Life is Same!!!!

Few year back - School bag.
Today                - Office bag.

Few years back - Lekhak Note book.
Today               - HP Note book. 

Few years back - Hero Ranger.
Today               - Hero Honda.

Few years back - Half pants.
Today               - Full pants. 

Few  years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery and remote. Today               - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear. 

Few years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.
Today               - Scared of Bosses and targets.

 Fewyears back - Wanting to be class topper.
Today               - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'. 

Few  years back - Quarterly exams.
Today               - Quarterly results.

Few years back - Annual School Magazine.
Today              - Company Annual Report.

Few years back - Annual exams.
Today              - Annual appraisals.

Few years back - Pocket money.
Today               - Salary. 

Few years back - Waiting for Diwali crackers.
Today               - Waiting for Diwali bonus.

 Few years back - Running after grades and prize cups.
Today               - Running after incentives and promotions.

Few years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.
Today               - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

Few years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show.
Today              - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster. 

Few years back - Fruity.
Today              - Whiskey. 

Few years back - Crush on class mate.
Today              - Crush on colleague.

So essentially nothing has changed!!

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Read till the END its worth

 After 2 years of selfless service, a man realized that he has not been promoted, no transfer, no salary increase no commendation and that the Company is not doing any thing about it. So he decided to walk up to His HR Manager one morning and after exchanging greetings, he told his HR Manager his observation. The boss looked at him, laughed and asked him to sit down saying. My friend, you have not worked here for even one day. 
 

The man was surprised to hear this, but the manager went on to explain.    

Manager:- How many days are there in a year?  
Man:- 365 days and some times 366   

 Manager:- how many hours make up a day? 
 Man:- 24 hours   

 Manager:- How long do you work in a day?  
Man:- 8am to 4pm. i.e. 8 hours a day.   

 Manager:- So, what fraction of the day do you work in hours?  
Man:- (He did some arithmetic and said 8/24 hours i.e. 1/3(one third)    

Manager:- That is nice of you! What is one-third of 366 days?  
Man:- 122 (1/3x366 = 122 in days)    

Manager:- Do you come to work on weekends?  
Man:- No sir   

 Manager:- How many days are there in a year that are weekends?  
Man:- 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays equals to 104 days   

 Manager:- Thanks for that. If you remove 104 days from 122 days, how many days do you now have?  
Man:- 18 days.    

Manager:- OK! I do give you 2 weeks sick leave every year. Now remove that14 days from the 18 days left. How  many days do you have remaining?  
Man:- 4 days    

Manager:- Do you work on New Year day?  
Man:- No sir!    

Manager:- Do you come to work on workers day?  
Man:- No sir!    

Manager:- So how many days are left?  
Man:- 2 days sir!    

Manager:- Do you come to work on the (National holiday )?  
Man:- No sir!   

Manager:- So how many days are left? Man:- 1 day sir!  
Manager:- Do you work on Christmas day? Man:- No sir!  
Manager:- So how many days are left?  
Man:- None sir!    

Manager:- So, what are you claiming?  
Man:- I have understood, Sir. I did not realise that I was stealing Company money all these days.    

Moral - NEVER GO TO HR FOR HELP!!!    Have a Nice Day.    


HR = HIGH RISK 

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 The Man Rules 
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

  Finally , the guys' side of the story. 
( I must admit, it's pretty good.) 
We always hear " the rules" 
From the female side....

  Now here are the rules from the male side.    

These are our rules! 
Please note.. these are all numbered "1 " 
ON PURPOSE!  

1.   Men are NOT mind readers. 
( FIRST & FOREMOST RULE)

1. Sunday sports, It's like the full moon 
or the changing of the tides. 
Let it be. 

1.. Crying is blackmail. 

1. Ask for what you want. 
Let us be clear on this one: 
Subtle hints do not work! 
Strong hints do not work! 
Obvious hints do not work! 
Just say it! 

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question. 

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. 
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for. 


1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. 
In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days. 


1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. 
Don't ask us. 

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the   other one 

1. You can either ask us to do something 
Or tell us how you want it done. 
Not both. 
If you already know best how to do it , just do it yourself. 

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.. 

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we. 

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. 
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is. 

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. 
We do that. 

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. 
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.. 

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear. 

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really . 

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as Football 
or Hockey. 

1. You have enough clothes. 

1. You have too many shoes. 

1. I am in shape.   Round IS a shape! 

1. Thank you for reading this. 
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; 


But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping. 

Pass this to as many men as you can - 
to give them a laugh. 

Pass this to as many women as you can -  
 to give them a bigger laugh.

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Managing Career & Expectations

(Talk at one of the IIMs) by Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director -Tata Sons

There is a Thai saying that experience is a comb, which Nature gives to man after he is bald. As I grow bald, I would like to share my comb with your people, about their career ahead.

