S U J A Y S: 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Where to make an effort

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed?
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of
them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought
in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a
youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when
he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the
engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners
were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to
do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag
and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something.
Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his
hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners
received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an
itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer ...................... $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in
your life makes all the difference.
Efforts without direction are worthless.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

can you count the colours!

Update your skills-Pls read once

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job
with a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really
good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the
woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an
axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the
trees. The first day, the woodcutter brought down 15 trees.
"Congratulations," the boss said. "Carry on with your work!"
Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees down. The
third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring
down 7 trees. Day after day he was bringing lesser number of
trees down.
"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought.
He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not
understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss
asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very
busy trying to cut trees..."
Most of us NEVER update our skills. Sharpening our
skills from time to time is the key to success. We think that
whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not
good when better is expected. You cannot expect success
tomorrow, by working today with yesterday's tools.