Shortest speech by a CEO of coca cola - worth reading...
"Value has a value only if its value is valued"
Shortest speech by a CEO of coca cola - worth reading...
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Shortest speech by a CEO of coca cola - worth reading... "Value has a value only if its value is valued"
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Do not let behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
No pain no gain, past experience make you more a better person...
"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome."
I can accept failure but I cannot accept not trying - Michael Jordan Love it! And remember more can be learned through failure than through success as another famous American who lost many times before before winking the highest office and becoming one of the greatest leaders - Abraham Lincoln
Above all what matters is "relationship" with the people around you. Let's hug with a big smile on your face and say thank you... It matters a lot.
CHOCALYPTO: The END of chocolate Easter Eggs in 2025 If I say Easter, you say Egg! Easter and eggs have long been associated together. It was in 1875, that Cadbury gave the world its first ‘branded’ chocolate Easter egg. So why is it that in only 150 years the world is going to reach a stage where there will be no more chocolate Easter eggs? Yes! You read that right. April 20, 2025 is Easter Sunday, same as this year, but there will be a big difference 11 years from now! No more chocolate Easter Eggs for the egg hunt! Please allow me to share my views with you that have been formed over the past 30 months that I have spent in a major cocoa (the key ingredient in chocolate) growing area. Some fun facts first: Four countries in West Africa – Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon account for 70% of the world’s cocoa supply. The balance is made up of primarily Indonesia, Ecuador and Brazil. Why this geographical concentration? Simply because cocoa as a plant needs a hot and humid climate (plentiful rain and plentiful sunshine) to survive and thrive, which is best provided in a narrow window about 15-degrees north and 15-degrees south of the equator as seen in the map below showing the key cocoa growing countries. So what exactly is the problem? Demand for chocolate is rising far more rapidly than supply. India is now the world's fastest growing market for chocolate. China is also showing a growing taste for the confectionery. The current supply was barely enough to satisfy the appetites of the traditional purveyors of chocolate in Europe and North America. If these Asian giants join the party, then there will not be enough cocoa to go around for everyone. The major problem is that roughly five million farmers produce about four million tons of cocoa in a year. The bane of cocoa farming is the small land holdings of the farmers involved. A ton of cocoa sells just shy of $3,000 in the market. If you are a farmer producing a ton of cocoa then your annual income is $3,000 on which you need to support a family of six to ten. [Indicative figures to stress a point. The reality is a little more complex] Aging farmers and lack of interest in the younger generation to carry on the farming business. Point 2 makes it clear why. Aging trees. A cocoa tree reaches peak production in its fifth year after planting. It will yield at this peak level for another 10 years. Most of the trees in West Africa have an average age of 20, which means their peak productive years are behind them. Other soft commodities offering better returns like palm and rubber. Cocoa is a very temperamental plant that needs a lot of care, and with the consecutive years of low prices, the farmers have become discouraged. The governments are focusing on other sources of foreign exchange earnings like oil, as is the case in Nigeria. Nigeria as a country could easily triple its cocoa output in five years, but is plagued by government apathy. The government continues to turn a blind eye to all the ills in the industry, and allows all manner of agencies to levy and tax the cocoa to such an extent that what finally reaches the farmer is a pittance. New sources of income. Last week there was a story that farmers are abandoning cocoa farming as they are finding gold on their farms. The gold dust is providing better returns than cocoa. So, will we really run out of chocolate in 11 years? No, but it might be greatly diminished though. Will everyone be able to afford what’s available for sale? Perhaps. Will it still taste like chocolate? Probably not. Well, folks, I am one of the last people on earth whom you can label an alarmist, but I honestly see the current situation surrounding cocoa as grim. Is there any hope to redeem the situation? I am a die-hard optimist by nature, and believe the answer is a resounding YES! Over the course of the next few months I will be sharing stories of hope about changes being made by a lot of good people joining hands together to tackle this issue. I WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY AND A CHOCOLATY EASTER!!! Photo 1: continentalicecream Photo 2: Taylah Rich Chocolate (Disclaimer: None of this information should be construed as investment advice in cocoa futures. All views expressed here are my own, and are not endorsed by Olam or any of their promoters) Author : Peter 'Raj' Sayal
To That Person I Fell In Love With When the Timing Was Just Not Right First of all, let it be known here and now that I did love you. I was only ever cold to you that one time because I cared too much. I didn’t know how I was supposed to act when you heightened such a keen sense of passion in me. I could never think normally when I was around you. Some say that infatuation is different from love but what I felt for you bordered in between. I loved you despite your faults but I also crushed on you like you were the best thing since coffee. You woke me up. You did wake me up. I was raised by vintage Harlequin books that I used to secretly read when my parents weren’t around. I used to believe that love was breath-taking, consuming and potent – it was all these things and more. Love has the ability to break you down like a mere puzzle piece. You thought you were a complete picture. That you have everything figured out. Here I come, world, be ready because I am here to face you. But one person can come into your life and make you rethink everything. And I mean everything. They will make you ask questions that you never dreamed of before. They will make you want to be better- be someone they would never dream of leaving. They will make you cling to them like a life raft, how can you live without them now when you couldn’t even imagine how life was before you met them? Here comes the kick: “It’s not you, it’s me.” I could kick myself for using that line. How original can I get? But it couldn’t be any truer. I loved everything about you but I hate everything that I am becoming because of these feelings I harbour for you. I’ve become someone who’s constantly afraid of fucking up because I just can’t imagine losing you that I have lost myself in this process of wanting to be yours. I want to be the person who sees how the morning light touches your face while you’re still sleeping peacefully. I want to hold your hand. I want to take silent walks with you wherein we don’t even need to talk. I loved the totality of your person but I just don’t like me anymore. I know that loss is bound to happen but I just can’t get the fear out of my head. You might think that I am departing because I don’t want to lose you. That is partly true. But really, I am leaving because I’m losing me. I wish you the best in life. Truly, I do. Nothing would make me happier than to see you happy even if I am not a part of your happiness. Make music. Live the life you want to live. You deserve nothing less than genuine happiness. Maybe someday you’ll meet a person worthy of you. And maybe I’ll meet one worthy of me too. Maybe someday, we’ll meet again and realize that we were always meant to be but we just met when the timing wasn’t right. Maybe we could try again. And we can finally take that walk. By ANONYMOUS
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