91 Fundamental Habits of Highly Motivated Small Business Owners

Not everything works for everybody. Although there may be common characteristics among successful small business owners, not every business owner approaches business the same way. Successful small business owners are masters at filtering knowledge and implementing only what works best for them. They create and discover fundamental habits that enable them to mover further faster.
Over 100 small business owners shared what core habits they have put into practice to sustain motivation and maintain success. Below are 91 fundamental habits of highly motivated small business owners. The best way to eliminate a bad habit is to replace it with a good one. Seek out those that suit your business needs, skills and capacity. Implement them, work at them and make them your own. Your business needs to be on your terms.
1. Transparency. P. Cheung, www.my-wedding-concierge.com
2. Work when the inspiration strikes you. H. Claus, www.365daysofstyle.com
3. Diversify projects to offset monotony. S. Horowitz, www.principledprofit.com
4. Respond to all inbound inquiries from clients and colleagues immediately. N. Marshad, www.marshad.com
5. Let others know what you are doing, achieving and pursuing. P. Draper, www.mentalmysteries.com
6. Be a source of information. S. Bloom, www.bloomreg.com
7. Set untouchable, personal time away from business. K. Sherkey, www.streamline6.com
8. Be committed to the community you serve. J. Flynn, www.thelegalcheckup.com
9. Work in your strengths. Do what you do best. D. Hensch, www.drh-group.com
10. Live below your means. Use profits to grow your business. P. Solomon, www.pablosolomon.com
11. Keep up with technology. Emerging technology allows small business to compete on all levels and if adopted and utilized frees an amazing amount of time. B. Attig, www.myretailcareer.net
12. Never stop marketing. No marketing = No sales. C. Ruenheck www.itsyourcall.com
13. Never start the day without a plan. D. Furtwengler, www.furtwengler.com
14. Focus on results. Know what you are doing, how and why you are doing it. B. Flaxington, www.the-collaborative.com
15. Be willing to turn down business that does not pay you what you are worth. B. Phibbs, www.retaildoc.com
16. Discipline because there's no "boss man" threatening to fire you. S. Fischer, www.fischer-law.com
17. Consistently meet and connect with new people and have a follow-up system. B. Basilico, www.b2b-im.com
18. Stay in contact with influencers, network and stay highly visible. L. Singer, www.hsdominion.com
19. Monitor your progress. D. Helbig, www.seizethisdaycoaching.com
20. Become an avid "inspirational seeker" - read inspirational quotes. R. Guerrero, www.ficklets.com
21. Consistency. Whether it is a blog post, a contest giveaway, or product updates on the website, it is very important in my business that it is done at the same period of time each and every week. M. Podlesny, www.averagepersongardening.com
22. Treat your customer with respect and always make it about them. C. Sisson Hensley, www.hopsports.com
23. Focus, focus, focus on identified target market, ideal client and revenue generating activities. P. Mussieux, www.confidenceandcourage.com
24. Have a written plan. L. Tener, www.lisatener.com
25. Always be optimistic - yet tempered with reality. M. Pisik, www.breckwell.com
26. Live your top five values. Know your values intimately and be fueled by them. J. Hornickel, www.boldnewdirections.com
27. Listen at meetings, events, one-on-one, over the phone; any time you interact with another human being and you are in some way part of the conversation; listen to what is being said. D. Menzies, www.menziesconsulting.com
28. Sleep. Having enough sleep keeps your mind fresh and your mood positive. J. Johnson, www.allmomsgotoheaven.com
29. Learn to manage your schedule. D. Moseley-Williams, www.moseleywilliams.com
30. Frequently ask yourself, “What will be my legacy?” Be legacy-driven, not only hitting the mark, but also leaving a mark. V. Ashford, www.fearlessleading.com
31. Add value above and beyond your peers and competitors. D. Dalka, www.daviddalka.com
32. Don't think you can't; assume you can. J. Fender, www.accessmainstreet.com
33. Have integrity. When you operate from a fundamental position centered on integrity you have the ability to gain the trust and respect of your clients. G. DeRosa, www.cgmaterials.com
34. Maintain balance -- Without balance, you may lose sight of the really important reasons why your vision becomes your dream (i.e. family, ethics, community service, etc.) J. Patterson, www.e-LYNXX.com
35. Do your most important work first every day. T. Tervooren, www.tylertervooren.com
36. Show keen detail to servicing your clients and their needs. Regard yourself as an extension of their business. E. Khalil, www.abelpromos.com
37. Skill development. You need to be the best at what you do. Constant education in your field is a must. M. Meikle,www.mikemeikle.wordpress.com
38. Regular analysis of the numbers. On a monthly basis, look at the profit and loss statement and balance sheet of your business. H. Schauffler, www.marketingwithhenri.com
39. Measurable goal setting. You have to know what you want to achieve to be able to achieve it. P. Geisheker, www.geisheker.com
40. Continuously ask yourself, “What's the best use of my time right now.” B. Maher, www.barrymaher.com
41. Frame it in the positive because realizing the benefits in every situation is the foundation for growth. G. Shiffrar, www.shiffrar.com
42. “Work” at home - maintain a daily schedule of going to your office and closing the door each morning at a set time. S. Lamb,www.sandralamb.com
43. Respond to all customer feedback (positive and negative) immediately upon receipt. K. Pine, www.worldwiseewelry.com
44. Think like an innovator and trend-setter. J. Scardina Becker, www.eventsofdistinction.com
45. Learn to delegate. S. Olivarria, www.biggerthanyourblock.com
46. Ask for quality referrals, quality referrals, quality referrals. M. Henker, www.thehenkergroup.com
47. Keep improving your product or service. A. Sinha, www.accessconsultinginc.com
48. When you think you have worked hard enough, work harder. The business is your baby and must come first. L. Levine,www.profiledproducts.com
49. Eat right, sleep and exercise. It doesn't matter how smart you are or how great your plan or product is, if you don't take care of yourself, you will burn out quickly. T. Tafur, www.thomasinatafur.com
