NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 16
MARCH 2020
NUMBER 3
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AT THE MERCY OF WEATHER
In fact, we all live at the mercy of
weather. Life on the planet Earth depends mainly on weather. Good weather like
the spring season and bad weather like high temperatures of summer season or
flooding due to excess rainfall occurs on Earth every year. All living beings
on earth suffer a lot; even die at extreme weather conditions. It has become an
every year feature. Comfortable living requires optimum weather conditions. All
of us know these facts.
What is weather? Since it’s
important for all of us, it’s worth to know something about it. Weather is the
condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time. Climate is
another word connected to weather. Long-time weather condition is referred to
as climate. Weather changes every day in a given region whereas climate change
occurs over a long period of time like millions of years. Nowadays we all talk
about global climate change. It has become a threat to our plant. The United
Nation ia organizing International Conferences at various parts of the world
inviting the world leaders to find a solution to alleviate climate change.
Global warming, melting of ice, rise
in sea-level, floods, bush fires – are some of the consequences of climate
change. Few leaders of the world do not believe on climate change and they are
not co-operating with the countries that are interested in finding a solution
for climate change. So teenagers like Greta Thunberg from Sweden challenged
the world leaders and asked what they are doing for the future generation. The
future of our children and grand children depends on what we do to the climate
today. The teenagers are asking the world leaders to do something for their
welfare in the future.
The day-to-day change in weather
makes us to adapt to the prevailing conditions. If it is raining or sunny we
protect ourselves with the help of an umbrella. The meteorologists forecast daily weather conditions of a particular
location and announce through
electronic and
print media.
For those who live near the equator
do not have these extreme seasons, but they do find some signs of these
seasons. The predominant seasons in these regions are summer and monsoon
seasons. Severe summer temperatures goes up to 45 to 50 digress Celsius in some
locations. Monsoons sometimes create floods causing crop
and life losses. Along heavy rain we do find lightening and thunders. Storms,
heavy winds caused by tropical cyclones due to low-pressure in the sea are very
common in countries near the equator. Hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones, typhoons
– are some of the weather conditions that cause huge losses to human beings.
Volcanoes and earth quakes are also dangerous to human and animal populations.
However, human beings are taking as much
precautions as possible to escape from these calamities. They managed such natural disasters caused by
change in climate over time. Thus we all live at the mercy of weather in this world. - NARA
MAKING LIFE WORKING
1. Focus on one thing at a time.
2. Slow down and enjoy the
journey.
3. Stop being such a
perfectionist. Don’t stress out over details and impressing everyone.
4. Learn to delegate to others:
take the pressure off yourself. Perhaps other people won’t do the job as well.
5. Don’t always be waiting for the
other shoe to drop. Lots of people spend their lives terrified for what might
happen – and most of the time things work out to be just fine.
6. Focus on what you have, not
what you wish you had. All of us have things we can be grateful for. Not
everything is awful – and life’s not always bad. And if you change your focus
to what you’re thankful for, you’ll find you feel much happier, and worry a lot
less.
7. If things go wrong, just shrug
your shoulders and smile. Remind yourself that life goes on – so don’t wreak
your life wishing things were different or regretting what you’ve done. Also
things might work out next time. Tomorrow is a new day.
STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
1.
Get specific... Knowing exactly what you want to achieve helps you
motivated until you get there.
2.
Seize the moment to act on your goals... Achieving your goal means
grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.
3.
Know exactly how far you have left to go... Achieving any goal
also requires honest and regular monitoring of your progress, if not by others,
then by you yourself.
4.
Be a realistic optimist... Believing in your ability to succeed is
enormously helpful for creating and sustaining your motivation.
5.
Focus on getting better, rather than being good... Believing you
have the ability to reach your goals is important, but so is believing you can
get the ability.
6.
Have grits... Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals
and to persist in the face of difficulty.
7.
Build your willpower muscle... When you give your muscle regular
workouts by putting it to good use, it will grow stronger and stronger, and
better able to help you successfully reach your goals.
8.
Don’t tempt fate... Don’t try to take two challenging tasks at
once, if you can help it.
9.
Focus on what you will do, not who you won’t do... If you want
change your ways ask yourself, what will I do instead?
HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR STRENGTHS
1.
Notice what other people comment on.
2.
Identify what feels easy and natural for you
(especially if other people find it hard).
3.
Notice what you are doing when you lose all sense of
time.
4.
Identify the tasks that help to make you feel alive.
5.
Look at subjects you do best at in exams.
6.
Take an on-line quiz or questionnaire.
RATAN TATA
1.
Communicate with your employees.
2.
Take changes.
3.
Persevere.
4.
Build trust.
5.
Be humble.
6.
Have heroes.
7.
Be yourself.
8.
Make a difference.
9.
Be motivated by competition.
10. Do what can’t be done.
LINES I LIKED
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It is good to be
optimistic, but it’s better to be realistic.
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It is good to thing
big, but it’s rewarding to be practical and patient.
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It is greed that
spoils the harmony of the world.
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It is greed, not need
that we have to do away with.
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It is hard to give up
the old attitudes and social habits.
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