TIPS TO CRACK CAT 2011

Self-help
10 TIPS TO CRACK CAT 2011
By Prof P.K.Keshap

20 days Testing Window for CAT 2011 is going to be opened from October 22, 2011 to November 18, 2011 for admission to various IIMs. Last date for applying is September 28, 2011. Forms are available with Axis Bank. Many students panic a lot and do not work hard. They are more worried about result than working hard for the competition. Here are 10 tips (Tip# 6 very important) that can improve your performance in the competition and ensure your success:

1. Take a photograph of yours of A-3 size and below the photograph write your name and “ I am the best.” “ God will not help me if I don’t help myself.” Now you paste this photograph in your reading room or at the place where you study. Look at this photograph many times. It will energize you.
2. Devote these 2 months i.e. 24hrs x 55 days= 1320 hrs totally for your preparation. .
3. Thinking and energy matters a lot. Program your mind for success thinking about BIG Picture. Avoid discouragers – mentally and socially. Don’t confront them.
4. Health is very important for taking the competition. Do jogging, cycling. Go for a walk. Better all alone. Chat with yourself and positive thinking encouraging people. Do not discourage yourself. Think like a BLACK BELT HOLDER. Discouragers and fault finders achieve nothing in life but criticize everyone and everything. Positive energy is depleted by listening to them. Take light food. Wear loose clothes. Drink plenty of water, honey and lemon. Balance your diet. Eat fruit, nuts and light food.
5. Sit calm and quite. Close your eyes. Oxygenate yourself by fast breathing and deep breathing. CAT is a test of mental speed. This exercise energizes mind and increases action. Learn to chew and digest the biting words of others. They have their own priorities not CAT. In life we have two options: Either accept or change. Learn to accept criticism. It will generate energy for accomplishing your dreams. Cycling or walking against the wind is very difficult. Be copycat but add some more from your side.
6. Read thoroughly these 3 books:
6.1 one good book on GMAT
6.2 Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis for Verbal Ability
6.3 One year book from good publication house for GK.
Thoroughly means starting from 1st page and reading till the last page. No skipping. This alone will improve your performance by 50% to 100% in the test.
7. Don’t compare yourself with others. Don’t tell others about your efforts. When the results will come, all will know. Help yourself. Believe in the POWER OF NOW and don’t procrastinate. Be the master of your time and destiny. You daily routine is the key to your success.
8. You may also get more guidance from http://sure-tech2.blogspot.com
9. 20 minutes reading, 20 minutes writing or self-reflection what you have read and 20 minutes writing. Plan your studies in writing and follow daily routine. Match your hourly and daily achievement against the planned achievement.
10. Seek online help from internet. Solve as many online question papers as you can.
Check if you are improving. If not, be more intelligent.

ON THE DAY OF TEST, TOUCH FEET OF YOUR PARENTS, ELDERS AND REMEMBER YOUR AT LEAST 3 ANCESTORS WHO ARE IN HEAVEN Their blessings are most important for your success. Take print out/photocopy of this write-up and paste on a wall so that you may read daily.
Writer is an Associate Professor to MBA and Google Rank#1 as on date. Contact E.mail: mympi98@gmail.com.
Bear in mind, practice makes a man perfect. There is no other magic wand for success. Practice, practice and practice.
A student told:
Sir I had concentration problem. I went to an Ayurvedic Doctor. Doctor advised me that I had “Vaat” body and should use:
1. Oil of til (tinsel) for application on body.
2. Sit in the sun without clothes for taking sun bath.
3. Drop almond oil in my nostril.
I did all this and used your Mind Machine and scored 90.93%ile in MAT,

Another student told:
Sir, I used your Mind Machine and scored 99.94% ile in CAT.

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Fear

True Change Comes from Inside. You need to win over inner fears.
There is no fears outside as compared to inner fears. Overcoming inner fears, a person enjoys great liberty and freedom.

CONGRATULATIONS

MY DEAR AMERICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS- YOUNG AND OLD- SONS AND DAUGHTERS AS I AM 53 BY AGE, KINDLY ACCEPT MY CONGRATULATIONS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY - MONDAY 4, 2011. LONG LIVE AMERICA.

Work and Life Balance

Subodh was married to a beautiful dame from the countryside. His dame needed more time than he could devote. His performance and productivity as well as quality of decisions at work was going down and down. His partner was whining all the time for Subodh’s declining level of concentration at work. Neither wife nor partner was happy or satisfied. Subodh was at wits’ end.


All this was telling upon his health. Wife always found that Subodh remained busy in his work and not attention was paid to maintain relatives. Relatives too complained and remarked bitingly “All marry but they don’t ignore the relatives.” Wife wished that all family functions and marriages in the relations must be attended. She also wished that Subodh should sit and talk with her for hours. Subodh should have time to go to Cinema. All these were not being handled by Subodh comfortably. His health deteriorated and his behaviour became irritable.

For wife, it was another problem. Every body in the family was worried. Parents thought some super natural problem was there. They secretly started consulting “Babas” for finding a remedy to Subhodh’s problem. They were of the opinion some “bad soul” has affected their son. But wife was educated and did not believe much in this kind of “faith” or “faith healing”. Out of respect for elders, she used to company her parents-in-law. Many efforts by these “Babas” failed to bring Subodh to his normal behaviour.

As the time passed, the problem persisted and mental peace of the family members also flew. All – Subodh’s parents’-in-law, parents, brother and sister-in-law all were worried. Worry could be judged by just looking at their faces and their reactions to the situations in daily life.

Time passed and Subodh was blessed with a son. Another bond. Subodh was overburden.
He was unable to meet the continuous nagging by his wife for lack of time for her and her son. Subodh was finding himself torn in performing 3 dutites – one at work, 2nd handling wife and third keeping pace with time demands by elderly parents.

One day, he came across a business mentor. After attending the seminar, when he was having a cup of tea with the mentor, he reluctantly opened his heart to the mentor. Her eyes full of tears were telling more than words. Mentor, seasoned and matured person, advised: keep 11 months for work and full one month for home.

Subodh came home and asked his wife to come and sit with him. After settling down properly and making the wife ready to listen, he disclosed in a very polite way. “Today I met a very intelligent, mature and saint like person who had come to give a talk in the seminar.” Wife was listening with an awe. “I told him my problem of time. I told him that I wish to devote time to my family, but my work engagements do not allow me to do so. If I devote time to family, then work suffers and if I devote my time to work, then family suffers. What should I do sir?” Further Subodh confessed, “Very politely that gentleman told me. Your problem is a problem of life and work balancing. This problem is not only with you but with most of the people. You are over stressed between two lives. When you are in the office, you think about the family and when you are at home, you think about your work. Isn’t it?” “Yes, yes, sir” I answered to the mentor. “Sir how can I over come this situation?”

“Very simple.” 1. Be proactive. Using “Things To Do sheet” and planning for the next day at last night i.e. before the working day, you will become proactive.”
2. Work for 11 months and enjoy full 1 month.

“So, my dear, lovely wife, let’s decide from today that for 11 months you will not ask me anything and I will work only. And on 12th month, I will not ask and not go to work and will enjoy fully with you and son and family. No questions. Agree.”

After sometime, the wife nodded affirmatively i.e. yes. Now everyday nagging by wife was replaced with a smile in the hope that my husband will be free in 12th month of the year.

Every family function was attended with great fervour. No regrets, no complain. Always enthusiast wife, ready son and happy parents went and enjoyed the functions in the family circle.

11 months went by. 12th month came. Without anybody’s asking, a week prior to starting of 12 month, Subodh planned for family’s outing on a hill station. For a week, they stayed at the hill station, did hiking, tracking, enjoyed boating and river rafting. After a week when they came back, he had another plan. He and his wife joined a one week dancing classes. They learnt dancing together. Another plan, music and singing plus painting classes. All this made wife so happy that she does not speak a single word and waits patiently for this 12 months.
During the past 4 years, they have visited many hill stations and have known new people and new culture.

