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Impressive list! Ready to follow it?!

Rarely are there email forwards, which you want to put up on your blog! But, here is an interesting one:

60 TIPS FOR A STUNNINGLY GREAT LIFE

  1. Exercise daily.
  2. Get serious about gratitude.
  3. See your work as a craft.
  4. Expect the best and prepare for the worst.
  5. Keep a journal.
  6. Read Mahatma Gandhi’s Autobiography “My experiments with the Truth” and “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”.
  7. Plan a schedule for your week.
  8. Know the 5 highest priorities of your life.
  9. Say no to distractions.
  10. Drink a lot of water.
  11. Improve your work every single day.
  12. Get a mentor.
  13. Hire a coach.
  14. Get up at 5 am each day.
  15. Eat less food.
  16. Find more heroes.
  17. Be a hero to someone.
  18. Smile at strangers.
  19. Be the most ethical person you know.
  20. Don’t settle for anything less than excellence.
  21. Savor life’s simplest pleasures.
  22. Save 10% of your income each month.
  23. Spend time at art galleries.
  24. Walk in the woods.
  25. Write thank you letters to those who’ve helped you.
  26. Forgive those who’ve wronged you.
  27. Remember that leadership is about influence and impact, not title and accolades.
  28. Create unforgettable moments with those you love.
  29. Have 5 great friends.
  30. Become stunningly polite.
  31. Unplug your TV.
  32. Sell your TV.
  33. Read daily.
  34. Avoid the news.
  35. Be content with what you have.
  36. Pursue your dreams.
  37. Be authentic.
  38. Be passionate.
  39. Say sorry when you know you should.
  40. Never miss a moment to celebrate another.
  41. Have a vision for your life.
  42. Know your strengths.
  43. Focus your mind on the good versus the lack.
  44. Be patient.
  45. Don’t give up.
  46. Clean up your messes.
  47. Use impeccable words.
  48. Travel more.
  49. Read “As You Think”.
  50. Honor your parents.
  51. Tip taxi drivers well.
  52. Be a great teammate.
  53. Give no energy to critics.
  54. Spend time in the mountains.
  55. Know your top 5 values.
  56. Shift from being busy to achieving results.
  57. Innovate and iterate.
  58. Speak less. Listen more.
  59. Be the best person you know.
  60. Make your life matter!
 
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Posted by on January 30, 2011 in Experiments, Human Values, Ideas, Life

 

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Life is a Game, Play it (School Workshop)

Its always nice to go to school – or shall I say, go back to school ! A few weeks ago, I got a chance to interact with about 200+ 9th class students at the Vishwa Bharti School in Noida. The Sri Sathya Sai Organisation (SSSO) Noida was invited by the School to add to the ongoing education of the 9th class students by way of values based education.

Well, since ‘moral class’ or ‘values education class’ may sound boring to a lot of students – we called it Life is a Game, Play it. The students loved it – not only the name, but the entire format – as it was quite interactive, informative and made interesting by use of multimedia.

Following are some of the highlights!

  • As we always do, we started with a prayer:
    Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu Sahaviryam Karavavahey Tejasvinav adhitam Astu Ma Vidhwishavahey
    Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
    ॐ सह नाववतु |
    सह नौ भुनक्तु |
    सह वीर्यं करवावहै |
    तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ||
    ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ||
    Together (saha) may we (Na) be protected (Vavatu) Together may we be nourished (Bhunaktu) Together may we work with great energy (Viryam Karavavahey) May our study together (Vina Vadhita Mastu) be brilliant (Tejas) and effective May there be no bad feelings between us (Ma Vidhwishavahey). Om, may there be peace, may there be peace, may there be peace!
  • We had a very lively discussion around the following quote:
    “Life is a Game of Football and we are the footballs…
    Never Mind the Kicks of Life, because without being kicked, no football has EVER reached the GOAL”
  • Then we played some games (edutainment), where some students from each section of the 9th class participated and they were being cheered by their classmates! Brought back me memories of the Good Old Days!
  • After some wonderful discussion on the above mentioned video, we moved on to the next video – “212, the extra degree” – It’s an energizing and inspirational video – A must watch!     

I’ll possibly write a more detailed account of the next class. The links above may help the students get back to the video’s which they totally enjoyed! Any comments/feedback is most welcome.

Enjoy the Game Called Life!

Cheers,
Vikas

 
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Posted by on November 28, 2010 in Experiments, Human Values, Sai, SSSO, The Young!

 

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