Carry On

It's easy to fight when everything's right,

And you're mad with the thrill and the glory;

It's easy to cheer when victory's near,

And wallow in fields that are gory.

It's a different song when everything's wrong.

When you're feeling infernally mortal;

When it's ten against one, and hope there is none,

Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:

Carry on! Carry on!

There isn't much punch in your blow.

You're glaring and staring and hitting out blind;

You're muddy and bloody, but never mind.

Carry on! Carry on!

You haven't the ghost of a show.

It's looking like death, but while you've a breath,

Carry on, my son! Carry on!

And so in the strife of the battle of life

It's easy to fight when you're winning;

It's easy to slave, and starve and be brave,

When the dawn of success is beginning.

But the man who can meet despair and defeat

With a cheer, there's a man of God's choosing;

The man who can fight to Heaven's own height

Is the man who can fight when he's losing.

Carry on! Carry on!

Things never were looming so black.

But show that you haven't a cowardly streak,

And though you're unlucky you never are weak.

Carry on! Carry on!

Brace up for another attack.

It's looking like hell, but - you never can tell;

Carry on, old man! Carry on!

There are some who drift out in the deserts of doubt,

And some who in brutishness wallow;

There are others, I know, who in piety go

Because of a Heaven to follow.

But to labor with zest, and to give of your best,

For the sweetness and joy of the giving;

To help folks along with a hand and a song;

Why, there's the real sunshine of living.

Carry on! Carry on!

Fight the good fight and true;

Believe in you mission, greet life with a cheer;

There's big work to do, and that's why you are here.

Carry on! Carry on!

Let the world be the better for you;

And at last when you die, let this be your cry:

Carry on, my soul! Carry on!

Robert W. Service

Steve Jobs

The world renowned Apple CEO sold dreams not products. He was one of the greatest corporate storytellers in the world stage. People loved everything about him , from his presentation style, quotes or facts about his personal and professional life.

In 2005, he delivered a remarkable speech to Stanford Graduates in which he shared 3 stories. The first story was about connecting the dots. He talked about his biological mother who was a young, unwed college student, whom put him up for adoption. She felt that he should be adopted by college graduates. When a lawyer couple turned down the adoption, his mother had no choice but to give him up to a couple who had never graduated from college but with the promise that they will put him through college.

And 17 years later, he did go to college but he did not see the value in it. So, he dropped out. He stopped taking classes that didn’t interest him and dropping in on the ones that looked interesting. He didn’t have a dorm room, so he slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, returned Coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and walked 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple.

At that time Reed College offered perhaps the best calligraphy programme in the country. He decided to take a class where he learned how to make typography great and found it fascinating. He had no idea then, how he was going to use calligraphy for practical applications. 10 years later, Macintosh, the first personal computer designed by Apple had beautiful typography thanks to Steve Jobs.

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” said Steve.

His second story was about love and loss. He found what he loved to do early in life. At 21, he co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in his parents’ garage back. Within 10 years Apple had grown into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. But, a clash of vision left Jobs unemployed at 30. “What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating,” he recalls. For months, he struggled with his fate and began to feel like a public failure. But, slowly, Jobs began to realize that although he was fired, he still had a passion for computers and so he decided to start over.

“The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.” says Jobs.

His last story was about death. He was diagnosed with a cancer. The doctors told him that he should expect to live no longer than six months because it was an incurable. Fortunately, after the biopsy, it turned out to be curable with surgery. The near death experience made him realize that remembering death is the most important tool he has ever encountered to help him make the big choices in life.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” says Jobs.

Steve Jobs, billionaire co-founder of Apple and the mastermind behind an empire of products that revolutionised computing, telephony and the music industry, died in California at the age of 56.

He left behind an estimated $8.3 billion in fortune, but he often dismissed others’ interest in his wealth. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful … that’s what matters to me” he said.

Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.

Unforgettable Arthur Ashe

Even after leaving pro-tennis tour, Arthur Ashe played regularly and stayed remarkably fit. So, it was a staggering blow when friends heard of his first heart attack in 1979 at the age of 36. He went for a bypass surgery and another one in 1983. Recovery was particularly slow and he was given a few extra units of blood as a boost. 5 years later his right hand went limp and the hospital discovered that he had Aids due to the previous blood transfer.

