Things You Can Learn From King of Romance

8.45 pm, October 21- 

It was a typical day for me as I was fighting with complex problems of Costing just like most of the CA Final aspirants whose attempt will fall in the coming November. Suddenly a call from my bro gave me the news which none of the moviegoer w’d like to hear. Our dear Yash Ji who gave a new meaning to Romance Genre and for me was the “Doctor of Relationships” had breathed his last around at around 5.30 pm in Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. With the death of Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor and now Yashji one can say that romance in Bollywood is officially dead. According to me Yashji was an immense source of inspiration, and no one would ever fail in his life if he adopts even some of the qualities of this undisputed “King of Romance”. 

Always follow your heart- I think very few of you might know the fact that Yashji was ought to pursuit a career in Engineering from London. He came to Mumbai to get his passport made so that he can go to England, but destiny had something else written for him. He listened to heart and shared his dream of directing the films with his brother legendary B.R.Chopra. He made his debut as an assistant director to his brother B.R. Chopra in his home production “Dhool ke Phool” and rest all is history. It needs a strong heart and nerves of steel to leave a lavish life, drop a safe option and accept an altogether different option with lots of uncertainty and high risk of failure. So, to be successful in life one needs to take the right decision at the right time and for that, one s’d always follow what his heart says. Never contain yourself and aim for higher goals- Yashji has tasted success with Waqt, but he wants to reach greater heights that too on his own. So, he took a bold step and founded his own production company “Yash Raj Films” in 1973. He took the loan from Rakhee and made Daag starring Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee and Sharmila Tagore which was a Blockbuster. This production house gave him the platform to experiment with his work and transform his ideas into reality.
Accept your failures graciously– There was a time in 80’s when Yashji’s films bombed at box-office one after another. Even the cult-classics like Silsila and Kala Patthar c’d not bring audiences in the theatre. He had
two options – one to blame critics and fans for his failure and another to work hard with new enthusiasm and he chooses later. Even his regular distributors refused to buy Chandni, but he somehow managed to release it and it rocked the Box-office. If one wants to achieve high in his life then he s’d learn to accept his failures and make them an inspiration to do better next time. Accept the fact that you have lacked somewhere,
rectify your mistakes and give your best shot with full energy.

Never let the flavor of Success rules you- The best thing about Yashji was that he was never carried away by the glamour of his success. He was a very down to earth person. I have seen a lot of people who after getting a bit of success starts behaving as if they belong to an altogether different planet. But soon these people are brought to earth after facing a failure in future. Friend nothing in this world is eternal. So, one s’d keep his feet on the ground and respect others. If you don’t believe me then follow the example of Late Rajesh Khanna and Mr. Amitabh Bacchan.

Just remember the following lines:-

मुझसे पहले कितने शायर आए और आकर चले गए

कुछ आहें भरकर लौट गए कुछ नगमे गाकर चले गए

वह भी एक पल का किस्सा थे मैं भी एक पल का किस्सा हूँ

कल और आयेंगे नगमों की खिलती कलियाँ चुनने वाले

मुझसे बेहतर कहने वाले तुमसे बेहतर सुनने वाले

कल कोई मुझको याद करे क्यूं कोई मुझको याद करे

मशरूफ ज़माना मेरे लिए क्यूं वक्त अपना बरबाद करे

मैं पल दो पल का ..

Winners don’t do different things, but they do things differently- Have you ever noticed that the person who gave us the most romantic Jodi of SRK-Kajol never repeated this super hit Jodi in any of his movies. Similarly, if you want to survive in this competitive world then you have to consider doing different things because of the dynamic nature of external environment. There is no age of retirement- This man has ruled the Bollywood for 50 glorious years and even at the time of his death he was working on his next venture. He proved that age is of no importance unless you are cheese. The motto of his life was to keep working “JAB TAK HAI JAAN”

“The man who made me fall in love, who made me love love stories, who gave me the actors I adore most i.e.. Mr. Bacchan and Mr. Shahrukh khan, who made me love romantic novels, gave songs that will make any girl fall for you, who gave me all the romantic lines that I w’d deliver to my beloved, who taught me how to seize the moment, who showed to us that we can say a lot without even uttering a word from our mouth is no more....
 

