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“Good People are Rare to Get in this World! – If You Find them, Keep them Close to Your Heart”– Professor M.S.Rao
“A great leader needs to love and
respect people, and he needs to be comfortable with himself and with the world.
He also needs to be able to forgive himself and others. In other words, a
leader needs grace.” — Leo Hindery Jr.
I have come across many people in my
life who take their kith and kin for granted. They also take good people around
them for granted. At times they exploit good people with their selfish motives.
I wanted to share a few thoughts on this topic today.
Presently it is rare to find good
people globally as many people are selfish. They often think of adding value to
them, not to others. If you find people who think of adding value to others,
respect them and encourage them to build a better world. Life is very short and
nobody takes away the wealth at the time of death. Leave a good legacy. Make a
difference. When you depart this world, you either leave with good reputation or
bad reputation. Why don’t you leave with good reputation worth emulated by
others? Why don’t you live with values? Why don’t you leave a good leadership
legacy? Remember, there is always victory for values, not for people who cut corners
and look for short-term gains.
I have come across a professional who
worked in the publishing industry. I signed an agreement with the prestigious
publishing company to publish my book in India in 2011. The person who worked
in the company left the organization. Another person took over who stood by
commitment and published the book in 2012. He said, “Institutions are more important
than individuals. Individuals come and go but the institutions survive. We must
keep the objectives of institutions as paramount irrespective of the
disagreement we have with our colleagues.” On the other hand, I had a bitter
experience with an eminent publisher in India with whom I signed my book
proposal in 2010. The people who worked and were responsible for clearing my
book proposal left the organization. A
new team arrived and created their clauses and cancelled my agreement. I felt
very bad about the organization for letting me down.
I am still in touch with the publisher
who cleared my book proposal because of his commitment and value system. I have
forgotten many people who have cheated me. But I still remember that person for
his commitment and ethical values. To conclude, if you get good people in your
life, keep them close to your heart. Don’t take them for granted. Good people
are rare to find in this world! Don’t undermine them just because they are
close to you. Don’t take them for granted just because they are easily
available in front of you. Remember, you never know the value of what you have
till you lose it.
“Good manners are essential. No matter
what the message, the situation, we listen and respond with respect and, always
good manners.” —Frances Hesselbein
“If you have only one smile in you
give it to the people you love.” —Maya Angelou
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“Stories of Three Inspiring Leaders with their Passion, Excellence and Commitment”– Professor M.S.Rao
“Great leaders move us. They ignite
our passion and inspire the best in us.” - Daniel Goleman.
I personally appreciate three traits
that lead to an amazing success – passion, excellence and commitment. Most
leaders possess these three traits that make them stand out from others. Let us look at three inspiring leaders who
emphasized passion, excellence and commitment.
Passion
When you look at Steve Jobs, he was
noted for his passion towards technology. Although many other opportunities
knocked at his doors, he never gave up his passion towards technology which
made him as a legendary innovation leader globally. He co-founded Apple Computers
in a garage and strove hard throughout his life. He took Apple to great
heights. He was fired by the company due to the differences. Steve Jobs did not
lose his hope, and did not give up his passion. He followed his heart, started
his company NeXT and did well. When the Apple was close to bankruptcy, Steve
Jobs was requested by the company to join. He joined the Apple and brought out many
innovations and took the company to great heights globally. Steve Jobs said,
“Winners don’t quit because they are passionate about their work. If you are
not passionate, you will quit because when things become difficult our will say
this is not my kind of stuff.” Apple is
a great turnaround story under the leadership of Steve Jobs. He made a
difference in the lives of people. Hence, you must follow your heart to make it
big in your life.
Excellence
Whatever the area of interest you are
into, you must strive for excellence. If you don’t emphasize excellence, you
will be left out in the race. Since the world is highly competitive, it is
essential to adapt, update and excel in your area of interest. If you work hard sincerely and consistently in
your area of interest for 10,000 hours, you will become a successful
professional and leader. If you continue working hard further in the same area,
you will be able to brand as an expert globally. Abraham Lincoln’s father was a cobbler. Although Lincoln had differences with his
father he always respected his father’s profession. When an opposition leader
in Senate commented upon Lincoln taking over as President being as the son of a
cobbler, Lincoln took it in his stride and silenced his critic by asserting
that he was proud of his father who excelled in his work as a great
cobbler. Hence, we must always take
pride in what we are doing. There is
nothing like good or bad profession. All
professions are good when people work with excellence. Hence, emphasize
excellence to remain relevant and stay ahead of times and technologies.
Commitment
You must stand by your commitment, if
you want to earn trust and confidence from others. Don’t go by short-term
temptations. Think of long-term interests. Keep people before profit. Marshall
Goldsmith shares his admiration for Frances Hesselbein and her commitment in
his award-winning book Triggers: Creating
Behavior That Lasts - Becoming the Person You Want to Be as follows: A few years ago, Frances got an invitation to
the White House. The White House date conflicted with her commitment to speak
to a small nonprofit group in Denver. To most people this wouldn’t be a
conundrum: A meeting with the president
of the United States or an unpaid speech in Denver? We call the folks in
Denver, explain the situation, offer to reschedule or promise to come back the
next year. After all, it’s a pro bono. We’re doing the folks in Denver a favor.
