Budget Day
31st January 2025 It’s the Union Budget day! Budget is like life. It is all about balancing; Balancing priorities, Balancing what you have & what you need, Deciding where to generate resources & Allocating resources to your goal and like life, planning for uncertainties. Like our family budget, The government also has a tough job. […]
The Biggest Enemy of Your Future Success
30th January 2025 Who do you think is the biggest enemy of your future success? A competitor? A lack of resources? The market? No. It’s your current success. Success is comforting, It feels good, It validates your hard work. But it also makes you complacent. When you’re successful, the urgency to improve fades. You start […]
The Salt Shaker theory of leadership
29th January 2025 Danny Meyer, a New York Restauranteur was facing an issue managing his staff & ensuring they meet the standards. He learned a wonderful leadership lesson about leading people from Pat Cetta, the owner of Sparks, a steakhouse located in New York. Cetta came to visit Meyer at his restaurant, and Meyer was […]
After failing twice
28th January 2025 Edmond Hillary, the great mountaineer said looking at Mount Everest: “I’ll come again and conquer you. Because as a Mountain you cannot Grow… But As A Human I Can Grow.” That is the attitude to have. Believe Where Others Doubt. Work Where Others Refuse. Save Where Others Waste Stay Where Others Quit […]
Being Selfless is Selfish
27th January 2025 The above statement is something I strongly believe in and it resonates with me. I gain far more in giving than the receiver. I like to give & to share because it makes me feel good. Helping another human being—in big or tiny ways—is a gift you give to yourself. As you […]
The Right Now Test
26th January 2025 We all face difficulty in saying No – not only to others but also to ourselves. Success is more often determined, not by the things we do but by the things we decide not to do. I was recently I introduced to a wonderful Framework for saying no more effectively: There is […]
Telic vs. Atelic Activities
25th January 2025 Telos is a Greek word meaning purpose, end or goal. From this root, philosophers have conceptualized that there are 2 types of activities in life: Telic: Activities with a purpose, end, or goal. Atelic: Activities with no purpose, end, or goal. Telic activity is like reaching a destination, where the goal is […]
’True Leadership’
24th January 2025 True leadership is about being magnanimous in victory & graceful in defeat. Taking ownership in a crisis or responsibility in case of failure and attributing positive results to the team are the hallmark of a true leader. Nothing illustrates this better than the words written by General Douglas MacArthur In his memoirs […]
Change yourself
23rd January 2025 There was a king who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted many physicians, consumed heavy loads of drugs and took hundreds of injections. But the ache persisted with even greater vigour than before. At last a monk was called who immediately diagnosed his problem and said, for sometime the king […]
Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile soil.
22nd January 2025 The first seed said, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts through the earth’s crust above me. I want to unfurl my tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring. I want to feel the warmth of […]