A Strong Trading Mind

[Blackhole]

T h E sOLUtIoN

6 general managers of a company heading finance, hr, operations, quality, sales and r&d
were taken to a remote resort by executive director for a weekend brain storming workshop to find ways to reverse the sinking fortunes of the company.

they checked-in the resort on saturday evening.the director knew that he had to positively sort out the issues before the annual share-holders' meet. he had just two days to know the root cause of the slide despite the booming industry and flourishing competition!

next morning

after a sumptuous breakfast they locked inside the room for the billion-dollar answer!
the door opened twice for lunch and supper but window to the solution remained tightly shut!

early next morning

the director asked for a cup of plain black coffee in his room!

the waiter knocked at the door

and went in with the cup of freshly brewed hot coffee!

"can i have something for the headache!"

the director asked the waiter!

"surely, sir....... take an.........advice!" replied the bold waiter!

"what?" replied the visibly surprised director. "sack all the gm's except the r&d guy. this will save your company" the director was speechless!
he remained silent for a few moments and then asked

"why do you say that?"

"last evening when i went to deliver his luggage,

the hr guy didn't bother to thank me!

the quality guy had thrown the cigarette buts in the lawn after smoking
the operations guy had his room all cluttered
the finance guy had left the ordered items in his lavish dinner unconsumed

the sales guy was using the rival brand!"

the director was shocked to hear all that !! and from whom!!!
"and why should i spare the r&d general manager?"

"because he has been asking me the recipe of every dish i am serving him!"

 

[Blackhole]

 

[amitrandive]

 

[amitrandive]

14 short stories worth reading, feeling and forwarding to all those dear to you..
Source:Internet

1. Fall and Rise

Today, when I slipped on the wet tile floor a boy in a wheelchair caught me before I slammed my head on the ground. He said, “Believe it or not, that’s almost exactly how I injured my back 3 years ago .

2. A father's advice

Today, my father told me, “Just go for it and give it a try! You don’t have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic

3. The power of uniqueness.

Today, I asked my mentor – a very successful business man in his 70’s – what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, “Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing.

4. Looking Back

Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile.

5. Try and U shall know

I am blind by birth. When I was 8 years old, I wanted to play baseball. I asked my father- "Dad, can I play baseball?" He said "You'll never know until you try." When I was a teenager, I asked him, - "Dad Can I become a surgeon?". He replied "Son, you'll never know until you try." Today I am a Surgeon, just because I tried!

6. GOODNESS & GRATITUDE

Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I didn’t recognize her. She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said, “On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center.”

7. LOVE CONQUERS PAIN

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

8. A DOOR CLOSES TO OPEN ANOTHER

Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, so I went into work. At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow.

9. LOOKING BACK

Today, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my mother’s hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. She simply said, “I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often.”

10. AFFECTION

Today, I kissed my dad on the forehead as he passed away in a small hospital bed. About 5 seconds after he passed, I realized it was the first time I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.

11. INNOCENCE

Today, in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old daughter asked me to start recycling. I chuckled and asked, “Why?” She replied, “So you can help me save the planet.” I chuckled again and asked, “And why do you want to save the planet?” “Because that’s where I keep all my stuff,” she said.

12. JOY

Today, when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast cancer patieent laughing hysterically at her 2-year-old daughter’s antics, I suddenly realized that I need to stop complaining about my life and start celebrating it again.

13. KINDNESS

Today, a boy in a wheelchair saw me desperately struggling on crutches with my broken leg and offered to carry my backpack and books for me. He helped me all the way across campus to my class and as he was leaving he said, “I hope you feel better soon.”.

14. SHARING

Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn’t eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first thing the man said was, “We can share it.”

Cheers to life... :thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

[sumitalwar]

14 short stories worth reading, feeling and forwarding to all those dear to you..
Source:Internet

1. Fall and Rise

Today, when I slipped on the wet tile floor a boy in a wheelchair caught me before I slammed my head on the ground. He said, “Believe it or not, that’s almost exactly how I injured my back 3 years ago .

2. A father's advice

Today, my father told me, “Just go for it and give it a try! You don’t have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic

3. The power of uniqueness.

Today, I asked my mentor – a very successful business man in his 70’s – what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, “Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing.

4. Looking Back

Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile.

5. Try and U shall know

I am blind by birth. When I was 8 years old, I wanted to play baseball. I asked my father- "Dad, can I play baseball?" He said "You'll never know until you try." When I was a teenager, I asked him, - "Dad Can I become a surgeon?". He replied "Son, you'll never know until you try." Today I am a Surgeon, just because I tried!

6. GOODNESS & GRATITUDE

Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I didn’t recognize her. She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said, “On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center.”

7. LOVE CONQUERS PAIN

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

8. A DOOR CLOSES TO OPEN ANOTHER

Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, so I went into work. At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow.

9. LOOKING BACK

Today, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my mother’s hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. She simply said, “I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often.”

10. AFFECTION

Today, I kissed my dad on the forehead as he passed away in a small hospital bed. About 5 seconds after he passed, I realized it was the first time I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.

