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 Awesome Lyrics..

WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT
(Si Kahn) 

Chorus: 
It's not what you're born with 
It's what you choose to bear 
It's not how big your share is 
It's how much you can share 
It's not the fights you dreamed of 
It's those you really fought 
It's not what you're given 
It's what you do with what you've got 

You must know someone like him - tall and strong and lean 
Body like a greyhound and a mind so dark and keen 
His heart just like a laurel grew twisted round itself 
Till almost everything he did brought pain to someone else 

What's the use of two good legs if you only run away 
What's the use of the finest voice if you've nothing good to say 
What good is strength and muscle if you only push and shove 
And what's the use of two good ears if you can't hear those you love 

Between those who use their neighbours and those who use a cane 
Between those in constant power and those in constant pain 
Between those who run to evil and those who cannot run 
Tell me which ones are the cripples and which ones touch the sun !!

 

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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:43:00 -0700 The opportunity is here http://ajai.in/the-opportunity-is-here http://ajai.in/the-opportunity-is-here

If you're looking for 'how', if you're looking for a map, for a way to industrialize the new era, you've totally missed the point and you will end up disappointed. The nature of the last era was that repetition and management of results increased profits. The nature of this one is the opposite: if someone can tell you precisely what to do, it's too late. Art and novelty and innovation cannot be reliably and successfully industrialized.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/04/the-opportunity.html

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Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Focus Means .. http://ajai.in/focus-means http://ajai.in/focus-means

"People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully." -- Steve Jobs

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Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:31:00 -0700 Atanu Dey on India's Development » Blog Archive » What Holds India Back http://ajai.in/atanu-dey-on-indias-development-blog-archive http://ajai.in/atanu-dey-on-indias-development-blog-archive
Between the father who commanded unquestioned obedience and the uncle who thought he knew it all, India was screwed.

Interesting read.The Indian government is the greatest barrier to India’s development.

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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:08:00 -0700 Thought for the day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day

"Opinions are like assholes- everyone has one"! These are my opinions. They don't matter much because they do not bring any change. People live as ever - spitting, throwing garbage, cheating, bribing, but leading a moral life - not smoking, not eating meat, not visiting a prostitute.

-Sujai Karampuri

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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:14:22 -0700 Thought for the day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-339 http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-339 No matter how good your intentions are, world only judges your presentation.
No matter how good your presentation is, god only judges your intention.

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Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:51:04 -0700 Thought for the Day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-334 http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-334 “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”  ~Lao Tzu

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:24:03 -0700 Steve Jobs' Advice to Nike: Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff [Video] | Fast Company http://ajai.in/steve-jobs-advice-to-nike-get-rid-of-the-crap-8 http://ajai.in/steve-jobs-advice-to-nike-get-rid-of-the-crap-8

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is among the greatest innovators of our time. And yet his genius for understanding business is rarely explained in any public way. Rarer still is to hear the advice he would give to the CEO of another hugely successful company: Nike. But that's exactly what you'll learn from this video, in which Nike president and CEO Mark Parker tells about the advice that Jobs gave him shortly after the release of the Nike+ product line. It's a simple bit of wisdom that any entrepreneur can relate to: "Get rid of the crappy stuff."

Easy to say, hard to do.

"I expected a little laugh," Parker says of the exchange. "But there was a pause and no laugh at the end."


Get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff.

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Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:59:32 -0700 Thought for the Day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-321 http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-321

"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." - Mark Twain

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Wed, 26 May 2010 13:07:48 -0700 Thought for the Day http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-318 http://ajai.in/thought-for-the-day-318 Whether we accept it or not, there is a certain level of providence in everyone's life, and if paid attention to, leads to life's purpose.

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Wed, 26 May 2010 12:53:09 -0700 What motivates us? http://ajai.in/what-motivates-us-14 http://ajai.in/what-motivates-us-14

Clever animation.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:36:04 -0800 Where The Mind Is Without Fear http://ajai.in/where-the-mind-is-without-fear-0 http://ajai.in/where-the-mind-is-without-fear-0

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action; Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

- RabindraNath Tagore

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:58:18 -0700 Chris Anderson on the Future of Free at Revenue BootCamp http://ajai.in/chris-anderson-on-the-future-of-free-at-reven http://ajai.in/chris-anderson-on-the-future-of-free-at-reven Summary of Chris Anderson Talk at Revenue Bootcamp about  new book - Free: The Future of a Radical Price
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FREE

