Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Turning Point

Turning Point
In Life, we have something called Turning Points weather you believe it or not. But one should not keep idle and waiting for it. If one keeps on doing what he has to do and keep on trying what he dreams to do, he will get the right Turning point. If one keeps on having a positive attitude, filtering negative stuff whatever happens, one will get his Turning point.
Once one gets his/her Turning point, automatically magic will happen. He/She will start to attract all the good things and the things one ever dreamed so far will start to fall in place.
Here is my personal experience:
I had two Turning Points. First one happened around 2003 when I was sick. Till that time, I used to smoke, drink(small ones),had pawns(tobacco chewing).Once I was hospitalized, left alone, struggled alone, had an operation, I realized the fact. Then there was the Turning Point. After this point, I never touched any of the stuff, I mentioned above so far.
My second Turning point came when we were blessed with my child in 2006.After this point, everything seems to be wonderful. Our family is together. One of my cousin got a job in a good reputed software company, another one got a chance to work in USA,another one joined Engineering, we started our own software company, we started constructing our house. Many great things are happening and we are attracting only SUCCESS! It is amazing!
So Be Positive, Think Positive, Wait patiently, you will attract all the good stuff once your Turning point comes in.

All the best!

For earning residual income, visit:
www.kannanviswagandhi.com
For business articles, visit: http://www.business-mantras.blogspot.com
For wealth creating, visit: blogs.ibibo.com/borntoberich

Friday, July 27, 2007

Four main components of Goal-Setting

Four main components of Goal-Setting:
By Jim Rohn

1. Evaluation and Reflection.
The only way we can reasonably decide what we want in the future and how we will get there, is to first know where we are right now and secondly, what our level of satisfaction is for where we are in life. As we focus this month on goal-setting, our first order of business and our topic two weeks ago was evaluation and reflection.
2. Dreams and Goals.
What are your dreams and goals? Not related to the past or what you think you can get, but what you want. Have you ever really sat down and thought through your life values and decided what you really want? This isn't something that someone else says you should have or what culture tells us successful people do or have. These are the dreams and goals that are born out of your own heart and mind. These are the goals that are unique to you and come from who you were created to be and gifted to become. Last week we showed you exactly how to find out what you want from life.
3. S.M.A.R.T. Goals.
S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive.
Specific: Don't be vague. Exactly what do you want?Measurable: Quantify your goal. How will you know if you've achieved it or not?Attainable: Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably accomplish at this point in your life - along with taking into consideration your current responsibilities.Realistic: It's got to be do-able, real and practical.Time: Associate a timeframe with each goal. When should you complete the goal?We will spend time this week looking at how to apply the S.M.A.R.T. test to your goals to make sure they are as powerful as they can be!
4. Accountability.
Think of the word "accountable." It means to "give an account." When someone knows what your goals are, they help hold you accountable. Whether it is someone else going through this program with you (have you thought about inviting a friend to join you on this one-year journey?) or just someone you can give the basic idea to, having a person who can hold you accountable will give you another added boost to getting your goals!S.M.A.R.T. Goals.S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive.
I really like this acronym S.M.A.R.T., because we want to be smart when we set our goals. We want to intelligently decide what our goals will be so that we can actually accomplish them. We want to set the goals that our heart conceives, that our mind believes and that our bodies will carry out. Let's take a closer look at each of the components of S.M.A.R.T. goals:Specific: Goals are no place to waffle. They are no place to be vague. Ambiguous goals produce ambiguous results. Incomplete goals produce incomplete futures.When we are specific, we harness the power of our dreams and set forces into action that empower us to achieve our goals. We then know exactly what it is we are shooting for. There is no question. As we establish our priorities and manage our time, we do so for a specific goal to achieve the results we expect. There is no wondering or guessing. The future is locked into our minds and we see it - specifically - and that is powerful! Never underestimate just how important it is to have very specific, concrete goals. They act as magnets that draw you toward them! A S.M.A.R.T. goal is specific.Measurable: Always set goals that are measurable. I would say "specifically measurable" to take into account our principle of being specific as well. Our goals should be such that we know when we are advancing and by how much. Whether it is by hours, pounds, dollars or whatever, we should be able to see exactly how we are measuring up as we proceed through the journey of life using our goals. Could you imagine if you didn't measure your goals? You would never know which way you were going or even if you were going anywhere! A S.M.A.R.T. goal is measurable.Attainable: One of the detrimental things that many people do - and they do it with good intentions - is to set goals that are so high they are unattainable. Yes, it is very important to set big goals that cause your heart to soar with excitement, but it is also imperative to make sure that they are attainable. In the next section we talk about being realistic. So what does it mean to be attainable? An attainable goal is one that is both realistic but also attainable in a shorter period of time than what you have to work with. Now when I say attainable, I don't mean easy. Our goals should be set so they are just out of our reach; so they will challenge us to grow as we reach forward to achieve them. After the next paragraph, I will give you an example of a goal that is both attainable and realistic. A S.M.A.R.T. goal is attainable.Realistic: The root word of realistic is "real." A goal has to be something that we can reasonably make "real" or a "reality" in our lives. There are some goals that simply are not realistic. You have to be able to say, even if it is a tremendously stretching goal, that yes, indeed, it is entirely realistic -- that you could make it. You may even have to say that it will take x, y, and z to do it, but if those happen, then it can be done. This is in no way to say it shouldn't be a big goal, but it must be realistic. This is to a great degree, up to the individual. For one person a goal may be realistic, but for another unrealistic. I would encourage you to be very honest with yourself as you do your planning and evaluation. Perhaps it would be good to get a friend to help you (as long as that friend is by nature an optimist and not a pessimist). This can go a long way toward helping you know what is realistic. A S.M.A.R.T. goal is realistic.Example of Attainable and Realistic: Knowing that perhaps you could use a bit of help differentiating attainable and realistic, here is an example: You are overweight and have 150 pounds to lose to get to your proper weight. Is that goal attainable? Yes, considering that you also make it realistic. For example, it isn't realistic to think you can do it in 5 months. 18-24 months would be realistic (with hard work). Thus, losing 150 pounds in 2 years is both attainable and realistic, while losing 150 pounds in 5 months is neither attainable nor realistic.
Time: Every goal should have a timeframe attached to it. I think that life itself is much more productive for us as humans because there is a timeframe connected to it. Could you imagine how much procrastination there would be on earth if people never died? We would never get "around to it." We could always put it off. One of the powerful aspects of a great goal is that it has an end, a time in which you are shooting to accomplish it. You start working on it because you know there is an end. As time goes by you work because you don't want to get behind. As it approaches, you work diligently because you want to meet the deadline. You may even have to break down a big goal into different measured parts time frames. That is okay. Set smaller goals and work them out in their own time. A S.M.A.R.T. goal has a timeline.Be sure to spend some reflection time this week to make sure your goals fit the S.M.A.R.T. parameters. Go through the reflection questions below and the action points associated with them. Doing so will put a real engine in your goals and make them charged with power to help you accomplish your dreams.

