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Change Begins with Choice

December 30th, 2009

Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year. We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, “The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth. We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives. And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life—if you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life, and it all begins with your very own power of choice.

by Jim Rohn

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Today’s Changing Mindset

December 18th, 2009

It is important to know about interpersonal relationships. What keeps and what really disturbs interpersonal relationships? The relationship gets disturbed when disagreement begins.

Just look at yourself. Have you always agreed with yourself? You had some idea yesterday; today you may have a different idea. Five years back you had other ideas that do not necessarily agree with the ideas that you have today. So when you have disagreement with yourself, why should it not happen with someone else?

The ‘someone’ you have a disagreement with is just a photocopy of your old or the new self. So you need to take a look at your own thought patterns and emotional patterns, there is a rhythm in them. And there is a rhythm in the consciousness. We need to find a harmony between all these rhythms within us and that’s what is called spirituality.

Spirituality is not just fantasising; it’s observing your own existence. Have we thoroughly known our body? Experiencing your own body, your breath, your mind, your emotion and the source of your life is meditation. Meditation is experiencing the life force and being conscious of it; and it is done effortlessly.

The process of reversing the tendency of the mind from clinging on to the negative and moving to something positive is called yoga. Yoga makes you like a baby again. It not only revives your nature, it also keeps your heart and mind young and bright. Yoga improves perception, observation and expression.

For maintaining interpersonal relationships, you have to first have a relationship with yourself. Your relationship with yourself is called integrity. If you have no relationship with yourself, that’s called lack of integrity. Secondly, being informal keeps your interpersonal relationship strong, for it gives space for mistakes to happen. You cannot expect perfection in any relationship or situation.

Today one of the biggest problems with the world is emotional instability. When we create an informal outlook and cordial environment around us, we grease the friction and become the master of our environment and not feel helpless about what is happening around us.

Life is very complex. There is no set formula. When you think that you are very honest, that you are righteous, you become a little stiff inside without even knowing it. You point your finger towards others and become intolerant. When you recognise that there are flaws in you, you are then able to accommodate the flaws in other persons.

That’s why it is said, ‘‘do a good deed and forget about it’’. It is not only your vices or bad qualities that will harm you. Even your good qualities can make you stiff, rude and angry. That is why you should surrender both bad and good qualities. Relax and let go.

Meditation is the only way you can transcend the negative thoughts and then positive thoughts will come spontaneously and automatically. Stress and tension cause negative attitude. Suppose you don’t sleep for two days small things can start to irritate. And if you have rested well, the situation will be different.

Some people always blame themselves for something that goes wrong in a close acquaintance. Leave this ‘always’ — like ‘‘I want to be always happy’’. Take life as it comes. Sometimes you are upset or angry; it is ok to be upset or angry. Life does not stop for anything; it moves. Just move with the flow.

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Kannada – Naguvavaru

December 18th, 2009

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Bangalore names explained

November 1st, 2009

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Marathahalli
Halli in Kannada means village. A fighter aircraft named Marut had an accident
in this area; So the area is called Marathahalli.

BTM Layout
BTM Layout (an abbreviation of Byrasandra,
Tavarekere and Madivala Layout)

Malleswaram
Malleswaram, located in the north-west of Bangalore , derives its name from the
famous Kaadu Malleshwara temple.

HSR Layout
Hosur Sarjapur Road Layout (popularly known as HSR Layout) is a relatively new
suburb located to the south-east of Bangalore , India . The layout, which is
built on land reclaimed from the Agara lake, is located between Hosur Road and
Sarjapur Road .

Arekere
Are in Kannada means half. Kere in Kannada means a water reservoir or pond. The
origin of the name “Arekere” comes comes from a water reservoir which
is in the area.

Banashankari
Banashankari is a neighborhood in South Bengaluru . It gets its name from the
Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road , one of Bengaluru’s oldest and
most famous temples, which was constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.

Basavanagudi
The name “Basavanagudi” refers to the Bull Temple that is located
here. It is a monolith statue of the Nandi Bull. Basava in Kannada, the local
language, means Bull and Gudi means temple. Hence, the name Basavanagudi

Basaveshwaranagar
It is named after poet-king Basaveshwara. Basaveshwaranagar is also known to
have a 100 year old tree “The Big Banyan Tree – Dodda Aalada Mara”
which was a home for hundreds of monkeys now a known public park in the
vicinity.

Domlur
Domlur is a small township located in the eastern part of Bangalore city in
India . Earlier it was known as Bhagat Singh Nagar, but for some unknown
reasons, it is better known as Domlur. There is a debate over the exact meaning
of Domlur. From what can be deciphered from old people living in the area,
Domlur is a word derived from Tombalur,  a kind of flower which is used to
worship Lord Shiva. This is
further supported by the inscriptions found in
Chokkanathaswamy temple in Domlur, which is believed to be constructed by Cholas

Electronics City
Electronics City is an electronics industrial park spread over 332 acres (1.3
km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, just outside Bangalore ,
India . It houses more than a hundred industries, including IT industry leaders
such as Wipro,Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Infosys, CGI, Siemens, ITI,Satyam etc.
The area is maintained by Keonics, which provides all the necessary
infrastructure.

Halasuru
Halasuru formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the
Indian city of Bangalore . It has a predominant Tamil speaking population and is
renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets.