1. Seek out grassroots level experience:

I studied Physics and Engineering at University. A few months before graduation, I appeared for an HLL interview for Computer Traineeship. When asked whether I would consider Marketing instead of Computers, I responded

negatively: an engineer to visit grocery shops to sell Dalda or Lifebuoy?

Gosh, no way. After I joined the Company and a couple of comfortable weeks in the swanky Head Office, I was given a train ticket to go to Nasik. Would I please meet Mr. Kelkar to whom I would be attached for the next two months? He would teach me to work as a salesman in his territory, which included staying in Kopargaon and Pimpalgaon among other small towns. I was most upset. In a town called Ozhar, I was moving around from shop to shop with a bullock cart full of products and a salesman's folder in my hand.

Imagine my embarrassment when an IIT friend appeared in front of me in Ozhar, believe it or not! and exclaimed, "Gopal, I thought you joined as a Management Trainee in Computers". I could have died a thousand deaths. After this leveling experience, I was less embarrassed to work as a Dispatch Clerk in the Company Depot and an Invoice Clerk in the Accounts Department.

Several years later, I realized the value of such grassroots level experience. It is fantastic. I would advise young people to seek out nail-dirtying, collar-soiling, shoe-wearing tasks. That is how you learn about organizations, about the true nature of work, and the dignity of the many, many tasks that go into building great enterprises.

2. Deserve before you desire:

At one stage, I was appointed as the Brand Manager for Lifebuoy and Pears soap, the company's most popular-priced and most premium soaps. And what was a Brand Manager? "A mini-businessman, responsible for the production, sales and profits of the brand, accountable for its long-term growth, etc., etc. I had read those statements, I believed them and here I was, at 27,"in charge of everything". But very soon, I found I could not move a pin without checking with my seniors. One evening, after turning the machine handle through various calculations, I sat in front of the Marketing Director. I expressed my frustration and gently asked whether I could not be given total charge. He smiled benignly and said, "The perception and reality are both right. You will get total charge when you know more about the brand than anyone else in this company about its formulation such as raw material, production costs, consumer's perception, distribution and so on. How long do you think that it will take?" "Maybe, ten years", I replied, "and I don't expect to be the Lifebuoy and Pears Brand Manager for so long"! And then suddenly, the lesson was clear. I was desiring total control, long before I deserved it. This happens to us all the time - in terms of responsibilities, in terms of postings and promotions, it happens all the time that there is a gap between our perception of what we deserve and the reality of what we get. It helps to deserve before we desire.

3 Play to win but win with fairness:

Life is competitive and of course, you play to win. But think about the balance. Will you do anything, to win? Perhaps not. Think deeply about how and where you draw the line. Each person draws it differently, and in doing so, it helps to think about values. Winning without values provides dubious fulfillment. The leaders who have contributed the most are the ones with a set of universal values Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King for example.

Napoleon inspired a ragged, mutinous and half-starved army to fight and seize power. This brought him name and fame for twenty years. But all the while, he was driven forward by a selfish and evil ambition, and not in pursuit of a great ideal. He finally fell because of his selfish ambition. I am fond of referring to the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy. It was instituted in 1964 by the founder of the modern Olympic games and here are two examples of winners. A Hungarian tennis player who pleaded with the umpire to give his opponent some more time to recover from a cramp. A British kayak team who was trailing the Danish kayak team. They then stopped to help the Danish team whose boat was stuck. The Danes went on to beat the British by one second in a three-hour event! What wonderful examples of sportsmanship! Play to Win, but with Fairness.

4 Enjoy whatever you do:

 Sir Thomas Lipton is credited with the statement, "There is no greater fun than hard work". You usually excel in fields, which you truly enjoy. Ask any person what it is that interferes with his enjoyment of existence. He will say, "The struggle for life". What he probably means is the struggle for success. Unless a person has learnt what to do with success after getting it, the very achievement of it must lead him to unhappiness. Aristotle wrote, "Humans seek happiness as an end in itself, not as a means to something else". But if you think about it, we should not work for happiness. We should work as happy people. In organizational life, people get busy doing something to be happy. The more you try to be happy, the unhappy you can get. Your work and career is all about your reaching your full potential. Working at one's full potential, whether it is the office boy or the Chairman, leads to enjoyment and fulfillment. A last point about enjoyment. Keep a sense of humour about yourself. Too many people are in danger of taking themselves far too seriously. As General Joe Stilwell is reported to have said, "Keep smiling. The higher the monkey climbs, the more you can see of his backside".

5 Be Passionate about your health:

Of course, as you get older, you would have a slight paunch, greying of hair or loss of it and so on. But it is in the first 5 - 7 years after the working career begins that the greatest neglect of youthful health occurs.

