Wednesday, May 21, 2014
30 second 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 it.
5 ways to discover your Gift or
Talent
“How many of you are working for a
pay cheque? And how many of you are working for your life’s mission?
We all hear this very often “Sachin
is a gifted Batsman, Shaharukh is gifted actor, Lata Mangeshkar is gifted
singer and so on”. We all get inspired by these people who are rich, famous and
successful in their life. We want to be like one of them in future. But then
comes a voice from inside with an excuse that we are not gifted or talented
enough to be rich, famous and successful like them.
Do you think God is Partial? No, he
has made all of us the same way and we all are gifted equally. Each one of us
has something which comes to us very easily. There are some things which we do
effortlessly and still can achieve amazing results. If you develop them and put
to work then you have the beginning of a great career or a business.
It is very difficult for all of us
to list down these gifts but believe me we all have at least 5 or sometimes 10
such abilities that are as much a part of you as your smile or laughter. Often
our family members and friends know our gifts and talents better than we do,
why? Because they are such a natural part of us, many times we barely notice
them.
Not all of us are so fortunate that
someone will come and tell us what is our gift? But we all have the right to
know our gifts. Today I am sharing with you 5 ways of discovering your gift;
1. What is that one thing which you
do effortlessly and people find it difficult?
Go back to your childhood, school or
college days. What was the one thing which you would do easily or effortlessly?
It could have been either learning a new language, solving puzzle, mastering
video games, reassembling machine or electronic gadgets, drawing, painting or
anything else? Wasn’t this for which people would seek your help? That very
thing was your gift. So go back and find out that one thing and look for the
opportunity available around you to do something with that gift.
2. What is the one thing which you just
love to do?
Forget about the attention or
importance people used to give you for something but remember those moments
when you felt joy and happiness after doing something. It could be anything
which I have mentioned in my first point or some crazy little things or some
not very popular things E.g. Understanding the pet’s language, body building,
writing, acting, dancing and so on... I have read an interview of women. She
was passionate about flowers since her childhood. Then she mastered the art of expressing
different emotions through flowers and today she is one of the renowned florist
in South Mumbai. So from these crazy interests you can discover your passion
and master the skill to make a career out of it.
3. What is the one thing which you
would like to change around you either in people or in the system?
Since I have reached to an
understanding of how things work, why some people are so successful and some
are not and so on. I have understood the value of self-improvement, goal
setting and leadership. But I always worried why majority of people don’t pay
attention towards these things. There are many examples when student from IIT
or IMI have started an NGO or are doing something to change the world. So look
around and see what disturbs you the most and see if you can improve it through
some profession.
4. Understand the message from
Universe or God. Opportunities which come to you just like that?
We all get intuitions or you can
call it inner voice. 90% of people prefer experience and knowledge over
intuitions. Sometimes few situations come into our life when we are forced to
do something. Some opportunities came to us that we didn’t find interesting at
that moment or in their present format. But all these things if looked at
carefully will guide you towards your highest potential.
5. Last but not the least. Ask this
to yourself “Do I enjoy and love what I am doing right now? If answer is yes,
then this is your gift/passion. And if your answer is “No” then start from
point number 1 and find your gift.
Once you become aware of your gifts
and talents, your life can begin to change. How? Your confidence goes up
because you start to realize how gifted and talented you really are. You begin to recognize and take advantage of
more opportunities to excel when you realize "I can do that!" When you start to notice the gifts and
talents, you can start thinking about how to take them to the next level of
development. Over time, as more ideas keep surfacing, your ideas about who you
are and what you can do will keep on evolving. So my friend, discover your gift
and excel in life…..
