The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it.

You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done.

Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointing fingers saying: You ain´t what you wanna be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain´t you! You´re better than that

So the question comes to mind, how to be so HAPPY? How to be so SUCCESSFUL in life?

Answer is: Naked I came from my mother's womb and naked I will depart. Only what I do echoes in eternity.

Right, one fine day you will die leaving behind - all the money you earned, all the people you loved, all the people you hurt. You came alone, you will go alone. After that day few  people will remember you, some will cherish your memories while some will still be angry with you. How would you like people to react after your death?

I assume, most of you would like people to remember you by the good things you did to them. Each time they will remember you, a bright smile would come right under their nose and they would say - 'He/She was so amazing/funny/kind'.

So in short, life is a journey. You can either sit back, relax and enjoy the ride or keeping on crying, blaming, cursing and be miserable. Life is always about choices you make.

Success = Happiness = Health + Wealth + Love

Understand that, most certainly you will not get all of the 3 components. Some of us are too wealthy and loved by all but they suffer by cancer. Some of us found their love and are healthy but they do not have money. While some of us are healthy and wealthy but still finding love.

Interestingly, all these 3 components will always be felt less and we will keep expecting more and more. Unless, you are sitting idle.

Yes, the moment you sit idle, the moment you do not have anything to do, you tend to think. Think about what you do not have. Scientifically, it is proved that it is very easy to be sad than to be happy. So the hobbies, passion, ambitions, aims play a very significant part in your lives.

People who do not have goals in life tend to think - think how miserable their lives are. Although in reality their lives are much more better than others. They are fortunate to take little things in life for granted e.g. safe drinking water, two meals a day etc.

While other people who have aims, goals in life tend to be achievers. And the whole world loves achievers. Achievers tend to be successful because they have a reason to get up in the morning, pursue their dreams and they become happy by doing what they are doing because that is what they want.

So, get up and find out what you want - you always wanted to get physically fit? you always wanted to be rich? you always wanted to be loved by your friends and family? Work on what you want. Work on your goals.

You have to stretch yourself to achieve something and that is the success mantra. Everyday you have to be a better person than you were yesterday.

 Do not compete with others, compete with yourself.

