Learn from failure
30th June 2025 While discussing inventions, Thomas Edison’s associate, Walter S. Mallory, once said to him, “Isn’t it a shame that with the tremendous amount of work you have done, you haven’t been able to get any results?” Edison replied, “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results! I know several thousand things […]
The Big Prize..
29th June 2025 Most of us miss out life’s big prizes like the Nobel, Oscar, Olympic Gold, Grand slam etc, but we all are eligible for life’s small prizes.. A hug from our best friend, A pat on the back from our parents, A short nap on a friend’s shoulder, A glorious sunset, A chat […]
Don’t Try to Get Rich Twice
28th June 2025 Warren Buffett once gave a talk to a group of MBA students at the University of Maryland. A student asked the Oracle of Omaha, to name some common errors successful people make with their money. Buffett told the class: “Anyone who has become rich twice is dumb. Why would you risk what […]
Are You Letting The Bull Get Away?
27th June 2025 “Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment & make it perfect.” But so often we wait for the conditions to be just right – the right weather, the right person to accompany us, the perfect location, the perfect time, the right mood etc, etc – and while we’re waiting the […]
Leave a little sparkle….
26th June 2025 The divine force which has created the Galaxy, the earth, the mountains, the oceans and all the wonders; looked at you & said, ‘The world needs one of you too for it to be completed.’ Understand your worth, Value your life, Appreciate your blessings. You have been sent here for a greater […]
Fallacy of Rituals
25th June 2025 Do Rituals need to be followed unquestionably or do we need to examine the logic behind them? I increasingly believe in the ‘Fallacy of rituals’ as most rituals, I feel, were formed for convenience & given a religious connotation so that they were followed strictly. This is more so on the occassion […]
Get out of your comfort Zone
24th June 2025 “Once a wise man & his disciple in their travels, saw a hut in the distance. As they approached they realized that it was occupied in spite of its extremely poor appearance. In that desolate place; a man lived with his wife, 3 young children & a thin, tired looking cow. Since […]
Strategy Vs Tactic
23rd June 2025 I have no idea whether this is really part of a program at Stanford, but I liked the story. Most Stanford students failed this challenge. Here’s what we can learn from their mistakes. A class on entrepreneurship was going on, the professor walks into the room, breaks the class into different teams, […]
Choose to Forgive!
22nd June 2025 “The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.” The heaviest thing to carry is a Grudge, Choose Forgiveness. A teacher asked her students to bring some tomatoes in a plastic bag to school. On a pre-determined day, the children brought their tomatoes. The teacher asked the children […]
‘Start with Yoga’
21st June 2025 uɐsɐɐɥsɹıɥs sı sıɥʇ ˙ʎɐp ɐƃoʎ Ɩɐuoıʇɐuɹǝʇuı uo sǝɥsıʍ ʇsǝq I love this quote, “If You Can Pose for a Photographer, You Can Pose for Yoga Also” Like meditation, yoga is an extremely popular & effective method for becoming a more relaxed & easy going person. For centuries, yoga has been used to […]