============================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 "FREE" is the most misunderstood four letter word beginning with  letter F in English language. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Reasons 1.1.1 Semantics 1.1.1.1 Liber (Free Speech) 1.1.1.2 Gratis (No Price) 1.1.2 History 1.1.2.1 20th Century 1.1.2.1.1 Interesting JELL-O (Packaged Foods) Story Need license to sell things door to door but no licence to give away things. Giveaway - Recipe Books door to door Sell - JELL-O to Local Merchants The Recipe Book enticed you to buy JELL-O 1.1.2.2 21st Century 1.1.2.2.1 New Digital Economy World of atoms --> World of bits Physical World --> Digital World 1.1.2.2.2 INTERNET 1.1.2.2.2.1 Most competitive marketplace as the barriers to entry are so low. 1.1.2.2.2.2 Also a place where cost of production is near zero. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 FREEMIUM - New and maybe only Revenue Model available today ------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 30 Day Free Trial - Not the best one 2.2 Seat Limited - 5 seats free, pay for more - Better 2.3 Feature Limited - Basic Version Free, Power user pay - Still Better ------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Reference to The Long Tail ------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 GIVE AWAY THE HEAD SELL THE TAIL 3.1.1 HEAD 3.1.1.1 Free - Monetise with advertising 3.1.2 TAIL 3.1.2.1 Premium - Niche Stuff - Monetise with direct payment

Revenue Bootcamp: Chris Anderson

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:06:31 -0700 Best Motivational Videos http://ajai.in/best-motivational-videos http://ajai.in/best-motivational-videos

List of some of the best motivational videos online.

Please add to the list in the comments.

 

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better

 

 

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

 

 

Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

 

 

Al Pacino's Inspirational Speech

Al Pacino's Inspirational Speech

 

 

Glengarry Glen Ross speech

Glengarry Glen Ross speech

 

 

Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial

Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial

 

 

Amitabh Bachchan recites 'India Poised' anthem

Amitabh Bachchan recites 'India Poised' anthem

 

 

Famous Failures

Famous Failures

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:50:17 -0700 History of Internet http://ajai.in/history-of-internet-1 http://ajai.in/history-of-internet-1

History of Internet

 

1995 - AOL got people on the Internet


1999 - Yahoo Organised it


2003 - Google made it Searchable


2007 - Facebook made it Social


2009 - Twitter made it Realtime

 

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:17:49 -0700 Coca-Cola VS Pepsi - Battle of the Brands http://ajai.in/coca-cola-vs-pepsi-battle-of-the-brands http://ajai.in/coca-cola-vs-pepsi-battle-of-the-brands LOGO WAR: Pepsi has been changing its logo since ever while Coca-Cola hardly ever changed the logo.
SLOGAN WAR:
Pepsi Slogans:
  • 1909-1939: Delicious and Healthful
  • 1939-1950: Twice As Much For A Nickel Too
  • 1950-1963: The Light Refreshment
  • 1953-1961: Be Sociable
  • 1961-1963: Now It's Pepsi For Those Who Think Young
  • 1963-1967: Come Alive! You're In The Pepsi Generation
  • 1967-1969: Taste That Beats The Others Cold
  • 1969-1973: You've Got A Lot To Live, Pepsi's Got A Lot To Give
  • 1973-1975: Join The Pepsi People Feelin' Free
  • 1975-1978: Have A Pepsi Day
  • 1978-1981: Catch That Pepsi Spirit
  • 1981-1982: Pepsi's Got Your Taste For Life!
  • 1983-1983: Pepsi Now!
  • 1984-now: Pepsi, The Choice Of A New Generation
Coca-Cola Slogans:
  • 1886 - Drink Coca-Cola.
  • 1887 - Delicious! Refreshing! Invigorating! Exhilerating!
  • 1891 - The Ideal Brain Tonic./The Delightful Summer-Winter beverage.
  • 1904 - Delicious and refreshing.
  • 1905 - Coca-Cola revives and sustains.
  • 1906 - The great national temperance beverage.
  • 1908 - Good til the last drop
  • 1917 - Three million a day.
  • 1922 - Thirst knows no season.
  • 1923 - Enjoy life.
  • 1924 - Refresh yourself.
  • 1925 - Six million a day.
  • 1926 - It had to be good to get where it is.
  • 1927 - Pure as Sunlight
  • 1927 - Around the corner from anywhere.
  • 1928 - Coca-Cola ... pure drink of natural flavors.
  • 1929 - The pause that refreshes.
  • 1932 - Ice-cold sunshine.
  • 1937 - America's favorite moment.
  • 1938 - The best friend thirst ever had.
  • 1938 - Thirst asks nothing more.
  • 1939 - Coca-Cola goes along.
  • 1939 - Coca-Cola has the taste thirst goes for.
  • 1939 - Whoever you are, whatever you do, wherever you may be, when you think of refreshment, think of ice cold Coca-Cola.
  • 1942 - The only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola itself.
  • 1944 - How about a Coke?
  • 1945 - Coke means Coca-Cola.
  • 1945 - Passport to refreshment.
  • 1947 - Coke knows no season.
  • 1948 - Where there's Coke there's hospitality.
  • 1949 - Coca-Cola ... along the highway to anywhere.
  • 1952 - What you want is a Coke.
  • 1954 - For people on the go.
  • 1956 - Coca-Cola ... makes good things taste better.
  • 1957 - The sign of good taste.
  • 1958 - The Cold, Crisp Taste of Coke
  • 1959 - Be really refreshed.
  • 1963 - Things go better with Coke.
  • 1966 - Coke ... after Coke ... after Coke.
  • 1969 - It's the real thing.
  • 1971 - I'd like to buy the world a Coke.
  • 1976 - Coke adds life.
  • 1979 - Have a Coke and a smile.
  • 1982 - Coke is it!
  • 1985 - America's Real Choice
  • 1986 - Red White & You (for Coca-Cola Classic)
  • 1986 - Catch the Wave (for New Coke)
  • 1989 - Can't Beat the Feeling.
  • 1993 - Always Coca-Cola.
  • 2000 - Enjoy.
  • 2001 - Life tastes Good.
  • 2003 - Real.
  • 2006 - The Coke Side of Life
  • 2007 - Live on the Coke Side of Life
  • 2009 - Open Happiness
Which one is better at branding? via:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_slogans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi

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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:45:49 -0700 No Games Just Sports – Nike Ad http://ajai.in/no-games-just-sports-andndash-nike-ad http://ajai.in/no-games-just-sports-andndash-nike-ad

Nike Ad in the movie “What Women Want”

You don’t stand in front of a mirror before a run wondering what the road will think of your outfit.

You don’t have to listen to its jokes and pretend they’re funny in order to run on it.

It would not be easier to run if you dressed sexier.

The road doesn’t notice if you’re not wearing lipstick.

Does not care how old you are.

You do not feel uncomfortable because you make more money than the road.

And you can call on the road whenever you feel like it.

Whether it’s been a day or even a couple of hours since your last date.

The only thing the road cares about, is that you pay it a visit once in a while.

Nike. No games...just sports...

This is a scene from the movie “What Women Want” (Mel Gibson). Another beautiful ad.

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:38:43 -0700 Glengarry Glen Ross Speech http://ajai.in/glengarry-glen-ross-speech-4 http://ajai.in/glengarry-glen-ross-speech-4

The Art of Selling by Alec Baldwin

 

Alec Baldwin at his best….. One of the best scenes of all time…..

 

Excerpts:

A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING.

A-I-D-A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action.

Attention - Do I have you attention?

Interest - Are you interested? I know you are, because it's fuck or walk.

You close or you hit the bricks.

Decision - Have you made your decision, for Christ?

And Action. A-I-D-A.

Get out there - you got the prospects coming in.

You think they came in to get out of the rain? A guy don't walk on the lot lest he wants to buy.

They're sitting out there waiting to give you their money.

Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it?

Get mad you son of a bitches. get mad.

You want to know what it takes to sell real estate?

It takes BRASS BALLS to sell real estate.

Go and do likewise gents.

Money's out there. You pick it up, it's yours.

You don't, I got no sympathy for you.

You wanna go out on those sits tonight and close, CLOSE. It's yours.

If not you're gonna be shining my shoes.

And you know what you'll be saying - a bunch of losers sittin' around in a bar. 'Oh yeah. I used to be a salesman. It's a tough racket.'

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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:01 -0700 Nike Ad – Statistics Lie http://ajai.in/nike-ad-andndash-statistics-lie http://ajai.in/nike-ad-andndash-statistics-lie

The famous Nike Ad (Marilyn Monroe) of the 90s


A WOMAN IS OFTEN MEASURED BY THE THINGS SHE CANNOT CONTROL.

SHE IS MEASURED BY THE WAY HER BODY CURVES OR DOESN'T CURVE,

BY WHERE SHE IS FLAT OR STRAIGHT OR ROUND.

SHE IS MEASURED BY 36-24-36,

IN INCHES AND AGES AND NUMBERS,

BY ALL THE OUTSIDE THINGS THAT

DON'T EVER ADD UP TO WHO SHE IS ON THE INSIDE.

AND SO IF A WOMAN IS TO BE MEASURED,

LET HER BE MEASURED BY THE THINGS SHE CAN CONTROL,

BY WHO SHE IS AND WHO SHE IS TRYING TO BECOME,

BECAUSE AS EVERY WOMAN KNOWS,

MEASUREMENTS ARE ONLY STATISTICS,

AND STATISTICS LIE...”

-Nike

As Guy mentioned:

That's an ad for two pieces of cotton, leather and rubber called Nike Women's Aerobic Shoes. Because Nike does not say to women, "You have $100, we have two pieces of cotton, leather and rubber manufactured under somewhat suspect conditions, and, if you give us the $100, we'll give you the two pieces of cotton, leather and rubber." That's not the pitch. It may sound familiar to some of your marketing efforts, but that's not the pitch. The pitch is to make cotton, leather and rubber stand for efficacy and power and independence. That's how you get evangelists for shoes.

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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:15:49 -0700 The Crisis of Credit Visualized http://ajai.in/the-crisis-of-credit-visualized-53 http://ajai.in/the-crisis-of-credit-visualized-53 The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis. This is worth a look. Clear, concise explanation that anyone can understand. This video was created as part of Jonathan Jarvis's thesis work in the Media Design Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

PART I

PART II

via : crisisofcredit.com

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