HAPPY NEW YEAR

SLOW DANCE.. A Poem .. For New Year Resolutions..

Slow Dance
by
David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last

Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?" do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away...

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

New Year 2010

What plans have you all thought of to ring in the new year.

All of us are in the learning mode, including myself. There are dime a dozen websites available online for free suggesting you how to plan your new years. And here is one from self-help guru, Robin Sharma that he emailed last night to me.

To create the single best year of your life to date. Most will waste this opportunity and make the new  year a repeat of the one just past. Sad. But true. But a few will wake up to the possibility and do 7 things that will ensure 2010 is the most unforgettable twelve months they have experienced yet. Want to be one of the fortunate few? Here's what to do:

 

Step #1: Evaluate 2009. Do a written story recording what went well this past year and, even more importantly, what areas you could improve on. Also list all your wins and as many high points as you can recall. Get a clear picture of how you showed up.

 

Step #2: Set Your Theme. Come up with a theme for 2010. It may be "The Year of Financial Freedom" or "The Year of Work Excellence" or "The Year of Fearlessness". But get a theme into a document you can start reviewing every week.

 

Step #3: Create a Mission. The next step is to develop a one paragraph mission statement and put it into this document. Clarity precedes mastery so the more clear your ultimate mountaintop for 2010 is, the greater your focus will be. And the most positive results you'll see.

 

Step #4: List Your Big 5. OK, now ask yourself this powerful self-coaching question: "What 5 things need to happen between now and December 31, 2010 for this to have been the single most successful year of my life to date?" Write down those five goals as simply and clearly as possible into this document.

 

Step #5: Sequence Your Big 5. Now break your Big 5 down into quarterly goals. Set 5 core goals for the first/second/third and fourth quarters of 2010 to ensure you nail your Big 5. Review these every week. Reflect on them everyday if you really want to win. Make these strategic objectives the sole focus of your life.

 

Step #6: Refocus Every Morning. Life's job is to distract you. Your job is to stay staggeringly focused on what's most important. Take 15 minutes during your morning resetting period to reflect on your goals, to envision your best moves and to track out a day that's productive, passionate and fun.

 

Step #7: Get Devoted to Learning. The #1 skill of super successful people is that they are relentless learners. While others are wasting time on low-value websites or watching mindless reality tv shows, they are listening to audio programs, studying books on leadership and success and basically creating a rich, beautiful and meaningful life. As you journey through each day of 2010, make the time to fuel your brain with ideas on excellence and creating your absolute best. Nothing's more important than that. And please remember that all it takes is a single idea to transform the way you lead and how you live.

Do give me your thoughts whether you have any other advice that can help others..

Happy Xmas..

Until then 

Sharad

Quote: Wake up at 5:00 am. It is God's time. Anon

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS

Dear All,

Resolutions are critical for everyone but only if we implement them earnestly. At least we should try!

Like all human beings, I am sure your list is bubbling with pointers for efficiently ringing in 2010. But what are you thinking about to have on your list. Is it studying harder, saving more, completing assignments quickly or having more fun.

I know of students who put all or some of these as their new year resolution goals. But how many of them actually follow through is another story.

What have been your experiences of your friends and family who make new year resolutions.
Would be wonderful if you could share how your friends and family use the resolution tool. And maybe we can all learn from them.

And do share your one resolution that you can actually follow through on.Well atleat try with full earnestness. It could be just on saving money on making international calls, renting a car, movies or just partying.

Lets see what 2010 has in store for us.

Meanwhile let me quickly start writing my 2010 to do list.

Cheers

Quote: A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.



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