A Long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered.
Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible.
Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I pushed myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself."
The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love to do. One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.
Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human existence. So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile, Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. Live a balance lifestyle and enjoy Life!
Author: Unknown; Source: www.inspirationstories.com
Monday, March 30, 2009
Inspirational Quotes - Destination
“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.” - Barbara Hall
“A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.” - H. Stanley Judd
“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” - Earl Nightingale
“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” - Christopher Columbus
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” - Greg Anderson
“Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.” - Diane Sawyer
“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.” - Jose Rizal
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean
”I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal.” - Curtis Carlson
“One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” - Henry Miller
“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” - Arthur Ashe
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” - Fitzhugh Dodson
“The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.” - Charles de Lint
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” - Carl Rogers
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The good life is a process, not a stage of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
“You too can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims and destination.” – W. Clement Stone
“The road of life twists and turns, and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” – Don William Jr
“A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.” - H. Stanley Judd
“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” - Earl Nightingale
“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” - Christopher Columbus
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” - Greg Anderson
“Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.” - Diane Sawyer
“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.” - Jose Rizal
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean
”I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal.” - Curtis Carlson
“One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” - Henry Miller
“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” - Arthur Ashe
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” - Fitzhugh Dodson
“The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.” - Charles de Lint
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” - Carl Rogers
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The good life is a process, not a stage of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
“You too can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims and destination.” – W. Clement Stone
“The road of life twists and turns, and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” – Don William Jr
Inspirational Poem - One Life
One FLOWER can wake the dream
One TREE can start a forest
One BIRD can herald spring
One SMILE begins a friendship
One HANDCLASP lifts a soul
One STAR can guide a ship at sea
One WORD can frame the goal
One VOTE can change a nation
One SUNBEAM lights a room
One CANDLE wipes out darkness
One LAUGH will conquer gloom
One STEP must start each journey
One WORD must start a prayer
One HOPE will raise our spirits
One TOUCH can show you care
One VOICE can speak with wisdom
One HEART can know what is true
One LIFE can make a difference.
Author: Unknown; Source: www.inspirationpeak.com
One TREE can start a forest
One BIRD can herald spring
One SMILE begins a friendship
One HANDCLASP lifts a soul
One STAR can guide a ship at sea
One WORD can frame the goal
One VOTE can change a nation
One SUNBEAM lights a room
One CANDLE wipes out darkness
One LAUGH will conquer gloom
One STEP must start each journey
One WORD must start a prayer
One HOPE will raise our spirits
One TOUCH can show you care
One VOICE can speak with wisdom
One HEART can know what is true
One LIFE can make a difference.
Author: Unknown; Source: www.inspirationpeak.com
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Friday, March 13, 2009
A New Approach to Time Management - By Nowshade Kabir
In today’s hectic life style it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage time effectively. There are so many things to do, and so little time! Internet is supposed to be the ultimate means for bringing efficiency to your life. The information that you need, the business tool you use, everything is now at your finger tip thanks to ubiquitous access to the Internet. But did it make your life easier? Most of us will tell probably not. On the contrary! Easy access to virtually any information lures us to spend way too much time on the Internet. How to regain total control of our precious time?
Time is a relative concept
In the physical world time indeed is a relative matter. In Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity time’s relative value was exemplified in the paradox often referred to as “Paradox of Twin”.
Consider that in a not so far future time there lived a pair of twins – Rob and Mary – somewhere on the Earth. Mary decided to visit a star eight light years away, stop there for a while and come back. The technology at that time allows her to travel at a speed of 80 percent of the speed of light on a fast spaceship. She made her trip and came back to the Earth. What will she see? While by Earth’s time 20 years have passed since she left, she has aged only 12 years and definitely looked younger than her twin.
Maybe we don’t see this relative physical characteristic of time in real life, one thing we all know is when we are busy with things that interest us, we feel that time passes faster and when we are engaged in a boring or dull job, we feel that the time is passing slowly.
Before we try to manage our time effectively we should have a better perception of our own time and how we spend it. The following exercise will help you get a better picture of your own time:
For three consecutive days write down everything you do from the moment you woke up and till you go to bed. Keep your pen and paper always handy. If necessary set alarm for every two hours to remind you so that you don’t forget to log. The idea is to get a thorough picture of your daily activities. After three days take a look at your logged data and on a separate list write down how much time you spent in an average day on each activity like sleeping, commuting, reading, working, socializing, etc.