For 3 1/2 years, Arthur kept his illness to himself, his wife and a few close friends. He revealed his sickness in April 1992 only when he learned that a newspaper was going to print a story about his condition. Despite being weak from his illness, Arthur continued helping children, working to give haven to Haitian refugees, fighting racial injustices and battling AIDS.

He received letters from his fans the world over, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?" To this Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over, 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals and I won it. When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?

'Death does not frighten me,' he told a close friend later on. 'If I asked Why me?about my troubles, then I would have to ask also Why Me? about my blessings. Why my winning Wimbledon? Why my marrying a beautiful gifted woman? Why having a wonderful child?'

Arthur would have only liked to see his daughter, Camera, grow up, go to dances, enter university and marry all the things that his own mother didn't live to see him do. In 1991, he walked with his daughter hand in hand around the grounds of Wimbledon's All England Club. 'I just wanted her to see where Daddy played, he said because he knew that he might not be back. On 5th Feb 1993, Aurthur checked into the hospital and the next day, he died.

Two days before he died, Arthur Ashe finished his last book, Days of Grace.
The final chapter was done in a letter dedicated to his daughter Camera:
'Do not be angry with me if I am not there in person, alive and well when you need me. I would have like nothing more. Just remember, when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and you do not know if you can get up again..think of me. I will always be watching and smiling and cheering you on.'

***********************************************
dedicating this story to RK..

Being Tested

At some time in our lives, we each must face despair : Loss of a job, death of a loved one, getting cancer, break up of a marriage and even unbearable financial burden. There is also a time in our lives, when we wake up , we suddenly realized that we were not the success that we have always wanted to be.

Problems just keep on piling one after another, worries added upon worries. Fear slowly began to dominate our lives. Tears flow more frequently. Sleep came less easily. We may began to wonder why God doesn't seem to care, if God is really listening. There may even be a time that you just wanted to run away or that you have thought of suicide.

This is a time which can make a person bitter or better. How do you get up when you are knocked down? How not to admit defeat when all hope seems lost? Some people, when they reach this point, they just give up. Others refused to admit defeat and keep on going trying to overcome all difficulties.

Lewis Timberlake's answer was: It's always too soon to quit. No matter how many times you stumble, no matter how many difficulties you met on your journey, remember that the only time you fail is when you fail to try again.

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you are trudging, seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

You want to smile but you have to sigh..

When care is pressing you down a bit..

Rest! if you must but never quit!

Feeling Sorry

Fanny Crosby was born totally blind. She lived up to 95years old and all that time she has never seen the light of the day. One thing that people admire about her was her determination to be independent. At the age of 8, Fanny wrote the below poem :

Oh What a happy child am I..

Although I cannot see..

Even the face of my sweet dear mother..

Nor make out the difference between light and night,

I am determined that in this world..

Happy shall I be..

For all the blessings I enjoyed..

That other people don't.

To weep inside my heart just because I am blind..

No, That I cannot and .. that I will not!

Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
Most people do not care about your troubles and the rest are just glad that you have them. When you come to that point in your life where you want to weep inside because something bad happened, say loudly to yourself: 'I cannot cry... and I will not cry!'

It is certainly easier to just give up and feel sorry for yourself. But that's it: Life is sometimes just flat tough. Stick to your dreams and go for it!

The Strategy

They say that one day, there was a blind man sitting on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet and a sign that read: "I am blind, please help".

A creative publicist was walking by him and stopped to observe - he only had a few coins in his hat, he dropped a few more coins in his hat and without asking for his permission took the sign, turned it around, and wrote another announcement. He placed the sign by his feet and left.

That afternoon the creative publicist returned by the blind man and noticed that his hat was full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was him who had re-written his sign and he wanted to know what did he write on it?

The publicist responded: "Nothing that was not true, I just rewrote your sign differently". He smiled and went on his way.

The blind man never knew but his new sign read: "TODAY IS SPRING AND I CANNOT SEE IT".