For earning extra money,visit: www.kannanviswagandhi.com
for business,visit: http://www.business-mantras.blogspot.com
for wealth creation,visit: blogs.ibibo.com/borntoberich

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

How to get oppurtunities

How do you attract opportunity into your life?
By: Jim Rohn
Someone recently asked me the question: "How can I have more opportunities come intomy life?" Good question, but I think my answer surprised them a bit. I bypassed the obvious (and necessary) points about hard work, persistence andpreparation. They actually were very hard workers. And they had the great attribute ofbeing seekers, they were on the outlook. But I felt maybe they were missing this next andmost valuable point - attraction. I always thought opportunities and success were something you went after, then I foundout that I needed to turn it around. Opportunities and success are not something you goafter necessarily, but something you attract - by becoming an attractive person. That’s why I teach development of skills. If you can develop your skills, keep refining allthe parts of your character and yourself, your health, your relationships, etc. so that youbecome an attractive person to the marketplace - you’ll attract opportunity. Opportunitywill probably seek you out. Your reputation will probably precede you and someone willwant to do business with you. All of the possibilities are there by working on the philosophythat success is something you attract. The key is to continue making yourself a more attractive person by the skills you have, thedisciplines you have, the personality you’ve acquired, the character and reputation youhave established, the language and speech you use - all of that refinement makes youmore attractive to the marketplace. Personal development - the never ending chance to improve not only yourself, but also toattract opportunities and affect others. To Your Success,Jim Rohn Check out Jim Rohn's website here: www.jimrohn.com

Want to earn residual income,visit: www.kannanviswagandhi.com

want to read about business articles,visit: http://www.business-mantras.blogspot.com



