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mohdowais
Sheikh of Yak Knowledge
1456 Posts |
 Posted - 2003-12-08 : 03:36:14
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| Meaningful speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life." How? 1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. 3. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would to your life, for without them, life is meaningless. 4. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. 5. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other, together.7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 8. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings. 9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. 10. Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily. 12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way. |
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JimL
SQL Slinging Yak Ranger
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Posted - 2003-12-08 : 09:16:44
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6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other, together.
Perfect is a snowflake or the stars in the night sky or God. Humans are as far from perfect as one can find. (myself a prime example)JimUsers <> Logic |
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Arnold Fribble
Yak-finder General
1961 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-08 : 09:44:24
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Stoad
Freaky Yak Linguist
1983 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-08 : 17:06:43
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| Arnold,"accuracy - politeness of kings...."??Oops.... praising of self-proclaimed experts.. again.. :( |
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
1479 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-09 : 01:12:23
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| What a fulfilling life it must be selling Coke....--I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!
4970 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-09 : 01:16:27
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| It is! I saw it in a movie. Dude had a big car, lotsa girlfriends, and a gang to do all the selling for him.Plus the Curtis Mayfield soundtrack was awesome.....oh, not THAT coke.....Damian |
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
1479 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-09 : 01:19:01
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| :)I wonder if that kind philosphise as much....--I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
1479 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-09 : 01:33:27
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| Apologies - I have absolutely no idea why I wrote that...I'm obviously too tired and you're obviously too old...--I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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Amethystium
Aged Yak Warrior
701 Posts |
Posted - 2003-12-09 : 04:57:14
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Nice words Owais.  ________________Make love not war! |
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Good advice from CEO of Coke
Damian