Thought for the Moment

You must have several things in this life to live and create to your highest potential: Friends, Faith, and Determination.
You have within you the power to exceed your previous accomplishments.
If you want to have more in your life, you must give more away.
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

Fact of the day

"Purposeful living is a life style allowing us to make choices that result in life-enhancing value for others as well as ourselves."

"Becoming secure and independent comes by taking responsibility for your own security. Independence requires planning, taking action, and making informed choices."

The effective speaker should have a clearly organized and purposeful presentation. Here is the basic structure of a successful presentation:

• Opening - Favorably attract immediate interest from the audience
• Message - Clearly state your message or theme
• Evidence - Establish credibility and inspire respect and confidence by using convincing evidence
• Closing - Leave the audience with a favorable, memorable impression

Mars and Venus allign over a crescent moon

FACT OF THE DAY

The universe is filled with infinite possibilities. Among these infinite possibilities lie seeds of creativity.

Facts & figures Indian Democracy

Number of seats in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament): 545 (of which two are appointed by the President)

Total number of candidates: 5,398

Total votes polled: 38,74,53,223

Average votes per candidate: 70,665

Number of registered voters: 675 million

Number of polling stations: 7,00,000

Duration of election: Three weeks (four rounds)

Lowest number of votes: 45 (Ashok Kumar, independent candidate from Chandni Chowk, Delhi)

Highest number of votes: 8,55,543 (Sajjan Kumar, Congress candidate from Outer Delhi, Delhi)

Highest number of candidates in a constituency: 35 (Madras South in Tamil Nadu)

Lowest number of candidates in a constituency: 2 (Cuttack in Orissa, Godhra in Gujarat and Tura in Meghalaya)

Highest polling booth in India: Fastan village in Ladakh (5,180 metres altitude, 26 km from the nearest road)

Largest parliamentary constituency: Ladakh (1,73,265 square kilometres)

Total number of parties: 220

Total number of independent candidates: 2,369

Seats needed for majority: 272

Total cost of the election: Rs 100 million (approx.)

Voter turnout: About 56%, or nearly 380 million people

Number of constituencies in India: 543

STATISTICS ON ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVM)

Total EVM's used: 10.25 lakh

Operational speed of EVMs: maximum of five votes per minute

Number of votes one EVM can register: 3,840

Number of candidates an EVM can hold: Maximum of 64

Amount of paper not being used due to EVMs: 8,000 metric tonnes

EVMs first used in India: 1989-90 in 16 assembly constituencies in three states.

Sense of wonder

"Despite changes, circumstances, or seasons, our spirits can remain lively and strong. We can live as evergreens of faith, hope, and a child-like sense of wonder."

"Increase success by taking actions now. Don't wait until you have all your ducks in a row before taking action."

Self-esteem

"If you have a deep feeling of inner self-esteem, you will find your outer world to be exciting and fulfilling. External view depends upon internal view of one's own core values and personal growth"

"Picture your goals clearly and vividly as if they are already attained. Keep this mental image constantly before you each day."

Highest Potential

"You must have several things in this life to live and create to your highest potential: Friends, Faith, and Determination."

Positive step

"Become proactive in your personal development by knowing your traits, interests, values, natural gifts, strengths, and weaknesses. Take one positive step today that honors of your own uniqueness."

"Today you can choose perspectives that allow kindness and joy to shine into your life and the lives of others."

Enthusiasm

"Earn the respect of more experienced people by selling yourself with enthusiasm. Successful people are attracted by enthusiasm!"

"The start of something new brings the hope of something great. Anything is possible. There is only one you. And you will pass this way only once. Do it right. Dream big."

Success

Success is not an accident. It is the result of our attitude and our attitude is a choice. Hence success is a matter of choice and not chance. It is like the law of physics. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

1.We must have the desire to sow.
2.What we sow, so shall we reap.
3.We must sow before we reap. Sowing takes place before reaping; we must give before we get.
4.When we sow a seed, we do not reap a fruit--our harvest is manifold. If we sow a positive seed our harvest will be manifold in the positive,and if we sow a negative one the harvest shall be manifold in the negative.
5.we cannot sow and reap in the same day. There is always a period of gestation.

05/12/2009

"Commitment means coming through time after time, year after year. Commitment is the stuff character is made of. It is the daily triumph of integrity."

"Becoming secure and independent comes by taking responsibility for your own security. Independence requires planning, taking action, and making informed choices."

05/09/2009

"Each day, you have the opportunity to get out there on life's playing field, or sit on the sidelines. It's always more rewarding to get in the game, and play!"

"Step out, do what you were afraid to do, and you will see your fear as a test to make you wiser and more resilient to life's challenges."

05/08/2009

"Make this one of the best days of your life with a small act of kindness toward at least one other person. Can you imagine the effect it would have upon the world, if everyone did only that much today?"

"Temporary road blocks become opportunities. for creative action. They make us aware of the creative problem-solving potential that is always within us."

Fact of the day

"Picture your goals clearly and vividly as if they are already attained. Keep this mental image constantly before you each day."

"There are laws of prosperity and success at work in the universe. Being ignorant of those laws will not save us from the consequences of ignoring those laws."

Fact of the day

"By living with intention and purpose, we can experience lives of joy, vitality, and confidence that go beyond day-to-day achievements."

"Effective communication requires effective listening. You can improve your relationships with others not only by listening closely to their words, but also to the meaning and feelings behind their words."

Thought of the day

"You can be a dynamic leader by developing the traits of self-confidence, mental-toughness, conceptual thinking, and ambition to achieve."

"Mistakes and failures are some of the most valuable blessings in life. They put us back on the right course to high achievement."