Month: May 2010

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am..

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
On examining it, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning.
He said no, he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health.
He told me she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied she no longer knew who he was, she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him,
‘And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?‘
He smiled as he patted my hand and said,
‘She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.‘

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought,
‘That is the kind of love I want in my life.‘

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
‘Life isn’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.’
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Nice one, I thought.. :) Especially the line about love being just an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be and will not be..

:)

Power, influence and integrity are three inter-connected circles that create the foundation for being an effective leader.

Leadership goes well beyond positional power, where someone has the authority to manage other people or projects and might rightfully use coercion as a strategy.

People can also gain power by becoming an expert/authority on a specific topic, by encouraging/reinforcing others around them.

Don’t be someone you’re not. Find your personal “voice” and define your personal brand/style at work.

Power is sharing info with people; not withholding it.

For every ONE point of “suggestion/constructive criticism” you offer to an employee, provide NINE compliments.

Be willing to walk away from a company or client without integrity.

Never ask anyone to do something you wouldn’t personally do.

Don’t shrink from any conversations with yourself; you must avoid denial with regards to any situation. This can lead to small issues becoming huge ones – and people will then be asking you, “How and why did this happen?”

Embrace conflict tactfully: Speak-up (not in volume, but with opinion), debate with inquiry, and keep inquiring until there is nothing left to say.

People are listening to what you say…and to what you DON’T say.

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Courtesy: http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=2318

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Loved the points that said ‘Never ask someone to do something you wouldn’t personally do’ and ‘Power is sharing knowledge, not withholding it’

Nice!

Good morning.. have a great day! And lets move, full steam ahead! :D

‘If u dont make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on’

Val thought of Sparkz when she saw this quote..

I did, too! :)

:)

Haha.. Great one..

Morning and Have a great day! :)

but you can’t quite make it drink..

Lovely quote. As I’m realizing with quotes, every quote works well in a particular context. It’s only when you feel the need for a particular quote do you fully understand the magic.

When I look for quotes every morning from the little repository I’ve made up, it all depends on the mood. Sometimes I’m looking for some inspiration, sometimes its just laughs.. but there is a quote for every day, every situation..

Today’s quote is ‘You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink’

The big reason is that I’m really beginning to see why happiness is classified as internal. You could be in the middle of a hell-hole, yet happiness is a choice.. we choose to be happy, or not. I am of the point of view that things are well, as they are. There’s not much you can do about the big things.. can’t change what the economy looks like, can’t change tragedies that have taken place but we can definitely change little things in our life by just making conscious choices – consciously choosing to smile, to be happy..

It’s funny how I often notice that a lot of the most optimistic people around me, most expressive people have had some sort of serious tragedy/tough ongoing problem in their lives that they’ve learnt from. Not always the case though.. there are some who choose to be the potato in hot water, and crumble, others who harden and become cynical and finally some who, like the coffee bean, decide to adapt and change the hot water situation in itself..

Happiness is a choice. We’re always making a choice to be happy, or not. There’s no end to things to be sad about.. At any given time, every one of us has dung of some form thrown right at our faces..

Some complain about the stench, others use it as fuel and fertilizer..

It’s all a choice, really..

Just being a Mom means you’re making a big difference..

:)

“The first thing I did was commit to my success and playing to win. I swore I would focus and not even consider leaving this business until I was a millionaire or more. This was radically different from my previous efforts, where, because I always thought short-term, I would constantly get side-tracked by either good opportunities or when things got tough.” ~ T. Harv Eker from Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind

I love that. Are you playing not to lose? There’s a HUGE difference between playing a game trying not to lose and playing the game to WIN.

One’s a lot more fun. And, a lot more likely to lead to success. Yah?

Let’s play to win. Commit (!!!) to creating the results you care about and look beyond the short-term struggles (there will be, as you know, a LOT of struggles, so quit being surprised by them :) to the joy of manifesting your ideal life.
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Thanks Brian Johnson

Now, while I wish ‘featured’ meant Pearl Jam was paying me to feature this song, I thought the song deserved to be featured on merit.. ;)

First things first, here is the link of the song.

If you’ve heard it and not really caught the lyrics, then here is the version with lyrics.

The reason for the wait is that the mood of the song can be very deceptive. If heard without watching for the lyrics, the song can be thought to be a nice melody..

But, the lyrics changes everything..

It is the matter of fact manner in which the song is sung that captured me. The pain in the voice is concealed for a good part, but still very evident…

Loved it! :)

Of all challenges, it’s the simplest ones that are toughest to do.

This sounds so simple –

Find a place for my wallet (for example) and make sure it is returned right back every time I finish using it/take it out.

Yet SO hard to do..

Working on it though.. It is on its way to becoming a habit hopefully..