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"If we could shrink the Earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people with all existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like this:

There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere (North and South) and 8 Africans.

51 would be female; 49 would be male.
70 would be non-white; 30 white.
70 would be non-Christian; 30 Christian.

50% of the entire world's wealth would be in the hands of only 6 people and all 6 would be citizens of the United States.

80 would live in substandard housing.
70 would be unable to read.
50 would suffer from malnutrition.
1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth.
Only 1 would have a college education.
No one would own a computer.

When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for both tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent".

Shared by Dr Sharif from Japan

"People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for the underdog anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help, but may attack you if you help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you�ve got and you�ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you�ve got anyway."

-- Mother Teresa (was born in Macedonia, on August 27, 1910 and died on September 5, 1997.)

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Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three Rs: Respect for self Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

-- Dalai Lama

"Achieving unity � oneness � with ourselves, with our loved ones, with our friends and working associates, is the highest and best and most delicious fruit of the 7 Habits.

You can build bridges of trust that span the gaps of understanding between you and others if you cultivate the habit of always keeping the promises you make.

Clear guidance and security bring true wisdom, and wisdom becomes the spark or catalyst to release and direct power.

Real self-respect comes from true independence, from dominion over self.

Between response and stimulus is our greater power� the freedom to choose.

Integrity, in reality, is as simple as this : treat everyone by the same set of principles. This will enable people to trust you.

You can be synergistic within yourself even in the midst of an adverserial environment. You can sidestep negative energy and utilize the good in others to improve your point of view and perspective.

Win-Win is a belief in the third alternative. It`s not your way or my way; it`s a better way, a higher way.

We create a fundamental paradigm of effective living by centering our lives on unchanging, timeless principles. It is the center that puts all other centers in perspective.

It is inspiring to realize that in choosing our response to circumstance, we powerfully affect our circumstance. When we change one part of the chemical formula, we change the nature of the results.

The value of any week is not limited to what we do in it; it`s also in what we learn from it.

The source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power is whatever is at the center of our life."

-- Stephen R. Covey

"This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done".

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"I AM PART OF THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT IS COMMITTED TO:-

Smile be friendly & give your undivided attention
Every customer is important
Respond promptly & take action to meet the needs of our customers
Value the customer, use their name and give yours as a point of contact
Investigate any problems & apologise if the team has made an error
Communicate relevant information clearly & concisely without using jargon, check understanding
Excellent SERVICE leads to valued sales"

CUSTOMER SERVICE

"Rule No. 1: Customer is always right
Rule No. 2: In doubt, refer to the Rule No. 1"

ABILITY

``We cannot direct the wind �. But we can adjust the sails.``

``Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.``

``Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.``

``Mental energy is the power supply of your brain.``

ACTION

``Well done is better than well said.``

``Try out your ideas by visualizing them in action.``

ADVICE

``Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.``

ATTITUDE

�Attitude is a little thing That make a Big difference�.

�There is no exercise better for heart than reaching out and lifting people�.

``The positive thinker creates a majority.``

``Attitude is much more important than aptitude.``

``Prosperity begins with a state of mind.``

``The road to success is paved with good intentions.``

``The positive mind has extra problem solving power.``

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens. � Thaddeus Golas

What�s going on in the inside shows on the outside. � Earl Nightingale

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. � Unknown

You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot do. � Ben Stein

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain

BEAUTY

"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it."

Beauty prevails simplicity. - Shafiul Islam

BRAIN

"Train your brain to further your talent."

CAPACITY

Context + Content = Capacity -- Robert T. Kiyosaki

COMPETITION

�The race is not always to the swift . . . but to those who keep on running.�

COMMUNICATION

�You have two ears one mouth, use them in proportion.�

CONVICTION

�People support what they help create.�

DETERMINATION

�Nothing stops the person who desires to achieve.�

``The fulfilment of your dreams lies within you and you alone.``

``Not in time, place, or circumstances, but in the man lies success.``

``For the resolute and determined there is time time and opportunity.``

EFFORT

``In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.``

``The harder you work, the luckier you get.``

EDUCATION

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire -- William Butler Yeats.

ENTHUSIASM

�Attack every problem with enthusiasm� as if your life depended on it.�

I�d rather be a failure in something that I love than success in something that I don�t. � George Burns

Like what you do. If you don�t like it do something else. � Paul Harvey

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. � Napolean Bonaparte

EXAMPLE

``Example isn`t the best way to teach, it`s the only way.``

EXCELLENCE

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. � Ortega y Gasset

A hero is one who hangs on one minute longer. - Unknown

EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS

Talent + System = Exceptional Results. - Peter Urs Bender

FAILURE

Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. - Henry Ford

In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. � David Viscott

There�s only one way to fail � and that�s to quit. � Brian Hays

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully � for its hidden assets. � Michael Korda

