“Being creative is ordinary; being a creator is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur People are praised for their creativity only if they create something that is of value, not those who do not contribute. Creators who use their creativity to bring about value are eXtraOrdinary. Story 1 – Turning Plastic to Sustainable Sports Garments The tennis world…

“Using ordinary things in life is ordinary; creating extraordinary things in life is eXtraOrdinary” – Naveen Lakkur Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made eXtraOrdinary, simply by doing them with the good people for a good cause. Extraordinary people create extraordinary things to put themselves on the fast-track and also add value to their…

“ROI to you on every interaction with others is ordinary; ROI for others on every interaction with you is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur When negotiating a deal, both the parties at the negotiating table must see the benefits of the deal, in this case, Return-on-investment (RoI). Thinking of RoI to only your company may get…

“Caring for self is ordinary; Caring for self and society is extraordinary” – Naveen Lakkur While there is nothing wrong with caring for yourself or for your own all the time or participating in societal causes while keeping family commitments on the backseat, these stories seem ordinary. However, extraordinary people or heroes do things that…

“Being Ambitious is ordinary; Ambition followed by Action and Accomplishments is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur People start college or start at an organization with ambition. However, those who follow-up their ambition with action and accomplishments get remembered. Story 1 – Success Comes Through Relentless Effort American singer and songwriter John Legend’s journey towards becoming the first…

Hello! Perception & Reality are many times, a topic of discussion and argument too. Everyone has their own perceptions about this. Ivanka Trump’s quote says perception about something is more important than what it represents. We have featured an article with elephant twins Appy and Proppy about how perception and reality play its part in…

“Playing an excellent game is ordinary; playing the game of excellence is extraordinary” – Naveen Lakkur Story 1 – Commitment, Kohli’s Drive to Excellence In our life, we have a choice to play the game which we want. Some choose the game of Innovation, some choose the game of Product Leadership and some choose the…

Appy, the male elephant with a name synonymous with happiness, and his twin sister Proppy, a name synonymous with prosperity, attended a seminar as suggested by Lucky, their human mentor. The speaker at the seminar was popular who also claimed to be an entrepreneur. In the beginning, people were excited to listen to him. However,…

“Being motivated by others is ordinary; Self being motivational to others is extraordinary” – Naveen Lakkur Story 1 – Bhakti Sharma, an Inspiration to Dreamers Motivation is a force that drives people to do things. Showing people the way so that they take your life as an inspiration and your success story as motivation, is…