Saturday, 16 April 2016

9 Indian Failures Who Became Inspirational Success Stories

Failures are nothing but stepping stones to success. And no one has proved this saying better than these amazingly inspirational people.

1. Mahatma Gandhi

His is perhaps the most inspirational tale. Originally a barrister in India by profession, he was not a strong lawyer as he was unable to cross-question his witnesses. After spending sometime drafting litigation letters, he went to South Africa where he developed his political skills. It was not a cake-walk for him even there and his Satyagraha movement was fraught with difficulties even in India. Perhaps his biggest failure of all times was the partition of India and Pakistan.

2. Amitabh Bachchan

A blockbuster performer at the Bollywood box-office, Amitabh Bachchan's career tanked along with his production house, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL). His meteoric rise and quick downfall is a true Bollywood tale within Bollywood. He was bankrupt but did not give up and continued to fight. It was at this crucial juncture when his career took at 360 degree turn with the arrival of KBC series in India and slowly, he once again rose to the top. Big B truly proved that nothing, not even a simple desi hairoil advert is "beneath" you but in any profession respect is earned by your skills and your attitude.

3. Dhirubhai Ambani

Who doesn't know the name Reliance today? But do you know, that Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance was perhaps controversy's favourite child? Ambani had a humble beginning and he was not from an affluent background. He moved to Yemen at 16 years of age where he worked as a simple clerk. However, he knew he had to follow his calling and risking everything, he returned to India to set up his business with his close friend. Though Champaklal Damani differed from Ambani in his views and decided to split, Ambani did not give up hope and continued his trade, deciding to even enter the stock market. His stock market dealings and success have often been questioned but the man rose to power through sheer grit and determination.

4. Ratan Tata

What do you do when you have a role model to look up to and then, you are asked to fill the role model's shoes? When Ratan Tata became the chairman in 1991, he had a mammoth task set before him. His futuristic views and liberal attitude did not go well with some of the top honchos at Tata which resulted in a tussle at the management level. At the very start of his career as chairman, two companies under him faced bankruptcy and his employees faith in him dwindled as he brought down the retirement age from 70 to 65, leading to an ouster of some of the oldest employees of the organisation. Despite the many failures he has seen, Tata Nano being the latest, Ratan Tata did not give up and continues to be a global figure even today.

5. Narendra Modi

A humble chai-vendor, embroiled in one of the most blood-bathed controversies in the country is today the Prime Minister. Does success need any other definition? When Modi took on the reigns of Gujarat as the Chief Minister from Keshubhai Patel, his rise was met with opposition from many within the party. Modi's lack of experience was one of the major concerns. However, Modi stood his ground and became Gujarat's CM. As the CM, he veered from RSS's ideologies and supported privatisation and small government. But perhaps, his true test came in the form of the Godhra violence. While many still blame him for the riots, his name was cleared and he went to become one of the most powerful men in the country.

6. Shiv Khera

A writer of motivational books, he perhaps needed his words the most when he was accused of plagiarism. Post the launch of one of his books, 'Freedom is Not Free', Shiv Khera was accused by a retired civil servant Amrit Lal of plagiarism. While Shiv Khera was dragged to court, he did not give up and continued his writings. He even defended his writings saying he read a lot of books and researched before writing. Some of that research stayed with him. A pretty lame excuse but despite the court case and the out-of-court settlement, he bounced back and his books continue being motivational best-sellers.

7. Smriti Irani

Not exactly a failure, but Smriti Irani's tale is definitely a rags to riches with WTF interspersed in between. She got her dream break while waitressing at McDonalds and became one of the best known faces on the small screen playing the role of Tulsi in Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. However, after a fallout with the small screen queen Ekta Kapoor, her career seemed like it would end. But Smriti Irani decided to enter the world of Politics and is today the HRD minister. With no education (or atleast a few fudged degrees) mind you!

8. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

A cricketer relies on not just his strong reflexes but one of the most important asset is his power to see. A cricketer since childhood, Mansoor Ali Khan pataudi permanently damaged one of his eyes in a road accident. This led to him seeing doubled image. Though he could no longer see clearly, pataudi did not give up. He feared his cricket career was over but he returned to the field to play with just one eye. He is today regarded as one of the greatest captains India has ever had!

9. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Born to humble farmers in UP, Nawazuddin first worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company. Wanting something more interesting, he moved to Delhi to only be a watchman. He developed an interest in theatre in Delhi and moved to Mumbai to try his luck in movies. However, like every struggler, he did not get any good job or any meaty role and kept appearing in small roles. He resorted to conducting acting work shops to earn some money. However, he got his break when he got noticed as a reporter in Peepli Live and there has been no looking back for him since then!

Friday, 15 April 2016

Must-Read Articles on Happiness

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance.
The wise grows it under his feet.
– James Openheim

Each of these articles delivers a unique, healthy message concerning the topic of happiness. I’ve read them all… and yes, I think you should read them too. They need no further introduction. Enjoy!

Thursday, 14 April 2016

Ten Japanese Success Secrets!

1. Work Hard

It has no secret that the Japanese is hard worker. The average employee work hours in Japan is 2450 hours / year, is very high compared with the United States (1957 hours / year), UK (1911 hours / year), Germany (1870 hours / year),

and France (1680 hours / year) . An employee in Japan can produce a car in 9 days, while officials in other countries need 47 days to make the car with same worth. A Japanese worker can be said do the work usually done by 5-6 people. Home quickly is something that can be said "quite disgraceful" in Japan, and shows that the employees included "not required" by the company.

2. Shame

Shame is a cultural and ancestral heredity nation of Japan. Harakiri (suicide with a knife thrust to the stomach) to the ritual since the era of samurai, that is when they lose in a battle. In a modern world, the discourse has little changed phenomena to "stand down" for officials (ministry, politicians, etc.) who feel involved in the problem of corruption or failed to perform its duty. Negative effect is probably the children of primary school, junior high school who sometimes suicide, because the bad value or does not increase the class. Also because of shame, the Japanese prefer to choose a detour rather than cut the driver behind the line in the middle of the road. They were ashamed of their environment when they violate the rules or norms which have become a common agreement.

3. Sparingly Life

Japanese people have the sparingly spirit in daily life. Anti-consumerism attitude this seem excessive in various fields of life. In the early start of life in Japan, I had a great surprise to the many people shopping in the crowded Japanese supermarket at around 19:30 hours. A careful critical, in fact it has become a regular on the Japanese supermarket that will be cut to half price at the time about a half hour before closing. Supermarkets such as that known in Japan average closed at 20:00.

4. Loyalty

Loyalty system has made a career in a company is run and the neat. With a slightly different system in the United States and Europe, is very rare Japanese who moved jobs. They usually stay on one or two companies until retirement. This may be the implications of Industry in Japan that most would only accept fresh graduate, who they teach later accordance with the companies core business.

5. Innovation

Japanese is not the inventor nation, but the Japanese have an advantage in the findings and sell to the market in form of a demand by the public. Interesting to read the story of Akio Morita Sony developed the legendary Walkman. Cassette Tape not found by Sony, the patent is owned by Phillip Electronics. But who has developed a portable and bundling model as a booming product during ten years is Akio Morita, founder and CEO of Sony. Until 1995, there were more than 300 walkman models and the amount of total production reached 150 million products. Four-wheeled vehicles Assembly techniques are also not created Japanese, the patent owned by the United States. But Japan was able to develop vehicle assembly industry with their innovation that is faster and cheaper.

6. Never Give Up

The History proved that the Japanese is not a nation who easy to give up. Tens of years under the Tokugawa empire that closed all access to other countries, Japan is very behind in technology. When the Meiji restoration (Meiji ishin) came, the Japanese quickly adapt and become a fast-learner. Poverty of natural resources also does not make Japan surrender. Not only importer petroleum, coal, wood and seeds of iron, even 85% of Japan's energy comes from other countries, including Indonesia. If Indonesia stopped the supply of oil to Japan, then 30% of Japan will be in darkness. Sequence disaster occurred in 1945, starting from the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, lose the war, and the big earthquake in Tokyo. In fact Japan is not exhausted. In the next few years Japan has been successfully developing the automotive industry and even fast train (shinkansen). May be quite startling how Konosuke Matsushita and the electronic equipment business nearly destroyed in 1945 are still able to crawl, starting from zero so that the industry to build a business kingdom in the present era. Akio Morita also initially laughable when offer a product his pretty Cassete Tape to various other countries. But eventually become a legend with his Sony Walkman. Which is also quite unique that the science and theory in which people must learn from failure is formulated in Japan began with the name shippaigaku (science of failure).

