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| The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before. |
The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before.
To succeed, first decide what you want to accomplish
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| To succeed, first decide what you want to accomplish |
You can't change the wind, but you can change your sails
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| You can't change the wind, but you can change your sails |
Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching
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| Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching |
As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.
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| As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better. |
The best way to predict the future is to create it
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| The best way to predict the future is to create it |
Sometimes the thing holding you back is all in your head
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| Sometimes the thing holding you back is all in your head |
Derek Redmond's Incredible Olympic Story!!
Derek Anthony Redmond didn't win a medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In fact, the British 400m runner didn't even make it past the semi-final stage. But it was his determination to finish that will live forever in the minds of millions. Injury had forced the Briton to withdraw from the 1988 Seoul Games just ten minutes before the start of his 400m heat, so Redmond felt he had everything to prove in Barcelona four years later. Not to his peers, that is but, as he later admitted, to himself.
Redmond wanted a medal whatever the colour and he started well, qualifying for the semi-finals by clocking the fastest time in his heat. As the gun signaled the start of his semi-final, Redmond charged out of the blocks, making good speed over his first 250m. At that point his right hamstring snapped. The one time British 400m record holder pulled sharply up as the rest of his field ran away from him, leaving Redmond on his knees and crippled, his Olympic dream over.
What followed, however, is one of the most memorable moments in Olympic history. Redmond got back to his feet and tried to finish the race. In an act of true courage against adversity, Redmond could only hop on one leg towards the finish line. Pain etched on his face as each step became more painful than the last, Redmond would not give up. He had promised himself and his father, that he would finish the race 'no matter what,' and he would keep that promise.
Half way to the finish line on one leg and crying with desperation, Derek was joined by his father Jim. The moment Redmond crossed the finish line brought sixty-five thousand spectators to their feet in a standing ovation, many also in tears. Few can remember that Steve Lewis of the USA won the semi-final in a time of 44.50. But no one who saw it will ever forget Derek Redmond's courage on the day he defined the essence of the human and Olympic spirit.
Derek Redmond recalls the semi-final of the 400m at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when, following a hamstring injury, his father helped him over the line.
The former British 400m record-holder, now 46, was at his peak when he lined up for the 400m semi-final in Barcelona in 1992. Here he relives the day that ended his career but made him an inspiration to millions...
When I took my place on the starting blocks I felt good.
For once I had no injuries, despite eight operations in four years, and I’d won the first two rounds without breaking sweat – including posting the fastest time in the first round heats. I was confident and when the gun went off I got off to a good start.
‘I got into my stride running round the first turn and I was feeling comfortable. Then I heard a popping sound. I kept on running for another two or three strides then I felt the pain. I thought I’d been shot, but then I recognized the agony.‘I’d pulled my hamstring before and the pain is excruciating: like someone shoving a hot knife into the back of your knee and twisting it. I grabbed the back of my leg, uttered a few expletives and hit the deck.
I couldn’t believe this was happening after all the training I’d put in. I looked around to see where the rest of the field were, and they had only 100m to go. I remember thinking if I got up I could still catch them and qualify.
‘The pain was intense. I hobbled about 50m until I was at the 200m mark. Then I realized it was all over. I looked round and saw that everyone else had crossed the finishing line. But I don’t like to give up at anything – not even an argument, as my wife will tell you – and I decided I was going to finish that race if it was the last race I ever did.
‘All these doctors and officials were coming onto the track, trying to get me to stop but I was having none of it. Then, with about 100m to go, I became aware of someone else on the track. I didn’t realize it was my dad, Jim, at first. He said, “Derek, it’s me, you don’t need to do this.”
'I just said, “Dad, I want to finish, get me back in the semi-final.” He said, “OK. We started this thing together and now we’ll finish it together.” He managed to get me to stop trying to run and just walk and he kept repeating, “You’re a champion, you’ve got nothing to prove.”
‘We hobbled over the finishing line with our arms round each other, just me and my dad, the man I’m really close to, who’s supported my athletics career since I was seven years old. I’ve since been told there was a standing ovation by the 65,000 crowd, but nothing registered at the time. I was in tears and went off to the medical room to be looked at, then I took the bus back to the Olympic village.
