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The tradition of new media tools like Facebook, YouTube and Google, the micro blogging application Twitter has gone from being an esoteric geeks’ toy to the ‘next big thing’ pretty much overnight.

In a nutshell, Twitter consists of individual social media users (as well as a number of brands and organisations) all answering the question ‘what are you doing now?’ by publishing online status updates of less than 140 words.( Really hard sometime for a very creative writer!!!)

These mini-messages are then read and often commented on by other social media users who have decided to ‘follow’ a Twitter via the Twitter website or by SMS updates.

This might all sound like a bit of a yawn to the uninitiated but Twitter’s explosive growth speaks for itself. According to The Times, Twitter has attracted 1.2 million active users since its 2007 launch and currently publishes over 2.25 million tweets every day.

Author Julio Melara, a dynamic keynote speaker, was able to learn lessons of life and carry it up to adulthood. “Here is the list of all the jobs you will not find on my resume but lessons that have lasted a life time.” This is from the book; ‘It only takes everything you’ve got.’

Lessons for a life:

· Started cutting grass for a profit at the age 11.

Lesson learned: It is important to give things a clean professional look.

· Stock clerk at local food store.

Lesson learned: Making sure that if I am going to sell something, the merchandise needs to be in stock.

· Dishwasher at local restaurant.

Lesson learned: Somebody always have to do a job that no one else wants to do. Also, most of the people have lots of food on their plates. (They do not finish what they start.)

· A janitor at an office building.

Lesson learned: The importance of cleanliness as it related to image.

· Fry-and-prep cook at steakhouse.

Lesson learned: The importance of preparation and the importance of right presentation.

· Construction helping hand (lug wood and supplies from one place to another.)

Lesson learned: I do not want to do this job for life time.

· Sold newspaper subscription for daily newspaper.

Lesson learned: The job of rejection had to knock on at least 30 doors before I ever sold one subscription.

· Shipping clerk at plumbing supply house.

Lesson learned: Delivering your project or service on time is just as important as selling it.

· Breakfast cook at 24-hour restaurant shop.

Lesson learned: How to do 15 things at once. Also learned about the weird things people like to eat on their eggs.

· Cleaned cars at detailing shop.

Lesson learned: The importance of details. You can pay $ 15 just to wash the outside of the car or $ 50 to clean the car inside and out and cover all the details. Details are pain but details are valuable.

· Shoe salesman in retail store.

Lesson learned: To sell customers what they want and like. Also learned to compliment people and be sincere.

· Busboy at a local dinner.

Lesson learned: People enjoy being served with a smile and they love a clean table.

Every stage of life presents lessons to be learnt. You should have open mind and attitude of learning for growing more or a close mind to stop your growth.

DECISION IS YOURS……

I came across Dr. A. Sundarshan Reddy (An expert on Bio-genetic agriculture) in Kerala, India. 52 PhDs were honoured to him in his lifetime. I have an opportunity to discuss with him about his success. I was also keen in knowing his strategy to lead himself towards success. He made an outstanding statement. He said, “Every year, I have to fight with all my best previous years.”

This can be your T-Shirt quotation.

After reaching at the peak performance, what should one try? What can be your next level? What can be a peak of your performance?

I would like to remember profound words Benjamin said, “The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”

When we find that we are occupied by low pay activities and idly wasting time of our precious life then let us remember Dr. Sudershan for his kind words.

I have no right to degrade my soul by wasting time of my life. Isn’t it true? You should try to find out new peak of accomplishment after reaching on the top of the peak. Now, I want to fight my previous best. So that when I conclude, I become a trendsetter.

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