Overcome failures Lincoln Style

Hey guys,

       We all face hurdles in our lives, every succesful person has faced problems. In certain multinational companies, they dont promote you to a certain position unless you have had certain failures in life, one of my all time favourite example is Abraham Lincoln who became the 16th President of USA after the following hurdles/failures.

• He had to work to support his family after they were forced out of their home.--1816
• His mother died--------------------------------------1818
• Failed in business. --------------------------1831
• Was defeated for legislature. -----------------------1832
• Lost his job and couldn't get into law school. -------1832
• Declared bankruptcy, and spent the next 17 years of his life paying off the money 
• he borrowed from friends to start his business. ---------1833
• Was defeated for legislature again. ------------------1834
• Was engaged to be married, but his sweetheart died and his heart was broken. ----1835
• Had a nervous breakdown and spent the next six months in bed. ------------1836
• Was defeated in becoming the speaker of the state legislature. ------------1838
• Was defeated in becoming elector. ------------------1840
• Was defeated for Congress -------------1843
• Was defeated for Congress. ----------------1846
• Was defeated for Congress again. -------1848
• Was rejected for the job of Land Officer in his home state.------ 1849
• Was defeated for Senate. --------1854
• Was defeated for Vice-President -- got less than 100 votes.--------- 1856
• Was defeated for Senate for the third time.------- 1858
• Was elected President of the United States.-------------- 1860

Are you a little bit discouraged right now because you have tried and tried and still haven't achieved your dreams?

If so, please don't be. Worthwhile goals and aspirations will always take time to accomplish.

It took of becoming the President of the United StatesAbraham Lincoln . 

Although he faced countless insurmountable obstacles, he did not give up. He didn't quit.

While it may seem impossible for you to overcome your current challenges or problems,promise yourself that you will NOT give up.

We trust that President's Lincoln's road map to the White House has inspired you to hold onto your dreams when the going gets tough, and to keep working on them until you've turned them into reality. 

Here are two fabulous quotations by this great man to motivate you to persist until you've achieved your goals: 

"The sense of obligation to continue 

is present in all of us. A duty to strive 

is the duty of us all. I felt a call to that duty."

"The path was worn and slippery.

My foot slipped from under me,

knocking the other out of the way, 

but I recovered and said to myself, 

It's a slip and not a fall."

Let's all rise and shine,

Cheers,

Akash Poddar

New Venture Special

Hey guys,
How u all doing ? Hope my blogs are coming to great use, thank you for reading it, i see the page views increasing everday, really motivating, Thank you,


Well, as most of you know that i recently have registered a company and started a new business venture, so all my frnds down dre who wish to start a new company, i have some key points that i would like to share with you all, now there is a possibility that you all maybe aware oif these but, yeah we know things but when it comes to implementation, we all need to get back to some revision work.


So if you are planning to start a new venture, read dis blog, will be useful for you.

Most people understand that a high percentage of startups never make it. So what if you could give yourself a leg up on the competition? Below is a list of tips that may help your startup get to the next level. These ideas are not revolutionary, and many successful startups already have these qualities. Why not ensure yours:P 

1. Hire Great Workers:  There is always a possibility that you plan to do everything on your own when you are starting a company, but do try and get hold of some people who know the work, they dont really havta be professionals but they can help you with everything from lifting boxes to writing codes.
2. Launch your product site quickly: Guys, whatever you r doing, u gotta hv a website. The time has come for the world to know whats being done here. People want to do business with India, things are cheap and better here, our minds are as good as it is at the West. So, reach the world, get a website, call justdial.com and they will give you more than 10 numbers who r willing to sell you domain names.
3. Identify your customers: If you’re developing a product, make sure you truly understand the needs of your end users. You might assume that potential customers are seeking your particular solution, only to discover after launch that your product might be too expensive or doesn’t precisely repair the problem. Make sure that you take some time to understand exactly what your users need, and what they are willing to pay for.
4. Don't target a small niche:  Solving a problem for a targeted niche is not a bad idea — the smaller the niche, the less competition you may face. The downside is that you might not gain enough users to render a profit. Make sure to perform market research to understand the scale of consumers interested in your product. Also, plan to expand the niche once you service its need. When you evolve your original idea into adjacent markets, you will increase the probability of exponential growth.
5. Don't waste money: As obvious as this one sounds, startups waste money every day. They often overspend on things that can wait until later, or on a tool that doesn’t get them the expected results. By outsourcing a variety of activities, however, startups are now becoming less expensive to launch.
    One area in which startups waste money is hiring too many employees too fast. You need to make sure you can fill up the entire day of each (indispensable) employee. Early on, only hire people who add required functionality that cannot be fulfilled by current staff. You should also determine whether a person can be hired as a short-term, temporary resource (i.e. outsourcing), or whether hiring a full-time employee is the right, long-term solution. Employee salaries contribute to high overhead expenses, and should be carefully controlled at the beginning of a successful startup.
   
   
6. All or nothing: We’ve all heard the saying “don’t quit your day job, kid,” but in the world of startups, any time spent focused on outside tasks is an opportunity for competitors to beat you to market. You need to focus all your time on your startup if you want it to succeed. And this may mean quitting your day job. If you’re building a product, targeting customers, and trying to attract investors all in your spare time, you don’t have your priorities lined up. If you dedicate all your time to your startup, you will have more drive to successfully get it to market, because now your livelihood depends on it.
   
   
   This list doesn’t guarantee that you will succeed, but it will give you some benchmarks to compare yourself against. Can you think of any additional characteristics that successful startups have going for them? If so, leave them in the comments.
   
   
   Cheers,
   Lets all Rise and Shine
   
   
   Akash Poddar