My dream was over. In Seoul four years earlier I didn’t even get to the start line because of an Achilles injury and had “DNS” – Did Not Start – next to my name. I didn’t want them to write “DNF” – Did Not Finish – in Barcelona. ‘When I saw my doctor he told me I’d never represent my country again. I felt like there’d been a death. I never raced again and I was angry for two years. Then one day I just thought: there are worse things than pulling a muscle in a race, and I just decided to get on with my life.
In the days after the race, Redmond received a host of messages from other competitors at the Olympics on the messaging system that had been set up. One, from a Canadian he had never met, captured the mood aptly.
"Long after the names of the medallists have faded from our minds, you will be remembered for having finished, for having tried so hard, for having a father to demonstrate the strength of his love for his son," it read. "I thank you, and I will always remember your race and I will always remember you - the purest, most courageous example of grit and determination I have seen."
For Derek Redmond, Barcelona '92 will go down as merely an accident, one final insurmountable hurdle in the way of an otherwise promising sprinting career.
For the rest of us, the image of a loving father helping to carry his son across the finish line will forever go down as a moment worthy of Olympic praise. A reminder that to be an Olympic champion doesn't mean you have to take home the gold.
A 15 step guide for nailing any interview
Source: businessinsider
2. Know your numbers
3. Be observant
4. Don't be late
5. Remember, everyone matters
6. Show your true colors
7. Make your mark
8. Be more than ready
9. Show off your work
10. Be one step ahead
11. Have confidence
12. Avoid negative associations
13. Be curious
14. Plan for the future
15. Wrap it up nicely
Bhagawat Gita Summarised in just 18 Lines
1. Your world is a perception based by your prejudices, shaped by your fears, fueled by your ignorance
2. The world of those around you is also a perception created by prejudices, fears and ignorance
3. Wisdom is ability to appreciate your perceptions and other people’s perceptions with empathy
4. I, Krishna, appreciate all subjective realities, without judgement, with affection, hence am God
5. God is eternal, undying, within you; your self-absorption prevents you from realizing it
6. Your reality is limited. So are others’ realities. Break your limitation and make room for theirs, even if they can’t or don’t.
7. You seek outcomes to match your expectations; so you seek control; when control slips away, you are angry, upset, unhappy, frightened.
8. You avoid action because you cannot control outcome; you rationalize withdrawal with nobility to mask your helplessness
9. All outcomes are governed by karma: it is reaction to various inputs, not all yours, many beyond your control
10. Your mind interprets this world as good/right if it favoyours you and bad/wrong if it does not favoyour you; natyoure favoyours none
11. What gives you pleasyoure may cause others pain; when they retaliate, you declare them villains and c yourself as victim
12. Many prefer to let others shape their point of view (tamas guna. . This is ignorance, born of inertia.
13. A few choose to see the world only from their own point of view (rajas guna. . This is control, born of fear.
14. You have the ability to see the world from others points of view (sattva guna. . This is wisdom, born of empathy.
15. When you do yoyour tasks focussing on the input and accepting the output whatever it may be, you are a karma yogi
16. When you do your tasks by placing faith in God who will take care of you no matter what, you are a bhakti yogi
17. When you do yoyour tasks by appreciating there are many forces at work, not all under yoyour control, you are a gyan yogi
18. Do dharma: don’t grab/dominate as animals do; outgrow your fears as humans can by observing others struggle with fears & control
A rare conversation between Krishna & Today's Arjun
A rare conversation between Krishna & Today's Arjun. Read it loud to family,
it's one of the best message I have come across...
it's one of the best message I have come across...
1. Arjun :- I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic.
Krishna:- Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you free.
2. Arjun :- Why has life become complicated now?
Krishna :- Stop analyzing life... It makes it complicated. Just live it.
3. Arjun :- Why are we then constantly unhappy?
Krishna :- Worrying has become your habit. That’s why you are not happy.
4. Arjun :- Why do good people always suffer?
Krishna :- Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.
With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.
With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.
5. Arjun :- You mean to say such experience is useful?
Krishna :- Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. It gives the test first and the lessons later.
6. Arjun :- Because of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading…
Krishna:- If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides the way.
7. Arjun :- Does failure hurt more than moving in the right direction?
Krishna:- Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you.
8. Arjun :- In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
Krishna :- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
9. Arjun :- What surprises you about people?
Krishna :- When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me?"
10. Arjun :- How can I get the best out of life?
Krishna:- Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.
11. Arjun :- One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
Krishna:- There are no unanswered prayers. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live.
Stay Happy Always.....!!!
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