50. Take time to rejuvenate. A. Pelliccio, www.thehappygardener.info
51. Keep in touch with past clients as they are great referral sources and will come to you when they need your service again in the future. M. Ferletic, www.enterey.com
52. Under promise and over deliver. J. Gallacher, www.santacruzrehearsalstudios.com
53. Hire the professionals to do what you can't excel at so you can use your time to do what you do best that generates income. Let them do the heavy lifting because they have the contacts and know-how. D. LeVie, Jr., www.kingscrownpublishing.com
54. Good writing and clear communication. Aim to write with clarity, correct grammar and punctuation; and whenever possible, with style. C. Sparks, www.holotropic.com
55. Network and leverage the resources of others with a win-win mindset. Ethically exploit the resources of other businesses, and share profits with them. They understand joint ventures, strategic alliances and endorsed marketing deals. R. Brauer, www.prophet-marketing.com
56. Be outrageous. Successful entrepreneurs are rarely run of the mill, boring or average. They approach business in a way so they ethically stand out in the minds of the market and the media. R. Brauer, www.prophet-marketing.com
57. Have a support system. Use the help of others to give you advice, provide a sounding board, and offer encouragement. Get into the habit of meeting regularly. J. Mounce, www.coacheffect.com
58. Bundle your services and products. Make it easy for your customer to buy more from you by packaging complementary products. J. Crisara, www.contractorselling.com
59. Make sure you're getting the best credit terms and discounts from suppliers. T. Anastasi, www.tomanastasi.com
60. Always stay caught up on your bookkeeping, bills and deliveries. J. Nielsen, www.myntstyle.com
61. Have a routine. Successful entrepreneurs create a routine of work that is consistent and fits with their lifestyle. D. Langton, www.langtoncherubino.com
62. Keep it simple. Write out business goals on one page. If you can't communicate it to an employee or a business partner in one page, it's too detailed - and no one will understand it. B. Leone, www.mrcopy.com
63. Surround yourself with highly motivated and talented people. B. Powell, www.yardshare.com
64. Put hard deadlines on a calendar, and to create a timeline of events that your customers, suppliers and prospects can hold you to. C. Goodwin, www.talkiscake.com
65. Don't be afraid to fire the poor performers. C. Tuculescu, www.cosnet.com
66. Document procedures and processes, so that you don’t have to spend time training multiple people on the same thing. R. Bodon,www.onesmallstep.com
67. Make appointments with yourself. Block out time on your calendar for projects and don't let anything move into that space; at least not without a conscious decision on prioritization. I. Miller, www.MentorMiller.com
68. Trust your gut. It feels things your brain does not. L. Taylor, www.nexgendigital.com
69. Know when to kill the idea. Abandon what doesn't work or no longer works even if it once did. Don’t hang on to practices or business concepts because you are emotionally attached. C. Stewart, www.remarxmedia.com
70. Be a businessperson who wants to succeed. Don’t be a slave to your businesses; don’t work 20-hour days unless you're under a tight deadline. Time isn't always money, except when it is. K. Bretcher, www.brazenbutton.com
71. Persistence, persistence, persistence. The ability to face the myriad of obstacles that entrepreneurs will encounter, and continue to push forward, is the most critical (not the only) factor in success. G. Karwoski, www.creativepr.com
72. Ask for referrals and references regularly. The best leverage into new and varied business opportunities lies within the business you have done successfully already. M. Harris, www.aperturecapital.com
73. Look at everything from your clients’ perspective (it will help marketing). L. Aharoni, www.aqtext.com
74. Believe in your product or service. If you truly believe in what you do or sell and can convey that belief from the heart, others will too. Dr. R. Amicay, www.amicay.com
75. Listen to customers and adapt to changing needs and requirements. S. Donahue, www.skyya.com
76. Be Grateful. Always thank your customers, clients and even those who just act interested. Don't try to sell anything when showing gratitude. K. Cahill, www.kriscahill.com
77. Collect e-mail addresses constantly and consensually. S. Dunseath, www.renoenvy.com
78. Keep the passion alive. Find things to stimulate you and challenge you so that you keep the passion for your profession alive. M. Verdin, www.verdinmarketing.com
79. Hustle. Constantly be on the lookout for story angles and places to tell your story (i.e. online, at events, to the press …anywhere). N. Beckord, www.venturearchetypes.com
80. Establish a vision that you review daily and use as a touchstone to make fundamental decisions. G. Butler, www.butlerfitzgerald.com
81. Don't be afraid to say, “I don't know,” and ask for help from seasoned council. T. Merrick, www.project7.com
82. Always keep an open mind (to new ideas, products, operational methods, etc.) V. Troyer, www.architecturalmailboxes.com
83. Have a willingness to learn from harsh feedback and mistakes made. E. Stutz, www.smoothsale.net
84. Do everything for yourself at least once. You gain valuable experience doing things for yourself. Afterwards, you can decide what is not core to your business success and outsource it. Dr. Z. Zguris, www.limetreecove.com
85. Show up. T. Scanlon, www.borgidacpas.com
86. Be consistent with your company's image or else it will confuse and reduce your customer base. T. Hartl,www.sellingsunshinebook.com
87. Start with the easy stuff. It frees you up to focus on the tough problems by limiting distractions caused by other tasks. B. Law,www.primedesignsolutions.com
88. Follow up on every opportunity until you have an answer either way, meaning the customer has bought something, or ultimately says "no". A. Sittig-Rolf, www.sittiginc.com
89. Block time for strategic planning and set time to check in on the business plan. K. Harad, www.newparentfinances.com
90. Pay bills and paychecks on time. Never being late on a bill is another big professional plus. Fast payments will foster loyalty with your employees and with anyone contracted for a project. C. Schexnyder, www.ohbabyfitness.com
91. Be the brand. You are your business. Everything you do reflects your brand. Protect it at all times. A.M. Blakeley,www.simplicitymastered.com

