Twitter is not easy , So is Life!

Though I created my twitter account more than a year back but got active on twitter only recently ( @vikaspgoel ). The whole idea of being able to say some thing meaningful in < 140 characters , excites me . Now after more than 500 tweets , have learnt that Twitter is not easy , so is life !

Life also doesn't give you long to prove your self , here its 140 characters that's it.

You work hard to get followers on twitter , so in life ! - After 500 tweets , all i have is a set of 36 followers

You think you are at wittiest best , and never get quoted ( Read RT )

You say smart things in forums / meetings , still don't get mentioned.

You ask questions to leaders , managers but don't get answers.

You get jealous of peers for having more than you inspite of your calibre - how come his followers are more than yours

People take credit of others' work - Read RT without mention

You quietly admire people still don't acknowledge - checking timelines but yet not follow

You admire people just because others' admire - tend to follow who got more follwers

You are serious and people ridicule you - replying with a smiley

You never know actually how many like you - may be 3600 followers check my timeline but not follow me :)

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WHAT TEACHERS MAKE !

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

A poem by: Taylor Mali

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued: "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"

He reminded the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers: "Those who can...do. Those who can't ... teach."

To corroborate, he said to another guest: "You're a teacher, Susan," he said. "Be honest. What do you make?"

Susan, who had a reputation of honesty and frankness, replied, "You want to know what I make?"

I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face if the
student did not do his or her very best."

"I can make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence."

"I can make parents tremble in fear when I call home"

"You want to know what I make?"

"I make kids wonder."

"I make them question."

"I make them criticize."

"I make them apologize and mean it."

"I make them write."

"I make them read, read, read."

"I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, and definitely beautiful over and over and over again, until they will never misspell either one
of those words again."

"I make them show all their work in math and hide it all on their final drafts in English."

"I make them understand that if you have the brains, then follow your heart...and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you pay them no attention!"

"You want to know what I make?"

"I make a difference."

"And you? What do you make?"Tweet

BE STUPID

"Like balloons, we are filled with hopes and dreams.But. Over time a single sentence creeps into our lives. Don’t be stupid.It’s the crusher of possibility. It’s the worlds greatest deflator.The world is full of smart people. Doing all kind of smart things… Thats smart.

Well, we’re with stupid.

Stupid is the relentless pursuit of a regret free life.

Smart may have the brains…but stupid has the balls.

The smart might recognize things for how they are. The stupid see things for how they could be. Smart critiques. Stupid creates.

The fact is if we didnt have stupid thoughts wed have no interesting thoughts at all.

Smart may have the plans… but stupid has the stories.

Smart may have the authority but stupid has one hell of a hangover.

Its not smart to take risks… Its stupid. To be stupid is to be brave.The stupid isnt afraid to fail. The stupid know there are worse things than failure… like not even trying.

Smart had one good idea, and that idea was stupid.

You can’t outsmart stupid. So don’t even try.

Remember only stupid can be truly brilliant.

So, BE STUPID"

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Amazing Spirit ! Children from the Victoria Memorial School for the Blind at Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon - 2010

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Performance Appraisals At The Home Inc.

Not sure how many of u cook for your family but I do it for my kids . That's the time when I am most nervous , keep hoping - the ingredients are right , not spicy ,they r hungry enough to cherish it , presentation is good , served in right cutleries , whether it'll pass my nutritionist wife's test etc etc . The moment my kids make a gesture - "Yummeeeeee" - I feel elated n promoted. Guys - there is one place to perform ie Home Inc. Happy Appraisals !Tweet