“Being anxious about your imagination is ordinary; Being creative to see your imagination come true is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur As put rightly by Albert Einstein in his quote below, imagination has no boundaries. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”…

“Innovation in general is ordinary; Innovation based on Human Values is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur If it weren’t for innovators and their innovations, we would still be eating raw greens and meat, using our hands for everything. The world changed with each innovation in the wheel, bread, the printing press, and information technologies. These innovations…

“Marking your calendar to remember others is ordinary; Others marking their calendar to remember YOU is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Think about it. You mark your calendar or write in your diary to make it a point to call other people or an acquaintance to take help or consult about a project. On the other…

“Being energetic is ordinary. Energizing others is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur People who show energy in their tasks, projects, and businesses stand to gain big and grab the attention of people around them. Some people go a Little Extra, they motivate, inspire, and energize others around them or their teammates so that they achieve their…

“Wishing for success from life is ordinary; Wishing for possibilities from life is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur All of us wish for success in life. Even though we know that failure is the stepping-stone to success, we want to be successful and never want failure in life at the back of the mind. It is…

“Reading an interesting book is ordinary; Writing an interesting book is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Reading interesting books, imbibing knowledge, and putting them into practice is what most self-starters do. Some people proactively go a Little Extra, gather their knowledge from the years of experience, and then write an interesting book/interesting books. Here are a…

We know Gandhi as a political leader and a champion of non-violence. He was also an innovator and a disruptor who taught us a lot about design and leadership. Who is Mahatma Gandhi? The man at his Charaka or the spinning wheel, spinning away. Little do people know that this device was a revolutionary design…

“Getting the status is ordinary; Gaining the status is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Nothing is indeed handed over to us on a silver platter. Everyone must work hard to get the status. Even people born in a wealthy family must keep working hard to keep their status. Some people go a Little Extra and then…

“Finding Power, Position, and Prestige is ordinary; Discovering humility, service and character within, is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur It is usual for people to pursue a higher position than they are in, which will give them power and prestige, putting them on a higher pedestal. Contrarily, some people go a Little Extra use of their…