Friends - En Nanbargal

Whoever wrote this Kavithai, hats off to him. I just got this as a forward mail, found it interesting and thought will publish it in my diary for rememberance. This is also dedicated to all my friends.

Tagged - Resolution!!!

Tagged by PK

I wanted to write my own resolutions for this year but dint find time and before that I have already been tagged on this topic. Actually speaking I have not taken any serious resolutions any year and even if it was simple I have not been able to follow it up. This time wanted to be serious and follow the following things on a regular basis

• Get up early
• Do regular exercise
• Do meditation 2 times a day
• Atleast clean up something at home everyday
• Account everything spent, including house expenses.

But the fact is that i dint follow this even for a single day since the new year. Let me give it a try after writing this blog. Im going to try this for 1 week and if successful then continue till a month. Whether im doing the above or not, I thought let me follow some general advice...

• Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
• Live your life as simple as you are.
• Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.
• Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
• Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.
• After all it's your life, then why give others the chance to rule your life.

If you are trying to guess who said these words, it is none other than the Second Richest man in the world Warren Buffet (Thanks to Jack alias Jagadeesh for forwarding me the mail). I would like to share the entire mail, here it is...

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

1. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers
   
2. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence
   
3. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
   
4. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
5. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
   
6. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television
   
7. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet
   
8. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk

His advice to young people : "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember

• Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
• Live your life as simple as you are.
• Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.
• Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
• Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.
• After all it's your life, then why give others the chance to rule your life.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better. "

Happy New Year 2008

Wishing everyone a very very happy and prosperous new year. This is just to post the blog exactly at 12. Will update it sooon.....