Abraham Lincoln - A man who was plagued by defeat

"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."

He is probably the greatest example of a man who faced so many failures, didn't lose hope, kept trying and then passed success. He is Abraham Lincoln. He could have quit many times but he didn't. Here is a sketch of Lincoln's road to success...

He lost his job , 1832
He was then defeated for legislature, 1832
He failed in business, 1833
He was declared bankrupt, 1834
His fiancee died, 1835
He suffered a nervous breakdown, 1836
He was defeated for Speaker in Congress, 1838
He was then defeated for nomination in Congress, 1843
He lost renomination, 1848
He then entered a race for U.S. Senate and was defeated, 1854
He was then defeated for nomination for Vice-President, 1856
He ran for the Senate and lost again, 1858
At the age of 60 , he was elected as the President of the United States , 1860


In spite of an incredible string of setbacks , he went on to become one of the greatest statesmen of history.
He said,"You cannot fail unless you quit."

The 2 little miracles of India- Shravan and Sanjay

Shravan (10) and Sanjay Kumaran (12), two brothers from Chennai have created mobile phone applications that have witnessed over 10,000 downloads across the world already.
Two tech savvy brothers Shravan and Sanjay Kumaran from Chennai have not yet completed school but are already co-founders and President (Shravan)/CEO (Sanjay) of GoDimensions, a mobile applications firm.
Studying in sixth and eighth grades, the Kumaran brothers have created mobile phone applications that have witnessed over 10,000 downloads across the world already.
The duo has already designed four applications for the Apple store that have been downloaded in over 20 countries.
According to their web site GoDimensions.com, they create applications 'primarily in the area of education, games, lifestyle and convenience.'
Some of their popular applications include Alphabets Board, Color Pallette and Catch Me Cop among others.

STEVE JOBS - The Iphone 4 launch.

You haven't made a company.You have made a genre.

The iphone 4 launch...

Interesting facts about Warren Buffet

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world’s largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each yearto the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
7. He has given his CEO’s only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder’s money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
8. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.
9. Bill Gates, the world’s richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
10. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
11. His advice to young people:
 * Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.
    * Money doesn’t create man it is the man who created the money.
    * Live your life as simply as you can.
    * Don’t do what others say, listen to them, but then do what you feel is the right thing to do.
    * Don’t buy brand names; instead just wear those things in that make you feel comfortable.
    * Don’t waste your money on unnecessary things; rather spend it on those who are really in need.
    * It’s your life so why allow others to rule our life.

World's Richest Man - Carlos Slim Helu

WORLD'S RICHEST MAN (2013) -

Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth $73 B
Honorary Chairman, América Móvil
Age: 73
Source of Wealth: telecom, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: 6

A brief detail...
Carlos Slim Helu is the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row. He clocks in at $4 billion more than a year ago, thanks to surging stock prices at his financial arm, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and at his Grupo Carso industrial and retail giant. Pan-Latin American mobile telecom outfit America Movil remains his most valuable holding at $36.3 billion; the company spread its wings to Europe in the past year, buying pieces of Dutch telecom company KPN and Telekom Austria. Other listed companies focus on mining, real estate and infrastructure. Slim does not hold an executive position at any of the companies he controls, but remains engaged and advises on strategy. He put his sons, Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick, in charge of the industrial, finance and telecom companies he controls.In September America Movil bought stakes in two Mexican professional soccer teams; in November Slim bought a majority of struggling Spanish soccer team Real Oviedo. Early 2013 saw a surge in Slim's philanthropic activity. The Carlos Slim Foundation pledged to translate into Spanish 1,000 videos from the Khan Academy education nonprofit website. Slim also hosted Bill Gates in late February; the two men announced they are funding research to improve farmers' yields and reduce hunger.