Loud Thinking

Archive for December, 2013

“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”

— Albert Schweitzer

Plan Ahead for a Strong First Impression

If you’re lucky, you may achieve enough recognition that your reputation always precedes you—but until then, some people won’t have a clue about what you can offer. Ensure new contacts are aware of your expertise by sending a letter of introduction before a meeting: “I’m looking forward to speaking with you about topic X. My background regarding X is as follows…” This establishes your authority before you step in the room—a strategic move, because the same information conveyed face-to-face can seem boastful. After the meeting, if you suspect your audience hasn’t fully grasped your potential, don’t push it: Recognize that they’ll need to discover your value for themselves. If the relationship is worth cultivating, keep in touch with periodic updates about your progress (“just thinking of you, since I recently spoke at the XYZ conference”).

Adapted by HBR from “Don’t Let Them Underestimate You” by Dorie Clark

“Your journey has molded you for the greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think that you’ve lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.”

Asha Tyson (born 1970);
Writer, public speaker

BCCI Asked For It…

The only logic, which comes to mind for the brute thrashing by the South African cricket team, being handed over to the Indian cricket team, is that the BCCI ridiculed the South African cricket board, by dictating them to suspend Haroon Lorgat (CEO SA Cricket Board) during the Indians tour to SA.

This was like Indians asking the Proteas not to clean the SPIT of the Indians, but to LICK it. Which the shameless South African board did it happily.

It is not a revenge series rather its a vengeance series.

BCCI you asked for it…!

A letter published today in the daily “The News”.

Nelson Mandela, the world´s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century, has died at the age of 95.On his death I want to share a couplet he shared some years ago which, he said, he used to read a lot during his time in prison.

‘It matters not how straight the gate/How changed with punishment the scroll?
I am master of my fate/I am captain of my soul’ – W E Henley

Mussadiq Khan Niazi

Mianwali

The way the South African cricket team is thrashing the Indian cricket team, it looks they think that the Indians are responsible for the death of Mr. Nelson Mandela.

The fact that match went to the last ball reflects much adversely, on the performance of the Pakistani team.

At times you win, but the you become victor, it looks you were actually the loser.
The same thing happened during the Pak vs Afghanistan T20 match.
In my opinion, in no way the match should have gone beyond the 15th over for Pakistan, which won the match on the last ball, which incidentally was also a wide ball.
So what can we say on this victory.

Pathetic telecast by the Geo Sports channel namely Geo Super of the Pak vs Afghanistan T20 match, where even the ball speed was not shown by the TV broadcasters, just for the sake of few bucks.
Now a days, TV broadcasters are even showing pictures through SPIDER CAMS and also showing the revolutions of the balls of the spin bowlers.
Shame on Geo Super for compromising on broadcasting standards for few bucks.

Just like India, Pakistan also badly needs Aam Awam Party (AAP).