Harimau dan Serigala

Di sebuah hutan, tinggallah seekor serigala pincang. Hewan itu hidup bersama seekor harimau yang besar berbadan coklat keemasan. Luka yang di derita serigala, terjadi ketika ia berusaha menolong harimau yang di kejar pemburu. Sang serigala berusaha menyelamatkan kawannya. Namun sayang, sebuah panah yang telah di bidik malah mengenai kaki belakangnya. Kini, hewan bermata liar itu tak bisa berburu lagi bersama harimau, dan tinggal di sebuah gua, jauh dari perkampungan penduduk. Read more

CRITICISM by Zig Ziglar

My dictionary says that criticism is “the art of judging with
propriety  Of the beauties and faults of a performance; remark on
beauties and  faults; critical observation, verbal or written.” Col.
George Washington  Goethels, the man who completed the Panama Canal,
handled criticism effectively.

During the construction he had numerous problems with the geography,
Climate and mosquitoes. Like all mammoth projects, he had his critics
back home  who constantly harped on what he was doing and predicted
that he would  never complete the project.

However, he stuck to the task and said nothing.  One day an associate
asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer the critics?”

“Yes,” Goethels responded.
“How?” he was asked.
“With the Canal,” Goethels replied.

Though that approach didn’t bring instant satisfaction, the Panama
Canal itself brought long-term vindication.  Aristotle said criticism
was meant as a standard of judging will.  Addison said it was
ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if  he has
not distinguished himself by his own performance.  It has also been
said that no one so thoroughly appreciates the value of constructive
criticism as the one who is giving it. The world is hard on critics,
but on occasion  they have real value.

Ask yourself this question: “What interest does this  person (critic)
have in me?” A parent, teacher, employer or coach has a vested
interest in your performance. Unfortunately, many of them do not
know  how to effectively build a person up while giving suggestions
that can make a difference.

The key is to criticize the performance and not the  performer. My
mother once criticized my performance by saying, “For most boys this
would be all right. But you’re not most boys– you’re my son and my
son  can do better than that.” She had “criticized the performance,”
because it needed improvement, but she had praised the performer
because he needed  the praise.

Kiriman dari Andreas Kuswara
Universitas Bina Nusantara – Jakarta

Cara Menjadi Kaya

Pertanyaan pertama :
siapa yang MAU menjadi kaya ?
Semua orang pasti akan angkat tangan.

Pertanyaan kedua :
siapa yang BERUSAHA untuk menjadi kaya ?
Hanya sebagian saja yang angkat tangan

Pertanyaan ketiga :
Siapa yang SUDAH kaya ?
Jumlah yang angkat tangan lebih sedikit lagi.

Apa yang salah disini ?
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Impian Sejati

Suatu hari, ada seorang muda yang bertemu dengan seorang tua yang bijaksana. Si anak muda bertanya, “Pak, sebagai seorang yang sudah kenyang dengan pengalaman tentunya anda bisa menjawab semua pertanyaan saya”.

“Apa yang ingin kau ketahui anak muda ?” tanya si orang tua. “Saya ingin tahu, apa sebenarnya yang dinamakan impian sejati di dunia ini”. Jawab si anak muda.

Orang tua itu tidak menjawab pertanyaan si anak, tapi mengajaknya berjalan-jalan di tepi pantai. Sampai di suatu sisi, kemudian mereka berjalan menuju ke tengah laut. Setelah sampai agak ke tengah di tempat yang lumayan dalam, orang tua itu dengan tiba-tiba mendorong kepada si anak muda ke dalam air. Read more