resolved to find a way to utilize my resources to make the day of service successful. Through the network that HandsOn and AmeriCorps provide, I was able to call up another AmeriCorps member serving in another part of the Seattle area who was coordinating a completely different project. She invited me to join in her effort to clean transitional homes for AIDS victims moving from the crisis of homelessness to self-sufficiency through a local organization. I had an incredible day serving alongside fellow community members and sharing in a great day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. What could have been a very discouraging day resulted in a new opportunity to partner with others and make a real impact in our community. I’ve learned that the challenge to make the most of every opportunity can be a statement that you read once and never think about again; or it could be something more. It could become the way you live. Instead of looking at a frustrating coworker as a hindrance to our workday, we can start seeing it as a chance to learn to live based on the virtue that we ought to be kind rather than act how we feel. Rather than viewing our packed schedule as busy, we can see that we have the opportunity to learn how to create healthy boundaries. Instead of looking at the devastating economic challenges of our neighbors who have no home as someone else’s problem, we can see them as an opportunity to make a difference ourselves and get involved. Whatever opportunities you are given are yours to do with what you choose. My advice. Make something great of what you have. You don’t know if you’ll get another chance just like it again. Each day. Each opportunity . Make it count. Make it a win for others, and it will be a win for everyone. Anna serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member through the HandsOn Network with an organization called The C4 Group. She bases out of Seattle, but works nationally to implement a community engagement model called The Care Strategy in five different cities across the United States, by partnering with five other AmeriCorps VISTA members who serve in various faith based organizations.
Quote 4m Essense of Bhagavad Gita
Controlling My own Prakriti I send forth,again and again,all this multitude of beings,helpless under the sway of maya

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha Illustrated live Review/Revision-7 th Heaven moment of the week : Epl Aaroon Lennon7 goal a goal, motogp 77 got a podium. QLD WON AS 233/7 TO WA 229/10 SIGNUP HERE AS you@samratvision.com check live illustration video on www. youtube.com/samrat747 use it all your emailing job deals Posted by www.samratvision.com at 12:42 AM 0 comments