Loud Thinking

Literature and history are full of people who suffered from handicaps, had talents that were inferior to those around them, lived in the worst of circumstances, or faced many defeats.

Yet, many of these people are listed among the winners in life’s Hall of Fame.

Why? What made them achieve?
The secret is this: Whether you reach success or failure in life has little to do with your circumstances; it has much more to do with your attitude…with your faithful courage…with your choices!

An Excerpt from
Attitude: The Remarkable Power of Optimism!
by Nido R. Qubein

Life should be an adventure, to be savored from beginning to end. It is a game of constantly changing odds, constantly developing challenges, constantly opening opportunities.

To win it, you have to play it. Sitting on the sidelines won’t do. Even after you’ve achieved all you ever hoped to achieve, it’s no time to stop living.

An Excerpt from
Attitude: The Remarkable Power of Optimism!
by Nido R. Qubein

Surround yourself with positive influences. When you are surrounded by negative thinkers, image, or materials, it is easy to get bogged down in hopelessness.

Read inspiring books and magazines. Listen to motivational recordings and speakers. Attend positive-thinking seminars or programs. Make it a point to read or watch or listen to something positive and inspiring at least once every day.

Associate with positive people. Look for friends who feel good about themselves, people who have the attitude of gratitude. People who need to tear down others are not happy with themselves and are not good for you or your attitude.

Kindly click the given links to see the following articles on Shahid Afridi, in the national newspapers.

1. My article on “Shahid Afridi” published on 6 March, 2014 by the Urdu daily news paper “JANG” link:- http://e.jang.com.pk/03-06-2014/lahore/page10.asp

2. My article on Shahid Afridi published by the English daily “The Frontier Post” today on 14 March, 2014 link:- http://thefrontierpost.com/article/81901/Shahid-Afridi-India-+-Bangladesh-combined/

“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!”

— Andrew Carnegie

Opportunity is a situation favorable for attainment of a goal.

Opportunity is a situation favorable for attainment of a goal.

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra (born 1925);
former professional baseball player and manager

Listen to Your Customers — Especially When They Disagree

When you’re faced with a decision that’s going to make some customers angry no matter what you choose, it’s hard to know which voices to listen to, or whether to listen at all. But there is no more valuable time to listen to your customers than when they disagree.
Figure out which groups of customers feel which way. If you learn that some customers are alienated by your decision but others are prepared to pay richly for it, you can at least make an educated decision. If you end up making a decision that you know will make one set of customers unhappy, look for opportunities to change their minds.
Whichever consumer group you end up siding with, equip your employees (including your social media community managers) with the information and the tools they need to answer people’s questions and address opposition to your decision.

Adapted by HBR from “Listening to Your Customers When Your Customers Disagree” by Alexandra Samuel.

“The Girl Scouts is an organization that constantly gives you new goals to achieve and that’s what life is all about.”

— Maria Bartiromo