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January 2010

January 07, 2010

Power of the Checklists

Was watching the Charlie Rose show last night on PBS. He was interviewing Atul Gawande...

August 2009

August 03, 2009

Grit is critical for success

It is important for any person to be a success to have grit. The ability...

July 2009

July 26, 2009

"Upbeat" by Rajesh Setty – great read for recessionary times!

During the last one year, no other book has impacted me as much as this...

May 2009

May 11, 2009

Living in the moment

This is a story of a lady whose first boy friend died. And then very...

March 2009

March 06, 2009

Desiderata: Go placidly amid the noise and the haste

Desiderata is a beautiful poem. The author is Max Ehrmann. Here it is read against...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

Daily Wisdom #1: Importance of Time!

Success comes to the one who understands the importance of time. Projection When we are...

February 24, 2009

How to be Happy?

Was reading through Psychology today and came across this very fine article on "Pursuit of...

February 18, 2009

Procrastination: THE Results Killer!

This is a guest article from Tony Jeary, the author of Strategic Acceleration: Succeed at...

February 18, 2009

The Daffodil Garden

I saw this daffodil story at Holistic Quantum Relativity (HQR) group - thought I will...

February 15, 2009

How to make goals and commitments and get help achieving them

Unprecedented layoffs are happening the world over. And in such a time, if you have...

February 11, 2009

Are you Going to Finish Strong?

I just got an email forward from a close friend, Richa, who sent this video...

February 02, 2009

15 Laws of Lasting Success

For success many things are important. Intelligence or talent cannot and does not take people...

November 2008

November 07, 2008

Seven Blunders of Mankind

These are some good points made by Mahatama Gandhi.. worth remembering. 1. Wealth without work...

October 2008

October 21, 2008

Maths teacher and the Soldier

An email forward I got that is worth reading! **** ****** One day Maths teacher...

October 02, 2008

Meeting Troy Davis: A Lesson in Faith and Forgiveness by Kavita Chibber

This was written by my friend, Kavita Chhibber. She writes on KavitaChhibber.com and has shared...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

Poodle and a Leopard

A friend sent this.. really liked the story! ******** ******** A wealthy old lady decides...

August 21, 2008

Some best practices and tools on managing time

Time management is always a pain! Here are some excellent tips from various people on...

July 2008

July 25, 2008

The Blessing of Adversity

In our ignorance, we usually blame our negative current situation to adversity, often forgetting that,...

July 24, 2008

Think Big by Manifesting the Divine

If we all people are living souls possessing wisdom, and highly creative attributes, why don’t...

July 23, 2008

Completeness of Experiencing: Good with the Bad

In order to fully appreciate beautiful sunny days, once in a while, we'll have some...

March 2008

March 30, 2008

Do Nice guys matter in the corporate world?

Turning the other cheek - has been the wisdom. But is it practical? Why not...

March 29, 2008

Award winning corn

This is a very nice and interesting story sent by my dear friend, Jeshi. It...

March 18, 2008

How do you fight a Depression of vicious issues

Personally, and some of my close friends, have seen some tough times in one's life....

January 2008

January 30, 2008

When Need to Learn knows no hurdles

Learning is an important part of our lives. I have found that learning or acquisition...

December 2007

December 30, 2007

Sex with Love for women? Nonsense!

It is often said by women that for them sex comes with love, while for...

December 18, 2007

Buffett on Parenting

Here is a great advice from Warren Buffett on Parenting: Q: What is the best...

December 17, 2007

Who is a successful person?

When one is ready to say this kinda statement - you can categorize that person...

October 2007

October 28, 2007

That plane ticket, prestige …. and duty

Nice story - its makes you humbler than we are used to... Vivek Pradhan was...

October 24, 2007

Does money give you happiness?

Ever pondered that question? Everyone does.. right.. and many have tried to answer - not...

October 23, 2007

Quote of the Day

Some useful advice :-) "When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge,...