Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions

 
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan’s biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.

Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.

But when a file employee in India in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

E mail Courtsey: Girish Desai

USEFUL TIPS- Email courtsey 0 Dr. MJ Kapadia

 
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day

Do not take pills with COOL water

Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm

Reduce the amount of TEA you consume

Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume

Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night

Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS

Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time

Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning

Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping

The New, New Alphabet

 
The New, New Alphabet

 

A is for apple, and B is for boat,
That used to be right, but now it won’t float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
But let’s be a bit more realistic instead.

Now…The Alphabet A

A’s for arthritis;
B’s the bad back,
C’s the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac?

 

D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for eyesight, can’t read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention,
G is for gas which I’d rather not mention.

 
H is high blood pressure - I’d rather it low;
I is for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won’t mend,
K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L is for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for osteo, the bones that don’t grow!

 
P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few. Just give me a pill, and I’ll be good as new!
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.

 
S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T is for Tinnitus; there’s bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that’s ‘dizzy,’ you know.

*A

W is for worry, NOW what’s going ’round?
X is for X ray, and what might be found.
Y is another year I’m left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have — in my mind.

 

I’ve survived all the symptoms, my body’s deployed,
And I am keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!!!

E mail Courtsey: Vijay Dharia

Truly Inspirational Story

At 72 She can swim 3.5 KMs in Narmada!

 

You may snigger if a 72-year-old challenged you to a 50-metre dash in the swimming pool, then raced you 50 km from Vadodara to Shinor on a bicycle and finally challenged you to another swim in the Narmada river.

But you are asking for trouble if you snigger at Bhagwati Oza, 72, who swam 3.5 kilometres between Shinor and Malsar in the Narmada on June 15. She was among the only two senior citizens participating in the open water swimming challenge. “It was the first time that I participated in a competition in which one had to swim in the river instead of a pool. The race was a challenge worth taking up,” says the gritty lady who lives by the dictum - Nothing is impossible. A practising gynaecologist, Oza now plans to learn scuba diving as she feels that it is time to give adventure sports a try.

Instead of retiring, Oza started her career in sports at 65. Today, she is a swimmer, cyclist and a trained pilot. In a span of eight years, she has won more than 70 medals and trophies in various disciplines nationally and internationally. She is also a mountaineer, having trained under the legendary Tenzing Norgay. No wonder she is now eyeing to enter the Limca Book of Records.

Oza has already cycled from Pune to Bangalore and Wagah Border to Agra to promote safe motherhood. Four years ago she sold off her car, preferring a bicycle wherever she goes. “It is my contribution to the environment cause,” she says. Oza adds that she remained unmarried to dedicate her life to her patients and is available to the ailing round the clock. In 1980, she worked with Mother Teresa in Morbi after the Machchu Dam breached. In 2005, she was also on the list of ‘Top 20 Most Powerful People’ selected by a magazine from senior citizens. She shared space with the likes of Yash Chopra, Khushwant Singh and MF Hussain.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/At_72_this_doc_swam_the_Narmada/articleshow/3139369.cms#
E mail Courtsey Jagruti Trovedi

BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE : E mail Courtsey Dr Chandravadan Mistry

 
Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behavior are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some very Good and Very bad things …
The most destructive habit……. ……… ……Worry
The greatest Joy……… ……… ……… ….Giving
The greatest loss…….Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work…….. …….Helping others
The ugliest personality trait……. ……Selfishnesss
The most endangered species….. ….Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource…. ……… ..Our youth
The greatest ’shot in the arm’…….. ..Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome…. ……… ….Fear
The most effective sleeping pill…….. Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease….. …….Excuses
The most powerful force in life…….. ……… ..Love
The most dangerous pariah…… ..A gossip
The world’s most incredible computer…. ….The brain
The worst thing to be without….. ……… ….. Hope
The deadliest weapon…… ……… ……..The tongue
The two most power-filled words……. ……… ‘I Can’
The greatest asset……. ……… ……… ……Faith
The most worthless emotion….. ……… ….Self- pity
The most beautiful attire…… ……… …….SMILE!
The most prized possession.. ……… …..Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. ….Prayer
The most contagious spirit…… ……… …Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life…….. ……… .GOD
Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop Believing,
Love ends; when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing…!! !

take care…….

Are you ready to retire? -Email Courtsey Satish Parikh

And They Ask—
Why I Like Retirement????

Question: How many days in a week?
Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday
Question: When is a retiree’s bedtime?
Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?
Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.
Question: What’s the biggest gripe of retirees?
Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.

Question: Why don’t retirees mind being called Seniors?
Answer: The term comes with a 10% discount.
Question: Among retirees what is considered formal attire?
Answer: Tied shoes.

Question: Why do retirees count pennies?
Answer: They are the only ones who have the time.
Question: What is the common term for someone who enjoys work and refuses to retire?
Answer: NUTS!

Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?
Answer: They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want to store stuff there.
Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?
Answer: Normal

Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?
Answer: The never ending Coffee Break.
Question: What’s the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree?
Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.
Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn’t miss work,
but misses the people he used to work with?
Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth.
Question: What do you do all week?
Answer: Monday to Friday; Nothing, Saturday & Sunday I rest.