RIP Yashji, the king of romance....whole world will miss u...the ones who
were in love, are in love and will fall in love”

- Pulkit Gupta

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The 50th Law - Jamie Dunn

I read a great book recently and it really got me thinking. How much does Fear
control our lives?
The 50th Law is the story about the success of the rapper turned entrepreneur,
turned investor, turned Philanthropist, 50 Cent. Robert Greene spent time
shadowing 50 cent in his career and then co-authored this book on the back of
it. 50 cent talks of the law he feels ultimately made him successful, the law he
speaks of is “fear.” If you don’t know much of 50 Cent’s story, he was once shot
9 times and recalls this as the incident that gave him the mindset to succeed. He
sums up that moment like this, “After I got shot nine times at close range and
didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life. How much more
damage could that shell have done?”
His law is about how fear holds people back from going after their dreams and he
talks practically of how to beat that sense of fear out of your life and achieve real
freedom in your being.
The word “Fear” really stands for “False Expectations Appearing Real.” All of the
things you THINK could go wrong, not what actually will go wrong. Imagine what
you could do if you suddenly had nothing holding you back and no fear of thing’s
going wrong.

- Jamie Dunn (www.jamie-dunn.com)
  Entrepreneur | International Speaker | Coulumnist

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Hard work beats Talent - Jamie Dunn

Talented people finish last.

I think Kevin Durant of the NBA said it best, “Hard work beats talent, when talent
doesn’t work hard.”
There is a fine line between being talented and being hard working. One can’t
exist without the other and success can’t be had if they are both not in motion.
How many times have we watched The X Factor and seen great talent on
the show but not seen or heard of them a few years later… Steve Brookstein
anybody?
Anyway, my point is that you can have a natural talent for something but it is
wasted if you don’t exercise, develop and nurture it. I think shows like the X
Factor paint a false picture of success. The success on the show is fast-tracked
and within 4 months the winner is catapulted into stardom, but the question is,
for how long? Granted, there have been great successes from the show that have
sustained and made good records, but only because they made their talent work
for them instead of simply relying upon it.
I think it’s truly important to look beyond the successes and instead focus and
tell the story of the late nights, the failures, the rejections, the early mornings and
the journey that leads to the end product. This will break down the story into
something tangible for people to actually think, right, I’m prepared to do what it
takes to get what it is that I want instead of becoming disillusioned and give up
after a few months of trying because it has happened for them yet.
Celebrities are out of reach and seem unrealistic to young people within our
community. Aspiration raising is key, but setting the bar too high and making it
look easy is damaging our generation into thinking success is easy.


- Jamie Dunn (www.jamie-dunn.com)
  Entrepreneur | International Speaker | Coulumnist

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What is success? Happiness or Money?

Sometimes it makes you sad when you see your friend sits next to you and put his/her energy to defeat you…he does and feels happy.
We work for the whole-whole night to earn money but it makes you sad when you look at those who have money but not happiness. For those journey is not over here, people are fighting for success in office, in business and everywhere. Few people treat them as a successful person, few treat them passionate people but what the reality is? Does money define success?

Life will never come back then why regret? Who knows, what will happen tomorrow then why wrinkles on your face? If you want to fall in love, don't wait. If you want to be a symbol for society, for country, for world just wake up. If you want to say, something don't let your tongue stop. We all have dreams; we all have friends, parents and love. They all love you so much. They all want to see you happy; they all want to see you as a successful person but with a smile. Working 24*7 in an office is not required to be happy successful person but to be happy from your heart gives you the real success. Many times, we hurt people and get success but wining heart is actually a big thing in life, to make someone smiles, makes you the real successful person. So just, love them who love you and just make them smile who look at you. Life is so beautiful if you love it. Just appreciate yourself and your birth.

 
About Author:

Anuj Tiwari works with a prominent IT company. He lives in Mumbai and works with NGO’s over the weekends. “I have tasted the water of many fountains,” He avows. “Some were sweet, and some sour.” JOURNEY OF TWO HEARTS! –will be cherished forever is his debut novel. Anuj Tiwari is a motivational speaker as well after learning from life now, he delivers the voice from heart very easily and simply to the youth. He is awarded as the youngest youth icon with his very simple and effective thoughts. He says, “Don’t scale your perfection in the middle; sometimes your last card decides the winner.” He is one of the youngest authors and motivational speakers. He visits colleges, universities, and talk
to youth as he believes, “One day we all have to sleep forever, so let’s work till the day we breathe.”

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Steve Jobs : 1955 - 2011

Today, we remember the great mind behind Apple, Steve Jobs on his first death anniversary. Mr. Jobs, you changed the world and set it on a direction that will continue to take us forward!

Quotes by Steve Jobs:

In this roundup, we’ve collected 60 of the most inspiring Steve Jobs quotes.

“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” – via

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” – Wikiquote, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal (Summer 1993).

“We’ve gone through the operating system and looked at everything and asked how can we simplify this and make it more powerful at the same time.” – ABC News, Jobs on Mac OS X Beta

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

“I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money.”