His wife one day came and told that she is planning to start Free classes for slum dwellers in teaching dancing and painting. Life is now has a purpose and meaning for the grumbling couple. Their son likes to live with grandparents. Grand parents for him are God. They love, laugh and always take care of him. Grandfather is always seen walking with the grandson. Grandson holding his grandfather’s finger feels as if he is fully safe and secure and nothing can happen to him.

Everyday, while praying to God for grace, Subhod thanks his mentor who with his guidance changed his dull life into really meaningful one.


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PLANNED CHILD

A child is an angel. Majority believes and says like this but why are “terrorists” in this world of angels? My mind many times goes on pondering on this question. World not only has international terrorists, the people who terrorize and escape the eye of law are in plenty. Terrorizing or using force in day to day life is an inescapable trait of humans at large.

WHY THIS HAPPENS? Many times I think and have inferred:

CONCEPTION can be categorized in 3 stages.
1. Pre-conception:

It is the period after marriage when the couple wishes to conceive a child. Continuous listening to holy hymns and reading holy books by the would-be parents will affect the thinking of the child, I believe.

Mental state of the would-be parents is of great importance in pre-conception phase of planned child. Father’s role in this is of 10-20minutes, mother’s role is for full 9 months. So, following behaviour by the mother does contribute a great deal in forming and constructing the behaviour pattern of the coming child.


• Watching programs that are not violent in nature keeps the child away from violent behaviour. My experience.

• Remaining away from quarrelling over trifles like financial and social matters does improve the behaviour pattern of the child. – I trust.

• Looking by would-be mother at the picture of mythical character is when they were children e.g. Lord Krishna’s picture, Lord Rama’s Picture, Sri Hanuman’s picture, Lord Jesus Christ’s picture when he was born do contribute in forming good.

• Mental peace and listening to music that gives peace to the mind is really very useful. It makes the child more intelligent and quick learner.


2. During Pregnancy:

• Regular consultation with the expert or a doctor benefits a lot.
• Saving the would –be mother from verbal attacks, social stigmas and negative situations and news enable the child in womb grow mentally and physically strong and wise.
• The members of the family should heed the dictum: ANALYSIS IS PARALYSIS.
• Over analyzing the situations, events and creating panic does affect the mother and the child.
• It should be kept in mind that what mother eats, feels and listens affects the child in the womb.
• Elders in the family should take proper precautions to avoid any unpleasant situations in front of the would-be mother.
• Special care should be taken by the elders to make the mother-to-be happy and smile and not create such incidents and circumstances as may affect her mind adversely.
• Violent behaviour and violent situations should be escaped by the would-be mother.* Would be mother should read holy books, listen to holy hymns visualize holy figures from history.

3. Post Delivery Precaution:
Coming of the child in a family irrespective of gender should be celebrated. Elders: change your attitude towards females. They are in no way less than your males.
Child is a child and must be welcomed in this world. Don’t start hating and don’t hate the females.

Elders love kissing and over caring the newly born kids. The child is not that immune from the infections. Control and save your newly born kid.
Mother’s milk is nectar to the child. Minimum for the first 6 months, the child needs it. This keeps the child immune to illness in coming years of life.
Replacement to mother’s milk is cow’s milk.

I am not a doctor. I just know and have shared with you all.


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ANGER MANAGEMENT

I used to feel aggressiveness in my nervous system and my behaviour with others was said to be arrogant. Loud talking, winning an argument and losing a friend or good relation were my bad habits. And above all, for all this I did not feel any remorse and held others responsible for any wrong behavour.

But from the inside, I felt it is wrong and I should manage it. Yesterday, an Ayurveda from JIVA Ayurved centre was talking on a TV channel perhaps Care World. He gave very simple remedy to manage anger to a caller on phone.

The remedy I practiced and found today that I am in control of my voice and behaviour. The burning sensation in my brain nerves is calm.

I bought a small bottle of almond oil (Badam Rogan) and a nasal dropper.

• I dropped a few drops of almond oil in my nostrils yesterday evening.
• I again dropped the oil today morning .
• I have found that my head is calm and I feel talking to others with a smile
than talk arrogantly.
• What an easy and effective way to manage anger! What I could not do for so many years, that I achieved overnight. Wonder!

My observation: The oil has worked on my nervous system as mobile oil works on the parts of the engine of car. I will continue for many days so that I may become totally tolerant of others and the circumstances. Situations and circumstances are 10% rest 90% is our reaction to the situation and circumstances.

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TO BECOME AN IDEAL STUDENT

Swami Vivekanda
• Respect: Respect your parents, your teachers and elders.

• Love: Love your country, your culture and your ancestors.

• Service: Serve the poor, the illiterate and the diseased.

• Self-Discipline: Discipline your body, your senses and

your mind.

• Self-Control: Control your words, your thoughts and your

actions.

• Faith: Have faith in yourself, in others and in God.

• Truthfulness: Be truthful in words, thoughts and actions.

• Hard Work: Work hard to acquire knowledge, skills and

wisdom.

• Strength: Be strong, physically, mentally, intellectually,

morally and spiritually.

• Conviction: Have conviction in the power of the goodness,

purity and honesty.

• Devotion: Have devotion for duty, scriptures, holy people

and God.

• Habits: Cultivate regular habits of prayer, meditation and

reading inspiring and strengthening literature.
• Firm Determination: Have firm determination and strong will-

power to cultivate good habits in order to achieve permanent

happiness, peace, success and fulfillment in life.

Every time you smile at someone. It is an action of love, a gift to
that person, a beautiful thing. ---------Mother Taresa.

SOURCE: WISDOM May 2011



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Self-Control

Swami Sivananda says that Self-Control is control exercised over one’s self. It is the power or habit of having one’s emotions, desires and appetites, senses and mind under control.

Control yourself first. Then you can control others.

Self-control clears the mind, strengthens will-power and judgment. It elevates your character. It gives you freedom, peace, bliss and joy.

He who conquers himself is greater than the commander-in-chief who conquers a country.

Control the senses and mind. You will attain self-realisation.

Conquer thyself. Till you have done this, you are only a slave of your senses.

He who rules his passions, desires, cravings and senses is the real king of kings. Crowns are nothing for him.

Every temptation that is resisted, every evil thought that is overcome, every desired or craving that is destroyed, every wrong action that is checked paves a long way to the attainment of everlasting peace and bliss.

Self-control gives you power to withstand trial, to bear suffering and to face danger.


Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do.
– Lou Holtz.


Source: Editor Speaks, Wisdom May 2011.

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SUCCESS

TO REACH A SUCCESSFUL DESTINATION
WE NEED A VEHICLE ASSEMBLED WITH WHEELS OF IDEAS.
THE FULE OF ACTION
A DRIVER WITH PATIENCE AND HARDWORK

STRESS BUSTER

BEAT it with your attitude.
BY RENE SINGH
A Chandigarh based Pschotherapist

Each individual is unique and each of us responds differently to a stressful situation. The problem of stress is not taken as seriously as it should be.

Modern science, despite major technological achievements, has so far failed to find a way to measure it. Most people who are stressed don’t even know how critical their situation is. Some even fail to respond as they suppress their symptoms wonderfully.

Familiarity with stress is very important. It is only through identifying with the condition and understanding it that we can learn to handle how to handle it.

Observing the body’s response to stress:

• Identifying physical signs of stress.
• Understanding one’s genetic and environmental make-up objectively.

These factors are very important in identifying a condition.

