Secret of Bolt / Phelps Gold

The secret success of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps in Olympics 2008 was very simple :
1. Both wanted to win desperately (Bolts was surprise for people)
2. Both visualised the victory and attracted... threw themselves to victory ....
3. Both achieved more every second than the their best previous second

“Gateway of Change - Nagrik Kranti”

“Gateway of Change - Nagrik Kranti”

Its a human nature and habit ... to look out and "Point Fingers"… today over 10days have passed of 26/11 event and we are still getting into a "Big Debate" "Big Fight" ...

Nation's well known journalist and renowned laureate’s are busy in identifying "who" ... "how" ... and "why"... "its not a TRP time"

Its not the time to look "Outside" …but an opportunity to "Change Inside"...

On 3rd dec 2008 ... It was great movement which brought over 2lacs mumbaikar on the street at "Gateway"

They were not few men who came out of their houses / offices ... it was INDIA which was standing at the "Gateway"...

Unfortunately ... when the were standing at the "Gateway" - The historic place which reminds of last English Troop leaving India in 1948 ... witnessed the terrorist attack ... in front of it

... and also few days later over 2 lacs countrymen came to "Gateway" .... "Gateway of Change" “Gateway of New Sun Rise" ...

we all came together at "Gateway" and went back from "Gateway" together to our homes ...

could not able to take the biggest step of change and crossed the "Gateway of Change"

Everyone who was on his / her feet on "Gateway" on 3rd Dec 2008 ... came with lots anger, frustration , slogans and billboard ...

Every one had some thing to speak / express ... "outside" pointing fingers at others ... shouting slogans at some body or others...

All the fingers were pointing at politicians ... Neighboring country and their acts... and midst of all these were some shout’s pf praises of good act of those… Who shed their blood , sweat and even lives ... to give us an opportunity to write this ...

we all agree its not easy to bring over 2lacs Indian together and move ... surprisingly the numbers were still less than the Mumbai people came out of their offices and home when Indian T20 team came to Mumbai.

Its was really the "ONENES" which was demonstrated....

We all shouted… Expressed our anger... lit the candle ... signed the petition .. and went back ... made the day memorable in photo's / magazines / next morning newspaper / in tv news / mail forwards and that’s all ....

We missed the biggest opportunity of our lives.. When we were standing at the "Gateway of Change" with the candles in our hand ... "NONE OF US SWEAR TO CHNAGE OURSELVES"

If each one of us who joined the rally ... the mass movement ... rare experience ... not of any political party but truly INDIAN... Nagrik … Citizens would have sworn together that we will change ourselves and do simple 4 things … which will ensure to history not repeat itself (26/11) any part of our mother land.

1. WILL NOT TAKE ANY BRIBE

2. WILL NOT SUPPORT / GIVE ANY BRIBE (IF POLICE CATCHES FOR SOME MISTAKE ITS BETTER TO PAY THE FINE THAN TO BRIBE THE POLICE)

3. WILL NOT EVADE TAX

4. WILL RESPECT FELLOW COUNTRYMEN (RESPECT IS VERY SIMPLE - NEVER HURT OR TRY TO USE ANY ONE FOR UR PERSONAL INTEREST)

If this movement have to carry forward and we have ensure that no one in the world should look at us like this again … we have to bring CHANGE … change in self …

Thakt Badlo,
Taj badlo
Raj Badlo
Raja Badlo
Aass Badlo
Vishwas Badlo
Beamani Hai Sab,
Agar iss
Balwalo is Subha mein…
Agar hum nahi badalein ...
Aur Tum nahi Badlein ...

Changing the ministers will not help … because he will replaced by other who will be equally bad …

We have to ensure that we as Citizen of India … should know about rights and duties and exercise them in the interest of OUR Society…

No one has got right whether it’s a minister or terrorist to walk in my country without my permission …. Because I M India , You Are India … We are India …

We all are equally like NSG commando’s who have passion to protect and fight for our country and our voices are the Weapon … “Louder and Consistent” Persistent … will bring change ….

India today is standing at the door of change …. Movement of people at “Gateway of Change: was just a start …. This change is not economic change … but change in the perspective , thoughts and action of each Indian …. We are the “Gateway of Nagrik Kranti” – and as any democratic movement … “Nagrik Kranti” will also be a “Bottom’s UP” …. As our grand “father’s” made our country liberated 60 years from English …. Today we have to come together and take the same route … and liberate INDIA from Terrorism….

Lets Swear … we will not support any activity which in turn will lead any terrorism activity to flourish ….

