Tuesdays with Morrie A Journey With My Mentor By: Luke Goldstein 9/30/2012 How do you spend your time? Mitch Albom is living a pretty successful life until he hears some bad news. His favorite teacher‚ Morrie suffers from ALS‚ a debilitating‚ incurable disease which slowly destroys his body. Mitch‚ Morrie’s former student at Brandeis University‚ and the narrator of the book spends his time with his dying friend. Morrie and Mitch reflect on different topics every time they meet. They
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I never liked to think a lot about college‚ the reason is that I was afraid that I was not going to do good there. I was afraid of my classes because I knew that it was going to be challenging for me and specially English. English has not been my best subject. I just don’t think I am good enough with my writing. I would always struggle to get an idea of what to write. I never expected to get good grades on my assignment specifically essays‚ but not only that. Reading was difficult too‚ I could not
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When I was fifteen‚ I read a book titled I am Malala. This book is about a young Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban on her way to school. The story of Malala opened my eyes to the very different in which we live. One of my favorite quotes from I am Malala is‚ “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” To me‚ this quote shows a cry for help from middle-eastern women. It made me start thinking about all girls in the middle-east and how their lives compare to mine.
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has been my favourite motto. In order to achieve my goal‚ I am going to draw a plan and put it into work. What is more‚ for my destination‚ I will spare no effort to it. Orientation I still remembered a scene that a mid-age woman teacher asked me what I wanted to be at my age of six. I responded immediately without any hesitation‚ “I want to be a businessman.” Even though at that I knew nothing about what exactly the businessman was‚ the idea of being a businessman had already rooted in my heart
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I moved to the Atlanta area due to a promotion with my company. The position required frequent travel every other week. Initially‚ while my family was still at our home in Florida‚ awaiting sale‚ I felt it better to travel as much as possible to gain as much experience as imaginable on the road to not take as much time away from my family when they arrive. I was fortunate to travel with team members and to learn from each of them. One particular guy‚ Mike‚ is whom I spent the most
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Throughout my life as a young child‚ I found my self to be fascinated with all things medical. I was never afraid to attend doctor appointments‚ I would tell my parents symptoms and diagnose myself at such a young age that they would be so surprised at how a 6 year old could do such thing. I found myself glued to the discovery health channel. My television role model became Dr. G who was a Forensic Pathologist. There was nothing too gruesome for me to watch. My parents had opposite feelings towards
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reminds me of what my great aunt would always say. She always had high expectations for us‚ but wanted us to do whatever we wanted and always supported us. We were very close so when she died‚ I was devastated. This experience has taught me to be strong and accept what life throws at me. It was the Monday before Thanksgiving break‚ I was sitting in third hour reading a book and looking at the clock every few minutes‚ I was leaving school early to see my great aunt that day. After arriving home my mother
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My heart is a mixture of hope and hopelessness‚ all around me is despair and misery and yet if I give up I perish. Every where I go I have to hold on to my emotions. Wherever I walk I see mutilated bodies and to think‚ that person could have had a life‚ makes you brake inside. But you have to stay strong‚ I got used to them‚ it becomes just a part of my nature. I mean‚ I see a body and then I disassociate myself completely from it. It was complete genocide. We unwillingly got forced onto a train
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I am inspired What is it that you really want to do ? What is your own special dream that you want to live out ? Do you believe your life is going to be a masterpiece like the Mona Lisa‚ or is it some smudged finger painting ? Ultimately it begins with a choice. It begins with a decision that no matter what‚ you are going to live your life as a work of art by getting inspired from all the great people around you. TMOD‚ fellow TMs and guests What Is Inspiration? “To succeed you need to find
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This quote wasn’t stated by any renowned philosopher‚ but stated by the person who has inspired me throughout‚ my father‚ Abhay Manikeri. Being the Director of Sales and Marketing of a Hotel‚ the personality and the skills he possessed as an efficient leader‚ led a huge impact in my life. “I want to be like my father” is what I thought. There were great personalities around me in Media‚ Sports and Business but the only person who became a role model was the person who had a combination of smart work
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