Managing Stress:


• Recognizing stress reaction.
• Reduce further production of stress reaction.
• Address the stress reaction and chemicals already produced.
• Manage the residual stress.

Stress is not always harmful but it has its benefits too. For attitude is the most important in life. If we keep that going, nothing in the world can get to us.

Focus on Change:

Focus on change is the key once you have managed to identify a condition, you should be able to change it.

Change is the only constant:

Change brings in:


• New information
• New demands
• New challenges.

The human being has a habit of resisting anything new initially. Anything unknown we have to deal with causes stress.

BEST APPROACH

• Analyse the situation
• Assess the need for our purpose.

A positive focus means you recognize the benefits of opportunities around you and use them to your advantage.

Changing the internal system:

Set up filters within yourself to cut down the impact of external stressors. To deal with stress this is very vital. For example, “ I hated noodles two years ago. No I love them.” It is how we decide to reconcile our mind.

Source: Tribune Life+Style Gyan Zone Saturday 29th April, 2011.
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Spoken English

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These short courses aim at enhancing the language proficiency of students and at improving performance in their academic and professional settings.

At MPEI, instruction involves a great deal of class participation and active use of spoken and written English.

Language is presented in work related contexts. The courses offered are designed to develop grammatical accuracy, fluency, pronunciation, listening, reading, and writing ability.

These courses prepare the participants for the accurate and fluent use of English in academic and professional settings.

Teaching Aid: Classroom equipped with Computers and Large LCD Display Screen for students to take Effective notes. Students take notes from the screen and it is easy to read and understand.

So, far about 3000 students have been trained in Spoken English and IELTS over a period of 13 years.

Most of the students have gone to USA, Canada, Australia, Newzealand and England for study and migration.

Value added sessions:

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Etiquettes and Manners
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Our Medium of instruction: Punjabi/Hindi and English.

IELTS/TOEFL Preparation: 2 months 1 hr daily. Monday to Friday.
Fee: Rs. 5000/- for 2 months. Four Modules: Speaking Skills, Reading Skills, Listening Skills and Writing Skills.

Advance reservation of seat with Rs. 500/-
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SEMINAR AT GNE, LUDHIANA

ON 13th April, 2011, my team was invited to deliver a seminar on Mind Power and Spoken English by Guru Nanak Dev Engineering Colllege, Gill Road, Ludhiana (India). We reached there by 2.25 pm as lecture was supposed to start by 2.30 pm. The seminar finished by 4.00 pm. 78 students and 4 faculty members attended the lecture. Audio visual aids were used. The lecture was highly appreciated by the students and faculty members. Question answer session was very good. Many students were ready to join our courses in Spoken English as they came to know that speaking English for Punjabi speaking students from villages will not be DIFFICULT with Mind Power Skills.
Prof Keshap was the chief speakers accompanied by Ankush and Rimzhim.

END OF ANNA HAZAREJI'S FAST UNTO DEATH.

We, the Indians, are thankful to Govt. of India and congress party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minister Moilyji and Pranab Mukherji as well as P.Chdambaran ji for accepting the demand of the people of India for presenting the Jan Lokpal Bill in the coming session of Parliament and ensuring that the Bill is passed law by the Parliament. The wise acceptance of the demands of people of India forwarded by Hazareji is most welcome. The confrontation between between the Govt. and the public is now over. Anna Hazareji end of the fast unto death has brought to end the likely confrontation and tension between people and government.

Congratulations to Government and the people of India. This is the victory of the democracy. Non-violence has great power. We have started feeling Government cares for people's sentiments.

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CORRUPTION IN INDIA

I support the cause of Anna Hazare the 72 years Gandhian. I have signed the petition against corruption by Avaaz.com. I alongwith my friend Mr. Amarjit Singh Bhatti have decided to offer ourselves for going to jail for this cause on 13th April, 2011 for which respected Anna Hazare has given a call. May God give long life to Hazareji. My country is suffering from the evil of corruption by politicians, civil servants and other beaurocrates. Corruption starts from the top. If a policeman in the street or on road asks for a favour, it is called corruption and the entire government machinerty jumps into action but when a police station is sold for crores of rupees, no mechanism works. The poor man is becoming poorer and poorer day by day. The pulses are the only source of nutrition of the poor and its price is Rs. 125/- per kg. whereas the earning of about 20% people in India does not exceed Rs. 3000/- per month. A revolution like the French Revolution of 1789 cannot be ruled out in India.

The Jan Lokpal Bill can save this kind of situation. I appeal to Govt. to consider and concede the justified demand of Anna Hazare. We want clean people to lead us.


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WELCOME TO OBAMA 2ND TIME

In the news, I have read that you are going to contest the election of the president of USA for 2nd time. In my earlier posting, I had wished that you could be president of USA for 10 years. I am sure my wish will come true. My best wishes are with you.
CONGRATULATIONS.

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WORLD CHAMPION

INDIA WIN CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

It took 18 years to Columbus to find a financer for his historic voyage that discovered modern America. Now after 28 years wait, India became World Champion of Cricket on 2th April, 2011 at Wankhede Statdium Bombay by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar started his career 21 years back. India won the championship under the captancy of Mohinder Singh Dhoni and other key players are Yuvi, Bhajji, Nehra, Yusuf Pathan. President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil had a cup of tea with team India.

Semi final was played at Mohali between India and Pakistan. The semi final was watched by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Gilani and Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. Both expressed the hope of good relationship between two neighbouring countries. The age old (since 1947) rivalry and enemity covered by the media affects the minds of the young people. Muslims are also good humans. I have guru who is a Muslim. Dr. M.A.Zahir helped me in all ups and downs of my life. I touch the feet of three people with great reverence they are my papa, my mama and my Guru. Thereafter, my parents in law who have given me their beautiful, intelligent and wise daughter as wife.

I am blessed with two kids daughter Rimzhim Keshap, B.Sc., MBA and son Master Ankush Keshap a budding Tennis Player. I trust that one day he will bring laurels to India.
I love my country. I respect my country. I owe my life and achievement to my country. May God bless all the peace loving countries and people to flourish.

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POET IN Q

Do you know what’s worth fighting for;
When it’s not worth dyin’ for?
Does it take your breath away;
And you feel yourself suffocating.

Does the pain weight out the pride?
And you look for a place to hide.

Did someone break your heart inside?
And you are a ruin inside.

When you are at the end of the road,
And you lose all sense of control;
And your thoughts have taken their toll;
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul?

Your faith walks on broken glass
And hang over doesn’t pass.

Nothing ever built to lose by your side,
And you are a ruin inside.

Did you try to live on your own?
When you burned down the house and home of your own.

Did you stand too close to the fire,
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone.

When it’s time to live and let die
And you can’t get another try;

Something inside this heart has died,
And you are a ruin inside.

- Arshpreet 17 yrs student of XII

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Positive Personality: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Positive Personality: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Positive Personality: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Positive Personality: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

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GOD IS YOUR CHILD.

INNER VOICE

God is your child.
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

God is the very core of your existence. The Divine principle is not someone in the sky, it is inside you in the form of your consciousness. Know that you have abundance of grace within you and God is your very own. Happiness, joy and even devotion comes by grace. Whatever one gets in life, that comes with grace.

You have always thought of God as a father, up n the heavens somewhere. When you think of God as a father, you will want to demand and take from Him. Why do you want to pray? What do you want to ask? A good father already knows what to give. Assume you are the most beloved of the Divine; then surrender happens. Surrender is not an action, it is an assumption. Non-surrender is an ignorance, an illusion. Surrender begins as an assumption and then it reveals itself as a reality. The world is made up of both; the seen universe and the unseen consciousness. It is the form of the Divine but the Divine is formless. There is no “two”, no duality.

