Day with a Difference - April 28, 2006

Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." –– Ralph Waldo Emerson

The monk who sold his Ferrari

Greatness is everybody's right, and it's there for the taking only if we assume personal leadership within our lives. That's been the core of Robin Sharma's message to people around the world. From the litiguous world of law to making a difference to people's lives, Sharma, 41, has come a long way, and is now rated among the most prolific names on the motivational speaker circuit.

While he's best known for his highly successful book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Sharma has authored seven books, six of them bestsellers, and also advised major corporations such as Microsoft, IBM and General Motors on areas like teamwork, communication and leadership. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is being made into a motion picture due for release in 2007, and he's acting in it, as well.

'The Monk who sold his Ferrari' unravels the miraculous transformation of successful but overworked lawyer, Julian Mantle who, having reached atop the success ladder suddenly stops to take a long look the life he is leading.

Sample a few messages from this book: "There are no mistakes, only lessons", or "Life pretty much gives you what you ask from it. It is always listening", or again, "Stop spending so much time chasing life's big pleasures while you neglect the little ones", and so on. This is one book that perhaps the corporate-variety or the workaholics would do well to read ...

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A clean joke to sign off your week with laughter

Ordering fast food

One night, a few co-workers at the computer data centre where I work stayed late and we all started to get hungry. We decided to order in food by phone, but our boss thought that, since we work with computers, it would be more appropriate to order by Internet. After we contacted a fast food chain's web site and spent a long time registering as new customers for the delivery service, a message appeared on the screeen: "Thank you for your business. You will be able to order food in three days."

Have a memorable day!
Priya