When you most feel like giving up is when you most need to be keeping on.
– Robin Sharma –
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That was great advise from Robin Sharma! I was replying to an email from a friend this morning about the times when I just felt like giving up but something good always happened that make me persevered. Perhaps he said it best that the moment when we most feel like giving up is when we most need to be keeping on. Read more
to become greater, become humbler
– Robin Sharma –
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One lesson which I had learnt many years ago from a business leader, was to be humble like the bamboo; the higher it goes, the lower it ‘bows.’ Bamboo, which is commonly known in the Chinese culture as one of the four gentlemen, namely the orchid, the bamboo, the chrysanthemum and the plum blossom, and also as three friends of winter, namely the pine, the bamboo and the plum. According to China Daily, “… bamboo is a symbol of virtue. It reflects people’s souls and emotions.” Read more
– Author Unknown
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My understanding of the quote: Roots, which would allow our children to stand firmly and to steadfastly hold their grounds in a world which is constantly trying to change them into something else. And Wings, which allow them to soar to great height, freely, unbounded and far away. Read more
The woman who captured the hearts in Japan
The following story is the translation of a short story originally taken from a 2008 book by Haruhiro Kinoshita and posted on a blog called One Minute Impressions. The story has since struck a chord with tens of thousands of people across Japan as it spread through social networks. Read more
Next time you’re about to judge someone, attempt to understand them instead
– Marianne Williamson –
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Based on two true stories of two beautiful women that will deeply touch you; an ex-student of mine who has almost never liked or shared my post, shared one of the videos and wrote, “Damnnn … almost cry while watching it.” I myself was deeply moved when watching these two videos. More often than not, we jump to conclusion when we experience something for the first time or something which we are initially beyond our comprehension. Read more
According to a featured story by Boeing, dated December 20, 2010, “Brian Baird, the 777 program manager, says … Currently, the program is producing 5 airplanes a month. In 2011, that will jump to 7 a month and then 8.3 a month in 2013.”
Boeing can build eight 777 a month by 2013. Luca Iaconi-Stewart can build one too – over a period of 5 years. Luca Iaconi-Stewart’s 1:60 model of an Air India Boeing 777-300ER is made entirely from manila file folders and dabs of glue, but it’s almost as detailed as the real plane. Read more
A father’s wish for his daughter: Please keep her happy
– Randy Pausch –
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And likewise, to a woman, her father will always be the first man she falls in love with and the moment she is born, her fate will forever be linked closely to this special man in her life. Quoting Rebecah McManus, “My dad’s contentment is all that matters to me. When he’s laughing, I’m laughing. When he’s happy, I’m happy. I would give up my soul for him. To me, nothing else but his happiness matters.” This is also the only thing that matters most to a father – for his daughter to be happy, as in the following speech of a father on her daughter’s wedding: Read more