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अहम् स्वस्थोस्मि
अहम् प्रसन्नोस्मि
अहम् परमात्मनः चेतनया अविरलं प्राप्यमाणाययी उर्जाये धन्यवादम करोमि

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I AM HAPPY !!
I THANK FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW OF ENERGY FROM DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS !!!

उद्धरण - आचार्य श्रीराम शर्मा (गायत्री परिवार)

१ अपना मूल्य समझो और विश्वास करो कि तुम संसार के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति हो
२ अपने को मनुष्य बनाने का प्रयत्न करो, यदि इसमें सफल हो गए तो हर काम में सफलता मिलेगी
३ सद्ज्ञान और सत्कर्म यह दो ईश्वर प्रदत्त पंख है, जिनके सहारे स्वर्ग तक उड़ सकते है
४ गृहस्थ एक तपोवन है, जिसमे संयम, सेवा और सहिष्णुता की साधना करनी पड़ती है
५ प्रसन्न रहने के दो ही उपाय है, आवश्यकतायें कम करें और परिस्थितियों से तालमेल बिठायें
६ शालीनता बिना मोल मिलती है पर उससे सब कुछ ख़रीदा जा सकता है
७ मन का संकल्प और शरीर का पराक्रम यदि किसी काम में पूरी तरह लगा दिया जाये, तो सफलता मिलकर रहेगी
८ पुण्य की जड़ हरी रहती है और पातालतक जाती है, उसके सत्परिणाम जन्म-जन्मान्तरों तक उपलब्ध होते रहते है
९ सद्गुणों की खाद और सचाई का पानी पाकर व्यक्तित्व का पौधा विकसित होता है
१० धर्म को संकीर्णता के बाड़े में बंद न करें उसे व्यवहार में उतरने दें ताकि वह आपका व समाज का भला कर सके

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श्री धीरेन्द्र बांठिया के आकस्मिक निधन से हम सभी समग्र विचार मंच के सदस्य स्तब्ध है और परम पिता परमात्मा से प्रार्थना करते है कि इस कठिन संकट की घडी में परिवार को धैर्य एवं शक्ति प्रदान करें | हम सभी मित्रगण आपके साथ हैं और आपको विश्वास दिलाना चाहते है कि धीरू भाई की याद हमारे दिलो में रची बसी है | हमारे प्रिय धीरू भाई एक स्वतंत्र एवं स्पष्ट विचारों के धनी व्यक्ति थे | उनका स्नेहपूर्ण व्यक्तित्व और दृढ निष्ठा हम सभी के लिए अनुकरणीय है | देश और समाज के प्रति उनका अदम्य प्रेम हमारे लिए सदैव प्रेरणास्रोत बना रहेगा |

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A father's letter to his son's teacher!

He will have to learn, I know,
that all men are not just,
all men are not true.
But teach him also that
for every scoundrel there is a hero;
that for every selfish Politician,
there is a dedicated leader…
Teach him for every enemy there is a friend,

Steer him away from envy,
if you can,
teach him the secret of
quiet laughter.


Let him learn early that
the bullies are the easiest to lick…
Teach him, if you can,
the wonder of books…
But also give him quiet time
to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,
bees in the sun,
and the flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him
it is far honourable to fail
than to cheat…
Teach him to have faith
in his own ideas,
even if everyone tells him
they are wrong…
Teach him to be gentle
with gentle people,
and tough with the tough.


Try to give my son
the strength not to follow the crowd
when everyone is getting on the band wagon…
Teach him to listen to all men…
but teach him also to filter
all he hears on a screen of truth,
and take only the good
that comes through.

Teach him if you can,
how to laugh when he is sad…
Teach him there is no shame in tears,
Teach him to scoff at cynics
and to beware of too much sweetness…
Teach him to sell his brawn
and brain to the highest bidders
but never to put a price-tag
on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears
to a howling mob
and to stand and fight
if he thinks he’s right.
Treat him gently,
but do not cuddle him,
because only the test
of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage
to be impatient…
let him have the patience to be brave.
Teach him always
to have sublime faith in himself,
because then he will have
sublime faith in mankind.

This is a big order,
but see what you can do…
He is such a fine little fellow,
my son!

