Wow!!! The year is ending in couple of hours. What an year, really eventful. It started in Jabalpur, where we were visiting and did a lot of going around within first week of the year and then it continued to be travel, travel and more travel all thru the year.
I completed one landmark senior course of 'Partnership exploration' at Los Angeles and signed up in the next course of 'Power and Contribution'. Besides completed another 3 seminars at Chicago - Velocity, Landmark Forum in Action and Creativity.
Also attended several conference and exhibitions - J P Morgan, ASCO, DIA, BIO and Clinical Outsourcing World. Made many city visits around the country to Los Angeles, San Francisco, NYC, Philly, NJ, Boston areas.
Finally rushed to India after hearing about Babuji's illness. Was with him for 10 days after which he was to be hospitalised. He passed away on Dec 2nd and I completed all rituals etc. And came back on Dec 16th after 4 weeks. This has been one of the great disturbing event of the year.
Also completed relationship with Dow, and many other projects. more later in the new year...........
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sense of Gratitude towards one and all
Today I am so present to the saying that we must have a sense of gratitude towards one and all to be really peaceful as well as powerful. I also realize that this makes one magnanimous, which in turn increases the efficiency and efficacy of a person in whatever he does.
The thought of Gratitude came across to me last night from the video of the person with no limbs, who had said that we need to be looking at what we have rather than focusing on what we do not have. Hence this morning I got up with a resolve to see only good things my wife and family has and that culminated in to feeling grateful about my employee's services. Therefore I was not only with the best of the attitude with my wife, son and daughter, but also expressed and then wrote an appreciation letter to my employee.
In the obvious consequences my such behaviour empowered all others, while empowering me as well.
Also I feel that despite of my father not being an overtly optimistic person, he was a person filled with gratitude, even towards the people who had wronged him and his mother. Possibly this provided him the immense power with which he led a phenomenally successful life, even though it was full of struggles, with an ever present peace and smile. This is what most people remembered about him in the condolence meetings.
So learning of the day 'A sense of gratitude empowers all'.
The thought of Gratitude came across to me last night from the video of the person with no limbs, who had said that we need to be looking at what we have rather than focusing on what we do not have. Hence this morning I got up with a resolve to see only good things my wife and family has and that culminated in to feeling grateful about my employee's services. Therefore I was not only with the best of the attitude with my wife, son and daughter, but also expressed and then wrote an appreciation letter to my employee.
In the obvious consequences my such behaviour empowered all others, while empowering me as well.
Also I feel that despite of my father not being an overtly optimistic person, he was a person filled with gratitude, even towards the people who had wronged him and his mother. Possibly this provided him the immense power with which he led a phenomenally successful life, even though it was full of struggles, with an ever present peace and smile. This is what most people remembered about him in the condolence meetings.
So learning of the day 'A sense of gratitude empowers all'.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Inspirational Video
Today I watched a video sent in one of the groups I subscribe to. It was really inspirational at the same time unbelievable. It is about a 23 year old inspirational speaker Nick Vijucic, who goes around world tour with packed houses. The unbelievable part is that he has no limbs (No arms and Legs), just one little foot like structure at his bottom. He is very successful speaker, who has already spoken to and inspired more than a Million people in last 3 years across the world.
Here is his video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo_24_qTNac&feature=related .
He professed three points:
1. Perspective - Look at what you have and not what you do not have.
2. Vision - Develop ideas and dreams on what you want to do and live them as a possibility.
3. Choices - Make choices to fulfill your vision by making constant efforts towards achieving your dreams; the first step - Stop procrastinating.
He says that when he realized that he did not have limbs like normal people, he looked at what he had. This was the change in perspective, which brought him strength to deal with life. Else he has not only thought, but have also attempted committing suicide several times.
Then he developed dreams - visions of what he want to be. Not that he has achieved even few of them, but has started working have started achieving, like he wants to appear in Oprah Winfrey Show, would like a movie made on him and is writing a book titled "No arms, No Legs, No Worries".
Every thing is coming to him, as he has been making constant efforts and making continuous choices towards achieving his vision (dreams). Not that he has not procrastinated, he has all the times. But he says even if you fall a 100 times, never give up on getting up one more time. You would only fail, once you give up.
Besides this I have been very present to my father's absence in the life, but after speaking to Ma and her interaction with several Muni Maharaj, anecdotes with Babuji's fellow worshippers made me feel better.
As I am saying to many people, I MUST live the ideals of my father to truly pay my tributes to him.
Here is his video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo_24_qTNac&feature=related .
He professed three points:
1. Perspective - Look at what you have and not what you do not have.
2. Vision - Develop ideas and dreams on what you want to do and live them as a possibility.
3. Choices - Make choices to fulfill your vision by making constant efforts towards achieving your dreams; the first step - Stop procrastinating.
He says that when he realized that he did not have limbs like normal people, he looked at what he had. This was the change in perspective, which brought him strength to deal with life. Else he has not only thought, but have also attempted committing suicide several times.
Then he developed dreams - visions of what he want to be. Not that he has achieved even few of them, but has started working have started achieving, like he wants to appear in Oprah Winfrey Show, would like a movie made on him and is writing a book titled "No arms, No Legs, No Worries".
Every thing is coming to him, as he has been making constant efforts and making continuous choices towards achieving his vision (dreams). Not that he has not procrastinated, he has all the times. But he says even if you fall a 100 times, never give up on getting up one more time. You would only fail, once you give up.
Besides this I have been very present to my father's absence in the life, but after speaking to Ma and her interaction with several Muni Maharaj, anecdotes with Babuji's fellow worshippers made me feel better.
As I am saying to many people, I MUST live the ideals of my father to truly pay my tributes to him.
Monday, December 22, 2008
A post with a heavy heart
I am writing this post with a real heavy heart, as I have lost my father on Dec 2nd and have been out in India from Nov 20th till Dec 16th.
There is a lot that happened since my last post, but major is visiting San Francisco Bay area for meetings, attending Lanmark Power and Contrbution weekend and then briefly visiting Atlanta, before rushing out to India to be with my Father, Mr. Laxmichand Jain, who was ailing with triple vessel Cardiac disease. Spent good 10 days with him or in his care. Later on Sunday Nov 30th admitted him to a hospital, where he just lived for another 35 hours, before departing from this world at 3:15 am on Dec 2nd Tuesday.
I am really moved by this death of my father. But am feeling that the true tribute to his life will be paid, if I could imbibe some of his ideals, which he lived, in my own life.
So far for today...........
There is a lot that happened since my last post, but major is visiting San Francisco Bay area for meetings, attending Lanmark Power and Contrbution weekend and then briefly visiting Atlanta, before rushing out to India to be with my Father, Mr. Laxmichand Jain, who was ailing with triple vessel Cardiac disease. Spent good 10 days with him or in his care. Later on Sunday Nov 30th admitted him to a hospital, where he just lived for another 35 hours, before departing from this world at 3:15 am on Dec 2nd Tuesday.
I am really moved by this death of my father. But am feeling that the true tribute to his life will be paid, if I could imbibe some of his ideals, which he lived, in my own life.
So far for today...........
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