11. INNOCENCE

Today, in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old daughter asked me to start recycling. I chuckled and asked, “Why?” She replied, “So you can help me save the planet.” I chuckled again and asked, “And why do you want to save the planet?” “Because that’s where I keep all my stuff,” she said.

12. JOY

Today, when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast cancer patieent laughing hysterically at her 2-year-old daughter’s antics, I suddenly realized that I need to stop complaining about my life and start celebrating it again.

13. KINDNESS

Today, a boy in a wheelchair saw me desperately struggling on crutches with my broken leg and offered to carry my backpack and books for me. He helped me all the way across campus to my class and as he was leaving he said, “I hope you feel better soon.”.

14. SHARING

Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn’t eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first thing the man said was, “We can share it.”

Cheers to life... :thumb::thumb::thumb:

very inspiring !!!

 

[Dax Devil]

Thanks, amit, for the short stories. 3 and 4 are the best. Btw, they are joined at the hip. One can not have success nor happy memories without having done something unique, however small.

 

[Catch22]

Grit and the Need for Achievement
We humans have many needs. Our most commonly recognized needs include food, water, sleep, shelter, and comfort to survive, but we also crave a lot more than that out of life.
Aside from our basic needs for survival, we also have many psychological needs. These include needs such as confidence, meaning, and love. These things aren’t necessary to live, but they are often necessary to be happy and enjoy life.
One often overlooked need we share is a “need for achievement” – this is our desire for significant accomplishment, mastering of skills, or achievement of high expectations.
We don’t have to be good at everything to be happy, but we usually like to be good at something. We all crave a type of passion, skill, or talent that we can excel at and rise above the norm. It helps us define ourselves as individuals.
A healthy need for achievement isn’t about becoming better than others, it’s about becoming better than your previous self. It’s about identifying a goal you want to reach in life and being willing to put in the necessary steps to make it happen.
Closely related to this need for achievement comes the incredibly important psychological trait known as grit.

Grit is best defined as a personality trait with two key components:
1) A passion for long-term goals
2) The powerful motivation to achieve these goals through the necessary work, practice, and time.

Psychologists are just beginning to study the benefits of grit and how it leads to long-term success and achievement. In a recent study, researchers suggest that grit may even be a stronger predictor of success than intelligence or talent.
Lack of grit is the reason why incredibly talented people sometimes never reach success. Because no matter how smart or talented you are, you still need to put in the work and have the resilience to overcome obstacles and continue marching forward when things get tough.
At the end of the day, if you can’t stay committed to your goals, your intelligence and talent mean nothing.
This a great quote that I find summarizes what “grit” really means:
“Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.”
Teller

When you put in more time and work into a goal than the average person, your bound to achieve great and seemingly “magical” things – even when the odds seem stacked against you.
And if you have a healthy need for achievement, then this grit comes more naturally to you. But you need to be able to feel that desire to achieve and want to satisfy it. That hunger for achievement is ultimately what leads to long-term motivation and success.
Also, the need for achievement isn’t just about wanting success, it provides a deep sense of meaning too. We often identify ourselves a lot with the work we do and the things we accomplish throughout our lives.
Our goals give us a reason to wake up in the morning, and our achievements often provide us with self-worth and pride.
In fact, a recent study found that grit can indirectly reduce suicidal thoughts, because grit is often accompanied with a strong sense of meaning and purpose in our lives. It’s well-known that finding meaning in life can be a great source of happiness and well-being – grit plays some role in this search for meaning.
The need for achievement is the need for long-term goals and purpose – something in life more than just survival. It’s the desire to be good at something that we really care about.

How can I fulfill my need for achievement?
The best way to start fulfilling your need for achievement is to start finding small things you can accomplish that really matter to you.
You don’t need to plan to take over the world or win the Nobel Peace Prize, you just need to identify a hobby or passion of yours and make it a point to improve yourself and achieve something positive with it.
Here are helpful suggestions:
• Identify one thing you’re passionate about – Often the more passion you have for an activity, the stronger your need for achievement. Maybe it’s making music, or writing short stories, or playing a sport.
• Find the smallest action you can do – Try to find something small you can do today to make your passion more of a tangible reality. Don’t just think about it, find ways to take action.
• Dedicate a little time each week – You don’t need to turn your passion into a career, just schedule a little bit of free time each week that you can dedicate toward your personal goals.
• Recognize your small victories – As you pursue your goals and passions, make sure you notice the small ways you have improved and the little things you’ve achieved along the way.
• Keep building off what works – Stick with your passions and keep improving them into the future. The more time you dedicate to something, the more you will have accomplished.
• Feel good about yourself – The whole point of satisfying your need for achievement is to feel good about yourself. Make sure you give yourself time to be proud of whatever it is you achieve.

 

[Catch22]

Although we always seem to be waiting for the "big one" - big love, big money, big toys - there is something special in the small things. As A.A. Milne once wrote through his creation Winnie the Pooh, "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD

 

[amitrandive]

Although we always seem to be waiting for the "big one" - big love, big money, big toys - there is something special in the small things. As A.A. Milne once wrote through his creation Winnie the Pooh, "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD

One example is of this is given below

 

[tvtaddy]

Winning or lossing a trade requires a strong decision making capabilities and ability to make timely and quick decision.