There was once a lad who had been scholastic study abroad for a very long time before returning to his hometown. Upon his return, he asked his parents to find any teacher, or priest or anybody that would be capable of answering 3 of his questions.
At last, his parents found the man.
Lad: Who are you? And would you be able to answer my questions?
Priest: I am a servant of God and through His Will, I shall answer your questions
Lad: Are you sure? Even proffesors can't answer my questions
Priest: I shall do my best on answering them
Lad: I have 3 questions
1. If God exist, show him to me
2. What is it that is called Fate?
3. If Devil is created out of fire, then why is it that they are banished in hellish fire? It would not hurt them i suppose, since they are of the same element.
Has God ever think that far?
All of a sudden, the priest slapped the lad very hard.
Lad: Why are you angry at me?
Priest: I am not angry at all...that is my answer to three of your questions
Lad: I don't get it
Priest: How does the slap feel?
Lad: Of course it is painful
Priest: So you do believe that pain exist?
Lad: Yes
Priest: Show the pain to me
Lad: I can't
Priest: That is my answer to your first question. All of us can feel God presence without seeing him.
Priest: Did you dream of being slapped by me last night? Have you ever thought that you would get a slap from me today? That's what I call fate
Priest: What is the hand that I used to slap you made of?
Lad: Skin
Priest: What is your cheek made of?
Lad: Skin
Priest: But you feel pain don't you? Even if devils are made of fire and hell is of fire, if it is of God's desire, then Hell would be hell for devils.
A Priest & A Lad
The Toy Car
It was a merry afternoon at the hall. Oh, one could see that a toy-car race was being held, and the final round is a few minutes away. There were only four participants left and each of them proudly exhibit their own made toy-car. And so it was in fact that the rule of the game, the toy-car had to be one's own handmade.
Among the players, were one child whose toy-car wasn't in any way looking marvelous nor special in its look, though surprisingly he was one of the four boys who made it so far to the final round. Compared to his other players, his toy-car was the least magnificent and imperfect. Some of the audience doubted the toy-car capability to race against the other three.
Yes, it was true, the toy car looks pretty dull. With simple wood materials and few blinking lamps on its top, the toy car doesn't appear so interesting as compared to the other lavishly decorated toy-cars. Even so, the owner was less proud with his toy car, since it was original of his own creation.
Every kid got his car ready on the start line, and at the slightest signal from the jury, they pushed the toy-car as fast as they can. They pushed and pushed, ran and ran along with the car as fast as they could, and at the end, surprisingly, the kid with the least magnificent looking toy car got his toy car touching the finish line first among other players.
The champion was then asked by the organizer before receiving his award, "Hey champion kid, I saw you praying before the final round started, you must have prayed deeply to God that you may win this tournament, didn't you?" The champion was silent for a moment, then replied, "No sir, that was not what I prayed, I thought it was not fair to ask for God to help me defeating the other players. I only prayed that God help me not to cry if I lose." After a few moments of silence by the audience, the hall was then filled with applauses from the audience.
How often do we pray that our wish may be granted? But do we realize that sometimes our wishes are just the opposite of what the others may pray for? If God exist in the conventional sense, then does God side on one but not the other? For example, if we pray for a win that benefit us, at that same time, one party or more would be disadvantaged. Then would it be appropriate for us to be joyful of it while on the other hand the other person might be suffering and disappointed?
There are many things more important than just winning or losing. Wouldn't it be better for us if we pray for us to be accepting of whatever the results may be? Be it a defeat or a win, we can still choose to be happy.
Apple in the bag
A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old student asked him, "If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"Within a few seconds the student replied confidently, "Four!"
The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she thought. She repeated, "My boy, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"
The student had seen the disappointment on his teacher's face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four…"
The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that this student liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn't like apples and that is making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, "If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"
Seeing the teacher happy, the boy calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile the student enquired, "Three?"
The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"
Promptly the student answered, "Four!"
The teacher was aghast. "How my boy, how?" she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.In a voice that was low and hesitating young student replied, "Because I already have one apple in my bag."
When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect. Don't think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen with a predetermined notion.
The Red Hat
Once there was a devotee lived in a village. He used to be immersed in devotion for God always. He had a routine of practising meditation, singing devotional songs and worshipping God every morning.
There after he used to go to his shop to work. He used to close his shop at lunch time in the afternoon and did not open the shop after that. He used to devote rest of the time in feeding the saints, serving the poor, listening discourses of saints and in donating whatever he could for good of others. He used to be satisfied with whatever he earned from his business and used to devote his life for love of God. Such behaviour of his used to surprise others and they thought of him as a lunatic.
People used to say: 'He is foolish. He spends all his earned money in donations. He opens his shop just for a few hours. He wastes the precious morning time meant for earning money in doing worship. He is mad.'
Once the rishest businessman of the village called him over to his house. He had made a red colored hat. The rich man gave that hat to the devotee and said: ''This hat is for fools. I have not seen a person more foolish than you. So I'm giving this hat to you for wearing. If you find anybody more stupid than you, then you may give this hat to that person." Peacefully, the devotee took that hat and came back home.