Goal Setting Quotes

Examine your own personal goals and find methods to achieve your desires with these valuable quotations about setting goals...
"The most important thing about having goals is having one."-- Geoffrey F. Abert "It takes a little courage, and a little self-control. And some grim determination, If you want to reach the goal. It takes a deal of striving, and a firm and stern-set chin. No matter what the battle, If you really want to win. There's no easy path to glory, There's no road to fame. Life, however we may view it, Is no simple parlor game; But it's prizes call for fighting, For endurance and for grit; For a rugged disposition and don't know when to quit." -- Anonymous "No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless."-- Bette Davis "A goal is a dream that has an ending. "-- Duke Ellington "The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that teach The one way to get to the goal he would reach."-- Edgar A. Guest "Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal."-- Elbert Hubbard "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."-- Thomas Jefferson "It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal." -- Helen Keller "A goal properly set is halfway reached."-- Abraham Lincoln "It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach."-- Benjamin E. Mays "Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit."-- Mary Lou Retton "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."-- Ralph Vaull Starr "We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success."-- Henry David Thoreau "Goals are your personal statements of what you are truly willing to do to achieve what you really want to achieve."-- Denis Waitley "What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become by achieving your goals."-- Zig ZiglarResource Box - © Danielle Hollister (2004) is the Publisher of BellaOnline Quotations Zine - A free newsletter for quote lovers featuring more than 10,000 quotations in dozens of categories like - love, friendship, children, inspiration, success, wisdom, family, life, and many more. Read it online at - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8364.asp

Want to earn residual income,visit: www.kannanviswagandhi.com
for business articles,visit: http://www.business-mantras.blogspot.com

Friday, July 13, 2007

Have an Attitude of Gratitude!

Here is an article i read this morning:

Have an Attitude Of Gratitude:

How often are you living a life with an attitude of gratitude? Sure, sometimes it's easy to remember to be grateful. Like when you're driving down a road with a lot of stoplights. Stay green. Stay green. Stay green, you're telling the light as you're moving along towards it. Stay green.Thank you!Stay green. Stay green. Stay green.Thank you!And on down the road until you get to where you’re going.What about the stoplights of life? The places where you want to stay green, stay green, stay green. Like make more money, have more friends, be happier, have better health. Those kinds of things.Are you expressing gratitude for the money you do have? Thank you for the $____(fill in the amount) I have in the bank.Want more friends? Appreciate the ones you have. Thank you thank you thank you for the wonderful friends I have. Thank you for Bill and Bob and Kathy and Susie and….How about happiness. Want to be happier? Here’s a suggestion: Sit down, right now, even before you’re done reading this, and write out a list of things you’re grateful for. You WILL get yourself in a happier mood.Immediately. Something about appreciating things makes the happy thoughts start flowing.Maybe you want better health? Be grateful for the health you do have. So take the time, get into the attitude of gratitude. Make it a game. Look around as you go through your day. What can you be grateful for? Start keeping a gratitude journal. Write in it every evening. Make it a game to find at least three things to be grateful for every day.
Living a life with an attitude of gratitude means saying thank you a lot! The more you appreciate, the more the Law of Attraction wants to send good things your way.Mollie Manuell has written more about how to be happy at http://www.happy-happy-happy.net/ezh

Want residual income,visit: www.kannanviswagandhi.com
Want ideas about wealth creation,visit:
blogs.ibibo.com/borntoberich

Managing Personal Energy-Key to Success

Hi,

I was out on vacation for couple of weeks to india.Now i am back to U.S with my family.
Here is an article i read on today morning:

