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In life its not sufficient to be merely efficient but to also be effective.

Someone once asked my father Man Singh ji, 'What is the secret of your success?' 
He remarked, "I do not always make right decisions. I make decisions, and then almost always make them right"
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  1. Guru WonderOctober 8, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Ramesh Jashnani said;

    Good One Dear. Congratulations.
    Ramesh

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  2. Guru WonderOctober 8, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Pranav Desai said;

    Gurvinder,

    Thank you for sharing the story

    Pranav
    pranavdesai@aim.com

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  3. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Vanit Gupta said;

    This was fantastic..

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  4. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Shashidhar Shenoy said;

    Dear Gurvinder,

    Enjoyed reading, as always.

    Regards,

    S.N. Shenoy

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  5. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Anish Poojara said;

    Nice reading.
    thanks.
    anish

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  6. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Dalbir Singh said;
    loved this may be more because I m one of the fan of mr mann singh patheja miracle.

    Thanks for the nice blog


    Regds
    Dalbir

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  7. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Tanuja Saraf said;

    Very nice ....thanks!

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  8. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Jyoti Subiah said;

    Gurvinder,
    Very nice one. I love to read your articles. They're usually your own experiences or of your friend's. So it makes very interesting reading. And I love to read success stories of people. Reading these we too learn a lot in life.
    Thank you for sharing this one!
    Wishing you the best,
    Jyoti.

    Subiah Jyoti

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  9. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Jaiprakash Singh

    Dear Gurvinder,

    As usual a brilliant piece of article with keen insights. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot. With kind regards.

    JP
    jaisingh9918@gmail.com

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  10. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Group Captain Pathwaedhan said;

    Hello Sir,
    It was nice to read your mail. Very inspiring.
    I am in San Francisco since 5 October and would return home on 13November
    Happy Deepawali and Happy Guru Purab to you madam and everyone at home
    Gp Capt V R Patwardhan

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  11. Guru WonderOctober 12, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Brigadier Cheema said;

    Thanks, a very nice and thought provoking article. You've got a great flair for writing. Always look forward to your mails. God bless

    GS Cheema

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