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Editorial

Arvind PasseyCorporate Communications

IFM | 4th Floor, Gulab Bhavan, 6, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 |hone: (011) 23705854/ 855 Extn: 247 | Mobile: 09871139992 | www.blblimited.com, www.bifm.edu.in |Truth needs words just as much as it needs silence ]Communication is the death of distance! ]

Message from the CEO, BIFM

BIFM stands strong and successful on the young team that it has today.The energy, commitment and dynamism of team BIFM is the greateststrength for us in times to come. Our business is powered by the faith ofthe industry expressed for relevant education which makes itrecession-proof. We need to harness this faith through a strategiccommitment and cater to industry demand for market-readyprofessionals.

My focus shall thus be in the creation and retention of a powerfultalented team that can survive under any pressure and shall be a forceto reckon with in times to come. I wish to nurture and grow this talent. Iwant and demand every single individual's effort towards higherrevenue generation and cost minimisation. The industry is waiting to betapped and we shall do it well.

Trust God and yourself and work with a laser sharp focus on leadingand dominating the market. Unleash your potential here at BIFM.

- Siddharth Bagri.

Another year is poised to enter our lives...another set of moments that we call time ispoised to reach out and make us stronger!

For obvious reasons, this issue of TheLearner is bubbling with new year

messages for all of us... and the best partis that these messages come from theheart of BIFM.

Each message will give a different andrelevant perspective to the year about todawn. Each message carries with it aconcern of people for people!

This issue also has a small story that I readon the net... do read it and send me yourcomments.

Someone once asked me: How manypeople read The Learner? Well, this pdfeffort is aimed at evolving into a viabletool for internal communication... and asource for learning. In its small way, it hassucceeded. The number of people sendingnew year messages to their colleagues isan example that is undeniable.

Wishing you all a great time ahead in thecoming year... enjoy what you do andremember that what you do now will stay

with you for lives to come.

Do write back.

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What does a new year really mean? Well, there is no single meaning of thedawn of a new year... but there can be many perceptions of what it will belike, what it must be like and what it had better be! Sharing some of theseperceptions with you all...

Perceptions 2009!

It is aptly remarked that 'no man is rich enough to buy hispast.' So i am not going to crib about the past year and willthink only about 2009. In 2008 i have learnt many things andlost many things. I thank God for giving me such a wonderfulyear so full of great experiences. I wish you all readers of 'TheLearner' a very happy new year!!Work hard! Party hard! Say no to terrorism!

- Anna Lungany (Corporate Relations)

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fullest strength and definitely it will take off. All your worries andtensions provide power to achieve success at any cost. One more thingI would like to add that twenty years from now you will be moredisappointed by the things that you didnt do than by the ones you did.Catch the trade winds in your sails, and set off to explore, dream, anddiscover new things this coming NEW YEAR 2009. IF YOU WANT TO LIVEWITH PEACE BE READY TO FIGHT!

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indicates the arrival of santa'smonth... the carols, the Christmastree, the colorful stockings and overcrowded market place. The coldweather and warm feelings at heartare the irresistible combination forone to be happy.- Srishti Chauhan (BDE)

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The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close toJapan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanesepopulation, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. Thefarther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the

return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh.

To solve this problem, fish companies installed freezers on theirboats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezersallowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, theJapanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish.And they did not like the taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish broughta lower price.

So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fishand stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around,

they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishingindustry faced an impending crisis!

But today, they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan. How did theymanage? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishingcompanies still put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark.

The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. Thechallenge they face keeps them alive and fresh!

Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most

of the time tired and dull? Basically in our lives, sharks are newchallenges to keep us active. If you are steadily conqueringchallenges, you are happy.

Your challenges keep you energized. Don't create success andrevel in it in a state of inertia. You have the resources, skills andabilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and seehow far you can really go!

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character!" - AlbertEinstein

Always be positive... No Matter What!

PUT

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TANK!This story has been circulating onthe internet at this time of the yearand I thought it has the rightmessage for a lot of us.

This new year, let us all resolve tobe unafraid of challenges and learnto come face-to-face with them andbe triumphant... everytime.

These sharks can come in anyform... from economic slowdown to

big and small situations that havethe power to unnerve anyone...unless we decide to get up anddevise a strategy to win!

And if there are no sharks around...go ahead and get one for yourself...for that is the only way to learn tobe victorious!-Editor

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. Apessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. Bill Vaughn