Often we are caught in a mental trap of seeing enormously successful people and thinking they are where they are because they have some special gift. Yet a closer look shows that the greatest gift that extraordinarily successful people have over the average person is their ability to get themselves to take action. Master Toastmaster, Madam Toastmaster and my dear fellow Toastmasters, a very happy morning to you all! Today, on this beautiful thursday morning, I want you to observe the first thoughts that hit your mind as I say the following names: Martin Luther King Jr, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin, John Lennon, Steve Jobs and Sachin Tendulkar. I'm guessing you thought of words like - revolutionaries, greats, legends and even... heroes. …show more content…
But he, going through himself and seeing his fellow community men face atrocities stood up against this discrimination and fought relentlessly for the equality for himself and his fellowmen and was successful. The first thing I think of when I hear his story is that - He was ONE man, he took ACTION and he made a DIFFERENCE. Let's now look at William Shakespeare, a pray writer. Worked for theatre companies and considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. His works of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and Hamlet still continues to inspire millions of people worldwide. The first thing I think of when I hear his story is that - He was ONE man, he took ACTION and he made a DIFFERENCE. Our very own God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, came in a time when the indian cricketers even feared to stand opposite international bowlers, stood his ground, about 5'4 in height and placed those vicious balls in the stands. The Virat Kohli the people love and the Rohit Sharma that I adore were inspired by his fearlessness to do what they do to. The first thing I think of when I hear his story is that - He was ONE man, he took ACTION and he made a …show more content…
But these men are legends, I thought that maybe I should look at the ones around us to understand my argument better. Remember Tilly Smith? The girl who at 10 years is credited to have saved 100s of foreign tourists during the Tsunami tragedy in Thailand. She learnt about the pre-conditions of Tsunami in classes. She sensed them and immediately alerted the people around her, saving 100s of people that day. The first thing I think of when I hear her story is that - She was ONE girl, she took ACTION and she made a DIFFERENCE. And my very own best friend and today's guest evaluator, Ashish. We were once travelling to brigade road and while I chattered about on and on, he noticed that the auto driver looked distressed. On being asked, he told us that there were complications in the delivery of his baby and soon enough he received a call and he began to weep. Ashish continually comforted him. As we stepped out of the auto, on the first request of the driver, Ashish here handed out money to him but most of all gave him his number and said to call him and wished him the best of