“Unfortunately, people are not rebelling against Microsoft. They don’t know any better.” – Wikiquote, Interview in Rolling Stone magazine, no. 684 (16 June 1994)

“Bill Gates‘d be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.” – The New York Times, Creating Jobs, 1997

“The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don’t mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don’t think of original ideas, and they don’t bring much culture into their products.” – YouTube

“My job is not to be easy on people. My jobs is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” – All About Steve Jobs

“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.” – Wikiquote, as quoted in Fortune magazine (4 January 2000)

“Click. Boom. Amazing!” – Macworld keynote 2006

“You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” – Inc. Magazine

“That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works” – New York Times, The Guts of a New Machine, 2003

“Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?” - As quoted or paraphrased in Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneur’s Guide to Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own (2009) by Robert Tuchman

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – via

“I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, Apple would be in trouble.’ And, you know, I think it wouldn’t be a party, but there are really capable people at Apple. My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that’s what I try to do.” – CNNMoney

“It’s not about pop culture, and it’s not about fooling people, and it’s not about convincing people that they want something they don’t. We figure out what we want. And I think we’re pretty good at having the right discipline to think through whether a lot of other people are going to want it, too. That’s what we get paid to do.” – CNNMoney

“So when a good idea comes, you know, part of my job is to move it around, just see what different people think, get people talking about it, argue with people about it, get ideas moving among that group of 100 people, get different people together to explore different aspects of it quietly, and, you know – just explore things.” – CNNMoney

“When I hire somebody really senior, competence is the ante. They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, Are they going to fall in love with Apple? Because if they fall in love with Apple, everything else will take care of itself.
They’ll want to do what’s best for Apple, not what’s best for them, what’s best for Steve, or anybody else.” – via

“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” – Fortune

“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” – Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Think Different, narrated by Steve Jobs

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” – Fortune

“So we went to Atari and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we’ll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we’ll come work for you.’ And they said, ‘No.’ So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, ‘Hey, we don’t need you. You haven’t got through college yet.” – Classic Gaming

“The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.” – Macworld

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address

“I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year…. It’s very character-building.” – Wikiquote, as quoted in Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World’s Most Colorful Company (2004) by Owen W. Linzmayer
“I’m as proud of what we don’t do as I am of what we do.” – Businessweek

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.” – Businessweek

“I’ve always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do.” – The Seed of Apple’s Innovation

“It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much.” - The Seed of Apple’s Innovation

“It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” – Businessweek, 1998

“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.” - Fortune, Nov. 9, 1998

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”

“It’s rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing.” – Playboy interview, 1985

“I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out. I’m only 30 years old and I want to have a chance to continue creating things. I know I’ve got at least one more great computer in me. And Apple is not going to give me a chance to do that.” – Playboy, 1987

“I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.” - Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” – Steve Jobs’ famous question to John Sculley, former Apple CEO
“The products suck! There’s no sex in them anymore!” – Businessweek

“The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament.” - As quoted in Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World’s Most Colorful Company (2004) by Owen W. Linzmayer

“If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it’s worth — and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago.” – Fortune, 1996

“You know, I’ve got a plan that could rescue Apple. I can’t say any more than that it’s the perfect product and the perfect strategy for Apple. But nobody there will listen to me.” – Fortune, 1995

“Apple has some tremendous assets, but I believe without some attention, the company could, could, could — I’m searching for the right word — could, could die.” – TIME, 1997

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Leadership - Rohan Jangid

Ever wondered, why Apple has become one of the most famous company of the world. Ever wondered, why US is considered the best country of the world. Ever wondered , why the Indian Cricket team won the World Cup.Well there is a common phenomenon which lies in this , called "leadership".

Leadership is the most important quality which is needed in a person to motivate him in each and every field of life whether it is in business or leading a country towards victory in times of war or in sports,etc. Leadership can be good or bad but it depends upon the person and his view of seeing things and his subordinates.Some companies have skyrocketed while other have taken a turn for the worst .Some countries have reached the highest point of development while other are still finding out ways to see signs of development in their country. This tells us that leadership is not just about being liked , it is also about doing what is right. When you lead from a position of truth , justice,fairness and excellence you will have critics.But great leaders are those who build monuments from the stones thrown at them. The great leaders were the ones who were never satisfied with the way things were.Think about Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Bill Gates these are the people who wanted to change things around them .They learned how to convert the negative into the positive and learned how to see the brighter side of life. Relentless hard work and sincerity is needed for a person to become a leader and achieve greatness in life .Leaders need to inspire and motivate others for the betterment of the world and for themselves.Leaders need to take risks and think of what other cannot think of and what others have never dreamt of.The real risk lies in risk less living , therefore leaders should not be afraid of taking risks and should go all out on their mission to achieve what they dreamt of achieving.

So in order to become a great leader in life the most important thing is to have passion for what you love to do and the ability to inspire people and understand them and their needs and I am sure one day you will reach to the top of the world where your greatness really lies.