For God, there is no you and I. He can only see Himself in everything and everyone. No one has any independent existence. God is not an object of senses but the feeling of feelings, the presence of the presence, the sound of silence, light of life, the essence of the world and the taste of the bliss.

You are pregnant with God. You have to take care of this pregnancy and deliver this Child into the world. Most people do not deliver. God is your child who clings onto you like a baby until you grow old and die. When you see God as a child, you have no demands. Your surrender to a child is more authentic because there is no demand.

The Child clings onto the devotee, crying for nourishment. Sadhana(spiritual practices), Satsang(music and meditation), and Seva (service to society) are the nourishments. Atheists lurk around the corner. Doubts, disbelief and ignorance are the atheists in your mind. So better take care.

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Source: Hindustan Times March 14, 2011.

Father Taught Financial Management

I have a good, intelligent, enterprising friend who is an entrepreneur and is P.G in Technology i.e. M.Tech. He mentored his son studying in 6th standard for business. His wife a P.G in Dietetics used to be busy in the morning to shout at the son for getting up early in the morning and be ready for school. Mr. Jassar who is resident of Canada and running business in India was all surprised by the time his wife wasted in the morning to wake up their then only son.

Morning scene:
Son in the bed, hiding his face with the pillow and half-in-sleep:
Mom to son,
“ Get up my son, it is morning, you need to go to school. In case you will be late it will reflect a poor grade on your report card in “responsibility” column."
Son murmurs back,
“ A few moments more mom. Please allow me to sleep.”

Mom (busy in the kitchen) will sometimes shout from the kitchen,
“Get up or I will pull you out of the bed holding you from your ears.”

We are Punjabis and in Punjabi words the phrase is:
“Kan phar ke bahar sutna hai. Phir changa rahenga.”

It was a daily routine and Mr. Jassar’s tolerance level went on depleting to the level of annoyance and one day he sat with his wife, discussed and consulted with her the issue of the behaviour of their son over the cup of tea. At that time, they had a son only. But now they have two kids son and a lovely daughter. The complete home they have. A home without a daughter is like a hostel.

Mr. Jassar proposed to his wife:
“ My dear why can’t we work out a solution that makes our son more responsible. If the son does not get up let him sleep as long as he wishes. How long will you trouble yourself to keep him waking up? At least, one day he will have to get himself up without your assistance.”
“But he will be late for school,” humbly his wife a nice responsible caring mom replied.
“Let him own his own responsibility right from today,” Mr. Jassar politely answered.

“This is not possible and is a mere dream. I bet.” Wife contested.
“Let me handle the child. Don’t wake him up right from tomorrow.” Mr. Jassar advised and instructed. Mr. Jassar though said politely but firmly.

Next day, wife did not wake up the child.

Child got late for the school. When he got up, he asked his mother un hn hn,
“Why you did not wake me up. I am late for the school.” The child complained to his mother.
The complaint had no effect either on mom or dad.

Before the mother could reply, father replied:
“We have decided, right from today, we shall not wake you up. You have to own your own responsibility of going to school. You have to learn and be wise.”

Child was surprised at this stark and stout unexpected answer. He was never expecting that the day will come when he will have to leave the ‘comfort zone’ and ‘helping hand” will be withdrawn.
He felt as if he has woken up from a deep sleep and dreaming state.
He surrendered and politely enquired from his father,
“What should I do dad? I don’t want to lose my classes.”

“Use a wake up ringing clock.” Dad said.
“Where can I get this clock?” the child asked in a low tone. The tone reflected the child needs guidance and solution for the problem.

“From the market.”

Dad & son went to the market and bought one ringing clock.
Dad also made a list of the activities needed to be done by his son once he was awake and up . Dad pinned up the list on son’s notice board in the room. The looked at the list and frowned. But he could not contest with his dad.

Next morning:

Clock gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd ring. On the 3rd ring the boy bounced out of the bed and started brushing his teeth, went to toilet and by the time his mother was ready with breakfast, the child was on the breakfast table.

Mother was feeling relieved today. She offered the breakfast with love, affection and relaxed mind. Child enjoyed the breakfast. Child felt the breakefast was more tasty than other days.

Wished the parents “Sat Shri Akal” and sought their blessings and went to attend the school. Son used to get ride to school and Dad had to pay $ 4 every day to one of his neighbours for this service.
Days went by. The child one day asked Mr. Jassar,

“ Dad I need a bi-cycle. How much does it cost?”
“About Cn.$200.”
“I wish to buy one.”
"OK. Go ahead” , Dad replied appreciatingly.
“But I don’t have any money on me.”

Mother went on listening, silently but attentively.
Dad said," look, my dear son we have started all afresh by immigrating to Canada. So we as a family don’t have enough funds for all this."

“How can I have money then?”
“Earn it.”
“How can I earn it?”
“Let me think for a day I will be back on this”, dad said.

Next weekend
“I have an idea.” Dad started the talk with his son.
“Tell me.”
“ In my office, lot of papers need to be arranged. You may come to my office on weekly off-days and holidays. I will pay you Cn.$100 per month.”
“One more idea, it costs to take a ride for going to school.”
“It can save you $ 80 if you go and come back on foot from school which is less than a km from our home.”

Idea struck to the mind of the child and child agreed to attend the office on off-days and holidays and even became ready to go to school on foot as he wanted the bi-cycle desperately.

The child started attending the office of the dad and arranging his papers and doing his odd jobs in the office.
Mother started to enjoy more life at home in the absence of child and his dad.
After 3 months, Mr. Jassar asked his son, “Why don’t you buy the bi-cycle?”
“Dad I have only 120 dollars. 100 earned plus 20 saved. I have 80 dollars short.”
Mr. Jassar offered, “Now I can lend you 80 dollars but I will charge interest.”

“What is interest Dad?”

“If you borrow money from others or banks, you use them. For that use you need to pay a small amount as percentage. That is called interest.”
“Right! I will pay,” agreed the child.
Mr. Jassar as promised loaned the child sum of 80 dollars.

The child bought the bi-cycle and was happy that he has bought the bi-cycle with his own money.

Another day, when the son was coming on foot from his school, the neighbour of Mr. Jassar who was bringing his child from the school, offered lift in car to the son of Mr. Jassar.

The child replied, “Thanks uncle. I will go home on foot I have a promise with my dad

The neighbour was surprised to hear these words from the 6th grade student.

Now after a period of about 4/5 weeks, the child finds that bi-cycle is well enjoyed and is needed no more.

He asked his father, “Dad, I wish to sell off my cycle. How can I do that?”
“Go to the internet and ask for bids on the internet.”

These days, the child, checks the bid everyday on the internet. Price offered for old cycle is 100 dollars, but the child is not mentally ready to sell. He wishes better price.

What the big business schools cannot teach the students in many years’ teaching that a dad taught within a month or two to a child of 12 /13 years – the financial management.


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OBEDIENCE

He who has never learned to obey


cannot be


a Good Commander.

-----Aristotle.

HANDY TRAVEL TIPS

1. Collect all the information possible regarding the proposed place of visit.

2. Enquire about weather conditions so that you know what to export.

3. Make sure that your required documents are in order.

4. Collect information about the diseases unique or specific to your place of visit and ensure that you take the necessary precautions.

5. Clarify what coverage you have on your medical insurance while traveling. It is a good idea to buy travel insurance.
6 If you are traveling by road, be aware of all road rules and get your car serviced before traveling.
6. Plan your finances carefully taking local conditions into account.
7. Keep yourself informed of local happenings.


MAKE SURE YOU CAN CARRY YOUR CREDIT CARDS

8. Definitely take along universally accepted credit cards like, Visa and Master Card.
9. Many places do no accept debit cards so it is always preferable to carry a credit card.

EDUCATION

It is thousand times better to have


common sense without education


than to have


education without common sense.