Once that rich man became very sick. The devotee went to meet him and asked about his health. The rich man said: 'Brother! I'm making preparations to go now.'
The devotee asked: 'Where are you planning to go? Did you send somebody there to make preparations for your arrival or not? Are you taking your wife, son, money, car, bungalow etc or not?'
''Brother! Who can accompany me there? No body can go with me. I will have to go alone. I'll have to leave my family-relatives, money-bank balances, bunalows-vehicles here. Nothing can stay together other than Soul & God.''
After listening to the rich person's words the devotee giving the hat (which had been given to him by the rich man) to the rich man said: "You only wear this hat."
The rich person: "Why?"
The devotee said: "You are more foolish than me. When you knew that every thing -bungalows, bank balances, family etc will stay here, none of your friends will accompany you, there is no true hope other than God, then why did you waste whole of your life in acquiring all these things? When one is rich and powerful then everybody flocks around for selfish reasons. But nobody comes to help at times of trouble. Even after knowing all this you developed attachment for things which will not stay forever, stayed away from God and did not collect anything for your future. Therefore in these circumstances who is more foolish than you? Now you cannot do anything. You yourself are observing that none of your loved ones is coming for help."
Scars of Life
Some years ago, on a hot summer day, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole that was behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. In the house, his mother was looking out the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed, and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms, just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began a very incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim, and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. On his arms, there were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh, in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked the boy if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. Then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly, and have caused us deep regret.But, some wounds, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been right there, holding on to you.
We are all children of God. He wants to protect you, and provide for you in every way. But, sometimes, we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with perils and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That is when the tug-of-war begins.
If you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He will not ever let you go.
Crucial decision
Where You Stand Morally!!
This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.
The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision.
Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.
Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.
THE SITUATION:
You are in Sindh, Larkana to be specific.
There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding.
You are a photo-journalist working for a major newspaper, and you're caught in the middle of his epic disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless.
You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing into the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.
THE TEST:
Suddenly, you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris.
You move closer... Somehow, the man looks familiar...
You suddenly realize who it is... It is Asif Ali Zardari!
You notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever.
You have two options:
You can save the life of Zardari, or, you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the country's most powerful men!
THE QUESTION:
Here's the question, and please give an honest answer...
Would you select high contrast colour film, or, would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
Flowers on the Bus
Story by: Jean Hendrichson
We were a very motley crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily with our collars up to our ears, a cheerless and taciturn bunch.
One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty, boarded the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.
Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled short-sightedly down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning," in reply.
The following weeks we were more alert. Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. They were already dangling a little because of the heat. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" We never got to know if his name really was "Charlie", but he nodded shyly and said yes.
The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.
Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the regular passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet, gently nudged him and said shyly: "Here". Everyone smiled. The men started to jest about it, talk to each other, and share the newspaper.
The summer went by, and autumn was closing in, when one morning Charlie was not waiting at his usual stop. When he was not there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or -- hopefully -- on holiday somewhere.
When we came nearer to the centre for senior citizens, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when she went to the door.
Yes, the staff said, they knew who we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the centre that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They expected him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked again. Inside the bus was a silence akin to that in a church. Even though no one had talked about it, all those of us, who he had made such an impression on that summer, sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
Sitting on Your Telent
Story by: Steve Goodier
There was a man played piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a patron told him he didn't want to hear him just play anymore. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said, "I do not sing."
But the customer was persistent. He told the bartender, "I am tired of listening to the piano. I want that guy to sing!"
The bartender shouted across the room, "Hey buddy! If you want to get paid, sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!"
So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And nobody had ever heard the song Mona, Mona Lisa sung the way it was sung that night by Nat King Cole!
He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your "talent" is particularly great, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you possess! The better question is not "What ability do I have that is useful?" It is rather "How will I use whatever ability I have?"
- Improve Your Business Writing
An Article by Lynn
There's a quiet war between the over/more than camps, and I took part in it last week. I was updating my bio on my web site when an associate cautioned me to replace my overs with more thans.
Describing myself, I had written:
In her corporate teaching career of over 18 years, she has worked with executives, engineers . . . .
Her newsletter, Better Writing at Work, has over 6,000 subscribers.
Susan Daffron of Logical Expressions recommended more than. She worried that nitpicking copyeditors would be upset with my substandard overs. I agreed that they might, and I decided to change them. But not without a fight--with myself.
Should I use over, which sounds more down to earth? Or should I choose more than and avoid the risk that people will think I don't know "proper" English?
I pulled a half-dozen reference books off my shelf before I chose my side. Here's what I found:
The Gregg Reference Manual states, "Either more than or over may be used before numbers, but more than is preferable in formal writing."Gregg adds, "In some situations-- especially involving age--more than is not appropriate." Example: "people over 50."
The Associated Press Stylebook states, "More than is preferred with numerals."
The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications recommends "more than to refer to quantifiable figures and amounts." But it suggests over for "a comparison in which more is already used." Example: "over 50 percent more free space."