Individual Contributions

"Never underestimate what you can bring to the table." - Rob Cooper, on StackOverflow.
I read that and immediately went back to a time earlier in my career. I worked in a large team of IT workers, with a variety of skills and experiences. Each of us had an area we specialized in (databases for me), but we had to cross train and handle calls and issues in other areas at times. Being a diverse team of about 20 people, we all had noticeable strengths and weaknesses. Some people were talented in almost all areas and could figure things out. Some struggled and sought out the experts in areas outside their own constantly.
We had one person in particular that was fairly low down on the skill level, and was in charge of a number of administrative-type tasks for the IT infrastructure. Things like basic group/user security, handling simpler AD tasks, things that you usually task to a junior level individual. I often heard others complaining that this person could not carry their own weight, or didn't do enough work.
However when this person went on vacation, and someone else had to fill in, I'd hear more complaints about having to do basic tasks, like managing groups or setting permissions. I couldn't imagine the way a team would work if it was filled with highly talented, highly capable superstars; we'd never get any work done because of the constant complaining.
We all have a role to fill at times in our lives. Sometimes it's a high level role, and at times it's a low level role. Each of us brings value for the work we do, and none of us is any "better" at life than any other. The lead developer might seem like they are more important than the secretary or the cleaning crew, but those other contributions are important as well. They're valuable, and they should be appreciated.
-Steve Jones from SQLServerCentral.com

Love your child!

It is great to be in love. Your child is so lovely that any parent would love him/her most. Love is not limited to loving what we possess and you get chances in life to know it and practice as well.

Enjoyment may transit to higher levels when you are capable of not getting sad for long. When you are able to reduce your sad moments to 'moments' only knowing that this will change. Then you are able to learn that all possession is temporary and it will change. So you enjoy current situation knowing that it will change and continue to enjoy the 'change' as well.

You are great as you also grow with your child. God is within us but most apparent in the child. So your child deserves all the love and attention you can give to him or her.

Kahlil Gibran On Children

Kahlil Gibran On Children

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Keeping Engaged

I don't know many people that have been at the same job for a decade or more. Even those that might be working in the same desk have often seen their company change, or their job change in that time. It makes me wonder if the era of working for one company is completely dead for IT workers.

If that's the case, then do workers move on when they get bored with their jobs? Is there anything you can do to stave off boredom or re-invigorate people about their work? I think you can, and it requires a bit of a balance between ensuring that specific tasks are complete, and giving people the freedom to pursue the things that matter to them.

That doesn't mean that your Exchange administrator gets to go teach music on company time, but it could mean that the "backup guy" gets some training in ASP.NET and the chance to build some tools that he or she would enjoy. Or perhaps it means allowing the DBA time to sit and learn some C#. It's often the case of finding out what people enjoy about their work, or what they'd change, and helping them to move more in that direction.

It also means that you change the workload slightly, and don't expect the person to continue to get the same amount of boring work done while tackling some other interesting projects. A balance is needed to ensure that a person doesn't get burnt out. If you don't reduce the boring workload, the interesting stuff will get dropped, and you will have an unhappy employee.

The key to this is communication. Managers need to explain the need for some work to get done, but also listen to employees and ensure they are getting time to enjoy work. Otherwise you might find yourself losing more high performers and retaining the low ones.

Steve Jones

Bitter Truth !!!!!!!

If you cross the " The North Korean " border illegally, you get ..... 12 years hard labour in an isolated prison .....

If you cross the " Iranian " border illegally, you get ..... detained indefinitely .....

If you cross the " Afghan " border illegally, you get ..... shot .....


If you cross the " Saudi Arabian " border illegally, you get ..... jailed .....


If you cross the " Chinese " border illegally, you get ..... kidnapped and may be never heard of - again .....


If you cross the " Venezuelan " border illegally, you get ..... branded as a spy and your fate sealed .....


If you cross the " Cuban " border illegally, you get ..... thrown into a political prison to rot .....


If you cross the " British " border illegally, you get ..... arrested, prosecuted, sent to prison and be deported after serving your sentence .....


Now ..... if you were to cross the " Indian " border illegally, you get .....

1. A ration card

2. A passport ( even more than one - if you please ! )

3. A driver's licence

4. A voter identity card

5. Credit cards

6. A Haj subsidy

7. Job reservation

8. Special privileges for minorities

9. Government housing on subsidized rent

10. Loan to buy a house

11. Free education

12. Free health care

13. A lobbyist in New Delhi , with a bunch of media morons and a bigger bunch of human rights activists promoting your " cause "

14. The right to talk about secularism, which you have not heard about in your own country !

15. And of-course ..... voting rights to elect corrupt politicians who will promote your community for their selfish interest in securing your votes !!!

स्वाधीनता दिवस 2010

प्रिय मित्रों !

६४वे स्वाधीनता दिवस के अवसर पर आपको हार्दिक बधाई एवं अभिनन्दन यह अतीव हर्ष का विषय है की हमारा देश भारत आज़ादी के गौरवपूर्ण ६३ वर्ष पूर्ण करने के साथ-साथ अंगड़ाई लेकर खड़ा हो गया है ! आज हम अपने गौरवपूर्ण अतीत से योग और धर्मं के सिद्धांतों को पुनः स्वीकार करने के लिए तत्पर है | साथ ही वर्तमान से कदम मिलते हुए चन्द्रयान अभियान को सफलतापूर्वक पूर्ण कर सके हैं | हमारी विशाल जनसँख्या न केवल हमारे देश, वरन संपूर्ण विश्व की श्रम शक्ति की आवश्यकताओं को पूर्ण करने हेतु वरदान सिद्ध हो रही है | महिलाँए भी अब देश के विकास में कंधे से कन्धा मिलाकर हर मोर्चे पर जूझने के लिए आगे आ चुकी है | शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र में अवसरों की उपलब्धता निश्चित ही बढ़ी है | गुणवत्ता ही अब हमारे समक्ष चुनौती है |