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. � Theodore Roosevelt

Failure is success if we can learn from it. � Malcolm S. Forbes

FAITH

``Anything the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.``

FEAR

Do what you fear and fear disappears. � David J. Schwartz

GIVE

We make a living by what we earn - we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill

GOALS

What keeps me going is goals. � Muhammad Ali

``An achieved goal is the starting point for future progress.``

People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. � Earl Nightingale

Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all of your energies on a limited set of targets. � Nido Qubein

`` A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.``

GOODNESS

``Goodness is the only investment that never fails.``

HAPPINESS

``Everything you need for a happy life is within yourself.``

``A cheerful heart does good like medicine.``

HARDWORK

``Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.``

HELPFUL

``Doing nothing for the others is the undoing of yourselves.``

HONESTY

``Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.``

HUMBLENESS

``Soar high and keep your feet on the ground.``

IMAGINATION

The gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge -- Albert Einstein.

``It`s your imagination that can take you anywhere.``

``Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.``

IMPROVEMENT

"The largest room is room for improvement."

INITATIATION

``Don`t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.``

LAUGHTER

``Always laugh when you can; it is a cheap medicine.``

``Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul.``

LEADERSHIP

"The task of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.� Henry Kissinger (1923 - )

LESSONS

``Big lessons of life are learnt from little mistaks.``

When you lose, don't lose the lesson - Dalai Lama

LIFE

We make a living by what we earn - we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill

``Life is a precious gift, so value it to the fullest.``

Life is beautiful. Beauty prevails simplicity. - Shafiul Islam

``It`s not what you see, its how you see that matters``

``Everyday is a little life, live it to its fullest.``

``Life is like a mirror, smile at it.``

``Life is an echo; give the best and get a great deal back.``

``Let the little thing of life tickle you.``

LISTEN

``Everyone should be quick to listen and slow to speak.``

LOVE

``Love is life ..... And if you miss love, you miss life.``

``A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.``

NATURE

``You will never feel lonely if nature is with you.``

OPPORTUNITY

``In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.``

The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist sees the hole. � McLandburg Wilson

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. � Winston Churchill

I always try to turn every disaster into an opportunity. � John D. Rockefeller

PARTICIPATION

``Participation is an achievement in itself.``

PATIENCE

``The ripest peach is highest on the tree.``

PERCEPTION

``All things are difficult before they are easy.``

``Your mind will give back exactly waht you put into it.``

``A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.``

``Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.``

PERSEVERANCE

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. - Samuel Johnson

RESULT

Talent + System = Exceptional Result -- Peter Urs Bender

SERVICE

"Our aim should be service not success."

SHARING

"The giving of love is an education in itself."

``If you have knowledge, let others light a candle at it.``

SILENCE

"Silence between the notes makes music."

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. - Dalai Lama

SMILE

``The world looks brighter from behind a smile.``

STRENGTH

My strength is to realize my weakness -- Ahmed Sharif.

SUCCESS

``You�ll always miss 100% of the shots you don�t take.``

``Success doesn`t come to you... you go to it.``

I�m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. � Thomas Jefferson

Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don�t quit. � Conrad Hilton

Failure is success if we can learn from it. � Malcolm S. Forbes

You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided. � George S. Patton

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. � Robert Collier

There are no gains without pains. � Benjamin Franklin

The harder you work, the harder is to surrender. � Vince Lombardi

To win� you have got to stay in the game. � Claude M. Bristol

The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you. � Jerry Gillies

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. � Dale Carnegie

Mistakes are stepping stones to success. � Charles E. Popplestone

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing. � Dale Carnegie

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value. � Albert Einstein

``Real success puts all the players ahead.``

``All glory comes from daring to begin.``

SYSTEM

Talent + System = Exceptional Result -- Peter Urs Bender

Service + Technology + System + Strategy = Total Solution

TEACH

``If you would thoroughly know anything, teach to others.``

THOUGHT

``Take time to think; it is the source of power.``

``Mental energy is the power supply of the brain.``

TOTAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM

The broad classification:
000 Generalities
100 Phylosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology - Applied Science
700 The Arts - Fine Arts
800 Literature and Rhetorics
900 Geography and History

TOTAL SOLUTION

Service + Technology + System + Strategy = Total Solution

TRUTH

My life is meeting the truth. - Mahatma Gandhi

Do NOT weave waves of mystery, let truth ripples.... - Shafiul Islam

"Truth builds, lie destroys"

"Lie has speed, truth has endurance"

WINNING

``Winning isn`t everything - it`s the only thing.``

WISDOM

``It`s not the situation... �t`s your reaction to the situation.``

WORRY

``Worry is the misuse of the imagination.``

Fighting Third World Debt

"Hundreds of thousands of the developing world's children have given their lives to pay their countries' debts and many millions more are still paying the interest with their malnourished minds and bodies."
- UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND

"For EVERY POUND the British public give charities for overseas aid, British banks take back ELEVEN POUNDS in debt repayments from the Third World."
- WORLD DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT

Ref: LAMB Campaign Leaflet