The Chicago Manual of Style defends over: "As an equivalent of more than, this word [over] is perfectly good idiomatic English."
Garner's Modern American Usage emphatically states, "The charge that over is inferior to more than is a baseless crotchet."
Fowler's Modern English Usage discusses the issue at length. It notes that American newspapers prefer more than before a number unless the number is an age, whereas in Britain over gets equal status with more than--with no quibbling.
After reading those guides, I might have just flipped a coin. But instead I decided to revise.
My bio now says:
"In her corporate career of 18+ years . . . "
"More than 50 companies and organizations . . . "
"nearly 6,000 subscribers" (While editing, I realized I do not quite have "over 6,000" subscribers to Better Writing at Work. Subscribe here and put me over the top!)
Have you taken a stand on over vs. more than? Whatever you choose, remember that with ages, over is preferred. And in a construction like the one below, remember the hyphen, or your meaning will be muddied!
jobs lost by over-50 managers
Over? More than? Whatever your choice, you can find a style manual to defend it.
Prevent Addiction
Addiction is one of the most important evil in today’s world, which should be tackled in order to bring complete development and peace in society. Addiction is also one of the causes for rising evils and crimes in society. Addictions are often seen among youth and in low social groups.
Let us know about addiction from the basics and how to stop them...
In medical terminology, addiction is a state in which the body relies on a substance for normal functioning and develops physical dependence, as in drug addiction. When the drug or substance on which someone is dependent is suddenly removed, it will cause withdrawal, a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. Addiction is generally associated with increased drug tolerance. In physiological terms, addiction is not necessarily associated with substance abuse since this form of addiction can result from using medication as prescribed by a doctor.
The main substances, which cause addiction, are alcohols and drugs. Drug abuse are the most important and dangerous cause. Now the common person has a easy way for addiction treatment. There is a site called http://stopyouraddiction.com/ , which helps addicts to stop their dependency. The main important thing about this site is that, they help to cure you by using various techniques at a time. They use spiritual and physical methods to treat the problem. AS a result, drug rehabilitation becomes easier. It also reduces the influence of drugs on the mind.
I think this site on drug rehab is a must visit for an addict or those who wants to stop addiction .If you know an addict then ,its your duty now to direct them to this site. Help them to have a happy and productive life
House Plans
Having a good house is one of the basic nessicity of a human being. A house provides with the necessary shelter for a family. It protects them from adversities of climate and from other calamities. It is also essential for a good family and social life.
Nevertheless, to have a house is not that easy as we think. There are many obstacles before we build a house. To build a house one needs a large sum of money. In addition, having money is not only the main thing. How to put our hard-earned money into a planned and systematic way to get our house build is the main obstacle. It is very hard to get a good engineer and plans to build a house. To have a nice interior and exterior design is very difficult.
Enjoy sex better
It was interesting for me to read an article about extra marital affairs, which told that main cause for such relations is small size of penis of their partners. Until now, the common man was not aware of this problem. Sex has a great role in married life, but did not expect this much role in married life. Actually, women go behind men who satisfy them more and have longer penis, as the study revealed.
A study conducted in September 1996 by the Journal of Urology found that the average penis size was approximately 12.9 cm, which is about 5 inches. An alternate study published in the December 2000 International Journal of Impotence Research indicates that the average penis length is about 5.35 inches. Unfortunately, the relationship between confidence and penis size is undeniable and results in casting an overall shadow over any form of sexual relationship.
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So now, those with small penis need not worry. There is great help for them from all sides.
Shop till you Drop
I think its have been a long time now that we have not had a good shopping site. Most of the shopping site does not cover the tastes of all people. They just try to do something and make many by fooling the visitors. Now I have found a very good shopping site.
ShopWiki.com is the only site, which gives you competitive prizes and good products. They give valuable products for your money. ShopWiki revolutionizes online shopping since it finds every store on the internet by crawling like Google. Traditional shopping sites will only show you stores that have PAID for placement, and ShopWiki will give a shopper everything. For a shopper, this means they can find anything and everything for sale on the web at ShopWiki.com
Even I was surprised to see the different varieties of products in their site and it was a good shopping experience fore me. I think you can also try this great shopping site. The main specialty of this site is their Home Furnishings and Decor. You can get a wide variety of stuffs and it fits your pocket. You can also select the best from the wide choices you have.
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New Radio Technology
This is the age of the reemergence of the radio, which has been once, removed from the main stream due to the invasion of television and computers. Now we are having many radio stations, which are emerging day by day. These radio stations have programmes, which are much better than the televisions. But often it is not possible to receive all of the radio stations due to inability of reception.
For this purpose, you have the HD Digital radio,now receive local radio stations with digital clarity. HD Radio technology enables AM and FM radio stations to broadcast their programs digitally. HD Radio technology gives you many features that the traditional radios never give you. They offer you with FM stations now with CD-quality sound,AM stations now with FM-quality sound and all these with Crystal-clear reception with no audio distortion. You also get new channels to play more of what you like to hear than usual.