Life is like that-Anil Parekh

 
1. Regular naps prevent old age… especially if you take them while driving.
 
2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.
 
3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
 
4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried- but they wanted cash.
 
5. A child’s greatest period of growth is the month after you’ve purchased new school uniforms.
 
6. Don’t feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
 
7. Don’t marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without… but whatever you do, you’ll regret it later.
 
8. You can’t buy love. . But you pay heavily for it.
 
9. True friends stab you in the front.
 
10. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.
 
11. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
 
12. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
 
13. My wife and I always compromise. I admit I’m wrong and she agrees with me.
 
14. Those who can’t laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
 
15. Ladies first…… Pretty ladies sooner.
 
16. It doesn’t matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
 
17. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
 
18. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
 
19. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
 
20. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
 
For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.

Law Of The Seed –Email Courtsey by Akbarali Narsi

 Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree and each apple has ten seeds. That’s a lot of seeds!   We might ask, “Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more apple trees?”

Nature has something to teach us here. It’s telling us:  “Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow”.

This might mean:

You’ll attend twenty interviews to get one job.
You’ll interview forty people to find one good employee.
You’ll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea 
And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the “Law of the Seed”, we don’t get so disappointed.   

We stop feeling like victims.  
We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.  
Laws of nature are not things to take personally.  
We just need to understand them - and work with them.

IN A NUTSHELL

Successful people fail more often. But they plant more seeds.
When things are beyond your control, here’s something that you must NOT DO so as to avoid misery in your life:
- You must not decide how you think the world SHOULD be.   
- You must not make rules for how everyone SHOULD behave. 
- Then, when the world doesn’t obey your rules, you get angry!
- That’s what miserable people do!

On the other hand, let’s say you expect that:   

-Friends SHOULD return favors.  
-People SHOULD appreciate you.
-Planes SHOULD arrive on time.
-Everyone SHOULD be honest.
- Your husband or best friend SHOULD remember your birthday. 

These expectations may sound reasonable. But often, these things won’t happen!  
So you end up frustrated and disappointed.  

There’s a better strategy:

Demand less, and instead, have preferences!
For things that are beyond your control, tell yourself:   
“I would prefer this, but if that happens, it’s OK too!” 
This is really a change in mindset. It is a shift in attitude, and it gives you more peace of mind ! 
You prefer that people are polite … but when they are rude, it doesn’t ruin your day.
You prefer sunshine … but if it rains, it is OK too!

To become happier, we either need to:

a) Change the world, or 
b) Change our thinking.

Interesting Terminology we use for Ageing-email Courtsey Dr Shirish M Kothari

George Carlin on age.
 
 IF YOU DON’T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR  LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
 
 George Carlin’s Views on Aging
 
 Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get  old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’r e so  excited about aging that you think in fractions.
 
 ‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m four and a half!’ You’re never thirty-six  and a half. You’re four and a half, going on five! That’s the key
 
 You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to  the next number, or even a few ahead.
 
 ‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m gonna be 16!’ You could be 13, but hey,  you’re gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You  become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21.  YESSSS!!!
 
 But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound  like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There’s no fun  now, you’re Just a sour-dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s cha nged?
 
 You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you’rePUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the  brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH50 and  your dreams are gone.
 
 But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn’t think you would!
 
 So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40,REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
 
 You’ve built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it’s a  day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
 
 You get into your 80’s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT  lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn’t end there.  Into the 90s, you start going backwards; ‘I Was JUST 92.’
 
 Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a  little kid again. ‘I’m 100 and a half!’
 May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
 
 HOW TO STAY YOUNG 

 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and  height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them.’
 
 2. Keep only cheerful friends The grouches pull you down.
 
 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,  whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s  workshop.’ And thedevil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
 
 4. Enjoy the simple things.
 
 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
 
 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person,  who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are  alive.
 
 7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it’s family, pets,  keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your  refuge.
 
 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is  unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
 
 9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next  county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
 
 10. Tell the people you love that you love them , at every  opportunity.
 
 AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :

 Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the  moments that take our breath away.

 

it was NOT the senior citizens who took

Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world,

real or imaginary. 

We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.
HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:
      The melody out of music,
    The pride out of appearance,
    The courtesy out of driving,
    The romance out of love,
    The commitment out of marriage,
    The responsibility out of parenthood,
    The togetherness out of the family,
    The learning out of education,
    The service out of patriotism,
    The Golden Rule from rulers,
    The nativity scene out of cities,
    The civility out of behavior,
    The refinement out of language,
    The dedication out of employment,
    The prudence out of spending,
    The ambition out of achievement, or,
    God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with others!! 

       

And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country.

Does anyone under the age of 50 know the lyrics to the “JANA GANA MANA?  

                                

Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts as they stand at attention, on Independece Day .  

YES, I’M A SENIOR CITIZEN!
 
{IF NOT TODAY, THEN TOMORROW I WILL BECOME ONE!}

Emai courtsey V J Rawal