Spending time on important things only
Now take a look on all your activities from a different approach. Assign each of the activity to one of the following groups: Urgent and important, Not urgent but important, Urgent but not important, Not urgent and not important.
Urgent and important: These are the priority number one tasks. Making your sales call, preparing for tomorrow’s exam and paying bills due today – these are some examples of urgent and important works.
Not Urgent but important: There are works that are not so pressing, but you understand by procrastinating them you are impairing your growth. These are the tasks on which you should emphasize your efforts most. Setting goals, planning your activities, and writing your business plan are examples from this group.
Urgent but not important: We spend a substantial amount of time on works that are pressing but does not have any real impact on achieving specific objectives. You have to chair a meeting that your colleague has requested as he is sick is an example of this type of activities. Often tasks from this group are requests from others or workloads you have willingly taken but deep in your mind you know that these tasks really don’t carry any personal value for you.
Not urgent and not important: These are the real time wasters. Reading junk mails, browsing through the Internet aimlessly, making unnecessary calls to friends are some of the common activities that should be avoided.
Since in the core of effective time management lies the idea of doing things that are important to you, you have to figure out how to select those tasks.
Goal setting
Goal setting is an absolute necessary method for personal planning. The process of goal setting gives you the real picture of your life – what you are now and what you are planning to be in the future. To understand which tasks are really important to you and will help you achieve success you have to set long term goals and then subdivide them to short terms goals. Once you did this, write all the things you have to do to reach these goals, steps you have to take and time span necessary to act upon them.
Use a planner
Move all these necessary activities to a planner. Identify the milestones. These should be your sub-goals. Specify how much time you will need to reach those milestones. Insert the tasks from the list you have created to the planner. Make weekly to do list based on your planner. Choose no more than three to four tasks for each of your goals in a week.
Develop daily to do lists
Your daily to do list should incorporate one or two most important activities from your planner. Your daily to do list should be scheduled loosely. Make sure that you don’t spend too much time on work related tasks. Over working will burn your enthusiasm quickly and bring you back to your previous life style.
In the beginning you might feel overwhelmed with the quantity of tasks you plan to do. To build your self confidence and manage time efficiently choose five not so difficult tasks each day and promise yourself that no matter what you will finish these five tasks. If you continue this for three weeks, it will become a part of your daily habit and build your self trust.
Every time during the course of the day if you have to do a task which is not from your list, ask yourself this question, "Is this really important to my goals?" If the answer is "Yes!" then go for it, if not get back to your list.
Time Management strategies help us to stay motivated and create a balanced lifestyle. The above mentioned methods are effective when followed scrupulously.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nowshade_Kabir
Time is a relative concept
In the physical world time indeed is a relative matter. In Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity time’s relative value was exemplified in the paradox often referred to as “Paradox of Twin”.
Consider that in a not so far future time there lived a pair of twins – Rob and Mary – somewhere on the Earth. Mary decided to visit a star eight light years away, stop there for a while and come back. The technology at that time allows her to travel at a speed of 80 percent of the speed of light on a fast spaceship. She made her trip and came back to the Earth. What will she see? While by Earth’s time 20 years have passed since she left, she has aged only 12 years and definitely looked younger than her twin.
Maybe we don’t see this relative physical characteristic of time in real life, one thing we all know is when we are busy with things that interest us, we feel that time passes faster and when we are engaged in a boring or dull job, we feel that the time is passing slowly.
Before we try to manage our time effectively we should have a better perception of our own time and how we spend it. The following exercise will help you get a better picture of your own time:
For three consecutive days write down everything you do from the moment you woke up and till you go to bed. Keep your pen and paper always handy. If necessary set alarm for every two hours to remind you so that you don’t forget to log. The idea is to get a thorough picture of your daily activities. After three days take a look at your logged data and on a separate list write down how much time you spent in an average day on each activity like sleeping, commuting, reading, working, socializing, etc.
Spending time on important things only
Now take a look on all your activities from a different approach. Assign each of the activity to one of the following groups: Urgent and important, Not urgent but important, Urgent but not important, Not urgent and not important.