गुणवत्ता की चुनौती का सामना करने के लिए हमें कार्यकुशलता व नवीनीकरण तथा नवाचार को अपनाने व निरंतर बढ़ाने की आवश्यकता है | इसके लिए व्यवसाय को आतंरिक संगठन को बेहतर करना होता है और उसमे कंप्यूटर व सॉफ्टवेर की महती भूमिका है | बाहरी वातावरण और बढ़ती हुई प्रतिस्पर्धा भी हमें निरन्तर बेहतर करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करती है | Multi Brand Retail में प्रत्यक्ष विदेशी निवेश की अनुमति देने के पश्चात मेडिकल (थोक व खुदरा दोनों) एवं अन्य सभी खुदरा व्यवसायों पर जबर्दस्त प्रभाव पड़ने वाला है | अभी हम घरेलु रिटेल स्टोर चैन से प्रतिस्पर्धा भी पूरी तरह विकसित नहीं कर पाए हैं और हमारे अधिकतर रिटेल स्टोर चैन पर्याप्त मुनाफा अर्जित नहीं कर सके हैं |

ऐसी परिस्थितियों में विदेशी रिटेल स्टोर चैन आने पर कुछ रिटेल व्यवसायी अपनी दूकान उन्हें बेचकर भले ही खुश होने का अवसर प्राप्त कर लें, सामान्यतः सभी रिटेल व्यवसायों को भयंकर प्रतिस्पर्धा का सामना करना पड़ेगा जो उनके लिए कठिन सिद्ध होगा | लघु व मध्यम औधोगिक इकाइयों पर भी इसका प्रभाव सकारात्मक नहीं रहेगा | बड़े रिटेल स्टोर चैन बड़े उधोगों से अनुबंध करके अपने सभी स्टोर को अपनी सप्लाई चैन के माध्यम से आपूर्ति व्यवस्था लागु करेंगे और वर्तमान Retail, Wholesale & Distribution Business इस संकट का सामना करने में लडखडा जाएगा | देश के ३०% व्यवसाय बंद होने के कगार पर पहुंचेगे और शेष बचे हुए व्यवसाय भी अपने लाभ व कार्य कुशलता पर अत्यधिक दबाव का सामना करेंगे | ऐसे समय में अपनी कार्य कुशलता को बढ़ाना और अपने ग्राहकों को उपयुक्त सेवाएँ प्रदान कर उन्हें प्रतिस्पर्धा का सामना करने में सहयोग देना ही एकमात्र विकल्प है |

सागर में बूंद की भांति अपना योगदान देने का प्रयास करते हुए हमने CROSS & UNISOLVE के नए 10.2 Versions आपके लिए उपलब्ध कराये हैं जो आपकी कार्यकुशलता को बढ़ाने में सहायक सिद्ध होंगे | हमारा रिटेल स्टोर एवं रिटेल स्टोर चैन के लिए नया Software Solution RETAILGRAPH है और इसे काफी रिटेल स्टोर एवं रिटेल स्टोर चैन सफलतापूर्वक प्रयोग कर रहे हैं | इसके लिए भी Getting Started Guide & Training Guide उपलब्ध हो गए है |

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आपकी सेवा में सदा तत्पर !

SWIL Team

Listen to Purans & Vedas

You will be amazed to visit following site. It provides you option to read and listen to all 18 purans, Bhagawat Puran and all 4 Vedas with Hindi translation. It is a site which everybody interested in Hindu religious literature may visit and get benefited.

http://www.vedpuran.com/

I have a great respect and lot of thanks to following people as address available on the site on Donation page.

Ved Puran Gyan
14-A Paper Box Estate,
Off Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri (East)
Mumbai - 400 093, India.

Yoga camp at Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar.

I got a chance to attend Baba Ramdev's yoga camp from 4th Aug. to 9th Aug. 2010. I reached PYP Phase II on 3rd Aug. at 10 PM and after checking in an air-conditioned room (a free privilege for being Life Member, otherwise it costs one Rs. 7000 for duration of camp including food), I had food at Prasadam. I got a room partner, a man age 32 from a village near Bhiwani, Hariyana, who is a yoga teacher and diehard fan of Baba Ramdev.

I enjoyed the morning session till 8 am on 4th Aug. taken by Baba Ramdev himself and training all of us around 400 attendees in Pranayam and Yoga - asans. These attendees included around 200 members, 100 paid attendees and some full timers who have decided to devote life for Baba Ramdev's mission, including Bharat Swabhiman, aimed at changing the political system and improve governace in India. Baba thinks that if we are able to reduce corruption, the country will progress very fast.

In the evening from 3 PM to 7 PM, there was a birthday celebration of Baba's closest ally, his right hand, Acharya Balkrishna. It was a big show followed by cultural programme even though no minister from state or central government was there. It was followed by dinner for public at basement below the hall and for camp attendees at Prasadam. The food was served with sweets and different curries. The service for public was chaos. It was unbelievable to watch the way people were struggling to get their food and was disgusting to see such treatment to invitees from various ashrams in Kankhal or family members of workers of PYP. The cultural programmes consist of classical music, dance and some folk songs in praise of Baba Ramdev and yoga show by Baba's Gurukul students. Some Saints from Haridwar also participated.

Next day, 5th Aug., also started with morning session of Yoga by Swami Ramdev. Next session was at 4 PM by some lady doctor at PYP. I found it difficult to sitting idle for the full day, so decided to leave and returned to Jaipur at 10 Am. There was a big rush on the road due to kawaria's mela and I could reach Jaipur by 3 AM on 6th Aug.

