“If we have to lead, we need to learn.” Most of us know that our first lessons are learned at home, and our mother is our first teacher. As we grow up, we start to learn new things from different sources; we begin to feel that we have graduated from the initial classes and moved…

In the last post I talked about Pareto’s 80/20 principle and how it can be applied in many spheres of our life. To illustrate this let me narrate an experience of my graduation days. I was an active sportsperson and specially loved the long jump. It was something that always caught my imagination. I loved…

It was a bright Sunday afternoon. I was dressed in full white and standing in the queue amongst thousands who all were dressed in full white. Even though there were thousands waiting to get into a hall to get a glimpse of the spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, they were absolutely disciplined. As people…

“You cannot plan to love, it just happens”. When you are in love the following is something that happens naturally: $ You prepare very well for it. $ You present yourself very elegantly with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm. $ Your discipline and punctuality is impeccable. $ You connect and communicate very effectively. $…

They say that “the grass always looks greener on the other side.” This may be an old phrase, but when we apply it to entrepreneurship, it assumes a newer and a more relevant meaning. Whenever we look at a garden we are in awe of its beauty and greenery. It is a human trait for…

We all look for different angles to a situation. And usually miss the most important one. The ‘Try-Angle‘. This angle made Edison one of the greatest innovators of our times. He tried a 1000 times before he created the successful incandescent electric light bulb. So let’s not be afraid of trying. Those who really tried…

Everyone in this World requires help. Take any aspect of life; it operates on the principles of Help – Give and Get. Did you know that, when you REALLY need help, you will SURELY get it! That’s the law of nature. But the usual thought process that accompanies each one of us is that –…

Calm, composed, relaxed – it seemed like an organized spot as the commuters kept staring at the electronic traffic timer, and it was then did I notice the countdown of seconds left for the color to go green. I switch off the ignition and waited patiently for the time to meltdown and marveled at the…

“It’s not just about how many times you stand up after a fall; it’s also about how quickly you stand up.” Tests and adversities are the part and parcel of our lives. What matters is what we become after we go through the tests. Will we burn away like paper? Or, will we become better…