HD Radio technology is available in tabletop systems and shelf units. It is also available in car and marine stereo units. HD Radio technology also provide iPod Tagging
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To build a house is dream for most of the people in this world. Having a house means to be settled in life. However, it is not that easy as everyone thinks. There are many risks and many harsh decisions to be taken. However, all these decisions should be right and appropriate to the situation. Even if there is, a small mistake in taking this decision it will lead to many loses and even creates a lot of mental stress.
Now there is a solution for this problem. Now you have a professional help for this problem. Home Plans helps you do all the planning and designing of your homes. They help you make your dream come true without any problems for you and your family. You can have Contemporary house plans from this site and can build the best house in your locality.
There are a lot of plans and designs with them. Selecting the best one is a hard thing because they just have the best designs. French Country House Plans are the best ones which I think. They are also having a variety of different house plans, which are both traditional and modern.
Need for a Vacation
Working 24 hours and 7 days a week in one year is so tiring and so boring. Most of the people soon lose their interest in work and their life very soon when they follow this regimen. There is also even a famous proverb” all work and no play make jack a dull boy”. This means we should find some time for our recreation. It is always nice to go for a vacation with your loved one. This not only helps in improving your mental condition but also helps to improve your relation between your families. If you think about a place to go for vacation, then I feel it is Jamaica. Negril, Jamaica is the hot spot now. The place is very exotic and has a rich heritage. The beaches and culture are so natural and clean that you would feel to stay there for your lifetime. If you want to get in there, that is also so easy, there is a group called Super Clubs who offer tours to these areas. They are so good that they take care of you completely. They take care of you from the moment you arrive at the airport until your departure. Therefore, you are completely safe with them. You can have a view of their all-inclusive resorts and prices before you take your decision.
If you are planning for a honey moon or a trip with your love, then they even provide adult vacations.
So wish you a happy vacation
Something About Casinos and Online Casinos
What is a Casino?
A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. Today, there are more than 4000 casinos worldwide.[1]
Customers gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e.g., craps, roulette, baccarat) and some skill (e.g., blackjack, poker) (for more see casino games). Games usually have mathematically-determined odds that ensure the house has at all times an advantage over the players. This can be expressed more precisely by the notion of expected value, which is uniformly negative (from the player's perspective). This advantage is called the house edge. In games such as poker where players play against each other, the house takes a commission called the rake. Casinos often give out free items, known as comps to people who are gambling. Often, in most casinos, the more money a player uses the more benefits or comps the player get.
Payout is the percentage won by players.
Playing with house money refers to the situation where a winning player is placing bets with money that has been won from the casino.
Online Casino
Now we are lucky that all the benefits of a casino can be enjoyed from our homes. This is by online casinos.
Online Casino helps you to chose the best casinos from a list of casinos. They rate these casinos according to the opinion of the players. Thus, it makes gambling much more easily.
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Slim Fit
It is normal among the people of the new generation to get a figurer which is slim and atractive.For thise purpose they use various drugs which alter the mechanism of food intake.There also drugs which atler the nervous system
For that purpose the drug Phentermine
is highly effective.This has been widely used by many people world wide and provides adequate result to them.
Phentermine is a drug which is classified under the group amphetamine and phenethylamine class. It itself is not an amphetamine. In 1959, the FDA approved this substance as an appetite suppressant drug and since then has been widely used to help obese patients to suppress hunger and lose weight.
The drug acts in the central nervous system mainly the hunger and appetite centres. This means that it works in the brain by stimulating neuron bundles to release a particular group of neuotransmitters known as catecholamines. These include dopamine, epinephrine, norepeinephrine. The catecholamines excite the sympathetic part of the nervous system-the fight or flight response. In turn, it inhibits the hunger signal causing a appetite suppression.
How and when to take Phentermine
Studies have shown that phentermine causes a 10-15 % greater weight loss compared to a placebo in a double-blind study. Like most diet pills, its effectiveness will be greatest if accompanied by proper diet and exercise. It is most effective if taken once a day during a 3-4 week period.
It is best to take phentermine before 3pm due to the risk of insomnia. It is recommended to take phentermine on an empty stomach, usually before breakfast or 1-2 hours after breakfast.
There are lots more to be read about this wonder drug.Have a look at the pill at Phentermine Review.It may be useful to you or your friends
READ IT
Everyone read the story of "The Washer man and the foolish donkey"
To refresh your memory, and for the benefit of those who have not grown up listening to this moral story, it goes like this…
There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson. The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he does not bark, he will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey started braying loudly. Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for no reason.
Moral of the story: One must not engage in duties other than one's own!!
Now a new twist to the old story
The washer man was a well-educated man from a premier management institute. He knew the fundas of looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box.
He was convinced that there must be some reason for the donkey to bray at night. He walked around the house a little and did some fact finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the ground realities that there was a thief who broke-in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra initiative in going beyond the call of duty, he rewarded him with a lot of hay and other benefits. The donkey became his favorite pet. The dog's life did not change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated in doing the dogs duties as well.