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  1. Push yourself because, no one else is going to do it for you
  2. Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard
  3. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood for something sometime in your life
  4. Stars can't shine without darkness
  5. When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, I told them they didn't understand life
  6. The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it
  7. A home without books is a body without soul
  8. There is no elevator to the success. You have to take the stairs
  9. A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat
  10. The harder you work, the luckier you get
  11. The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win. Otherwise, why be a warrior? It is easier to count beads - Miyamoto Musashi
  12. A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason
  13. Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
  14. A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason
  15. Give yourself room to make mistakes. There are no failures, only learning experiences
  16. He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else
  17. Success is how you bounce when you hit bottom
  18. Imagination is more important than knowledge
  19. In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything
  20. Let the future speak the truth and evaluate everyone according to his work and achievements. The present is theirs, the future, for which I really worked, is mine
  21. Don't settle: Don't finish crappy books. If you don't like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you're not on the right path, get off it
  22. You shouldn’t live by someone else’s standards. Play by your rules and do what you want
  23. Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you
  24. Be Strong! Because things will get better. It may be stormy now, but it never rains forever
  25. Do not fear mistakes. You will know failures. Continue to reach out
  26. A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die
  27. If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse
  28. Forget all the reasons why it won't work. Just believe in one reason why it will work
  29. What we do in life echoes an eternity
  30. Faith is taking the first step even when you dont see the whole staircase
  31. It is always too early to quit
  32. No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying
  33. The cautious seldom err
  34. We gain the strength of the temptation we resist
  35. Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die
  36. A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us
  37. Use positivity, rather than letting negativity use you
  38. Fear is not your enemy. It is your compass pointing to the areas where you need to GROW
  39. A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose
  40. Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears
  41. If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be
  42. Forget about bad things happened in past. Yeah, it is possible!
  43. The biggest disease in the world is keep wondering what people thing about you
  44. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later
  45. Learn to say "no."
  46. When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run
  47. The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up!
  48. Work Hard, Dream Big 
  49. Doubt creates a mountain and faith tunnels through the mountain
  50. You may delay, but time will not
  51. If someone tells you that something is impossible, you SHOULD go and do it
  52. Never quit, if you stumble get back up
  53. Not such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.
  54. Don't ever, ever give up! Don't be a quitter
  55. Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold
  56. Life is full of opportunities. You just need to take them and give them a try
  57. In a gentle way, you can shake the world
  58. Fall seven times and stand up on eight
  59. Don't settle. Every time you settle, you get exactly what you settled for
  60. A great man is always willing to be little
  61. While you are still waiting to find an easy way or the perfect time, someone else is already getting results because they decided making progress is more important than making excuses
  62. Don't judge people. You never know what kind of battle they are fighting
  63. Look up at the stars and not down at your feet
  64. I never loose. I either win or learn whatsapp
  65. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain
  66. Never stop doing your best because someone doesn't give you credit
  67. We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. The goal is to create something that will
  68. You deserve to be happy
  69. If you don't go after what you want, You'll never have it
  70. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
  71. A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else
  72. Nothing worth having was ever achieved without effort
  73. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain
  74. The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday
  75. Rejection is better than regret
  76. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be
  77. If it can be solved, there's no need to worry. And if it can't be solved, worry is of no use
  78. Always desire to learn something useful
  79. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it
  80. Everyone wants happiness. No one wants pain. But you can't have a rainbow without a little rain
  81. He who has A WHY to live can bear almost ANY HOW
  82. If you want it, go get it. PERIOD
  83. A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better
  84. Biggest room in this world, is the room for improvement
  85. Lost time is never found again
  86. You will never become who you want to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now
  87. Rejoice in the process and the results will come
  88. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake
  89. If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough
  90. The bad things from the past don’t have any place in your present. Learn from what has already happened, let go of it and make space for new amazing memories
  91. Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment
  92. You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them
  93. Dreams are the touchstones of our character
  94. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
  95. Life's failures are stepping stones for Success
  96. The biggest fire is built from the smallest flames
  97. Do what you love, love what you do
  98. A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing
  99. The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed. -Just do whatever makes you happy today
  100. God gave you another day for a reason. Now go and find out what it is
  101. Are your excuses more important than your dreams?


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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them


Once there was a lady named Sheela who had a python as Pet. Sheela was very close to her python. She used to feed him, play with him, cuddle him daily.

After a few weeks the python stopped eating. After many unsuccessful attempts to feed the python, she went to veternary doctor.

The doctor examined the python.

Doc: :"Do you sleep with your python?". Sheela nodded.

Sheela: "Yes, he cuddles me completely around my body."

The doctor took a moment and said "Madam, your python is not sick. He is planning to eat you. Everytime the python cuddles you, it measures your weight and size. And plans how to kill you and digest you."

The doctor continued, "Since we humans are very large to swallow and digest, your python has not been eating anything in order to digest you."

To this Sheela got upset and refused to listen further to doctor and went to her home.

That night the python attacked her and swallowed her.

Morale: Not everybody who is close to you, actually loves you. You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.

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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles


There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting the job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him – Sir, I have promised to my children that I will take them to the exhibition going on in our township. So I want to leave the office at 5 30 pm. His boss replied "OK, You’re permitted to leave the office early today". The Scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8.30 PM. Suddenly he remembered of the promise he had given to his children.

He looked for his boss, He was not there. Having told him in the morning itself, he closed everything and left for home.

Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. Children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines.

The situation was explosive, any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him "Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry".

The man replied "If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about Children ??" .Wife replied "You don’t know?? , Your manager came here at 5.15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition".

What had really happened was …. The boss who granted him permission was observing him working seriously at 5.00 PM. He thought to himself, this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised his children they should enjoy the visit to exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them to exhibition The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it is done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was tremendous.

By the way, can you hazard a guess as to who the boss was ?

He was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam .

Morale: Be kind to others. A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles

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If life hits you hard, hit back harder


A 10-year-old boy named Kakashi decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

Kakashi began lessons with an old Japanese judo master - Hashirama. Kakashi was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. “Hashirama-san,”(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the Hashirama replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, Kakashi kept training. Several months later, Hashirama took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, Kakashi easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, Kakashi was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, Kakashi appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that Kakashi might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when Hashirama intervened. “No,” Hashirama insisted, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, Kakashi used his move to pin him. He had won the match and the tournament.

He was the champion. On the way home, Kakashi and Hashirama reviewed every move in each and every match. Then Kakashi summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

“Hashirama-san, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“You won for two reasons,” Hashirama answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”

Kakashi’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

Moral: If life hits you hard, hit back harder! Sometimes we don't realize our own strengths until we come face to face with our greatest weakness
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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself


I have a friend named Andrew Levis who owns a horse ranch in Los Angeles. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my horse. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, `See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, `Why did I receive an F?’

“The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ “Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.

He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Andrew then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.”

When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Andrew, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.”

Moral: Work hard, dream big! Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.


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Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny


One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, 'Did you obtain any scholarships in school?', the youth answered 'none'

The director asked, 'Was it your father who paid for your school fees?'. The youth answered, 'My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees'.

The director asked, 'Where did your mother work?' The youth answered, 'My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect'.

The director asked, 'Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?' The youth answered, 'Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me'.

The director said, 'I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning'.

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: 'Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?' The youth answered, 'I cleaned my mother’s hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'.

The Director asked, 'please tell me your feelings'. The youth said, 'Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, By working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship'.

The director said, 'This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired'.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company’s performance improved tremendously.

Moral: If one doesn’t understand and experience the difficulty it takes to earn the comfort provided by their loved ones, than they will never value it. The most important thing is to experience the difficulty and learn to value hard work behind all the given comfort.
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Once you awaken, you will have no interest in judging those who sleep

Once upon a time, there was a man who was very helpful, kindhearted and generous.

He used to help everyone without asking anything to pay him back. He will help someone because he wants to and he loves to.

One day while walking to buy medicines for his long time illness, he saw a purse. He picked it up and noticed that the purse was empty. Suddenly a woman with a policeman shows up and gets him arrested.

The woman kept on asking where did he hide her money but the man replied, 'It was empty when I found it'. The woman yelled at him 'Please give it back, It's for my son's school fees'. The man noticed that the woman really felt sad, so he handed all his money. The man said, 'Take these, sorry for the inconvenience'. He could say that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and policeman held he man for further questioning.

The woman was very happy but when she counted her money, she was shocked to see that it was doubled. Another day while woman was going to pay her son's school fees towards the school, she noticed that some skinny man was walking behind her. She thought that he will rob her, so she approached a policeman standing nearby.

He was the same policeman, who she took along to inquire about her purse. The woman told him about the man following her, but suddenly they saw that man collapsing. They ran at him, and saw that he was the same man whom they arrested few days back for stealing a purse.

He looked very weak and woman was confused. The policeman said to the woman, 'He didn't return your money, he gave you his own money that day. He wasn't the thief but hearing about you son's school fees, he felt sad and gave you his money'.

Later, they helped man stand up. Man said to woman 'Please go ahead and pay your son's school fees, I saw you and followed you to be sure that no one steals your son's school fees'. The woman was speechless.

Moral: Don't be judgmental. When you judge others, you do not define them; you define yourself


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Following things will help you to succeed in life. So take them as a challenge for next 30 days and be a spectator to the positive changes in your life:

  1. Wake up early - Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise
  2. Stay fit - Take care of your body, it's the only home you have to live in
  3. Invest 30 minutes a day doing a hobby you enjoy and find relaxing
  4. Smile often or Laugh
  5. Read a book
  6. Walk, Walk, Walk - 10,000 steps a day
  7. Think positive, stay affirmative, surround yourself with positive people
  8. Be proactive, grab every available opportunity or create one
  9. Channelize your energy in a positive manner despite any circumstances
  10. Build your social circle
  11. Don't procrastinate at work



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