------- Robert G.Ingersoll.

Hello Bhaiya

Thank you for your kind visit to Ludhiana and sharing the information about Trust this day.

Date with Second Woman

After 21 years of Marriage,
my Wife wanted me to take another Woman
out for Dinner and a Movie.
She said I Love You but I know this
other Woman loves you
and
would Love to spend some Time with You.




The other Woman that my Wife wanted me
to visit was my MOTHER,
who has been a Widow for 19 years,

but the demands of my Work and my
three Children had made it possible
to visit her only occasionally.


That night I called to Invite her
to go out for Dinner and a Movie.


'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked?

My Mother is the type of Woman
who suspects that
a Late Night Call or
a Surprise Invitation
is a sign of Bad News.


'I thought that it would be
pleasant to be with you,' I responded.


'Just the two of us.'


She thought about it for a moment,
and then said, 'I would like that very much.'


That Friday after work,
as I drove over to pick her up
I was a bit Nervous.
When I arrived at her House,
I noticed that she too seemed to be Nervous about our Date.

She waited in the Door with her Coat on.

She had Curled her Hair and was wearing the Dress
that she had worn to Celebrate her last Wedding Anniversary.


She smiled from a face that was as Radiant as an Angel's.


'I told my Friends that I was going to go out with My Son,
and they were impressed, '
She said, as she got into the Car.

'They can't wait to hear about our meeting'.


We went to a Restaurant that,
although not Elegant, was very Nice and Cozy.


My Mother took my Arm as if She were the First Lady.


After we sat down,
I had to read the Menu.
Large Print.

Half way through the entries,
I lifted my eyes and saw Mom
sitting there staring at me.

A Nostalgic Smile was on her Lips.


'It was I who used to have to
Read the Menu when you were Small,'

She said.

'Then it's Time that you Relax
and let me Return the Favor,'

I responded.


During the Dinner,
we had an Agreeable Conversation,
nothing Extra-ordinary,

but catching up on recent Events of
each other's Life.
We talked so much that we missed the Movie.


As we arrived at her House later,

She said, 'I'll go out with you again,
but only if you let me invite you.'

I agreed.


'How was your Dinner Date?'
asked My Wife when I got Home.

'Very Nice. Much more so than I could have Imagined,'
I answered.


A few days later, my Mother died of a Massive Heart Attack.
It happened so suddenly that I didn't have Time to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an Envelope with a
Copy of a Restaurant Receipt
from the same place Mother and I had dined.


An Attached Note Said:
'I paid this Bill in Advance.

I wasn't sure that I could be there;
But nevertheless, I paid for Two Plates –

One for You and the Other for Your Wife.

You will never know what that Night meant for Me.
I Love You,

My Son.'


At that moment, I understood the Importance of saying in Time:
'I LOVE YOU!'
and to give our Loved Ones the Time that they Deserve.

Nothing in Life is more important than your Family.

Give them the Time they Deserve,
because these Things cannot be Put Off till
'Some Other Time.'


Pass This Along To Everyone

With An Aging Parent,
To A Child,
To An Adult,
To Anyone With A Parent,

And Most Importantly,
To Someone You Truly Love.


Note: I have my parents to love and go for dating.

Tips to Live Healthier

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45 Tips To Live a Healthier Life in 2011 (and New Challenge Announcement!)

How healthy are you? Do you have a healthy diet? Do you exercise regularly? Do you drink at least 8 glasses of water a day? Do you get enough sleep every day?

Our body is our temple, and we need to take care of it to have a healthy life. Do you know that a shocking over 65% of Americans are either obese or overweight? That’s insane! Think of your body as your physical shell to take you through life. If you repeatedly abuse it with unhealthy food, your shell will wear out quickly. While you may look okay on the outside, on the inside, your arteries are getting clogged up with cholesterol and arterial plaque. That’s not a pretty sight!

Life is beautiful and you don’t want to bog yourself down with unnecessary health problems. Today, your vital organs (kidney, heart, lungs, gall bladder, liver, stomach, intestines, etc) may be working well, but they may not be tomorrow. Don’t take your good health today for granted. Take proper care of your body.

Good health isn’t just about healthy eating and exercise – it also includes having a positive mental health, healthy self-image and a healthy lifestyle. In this article, I’ll share with you 45 tips to live a healthier life. Bookmark this article and save the tips, because they are going to be vital in living a healthier life.

1. Drink more water. Most of us actually don’t drink enough water every day. Water is essential for our body to function – Do you know over 60% of our body is made up of water? Water is needed to remove waste, carry nutrients and oxygen around our body and regulate our body functions. Since we lose water every day through urine, bowel movements, perspiration and breathing, we need to replenish our water intake.

The amount of water we need is dependent on various factors such as the humidity, our physical activity, and your weight, but generally we need 2.5-3.0 litres of water intake! Since food intake contributes about 20% of our fluid intake, that means we need to drink about 2.0-2.4 litres of water, or about 8-9 glasses (now you know how the 8 glasses recommendation came about!). One way to tell if you’re hydrated – your urine should be colorless or slightly yellow. If it’s not, you’re not getting enough water! Other signs include: Dry lips, dry mouth and little urination. Go get some water first before you continue this article!



2.Get enough sleep. When you don’t rest well, you compensate by eating more. Usually it’s junk food. Get enough rest and you don’t need to snack to stay awake. Also, lack of sleep causes premature aging, and you wouldn’t want that.

3.Meditate. Meditation quietens your mind and calms your soul. If you don’t know how to meditate, don’t worry – learn how to meditate in 5 simple steps.


4.Exercise. Not just a few times a week, but every day. Movement is life. Research has shown that exercising daily brings tremendous benefits to our health, including increase of life span, lowering of risk of diseases, higher bone density and weight loss. Increase activity in your life. Choose walking over transport for close distances. Climb the stairs instead of taking the lift.


5.Pick exercises you enjoy. When you enjoy the sports, you’ll naturally want to do them. Exercise isn’t about suffering and pushing yourself; it’s about being healthy and having fun at the same time. Adding variation in your exercises will keep them interesting.

6.Work out different parts of your body. Don’t just do cardio exercises (such as jogging). Give your full body a proper work out. The easiest way is to engage in sports, since they work out different muscle groups. Popular sports include basketball, football, swimming, tennis, squash, badminton, frisbee, and more.

7.Eat more fruits. Fruits are a plethora of vitamins and minerals. Do you know that oranges offer more health benefits than Vitamin C pills? Fill your palate with these 10 most nutritious fruits: Watermelon, Apricots, Avocado, Apple, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Guava, Papaya, Strawberries.


8.Eat more vegetables. Like fruits, vegetables are important for the well being of our health. Experts suggest that we should have 5-9 servings of fruits/vegetables, but most people don’t even have at least 5 servings! Some of my favorite vegetables include: Kidney beans, black beans, asparagus, long beans, french beans, sprouts, button mushrooms and carrots. What are your favorite vegetables and how can you include more of them in your diet today?


9.Pick bright colored foods. Fruits and vegetables with bright colors are usually high in anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are good for health because they remove free radicals in our body that damage our cells. So get your fill of fruits/vegetables of different colors: White (Bananas, Mushroom), Yellow (Pineapples, Mango), Orange (Orange, Papaya), Red (Apple, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Watermelon), Green (Guava, Avocados, Cucumber, Lettuce, Celery), Purple/Blue (Blackberries, Eggplant, Prunes). Here’s a full list under the color wheel.


10.Cut down on processed food. The more additives and work has been done to the food, the more processing has been done. Processed foods are not good because (1) most nutritional value is lost (2) the preservatives added are bad for our health. The most natural foods are those that are kept their raw form.


