“Long hours spent checking off a to-do list and ending the day with a full trash can and a clean desk are not virtuous and have nothing to do with success. Instead of a to-do list, you need a success list—a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results.
To-do lists tend to be long; success lists are short. One pulls you in all directions; the other aims you in a specific direction. One is a disorganised directory and the other is an organised directive. If a list isn’t built around success, then that’s not where it takes you. If your to-do list contains everything, then it’s probably taking you everywhere but where you really want to go.”
~ Gary Keller from The One Thing
I thought about this for a long time after reading it. Does this mean we stop making our to-do lists? No, I think what Keller is trying to say here is that sometimes we get so focused on the small stuff that we lose sight of the bigger picture. So even while we chase our everyday targets and things we need to get through, it is important that we always remain focused on what we want to achieve. Somewhat like what we do at the Indian Weekender. Even though we remain focused on our everyday job of putting a quality publication that our readers enjoy week after week, we never lose sight of our bigger goal— to constantly add value to our community.
One such step towards this is the introduction of the Kiwi Indian Thought Series. A series dedicated to the great minds out there who would like to share their thoughts, experiences, anecdotes or stories with the community. We are happy to announce some prizes to go with it (read more about this on page 3), so it makes the whole experience worthwhile. From the competition, we will pick the top three winners who will share their speeches/thoughts at the Auckland Diwali Festival. This is a great opportunity and platform for people, especially the youth, to participate and put forward their thoughts. The theme for the current series is ‘From India to New Zealand’.
Amidst everything that is happening around the world with the refugee crisis, it is great to hear that New Zealand will be taking and supporting 750 more refugees. Yet the crisis gets more serious every day. We carry the story of the upcoming Peace Day event that can use some participation from our community.
Just as I write this, there is the news of a strong earthquake in Chile and a possible tsunami warning for us in New Zealand. Please heed to the civil defense warnings and stay safe.
It is the time of the year when the environment is ringing out with the celebrations of Ganapati from all quarters. Send us reports and photographs of your celebrations and we will feature them in our next issue. On behalf of the entire Indian Weekender family, I hope our readers have a very happy and a prosperous Ganesh Chaturthi.
Until next time.