Kawaria is an interesting term used for people who go to Haridwar during first fortnight of hindu month Shravana (during July or Aug.) to fill Ganges water in pots and put them on their shoulders tied with a stick. It looks like a balance and called 'kawar'. These people to reach to their home town which is sometimes as far as 500 kms and offer this Ganges water to Lord Shiva at home town. During the whole route, there were big arrangements by local people at each village/town/Metro city like Delhi for rest and food for these kawarias. I must accept that I felt great respect ('shraddha') for faith ('astha') of these people. If somebody asks me that should he walk 500kms with Ganges water and offer it Lord Shiva, I would definitely say No to him. But when I saw them tired but walking and smiling faces full of devotion, I got filled with respect for their courage and strong faith. I had the same feeling when I visited Kumbh Mela at Haridwar during April 2010.

Now I know how India could survive all these attacks and still save its culture. The reason is this faith of people, 'aastha' in 'dharma' and common man's devotion to traditions. Survival needs roots and roots are held by these traditions and customs spread all over common man's thoughts and practices. The nation doesn't survive with few literate people copying ruler's fashion and style, The nation in the heart of common man.

क्या भूत होते हैं ?

बचपन में सुनते थे कि भूत होता है

इतना समय हो गया कभी किसी भूत को देखा नहीं
लेकिन जब जीते जागते इंसानों को चलते - फिरते, उठते - बैठते, खाते - पीते और बोलते देखते हैं और लगता है कि ये जो दिखते हैं और खुद को जो दिखाते हैं, वो ये हैं नहीं तो लगता है कि कहीं ये सब भूत ही तो नहीं है ? जो दिखते हैं, वो ये हैं नहीं और जो हैं, वो ये दिखते नहीं यही तो भूत का लक्षण है !

ऐसा जीवन जिसमे आईना देखकर अपना अक्स खोज पाना मुश्किल है,
इतनी धूल जम चुकी है कि अंतरात्मा की आवाज सुनना मुश्किल है,
कहते हैं कि इंसान है पर खुद को पहचान पाना मुश्किल है,
भूत हों या न हों, पर इनका इंसान होना मुश्किल है

Does Experience matter for software programmers ?

Software programming needs understanding the problem and the programming language and tools and platform being used for solving the problem. Experienced programmers tend to solve the problem with old procedural methods where as for object oriented programming you need a different approach. Even if a person is having experience in objected oriented programming, it does not mean that he or she is well versed with new updates being delivered on that platform.

The easiest way to become a good programmer is to read help thoroughly for each and every control or statement, that you are going to use to solve the problem at hand. Another important aspect is code refactoring. Whenever you repeat any 2-3 lines of code in more than one method or form, just think that is it possible to create a class or inherit a class or create a new method and call that repeatedly. If you make this decision only second or third time while repeating code, it is easy to implement. Later on, you think that it is more work involved in changing old methods or classes as they have been used at many places and you tend to avoid the change. At some point later, you realize that it has become a headache to maintain so many repetitions of code, and you plan to launch a code refactoring project and need resources for the same. Whereas if you are aware about code refactoring at all times, it saves your time, energy and does not require you to take code refactoring as a separate job.

Just be aware of new versions/updates to the tools being used and read what the developers of these tools have written for you and you will start belonging to the class of just 1% good programmers out of the whole set of programmers getting bored with their job or blaming others for not getting enough rewards. To be really successful, you don't need to be only programmer or only UI designer or only system analyst. You must be all at the same time, aware of everything what you do and aware of every tool, statement and function you use.

India in 1835 - Lord Macaulay

‘‘लालसोट को समझने की नई दृष्टि देती पुस्तक’’

‘‘हमारी...कला आज इतनी क्षुद्र इसलिए है क्योंकि हमारा समकालिन अस्तित्व ऐसा है, इसलिए भी हम अपने बारे में या अपने समाज के बारे में कुछ भी उत्कट या गहराई से अनुभव किया हुआ व्यक्त करने का प्रयत्न नहीं करते ।’’ - चार्ल्स कोरिया

संस्कृत की एक प्रसिद्द उक्ति है ‘‘विद्या ददाति विनयम् ’’ ज्ञान से ही विनय की प्राप्ति होती है अपने आसपास के क्षैत्र को भली भांति जानना सबसे पहला पायदान है ज्ञान प्राप्त करने का और फिर उसके बाद बाह्य के बारे में जानकारी प्राप्त करने की लालसा मानव के मन में सहज व्यापती है । किसी भी स्थान का लेखन इतिहास, भूगोल और सामाजिक सांस्कृतिक साहित्यिक परिवेश को एक किताब के आकार में पिरोना सबसे कठिन कार्य होता है और उससे भी कठिन है किसी एक छोटे से स्थान के बारे में सारी सूचना एकत्रित करके उसे पुस्तकाकार रूप देना इसी क्रम में विगत दिनों नेशनल पब्लि’शिंग हाउस से एक पुस्तक प्रकाशित हुई ‘‘लालसोट का इतिहास’’ इस कठिन और दुरूह कार्य को किया बृजमोहन द्विवेदी ने ।