-Rohan Jangid
Managing Director

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Amazing In Our Eyes

It's not the medals that count, it's the personal victory of having surpassed that goal you set for yourselves. Despite having no legs , he did not sit back and cry . He did not give up and let  his passion die . But made the right effort to dream and act and God saw the undying spirit. The fire in his belly and lifted him up to glory. God sees the intention and not the ability. For if he only thought of his disability and handicap, Oscar wouldn't have  crossed the barrier that society has placed before such disabled folks.We must master the art of the possible and God will lift us up to the impossible .

Oscar Pistorious competed with able bodied people and made history by reaching the semifinals of the 400mts. What an inspiration ! 

Destiny is not a point to be reached but a road to be taken . We have to learn to perfect  the ride and make it as enjoyable as possible. That way we become masters of our destiny.The journey has it's ups and downs. Whatever be your situation one can look beyond the circumstances and take that step of faith to bite a little more than you can chew. You will be surprised at your own ability . Learn to seize the day by having a positive expectancy. It's in the dark that you can see the stars. But how many of us have learned to look up , rather we are buried in our troubles . We don't have to do great like Oscar Pistorious but can do the little things in a better way. So that when taken together , the sum is more than the parts.  

-Bijoy Joseph

Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius makes history on the Olympic track 

London— After South African Oscar Pistorius made history Saturday by becoming the first double-amputee to
compete in the able-bodied Olympics, fellow 400-meter runner Bryshon Nellum recalled what it was like being in a
wheelchair after he was shot in both legs in a drive-by shooting when he was 19, his career in jeopardy.

Nellum said he could relate to Pistorius, if only a little.

"It's amazing what he's doing," said Nellum, who is from Los Angeles. "He motivates all of us. If something like that
happens to you, you lose both your legs, it's like, wow. Some people would give up. For him to continue to run with
people with legs, it's unbelievable. It's amazing."

Running on two high-performance carbon-fiber prosthetics, Pistorius finished second in his heat — 16th overall out of
47 runners — and qualified for Sunday's semifinals accompanied by the roar of 80,000 spectators. Half an hour later,
he was still feeling goose bumps.

"I didn't know whether to cry," Pistorius said. "I had a mixture of emotions. It was the most amazing experience, the
crowd was amazing."

Pistorius was born without a fibula in either leg, so they were amputated below the knees under the advice of doctors
when he was 11 months old.

"I've worked for six years to try to make the 400 (qualifying) standard, and to come out here today is just an
unbelievable experience," Pistorius said. "I found myself smiling in the starting blocks, which is very rare in the 400
meters. As I came out of the tunnel, I saw my friends and family, my grandmother — she's 89 — she was there with
the South African flag. It was just an amazing experience."

Track and field's ruling body, the International Association of Athletics Federations, banned Pistorius from competing
in able-bodied meets in 2008, taking the position that his prostheses gave him an unfair advantage. The Court of
Arbitration for Sport reversed the decision, but he failed to make the Beijing Olympics because he had not achieved
the Olympic time standard (45.3 seconds) in the event.

Pistorius achieved the standard last March, and Saturday he achieved his dream.

"It's very difficult to separate the occasion from the race," Pistorius said. "You get so much energy from the crowd.
You've heard a lot of athletes saying the track's quick, and I believe the track is fast. But the crowd is what is making
it that much more enjoyable."

Pistorius said he was very nervous before the race because so much responsibility came with the opportunity. While
some debate whether he has an unfair advantage, he wanted to prove he belonged. He finished the race in 45.44
seconds, his second-fastest time of the year.

"Just being here is a tremendous experience," Pistorius said. "You draw a lot from the crowd and the occasion. It's
one thing being here, and it's another thing performing. That is a task I take seriously. I want to represent my country
well. My goal was to make the semifinal, and that was going to be a tough goal for me. I had to run a very hard race
to make the semifinal today."

Others in the race were reluctant to address the issue of competitive advantage. They saw an inspirational moment
for what it was, and celebrated Pistorius for it.

"He created history," said Kirani James of Grenada, who had the ninth- fastest time of the day, 0.21 of a second
faster than Pistorius. "I have a lot of respect for the guy, he's a very great person, most importantly. If he wants to
compete with us, he's just another competitor out there that just has a lot of love for track and field. He adds some
elements to our sport which will generate a lot of interest in our sports."

Even as he felt lingering goose bumps, Pistorius conceded it's unlikely he will qualify for Monday's finals, but he was
OK with that. He achieved his goal.

"I couldn't have hoped for anything better," Pistorius said. "My goal was always to make the semifinal. I've been able
to do so, and good luck to my competitors. I'm looking forward to coming back here and seeing you all here again." 

-By John Meyer (The Denver Post) 

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