My Lounge: April 2007

29 April 2007

Gifts That Do Not Cost A Cent

1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING...
You must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming,
no planning your response. Just listening.

2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses,
pats on the back and handholds.
Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...
Email funpages to your friends. Share articles and funny stories.
Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

4) THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note .
A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime,
and may even change a life.

5) THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...
A simple and sincere, "You look great in red,"
"You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal"
can make someone's day.

6) THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

7) THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times
and give the gift of solitude to others.

8) THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION...
The easiest way to feel good is to
extend a kind word to someone,
really it's not that hard to say, "Hello" or "Thank You".

17 April 2007

How business is done

Father : “I want you to marry a girl of my choice“
Son : “I will choose my own bride!“
Father: “But the girl is Bill Gates’s daughter.“
Son : “Well, in that case…ok“

Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: “I have a husband for your daughter.“
Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to marry!“
Father: “But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank.“
Bill Gates: “Ah, in that case…ok“

Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.

Father: “I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president.“
President: “But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!“
Father: “But this young man is Bill Gates’s son-in-law.“
President: “Ah, in that case…ok“

This is how good business is done.