Change your strategy when something does not go your way and you'll see, it will probably be for the best.

Success

Success - "knowing the right people," "being in the right place at the right time," and "using the right tools" - Anthony Robbins. Your career is not everything; your life is. But then, what is life without a career or a career without a life?

1. You are always on your own. Even if you work for a big company, you will always be on your own. Companies aren't people. They're things and they don't have feelings. If you are expecting the company to "take care of you or "do the right thing", you'll be often disappointed. There are no strong bonds in a company. No one cares more about your career than you do.
Remember that, and don't expect the company to take care of you.

2. Certain jobs fit certain people best. You do have special gifts that fit you for some, disqualify you for others. Take time to assess your skills, temperament and aptitude in depth.

3. Careers are short-term. Your present job can end anytime, even if you own the company! Therefore, think short term. Don't take your present career for granted. Someone once described a consultant as a person who wakes up every morning unemployed. You should feel the same way. Wake up every morning feeling unemployed so that you'll appreciate your present job more and figure out what you're going to do next. Always have a "Plan B." (No kidding!!)

4. It's more important to be a "people person" than an "achievement-oriented person who always win at the cost of others. People skills are more important than technical skills. Even in technical jobs you have to deal with someone. The average performer who are easier to get along with last longer in his job.

5. What you accomplish today will be your calling card tomorrow. Your accomplishments will determine your marketability. In marketing yourself, it's the results that count. A soccer forward who scores in every game is easier to market than one who doesn't. So make sure you're contributing something substantial and measurable every day. And make sure you keep a written record of your results, in case you forget!

6. If you lose your job, 80% of your marketing for a new position is already done. That's right. Your reputation, results, accomplishments, people skills, contributions, friendships are all a matter of record. If you've been a contributor, if you've been kind to others and easy-to-work-with, you'll be in better demand. If not, you won't. Nobody can create friendship for you if you haven't created it for yourself.

7. Changing fields, industries, and functional specialties is difficult.
The more difficult it is, the bigger the change will be. Therefore, choose your career path carefully. As management expert Peter Drucker says, "The best way to predict the future is to plan it."

8. If you're fired or laid off, don't sue your former employer. Ask yourself why you didn't see it coming; or if you did see it coming. Ask yourself why you didn't do something about it. Figure out your part in causing the problem. Then set about creating a new, better life for yourself. There is a better life in your future.

9. Don't stay in a job you hate. Hating your job can kill you.

10. Success is difficult. If success were easy, everyone would be successful.

11. There's a special place for everyone. You can create the kind of future you want.

12. The workplace is fun and challenging. It can also be cruel and heartless. It rewards effort and planning, but tends to punish indifference and lack of preparation. Those who don't manage their careers, who just let things happen - often end up in painful, dead-end jobs and lifestyles.

13. You are in full control of your own future. No one can deny you a happy life if you decide to plan it and work for it. No one can stop you from becoming successful, but yourself.

14. It's never too late for a new beginning.

15. Align yourself with winners. Hang around with winners. Success really does rub off from others. "If you keep doing what you have always been doing, you're going to get what you've always gotten"

Count Your Blessings

A disheartened young law student once consulted his senior. He had failed the bar examination for the second time, was out of money and felt there was nothing to live for.

The doctor took out a pad and asked him a few questions. 'Are you married?'
The young law student answered 'Yes, my wife has been terrific through this whole ordeal, though I do not know why she stays with me.'

'Any medical problem?' the doctor asked.
'No. I have a strong constitution. Played sports in university.'
'You seem ambitious.'said the doctor.
'Yeah' he said. ' I have a lot of ambition. That's what made me successful in school sports even though I was small.

The doctor then tore off the page and handed it to him. The doctor had written on it:
a) Wife loves him. Will not give up on him.
b) Health excellent
c) Ambitious: Helps him to succeed in spite of obstacles.

He stared at the list and then said, 'That's amazing. I guess I was so obsessed with failing the exam that I couldn't see any hope.'

The young man did finally pass his bar exam on his 5th try. And today he's a successful lawyer.