They’ll understand. Frances went the
other way. She told the White House she wouldn’t be attending. “I have a
commitment,” she said. “They’re expecting me.” (The real kicker for Marshall
Goldsmith, the cherry on top of this integrity sundae: Frances never told the
Denver group about the White House invitation.)
To conclude, learn lessons from these inspiring
leaders and acquire three great traits – passion, excellence and commitment to stand
out and grow as a great leader.
“Excellence is an art won by training
and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,
but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we
repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Aristotle
References
Secrets of Your Leadership Success - The 11 Indispensable
E’s of a Leader by M. S. Rao (Shroff Publishers & Distributors)
Smart Leadership: Lessons for Leaders by M. S.
Rao (Sterling Publishers)
Triggers:
Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter (Crown
Business, May 19, 2015)
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Life is great!
Professor M.S.Rao, India
Founder of MSR
Leadership Consultants India
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in Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2013
Vision 2030 Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBCO-gWmTRk
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without permission is prohibited.
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Professor M.S.Rao’s passion and vision to build one million students as global
leaders by 2030. Please don't cut articles from my blog and redistribute by
email or post to the web. The use of this material is free provided copyright
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in any form, or used in the provision of business services to a third party
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Monday 11 May 2015
Saturday 9 May 2015
“Mother’s Day Message – Love Your Mother but Don’t Hate another Person’s Mother”– Professor M.S.Rao
“Love your mother but don’t hate
another person’s mother.” —Professor M.S.Rao, International Leadership Guru and
Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants India
Mother's Day falls on different days
depending on the countries where it is celebrated. For India, it falls on the
second Sunday in May. India celebrates Mother’s Day on May 10, 2015. Here is my
message on the eve of Mother’s Day:
We take many people for granted in our
daily lives. We take our relations for granted. We don’t respect the people
around us. We often look for people outside and search for stones. In fact, we search
for stones by leaving gems at home. It is the attitude of most people in
today’s world. We don’t respect our
parents but we respect people who are outside. We don’t take parents as our
inspiration. But we take outside people as our inspiration. Probably another’s
pasture always looks greener. Husbands don’t respect their wives and wives
don’t respect their husbands but they often search for others outside. How
shameful it is? What kind of people we are! We must introspect and respect the people
around us whether they are mothers, fathers or teachers.
Indian culture respects mothers first,
fathers second and teachers third. It is the mother who brings life into this
world. Whether we have brothers or sisters or friends or not but we all have
our mothers. Let us love her and admire her contribution to family and spend
time with her. Mother’s love is altruistic and invaluable. It is a pride to
become a mother. There are certain things that are God-gifted that include being
born as a woman. Only women can conceive and carry forward civilization. It is
a great feeling to be born as a woman. It is an honor to be born as a woman. On
the eve of Mother’s Day, let us take a pledge to respect women and let us all
love our mothers. Without our mothers we wouldn’t have been into this world.
Eight
Lies of a Mother – A Heart Touching Story
Here is an inspiring story ‘eight lies
of a mother’ adapted from internet:
1) This story begins when I was a
child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some
food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her
rice into my bowl, she would say ..
"Eat
this rice, son! I'm not hungry."
2) As I grew, Mother gave up her spare
time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she
caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once
she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the
soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the
fish I had eaten. My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other
fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said,
"Eat
this fish, son! I don't really like fish."
3) Then, in order to fund my
education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes
which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to
cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes
by candlelight. So I said, "Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can
continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled and said
"Go
to sleep, son! I'm not tired"
4) When I had to sit my Final
Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours
in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced
me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was
not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I
at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said ..
"Drink,
son! I'm not thirsty!"
5) After Father's death, Mother had to
play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to
fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from
starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived
near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other
neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to
marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying..
"I
don't need love!"
6) After I had finished my studies and
gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going
to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her
money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said,
"I
have enough money!"
7) I continued my part-time studies
for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked,
I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring
Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she
said to me ..
"I'm
not used to high living!"
8) In her dotage, Mother was attacked
by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went
home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to
smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said,
"Don't
cry, son! I'm not in pain!"
Telling me this, her eighth lie, she
died ..
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the Million
things she gave me
"O" means Only that she's
growing old
"T" is for the Tears she
shed to save me
"H" is for her Heart of gold
"E" is for her Eyes with
love-light shining in them
"R" means Right, and right
she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER" a word
that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be
still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For
those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
Message
Love your mother, but don’t hate
another person’s mother. Love your caste, culture, community, race, ethnicity,
region, religion, and nation, but don’t hate another person’s caste, culture,
community, race, ethnicity, culture, region, religion, and nation. As your
mother is precious to you, another person’s mother is equally precious to them.
Happy Mother’s Day!
References
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Life is great!
Professor M.S.Rao, India
Founder of MSR
Leadership Consultants India
Listed
in Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2013
Vision 2030 Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBCO-gWmTRk
Twitter: @professormsrao
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http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/professor-msrao
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Success Sutras for Leaders:
Top 10 Leadership Books of the Year (San Diego University) Amazon URL: http://www.amazon.com/21-Success-Sutras-Leaders-ebook/dp/B00AK98ELI
Thanks for reading!
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This is a nonprofit blog to share
Professor M.S.Rao’s passion and vision to build one million students as global
leaders by 2030. Please don't cut articles from my blog and redistribute by
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