Loud Thinking

Archive for February, 2014

Master: Why are you both quarrelling?

Farhan: We found a 100 Rupee note on the road, and we have decided that the one who tells the biggest lie gets to keep it.

Master Angrily: You both are so shameless! When I was your age, I didn’t even know what a lie was

Farhan and Rehan handed the 100 Rupee note to their Master.

“Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged, it’s how I arrange my mind.

I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away, just for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account, you withdraw from what you’ve put in.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories, specially all the time before the advent of old age.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less

“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.”

— Jesse Jackson

Passion is a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling.

Good is the enemy of the best..!

Passion is a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling.

“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”

Roald Dahl (1916-1990);
British novelist

Don’t Close the Door on “Boomerang” Employees

Former employees who leave and then return — so-called “boomerang” employees — are an increasingly valuable source of talent. Among their advantages:

they’re familiar with your operations and culture, know many of your current employees and clients, and may require little or no training to start making contributions.

How do you recruit boomerang employees back to your company? Make it clear that you are offering interesting and challenging work, coupled with fair arrangements, while it is available. A variety of work arrangements can help people reconnect with your organization: individualized work schedules, mobile work and telecommuting, leave-of-absence programs, and cyclic or project-based work.

Structure the exit process to facilitate re-entry and build a flexible network of talent possibilities.

Adapted from “Never Say Goodbye to a Great Employee” by Tammy Erickson.