Source: Herald (English Daily in Goa) You cannot reach 13,000 runs in Test Cricket, 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, become the first and only batsman to score a century in all 10 Test playing nations and hold the world record for the most number of catches in Test cricket beside captaining your country in both… Read More »
When Chris Gardner talks about homeless people, his words resonate; he has walked in their shoes. He knows what it’s like just trying to survive. “Remember these are still people,” he says. “They are not invisible. They each have a story.” In his lifetime, the successful against-all-odds stockbroker who inspired the Academy Award-nominated The Pursuit… Read More »
Girish Gogia has faced enormous challenges. A freak accident left him paralysed neck down. A few years later his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and she too was paralysed. Against all odds, this man restarted his business and set out on a journey to become a motivational speaker to others. “Doctor, I appreciate your… Read More »
Once a little boy was playing outdoors and found a fascinating caterpillar. He carefully picked it up and took it home to show his mother. He asked his mother if he could keep it, and she said he could if he would take good care of it. The little boy got a large jar… Read More »
In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth. She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river. This seems a safe place. Suddenly labour pains begin. At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire. She looks to her left & sees a hunter with… Read More »
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on… Read More »
Wilma Rudolph was born into a poor home in Tennessee. At age four, she had double pneumonia with scarlet fever, a deadly combination which left her paralysed with polio. She had to wear a brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on the earth. But her mother encouraged her; she told… Read More »
Take a certain goal of yours and double it. Or triple it. Or multiply it by 10. And then ask yourself, quite seriously, what you would have to do to achieve that new goal. I used this game recently with a friend who holds a position in sales. He came to see me because he… Read More »
Cella Quinn was born with a gift, an advantage: far above-average intelligence. She is a MENSA member, an association of people with IQ in the top 2% of the entire population. But this “gift” was of little use to her for quite some time, thanks to other birth disadvantages. She was born with a severe… Read More »
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam usually known Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the 11th President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007, he is one of the few presidents who have touched the hearts thats why during his term as President, he was popularly known as the People’s President. In India he is… Read More »