NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 11
JULY 2015
NUMBER 7
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
SPONSOR
NARA’S NOTEPAD
THANK
PROF. SRINIVASA RAO MENTREDDY Ph. D
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY, USA
FOR SPONSORING ALL ISSUES OF 2015
MEMO FROM NARA
History – the
study of the past - was one of the subjects taught to me when I was studying in
high school. The history teacher used to teach me Indian history and World
history. The past events and personalities were the central themes in this
subject. I still remember the past stories taught to me but I have not seen
those personalities except their pictures. The events like war, planting trees
in the roadside for shade, digging wells for drinking water, constructions of
temples, mosques, churches, palaces and monuments, are some of the topics still
I remember from my study of history. In the world history chapter, World War I
and World War II were important topics. In addition the historic personalities
Adolf Hitler, Napoleon, Winston Churchill, Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi – and
their life history were taught. Of course, some of them were interesting
whereas some others were boring. Anyway, I remembered these events, dates and
names of personalities just to pass the examination. More than that, I never
showed a real interest in history.
History really tells us about our past and its
culture, the lifestyle of old generation, their way of life and the type of
governance etc. Obviously it is important to keep a record of our past in the
name of history in order to pursue the progress of our human civilization. In
fact history teaches us the mistakes committed by the past personalities. They
constructed many things and also destructed many other things including
monuments and human beings. However Indian history is instrumental for creating
a constructive society with a basic philosophy of diversity in unity. Aryans,
Mohals, and Britishers invaded India and made changes and organized the
political systems. Pre-independent India was under the stupid rule of
Britishers.
Many historical personalities including
Mahatma Gandhi through the principle of non-violence succeeded in sending the
Britishers out and made India free. India became independent and the people of
India, although speak different languages, eat different kinds of food, wear
different types of clothes, believe in different religions unified and accepted
the union with a number of States. Democracy flourished and still flourishing
in India.
History thus becomes a part of our past and
tell us about what our grand-father and great grand-father were and what they
did etc. Because of those people and their ideas and good thinking we are
building up India today in a modern way. Today’s progress will become
tomorrow’s history. Today’s personalities and celebrities will be the historic
figures in future. Our future generation will learn about them and pick up the
good qualities from them. Let the life go on history after history.
UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYTHING CHANGES...
Understand that everything
changes - Whether you realize it or
not, everything and everyone is in a constant state of change. Change is
undeniable and is happening to yourself and others as you are reading this.
There is no way to prevent change, but there is a way to consciously control your change. Be the change that you want
to see on this Earth and please: make it a positive, conscious one!
GOOD POSITIVE FEELINGS
1.
Yes
2.
I agree
3.
I appreciate
4.
Thank you for…
5.
I like (love,
enjoy)
6.
That makes
sense because…
7.
I’m pleased
(happy, delighted) that…
8.
Good!
(Excellent, Great, Wow, Cool, Terrific etc)
9.
How…? / What…?
10.
Positive
non-verbal (smile, laughs, playfulness, eye contact, hugs)
JUST TO LAUGH...
A:
Look at the young person with the short hair and blue jeans. Is it a boy or a
girl?
B:
It is a girl. She’s my daughter.A: Oh, I am sorry Sir, I didn’t know that you were her father.
B: I’m not. I’m her mother.
Father: I have 4 sons. 1st Engineer, 2nd MBA, 3rd Ph.D, 4th Thief
Neighbour: Why don’t you throw your 4th son out of the house?
Father: He is the only one earning in the house, rest are jobless.
We have FREEDOM of SPEECH,
Then why do we have TELEPHONE BILLS ?
Eliminate Complaining, Express Positivity
You may not realize that,
but when you complain about something, you are subconsciously creating a
dysfunctional mindset that is going to later prevent you from finding a solution
to your problem. This also happens when we focus our energy on the
negative aspects of our lives. But this doesn’t always impact your life only.
Complaining can make you become a “bad company” for others and you can start
losing friends. We are so used to thinking about how things can go wrong, about
the worst thing that can happen that we forget that there is a positive side to
everything in life. Cultivating a positive mindset is hard work in the
beginning but it pays off once it becomes a habit. Why not concentrate on how
things can work out the best for you and how you can make the best of your
current situation? This way you can inspire other people to do so as well.
STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS
1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "Lose 5 pounds" is a better goal than "lose some weight," because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like.
2. Seize the moment to act on your goals. Given how
busy most of us are, and how many goals we are juggling at once, it's not
surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we
simply fail to notice them.
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. If you don't know how well you are doing, you can't adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly.
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. If you don't know how well you are doing, you can't adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly.
