A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there
– Brian Tracy –
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A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. Read more
Once upon a time, the owner of a large store announced that he wished to hire a manager to oversee his expanding business. His need was urgent and he was prepared to make an unprecedented offer to the best talent available. This news immediately attracted hundreds of applicants.
Even after a rigorous selection process, there were still ten applicants left for the one opening. The owner faced this group and said: “All of you have such incredible qualifications that it is difficult to make a final choice. The only fair way to proceed is to hold a sales challenge. The winner of this challenge shall be our new manager.” Read more
A Norwegian couple was caught in a muddy situation while bird watching in Krabi River, Thailand last week. Fortunately, Chai Ubonchinda who was out in his fishing boat at the time, saw the couple and immediately went to their rescue. Chai first carried the equipment to safe ground before returning to try to carry and to pull the man out of the mud in the mangrove forest. Read more
Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro made headlines when an archive of her rejection letters were found through the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Even C.S. Lewis received 800 rejections before he sold his first piece of writing. Michael Jordan did not make it to the basketball team during Junior high school; he simply wasn’t good enough. Read more
Photo credit: Eduardo Santillán
– Karen Salmansohn –
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I want to share with you a heart wrenching story today. I was at Starbucks last Saturday at 2pm waiting to meet a friend, and sitting right in front of me was a mum trying to teach her children to complete a set of homework.
I could feel that she had this look of stress and frustration all over her face. Perhaps she was running out of time, or was exhausted after a long week’s work. She was in fact, permanently frowning.
What happened next was even more shocking. Read more
– Warren Buffett –
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BreadTalk was founded in July 2000 and over a span of 15 years, it has made remarkable progresses with more than 1000 outlets in across 17 territories with global staff strength of 7,000 employees. Not only has it become a reputable household brand in Singapore, it has also established its mark internationally with its bakery, restaurant and food atrium footprints. Read more