Making A Change

Her name was Mrs. Thompson.

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front
row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath and Teddy could be unpleasant.

It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers. At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review
each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around."

His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from the grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in
the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing and a bottle that was one quarter full of perfume.

But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say,"Mrs.Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to."

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end
of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and despite the lie, that she loved all children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets."

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time, he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer...the letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.

The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with the several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear,"Thank you, Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference." Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said,"Teddy, you have it wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."

Please remember that wherever you go and whatever you do, you will have the opportunity to touch and /or change a person's outlook on life.

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

Possible

Some people blame everything on circumstances:
'Nobody could succeed with the financial problems that I have (the husband, the boss, the parents,and all sorts of various reasons).

What they are trying to say is that they are powerless to change their lives. Of course, if you believe that you are weak, you make yourself so. People need to discover that their actions can make a difference.

The darkest day for English writer Thomas Carlyle began when a maid mistakenly used the only copy of his manuscript to start a fire. Carlyle sank into a deep despair. Then gradually he force himself to rewrite 'The French Revolution' word by word and sentence by sentence. The novel becomes a classic till today.

Opportunity

One day years ago, literary agent, Mike and I made what I thought was a superb proposal to an editor, but it was ejected on the spot. Walking back to the hotel, I was discouraged but not Mike.

'This is when selling gets fun', he said. 'We'll go back and appeal to their needs. Then, they will beg to buy from us. All we have to do is to figure out the right approach!'.

What I regarded as failure, Mike saw it as a temporary setback. He seems charged by the challenge. Eventually, we thought of a new approach and it was successful. We even negotiated a contract with the very publisher who has turned us away.

'Leaders don't think about failure. They don't even use that word, relying instead on synonyms as mistake, glitch, false start, mess and error. But never 'failure'.

Rehearse Success

Optimists always picture themselves accomplishing their goals.

A world class marksmen once said this (when asked about the qualities that make for success in that sport):

'The secret is mental conditioning. Everyday, I play a movie in my head in which I see myself shooting a perfect score'

One corporate president started his sales career by selling pots and pans door to door. The first day, he made only 1 sale in 40 attempts. But he never forgets the face of the woman who finally bought something : how it changed from suspicion, to interest and finally to acceptance. For years, he would recall her face as a talisman whenever things got hard.

No Pain, No Gain

Life Trials

Thomas Edison's manufacturing facilities in New Jersey were heavily damaged by fire 1 night in December 1914. Edison lost almost $1 million worth of equipment and the record of much of his work.

The next morning, walking among the charred embers of his hopes and dreams, the 67 year old inventor said: There is value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Now we can start anew.'

Edison understood the great principle of living. Almost any situation (good or bad) is affected by the attitude we bring to it. Tough minded optimists approach problems with a 'can-do' philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.

Indeed, studies suggests that upbeat people can earn more money, do better in school, are healthier and live longer than pessimists. While many suffered setbacks, optimists learned techniques for defeating dejection and keeping their spirits high during difficult periods.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

A speech from Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios to Stanford graduates.. on love and loss in life.

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

"About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than THREE to SIX months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

"I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

"This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.

Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

"When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

"Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. It was their farewell message as they signed off... Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

Life's Trial

..As an adult, I always look back on that eventful day with a mixture of humor, immense gratitude and humility. I now know what my young mind couldn't grasp then.
It's impossible to go through life without trials and struggles being thrown at you. They come when you least expect them, when your guard is down and your defenses are weak. They come when you are happily strolling down a street and bullets start flying at you.

You can dodge them all you want, but as long as you are alive, they will keep on coming, from all directions. You cannot always stop dead on your tracks, or duck down forever. Sure, you might get wounded, but you just have to bandage the wound and carry on. There's no room for complacency or defeat.

The saying goes: When life gives you lemon, make lemonade". But I say: when someone sprays you with bullets, hit the ground and eat some dirt. When it's safe, pick yourself up and start walking again. After all, there's lunch to deliver and a reward to collect.

