1. 'Pearl' strategy: Remember the oyster who converted an annoyance into a precious resource?

As the oyster lay on the seabed, a grain of sand got into her shell. Although it was only a single grain, she was in much pain. The oyster deliberated as to what to do. She realized that she could complain about it all she wanted, but the problem wouldn't go away. She said to herself, "As I cannot remove it, I shall improve it."

So, she went to work on the grain and a few years later, the small grain of sand that had bothered her so much had become a beautiful pearl, rich and glowing.

This week, lets remember that we may not have the power to remove an annoyance but we can always turn it into a rich resource.



2. Real learning starts after we learn to laugh at ourselves:

Best regards from Shanghai,

Ankur

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There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it. - Dale Carnegie