11.Love yourself. How much do you love yourself on a scale of 1-10? Why? How can you love yourself more starting today? In Day 20 of 30DLBL, we explore the notion of self-love and get you started on loving yourself more.


12.Barefoot walking/running. There have been many proven positive benefits of barefoot walking/running, from better posture, less stress for your feet, less stress for your joints, etc . I’ve been running barefoot since May ’10, and loving it. Read more: 10 Reasons To Run Barefoot


13.Purge negative people from your life. Positive mental healthy is an important part of a healthy life. You don’t need toxic people in your life. If you feel that a friend is overly critical or negative, then let him/her go.


14.Purge negativity from yourself. You don’t need negativity from yourself either. Listen in on the thoughts that come up in your mind and get rid of the negative thoughts you hear. A lot of eating happens because one feels unhappy, so by staying in a positive, up state by yourself, you cut out that unhealthy dependence on food to be happy.


15.Journal out unhappy thoughts. One great way to purge negativity from within is to do brain dumping exercises whenever you feel frustrated. This is something I do with my 1-1 clients as well, where I ask them to journal out their deepest thoughts so we can address them. Don’t keep these thoughts pent up inside of you – it’s not healthy.


16.Avoid trigger foods. Trigger foods are the foods that make you go berserk and binge like crazy after you eat them. Everyone’s trigger foods are different (mine are donuts, pastries, pasta and chips), but generally trigger foods are candy bars, chocolate, confectionery, chips, cookies, or anything with high level of refined sugar, salt, fat or flour. These foods cause a blood sugar imbalance, hence triggering one to eat more. What are your trigger foods? Identify them and remove them from your diet.


17.Breathe. Deeply. Oxygen is a vital source of life. You may know how to breathe, but are you breathing properly? Most of us don’t breathe properly – we take only shallow breathes and breathe to 1/3 of our lung capacity. Athletes are coached proper breathing techniques to get their best performance. A full breath is one where your lungs are completely filled, your abdomen expands and there’s minimum movement in your shoulders.


18.Address emotional eating issues. Emotional eating is eating to fill an emotion, rather than real hunger. Do you eat when you feel stressed out, down or frustrated? Do you reach out for food when you hit a block at work? Chances are, you’re emotional eating. However, emotional eating will never make you feel happy, because you’re trying to fill a void that has nothing to do with food. Food doesn’t give you love or happiness; it’s just food. Why do you reach out for food when you’re down? How can you address it? Get to the root of the issue and address it.


19.Eat small meals. Choose several small meals over a few big meals a day. This balances out your energy distribution throughout the day. In general, eat when you feel hungry, and stop when you’re full (see tip #20). You don’t need to wait until official meal times before you start eating. Listen to your body and what it tells you.



20.Stop eating when you feel full. Many of us rely on external cues to tell when we’re full, such as whether everyone has finished eating, whether your plate was empty or not. These are irrelevant – you should look at internal cues, such as whether your stomach feels full or not. Don’t feel obligated to eat just because there’s still food at the plate. Personally I like to stop when I feel about 3/4 full – if I eat till I’m totally full, I feel uncomfortable as my digestive system goes into overdrive. Use your gut as your indicator (literally).


21.Go for brown carbs vs. white carbs. White carbs are refined grains like white rice, pasta, white bread, crackers, noodles, tortillas, wraps, anything with white flour and breading. The nutrients have been removed in the production process, leaving them rich in calories but low in nutrients. They also cause unhealthy spikes in our sugar levels. Go for brown carbs (unrefined complex carbs) instead, like brown rice, whole grain, oats, oatmeal, legumes, nuts. These come with nutrients and vitamins intact.


22.Live a life with purpose. Positive health starts from within! Are you living a life of meaning? Are you living in line with your purpose? After I started living in line with my purpose 2 years ago, I’ve never ever been happier. And you can experience that too. Read: Discover Your Purpose in Life (series)


23.Say no to oily food. Reduce your intake of fast food, fries, doughnuts, chips, wedges, and foods that have been deep fried. Not only are they very fattening (1 tablespoon of oil is 120 calories), deep fried food contains acrylamide, a potential cancer-causing chemical. According to a BBC report, an ordinary bag of crisps may contain up to 500 times more of the substance than the top level allowed in drinking water by the World Health Organisation (WHO). I personally find that when I consume oily foods, I feel sluggish. There are better alternatives, such as grilled, steamed, stir-fried or even raw food (see tip #40).


24.Cut out sugary foods. These are your candy bars, your pastries, chocolate, cookies, cakes and jelly donuts. Not only do they not fill you, they trigger you to eat more due to the sugar rush they cause (see tip #16). Go for healthy snacks instead (see tip #35) - you’ll be more satisfied and happy.


25.Reduce processed food. Many processed foods contain a high amount of salt content, which leads to higher blood pressure and heart disease. Processed foods are anything that are not in their raw form. In general, most of the food in supermarket are processed – the more the ingredients on the label (especially the ones ending with ‘ite’ or ‘ate’), the more processed they are. Watch out for those with salt/sugar as the first 5 ingredients and go for natural foods as much as possible.


26.Improve your posture. Good posture improves your breathing (see tip #18) and makes you look more smarter and more attractive. Read more: Benefits Of Having A Good Posture (And 13 Tips To Get One)

27.Cut out soda and caffeine. Drinks with caffeine are diuretics – meaning they speed up the rate of urine production. Hence, these drinks do not contribute to your 8 glasses of water/day requirement – they actually take away from it! Furthermore, soda is unhealthy, causes weight gain, is an artificial stimulant, among other reasons. Ditch your soda and go for plain water or fresh fruit juices instead! Read more: 5 Reasons To Quit Soda (And How To Do It)


28.Don’t drink alcohol. Like caffeine, alcohol is a diuretic. Not only that, alcohol is repeatedly proven to have negative effects on our body and health – impacting the proper functioning of our brain, liver, lungs, and other major organs. If you drink alcohol regularly, it’s time to cut it out.


29.Learn to prepare your own meals. Lately I’m beginning to appreciate the value of preparing your own meals. When you prepare your meals, you control what goes into them. No more being in a dilemma between eating healthy and choosing between the sub-optimal food choices. Get some quality kitchen equipment – these will be your best investments ever. I bought my blender 3 years ago and it’s been such a breeze making my own fruit juices!


30.Learn to say no. Don’t feel like you’ve to eat just because you’re out with your friends, or because other people offer you food. Simply say no and say you’re not hungry if you don’t feel like eating. Read: How To Say No To Others


31.Bring a water bottle when you go out. That way, you can replenish your fluids whenever you want to. It saves you money as well and you don’t need to subject yourself to poor alternatives like soda, which increases your fluid outtake instead (see tip #27).


32.Dine at salad bars more often. Lately I’m falling in love with salad bars. Salad bars work like this: You pick your greens, you select X number of toppings (usually 6 or limited, depending on the outlet) and you finish off with a dressing. The variety is huge, it’s filling and it’s extremely healthy.


33.Go for low calorie, low fat alternatives. There are many low-fat / non-fat alternatives today – from yogurts, to salad dressing, soy milk, spreads, ice cream, etc. Check out this comprehensive list: Lower Calorie, Lower Fat Alternatives.


34.Stop smoking. It has been extensively proven that smoking is detrimental to health, severely increasing the risk of lung cancer, kidney cancer, esophageal cancer (of our gullet), heart attack, and more. Smoking “light” cigarettes does not decrease health risks. Bottom line – if you’re a smoker, quit for better health of not just yourself, but also your family and friends. If you don’t smoke, stay that way and don’t start.


35.Avoid passive smoking. Second hand smoking (breathing in air from smokers) causes many of the same long-term diseases as direct smoking (Wiki). Get away from smokers and avoid cigarette smoke where you can.