Sportsmen stop playing sports, non-drinkers drink alcohol, light smokers smoke more, active people sit on chairs, starving inmates of hostels eat rich food in good hotels and so on. These are the years to watch. Do not, I repeat do not, convince yourself that you are too busy, or that you do not have access to facilities, or worst of all, that you do this to relieve the stresses of a professional career. A professional career is indeed very stressful. There is only one person who can help you to cope with the tension, avoid the doctor's scalpel, and to feel good each morning - and that is yourself. God has given us as good a health as He has, a bit like a credit balance in the bank. Grow it, maintain it, but do not allow its value destruction. The penalty is very high in later years.

6 Direction is more important than distance:

Every golfer tries to drive the ball to a very long distance. In the process, all sorts of mistakes occur because the game involves the masterly co-ordination of several movements simultaneously. The golf coach always advises that direction is more important than distance. So it is with life.

Despite ones best attempts, there will be ups and downs. It is relationships and friendships that enable a person to navigate the choppy waters that the ship of life will encounter. When I was young, there was a memorable film by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Dona Reed, and named IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. It is about a man who is about to commit suicide because he thinks he is a failure. An angel is sent to rescue him. The bottom line of the film is that "No Man is a Failure".

Conclusion:

My generation will never be twenty again, but when you are older, you can and should be different from my generation. Ours is a great and wonderful country, and realizing her true potential in the global arena depends ever so much on the quality and persistence of our young people. Good luck in your journey, my young friends, and God be with you and our beloved Nation.

HAVE A GREAT CAREER

Rajesh 

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ಪ್ರಿಯ ಗೆಳತಿ ,

ನಿನ್ನ ಹೃದಯದ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಅದಾವಾಗಲೋ ಬದಿದೆಬ್ಬಿಸಿದ್ದವು ನನ್ನ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು . ನೀ ನನ್ನವಳಾಗುವೆ ಎಂದು ಯೋಚಿಸಿದ ಆ ಕ್ಷಣದಿಂದ ನಾನು ನಾನಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಿಯೆ . ಅದೆಂತಾ ಮೋಡಿ  ಅದೆಂತಾ ಮಾಯೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ತುಂಬಿದ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ. ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಷ್ಕಲ್ಮಶವಿಲ್ಲದ ಪದ ಚಿತ್ತಾರಗಳಲ್ಲೇ ಕಂಡೆ ನಾ . ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾರಿತೋ ಮನವು
 ಎಂದು ಹುಡುಕುವ ಮುಂಚೆಯೇ ಅದು ನಿನ್ನ ಭದ್ರ ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಬುನಾದಿಯ ಕಲ್ಲಾಗಿತ್ತು ಗೆಳತಿ . ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ದಿನಗಳ  ಕಾಯುವಿಕೆ ನೀ ,ಅರ್ಥವಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಅಡಿಪಾಯ ನೀ ಎಂದು
 ತಿಳಿದವನಿಗೆ  ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ  ಪುಳಕದ ಮುದವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟವಳು ನೀ ..ನಾನಿಲ್ಲದ ಬದುಕು ನಿನಗೆ
 ಹೇಗೆ ಬರುಡೋ ನೀನಿಲ್ಲದ ಜೀವನ ನನಗೂ ವ್ಯರ್ಥವೆಂದು ಕೂಗಿ ಕೂಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕೆಂದುಕೊಂಡ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ...

ಆದರೆ , ಅದೇನೋ ಆತಂಕ. ಅದೇನೋ ಅಡೆತಡೆ . ಮೊದಲ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಹುಚ್ಚು ಮೋಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಹ
 ಪರಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆತು  ನಿನ್ನನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿಸುವನೋ ಎಂಬ ಭಯ .ಆದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು
 ಅರಿತು  ನೀನೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಿರುವೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದಾಗ ನಾನೆಂತ ಅದೃಷ್ಟಶಾಲಿ ಎಂದು
 ಬೀಗಿದ್ದು ಸುಳ್ಳಲ್ಲ . ಅದೇನೋ ಗೆಳತಿ ನಿನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಿತಿಸುವನಲ್ಲವಾದರೂ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ನಿನ್ನ
 ಪ್ರೀತಿಗೆ ಚ್ಯುತಿ ಬಾರದಂತೆ ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಈ ನಿನ್ನ ಗೆಳೆಯನ
 ಬಾಳಿಗೆ ಅಮೃತ "ವರ್ಷಿಣಿ" ಯಾಗಿ ಹರ್ಷ ಧಾರೆಯನ್ನು ತರುವೆಯೆಂಬ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ  ನಿನಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತೇನೆ .

                         ಬಾ ಗೆಳತಿ ಬಂದು ಸೇರು ನನ್ನ ಬಾಹುಗಳನ್ನು

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