How to Avoid Procrastination

How to Avoid Procrastination

In his powerful book Eat That Frog, Brian Tracy gives us this important perspective:

There is a powerful formula for setting and achieving goals that you can use for the rest of your life.  It consists of seven simple steps. Any one of these steps can double and triple your productivity if you are not currently using it.

• Step one:  Decide exactly what you want.
• Step two:  Write it down.
• Step three:  Set a deadline on your goal; set sub deadlines if necessary.
• Step four:  Make a list of everything that you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal.
• Step five:  Organize the list into a plan.
• Step six:  Take action on your plan immediately.
• Step seven:  Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal.

Clear, written goals have a wonderful effect on your thinking. They motivate you and galvanize you into action. They stimulate your creativity, release your energy, and help you to overcome procrastination as much as any other factor.

Leading With Purpose

How motivated are you when you have to do something without meaning, without purpose?

Have you ever been in a situation where you are loaded up with “content” but have no “context”? Perhaps it was a list of tasks you had to complete without any perceived value. Or maybe it was a complicated arrangement of activities with no emphasis on the connections holding them together, the “big picture.” How motivating is this?

Leading with passion requires that we lead with clarity and purpose the simple elegance of meaning. To feel passion, we must be in alignment with reason. The reward must be in the work. We must relate with why we are doing what we are doing. We must understand the relationship between cause and effect, a systems perspective linking content with context. Purpose will drive the form, the details and the execution. Meaning will breathe life and motivation into the minutia.

Effective leaders know that a keen sense of purpose is very empowering. It elicits passion. It opens the door to this extraordinary energy of intuition, light, and inspiration. Effective leaders also know that passion is contagious. It catches on. One lit match can light many candles. People feel the energy of passion. The motivation coming from a shared sense of purpose and passion can literally move mountains. It can land men on the moon. It can heal disease. It can bond people for life. 

Take a moment now to contemplate your purpose.

What are you meant to do?

 

The Haircut

The  Haircut

One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut.  After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I  cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this  week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber  went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you'  card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later,  a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill,  the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you , I'm  doing community service this week.' The cop was happy and left the  shop. The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was  a 'thank you' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his  door.

Then a Member of Parliament came in for a  haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again  replied, 'I can not accept money from you. I'm doing community  service this week.' The Member of Parliament was very  happy and left the shop. The next morning, when the barber went to  open up, there were a dozen other Members of  Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And  that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between  the citizens of our country and the politicians who run  it.

BOTH   POLITICIANS  AND  DIAPERS
     NEED TO BE CHANGED  OFTEN
                           AND
        FOR  THE SAME REASON!

If you don't forward this you have no  sense of humor. Nothing bad will happen, however, you must live  with yourself knowing that laughter is not in your future. Now  send it to everyone you  know.

IMPORTANT!!!

AS RECEIVED....

An incident narrated by one of the Chartered Accounts who is the owner of a Company on Indian taxation. 

"Dear All, 

This happened in Mumbai......

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you. It all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone. 

After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I saw several missed calls from my family members and the others were from the number that had called me earlier - 3954380.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they had received a call from someone claiming that they had me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard 'my voice' crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a police report. 

Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and hung up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery had run down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by the officer that there were many such scams reported. MOST of the cases reported that the victim had already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money. 

Be careful as this kind of scam might happen to any of us!!! Those guys are so professional and very convincing during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family or friends might receive the same call. 

Be Safe and Stay Alert!
Please pass around to your family and friends!"

Birds, Bees and Taxi Drivers

A woman and her 10 year old son were riding in a taxi in New York. It was raining and all the prostitutes were standing under the awnings.

"Mom " said the boy, "what are all these women doing? "

"They're waiting for their husbands to get off work," she replies.

The taxi driver turns around and says, " Geez lady, why don't you tell him the truth ? They're hookers, boy ! They have sex with men for money. "

The little boy's eyes get wide and he says, " Is that true mom? "

His mother, glaring hard at the driver, answers in the affirmative.

After a few minutes, the kid asks, "Mom, what happens to the babies those women have?"

"Most of them become taxi drivers," she said.

Eradicate corruption - Save India

Eradicate corruption - Save India

 

 

Dear All

1. Provide our soldiers and policemen the right equipment to fight crime, terror and goondas
2. Provide our soldiers and policemen the right salaries for good living so that they do not think of corrupt activities
3. Provide infrastructure to entire India
4. Provide jobs to the jobless.

This is only possible if we all get together as people of India and revolt.  Yes we need a revolution and we should be ready to spend time to do whatever is required.  Let us get ready for the second independence struggle!

Jai Hind
“ Indians are poor but India is not a poor country”. Says one of the Swiss bank directors. He says that “280 lac crore (280,00,000,000,0000) of Indian rupees is deposited in Swiss banks which can be used for ‘taxless’ budget for 30 yrs. Can give 60 crore jobs to all Indians. From any village to Delhi 4 lane roads. Forever free supply to more than 500 social projects. Every citizen can get monthly 2000/- for 60 yrs. No need of world bank & IMF loan. Think how our money is blocked by rich politicians. We have full right against corrupt politicians. Don’t forget CWGames…..Adarsh building Ghotala…..latest 2g spectrum telecommunication ghotala….

 

Itna forward karo ki pura INDIA padhe. Take this seriously, you can forward jokes, then why not this? Be a responsible citizen. 

 

Best regards
Vande matram

 

Fictitious Offers of Cheap Funds from Abroad - Awareness

From: CGM-In-C FED
Sent: Friday, 28 January 2011 10:08 AM
To: All RBI Users
Subject: Message to all RBIites

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT

Central Office

 

Fictitious Offers of Cheap Funds from Abroad - Awareness

 

Dear Sir / Madam,

 

Foreign Exchange Department, Central Office had sent a detailed communication to the RBI fraternity on June 14, 2010, in the matter of fictitious offers of cheap funds from abroad. We have been receiving several complaints from the general public about fraudulent communication, received through letters, e-mails, mobile phones, SMS, etc., relating to fictitious offers of cheap funds from abroad. Communications are also sent on the fake letter-heads of the Reserve Bank of India with the fake signatures of its top executives / senior officials. There have also been several instances of fraudulent communications being sent from fake websites which are the lookalike of the Reserve Bank website. Fraudsters seek money from the gullible people for different official sounding reasons and persuade them to deposit large amounts in accounts with various banks in India. The amounts deposited are withdrawn immediately. Many residents, across the country, have fallen prey to such offers and have lost large sums of money in the process.

 

2.         We are concerned about such fraudulent methods as they result in monetary losses and cause mental agony to innocent victims. The Reserve Bank's image is also tarnished as our institution’s name is misused and our officials are impersonated by such fraudsters to lure gullible people. Further, the remittance of such funds outside India is a clear violation of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

 

3.         We have taken several steps to create awareness about such fictitious offers, as under:

 

·         A.P. ( DIR Series ) Circular no 54 was issued on  May 26, 2010, in addition to the two circulars issued in the past viz. A.P. ( DIR Series ) Circular no. 2 dated July 27, 2001 and A.P. ( DIR Series ) Circular no. 49 dated June 4, 2002. 

 

·         Detailed press releases in the matter are available on our website as a permanent ticker on the home page. These Press Releases are also available at the multi language site.

·         Regional Directors / Officers-in-Charge of Regional Offices have given briefings / short interviews to the local media and the local television networks including cable TV networks.

 

·         FED, ROs are carrying out the campaigns through various fora, on a continuous basis.

 

·         The publicity material to counter the fictitious offers campaign has been included as a part of the outreach programme / financial literacy campaigns being undertaken by the RBI Regional Offices.

 

·         During 2010, Department of Communication (DoC) in coordination with the the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, had released 45 seconds spots advertisements on Doordarshan under the ‘Jago Grahak Jago’ programme, free of cost. Further, DoC through the DAVP had released the same advertisements in 10 cable and satellite television channels. 

·         10 seconds Radio spots have been made on FM Radio channels.

·          Internet publicity on popular email portals have been carried out.

·         Advertisement campaigns involving two 45 seconds spots in 2000 cinema halls have been made.

·         SMS alert campaigns involving 5 consecutive messages to 18 crore subscribers have been made recently.

·         Indian Banks Association was roped in to place suitable warnings / alerts on their website to spread awareness and also to involve the banking community in the campaign and making them and the general public alert and vigilant about the fraudulent offers.

·         Department of Information Technology, CO, is coordinating with Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT- In) in tracking the origin of fake emails / websites of RBI, to take appropriate action and issue notices / guidelines to service providers.

·         Reserve Bank is taking coordinated action with the various law enforcing agencies.

 

The multipronged approach adopted by the Bank to counter the menace has made an impact as evident from the growing number of people seeking confirmation from us    about the genuineness of the messages pertaining to the fictitious offers. However, we are re-launching the awareness campaign at a heightened level.

 

4.         We once again request all RBIites to be alert towards the fraudulent offers. We also request you to be the Bank’s ambassador in this matter and educate members of public in case you receive any calls from them enquiring about these fictitious offers. Kindly advise them to visit our website for clarifications. You may also caution your family members, friends and neighbours about the perils of such schemes and advise them to register a complaint immediately with the local police/cyber crime authorities whenever they come across such offers or incidents.

 

We had received several suggestions from you in the past. In case you have any other suggestion to check this menace, please send it to cgmincfed@rbi.org.in

 

With regards,

G.Jaganmohan Rao

Chief General Manager-in-Charge

Foreign Exchange Department

Central Office

Mumbai 400 001