36.Have healthy snacks. If you’re hungry during work, eat healthy snacks, like fruits, salads, and fruit juices. These are nutritional and don’t give you that sugar rush. Have them readily available so you can dive in for a munch and stop when you’d had your fill. Get away from cookies and candy bars.


37.Drink fruit/veg smoothies. I love smoothies because it’s a quick way to get vitamins and nutrients. Simply throw my favorite fruits into the blender, wait for 30 seconds, and it’s done! And it tastes great. I’m drinking an orange and banana smoothie write now as I’m writing this article and it’s delicious!


38.Juicing. Juicing is where you extract the juice from vegetables / fruits (via a juicer machine). Since the fibre is stripped away, you are literally drinking the nutrients and minerals directly from the juice! Juices and smoothies complement each other – the former gives our digestive system a break while the latter gives us the fibre which aids our digestion. Check out an introduction to juicing video below. If you’re new to juicing, learn more about it here and check out these sample juicing recipes.

40.Go on a vegetarian diet. First off, going vegetarian doesn’t necessarily lead to better health, because there are many unhealthy vegetarian food out there (fried food, white carb laden diets, etc). On that note, there are many proven health benefits of a vegetarian diet. I became a vegan because I tried it for 30 days and saw the positive effects for my mental and physical health. Try it out for 21 days and see how it works out for you. Get started here.
Go on a vegan diet. A vegetarian is someone who does not consume animal products. A vegan is someone who doesn’t consume animal or animal-derived products. This means no diary, honey, cheese, milk, etc. So in that sense, it’s seemingly stricter, but it brings about even more positive benefits on top of a vegetarian diet. Learn more about veganism here and here.


41.Become a raw vegan. A raw vegan consumes only non-processed, raw vegan food, mainly fruits, vegetables and nuts. Notice that the progression from vegetarian -> vegan -> raw vegan diet is towards foods that are naturally occurring. There are many reported benefits in switching from veganism to raw veganism, including increased youth, weight loss, increased energy, increased health benefits and more. It’s an area that I’m exploring at the moment and learning more of. Learn more about raw veganism: Here, here, here and here.


42.Get out more often. If you have a regular 9-5 job, chances are you spend most of your times holed up in the office and not a lot of time going out and having fun. During weekends, you’re probably busy with work or running errands. Make it a point to go out with friends at least once a week. Get some sunlight. Go out and have a change in environment. It’ll be great for your body and your soul.


43.Exercise good dental hygiene. Not only does good hygiene make you a lot more desirable, it is linked with better health (Read AHA Study). Brush your teeth twice a day, rinse your mouth after each meal and floss your teeth at night.


44.Join classes. Dance classes, aerobics classes, tennis classes, ballroom dancing, scuba diving, wake boarding courses, are all places to start off with. Going there also lets you socialize with a whole new group of people.


45.Hang out with healthy people. You’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so the more time you spend around healthy people, the better it is. Eat with people who are health conscious and get workout buddies. It makes healthy living even more fun.
Which health tips are most applicable for you right now? These are timeless tips, so bookmark this article and integrate these tips into your life. Share these health tips with your family and friends too to help them stay healthy – use your Twitter and Facebook via the buttons below.

“Live a Healthier Life in 21 Days” Challenge in Jan 2011!
If you’re wondering why there’s a healthy living post out of the blue, that’s because we’ll be having live a healthier life challenge come 1st Jan! I’ll be posting the announcement post on 27 Dec, which will have the details of the challenge and sign up instructions. And to ensure that all of us start off 2011 with great health, vitality and goodness, the challenge is going to be 100% free!

I’m personally super enthused about this and I can’t wait to get started. I’ll be posting more about the challenge in a couple of days’ time, so stay tuned! In the meantime, tell all your friends and family about this, because come 27 Dec, the doors are going to be open for sign-ups!! Get ready everyone – 2011 is going to rock!!

Source: An email received from The Personal Excellence Blog, Singapore.

Secret of Success

Multi directional thinking.


Multidirectional working does not make you win in life.
Concentrated thinking makes you win.

This is the reason some uneducated, illiterate are successful in this world and other well educated and considered intelligent feel the heat of the failure.

INTERVIEW - A WINNING STRATEGY

WINNING STRATEGY FOR AN INTERVIEW.


Be thyself. Know thyself.

While a versatile actor in a cinema or drama forgets for a while his own self and projects himself full in the role assigned to him, here, in the interview, you have to be yourself, nothing more, nothing less.

You have to bring out your personality in the most natural and original way.

A Civil Service topper attributed the success of his strategy to one-half reading and one-half thinking.

Think independently over what you have read, seen or heard.

Don’t indulge in excessive cramming with all and sundry lest you should-divest yourself of whatever little clarity you require to think, speak and act.

Mentally, chant the mantra, “I am the winner.”

And you are bound to win.

SQUIRREL AND LION

A small squirrel was in the service of king of the jungle – the lion. Every animal of the jungle was astonished at the swiftness and enthusiasm with which the tiny squirrel served the lion. The dedication of the squirrel also made animals around the king jealous. What was the reason behind this service was a question that troubled the minds of many animals. But they never dared to ask the squirrel this mentally bubbling question. They always feared that the tiny squirrel will tell this to the lion and the questioner will be taken to task by the king.

Many days passed by and one night when the tiny squirrel was having dinner with other squirrels confessed to its companions, “ The king has promised me 10 bagfuls of akhrot (walnuts)- the much liked fruit for we squirrels. I always dream of eating akhrots(walnut) but can’t find any around here.” The companions nodded in agreement. “This is the reason I am putting in so hard to serve the king. I don’t intend to annoy the king. King scolds and frets at me, but I keep mum thinking about the promised akhrots. I many times miss my meals. This is bad. I know but I am sure that I shall be enjoying the akhrots in return in future. All gains have pains,” the tiny squirrel appeared to be suggestive to the other ones.

Days went by and the tiny squirrel grew old. One day the king spoke to the squirrel, “You have grown old and I have decided to retire you. I wish you enjoy your post retirement life. So, from next month you will be retired from the service. I am grateful to you for serving me for all these years.” Squirrel was happy to listen these words from the king. Now the squirrel started dreaming of the day of retirement and 10 bagfuls of akhrots( walnuts) – the much liked dry fruit by squirrels. Many times, when the squirrel slept, it went on licking its mouth as if it had broken the nut and eaten the dry fruit inside it.

Finally, the day of retirement came. King invited other animals and arranged a big see-off party. The senior animals garlanded the squirrel. Squirrel was very happy. As promised, the king gave as gift of 10 bagfuls of akhrots to the squirrel and spoke a few words in appreciation of its services. Squirrel arranged for ferrying the bagfuls of akhrots to its house. It was very happy moment for the squarrel. At last, it had had what was dreamt of for so many years. Other squirrels also helped and joined it.

Now the squirrel opened one bag and wanted to break a nut but could not do so. Its teeth were not strong enough to break the nut. Despite best efforts, squirrel could not succeed and became morose. Young squirrels were breaking, eating and enjoying the akhrots quickly The long wait for years for the promised akhrots was a source of happiness for a while. The old squirrel became sad and lay on the bed without eating a single akhrot.

MORAL: DON’T WAIT FOR RETIREMENT TO ENJOY LIFE.



