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Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1510 Power of Imagination

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1510 Power of Imagination An optimistic person uses his imagination for creating, whereas a pessimistic person uses his imagination for worrying. Creativity helps in solving problems, whereas worrying double the problems. Let us use the power of imagination to create rather than to worry. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD      

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1509 Quality of Living

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1509 Quality of Living What we eat determines our physical well-being and, what we think determines our mental well-being. Quality of living is an output of food we intake and the thoughts we generate M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD              

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1508 Talent is Wealth

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1508 Talent is Wealth A talented person need not be a wealthy person; he might consider his talent to be his wealth.  Let us respect people's talent rather than the materialistic wealth they possess M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1507 Efforts and Goals

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1507 Efforts and Goals Your effort increases with your goals, ensure your goals challenges you to do more. Your skills and knowledge develop when you stretch more. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD            

Conquering within

  Conquering within Those who conquer the ego within win the relationship outside Those who conquer the fear within win the battles outside Those who conquer the anger within win the respect outside Those who conquer the pride within win the appreciation outside Those who conquer the greed within win the peace outside Those who conquer the sufferings within win the happiness outside Those who conquer the laziness within win the laurels outside Those who conquer the dilemma within win the decision outside Those who conquer the apathy within win the empathy outside The world's deadliest battles are, started within and won or lost outside. If we win the evil within, we can convert the world into a peaceful place for ourselves and others.   M.L. Narendra Kumar  

Strategy and Passion

  Strategy and Passion Strategies are developed in the mind and executed in the field, it requires a great amount of thinking to be a strategist and it requires a great amount of passion to execute the same.    Strategy without passion is the journey towards failure, whereas a strategy with passion is the fastest route to success. A good team should have both strategists and passionate performers. M.L. Narendra Kumar    

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1506 Preparation and Performance

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1506 Preparation and Performance For a few minutes of performance, you require a few years of preparation. You can explain your performance story in a few minutes, but it requires hours to explain your preparation stories. Keep preparing; keep winning M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD      

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1505- Fault Finders Vs Sooth Sayers

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1505 Fault Finders Vs Sooth Sayers A Soothsayer might help you by talking about your future, but a Fault finder will help you to correct your present, without correcting your present, there is no use in knowing your future Fault finders are unpaid consultants, use them. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD            

Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-4

  Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-4 Once the ladies remove the Vathal/Vadams completely, we felt a sense of relief and we used to play on the terrace peacefully, however, sudden rains in summer did play a spoiled sport occasionally and sometimes there will be family functions on the terrace. Despite all these hindrances, we always found happiness in every small thing we did and enjoyed our summer vacations. The reason for penning down this article is to ensure such events needs to be stored and the lesson from life needs to be passed on to the next generation. In the past, people lived as a community and worked with each other, but today the socio-economic setup has changed and each one of us is busy in our ways. Let us not forget the success story of Lijjat Pappad which was started by a group of women on a terrace and later turned to be a household brand. Let us rediscover our good practices from the past and re-launch to live as a community and be an inspira

Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-3

  Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-3 Once the ladies complete their work, we stay back on the terrace and sit under a shade either, discussing fight scenes in movies (which we see once in a month) or start playing trade, ludo etc.  One of us will go back and check whether the vathal/Vadams had dried or not by peeling one or two and tasting it and later blame it on the crow.    During the afternoons, we will assemble on the terrace and start discussing the cricket matches we played, and the conversation will move in many other directions.     One of them will slowly start the conversation about the ghost in the neem tree and, we all start focusing on the tree which was next to our house. Each one of them will narrate what they heard about the neem tree and the ghost. Indeed, some of us were carried away by the stories but few expressed their desire to play with the ghost.   During the sunset, the ladies used to come back to the terrace to remove the dried vathal

Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-2

  Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-2 One of us would have seen the vathal/ vadams and intimate others about losing our playfield and start thinking about alternative games we can play on the terrace. Some of us will also assist the ladies in the process of drying the Vathal/Vadams, we were also given the task of ensuring the crows don't eat the Vathal/Vadams. On top of it, we will touch the vathal/Vadams to check, whether it has dried or not, if it is dry, we can remove it so that we can get back to our play area. Lesson-3 ·          When one option close, the other opens ·          Crisis makes us creative ·          In Constraints we innovate Since Vathal/ Vadams was our snacks, (not junk food), we did have a stake in helping our elders. During the drying process, we suddenly come across an old man who climbs to the terrace with an old black umbrella and orders us to bring some bricks, though we didn't have a clue we did, for us he was our thatha,

Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-1

  Life Lessons from Vathal/Vadams on Terrace Part-1 During my childhood days, we lived in a house where we had tenants on the ground floor, and we occupied the first floor. Half of the first floor was an open terrace, where we used to dry our clothes during the daytime, play in the evenings and use it for functions as well. Summer vacations were the most important period of our life and we used to wait for them. Since we all belong to the same age group with just a few years plus or minus, we almost finish our exams at the same time. Our only relaxation was playing together, and our hill station was our terrace. During summer the ladies used to join and collectively cook Vathal/Vadam on the terrace and start drying it on an old saree or a Dhoti depending on the quantity. Incidentally, that was the place where we used to play. Lesson-1 ·          When we collectively produce, we get a better rate. ·          When we collectively work, we get quick results. ·          When we

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1504 Fate and Thoughts

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1504 Fate and Thoughts We are not the outcome of our fate; we are the outcome of our thoughts. Strengthen your thought to strengthen your life M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD    

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1503 Expectations

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1503 Expectations Unwanted expectations lead to unhappiness and, unhappiness leads to emptiness. Set your expectations right, to set right your life. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD    

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1502 Monotonous Day

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1502 Monotonous Day A monotonous day neither has 23 hours nor 25 hours, it has 24 hours like any other day.  It is our attitude towards life, that determines whether we will have a monotonous day or a fulfilling day. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD        

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1501 Deeds

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1501 Deeds We are not defined by our desires; we are defined by our deeds Convert your desires into action, you will always be in traction M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD

The Reason for Stress

  The Reason for Stress A middle-aged man asked an old monk, "What is the reason for stress?" The monk said, "More" The middle-aged man asked, "Can you elaborate, what you said" The monk with a smile said, If you want more of anything and everything, you will be stressed. For example- If you want more money, you will be stressed, if you want to be loved more you will be stressed and the list is endless, but life has an end. The middle-aged man asked, " How do I know what is more and what is not?" Monk said, " In the journey of life, death is a destination and remember there is a destination for all your desires too, instead of defining what is more; define what and how much you want". A well-defined life is like a well-defined journey to make your ride comfortable, define your route and your destination. The middle-aged man thanked the monk and texted the builder, “I am not stretching my budget and let us go with bas

Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1500- Never stop Writing

  Less than a Minute Life Lesson-1500 Never stop Writing Never stop writing because people have stopped reading. Never let your competency erode, due to others’ opinions or actions. Reading is their choice & writing is our passion and let's keep doing it passionately. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD