The Best of Success - A Story of Cliff Young

The Best of Success! - Shared by Dr S S Badrinath - Chairman Emeritus, Sankara Nethralaya

The year was 1983. In Australia, the long-distance foot race from Sydney to Melbourne was about to begin, covering 875 kilometers, more than 500 miles! About 150 world-class athletes had entered, for what was planned as a six-day event. So race officials were startled when a 61-year-old man approached and handed them his entry form.

His name was Cliff Young, and his "racing attire" included overalls and galoshes over his work boots.

At first, they refused to let him enter. So he explained that he'd grown up on a 2,000-acre farm, with thousands of sheep. His family could afford neither horses nor tractors so, when the storms came, his job was to round up the sheep. Sometimes, he said, it would take two or three days of running.

Finally, they let Cliff enter, and the race began. The others quickly left him way behind, shuffling along in his galoshes. But he didn't know the plan included stopping each night to rest, so he kept going.

By the fifth day, he had caught them all, won the race, and became a national hero. He continued to compete in long-distance races until well up in his seventies. He was an inspiration to millions and a great encourager of younger runners.

In his honor and memory, in 2004, the year after his death at age 81, the organizers of the race where he first gained fame permanently changed its name to the Cliff Young Australian Six Day Race.

What was the key to Cliff Young's success? It goes by various names: determination, perseverance, persistence, tenacity. It means keeping one's eye fixed steadfastly on a goal, and not stopping, no matter the difficulties or the obstacles, until that goal is achieved.

Story by Dada JP Vaswani on Grasping The Present Moment – Times of India

  

Story by Dada JP Vaswani  on Grasping The Present Moment – Times of India

Life is often compared to a book, each chapter representing one particular phase of our life; but there is one major difference between my life and my book; I cannot turn back the pages of my life. I cannot revisit the past except in my memories. Nor can I read the final chapter of my life before its due time. Life has to be lived in the present.

Two sisters were travelling by train from Jammu to Kanyakumari. Due to adverse weather conditions, the train halted at a station in central India, until conditions improved, and the tracks were cleared. The passengers were stuck on the train for hours together. The older sister was annoyed, irritated and frustrated; she railed and ranted; she complained bitterly to the TTE and the conductors, who were helpless themselves; she sulked endlessly and became a source of annoyance to all her fellow travellers.

The younger sister on the other hand, refused to allow her spirits to be dampened by the delay. She went around cheerfully, making friends with the others, exchanging jokes, playing with children, starting singing sessions in different carriages, conducting quiz contests to keep young people occupied, and generally spreading good cheer all around. Strangers responded to her, sharing their food with her, inviting her to join their group, and enthusiastically joining her efforts to 'organise' games for the entertainment of all.

When the train finally reached its destination, the older sister was morose, depressed and tired. She felt that her time had been wasted. As for the younger sister, she had had the time of her life! She had made so many new friends, she had had such new experiences, and she had managed to retain her good mood and her good humour all along. She had enjoyed the journey, despite the delays and the setbacks and all the little inconveniences. She had made the most of the present.

Living in the present maximises all the possibilities that life offers to us. We are able to focus on what is happening around us, and savour all those little joys and pleasures that are available in the here-and-now.

The past is over and done with; the future is in God's hands; the best that anyone can do is to live in the present, wisely and well. Every day will have its own share of challenges, difficulties, rewards and achievements: why should we complicate matters by dragging our regrets of the past and fears of the future into the present?

The trouble with most of us is that we hardly ever dwell on the happy experiences that we have had in the past. Most of us seem to have a permanent love affair with the sorrows, regrets and failures of the past. We hold on to these bitter memories, refusing to let go. In a beautiful sonnet on the theme of remembrance, Shakespeare compares this attitude to repaying old debts that have already been settled long ago!

Imagine that you have taken a housing loan, and have paid it off diligently over a period of years. After the whole thing is over, will you keep transferring money to your loan account just because you like to dwell on your own past? Is that not futile and foolish, apart from being a waste of your money? So why dwell on past memories that are negative and bitter? This too, is emotional waste of a high order!

The past is over and done. The future is yet to come. What is real is the present moment. Let us make the best use of the present. Let us make it beautiful.

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Application Invited for our One day seminar on Hospital management - Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, INDIA

depth presentations on the following topics by experts and industry leaders from across the country.

