Monday, August 3, 2009

inspire yourself

how much time is needed to change a man?one hour? one day? a year?
well, i would say, its not the time but the motivation we get from within.
and when this motivation is given by one of the best trainers in India, its even better.
the past 3 days has changed the lives of 75 students in some way or the other.
we had a very very inspirational speaker. he is a faculty of IIM, chief mentor there and also trains IAS, IPS and IFS officers. he is MR. Vijay Menon.
one thing i was truly impressed was with his public speaking skills. the way he conveys his ideas, the power and confidence with which he says things and of course his vocabulary. well in many instances, i really wished i had i a dictionary with me.

this blog is not to describe his merits. i would like to share a few of his great thoughts which really had an impact on me.

one very important thing he said was- BE ORIGINAL. you might want to please the world, be popular and accepted. the more you try to fake, the more you will be dissatisfied with your life.

always remember this phrase, "life is a echo, you get back what you give". never expect the world to do something for you. you do your part and the rest will follow.

here is a really inspiring example. if you try to catch your shadow, you will always chase and never catch. but if you face the light, the shadow will come behind you.
this is true in all aspects of life.

and finally one the last day came the cream of all sayings and examples. it goes like this
"for the world you are somebody, but for somebody you are everybody"
this is the basic purpose of life. the reason we live and want to live.

4 comments:

Destiny's child... said...

what wonderful thoughts!
I am sure you had a great time..:)
But yes, if you required a dictionary to understand the things he said...I would say he is not a very good speaker..may be he that forgot u were students n not his usual audience of IPS, IAS n IFS officers...

Lijo- journey called life........ said...

well truly i agree.. it really was one of the best workshops we attended....ad thanx for the summary... just in case BC teacher asks for a summary... now i knw where to look... ha ha.... anyways the quotation "To the world you may be a someone, but to someone you are the world......" truly deep.... keep writing n inspiring... ha ha... ramu... god bless.... catch ya later

angel in disguise.... said...

nice post...especially the shadow eg was gr8!:)

Amal Bose said...

that might have been a really insipiring talk..
loved the lines

here is a really inspiring example. if you try to catch your shadow, you will always chase and never catch. but if you face the light, the shadow will come behind you.
here is a really inspiring example. if you try to catch your shadow, you will always chase and never catch. but if you face the light, the shadow will


thnx for sharing
take care :)