5 Best biography movies

5 best biography movies 

Movies most common factor of entertainment. Its a medium to meet our fantasies and fun. Along with entertainment and movies are influential in our life-style.

Interestingly movies could be motivational, here's list of  biographies that could make your day.

#Schindler's List:
The film relates a period in the life of Oskar Schindler, an ethnic German businessman, during which he saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees from the Holocaust (Mass killing of Jews by Hitler) by employing them in his factories.
A member of the Nazi Party, Schindler lavishes bribes on german offcials to set business.
Schindler maintains friendly relations with the Nazis and enjoys wealth.
Schindler hires Jewish workers because they cost less. Over the period of time, Schindler changes focus from money making to saving the life of Jews after witnessing mass murder by Nazis. Schindler makes a list - "Schindler's List " of about thousand people to be transported to his home town, where he plans to open a factory and pays to German officials for taking these people instead of transferring them to concentration camp.
Shot in black and white, master class photography and camera work. Spielberg won Oscar for directing.
Watch it for brilliant film making and a moving story.

Directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg 
Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler.

#Cinderella Man:

Set in the era of great American depression, inspired from life story of boxer James J. Braddock. James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. This leads to income shortage to Braddock.

As the United States enters the Great Depression, Braddock does manual labor as a longshoreman to support his family, even with his injured hand. Unfortunately, he cannot get work every day. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation by another boxer, Braddock's longtime manager and friend, Joe Gould, offers him a chance to fill in for just one night and earn cash. The fight is against the number-two contender in the world, Corn Griffin.

Braddock continues to get chances and wins fights against young boxers to contest for heavyweight championship.
On June 13, 1935, in one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, Braddock defeats the seemingly invincible Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world and inspiration to American people.

Actor: Russell Crowe
Director: Ron Howard

#Catch Me If You Can
Film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a doctor, and a Lawyer. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so experienced that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers.

Frank Abagnale is currently a consultant and lecturer for the FBI academy and field offices. He also runs Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company.
With great actors and director involved, truly intriguing movie.

Directed by Steven Spielberg 
Stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank and Tom Hanks as FBI agent.
Schindler's List 

#The Pursuit of Happyness:
The amazing story of struggle of businessman  Chris Gardner from being homeless to rich.
A struggling salesman attempts to change profession to become stock broker. Nearly a year of being homeless with a 5 year old son and non-paying job. Chris works out to win the job from several contestants.

Superlative performance by Will smith and Jaden smith, amazing storytelling and script of the movie makes it unforgettable.

Will Smith as Chris Gardner

Directed by Gabriele Muccino 

#Braveheart
Life story of William Wallace a scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England.
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. 

Epic war film, with true story line and outstanding performances.

Directed by and starring Mel Gibson


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Living more with less

Life's trending, living more with less.

“The more you know, the less you need.” — Yvon Chouinard.

Living good with less stuff, most will disagree but could we take dig on the idea, and the first question, 
How less can be more satisfying than wanting or chasing for more?

From the early child hood days, we are being influenced to pursue more. We want more space, more money, more cars, more cloths, and more accessories. Everything more than other, running the race of money to get what you want and then pursue more. We want big houses, luxury cars and more.

Implementing living with less:
Give away unwanted stuff -

Cloths - 
The classic 80-20 principle applies most of the fields in life. We use 20% of our cloths 80% of times, so why kept such heavy closets, and spending more and more on unused items.
Most successful people chose to wear similar outfits regularly, e.g. Jobs with same turtle neck t shirt if observed.
Check out: 8 Reasons Successful People Are Choosing to Wear the Same Thing Every Day. 
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/wear-one/
You can start by giving away all those unused cloths and start feel lighter.

Furniture, Utensils , Electronic devices -

Tables - coffee table, dining tables, study table, iron table etc. How many of it actually used all the time? can be reduced fewer no. to get more space in same house and will be a less need to pursue for bigger house. DO we actually all those sets of crockery, give away things 

Clear out inessential extra items -

It is not absolutely necessary to buy extra cars, bikes when you can rent out when needed. Keep what you need and give away rest.

Gadgets -

Multiple TV sets, CD player, iPod, play stations etc. Do you really using CD player these days? you need that separate TV set in bedroom?

Outcomes-:

Save money:
This could improve savings.Think before you spend, does it really necessary? Limited no. of pairs of shoes, cloths and accessories will reduce spending and ultimately leave money in your savings account.

Earn less: If you have more savings then you don't have to earn more rather out additional efforts to earn more.

Reduces the debt: 
Debt for big house, big car and hefty EMI, Less needs implies to less requirement of money and indeed slashes out

Reduces carbon footprint:
If one could live with minimum furniture, electronic devices and avoid excess of electronic equipment like ACs, multiple cars or vehicles.
We would use minimum electricity, minimum fossil fuels
Save fuels will be equivalent to extending its availability.

Less stuff, less to maintain:
If you have less no of things to keep check, like polishing furniture, servicing of vehicles, recharge of TV sets, painting and of course cleaning. The less to bother the less to maintain.

Less worry: 
If you have 10 possessions you think about it, if you have 100 possessions(items) you have to think about 100 that would lead more thinking and tension and worry.

Less jealousy:
This is limited to individuals but could resolve jealousy factor.

More time to enjoy with kids and family:
Worrying less, working less would definitely yield more time. Time that could be utilized for family.

Global Impact:
This could impact on global demand and supply ratio. Less demand, less prices and more availability. Contribution to reducing poverty may be.
Also saving for future generations.


More on the topic -
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/opinion/sunday/living-with-less-a-lot-less.html
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/sample-living-with-less/
http://www.success.com/article/how-living-with-less-can-give-you-more

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Please comment your take.

Servant Leadership traits

Servant leadership is a timeless concept and many world leaders have practices and promoted it in past.

                   About four decades ago, Robert Greenleaf voiced the concept in his published essay on servant leadership; highlighted the need of change of leadership style. He promoted servant leadership, researched and educated servant leadership in institutions and organizations.

             In servant leadership, a leader is servant first. Servant leader is a person with natural instinct to server others, have feeling to help, improve others first; that leads to aspire to lead.

             In recent times, newly elected prime minister of mighty democracy called himself as a chief servant of the nation; setting up an example in this century.

Quotes from history:

"the king shall consider as good, not what pleases himself but what pleases his subjects"    - Chanakya

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”     - Rabindranath Tagore

“The noblest question in the world is, What Good may I do in it?”    - Benjamin Franklin

Traits of Servant Leaders:

to serve first: Servant first and leader first are two extreme types. Feeling to serve first then aspire to lead is servant leader style. That is sharply different from leader first.

put others first: Make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served. Focusing and measuring on, Do those served grow as persons? do they become healthier, wiser, freer, able to make decisions and improved to be servant? And is the least privileged from the society benefited?

first among equals: A servant leader does not consider him above those he leads. Rather, he is primus inter pares from Latin, meaning "first in among equals." That is, he sees those he leads as peers to teach and to learn from. He is willing to lead others in order to reach a goal, but he doesn't believe that being the leader makes him better than others.

team builder: The servant leader is a excellent team builder. Servant leader will be able to get maximum from the strengths of followers; and will not hesitate to follow as and when needed. Such a leader doesn't lead by decree. Instead, he or she leads by allowing everyone to do what they do well.

There are various leadership styles being practiced and it is subject of argument to declare any as best. 
But servant leadership certainly provides a descent approach that can be practiced in social and corporate world. 

With excessive dominance and fierce competition in present world, can true practitioners of servant leadership survive?

References -:

https://www.greenleaf.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_leadership