In the annual appraisal, the dog managed a "meets expectations" . Soon the dog realized that the donkey was taking care of his duties as well and he could now enjoy his life sleeping and lazing around. The donkey was rated as "star performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards.
Soon he was over burdened with work and was always under pressure. He is now looking for a job change...
Moral of the story: One must not engage in duties other than one's own!!
Old is Gold
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa , taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that he's lost .
Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in trouble now!"
Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are anymore around here?"
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!
Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says.
"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with old farts...
age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!
Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
If you don't send this to five "old" friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in the world.
I am in no way insinuating that any of you are old, some are just more youthfully challenged.
"Self Appraisal"
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).
The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:
Boy: "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): "I already have someone to cut my lawn."
Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.
Boy: (with more perseverance) : "Lady, I'll even sweep
your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will
have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida."
Woman: No, thank you.
With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.
Store Owner: "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy: "No thanks,
Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the
job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"
This is what we call "Self Appraisal"
The Duck and the Devil
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.
He Practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target.
Getting A little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was Walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck Square in the head, and injure it badly. He was shocked and grieved.
In a panic, he hid the injured duck in the wood pile, only to see His sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the Dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in The kitchen." Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go picnik and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make Supper."
Sally just smiled and said," Well that's all right because Johnny told Me he wanted to help." She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally Went picnick and Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's, He finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had injured the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long You would let Sally make a slave of you."
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Thought for the day and every day thereafter?
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil Keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad Habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ....whatever it is....You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing..... He has seen your whole life.
He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave Of you.
The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He Not only forgives you, but He forgets . It is by God's grace and Mercy that we are saved.
Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today. Share This with a friend and always remember : God is at the window.
A Story of Two Pebbles
Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the Girl to do?
Well, here is what she did ....
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don't attempt to think. Start your day with this thought provoking story and have a nice day.
15 ways to build a great relationship with your boss
Wish you had a better relationship with your boss? Feel like you are ignored in favor of others? Wondering if you have any career progression left?
Think about how well you are helping your boss get her job done and meet her obligations. Are you doing everything you can (within legal and ethical bounds, of course) to help her look good and get ahead.
If not, your relationship may be getting in the way. Consider this list of 15 things you can do to improve your relationship with your boss.
1. Show up every day full of energy and enthusiasm. Love your job, and dive into it eagerly every moment of the day. Can't do that? Perhaps you need to find a different job!
2. Be positive. No griping around the water cooler, or in emails or text messages or elsewhere. No complaining and no wallowing in misery. Find the silver lining and focus on it. That does not mean you can never point out a problem to your boss. Just make sure it is a real problem and try to bring two or three potential solutions along with the problem.
3. Learn every day. Learn new skills, pickup new knowledge, meet new people, find new resources. Help refresh the mind of the group.
4. Set SMART goals, review them with your boss to get agreement on targets and deadlines, report on your progress and seek an evaluation when you have delivered on the goals.
5. Speaking of which - Deliver Results! Bosses love that.
6. Take all the time-off you are entitled to. Smart bosses understand that folks are much more productive when they have time to recharge - at night, on the weekend and on vacation. (Bosses note: you need to take time off, too, or your team never will.)
7. Under-promise and over-deliver. Make your mind up to promise only what you know you can control and deliver, and then do it.
8. Do work that is accurate, complete, relevant and useful.
9. Contribute your ideas to make things better.
10. Support your boss. Just like all of us, bosses need positive feedback and encouragement. Make your feedback specific, tied to goals, and behavior based.
11. Focus your work on the things that make a difference to your boss.
12. Communicate just enough and not too much. Learn how much your boss wants to know about various work issues, opportunities and projects and respect those desires.
13. When you communicate with your boss, use her style. If she loves details, give her details. If she wants the big picture, give her that. If she wants to know how a proposal will affect people, provide your thoughts. If she just wants the facts, just give her the facts. If she wants you to get to the point quickly, do so. If she wants to chat first, do that too. Communicate the way your boss likes, not necessarily in your natural style.
14. Say "No" when you need to. The best bosses fear they won't be told when an idea is stupid - so tell 'em!
15. When the boss gives you an assignment, develop a plan of attack and share it with her soon. A good boss will delegate the "what" and expect you to put together the "how." Reward her with a quick and well-thought response.
Does Management know their Staff?
On walking into the factory, the MD noticed a young guy leaning
against the wall, doing nothing. He approached the young man and
calmly said to him, how much do you earn?"
The young man was quite amazed that he was asked such a personal
question, he replied, none the less, "I earn $ 2 000.00 a month, Sir.
Why?"
Without answering, the MD took out his wallet and removed $ 6000.00
cash and gave it to the young man and said, "Around here I pay people
for working, not for standing around looking pretty! Here is 3 months
'salary, now GET OUT and don't come back".
The young man turned around and was quickly out of sight. Noticing a
Few onlookers, the MD said in a very upset manner, "And that applies
for everybody in this company". He approached one of the onlookers
and asked him, "Who's the young man that I just fired?" To which an
amazing reply came of, "He was the pizza delivery man, Sir...!!!"
