Monday Morning Wake Up Call

Monday Morning Wake Up Call: Your Motivation, Inspiration, & Direction for the Week Ahead

Here’s to the Heroes Today is a good day to celebrate a hero. Narayanan Krishnan, age 29, does what he was professionally trained to do – he’s a chef. He feeds people. But Krishnan does not do this in the swanky confines of a five-star hotel. Every day, he wakes up at 4 am, cooks a simple hot meal and then, along with his team, loads it in a van and travels about 200 km to feed the homeless in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.  Krishnan feeds almost 400 destitute people every day. And for those who need it, he provides a free haircut too. He was selected as one of the Top 10 in “CNN Heroes 2010” list. Eight years ago, this award-winning chef, with a five-star hotel chain, was all set to go to Switzerland for a high-profile posting. On a visit to a Madurai temple, he came across a homeless, old man desperate for food. That changed Krishnan’s life. Much to the dismay of his parents, Krishnan abandoned his career plans and decided to spend his life and his professional training to look after those who could not care for themselves. He has provided more than 1.2 million hot meals through his nonprofit organization, Akshaya Trust. He now hopes to extend this to shelter the homeless as well. What an incredible inspirational hero to set our perspective and sights for the week ahead. Something to Think About One incident, profound enough to change the direction of a person’s life, has changed lives of over 1 million people! That’s inspired! Weekly Activity Is there a local charity in need? What can you do to help others less fortunate? Can you and your organization “adopt” a cause this season? Words of Wisdom Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength. - Theodore Roosevelt Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. - James A. Michener Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. - Walter Elliot Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. - Charles R. Swindoll Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino