Change Management

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.

It's about learning to dance in the rain" (Anon).

The Hutt News, 22 Sep 2009. Pages 32 - 33

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The Hutt News
22 Sep 2009

Go New Zealand!

Pleased to see that Aoteoroa tops among the most peaceful countries of the World!

http://http//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aoNepMc8lPyE&refer=australia

Sachin at the Basin

It is a pleasure to watch Sachin batting - even in the nets!

It seems he comes with a plan as he starts his session. He misses one or two; pushes himself to focus more. Requests the net-bowler to pitch em up more on the off.

Asks the bowler what his field is. Then he taps away his singles and twos and keeps a mental score.

Sachin - we'll miss you at the Basin.

As a nice sidelight of the 2009 India tour, read this story:

http://sriramble.blogspot.com/2009/03/sachinesh_02.html

Keeping up with the Joneses

We all read from time to time about happiness and money. A few of us also understand that having money does not necessarily equate to being happy.



This new Harvard research is a real eye-opener.The research posed two basic sceanrios to the qualified students. Would they take a $100,000 job without being told what their friends/peers earn or would they take a $50,000 job if they knew their peers would earn half their salary.



Surprise Surprise - the particpants chose the 50k pay instead of $100k.

What it shows is we are primarly motivated by comparing ourself with our peers/people known to us/relatives and push ourselves to be the best among this almost negligible percentage of the world's population.



Comparison indeed breeds acquisitiveness.

Who is a father?

A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.