वैसे तो इतिहास हमारे चारों तरफ बिखरा पड़ा है आवश्यकता है सूक्ष्म दृष्टि से उसे पहचानने की कण कण और क्षण क्षण इतिहास की सूक्ष्यमतम इकाईयां ही तो है तो वहीं दूसरी ओर हमारा सम्पूर्ण परिवेश हमारी सांस्कृतिक और साहित्यिक धरोहर का हिस्सा है हमारा घर गांव पगडडियां बाग बगीचे हमारे आसापास फैली हर वस्तु किसी न किसी उत्कृष्ट कला का नायाब नमूना है बस जरूरत है तो उस बारीक नजर की जिससे उसे पहचाना जा सके श्री बृजमोहन द्विवेदी ने लालसोट के इतिहास के माध्यम से हमारे आसपास पसरे इन नायाब तोहफों को पहचानने की नजर प्रदान करने का काम किया है ।

दरअस्ल समीक्ष्य पुस्तक के माध्यम से लालसोट के इतिहास के साथ साथ शोधपरक प्रामाणिक सूचनाऐं अत्यंत सरस और रोचक ढंग से प्रस्तूत करने में लेखक ने कामयाबी हासिल की है उन्होंने लालसोट जैसे छोटे से स्थान को लेकर यह ’शोधपरक कार्य किया और सफल भी हुए । नतीजतन लालसोट के दुर्गम बीहड़ और विस्तृत क्षेत्र में व्याप्त धार्मिक , सांस्कृतिक और सामाजिक रीति रिवाज परत दर परत हमारे सामने खुलते चले गये । महत्वपूर्ण घटनाये और इतिहास के ब्योरे एक एक कर हमारे सामने बेपर्दा होते चले गये । क्षेत्र का हेला खयाल दंगल , गणगौर की सवारी , दादूपंथी जमात और मंदिरों के साथ साथ ताजियों का वर्णन लालसोट में व्याप्त धार्मिक समरसता और सांस्कृतिक एकता का मार्ग प्रशस्त करता है । क्षेत्र के विकास में योगदान देने वाले श्रेष्ठजनों के ब्योरे भी अंकित करने का प्रयास लेखक ने किया हैं ।

समीक्ष्य पुस्तक मे कुल जमा दस अध्यास समाहित हैं जिनमें सम्पूर्ण लालसोट को समेटने का प्रयास किया गया है इनमें प्रमुख हैं ‘‘युद्धों की भूमि - अंधेरी पगडंडी’’, ‘‘अतीत के दो हजार वर्ष’’, ‘‘आध्यात्मिक आंदोलन’’ और ‘‘स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन’’ इसके अतिरिक्त लालसोट की कुछ झलकियां भी लेखक ने देने का प्रयास किया है, देखें
‘‘सीरो म्हारै कोस दंकोस्यो, पूआ कोस बारा । जो सुण पांऊ लाडू की तो, दौडूं कोस अठारा ।।’’
कहते हैं पच्चीस तीस वर्ष पूर्व देसी घी का जमाना था चाहे श्री बिनौरी हनुमान जी के किसी की तरफ से चोटी जड़ूले हो या माताजी की सवामणी हो तीन तीन कोस तक रसोई जीमणे पैदल ही दौड़ पड़ते और लौट आते थे जबकि आज लोग पड़ोस में होने वाले भोजन कार्यक्रम में जाने से कतराते हैं (पृष्ठ 108)

समीक्ष्य पुस्तक में लेखक ने क्षेत्र में मनाये जाने वाले बार त्यौहारों का बड़ी ही बारीकी से अध्ययन मनन किया है साँझा पूजन करने वाली युवतियों द्वारा गाये जाने वाला गीत है ‘‘कर बाई , साँझा आरती , आरतड्या में - हीरा मेलूं , मोती मेलूं रोक रूपया मेलॅं , राजाजी की कोयल मेलू रानीजी को सूवो मेलूं , पाँच मोहर पाटा पे मेलूं कर बाई साँझा आरती , कर बाई सूरज की भेण आरत्यो , चंदा की बाई आरत्यो ( पृष्ठ 76)

इसी तरह लालसोट निवासी हजारी लाल ग्रामीण की रचना ‘‘म्हारा प्यारो राजस्थान ’’
....कस केसरियो साफो सर पे , चाले छाती ताण ,
बांकी बांकी मुछड़ल्या रा , बांका बांका जवान ,
म्हारा प्यारा राजस्थान ।
....तू राणा री जन्म भूमि दुर्गादास रो देस ,
बापोती बाप्पा रावल री , हजारी रो हृदयेस ,
म्हारा प्यारा राजस्थान ’’ ( पृष्ठ 115 )

ब्रजमोहन द्विवेदी ने इतिहास को जानने पहचानने का यत्किंचित प्रयास करते हुए कहा
‘‘लोक में
जिनके नाम की चर्चा है
क्षुद्र सीमाओं को लांघकर
जिनकी प्रशस्तियां लिपिबद्ध हैं
इतिहास वहीं है ।
उन पृष्ठों में
तुम ! कहीं विराम ।
अद्र्ध विराम भी बन सको तो
धन्यवाद !’’ (आमुख)

समीक्ष्य पुस्तक के लेखन ब्रजमोहन द्विवेदी ने अथक परिश्रम से इतिहास प्रेमियों और सहृदय पाठकों को ‘‘लालसोट का इतिहास ’’ के रूप में लालसोट को जानने समझने की एक नायाब कुंजी प्रदान की है जो सुधी पाठकों के लिए संग्रहणीय ग्रंथ साबित होगी ।

लालसोट का इतिहास-लेखक ब्रजमोहन द्विवेदी (नेशनल पब्लिशिंग हाउस दिल्ली) मूल्य 250- पृष्ठ 130

कुछ कहावते!

राजा, जोगी, अगन, जल, इनकी उलटी रीत!
भला चाहो संसार में, इनसे थोड़ी प्रीत!!

