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Subject: CHN (since 2002) Next time you pick up a teabag, enjoy the moment
Don't build a wall around you that prevents people from reaching out to you
> says Prakash Iyer, Executive Coach and MD, Kimberly-Clark Lever while
> sharing 4 lessons he learnt from a teabag.
>
> Did you know how the tea bag was born?
>
> The story goes that Thomas Sullivan, a tea merchant in New York created the
> tea bag -- almost by accident. He put some samples of his tea into exquisite
> silk bags and sent them to friends.
>
> One friend didn't bother to pull out the tea from the bag and just dunked it
> into hot water. He loved the tea. And an idea was born!
>
> It's probably true of a lot of great ideas around us. They were created by
> accident, not design. They came to life because someone dared to do
> something different.
>
> As you sip your next cup of tea, here are some lessons to take away from the
> humble tea bag. Here are four lessons to help make your life the perfect
> brew!
>
>
> 1. What counts is what's inside the tea bag
>
> You will notice that some tea bags have very nice-looking labels, while
> others have very ordinary looking ones.
>
> Some have delicate silk tassels while others have ordinary strings. But
> here's the thing to remember: The quality of the beverage is determined by
> the tea inside the bag -- not by the label or the string.
>
> What's true for tea bags is true for all of us too. The titles, the clothes
> we wear and the cars we drive are like the label and the string. They may
> make you look nice. But what really matters is the kind of person you are,
> deep down within.
>
> Your beliefs and your attitude -- that's what defines the person you are.
> The tea masters know that to make a great drink, they need to focus on the
> tea. Not on the label and the string.
>
> Focus on being a good human being. Fix your attitude. Get your values right.
> And don't fret about the small stuff.
>
>
>
> 2. A tea bag must be porous
>
> Be careful not to build a wall around yourself that prevents people from
> reaching out to you
>
> Imagine you have the best tea leaves in the world. And you put it into a bag
> that's impermeable. It won't work. You just won't be able to make a cup of
> tea.
>
> For the tea bag to work, it needs to be porous. You need the tea leaves and
> the water to come in contact. In our lives too, we cannot survive and thrive
> in isolation.
>
> Be careful not to build a wall around yourself that prevents people from
> reaching out to you. You need to be able to touch other people too. Else,
> all that's inside of you will remain wasted -- untouched by all the good
> around you, and unable to impact all that's around you.
>
> The tea was meant to mingle with the water. Just as all of us were designed
> to work with other people, with teams, with society at large.
>
>
> 3. The real flavour comes through only when the tea bag gets into hot water
>
> The true character of a person actually shines through in adversity.
>
> If you take a cup of lukewarm water and put a tea bag in it -- you won't
> know how strong the tea is. To get the best flavour, you need to put the tea
> bag into hot water. And then the real strength will show!
>
> Likewise, the true character of a person actually shines through in
> adversity. How does a person behave under pressure, when he is in 'hot
> water'?
>
> The hot water test is a good one -- to judge the quality of the tea. And the
> true character of human beings.
>
>
> 4. Good tea bags look forward to hot water
>
> Next time you see a challenge, a tough situation, think like a tea bag and
> dive headlong into it. They know it will give them a chance to show their
> true worth.
>
> So next time you see a challenge, a tough situation, think like a tea bag
> and dive headlong into it. It may be the opportunity you've been waiting for
> to show what you are capable of.
>
> Some of us are so scared of the hot water that we stay away from it. Too
> scared of getting scalded. Afraid of failure. Don't let that happen to you!
> Give yourself a chance to show the world what you are really all about!
>
> Next time you pick up a cup of tea, enjoy the moment. And think of the
> lessons too!
> says Prakash Iyer, Executive Coach and MD, Kimberly-Clark Lever while
> sharing 4 lessons he learnt from a teabag.
>
> Did you know how the tea bag was born?
>
> The story goes that Thomas Sullivan, a tea merchant in New York created the
> tea bag -- almost by accident. He put some samples of his tea into exquisite
> silk bags and sent them to friends.
>
> One friend didn't bother to pull out the tea from the bag and just dunked it
> into hot water. He loved the tea. And an idea was born!
>
> It's probably true of a lot of great ideas around us. They were created by
> accident, not design. They came to life because someone dared to do
> something different.
>
> As you sip your next cup of tea, here are some lessons to take away from the
> humble tea bag. Here are four lessons to help make your life the perfect
> brew!
>
>
> 1. What counts is what's inside the tea bag
>
> You will notice that some tea bags have very nice-looking labels, while
> others have very ordinary looking ones.
>
> Some have delicate silk tassels while others have ordinary strings. But
> here's the thing to remember: The quality of the beverage is determined by
> the tea inside the bag -- not by the label or the string.
>
> What's true for tea bags is true for all of us too. The titles, the clothes
> we wear and the cars we drive are like the label and the string. They may
> make you look nice. But what really matters is the kind of person you are,
> deep down within.
>
> Your beliefs and your attitude -- that's what defines the person you are.
> The tea masters know that to make a great drink, they need to focus on the
> tea. Not on the label and the string.
>
> Focus on being a good human being. Fix your attitude. Get your values right.
> And don't fret about the small stuff.
>
>
>
> 2. A tea bag must be porous
>
> Be careful not to build a wall around yourself that prevents people from
> reaching out to you
>
> Imagine you have the best tea leaves in the world. And you put it into a bag
> that's impermeable. It won't work. You just won't be able to make a cup of
> tea.
>
> For the tea bag to work, it needs to be porous. You need the tea leaves and
> the water to come in contact. In our lives too, we cannot survive and thrive
> in isolation.
>
> Be careful not to build a wall around yourself that prevents people from
> reaching out to you. You need to be able to touch other people too. Else,
> all that's inside of you will remain wasted -- untouched by all the good
> around you, and unable to impact all that's around you.
>
> The tea was meant to mingle with the water. Just as all of us were designed
> to work with other people, with teams, with society at large.
>
>
> 3. The real flavour comes through only when the tea bag gets into hot water
>
> The true character of a person actually shines through in adversity.
>
> If you take a cup of lukewarm water and put a tea bag in it -- you won't
> know how strong the tea is. To get the best flavour, you need to put the tea
> bag into hot water. And then the real strength will show!
>
> Likewise, the true character of a person actually shines through in
> adversity. How does a person behave under pressure, when he is in 'hot
> water'?
>
> The hot water test is a good one -- to judge the quality of the tea. And the
> true character of human beings.
>
>
> 4. Good tea bags look forward to hot water
>
> Next time you see a challenge, a tough situation, think like a tea bag and
> dive headlong into it. They know it will give them a chance to show their
> true worth.
>
> So next time you see a challenge, a tough situation, think like a tea bag
> and dive headlong into it. It may be the opportunity you've been waiting for
> to show what you are capable of.
>
> Some of us are so scared of the hot water that we stay away from it. Too
> scared of getting scalded. Afraid of failure. Don't let that happen to you!
> Give yourself a chance to show the world what you are really all about!
>
> Next time you pick up a cup of tea, enjoy the moment. And think of the
> lessons too!
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