LETTER TO A TEACHER

Abrahm Lincoln’s letter

 to his son’s teacher.

He will have to learn, I know,

that all men are not just,

all men are not true,

But teach him also that

for every scoundrel there is a hero,

that for every selfish politician,

there is a dedicated leader…..

Teach him for every enemy there is a friend.

Teach him if you can that

10 cents earned is of far more value

than a dollar found.

Steer him away from envy,

if you can,

teach him the secret of

quiet laughter.

Let him learn early that

the bullies are easiest to lick…..

Teach him, if you can

the wonder of books……..

But also give him quiet time

to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,

 bees in the sun,

and flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him,

it is far honourabale to fail

than to cheat…….

Teach him to have faith

in his own ideas,

even if everyone tells him

they are wrong………

Teach him to be gentle

with gentle people

and tough with the tough

Try to give my son

the strength not to follow the crowd

when everyone is getting on the band wagon……

Teach him to listen to all men………

but teach him also to filter

all he hears on a screen of truth

and take only the good

that comes through.

Teach him, if you can

how to laugh when he is sad….

Teach him there is no shame in tears,

Teach him to scoff at cynics

and to beware of too much sweetness.

Teach him to sell his brawn and

brain to the highest bidders

but never to put a price-tag

on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears

 to howling mob

and to stand and fight

if he thinks he’s right.

Treat him gently,

but do not cuddle him,

because only test of fire

makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage

to be impatient…….

Let him have the patience to be brave

Teach him always to have

sublime faith in himself,

because only then he will have

sublime faith in mankind

This is a big order,

but  see what you can do……

He is such a fine fellow

my son!

Source: http://searchnread.blogspot.in/2009/04/abraham-lincolns-world-famous-letter-to.html

RESPECT YOUR PROFESSION

                            Very few people are dedicated to their profession and take pride in serving their motherland as mentioned in the middle ‘Don’t take the flag from me, General(January 16)” For attaining any professional or personal goal, one needs to be dedicated. Dedicated is not just doing the work effectively, but efficiently.

                            Whether it is Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, JK Rowling or Abraham Lincoln, it was their dedication which took them to great heights. Moreover, we should love and respect our work. Then only can we give more than our 100 per cent.

                             It is said doing ordinary things in an extraordinary manner is the real achievement. Don’t go digging at other people’s work. Appreciate your work, then others will also appreciate your work.

                                                

                            Source: 

                            A letter to editor by Navdeep Kaur Basra, Ludhiana 

                           published in The Tribune, January 19, 2012.

PERSONAL GROOMING

ٍDO YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

PERSONAL CARE MATTERS IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE.

In addition to your qualification and skills, in this era of corporate culture, your outward personality plays an important role in your professional life. Your profession requires that you need to pay right attention to your personal grooming.

Globalization demands right personality presentation for the job. A receptionist should be smiling and presentable. Outward personality sends a soothing sensation in the minds of the people we interact in our daily lives.

Employee's personality is directly related to job performance. In fact, a research has shown the importance of personality grooming especially in the field of sales, finance and public relation. The research further says that people in these fields make their job easier by 30-40% only due to their personality and personal grooming.

A finance executive states that he meets 10-20 people daily in connection with his job and many of the clients give the business only due to the personal grooming. They become the permanent clients due to personality.

Personality expert exerts that many people infer the meaning of personality as "good looks"; but this is not true.

Under personality comes:

- Good looks
- Dress Sense
- Hair Style
- Attitude
- Communication Skills

- Eye Contact
- Body Language ( especially when sitting and getting up)

Your strong personality enhances your confidence level and your attitude grows "positive".

• Front office people must have pleasing, presentable, social, active personality. But there is another side of the coin, people working behind the curtain do not give much attention to the personality.
  
  Remember
• Always wear neat and clean, well ironed clothes in the office.
• If you are allowed to wear casual clothes in your office, take care that you do not wear T-shirts with absurd slogans.
• Clothes should not be common also.
• Perfume or deo derant used should be such as may not affect the senses of others and invite comments-silent or loud.
• The males take special care for their shaves.
• Employees should also be careful about their hair-style.
• Avoid colouring or dyeing of the hair.
• Simple belts should be used.
• Big and eccentric buckles of the belts be avoided.
• Do not use hat in the office.
• Use good looking portfolio or briefcase while going to office instead of hand bag or polythene bag.