Dhirubhaism

Dhirubhaism No 1: Roll up your sleeves and help. You and your team share the same DNA. Reliance, during Vimal's heady days had organized a fashion show at the Convention Hall, at Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi.
As usual, every seat in the hall was taken, and there were an equal number of impatient guests outside, waiting to be seated. I was of course completely besieged, trying to handle the ensuing confusion, chaos and protests, when to my amazement and relief, I saw Dhirubhai at the door trying to pacify the guests.
Dhirubhai at that time was already a name to reckon with and a VIP himself, but that did not stop him from rolling up his sleeves and diving in to rescue a situation that had gone out of control. Most bosses in his place would have driven up in their swank cars at the last moment and given the manager a piece of their minds. Not Dhirubhai.
When things went wrong, he was the first person to sense that the circumstances would have been beyond his team's control, rather than it being a slip on their part, as he trusted their capabilities implicitly. His first instinct was always to join his men in putting out the fire and not crucifying them for it. Sounds too good a boss to be true, doesn't he? But then, that was Dhirubhai.

Dhirubhaism No 2: Be a safety net for your team. There used to be a time when our agency Mudra was the target of some extremely vicious propaganda by our peers, when on an almost daily basis my business ethics were put on trial. I, on my part, putting on a brave front, never raised this subject during any of my meetings with Dhirubhai.
But one day, during a particularly nasty spell, he gently asked me if I needed any help in combating it. That did it. That was all the help that I needed. Overwhelmed by his concern and compassion, I told him I could cope, but the knowledge that he knew and cared for what I was going through, and that he was there for me if I ever needed him, worked wonders for my confidence.
I went back a much taller man fully armed to face whatever came my way. By letting us know that he was always aware of the trials we underwent and that he was by our side through it all, he gave us the courage we never knew we had.

Dhirubhaism No 3: The silent benefactor. This was another of his remarkable traits. When he helped someone, he never ever breathed a word about it to anyone else. There have been none among us who haven't known his kindness, yet he never went around broadcasting it.
He never used charity as a platform to gain publicity. Sometimes, he would even go to the extent of not letting the recipient know who the donor was. Such was the extent of his generosity. "Expect the unexpected" just might have been coined for him.

Dhirubhaism No 4: Dream big but dream with your eyes open. His phenomenal achievement showed India that limitations were only in the mind. And that nothing was truly unattainable for those who dreamed big.
Whenever I tried to point out to him that a task seemed too big to be accomplished, he would reply: " No is no answer!" Not only did he dream big, he taught all of us to do so too. His one-line brief to me when we began Mudra was: "Make Vimal's advertising the benchmark for fashion advertising in the country."
At that time, we were just a tiny, fledgling agency, tucked away in Ahmedabad, struggling to put a team in place. When we presented the seemingly insurmountable to him, his favourite response was always: "It's difficult but not impossible!" And he was right. We did go on to achieve the impossible.
Both in its size and scope Vimal's fashion shows were unprecedented in the country. Grand showroom openings, stunning experiments in print and poster work all combined to give the brand a truly benchmark image. But way back in 1980, no one would have believed it could have ever been possible. Except Dhirubhai.
But though he dreamed big, he was able to clearly distinguish between perception and reality and his favourite phrase "dream with your eyes open" underlined this.
He never let preset norms govern his vision, yet he worked night and day familiarizing himself with every little nitty-gritty that constituted his dreams constantly sifting the wheat from the chaff. This is how, as he put it, even though he dreamed, none of his dreams turned into nightmares. And this is what gave him the courage to move from one orbit to the next despite tremendous odds.
Dhirubhai was indeed a man of many parts, as is evident. I am sure there are many people who display some of the traits mentioned above, in their working styles as well, but Dhirubhai was one of those rare people who demonstrated all of them, all the time.
And that's what made him such a phenomenal team builder and achiever. Yes, we all need "Dhirubhaisms" in our lives to remind us that if it was possible for one person to be all this and more, we too can. And like him, go on to achieve the impossible too.

A Small Story

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather cross my back terrace. Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour.
At one point the ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete about 10mm wide. After brief contemplation the ant laid the feather over the crack,walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way. I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this ant, one of God's smallest creatures. It served to reinforce the miracle of creation. Here was a minute insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the two-legged co-residents of this planet, also share human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its destination - a flower bed at the end of the terrace and a small hole that was the entrance to its
underground home. And it was here that the ant finally met its match. How could that large feather possibly fit down small hole Of course it couldn't. so the ant, after all this trouble and execrising great ingenuity, overcoming problems all along the way, just abandoned the
feather and went home.
The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its epic journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden. Isn't life like that!
We worry about our family, we worry about money or the lack of it, we worry about work, about where we live, about all sorts of things. These are all burdens - the things we pick up along life's path and lug them around the obstacles and over the crevasses that life will bring, only to find that at the destination they are useless and we can't take them with us...............

"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"

Some late nite thots .. or welcome the new day

Never change the winning combination / tactics - always endeavour to change the losing tactics