• Prof Bala Balachnadran Founder & Dean Great Lakes Institutes of Management, Chennai. J.L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  USA.
• Dr Clive Fernandes - GM Quality & Special Projects - Apollo Group Hospitals, India. Consultant-JCI & NABH Assessor.
• Dr TV Subramaniam (Dr TVS) - Chairman Board of Studies at Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy. Visiting Faculty - IIFMR,Chennai & IIM A.bad.
• Dr.Sumanth C Raman  Head-Healthcare Innovations, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai
• Ms Shyamala Selvaraj Deputy General Manager-Quality Assurance and Patient Relations. Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai.
• Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Director, Gemba Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd & Vice-Chairman ISTD, Chennai chapter

Further details for the seminar and Registration details please visit us at :

Application Invited for

Our

One day Seminar on Hospital Management

on 5^th January 2013

This highly interactive seminar would also witness in-depth presentations on the following topics by experts and industry leaders from across the country.

• Prof Bala Balachnadran Founder & Dean Great Lakes Institutes of Management, Chennai. J.L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  USA.
• Dr Clive Fernandes - GM Quality & Special Projects - Apollo Group Hospitals, India. Consultant-JCI & NABH Assessor.
• Dr TV Subramaniam (Dr TVS) - Chairman Board of Studies at Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy. Visiting Faculty - IIFMR,Chennai & IIM A.bad.
• Dr.Sumanth C Raman  Head-Healthcare Innovations, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai
• Ms Shyamala Selvaraj Deputy General Manager-Quality Assurance and Patient Relations. Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai.
• Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Director, Gemba Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd & Vice-Chairman ISTD, Chennai chapter

Further details for the seminar and Registration details please visit us at :

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Contact for more details & registration:

A Mahalingam
Academic Officer & Organizing Secretary
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy Mobile :(0) 97104 85295, E Mail : mahali@snmail.org

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Contact for more details & registration:

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Academic Officer & Organizing Secretary
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy Mobile :(0) 97104 85295, E Mail : mahali@snmail.org

Hospital Management Seminar by Sankara Nethralaya Academy, chennai

The Sankara Nethralaya Academy

(Unit of Medical Research Foundation)

Visit us at: www.thesnacademy.ac.in

One day Seminar

on

Hospital Management

Date 5^th January, 2013, Saturday

Venue: Sri V.D Swami’s Auditorium, 7^th Floor, KNBIRVO Block, Sankara Nethralaya

            18 College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600006

Objectives of the Seminar

§         Appraise the current hospital managers of the contemporary issues and helping them to devise solutions with the help of experts in the field.

§         Help the new comers and career aspirants in the hospital management profession, to understand the challenges of the field.

Seminar Highlights:

§         Putting the patient first: Patient safety and customer-focused services.

§         Balanced Scorecard – Powerful Organisational Tool for Strategic Planning and Driving Performance in Healthcare.

§         Hospital Accreditation / International benchmarking.

§         Information and communication technology (ICT) in Healthcare.

§         Retaining the best through employee engagement in Health care Organizati​on

Who should attend the Seminar?

Hospital / health Sector’s CEOs, MDs, Presidents, General Managers, Heads of Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Directors, Managers and Executives in charge of Service Quality, Quality Assurance, Directors, Managers of operations, facilities management, Nursing Administrators, a students of Management programs and whoever interest for the seminar.

Speakers of the seminar:

·          Prof. Bala V.Balachandran

     Founder and Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India.

      J L Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Information Management            Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.          Executive Professor & Strategy Advisor to the    

      Dean, Bauer College, University of Houston, Texas, USA.

·          Dr Clive Fernandes - GM Quality & Special Projects - Apollo Group Hospitals, India    Consultant-JCI  & NABH Assessor

·          Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Director, Gemba Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd &

·          Vice-Chairman ISTD, Chennai chapter.

·          Ms Shyamala S – Deputy General Manager-Quality Assurance and Patient Relations. Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai.

·          Dr.Sumanth C Raman - Head-Healthcare Innovations, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai.

·          Dr TV Subramaniam (Dr TVS) - Chairman Board of Studies at Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy. Visiting Faculty - IIFMR,Chennai & IIM – Ahamedabad.

