Reflections – something in retrospect that makes us introspect. In front of a mirror the reflection is of yours; in the years that passed it’s that of yourself. New Year makes me nostalgic. While I greet the New Year, it’s with longing that I look at the previous– good, bad or ugly, we leave a…

“Don’t let failures go to your heart or success to your head.” I seriously lost count of the number of times this was quoted by me, but inexplicably it has a lasting imprint and impression on me. This is a highly motivating quote which helps when my spirits sag and grounds me when I feel giddy…

“Even Eagles need a push; we have heard this famous story by David McNally. I can relate it better with my first podcast happened recently. Wayne Turmel contacted my good friend Rajesh Setty that he wanted to interview him for the popular show “”The Cranky Middle Manager Show”” about the topic “”Managing in India””. Rajesh…

What would you want to associate Trust with? ~ truth, belief, confidence, reliance, faith, hope, integrity, the list can go on. But these are the ones that are pivotal and fundamental. Do you believe anything on the face of it – which is by expression? or Time tells about the trustworthiness through an experience… Just…

“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…