- The Top 10 Ways to Start Living Your Life -
Life either happens to us, or we take hold of life and live it. Here are 10 Ways to get a life and start living it.
1. Give yourself permission to claim your life. That is right — permission. You are the only one who can decide you are in charge of your life. Even though it feels like you are not supposed to do so, turn off the internal editors, the old tape recordings, the “shoulds, have tos, and musts”, and the rules that did not come from you.
2. Define what living means to you. It is not as hard as it sounds. Just picture yourself at the end of your life looking back. What words would you want to describe how you lived your life and who you are as a person?
3. Stop living in the future. Every time you think “someday” or “when I have time I will,” stop. Ask yourself, “Why not now?” Think about this sentence, “I always wanted to, but never did.” Start doing the things you always planned to do. Choose your life every morning. Plan one thing you will do that day to feel alive.
4. Surround yourself with people who enjoy living. They have obviously discovered how to have a life and live it. Why not hang with the pros?
5. Lay down your pain and your anger. Carrying them around makes living harder and less fun. It does not bring anything, and it steals a lot.
6. Let the losers win. Do not argue about things that you do not care about. Unless there is some real threat, let the folks who have something to prove, prove what they need to. Why waste your living time trying to fix what is wrong with them?
7. Create energy. Jump to forgiveness and love, then figure things out. Most conclusions we jump to are not only wrong, they are negative. Negative conclusions lead us to prepare a defense. Being on the defensive is not living. It is hiding from life.
8. Learn the physical symptoms of when your head and heart become disconnected. We know when we are having a knee jerk reaction, when we are feeling sorry for ourselves, and when we are being blind to people’s feelings. We can remember how it felt physically while we were behaving badly. Get to know those symptoms, and you can stop the behavior. Living life will feel a whole lot safer because you will not be in danger of shooting yourself in the foot.
9. Take small risks that push your boundaries in every way. The joy of life is packed in learning that matches our skill set. When we stretch just a bit intellectually, physically, emotionally, we grow. Living is growing. Even your cells know that.
10. Value and protect the people and the places you care about. A job is not a life. It is just a part of one. Let the people you care about come first, and let everyone know that you do. Re-read numbers 1 and 2.
We come into life with whatever we have. It is ours to do with. It took me a while to figure that out — that my life is not just what happens to me, that I could take hold of it.
I want to have the time of my life.
You have already got a life too. Are you living it?
JUST SUPERB AND EXCELLENT
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big notice on the door on which was written:
'Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym'.
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room.
The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: 'Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!'. One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.
There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:
'There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life.
You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success.
You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes,when mkt turns bullish.
Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs,
when you realize that you are the only one responsible( not the mkt) for your life.
'The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself'
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Woman in your Life
The woman in your life...very well expressed...
Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.
Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;
Who is earning almost as much as you do;
One, who has dreams and aspirations just as
you have because she is as human as you are;
One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your
Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system
that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements
One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as
much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;
One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family ,name
One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen
One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook
food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more,
and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother,
a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as
to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you;
One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;
Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply
Because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise
One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;
One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important,
relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some
and trust her;
One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.
But not many guys understand this......
Please appreciate "HER"
HOW DEEP A SLEEPER ARE YOU??
TAKE THE TEST AND KNOW:>>>>>
Write down your anser on a sheet of paper for example 1.a 2.b etc
Q.1 A bureaucrat offers to do your work faster if you're willing to offer
him a bribe. You:
A} Pay up. It's too much of a hassle otherwise.
B} Politely decline, and pretend it never happened.
C} Decline, and lodge a complaint against him.
Q.2 An underage child is offered to you as house-help. You:
A} Hire him/her. It's much cheaper.
B} Decline. It'll play on your conscience.
C} Decline, and file a complaint at the police station.
Q.3 You've been informed that there will be a water shortage. You:
A} Install a mini-tank in your home so you're not affected.
B} Shower for a few minutes less every day.
C} Conserve water yourself, and start an awareness campaign in your locality.
Q.4 You see someone throwing away an empty wrapper on a road. You:
A} Ignore it. The sweeper will pick it up eventually.
B} You pick it up, and throw it in a dustbin yourself.
C} Confront him, and request him to throw it in a dustbin.
Q.5 You see a pothole in a road. You:
A} Make a mental note not to drive over it.
B} Curse the BMC, the road contractors and the world.
C} Write to the media, and embarrass the authorities enough to fix it.
Q.6 You see a rare wildlife pelt in an acquaintance' s house. You:
A} Admire it for its beauty.
B} Keep your discomfort to yourself.
C} Convince the person to turn the pelt over to the authorities.
Q.7 A shopkeeper is selling goods for more than the M.R.P. You:
A} Purchase it. It's a small difference, anyway.
B} Don't buy it, as a mark of protest.
C} Inform him that it's illegal, and take him to the authorities if he doesn't listen.
Q.8 Election time is around the corner, and you don't like any
candidate. You:
A} Don't vote.