Urgent and important: These are the priority number one tasks. Making your sales call, preparing for tomorrow’s exam and paying bills due today – these are some examples of urgent and important works.
Not Urgent but important: There are works that are not so pressing, but you understand by procrastinating them you are impairing your growth. These are the tasks on which you should emphasize your efforts most. Setting goals, planning your activities, and writing your business plan are examples from this group.
Urgent but not important: We spend a substantial amount of time on works that are pressing but does not have any real impact on achieving specific objectives. You have to chair a meeting that your colleague has requested as he is sick is an example of this type of activities. Often tasks from this group are requests from others or workloads you have willingly taken but deep in your mind you know that these tasks really don’t carry any personal value for you.
Not urgent and not important: These are the real time wasters. Reading junk mails, browsing through the Internet aimlessly, making unnecessary calls to friends are some of the common activities that should be avoided.
Since in the core of effective time management lies the idea of doing things that are important to you, you have to figure out how to select those tasks.
Goal setting
Goal setting is an absolute necessary method for personal planning. The process of goal setting gives you the real picture of your life – what you are now and what you are planning to be in the future. To understand which tasks are really important to you and will help you achieve success you have to set long term goals and then subdivide them to short terms goals. Once you did this, write all the things you have to do to reach these goals, steps you have to take and time span necessary to act upon them.
Use a planner
Move all these necessary activities to a planner. Identify the milestones. These should be your sub-goals. Specify how much time you will need to reach those milestones. Insert the tasks from the list you have created to the planner. Make weekly to do list based on your planner. Choose no more than three to four tasks for each of your goals in a week.
Develop daily to do lists
Your daily to do list should incorporate one or two most important activities from your planner. Your daily to do list should be scheduled loosely. Make sure that you don’t spend too much time on work related tasks. Over working will burn your enthusiasm quickly and bring you back to your previous life style.
In the beginning you might feel overwhelmed with the quantity of tasks you plan to do. To build your self confidence and manage time efficiently choose five not so difficult tasks each day and promise yourself that no matter what you will finish these five tasks. If you continue this for three weeks, it will become a part of your daily habit and build your self trust.
Every time during the course of the day if you have to do a task which is not from your list, ask yourself this question, "Is this really important to my goals?" If the answer is "Yes!" then go for it, if not get back to your list.
Time Management strategies help us to stay motivated and create a balanced lifestyle. The above mentioned methods are effective when followed scrupulously.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nowshade_Kabir
Inspirational Quotes - Priority
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen R. Covey
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn
“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money, and I’ll tell you what they are.” – James W. Frick
“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” – H.L. Hunt
“Review our priorities. Ask the question: what’s the best use of our time right now?” – Alan Lakein
“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” - Anthony Robbins
“If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.” - Lee Iacocca
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” - Henry David Thoreau
“Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves.” - Lord Chesterfield
“You’re writing the story of your life one moment at a time.” - Doc Childre and Howard Martin
“Your greatest resource is your time.” - Brian Tracy
“Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today.” - Benjamin Franklin
“You will never “find” time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.´- Charles Bruxton
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” - H. Jackson Brown
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” - Michael Altshuler
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn
“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money, and I’ll tell you what they are.” – James W. Frick
“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” – H.L. Hunt
“Review our priorities. Ask the question: what’s the best use of our time right now?” – Alan Lakein
“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” - Anthony Robbins
“If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.” - Lee Iacocca
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” - Henry David Thoreau
“Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves.” - Lord Chesterfield
“You’re writing the story of your life one moment at a time.” - Doc Childre and Howard Martin
“Your greatest resource is your time.” - Brian Tracy
“Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today.” - Benjamin Franklin
“You will never “find” time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.´- Charles Bruxton
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” - H. Jackson Brown
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” - Michael Altshuler
Inspirational Poem - Today
This is the beginning of a new day.
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is important, because
I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever,
leaving in its place something
that I have traded for it.
I want it to be gain, not loss;
good not evil; success not failure;
in order that I shall not regret
the price I paid for it.
(Author: Unknown ; Source: www.lifeoptimizer.org)
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is important, because
I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever,
leaving in its place something
that I have traded for it.
I want it to be gain, not loss;
good not evil; success not failure;
in order that I shall not regret
the price I paid for it.
(Author: Unknown ; Source: www.lifeoptimizer.org)
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