7. Reading Culture

Do not be surprised if you come to Japan and into densha (electric train), most of the passengers both children and adults are reading books or newspapers. They Do not care to sit or stand, many who have used the time in densha to read. Many publishers began to create a man-ga (image comic) for the materials the school curriculum in both elementary, junior high and high school. Subject History, Biology, English, etc. are presented with interesting that make people increasing their reading interests. Read Japanese culture is also supported by the speed in the process of translation of foreign books (English, French, German, etc.). The legend said foreign books translation has been commenced in 1684, as build institute translating and growing up to modern times. Usually translated Japanese books are available in a few weeks since foreign books published.

8. Team Work

The Japanese Culture do not accommodate the work is too individualism. Including claims of work results, usually intended for a team or group. This phenomenon not only in the world of work, the condition of the campus with a research lab is also such a task subjects are also usually in the form of the group. Working in groups may be one of the biggest strength of the Japanese. There is anecdote said "A Japanese professor will defeated by an American professor, But 10 American professors will not be able to overcome 10 Japanese professor." Consensus or agreement is often called the "rin-gi" is a ritual in the group. Strategic decisions must be discussed in the "rin-gi".

9. Independent

Since early age children are trained to be independent. Kids in Kindergarten (Yochien) in Japan must bring 3 large bags containing clothes, Bento (lunch pack), shoes, books, towels and a large bottle of water that hang on their neck. In Yochien every child be trained to bring their own equipment, and is responsible for his own goods. Graduated from high school and going to college almost did not ask of cost to parents. They used work on part time to pay for school and everyday life. Even if the money runs out, they "borrow" the money to the parents that they will return in the next month.

10. Keep a Tradition and Respect for Older

Technology and economic development did not make Japan lose the tradition and culture. Culture of women who have been married for not working is still alive to this day.

Apologize Culture still become a reflex of Japanese. If you ride a bike in Japan and hit walking people, then do not surprised if the one who we hit apologize ahead.

Until these days the Japanese are relatively avoid saying "no" when people get a bid from another. So we must be careful in association with the Japanese people as "hi" it does not mean "yes". For the Japanese the Agriculture is ancestor tradition and important assets in Japan. Become a hard competition because entrance rice cheaper from Thailand and the United States was not decreased the Japanese government steps to protect their farmer. It is reported that the land which be agricultural land will get a significant tax reduction, including some incentives for those who still survive in agriculture. Japanese agriculture is one of the highest in the world.

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Things Start Doing for Yourself

30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself

Start spending time with the right people.
Start facing your problems head on.
Start being honest with yourself about everything.
Start making your own happiness a priority.
Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly.
Start noticing and living in the present.
Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you.
Start being more polite to yourself.
Start enjoying the things you already have.
Start creating your own happiness.
Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance.
Start believing that you’re ready for the next step.
Start entering new relationships for the right reasons.
Start giving new people you meet a chance.
Start competing against an earlier version of yourself.
Start cheering for other people’s victories.
Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations.
Start forgiving yourself and others.
Start helping those around you.
Start listening to your own inner voice.
Start being attentive to your stress level and take short breaks.
Start noticing the beauty of small moments.
Start accepting things when they are less than perfect.
Start working toward your goals every single day.
Start being more open about how you feel.
Start taking full accountability for your own life.
Start actively nurturing your most important relationships.
Start concentrating on the things you can control.
Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes.
Start noticing how wealthy you are right now.

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Happiness Quotes to Change the Way You Think

50 Happiness Quotes to Change the Way You Think

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
―Abraham Lincoln

It only takes one person to make you happy and change your life: YOU.

Your life will improve only when you take small chances, and the first and most difficult chance you can take is to be honest with yourself.

Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are. It could be so much worse.

It is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you. Count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

Look for something positive about this moment. Even if you have to look a little harder than usual, it still exists.

When you smile about the life you live, you end up living a life worth smiling about.

Remember, social comparison is the thief of happiness. You could spend a lifetime worrying about what others have, but it wouldn’t get you anything.

Happiness comes more easily when you feel good about yourself without feeling the need for anyone else’s approval.

Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet them again on your way back down.

Set an example. Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are. (Read The Four Agreements.)

Kindness is not to be mistaken for weakness, nor forgiveness for acceptance. It’s about knowing resentment of any kind is not on the path to happiness.

Give as much as you can, but don’t allow yourself to be used. Listen to others closely, but don’t lose your own voice.

Say what you need to say. Speak your truth. There is no greater sadness than holding on to the words you never had the courage to speak.

You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react and who you choose to be around.

Negative company will never give you a positive life. Examine what you tolerate in the long-term.

What you allow is what will continue. It’s always better to spend more time alone than allow negative people and their opinions to derail you from your destiny.

When other people treat you poorly, walk away, smile and keep being YOU. Don’t ever let someone else’s bitterness change the person you are.

Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth. It’s their loss, not yours.

One of the most freeing things we learn in life is that we don’t have to like everyone, everyone doesn’t have to like us, and that’s OK.

When someone says, “You’ve changed,” it’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes it just means you stopped living your life their way.

Monday, 11 April 2016

Choices You Will Regret Later

10 Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years

Wearing a mask to impress others.
Letting someone else create your dreams for you.
Keeping negative company.
Being selfish and egotistical.
Avoiding change and growth.
Giving up when the going gets tough.
Trying to micromanage every little thing.
Settling for less than you deserve.
Endlessly waiting until tomorrow.
Being lazy and wishy-washy.

Sunday, 10 April 2016

What Are You Complaining About?

The challenge of maintaining a resourceful and positive mindset can be challenging at times.

Whether it’s an incidental annoyance like peak-hour traffic or breaking a fingernail or if life is generally getting you down and you have a few problems piling up, it’s easy for us to fall into the habit of complaining about our circumstances.

We now have complaints departments in most large organisations and you only have to read the letters to the editor in your local newspaper or read a few on-line rants to realise that we now have a well-established culture of complaining in our midst.

I always like to put things in perspective, so before you launch into another list of complaints that you may have, consider the following and then ask yourself, “What am I complaining about?”

Approximately 20% of children in Africa will die before the age of five. Around the world, 22,000 children die every day due to poverty.
Approximately 1 billion people do not have immediate access to clean drinking water and have to walk over three hours per day to get some.
Over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 per day and over 80% of the world’s population on less than $10 per day.
Approximately 1.6 billion people live without electricity.
Approximately 790 million people in the world are chronically undernourished.
Almost 1 in 2 children across the world live in poverty.
A woman in Papua New Guinea is more likely die giving birth than a woman in Australia by a ratio of over 100:1.
The current number of displaced people and refugees is 67 million. At the current rate of acceptance by other countries, it will take well over 100 years for all of these people to find a home. That’s assuming that there are no new refugees created in that time.

As I write these numbers, I am saddened and compelled to do more. These aren’t just numbers, they are people, just like us, who were unlucky to be born in circumstances that place them in a terrible disadvantage.

I don’t know how you feel, but the next time something happens to you that doesn’t meet your expectations, the next time someone lets you down, the next time you feel disappointed, ask yourself this question…

What am I complaining about?

Saturday, 9 April 2016

Now is the Time!

It’s easy to come up with excuses for not charging after your dreams now.

I’ll wait until the kids are older.
The economy needs to stabilise first.
I’m not ready yet.
I don’t need to start now, I’ve still got time on my side.
I need to be more sure about the future.
It’s not the right time.

These excuses have a nasty habit of going from temporary reasons to permanent obstacles and I’m here to tell you that now is the time.

Now is the time to move towards your goals.

Now is the time to start that book, blog or business venture.

Now is the time to build relationships that will help you in the future.

Now is the time to become a better parent/spouse/boss/friend.