‘Managing personal energy is the key to success’
If you want to reach great heights in life and taste success, wealth, happiness and health, you need to manage your energy, thoughts and emotions with insight, says Ravindra Potharaju, the founder and CEO of Bangalore-based PEM Training Solutions (www.pemtraining.com).
PEM stands for ‘personal energy management’ and Potharaju’s organization aims at helping individuals and corporates establish and sustain effective “energy flow patterns”.
The quality of one’s life depends on management of personal energy, he asserts. “It is all about drawing energy from various sources and deploying it effectively, which would lead to sustained happiness.”
Listening to one’s inner voice will guide exactly to what one wanted to be, assures Potharaju, an engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology, and former head of learning services, IBM India.
Find the ‘genie’ or ‘interest’ within, he exhorts. “It is the most valuable thing in life. Striving to acquire knowledge of this, therefore, should be the sole purpose for anyone. All others are only secondary. Because once this knowledge blooms, other things will fall in correct order.”
Alas, most of us programmed to do what others wanted us to do from our childhood days, and we do it unknowingly, frets Potharaju. “Most of us are programmed to lead an ant’s life! It becomes little harder afterwards to find the ‘genie’ within, because of the ‘programmed’ mentality.”
Finding or feeling the ‘genie’ is not enough; check if you have the courage to pick up the profession you love. Very few have achieved that, says Potharaju, in a recent email interaction with Business Line.
“The few who have the initial courage to pick up a profession they love, tend to lose heart when the desired results are not forthcoming immediately. They lapse back into ant’s life.” It is the rare ones, like the true leaders, who manage to see themselves through the initial stages of ridicule, rejection, insecurity and uncertainty they are subjected to.
“Successful people are those who immensely loved their profession and created value to the environment around. They enjoyed their profession fully with unbridled willingness flowing out. Success and money reached them because they created value to the people around them, and not because they desired wealth directly or solely for itself.”
Taking a cue from those who succeeded, one can start enjoying the daily chores, be it in office or at home, with willingness at whatever ‘level’ one is placed, and that would, definitely, create value for the others around, he advises.
Well, how does one handle failures in profession, some of which may be due to decisions going unexpectedly wrong or due to sudden health problems? “Such crises are like falling into quicksand,” according to Potharaju. “The first step to remain afloat is to stop struggling. The more one struggles against it the more he would get sucked into it and very soon the problem will totally engulf him.”
As in the famed prayer of Alcoholics Anonymous, one must perhaps learn to accept things that cannot be changed. Potharaju narrates the example of a successful soccer player who damaged his legs permanently in an accident. “He needs to realize that he cannot play the game. Non-acceptance of the ‘crisis’ situation would lead to a constant struggle ‘inside’ – between the ‘memories of the past’ and ‘worries of the future’. In the process, he would allow the present moment, where the solution lay, to slip away.”
Acceptance in total has the ability to turn one’s attention to ‘now’ and, as a result, solutions would start emerging, explains Potharaju. “The disabled soccer player would realize that there are other options, to continue doing what he enjoys and make a profession out of it, like becoming a coach or a commentator. During the period of uncertainty, it is only self-belief that can carry you further.”
On what should be the motivating force for pursuing anything, be it success, wealth or fame, Potharaju’s prescription is simple and straight: “First, ask yourself if the profession, study or anything that you are doing is enjoyable to you, and how you can be more useful to others by performing that, by reaching out to more folks and creating value for them. The task should also challenge your abilities. Also assess whether there is a fair value in return.”
Success, after all, is the ‘energy owed’ flowing back to us in different forms, he reasons. “The source of ‘willingness’ needs to be permanent to sustain ‘enjoyment at work’ and that would come only when you choose a profession that you love.”
Environment reshapes our abilities, for good or bad, cautions Potharaju. “Environment is more powerful than one’s will which is why the wise would choose their company very carefully.”
A wily ‘cat’ to watch out for is ‘ego’ that can creep in now and then! “Bell the cat in time, otherwise it will drag your energy into unwanted things,” he says, alluding to a popular bedtime tale.
“Will created by manipulation of emotions can at best be temporary or artificial. Ego, the ultimate source of this ‘artificial will’ can be easily manipulated, and whatever can be manipulated cannot be sustained.”
Competition is part of our work life, and we keep our collective noses close to the grindstone. It does dissipate energy at the personal level, concedes Potharaju. He suggests a look at the nature of competition to know whether the energy spent is consumption (which is wastage) or investment (which comes back).
“If competition is not mindless and for correct reasons then it is investment. A cricketer giving his best at the highest level for his country gets the energy flowing back to him in the form of recognition, wealth and happiness.”
When desiring a pursuit, take a leaf from Arjun, the iconic archer in the Mahabharata, counsels Potharaju. “In a mind-free state, he aimed at a bird’s eye, seeing only that, and not even the bird. While executing, the energy stored in his bow got transferred to the arrow, which flew fast to hit the bird’s eye when released.”
What is the moral of the story? “Like an arrow gathering energy from an archer’s hand, one’s desire should get abundant energy. For that, a person must aim at the desired target with single-minded approach, not encouraging other thoughts in the mind. Then, the desire, after deriving abundant energy, gets converted into strong action and results in success.”
Dipping again into ancient wisdom, Potharaju cites the Buddha’s words – that the root cause of all evils is desire – and goes on to add a fresh perspective to the maxim: “To enjoy sustained happiness, asking for the correct desire would help. Otherwise, mere fulfillment of the desire would take away happiness in life.”
He is the author of ‘Give me back my Guitar,’ a collection of age-old stories in new light. His first book was ‘Fools Work Hard for Others’.
Potharaju is also the Advisor and member of the board, MINDS, the school of Management for Infrastructure and Development Strategies, India.

Thoughts for today!

Products I Recommend!