देखो, भारो, तको मत,
खाओ, पियो, चखो मत,
डोलों, फिरो, थको मत,
बोलो, चालो, बको मत

दिन में गर्मी, रात में ओस,
माघ कहे बरखा सौ कोस

धन का हरण, पुत्र का शोक
नित उठ गेल चलें जो लोग
वृद्ध पुरुष की मर गयी नार,
बिना अगन के जल गए चार

आस परायी जो करे तो होतो ही मर जाये

जननी जने तो दो ही जन, के पंडित के शूर,
नितर रहिजे बाँझडी, मती गवाए नूर

न शूरा न पंडिता , जननी जन भाग्यवंता

दूर जवाई पावनो, गाँव जवाई आधो,
घर जवाई गधा बराबर, चाहे जितना लादो

ससुराल सुखों की सार,
... दिना दो चार
जो रहे मास पखवारा,
... हाथ में झाड़ू, बगल में झारा

गढ़ जीत लियो मोरी काणी,
वर ठाढ़ होय जब जाणी |

Sheela Bal Bhavan: आपके बिन

Sheela Bal Bhavan: आपके बिन: "गुजरते जा रहे है दिन, जीना सीख रहें है आपके बिन आपका हर काम होता था योजनाबद्ध, दिनचर्या भी होती थी सदैव समयबद्ध हम यदि शतांश भी अनुकरण कर सक..."

Why not first time ?

In my two decades of work in IT, there is one thing that I've seen over and over. It could be inside companies of any size or a part of new start up ventures. There seems to be this idea from all developers, and DBAs, that they have the solution. They know what to build and they'll build a wonderful piece of software the first time. They might be right, but it's not likely.

Too often we don't build the best software the first time. It's certainly not all our fault since there are plenty of business people that "think" they know what they want, but they really don't until they see something. And then start asking for a new piece of software, or substantial modifications to what they have.

Building software is hard, and as I spend more time in this business I think that building something great takes time. Like fine whiskey, it must age, mellow, and be tended along the way. It's not like a house where everything is planned from the start, but more like an evolving Formula-1 car that is tweaked and tuned with the user inside of it.
-Steve Jones

Can we recycle electric bulbs?

Today I had to change electric bulb in bathroom and my 13 yr old son Vinayak asked me that can we recycle the electric bulb or not. With my limited knowledge, I replied him that due to vacuum inside bulb, it may not be possible. But he questioned that can we not create vacuum as well.

I think it can be a good business proposition to recycle electric bulbs if it can be done as cottage industry in small towns and villages. Lot of bulbs get fused in India due to fluctuation in voltage and other reasons. It may reduce costs and save the environment as well.

Attention for entrepreneurs!

A DROP OF WISDOM
- Pravin Gandhi, Managing Partner, SeedFund
I have often seen that new entrepreneurs worry too much about valuation. They should focus on creating value and not valuation. And by value, I mean find paying customers, create an IP and/or a brand - the revenues will follow. Once you have revenues, manage costs so that profits grow - only then you'll have a valuable enterprise.

Remember that Angels or funds who agree to invest in your company also have to make money. They make bets, some work and some don't. So unless the investor asks for over 50% ownership, its OK.

If you feel shortchanged on ownership, ask for an incentive for a superlative performance. If you are a passionate entrepreneur, you ought to be interested in getting on with the job, instead of wasting time looking for the best valuation.

My favourite quotations

A man reveals his character even in the simplest thing he does.-Jean de La Bruye're

Sleep at night as if it is your last day of life. When get up in morning, thank GOD for providing one more day to enjoy.

Enjoy every moment.

The only way to enjoy is to learn.

The only way to have more is to give.

The money spent belongs to you, the money with you does not belong to you, if it did belong to you, it would have accompanied you. Nothing goes with you except your mind full of memories (Sanskar).

You can give only what you have. You should be happy if you want to make others happy. By getting sad of not enjoying your things and leaving them for others, you get nothing. Sacrifice can be done only by happy people. Having pain in your brain, you don't help anyone.

Your tears are precious, don't waste them.

Your deeds, thoughts and every action are being recorded. The recorder (Chitragupt) is sitting within you and will accompany you even beyond this life.

If the money is taken away from people, it is as painful as taking away skin from body.

Leave the person for the welfare of family, Leave the family for the welfare of city, Leave the city for the welfare of nation and Leave the whole world for your own welfare.

With empty pockets, you may not be confident.

All addictions come from lack of confidence.

There is nothing like over-confidence. Lack of confidence is displayed as over confidence by aggressive personality.

Nobody is perfect. But it does not mean that you stop trying to be perfect.

The new generation is smarter. Still to understand some ideas, you have to be older. Being old for getting experience is too costly affair.

Your parents want nothing but smile on your face.

You must spent time with your parents, your spouse, your kids to make them happy. You must spent time with your friends to make yourself happy.

Being transparent is better than not being transparent.

TRUTH is panacea for most 'communication' diseases.

Love is sweet poison for all enemies.

You can't purchase someone by money but find out value.

There is nothing like too much love. There is nothing like too little money.

What happens in your life?

You can see it yourself. Whatever happens in your life is what you want!

I want IT to be done.
I want IT not to be done.

Just check your life and see that every time "IT" has been done. The universe (or GOD for you, or existence for some) does not listen to NOT (negativity) and everthing is done as per your thoughts.

If you believe 100% what you think, say and act, the only thing to happen in this world is that your thought will become reality.

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