never force a mind!

never never never force a mind. A mind forced against it's will is of the same opinion still

Only dead fish flow with the flow!

I have had a queer life, have I not?

I was tempted this morning to take an account of my life. It's not that I always went against. There were so many times when I did go with it, when I played dead and I have had to pay for those mistakes!

Times when I went against the flow:

The beginning of a rebellious life: getting my long hair cut at 16! It did not make sense to me and was perhaps the most scariest thing I did in my life. Looking back, sounds just right.

I could not take science: getting rid of non-medical at 17- the only student out of 5 sections to move to commerce!
So, finished school with no idea of what to do with life.

Bcom (with the flow). I should have studied advertising or mass communication
Chartered Accountancy (with the flow)

Getting rid of Chartered Accountancy and deciding that I was not cut out for it (Against the flow)

Beginning of CAT preparation (not my decision, with the flow!)

Eventually finishing graduation again with no idea of life!

Diploma in Tourism ( Against the flow. It was a conscious decision).

Taking up jobs (RDM, Vertex, Interglobe)- I will say with the flow. That was not my passion. My passion has always been advertising since I discovered MICA! But I did not attempt then to get into advertising! why? I don't know. I was just comfortable I guess. What a waste! Learning, perhaps. Why so slow?

Eventually getting into S P Jain after 5 years of CAT preparation. (Against the flow)

I have no idea why I forgot during the campus stay that advertising was what I really really wanted to do. It would have been easier with the help of campus office! But I lost track or I was supposed to?!!?!

Now I am 29, got laid off and realized once again that advertising was what I wanted to get into! Why so late?! I may get an opportunity to restart my life, will I take it, won't I? The price is immense, it almost means starting my working life afresh!

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If I do, my belief about compromises will change forever. From never compromise on what you want to compromise what is less important (and you want it) to get what is supreme!

hey, looks like destiny is out to teach me something!

What Why When How Where Who

I keep six honest serving men; they taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who- Rudyard Kipling

love it!

Mind!

Your mind is the COO of your company. The body reports to the COO.

2 kinds of people!

There are 2 kinds of people around.

There are those who always look for the best in you and then there are those who constantly find faults, no matter what you do!

Run for your life from the latter set of people and embrace the former!

totd

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.

A Smile!

Smile in joy
Smile in pain
Smile when sorrow pours like rain
Smile when someone hurts your feeling
Smile when the heart is heaving and reeling
Smile even when you are worried much
For a smile always gives a healing touch

People won't remember what you said, they won't remember what you did, they will always remember how you made them feel...

A man who does not know how to appreciate what's good in people does not deserve to be any one's boss. Period.

Hold your chin high and smile like you always do
If anyone can make it, if anyone can change it, if it all rests on anyone, it's YOU

The man who can smile when his world breaks apart
Nothing on this world can break him apart

A smile says 'i like you, you are important to me.' No, not a fake plastic smile in front of the camera or to please your prospective arrange marriage spouse. Rather a smile that comes straight from the heart and warms the being of the person who receives it...

We are all yearning for a feeling of importance, to know that we matter in this wide wide world. Give it to the next person you meet. He will love you and remember your words long after you are gone and forgotten.

A smile makes you attractive. A smile enlivens those who receive it. It is the most important element of your wardrobe. A million dollar outfit is a waste without a smile and yes, it's free of cost.

We generally get what we look for. Look for reasons to smile. Even if you are broke like I am right now, you will find many. For example, you are alive and educated to read this :P

I shall always expect to meet you with a smile. If you find me smiling not, nudge me, slap me, remind me of this note :)

Amar