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Power of Failure

Power of Failure
ਪ੍ਯਾਰੇ ਬਚੋ
ਹਮ ਕਾਯੀ ਬਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਅਸਫ਼ਲਤਾ ਪਰ ਘਬਰਾ ਜਾਤੇ ਹੈਂ ਔਰ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ ਛੋੜ ਦੇਤੇ ਹੈਂ! ਇਸ ਤਰਹ ਹਮ ਸਾਰੀ ਉਮਰ ਫੈਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਤੇ ਹੈਂ! ਦੂਸਰੀ ਤਰਫ਼ ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਮਾਨੋ ਹਾਰ ਨਾ ਮਾਨਿਏ ਤੇ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦੇ ਰਹਿਏ ਤਾਂ ਸਫਲਤਾ ਹਥ ਲਾਗ ਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ! ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਣ ਫੇਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਨੇ ਹੋ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਨਾ ਸਮਝੋ ਕੇ ਇਹ ਹੁਣ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਅੰਤ ਹੈ! ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਰੀ ਰਖੋ!

ਇਥੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂ ਨੇਹਾ ਅੱਗਰਵਾਲ ਕਿਸਨੇ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ UGC ਦੇ ਪੈਪਰ ਦਿਤੇ ਤੇ ਇਸ exam ਚੋ ਸਾਰੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਚ first ਆਯੀ! ਇਹ ਲੜਕੀ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਰੇਹਾਨ ਬਾਲੀ ਹੈ.! ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਖਬਾਰਾਂ ਚ ਇਹਦੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਚ ਛਾਪ੍ਯਾ ਹੈ!

ਇਹ ਉਸਦਾ ਤੀਸਰਾ ਮੋਕਾ ਸੀ ! ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਲਾ ਓਹ ਦੋ ਬਾਰ ਇਹ ਪੈਪਰ ਦੇ ਚੁਕੀ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਫੈਲ ਹੋ ਗਯੀ ਸੀ. ਪਰ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਹੋਸਲਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਛ੍ਦਾਡਿਯਾ ਤੇ ਤੀਸਰੀ ਬਾਰ ਫ਼ਰ੍ਸ੍ਟ ਨਿਕਲੀ.

ਹੁਣ ਗਲ ਪਤੇ ਦੀ:

1. ਜੇ ਓਹ ਹੋਸਲਾ ਛਾੜ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਤੇ ਸਾਰ ਉਮਰ ਨਾ ਤਾਂ ਓਹ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਹੰ ਦਿਖਾਂ ਜੋਗੀ ਤੇਹ੍ਨ੍ਦੀ ਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੀ ਕੁਝ ਕਮਾ ਸਕਦੀ! ਜੀਵਨ ਭਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਤੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਸਦੀ ਰਿਹੰਦੀ:
2. ਪਰ ਉਹਨੇ ਹੋਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇ ਦੋ ਬਾਰ ਫੈਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਬਜੂਦ ਭੀ ਮਨੋਂ ਤੇਯਾਰੀ ਕਰਨੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਛਡੀ! ਉਹਨੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਤਮ ਬਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਬਣਾਏ ਰਖ੍ਯਾ! ਪਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਨੇ ਕ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਨੇ ਤੇ ਗਾਲਾਂ ਬਰਦਾਸ਼ਤ ਕਿਤਿਯਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਗਿਯਾਂ! ਓਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ! ਪਰ ਹੁਣ ਜਦ ਓਹ ਫ਼ਰ੍ਸ੍ਟ ਆਯੀ ਹੈ ਉਹੇ ਤਾਨੇ ਦੇਣ ਬਾਲੇ ਉਸਨੁ ਬਾਧਾਯੀ ਦੇਣ ਆਂਦੇ ਹੋਣ ਗੇ! ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਇਬੇਨ ਹੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ.
3. ਹੁਣ ਜੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਨੌਕਰੀ 15000 ਰੁਪੇ ਤੇ ਲਗਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਅਗਲੇ 38 ਸਾਲਾ ਚ ਓਹ ਘਟ ਤੋ ਘਟ 50 ਲਖ ਰੁਪੇ ਕਮਾ ਕੇ ਇਜ੍ਜ਼ਤ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਜੀਵੇਗੀ.

ਫੈਲ ਹੋਣਾ ਕੋਈ ਬੁਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਸ਼ਰਤੇ ਕੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹਾਰ ਨਾ ਮਾਨੋ! ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਮੈਂ ਕੁੜੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਗਲਤ ਲਿਖ ਦਿਤਾ ਹੈ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਾਂ ਬਲ ਧਿਯਾਂ ਨਾ ਦੇਵੋ! ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਖਯ ਲਬੋ.

There is no innovation without "failure'. "The way to succeed is to double your failure rate." Thomas Watson, Founder of IBM

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."- Miles Davis
"99 per cent of success is built on failure." Charles Kettering.

" I have not failed once, I've just found 10,000 ways that didn't work."--Thomas Edison (Inventor of Modern Electric Bulb)

"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply practice shots."......Charles Kettering.



ਪ੍ਰੋਫ਼ ਪ.ਕ. ਕੇਸ਼ਾਪ

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Power of Computer

कम्पयूटर अविश्वसनीय रूप से तेज, सटीक और भोंदू है.
I am अविश्वसनीय रूप से धीमा, अस्पष्ट और प्रतिभावान है.
लेकिन दोनों मिलकर, कल्पना-शक्ति से ज़्यादा ताकतवर हैं !!

MANAGING BODY LANGUAGE

YES, YOU CAN – Use Body Language In Right Way And Achieve Success

Dear Friend,

Everybody in this world communicates his/her feelings to somebody or many persons every day. And the means adopted to communicate is usually talking. In other words, talking is the most personal, direct and forceful way in which one communicates. The way one talks has the greatest impact on how other people interact with one. That is why you should always bear in mind that it is a skill and should not be taken as granted. It should be fully understood with all its implications, as it plays an invaluable role in expressing your ideas and feelings. Talking, however, involves the following elements: how to communicate with people using body language; what are the techniques for expressing yourself in the best way; how to put forward the points you think necessary; what are the techniques for winning arguments. Most of what people understand when you talk is what they are told by your voice tone, expression and body language.

Remember, your non-verbal language may be communicating more clearly. In fact, as experts believe, of the three elements that comprise face-to-face communication – words, tone of voice and body language – words can be responsible for very little of meaning i.e. up to only seven percent, whereas most of the job is done by tone of voice and body language accounting for meaning up to thirty-eight and fifty five percent, respectively. It clearly means that if you want to convey your ideas, negative or win arguments, you must how to communicate with your eyes, and be careful about the signals you are sending out to the persons being spoken to.

Non-verbal communication or body language includes your facial expression, gesture, tone of voice, speed of speech, how you hold your body i.e. the way you seat yourself and where you position yourself in relation to others. You have to remember very well that unnatural eye contact and confrontational body positions send out wrong and very disturbing messages. Similarly, if somebody who does not meet your eyes while speaking is sending a strong and clear signal that what he/she is saying is quite different from what he/she actually feels. You should be aware of the fact that like verbal language, body language is also affected by emotions and may come out all wrong. You should, however, not misunderstand anyone who is unable to meet your eyes while speaking. You should never think that he/she is shy, embarrassed, or even nervous about your reaction to what he/she is telling you.

The body language you use while communicating depends upon on many traits. If you are sitting forward or leaning towards the speaker, it goes in your favour. If you are not seated, you should always stand upright to have a positive impact the speaker. Besides, you should keep your eyes wide open in order to look more expressive and confident. Your hand gestures should remain animated to carry on your message in the right way. If you place your hands on your hips instead of folding them across your chest, it will have a strong positive impact. Besides, if you look at your watch frequently, it has a very negative impact . Looking downwards and avoiding eye contact are also negative traits. Besides, your emotions should also be at your command. Never let them interfere with your ability.

You should always communicate your right ideas and feeling by exercising control over emotions. If you do not let your emotions interfere with your ability, nothing can prevent you from achieving success.

Wishing you a successful march to enviable victory.



Source: Competition Success Review.