B} Go to the polling booth, and cast an invalid vote.
C} Become politically active to ensure that there's a decent candidate who's contesting.
Q.9 Your company is allotting you the car of your choice.
You decide to get:
A} The big SUV.
B} The luxury sedan.
C} The Eco-friendly hybrid car.
Q.10 You witness a major crime that's taking place. You:
A} Walk away, and pretend you saw nothing.
B} Make an anonymous call to the police, tipping them off.
C} Make a police complaint in person, and stand witness during the court trial.
Points: A- 1 point. B- 2 points. C- 5 points.
Scoring: 10-15 points: You're a deep sleeper, even when you're awake. Because you see the problems at hand, but wilfully choose to ignore them. You'll need a lot of effort to awaken.
16-35 points: You're a moderate sleeper, because you're aware of the issues that concern society. You need to push yourself more to make a real difference, and truly awaken.36 points and above: You're truly awakened. You react in the best possible manner to every problem, and try to make a positive impact. The world needs more people like you.
My Dad is Great
How children think of there dad at different ages
At 4 Years
My daddy is great.
At 6 Years
My daddy knows everybody.
At 10 Years
My daddy is good but is short tempered
At 12 Years
My daddy was very nice to me when I was young.
At 14 Years
My daddy is getting fastidious.
At 16 Years
My daddy is not in line with the current times.
At 18 Years
My daddy is becoming increasingly cranky.
At 20 Years
Oh! It's becoming difficult to tolerate daddy. Wonder how Mom puts up with him.
At 25 Years
Daddy is objecting to everything.
At 30 Years
It's becoming difficult to manage my son.. I was so scared of my father when I was young.
At 40 Years
Daddy brought me up with so much discipline. Even I should do the same.
At 45 Years
I am baffled as to how my daddy brought us up.
At 50 Years
My daddy faced so many hardships to bring us up. I am unable to manage a single son.
At 55 Years
My daddy was so far sighted and planned so many things for us. He is one of his kind and unique.
At 60 Years
My daddy is great.
Thus, it took 56 Years to complete the cycle and come back to the 1st stage !
SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN EXCLUSIVITY
There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honour and prizes.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting about how he grew it. In doing so, the reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbours.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir", said the farmer, "didn't you know that the wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn too. So, if I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn."
The farmer thus gave a superb insight into the 'connectedness' of life. His corn could not improve unless his neighbours' corn also improved. So it is in the other dimensions too!
Those who choose to be at harmony, must help their neighbours and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well. The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.
SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ISOLATION. IT IS VERY OFTEN A PARTICIPATIVE AND COLLECTIVE PROCESS.
So share the good practices, ideas, new learning's with your family, team members, neighbours.
Love and Marriage
A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back.
But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders....may be there is a bigger one later.
Then he saw another bigger one... but may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him.
Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he start to realize that the wheat is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted.
So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand.
The teacher told him, "...this is love... you keep looking for a better one, but when later you realise, you have already miss the person.... "
*"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back.
But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.
The teacher told him, "this time you bring back a corn.... you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get.... this is marriage."*
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Money Blogging
Blogging is one of the best ways to earn money to online. Blogging can help you earn money more than what you expect really. Start a blog first using free service providers like blogger or word press.
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Money from blogging
One of the main needs for a person in this world is money. And in today’s world we all are running behind money. But most of us are not able to make enough money as we wish to make. For those people blogging is one of the best ways to earn money. You are actually paid to blog and can actually earn more than you expect.
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Ways to face panel interviews... R.C. Sharma
The basic premise, whether you are facing one interviewer or 21 is the same - get a conversation going where the employers can get to know you and vice versa.
The company's top brass and supervisors are teamed up so that everyone involved in the selection decision can meet, ask questions and then select the best candidate on the established parameters.
While this may seem like a deliberate attempt to unnerve you, they are only interested in judging how you interact with different people and how you express/behave under pressure. So, interview is a test of your self-confidence and nerves. It is a direct judgement of your abilities and capabilities.
In fact, this form of time-efficient interviewing is becoming increasingly common, especially for higher positions. Therefore, preparing yourself to face both - an individual and a panel interview - will ensure that you never get caught off-guard.
Here are some useful tips to make your panel interview a success.
Get the basics right
Prepare as you would for any interview by studying the job description, researching the company, practicing answers with your friends and preparing meaningful questions. The queries posed will be more or less the same as in a one-on-one interview, but brace yourself to be bombarded with questions from every side. Also, carry multiple copies of your resume to distribute to every member.
Some variation
In the traditional one-on-one interviewing style, the focus is on building a rapport with the interviewer. But when it comes to facing a committee/board, this focus goes right out of the window, as it is quite difficult to establish a personal connection with each panelist. Also, this is more formal, organised and impersonal without any place for getting to know small talk. The panel will jump in with interviewing questions straight away.