Hebbal
Once indicative of the North endpoint of the city. Though originally famous
for
Hebbal Lake , it is now better known for the serpentine maze of flyovers The
flyover spanning a length of 6.25 kilometres over all the loops combined, is the
longest flyover in India.The lake is well known for the park, the boating
facility and for the bird watching opportunities.

Jayanagar
Jayanagar means – literally – ” Victory City “. Jayanagar was
traditionally regarded as the southern end of Bangalore . The ” South End
Circle “, wherein six roads from different areas meet, and the historic
Ashoka Pillar (which was to mark the southern end of the city) bear this fact.
While newer extensions have taken away this distinction from Jayanagar, it still
remains one of the more southern parts of the city.

J P Nagar
The Jayaprakash Narayan Nagar ( JP Nagar ) was basically a residential area. J
P Nagar is home to many prominent singers, actors and artists. Famous residents
of this
locality include Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh, playwright and
actor Girish Karnad, former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and
actress Tara.

Jeevanbheemanagar
Originally, the area was reserved for employees of LIC (Jeevan Bheema)and KPWD.
Therefore the area predominantly consists of LIC quarters (types L,M,N,P) and
KPWD quarters (types A,D).
Kengeri
In it flows the river vrishbhavati which carries the entire sewage of bangalore
in it making kengeri somewhat smelly but there is a need to manage sewage
treatment properly in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Koramangala
Koramangala was not too long ago, a sought after residential locality with its
wide boulevards and posh bungalows. The crime rate has increased considerably
over the past few years. Though the civic authorities are trying hard to cope
with the unprecedented stress of improvising the infrastructure, a lot needs to
be
done.
Rajajinagar
Rajajinagar got its name from Rajaji the great freedom fighter from Southern
part of India . It has many schools and colleges that gives the best coaching.
It boasts of having the highest number of bar and restaurants in Bangalore .

Rajarajeshwari Nagar
Rajarajeshwari Nagar received its name from the famous Rajarajeshwari Nagar
temple that is located just over one kilometer from the arch.
Sadhashivnagar
Sadashivanagar is arguably the most elite and expensive neighborhood in
Bangalore , India , and is fashionable among politicians, movie stars, and most
of the city’s millionaires who can afford homes there. As the “Beverly
Hills of Bangalore,” having an address in Sadashivanagar connotes a high
level of prestige, success, and/or fame.

Thyagarajanagar
Thyagarajanagar is one of the oldest localities in Bangalore . It is part of
Basavanagudi in South Bangalore . This area is home to several religious temples
and is the only area where you can find religious songs hitting the charts
everyday.
Vijayanagar
It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire that flourished in south India
during 15th and 16th centuries.Vijayanagar East is popularly known as RPC Layout
(Railway Parallel Colony Layout), since this layout is along the railway track.
It has been recently renamed as Hampi Nagar. Hampi was the capital of the
Vijayanagar Empire. Vijayanagar also houses a large Public Library, which is one
of the largest in Karnataka.

Whitefield
Until the late 1980s, Whitefield was a small village which was a retirement
colony for Anglo-Indians. It remains a legacy of the British rule in India . It
is renowned for Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram called Brindavan and as a haven for
a number of multinational information technology companies.

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Capitalize on Your Team’s Strengths

October 31st, 2009

Managers have been schooled to assess the performance of their employees based on identifying weaknesses, and seeing the gap between what’s expected and what’s actually performed. We may be looking at a glass half empty. Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton, authors of the book, Now Discover Your Strengths, suggest that we build our lives around strengths and show us ways to minimize the impact of our weaknesses. The authors define strengths as “consistent near-perfect performance in an activity.” As an important corollary to this definition, they add “ability is only a strength if you can fathom yourself doing it repeatedly, happily and successfully.” They go on to thoroughly describe the hallmarks of the 34 strengths identified by the Gallup Organization and offer these tips to build our strengths:

Tip 1: Understand how to distinguish your natural talents from the skills you can learn. It’s true that you can improve at activities for which you are not naturally gifted. The question is whether you can reach consistent near-perfect performance, repeatedly. Talent is a naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behavior. Knowledge consists of facts and lessons learned. Skills are the steps of an activity. With skills and knowledge, you can perfect and innate talent. On the other hand, you can acquire skills and knowledge to a point–to adequately get by–but you’ll never be able to attain the consistent near-perfect performance that comes with innate talent.

Tip 2: Have a system to identify your dominant talents. Try an activity to see how quickly you pick it up, skip the steps in the learning and add twists and things you haven’t been taught yet, and see whether you get so absorbed in the activity that you lose track of time.

Tip 3: Learn a common language to describe your talents and the talents of others. Our language isn’t up the challenge, of focusing on strengths in contrast to our language of focusing on weaknesses and criticism. While a person with people skills has a strength for relating well to people, he or she may not have the particular strength to success in a specific area. For example, one person with people skills might excel at building trust, while another person with people skills might be brilliant at networking. Most organizations are merely a reflection of individuals. Most organizations are put together in a dark room. Each piece is clumsily squeezed into place, and then the edges are ground down so they feel well positioned. But, pull up the shades, we need to let a little light into the room and we see the truth. The Gallup Organization research shows that: 8 out of 10 pieces in the organization are in the wrong place; 8 out of 10 employees feel they are in the wrong job 8 out of 10 employees never have a chance to reveal the best of themselves. It doesn’t have to be this way, A knowledge economy in an increasingly competitive global economy means that the right employees are becoming more precious with each passing year. Those of us who lead organizations must become more skilled when it comes to finding and using the right talent.

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