Quotes in Hindi (Prerak Vachan) Shayari and Poetry

If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't you are right! To understand the truth in that dictum, let's journey back to the 1950s. In the world of athletics then, it was widely believed that o human could run the mile in less than four minutes. The best time was credited to Sweden's Gunder Haegg, who ran the mile in 4 minutes and 1.4 seconds. And he did that in 1945. The record stood for several years, and doctors and athletes and sports experts were unanimous in the view that the four-minute barrier could not be broken. Not possible, they said. Can't be done. In fact, it was believed that no man could attempt it without causing significant physical harm to his body. Then, on 6 May 1954, Roger Bannister did the impossible. At a track and field event in London, Roger ran the mile and touched the finishing line in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds, thereby shattering the four-minute barrier. He did what they had said was impossible. His body did what they sa...

True Story? Not Sure. But the story goes that in 1963, some behavioral scientists performed an experiment with the graduating class of Harvard Business School. They asked the students if they had written down goals for themselves. Their goals for life. For the future. On paper. A mere 3 percent of the class had actually written down goals. Yes. Just 3 percent. Well, twenty-five years later, the scientists again got in touch with the class of '63. To find out how they had done in their careers. And in their lives. And Guess what? They Found that the net worth of the 3 percent if the class that had written down goals was MORE than the net worth of the rest of that batch. Not just that; the 3 percent written-down-goalwallahs seem to be happier, doing what they wanted and leading far more fulfilling lives. Incredible. But, I believe, it's true. And it could be true for all of us. What are your goals? What do you want to achieve? What do you want to be, have, do...