Now is the time to improve your health and well-being.

Now is the time to re-connect with God.

Now is the time to take charge of your attitude.

Now is the time, now is the time, now is the time.

Not tomorrow… not next week… now.

We aren’t guaranteed the future, all we have is now and we each have the opportunity to start taking action towards making a greater contribution to the world.

I honestly can’t think of a better time than now to do it.

Friday, 8 April 2016

Chanakya Quotes

Quote 1: Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

Quote 2: A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

Quote 3: God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

Quote 4: Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

Quote 5: Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Quote 6:Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Quote 7: As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Quote 8: Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Quote 9: As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?

Quote 10: A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Quote 11: The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

Quote 12: As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

Quote 13: The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Quote 14: Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Quote 15: The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

Quote 16: The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

Quote 17: We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

Quote 18:There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Quote 19: Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

Quote 20: There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.

Quote 21: He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

Quote 22 : He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

Quote 23: It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.

Quote 24: Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

Quote 25: Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

Quote 26: Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

Quote 27: There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

Quote 28: If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

Quote 29: O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

Quote 30: The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

Quote 31: One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

Quote 32: The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquility is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

Quote 33: The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

Quote 34: The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

Quote 35: The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Quote 36: Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Thursday, 7 April 2016

Habits of Unsuccessful People VS Successful People

Secrets for success in life

1. Positive Thinking.

2. Set Your Goals.

3. Never Stop Learning.

4. Communicate Effectively.

5. Work Hard.

6. Take Risks.

7. Be Proactive.

8. Be Analytical

9. Take Control of Your Emotions.

10. Be Honest.

Habits of Unsuccessful People VS Successful People
Infographic Article, a must read..
Read more here: http://successstory.com/inspiration/top-secrets-to-get-success-in-life

Wednesday, 6 April 2016

What's the Life Purpose of Most Successful People

1. Preparation - Prepare Yourself.
2. Have Patience.
3. Identify Your Skills - Improve Your Skills.
4. Be Away from Distractions - Fulfill Your Tasks.
5. Take Calculated Risks - Achieve Success.
6. Positive Thinking - Never Give Up.
7. Be Content with What You Have Achieved - Maintain Relationship

Read more here: http://successstory.com/inspiration/whats-the-life-purpose-of-most-successful-people

Tuesday, 5 April 2016

You Cannot Have Them All, Pick 3: Work, Sleep, Family, Fitness, Friends

catch the article here :
http://successstory.com/inspiration/you-cannot-have-them-all-pick-3-work-sleep-family-fitness-friends

To get something You have to lose something..

WORK
SLEEP
FAMILY
FITNESS
FRIENDS..

Explore the secret by reading above mentioned link. Success is the ultimate goal and the price we pay for it is losing something gaining something..cruel reality is you can't have them all..

Monday, 4 April 2016

WhatsApp Success Story / Things You Can Learn From The Story Of WhatsApp

Catch the success story here..

http://successstory.com/products/whatsapp

5 Things You Can Learn From The Story Of WhatsApp
https://medium.com/the-story-of-grip/5-things-every-founder-can-learn-from-the-story-of-whatsapp-b6496bc4f54d#.wdqa0lj8o

Five things we can learn from Jan Kaum and Brian Acton

You are never too old to start a business, not even a tech business. Acton even argues that their age is an advantage, saying that his vision is not clouded by the urge to be cool, they just want to be practical.
Persistence is the only way. The story of Koum is one of a lot hardship and let downs, Brian lost a fortune in the dotcom bubble and got rejected by multiple companies, but both men came out on top through hard work and perseverance.
Having a common interest is key to success. One might argue that if there was no ultimate frisbee, there would be no Whatsapp. These men became friends on the workfloor, but stayed in contact through their love for the sport. And it was at one of these matches Acton told Koum that he shouldn’t give up.
Make sure your co-founder is the yin to your yang. You can really see in this case how important it is that the person you work with fills the gaps that you are missing. Your co-founder should have all the qualities you don’t have.
Think long term, together. Acton and Koum had a clear vision of what their product was going to be. They both were on the same page and understood exactly what their product is and more important, what is was going to be.