-by Thadani Baesa-

How to Measure Success

To laugh often and much

To win the respect of intelligent people

and the affection of children

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends

To appreciate beauty

To find the best in others

To leave the world a bit better

whether by a healthy child,

a redeemed social condition,

or a job well done

To know even one other life has

breathed because you lived--

This is to have succeeded.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

Success

Success - "knowing the right people," "being in the right place at the right time," and "using the right tools" - Anthony Robbins. Your career is not everything; your life is. But then, what is life without a career or a
career without a life?

1. You are always on your own. Even if you work for a big company, you will always be on your own. Companies aren't people. They're things and they
don't have feelings. If you are expecting the company to "take care of you or "do the right thing", you'll be often disappointed. There are no strong
bonds in a company. No one cares more about your career than you do.
Remember that, and don't expect the company to take care of you.

2. Certain jobs fit certain people best. You do have special gifts that fit you for some, disqualify you for others. Take time to assess your skills, temperament and aptitude in depth.

3. Careers are short-term. Your present job can end anytime, even if you own the company! Therefore, think short term. Don't take your present career for granted. Someone once described a consultant as a person who wakes up every morning unemployed. You should feel the same way. Wake up every morning feeling unemployed so that you'll appreciate your present job more and figure out what you're going to do next. Always have a "Plan B." (No kidding!!)

4. It's more important to be a "people person" than an "achievement-oriented person who always win at the cost of others. People skills are more important than technical skills. Even in technical jobs, you have to deal with someone. The average performer who are easier to get along with last longer in his job.

5. What you accomplish today will be your calling card tomorrow. Your accomplishments will determine your marketability. In marketing yourself, it's the results that count. A soccer forward who scores in every game is
easier to market than one who doesn't. So make sure you're contributing something substantial and measurable every day. And make sure you keep a written record of your results, in case you forget!

6. If you lose your job, 80% of your marketing for a new position is already done. That's right. Your reputation, results, accomplishments, people skills, contributions, friendships are all a matter of record. If
you've been a contributor, if you've been kind to others and easy-to-work-with, you'll be in better demand. If not, you won't. Nobody can create friendship for you if you haven't created it for yourself.

7. Changing fields, industries, and functional specialties is difficult.
The more difficult it is, the bigger the change will be. Therefore, choose your career path carefully. As management expert Peter Drucker says, "The best way to predict the future is to plan it."

8. If you're fired or laid off, don't sue your former employer. Ask yourself why you didn't see it coming; or if you did see it coming. Ask yourself why you didn't do something about it. Figure out your part in
causing the problem. Then set about creating a new, better life for yourself. There is a better life in your future.

9. Don't stay in a job you hate. Hating your job can kill you.

10. Success is difficult. If success were easy, everyone would be successful.

11. There's a special place for everyone. You can create the kind of future you want.

12. The workplace is fun and challenging. It can also be cruel and heartless. It rewards effort and planning, but tends to punish indifference and lack of preparation. Those who don't manage their careers, who just let
things happen - often end up in painful, dead-end jobs and lifestyles.

13. You are in full control of your own future. No one can deny you a happy life if you decide to plan it and work for it. No one can stop you from becoming successful, but yourself.

14. It's never too late for a new beginning.

15. Align yourself with winners. Hang around with winners. Success really does rub off from others. "If you keep doing what you have always been doing, you're going to get what you've always gotten"

I Believe I Can Fly

I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly I believe I can fly I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me, oh
If I can see it, then I can be it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
Hey, cuz I believe in me, oh
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

Hey, if I just spread my wings
I can fly I can fly I can fly, hey
If I just spread my wings
I can fly

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Cat : Lagu ini memang lagu motivasi. I Believe..
Norarman : Seriously.. i'm now at the point in life where i'm too tired to fly high any more.. am working to position myself to be able to spend more time wt people that matters most to me... May God help me.insyaAllah... sheeshhh.. flying high is too tiring sis....
Cat : Well.. all these while cat has been thinking more of other people than cat and in the end.. sheesh. Now trying to stand on my own feet and take charge of my own life (be it for better or worse).. May God help me too. I will try to fly even if my wings are broken.. Got to believe in it, bro..if not won't be able to face everything..