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The festival of lights gets celebrated all over the country . It represents the victory of good over evil and the entire country looks outstanding , bedecked with colourful lights , sparkle of colours and sweetmeats being exchanged all over . Music programmes , sound and light shows , exchange of pleasantries accompany the celebrations. This year it was a 2 day holiday and what better it could be than dining out , decking the house with crackers , visiting a close doctor friend of mine who had a plethora of beautiful dolphin rockets with a dozen at a time flying off with bombs to display . Other than wining and dining with a whole lot of outside friends from my current network , Diwali also provided an opportunity to connect with friends and contacts across the globe , as a lot of curiosity was expressed after I sent in some friendship messages to some of my offshore friends , especially those on the linkedin contact . The health dimension of course takes a beating thanks to my pre-

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/10-pearls-of-wisdom-from-keith-ferrazzi-networking-ninja/ There are hidden opportunities waiting to be accessed in everyone  if you just tell them where you’re headed and what you want to achieve. In that vein, today I’d like to share ten networking tips from my personal business hero,  Keith Ferrazzi , to help you achieve your goals. If you aren’t clear about your own goals yet, a great place to start is Meg Guiseppi’s  Personal Branding Worksheet . 1. Be concrete.  The more specific you are about what you want to do, the easier it becomes to develop a strategy to accomplish it. And the easier it becomes for others in your universe to help you get where you’re going. Nail down  where you want to go in life  so you can develop a networking strategy to get there. 2. Know how to talk about yoursel f. The way you talk about yourself and your goals should inspire others to help you get there. If you need help articulating what you’re all

An outstanding scientist and insightful philosopher  Albert Einstein  has made his brilliant discoveries not only with the help of existing knowledge, but also thanks to his  inner voice  and  a power of his imagination . Einstein never believed in impossibility of anything and followed his own  secrets of success . Here are some of them. http://www.learning-mind.com/ten-secrets-to-success-of-albert-einstein/   1.  A person who has never made a mistake has never tried to do something new. The fear of mistake stops many of us at the moment of making an important decision. Sometimes such a decision can change all our life. And someone who dares knows that it’s better to regret something you have done than something you haven’t done.   2.  Education is what  remains after one has  forgotten  everything he learned in school. We remember only what we have learned by ourselves. Over years our memory erases everything we have learned at school. But the things we learned by ou

“Networking with integrity creates a greater willingness of all parties to be part of a human conduit to serve as energy and resource to one another. Sometimes you will give more than you receive and sometimes you will get back more than you give. It’s not about keeping score.” -- Chris London, Editor of Manhatten Society “It's the oldest, corniest piece of advice in the world but it still works. The strongest networks are built on friendship. Be a friend not only to the people in your network, but to the people who matter the most to the people in your network.” -- Harvey Mackay, Businessman and Author “Think about it: everybody you know, everyone that you meet, also know about 250 people. So every time you cultivate a relationship with one new person, you have actually expanded your personal inventory by 250 people - every single time.” -- Bob Burg, Author and Speaker “The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work.” -- Robert Kiy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  - Piano Concerto No. 21 -  Andante http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I

TM is the most critical of all resources ...in a way I value it more than money ...This section of Mind Tools teaches you time management skills. These are the simple, practical techniques that have helped the leading people in business, sport and public service reach the pinnacles of their careers. The  40+ skills  taught here help you become highly effective, by showing you how to identify and focus on the activities that give you the greatest returns. Doing this will save you time, helping you work smarter, not harder. What's more, these same techniques help you beat work overload – a key source of stress. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm

Well ,I happen to be a Michael Gelb Fan and just finished reading his Discover your Genius ...a masterpiece ,which can really have a significant impact on the way you approach problems as well as having the potential to change your life's philosophy .Sections on Plato, Columbus, Jefferson, Gandhi and Einstein were especially my favourites .  He seems to be a man consumed by passion to change our life ...a masterpiece in my opinion .I am still making notes of the same to make these life practices ..Happy reading ... http://michaelgelb.com/articles/self-help-from-10-geniuses-usa-today-april-8-2002/ USA Today, April 8, 2002 By Bruce Rosenstein April 8, 2002 Never mind Bill Gates, Jack Welch and other contemporary get-aheads for inspiration. Consider, instead, the likes of Plato, Gandhi, Einstein and other geniuses, says Michael Gelb, a writer who believes in going to the all-time greats. That’s the premise behind his newest book,  Discover Your Genius: Ho