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Slave Vs Master ·          You can either be a slave of your thoughts or master of your thoughts; it depends upon the quality of your thinking. ·          You can be a slave of your wants or master of your needs; it depends upon your standard of living. ·          You can either be a slave of your time or master of your time, it depends upon whether you spend or invest your time. ·          You can either be a slave of your habits or master of your habits; it depends upon how much you value your life. ·          You can either be a slave of your past or master of your present; it depends upon your goals. ·          You can either be a slave of your earnings or master of your earning, it depends upon the purpose of your earnings. ·          You can either be a slave of your job or master of your job; it depends upon your career aspirations. ·          You can either be a slave of your heart or master of your heart; it depends upon your degree of attachment. ·        

It is better to …. ·          It is better to get a negative feedback, than not to get one at all ·          It is better to be rated, than to be hated ·          It is better to be silent, than to be misunderstood ·          It is better to be early, than to be too early for next day’s meeting ·          It is better to forgive, than to argue ·          It is better to respond, than to react ·          It is better to lead, than to be managed ·          It is better to change, than to be to replaced ·          It is better to be updated than to be outdated ·          It is better to act, than to blame ·          It is better to move on, than to worry ·          It is better to read and forward, than to forward Written by: M.L.Narendra Kumar

Answering the Inner world (A short story on being Rich and Guilty) Once upon a time in a small village there was a fisherman who uses to catch fish from the nearby lake & sell it in the market for his livelihood. During his regular fishing he got a leather bag and he took it to his home.  When he opened the bag, he saw some currencies inside the bag and he decides to dry it.  On the same day he had one of his old friends who visited his home & saw the currency notes being dried and said “you are very rich my dear friend” The fisherman replied by showing few coins and said this is what I have; his friend pointed to the currency and “said what about those notes?” The fisherman said “These are the coins I have earned for the day & the rest is not mine. Friend asked “from where did you get this? Fisherman Said “I got this when I was fishing. If I find the owner I w

3 Mistakes done while Appreciating a person in a workplace During the appreciation process these are the some of the mistakes done by some of the immediate managers/leaders: Mistake-1 -Finding fault with a person and holding a discussion about it for a while and then appreciate a person for his other good deeds or make statements like you are so talented, you don’t know your potential etc.is one common mistake we can see in the workplace. Mistake-2- Appreciating a person and then finding fault with him/her is another common mistake we can see in workplace Ex- You are doing a good job, but why are making such silly mistakes Mistake -3-- Appreciating a person and giving him/her an assignment Ex- I have never seen such a committed person like you, if you don’t mind can you come for a Tech support on this Saturday When I do a session on power of appreciation, I ask the participants how many of you have come across such appreciation; I have seen hands r

                                                 Interaction between Heart and Brain H- Heart and B- Brain H- We live in one body but why do you think I am damaged more. B- Because people take many things to the heart. H- You mean, they don't use you much B-  The study on brain usage also reveals it. H- Tell me when people should not use me? B-  When People are being criticized they should not use you, when people are being appreciated they should not use me. H- That's interesting, any other instances? B- When people are angry they should not use you, they should pause for a while, rest I will take care. B- While taking decisions, they should know when to contact me and when to contact you, if they reverse they land up in irreversible damages. H- From this interaction one thing is very clear people use more of me and less of you. B- I don't agree, Today innovation and creativity has been breaking the barriers, that's an indication that people al

Reflections When I reflect upon my achievements, I see my strengths. When I reflect upon my failures, I see my weakness. When I reflect upon my pain, I see my determination. When I reflect upon my anger, I see my short temperedness When I reflect upon my separation, I see my ego. When I reflect upon my procrastination, I see my laziness. When I reflect upon my blunders, I see my carelessness. When I reflect upon my happiness, I see my friends. When I reflect upon my confidence, I see my Family. When I reflect upon my knowledge, I see my Gurus. When I reflect upon my skill, I see my practice. When I reflect upon my reflections, I see myself. Written By: M.L. Narendra Kumar⁠⁠⁠⁠

Q&A with a Monk-2 D- Disciple M- Monk D: What is Future? M: It is nothing for those who are negative and it is everything for those who are positive. D: How to face the future? M:  With 3Cs- Change, Courage and Confidence. D: How to accept Failure? M:  Accept  yourself & take ownership for your action. You will understand what is failure. D:  How to handle Insult? M: Why should you be the owner of other's words D:  How to handle Criticism? M: Let Critics strengthen their ability to criticize, you  keep strengthening your performance. D: How to win an argument? M: Forget relationship D: How to win hearts of many? M: Have a place for them in your hearts. D: What should be the ultimate goal of a human being? M: To die peacefully D: How to die peacefully? M: Live peacefully D:  How to live peacefully? M: Don't live to prove who you are, live what you want to be. D:  I have no words to express M: A smile is enough. Written B

Life Lessons from Printing on an A4  Sheet Many of us take printouts /photocopies in our life, for some it is routine for some it might be a rare occasion. Can you recollect days where: ·          You had printed a wrong page? ·          Repeated the same page? ·          Wrong alignment ·          Or for  others reasons which would have forced you to dump the sheet in the bin or keep it in a separate tray for single side use Hope each one us would have come across such situations in our life. Now let’s examine our own behavior in a different occasion, have you come across situation when you had just few papers in the hand and you know that there is no additional sheet left in the tray?  Why did we behave differently with the same resources and similar kind of job? Yes! You got it right at the first instance, we had more sheets hence we didn’t mind wasting it but in the second instance we did know, we have on

Monk on Appraisal Part-1- Junior A monk was in a meditative state and a junior corporate employee sits opposite the monk. The monk opens his eyes after few minutes and the conversation starts… Monk : How can I help you gentleman? Junior : I want to get a good appraisal Monk : Smiles, it is not there in my hands Junior : I know that, I wanted some ideas to get a good appraisal Monk : You are in the wrong place Junior : I’m sure with your wisdom, you can help me Monk: Smiles, OK let me ask you a question are you here to learn how to get a good appraisal or how to manage yourself after the appraisal? Junior : Both Monk : With a sarcastic smile, ok. When you work for appraisal you are restricting yourself to performance matrix, hence the essence of enjoying the work reduces. When you focus on your rating, you have decided to work for others and hence you have disconnected with your purpose and alerted your thoughts to suit others. This might not help you in the l