Happiness is just filled in, check your pass book:

- Happiness in Life:

She married him today. At the end of the wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bank

savings passbook, with Rs.10000 deposited in it. She told her, "My dear daughter, take this passbook.

Keep it as a record of your married life.

Whenever something happy and memorable happens in your new life, put some money in. Write down

what it's about next to the amount. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in.

I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with your husband.

When you look back after many years, you will know how much happiness you've both shared.'

She shared this with him after getting home. Both of them thought it was a

great idea and couldn't wait to make the next deposit!

This is what the passbook looked like after a while: -

7Feb: 1000, his first birthday celebration after marriage

1 Mar: 3000, she gets a salary raise

20 Mar: 2000, vacation

15 Apr: 20000, She's pregnant!

1 Jun: 2000, He gets the big promotion and so on...

However, as the years went by, they began fighting and arguing over trivial things. They didn't talk much.

They regretted that they had married the most nasty person in the world. There was no more love.

One day she talked to her Mother. 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We have decided to divorce. I can't

imagine how I decided to marry this guy!'

Her mother replied, 'Sure, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want, if you really can't stand it.

But before that, do one thing remember the savings passbook I gave you on your wedding day?

Take out all money and spend it first.You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor

marriage.'

She agreed with her mother. So she went to the bank, and was waiting in the queue to cancel the account.

While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked.

Then the memory of all the previous joyful moments came back to her. Her eyes were filled with tears.

She left and went home. When she got home, she handed the passbook to her hubby and asked him to

spend the money before getting divorced. So the next day, he went to the bank, and was waiting in the

queue to cancel the account. While he was waiting, he took a look at the passbook record. He looked,

and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joyful moments came back to him. His eyes

were filled with tears.

He left and went home. He gave the passbook back to her. She found a new deposit of 50000. And a line

next to the record: 'This is the day I realized how much I've loved you throughout all these years. How much

happiness you've brought me.' They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back into the safe.0

Marriage is not a game, it's not easy but it's beautiful. You will fight and argue, this is normal, because

the both of you came from different background, different homes and you both were raised by

different parents, beliefs and moral. So you cannot expect that everything you say will be accepted by your spouse without their opinion being tendered first. So before you give up, think back to the good times

and to what brought you together in the first place.

Trust you all will like it?

Courtesy : Prof.Dr. Jaganmohan Reddy.

Source: received through whatsapp message. Published as received.

Stagnant leadership is contagious. Teams mirror the energy at the top:

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Learn B-school/Business lessons from street vendors:

- Captain Raghu Raman teaches an interesting business lessons from Street vendors. And in the last section he speaks about the after retirement life of young armed forces. Click to watch: About Captain Raghu Raman: Note: The above video is linked directly from youtube. About 'Raghu Raman' detail is received from youtube description.

You don't die if you fall in water, you die only if you don't swim:

💨 Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar: (Received this story as social media forward) I was waiting in line for a ride at the airport in Dubai. When a cab pulled up, the first thing I noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for me. He handed me a laminated card and said: 'I'm Abdul, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.' Taken aback, I read the card. It said: Abdul's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment. This blew me away. Especially when I noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean! As he slid behind the wheel, Abdul said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' I sai...

Effective team management is neither about passive detachment nor rigid control. It is an active, supportive practice of process design and human care:

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Problems eventually are not that big:

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops-a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet height, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't need to pay!" and sat down at the back. Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was.! Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing happened-Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the one after that and so forth.! This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that goo...

Focus- The secret to High performance and Fulfillment:

- Click to hear lecture: Summary: Source: The video is directly linked to youtube and the summary is adopted from the comments section of this video.

If we buy honesty, we get sleep free. If we buy LOVE, we get all good virtues free:

- Sharing something interesting that I came across today. Quite insightful. "Buy one - get one free" may be a marketing gimmick. But it is true in real life in many sense. We buy (i.e. harbouring this emotion) anger and get acidity free. We buy jealousy and get headache free. We buy hatred and get ulcer free. We buy stress and get blood pressure free and so on. Conversely, if we buy trust, we get friendship free. If we buy exercise, we get health free. If we buy peace, we get prosperity free. If we buy honesty, we get sleep free. If we buy LOVE, we get all good virtues free. May Almighty bless us with the wisdom to buy right things for a healthy and purposeful life! Source: received through whatsapp message

Eight simple ways to strengthen your brain:

1. Focus on one task at a time. And learn new things one step at a time. Example: Focusing on this article. 2. Exercise/Physical activity might increase the blood supply to the brain and improve links between brain cells. 3. Choose good food and be healthy. 4. Social activities improve your mind. Try to make friends, volunteer and interact with people. 5. Stay calm take deep breath. Live at present. 6. Have enough sleep. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep every night. 7. People who are more active in mentally challenging activities are more likely to stay sharp. Try to read books, play a game, learn a second language. 8. "Neurobics," challenge your brain to think in new ways. Since your five senses are key to learning, use them to exercise your mind. If you're right-handed, try using your left hand. Drive to work by another route. Close your eyes and see if you can recognize food by taste. Source: Click to see the source :

What can a radical leader do?

Radical leader, can: Prepare oneself Exemplify Moral Integrity Go Beyond Self-Interest Establish Clear Goals Respect Your People Convey an Inspiring Vision Be A Mentor... and in doing so inspire revolutionary teamwork.

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?

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