Visually engage all
You cannot afford to get tunnel vision and focus on one/few panel members, no matter how charming or friendly they may seem, that is, not if you want to blow the interview miserably. So, when an interviewer asks you a question, respond initially to that person, but do not forget to acknowledge other interviewers with a comfortable level of eye contact. Slowly move from looking one person in the eye to the other so as to speak to each person equally. The cardinal rule is to visually engage everyone irrespective of seniority or location in the room.
Keep a list of questions
Carry a list of points that you want to mention and questions you want to put forth in the interview.
Discreetly make small notes of members' specific questions, differentiating concerns and facets mentioned by them. This will help you remember what each person is interested in and respond accordingly.
As celebrated author and mentor, Carole Martin says, "Remember each person has an agenda - it is up to you to zero in on that interest and make the most of it."
Also, cross reference your answers with previous queries to tend to the concerns of more than one interviewer and thus derive better outcome.
Observe the set-up
The `inquisitors' may play off each other to draw out the kind of person you are. For example, one may be kind and gentle, while the other is hostile, pushy and unresponsive, or they may confusingly take turns at each.
Don't be confused by these tactics and take the initiative to engage everyone by directing questions of your own.
Treat all equally
Never make the mistake of favouring one interviewer over another with your time or attention. Treat everyone equally and try to impress all of them. Calmly and comfortably take in one question and one interviewer at a time, but even when answering one interviewer' s question, be conscious of how the others (say from HR, finance and marketing) may interpret it.
Go for maximum appeal by offering something specific to each and make your comments of relevance to the entire panel.
As a interview coach, Alison Gill, advises, "Think through how best you can articulately describe your experiences in a way that will appeal to the different people on the panel. Talk about specific examples.... "
Above all, be cool, confident, calm and collected. Develop clarity on your objectives. Be clear on your strengths. Do not use ambiguous terminology like `may be', `could be', `I think', `I am not sure', etc. It reveals hesitation and lack of confidence.
The ability to articulate is vital for an interview. It is useless to be knowledgeable about your subjects and have a long list of qualifications, if you are unable to answer a few simple questions about yourself and your work, without fumbling and mumbling. Offering cogent arguments and logical thinking are significant pointers of your personality.
Do thank your interviewers politely before you leave and leave the interview room with dignity and grace. Don't look back.
A well-planned strategy, sound preparation, suitable dress, good grooming and self-confidence poised composure will surely pave your way to success.
What makes you employable? Dr Ali Khwaja
With increased competition, even students who come out with professional or post-graduate degrees are finding it difficult to get into a meaningful career.
While mediocre jobs are plentiful, those looking to getting on to the fast track get frustrated when they find themselves inadequate to fit into the real world of work and deliver results.
You can make yourself employable and effective if you follow the simple basic steps:
Select the course of your study based on the subjects you like, are good in them, and are going to enjoy your work in that field.
Study to gain knowledge and to apply it effectively, not just mugging up to answer exams. Find out how each subjects connects to real life.
It is not enough to be a graduate in any field. Start identifying and specialising in a specific area of the field. E.g. if you are in marketing, ask yourself if you would be better off in market research, product development, customer support, sales or franchising, etc.
Build up your soft skills such as good manners, pleasing temperament, ability to express well to one or a group of persons. Develop the capacity to interact with and get around difficult people. All careers today require soft skills, and they take years to build up.
Identify what is your USP (unique selling proposition) . What makes you stand out in a crowd, and how you can convince your employers or your clients that you are different from competitors.
Be persistent in what you take up. Do not jump from one field to another just because jobs are being offered. Ensure that additional qualifications you build up or skills you acquire are in congruence with your main course of study.
Keep track of the happenings of the field you are headed towards. Know the latest trends, improve your general knowledge, and keep abreast of the current affairs. Employers always appreciate candidates who have prior knowledge of the world they want to enter.
nLast and not least ….
Be genuine. Never bluff in your resume or in interviews. Do not try to boast or show any traces of arrogance or over-confidence. Respect others without becoming servile or submissive. Take genuine interest in others, and they will take interest in you.
What if this happens to u
The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his
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This is a love story between a fisherman and a princess.
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However, like all of us know, the love between a fisherman and a princess simply would not get the blessings of her father. Because of this, they would meet secretly at nights. But the old King soon learnt about his daughter's nocturnal tryst. One night, he asked his soldiers to follow her. The soldiers returned and informed the King that every night the princess would leave the palace and go to a small bay out of
town.
She would signal to the fisherman at the other end of the bay by flashing a light and he would come to that light to find her.
The King then ordered his soldiers to set a trap. They followed the princess, caught her and flashed a light to entice the fisherman.
The princess managed to escape from the soldiers and ran as fast as she could to warn her lover. She realised though that it would not be possible to reach the fisherman if she were to run along the beach, so she thought she would swim. A miracle happened. Wherever she stepped into the sea, the water turned into sand; and the sand turned back into water whenever the soldiers followed her.
But, as she was reaching her lover, a soldier's arrow meant for the fisherman struck her, killing her instantly.
The people of Marmaris say that when the blood of the princess get mixed with the sea water, it changes the colour of the sand.
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