Registration fee:

General Participation: Rs 2500( INR) ;            Management Program Students: Rs 2000( INR)

Early Bird Discount:  Nominations received with payments on or before November 15, 2012 will be entitled to an early bird discount of 20% of the delegation fee per registration.

Fees includes the study materials (E – form), Participation Certificate, lunch & refreshments offered on the day of the seminar. Discount: 10 % on a group of 3 or more participants from the same organization.

Contact for more details & registration:

A Mahalingam
Academic Officer & Organizing Secretary
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy
No.9, Vanagaram  - Ambattur Road, Ayanambakkam
Chennai - 600 095, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: +91-44 4908 6000, Fax: +91-44-28254180, Mobile :(0)97104 85295
E Mail : mahali@snmail.org / snacademy@snmail.org
Website: www.thesnacademy.ac.in

The Sankara Nethralaya Academy

(Unit of Medical Research Foundation)

Visit us at: www.thesnacademy.ac.in

Agenda for the seminar

on

“Hospital Management” on 05.01.2013(Saturday)

Venue :  Sri V.D Swami’s Auditorium, 7^th Floor, KNBIRVO Block,

Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600006.

08.30am To 9.00 am	Registration
9.00 am To 10.00 am	Key Note Address on Best Practices, Next Practices and Excellence for Ever In Health Care by Prof  Bala Balachandran               Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India.                             J.L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  USA.
10.00 am To 11.00 am	Putting the patient first: Patient safety and customer-focused services by Dr Clive Fernandes - GM Quality & Special Projects - Apollo Group Hospitals, India                                    Consultant-JCI & NABH Assessor.
11.00 am To 11.15am	Coffee Break
11.15am To 12.45 pm	Balanced Scorecard – Powerful Organizational Tool for Strategic Planning and Driving Performance in Healthcare. by Dr TV Subramaniam (Dr TVS) - Chairman Board of Studies at Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy. Visiting Faculty - IIFMR,Chennai & IIM – A.bad.
12.45 pm To 1.30 pm	Lunch Break
1.30pm To 2.30 pm	Information and communication technology (ICT) in Health care by Dr.Sumanth C Raman  Head-Healthcare Innovations, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai
2.30 pm To 3.30 pm	Hospital Accreditation / International benchmarking by Ms Shyamala S – Deputy General Manager-Quality Assurance and Patient Relations. Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai
3.30 pm To 3.45 pm	Coffee Break
3.45 pm To 4.45 pm	Retaining the best through employee engagement in Health care Organization​ by Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Director, Gemba Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd & Vice-Chairman ISTD, Chennai chapter.
4.45 pm To 5.15 pm	Feedback / Certification & Group Photograph

The Sankara Nethralaya Academy

(Unit of Medical Research Foundation)

 Tel : 044 4908 6000 / , Fax No : 044 2825 4180.

E - Mail : snacademy@snmail.org,Visit us at: www.thesnacademy.ac.in

Delegate Registration Form

 “Hospital Management” on 05.01.2013(Saturday)

Please complete this form using block letters and return it to the below mentioned address.

Delegates Data:

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Delegation Fees:

General Participation: Rs 2500(INR)               Management Program Students: Rs 2000(INR)*

Early Bird Discount:  Nominations received with payments on or before November 15, 2012 will be entitled to an early bird discount of 20% of the delegation fee per registration.

Fees includes the study materials (E – form), Participation Certificate, lunch & refreshments offered on the day of the seminar. Discount: 10 % on a group of 3 or more participants from the same organization.

Enclosed Demand Draft payable at Chennai for Rs ________________in favour of MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

    Name: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Designation: -------------------------------------------Organization: ------------------------------------------

     Address: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    City: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pin: ---------------------------

    Phone: ------------------------------------------------------------   Fax: -----------------------------------------

                                               

    Mobile  --------------------------------- E-mail: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Note:

·         Delegate fee is non-refundable; however change in nomination is acceptable.

·         * Management Program students to be produced the college ID / Letter from the institute

·         Prior registration is essential

·         Fill this delegate registration form and forward it to the above address by speed post / courier/fax/email to on or before 15^th December 2012

Venue for the seminar: 

                Sri V.D Swami’s Auditorium, 7^th Floor, KNBIRVO Block, Sankara Nethralaya,

                18 College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600006.