Ignited minds

Synopsis


The book begins with a sad note. On 30 September 2001, Kalam’s helicopter, while on its way from Ranchi, Jharkhand state, India to Bokaro crashed, but all aboard miraculously survived. He was administered that night a tranquilizer, and he recalls having seen a very vivid dream. He writes in the book that he saw himself in a desert “with miles of sand all around,’ and there stood five men, namely, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Emperor Ashoka, Abraham Lincoln and Caliph Omar. Kalam felt dwarfed by their presence, and recounts the words of these great personalities.

The next chapter emphasises the importance of mother, father and elementary school teachers as role models.

The third chapter tells that "Vision ignites the minds", and talks about the modern Indian visionaries like J. R. D. Tata, Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and Dr. Verghese Kurien.

The next section of the book deals with the spiritual heritage of the Indian nation and talks about developing a model of development based on India's inherent strengths.

The fifth chapter of the book exhorts the Indians, constituting a nation of one billion people "with multitude faiths and ideologies" to develop a "national vision" and amalgamate into one "national forum."

The next chapter begins with a Thirukkural, which states:

"Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction;

It is an inner fortress which enemies cannot destroy".

This chapter reminds the readers that Ancient India was a "knowledge society that contributed a great deal to civilization."

The caption line of the seventh chapter is followed by the following inspiring words of Abraham Lincoln:

"Determine that things can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way."

The eighth chapter exhorts for a change in the mindset and to take pragmatic risks, which shall result into success.

The ninth and the last chapter, with the caption line of "To My Countrymen" begins with few words of the Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore - "let my country awake."

The book ends with a "Song of Youth", with these opening words:

"As a young citizen of India ,
armed with technology and love for my nation,
I realize, a small aim is a crime."

7 habits of highly effective people in workplace

Book 1

Put your problem from Proper perspective

Never let a problem to be a excuse...
6 Principles:
1)Every living human being has problems.



2)Every problem has a limited life span.
Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are the down all the time. Problems do end. They do go away. They are all resolved in time




No problem is permanent. Your problem will not live forever, but you will!
Winter always thaws into springtime. Your storm will pass. Your winter will thaw. Your problem will be resolved.




3) Every problem holds positive possibilities.
There are two sides to every coin. What may be a problem to someone can be a profitable business for others.

4)Every problem will change you.

I’ll always be grateful that I was fired, for it made me angry enough at myself to get up and get going.



5) You can choose what your problem will do to you.
You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your response. You can turn your pain into profanity—or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may not have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it.


6)There is a positive and negative reaction to every problem.

Follow this you will never gets disappointed with problems you face..

Posibility Thinking

Possibility Thinking can show how you can make the most of the ideas that God will give you.
If it’s going to be, it’s up to me!It’s impossible to fail totally if you dare to try.

Book 3

Tough times never last,but tough people do

Book 2

This is one of the book I would like not hurry myself in completing it. I will read one chapter per week.Teach it for two people and learn something from it.
Lets see how it goes on...

Book 1

This is the first book I read.
It is a must read for everyone.
I learnt a lot reading this book and corrected myself. I learned to focus on truly important things, not just urgent things. To listen-really listen-to other people for the first time. To think “win-win.” To get off the road, which was killing me, and find a real mission and purpose in my professional life.
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I know how it impacted me read and know how it impacts your life..