4. Be a realistic optimist. When you are setting a goal, by all
means engage in lots of positive thinking about how likely you are to achieve
it. Believing in your ability to succeed is enormously helpful for creating and
sustaining your motivation. But whatever you do, don't underestimate how
difficult it will be to reach your goal. Most goals worth achieving require
time, planning, effort, and persistence.
5. Focus on getting better,
rather than being good. Many of us believe that our
intelligence, our personality, and our physical aptitudes are fixed -- that no
matter what we do, we won't improve. As a result, we focus on goals that are
all about proving ourselves, rather than developing and acquiring new skills.
6. Have grit. Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty. If you aren't particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. People who lack grit more often than not believe that they just don't have the innate abilities successful people have.
6. Have grit. Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty. If you aren't particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. People who lack grit more often than not believe that they just don't have the innate abilities successful people have.
7. Build your willpower muscle. Your self-control "muscle"
is just like the other muscles in your body -- when it doesn't get much
exercise, it becomes weaker over time. But when you give it 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. No matter how strong your willpower
muscle becomes, it's important to always respect the fact that it is limited,
and if you overtax it you will temporarily run out of steam. Don't try to take
on two challenging tasks at once, if you can help it (like quitting smoking and
dieting at the same time).
9.
Focus on what you will do, not what you won't do. Do you want to
successfully lose weight, quit smoking, or put a lid on your bad temper? Then
plan how you will replace bad habits with good ones, rather than focusing only
on the bad habits themselves.
-Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.
-Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.
LINES I LIKED...
Ø The joy that
isn’t shared dies young.
Ø A shared resource
is a durable asset that can be used by many people.
Ø A writer who
waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word
on paper.
Ø Every
generation changes the rules and their comfort zones.
TO QUOTE...
My best friend
is the one who brings out the best in me. –
Henry Ford
Perfection
is not attainable but if we chase
perfection we can catch excellence. –
Vince Lombardi
Don’t count every hour in the day rather utilize
it!
Meet you next month – August, 2015
Professor A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
Ph : 0422 4393017 Mobile : 098422 42301
Sunday, May 31, 2015
MEMO FROM NARA
Auditing is done year after
year in every government organization in order to see whether the allotted
amount of budget money is properly spent according to the rule book. It is
indeed a good practice to make the employees to work in accordance with stipulated
rules. In a way, auditing advises the employees to follow the rules strictly in
spending public money. There is a set of people employed by the organizations.
These people are good in keeping the rules in their finger - tips. Invariably
the team asks for all papers, and evidences for the purchases of goods.
Quotations, comparative statements, papers on placement of orders, and entry in
stock books are some important documents to satisfy the auditors. In most of
the time they find some mistakes – minor or major – and make an audit report. I
feel that it is good to have the report for improving the operations in future.
Spending public money needs to be audited and accounted.
Similarly, self-audit is also essential for everyone.
Self-audit is done by every individual not by officially appointed auditors.
Some of us do it very frequently to balance our family budget. Also the
self-audit tell us how to rectify the mistakes committed in the past. Thus it
certainly helps to improve our life-style.
One important aspect about self-auditing is to improve our
time management. Time spent will not come back. So, efficient use of time
certainly helps us to do lot of things, in short period of time. It also will
point out how much we procrastinate our activities. When we think of our
strength and weakness, we ourselves will realize how much we will be able to
carry on our activities efficiently and effectively.
Every one of us has potential skills create new things.
Self-audit should indicate such potentials to put to work. Similarly self-audit
can tell us our weakness regarding health and also knowledge. If the health is
weak or poor one has to look into it with medical check-up and take appropriate
treatments. Since health problems
are the ones which make us inactive and prevent our progress in life. For a
healthy person updating his/her knowledge in terms of skill development is
absolutely essential in this modern age. Since knowledge explosion is occurring
every day we need to update our knowledge with the new. It in fact helps in
improving our work efficiency.
Self-audit need not be annual. It can be monthly or even
shorter period of time. Self-mistakes can be safely corrected if the audit is done more frequently.
Self-audit is a lead to self-help. Therefore it is a good idea to practice
self-audit by every individual to improve his/her life style.
SPONSOR...
NARA’S NOTEPAD
THANK
PROF. SRINIVASA RAO MENTREDDY Ph. D
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY, USA
FOR SPONSORING ALL ISSUES OF 2015
FOUR LESSONS OF LIFE...
1. Never take down a fence until you know
why it was put up.
2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy.
3. Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder;
2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy.
3. Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder;
they helped to get you
higher.
4. If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.
4. If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.
—Warren Wiersbe
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