“Fear in the forefront is ordinary; Love in the forefront is extraordinary”. – Naveen Lakkur When the strike is from the unknown and unseen, it is quite natural for us to fear. But for some people who rise to the occasion, see it as an opportunity. eXtraOrdinary people use love as their core strength at…

iSTART Valley conducted a Youth Entrepreneurship Summit on 21st March, 2020. Chief Innovation Coach Naveen Lakkur was also among the guests on the webinar.

“Whiling away time is ordinary; healing the world with your time is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Ordinary people just spend their time on social media, staring at TV channels, avoid trouble, and think about their own survival. eXtraOrdinary people live and put a Little Extra effort with their time to make a difference to this world. Story 1 –…

“Giving an example is ordinary; being an example is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur We like to drop big names like Gandhi, Tesla, Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Charlie Chaplin, Marie Curie, and others at a given situation to ‘wake people up’. Only eXtraOrdinary people take matters in their own hands and ‘step on the gas’. They work…

“Defeating others is ordinary; winning with others is eXtraOrdinary” – Naveen Lakkur Gone are the days that we do everything ourselves. We live in a collaborative world. The question is, are we developing the mindset for creating a winning proposition for everyone? Or are we caught up in our minds with the desire to defeat…

Hello! I say who better to quote about religion and spirituality than Deepak Chopra. Religious practices are either the same or similar, but spiritual experiences are unique. This edition features an article on how religion and spirituality coexist and how religion without spirituality is an empty shell while religion is one of the greatest innovations…

“Working to live is ordinary; living to work is eXtraOdrinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Ordinary people work to pay bills, avoid trouble, and survive to live. eXtraOrdinary people live and put a Little Extra effort to work to make this world a better place to live, contribute meaningfully, and make a name for themselves. Story 1…

“Pleading to solve a problem is ordinary; pondering with possibilities to solve a problem is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur It is indeed common for people to complain when they encounter problems and expecting others to find a solution. However, eXtraOrdinary people ponder over a problem and come up with possibilities to solve them. Story 1…

Appy, the male elephant synonymous with happiness and his partner Proppy, a name synonymous with prosperity were on the outskirts of the city. They had decided to spend the weekend exploring the ruins of an ancient fort. Although the ruins had a few visitors, they did not mind two elephants. The ruins had a very…