Abid Iqbal Khari’s

OJ Simpson said, “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top”.

I have seen most of the youth giving such statements:

• I come from a poor family that’s why I couldn’t make progress.

• There was no educated person in my family who could guide me.

• My friends were very bad and they ruined my career.

• I could not have good teachers.

• I was forced to marry in my early age that’s why I could not focus on my career.

• I had lot of responsibilities on my shoulders that’s why … and so on.

If you want to make real progress, stop using such excuses and take charge of your life. Remember, whatever you are today, you are because of your own self. And what you will be in future, you will be that because of your own self.

Brand YOURSELF as a leader by defining and creating your personal identity brand:
1. Establish yourself with brand like visibility that inspires and attracts people to you
2. Learn to speak and communicate with elegance and impact - a hallmark of leadership
3. Develop brand equity - deliver results in key areas consistently to build credibility
4. Present your self through communication and physical appearance for positive impact

Action plan: build your personal brand and create brand equity
o Get yourself inspired by your brand
o Identify qualities that distinguishes you from the pack
o What’s the market feedback; what do your customers say?
o Identify projects that give you a chance to shine
o Create a plan to develop, display, drive and deliver on your brand

During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely, this was some kind of joke.

I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.

Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. “Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello’.” “I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

In the mid-1980’s researchers at Cleveland State University made a startling discovery.

They conducted an experiment by creating two fictitious job candidates David and John. The candidates had identical resumes and letters of reference. The only difference was that John’s letter included the sentence “Sometimes, John can be difficult to get along with”. They showed the resumes to a number of personnel directors. Which candidate did the personnel directors overwhelmingly prefer? Difficult to get along with, John.

The researchers concluded the criticism of John made praise of John more believable. Admitting John’s wart actually helped sell John. Admitting flaws gives you more credibility. A key to selling.

Author Unknown.
Source: http://www.inspirationalstories.com/7/709.html

Albert Camus said, ‘Without work all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies’. The secret of a successful career lies in the finding a work in which you never tire, which you love to do. You love your job so much that when you go to bed, you wait for the morning to rise so that you could start of work. When your work and passion meet, you make miracles in your career.

Carl Bard said ‘Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending’. This is that great oppurtunity which has been bestowed upon every human being with any discrimination of cast, colour, creed or sex. This is a world of never ending oppurtunities, if you miss one, you still have the chance to get another. Never loose hope, never be disappointed. Always remember that God loves you. If you have lost some oppurtunity, it means nature has some better plans for you. But you must do one thing, ‘Keep improving your personality, skills and knowledge’.

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?”

The eagle answered, “Sure , why not.”

So the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested.
All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

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!”

You know what will happen to your career if you start undertaking your “Self Appraisal” like that little boy. No one in the world would dare to stop your sky rocketing growth in your career.

My friend Javed Iqbal has shared this funny story which helps us realize that we should collect all related information before making any committment to any person. The story reads like this:
“A new vacuum cleaner salesman knocked on the door on the first house of the street. A tall lady opens the door. Before she could speak, the enthusiastic salesman barged into the living room and opened a big black plastic bag and poured all the cow droppings onto the carpet. “Madam, if I could not clean this up with the use of this new powerful Vacuum cleaner in the next 10 mins, I will EAT all this dung!” Exclaimed the eager salesman. “Do you need chilly sauce or ketchup with that” asked the lady. The bewildered salesman asked, “Why, madam?? “There’s no electricity in the house…” said the lady.

Everything starts with some though, some intention. First you have some idea in the inner plane, then you attract physical energy to manifest that idea in the physical plane. You may not have clear idea where to go but keep on thinking on that. Then the universal energy, higher intelligence and your subconscious mind will help you find the way. You subconscious is so powerful that even it will start creating circumstance to pave the way where you should find your objectives. If you are ready to learn, to grow, to succeed, you will definitely be guided and helped. Remember, where there is will, there is way.