‘The Streetlight Effect’
10th April, 2023 An old parable sometimes ascribed to Mulla Nasreddin, the 13th Century witty philosopher from today’s Turkey, tells of a drunkard searching under a street lamp for keys he has lost because the light there is better than where he thinks he lost them. A police officer sees a drunken man intently searching […]
Contact or Connection
09th April, 2023 An old teacher was being interviewed by a young professional. “Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about “Contact” & “Connection.” It’s really confusing. Can you explain?” The old teacher smiled and apparently deviating from the question asked: “Are you from this city?” professional : “Yeah…” Teacher : “Who are there […]
When Trying to Be Helpful, Focus on Little Things
08th April, 2023 Mother Teresa once said, “We cannot do great things on this earth. We can only do little things with great love.” Sometimes our grandiose plans to do great things at some later time interfere with our chances to do little things right now. A friend once told me, “I want my life […]
‘Good Friday Blessings’
07th April, 2023 Good Friday is a day of hope – Of looking forward to a better tomorrow. This Good Friday, let us all take a moment and thank God for all the love he always bestows upon us. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, gives us hope, happiness and reaffirms our faith in innate goodness […]
‘Solomon’s Paradox’
06th April, 2023 Simply put, you can give great advice to others but struggle to apply that same advice to your own life. It can be frustrating when you feel like you know what you should be doing but you’re actually not doing it. King Solomon, the third leader of the Jewish Kingdom, is thought […]
‘The Dan Sullivan Question’
05th April, 2023 Sometimes a great question changes everything. A great question can spark insight. A great question can provide an exciting new perspective on a specific challenge or opportunity you are facing. Dan Sullivan, who has coached thousands of top business leaders and founder of ‘The Strategic Coach,’ asks this question in his best […]
‘Put Things in Perspective’
04th April, 2023 Eddie Rickenbacker, drifted in a life raft for 21 days, hopelessly lost in the Pacific. After surviving the ordeal, Rickenbacker said, “If you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never complain about anything.” The dictionary defines perspective as “the […]
‘Avoid the Wrong Choices ’
03rd April, 2023 In his classic book, ‘Winning the Loser’s Game,’ Charley Ellis gives one of my all-time favourite success analogies: ‘In expert tennis the ultimate outcome is determined by the actions of the winner. Professional tennis players stroke the ball hard with laser like precision through long and often exciting rallies until one player […]
‘Problem Solved’
02nd April, 2023 The teacher wrote on the board, 36X + yx, 2/3yx+3x(66y +12x)/b =0 He turned to the students and said, “Solve the problem.” One of the students walked up to the board, picked the duster, cleaned the board and said, “Problem Solved!” Wish some of our problems had similar solutions, but many of […]
Rule the World
01st April, 2023 In the jungle which animal is the biggest – Elephant. In the jungle which animal is the tallest – Giraffe. In the jungle which animal is the wisest – Fox. In the jungle which animal is the fastest – Cheetahs. Among all these wonderful qualities mentioned, where is the Lion in the […]