The master for this edition is ‘Maya Angelou’. Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than…

“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton “Optimism is the torch in an innovation journey. It helps to stay positive even when the path ahead is filled with darkness.” – Naveen Lakkur

Happy Deepavali! It’s a fantastic festival season. Lots of love and affection around the world. This particular Master’s Voice & Mine is very special and the chosen Master is #SunithaWilliams. Sunita Williams is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman and most spacewalk time for…

ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship “The best competition you have is YOU!” – Naveen Lakkur Most of us are dissatisfied with life because we feel that the grass always looks greener on the other side. It’s human nature.

“For entrepreneurs, saling in the right direction is as important as sailing” – Naveen Lakkur ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs are the captain of their entrepreneurial ship. They work hard every day to keep the ship sailing in the right direction. Maybe you embarked on this entrepreneurial journey thinking that you’d land easily, but…

“Amalgation of Attitude, Agility, Amount, Action, Acceleration & Accountability constitutes Entrepreneurship” – Naveen Lakkur ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is an amalgamation of various factors that control an entrepreneur’s journey towards success or failure – attitude, agility, amount, action, acceleration, accountability. The key to beating the competition and achieving success is mental and reflected…

“Duty done well is the best Decoration done in an Entepreneur’s day” – Naveen Lakkur ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship There is a saying that there are only three types of people in the world: those who watch what happened, those who wonder what happened and those who make things happen. Entrepreneurs fall in the…

“For an entrepreneur, life and death are inseparable twins – experience it day in and day out” – Naveen Lakkur ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is all about facing failure day in and day out- it is inevitable. Many businesses fail, but what differentiates successful entrepreneurs from the rest is how they cope up…

“True entrepreneurship is not about learning tricks of the trade; it’s about learning the trade” – Naveen Lakkur ENTREPRISING ~ Rising in Entrepreneurship Some entrepreneurs are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade. The “tricks” are there to help you learn and become a master of the trade.…