THE 500 RUPEE NOTE....
Two important management lessons learnt from a 500-rupee note.
It happened some years ago. The speaker whipped out his wallet and pulled out a five hundred-rupee note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who wants this five hundred rupee note?"
Lots of hands went up. A slow chorus began to build as people began to shout "Me!" "Me!"
Now who the lucky one would be? Who will the speaker choose. Everybody wondered why he would simply give away five hundred rupees. Even as the shouts of "I want it" grew louder, suddenly a young woman came running down the aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the speaker, and grabbed the five hundred-rupee note from his hand.
"Well done, young lady," said the speaker into the microphone. "Most of us just wait for good things to happen. That's of no use. You've got to make things happen."
Do something. Next time you see an opportunity -- think of the lady and the five hundred rupee note. Remember, just wanting it is of little use. Get up, and do something about it. Don't worry about what other people might think. Take action.
Several years later, it was another day, another time. And another motivational guru. He pulled out a five hundred rupee note and held it up for all to see, He just asked a simple question.
Several years later, it was another day, another time. And another motivational guru. He pulled out a five hundred rupee note and held it up for all to see, He just asked a simple question.
"How much is this worth?"
"Five Hundred rupees!" the crowd yelled in unison.
"Right," said the speaker.
He then took the note and crumpled it into a ball and asked "How much is it worth now?"
"Five Hundred rupees!" screamed the audience.
He then threw the note on the ground, stamped all over it and picked up the note and asked one more time:
"And how much is it worth now?"
"Five Hundred rupees!" was the response.
"I want you to remember this," said the speaker. "Just because someone crumples it, or stamps on it, the value of the note does not diminish. We should all be like the five hundred rupee note. In our lives, there will be times when we feel crushed, stamped over, beaten. But we should never let our self-worth diminish. Just because someone chooses to crush you -- that doesn't change your worth one bit! Don't allow your self-worth to diminish because someone says something nasty -- or does something dirty -- to you."
A Good lesson to remember!
A diamond, even if it falls in the dirt doesn't lose its value.
Dust, even if it rises in the sky remains just that--valuless dust.
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Harry P <harry.public@gmail.com> wrote:
==> Second is the company of friends and your circle makes lot of impact in stock market.
Ravi Ji, if I were you I would keep away from such friends and hope not to be pulled into any crash investigation. I know investigations are sham but sometimes poor folk get used as examples to close the case.
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On Apr 22, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Ravi Palwankar <ravipalwankar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Second is the company of friends and your circle makes lot of impact in stock market.
Ravi
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