What has a Haiku got to do with the need for us to have great teachers throughout our life? Consider the following Haiku: When I look carefully, I see the nazumia bloomingby the hedge! – Basho, Zen mystic and master Nazunia is a common flower – grows by itself by the side of the road…. Continue reading
Date Archives → October 2006
Liz Strauss interviews me – published in five parts at Successful Blog
I met with Liz Strauss (virtually) through Phil Gerbyshak – both are amazing individuals. A few weeks ago Liz asked me whether I would like to be interviewed and I said Yes. At that time, I didn’t know that Liz would ask only five questions out of which three of them would make me THINK… Continue reading
CIOUpdate Column: Giving and getting help – Part 2
My column on CIOUpdate was published today. Part1 of the article was published last month. This is the concluding part of the article. Here are the links to both of them 1. Giving and getting help – Part 1 (Published Sep 25, 2006) This part covers the art of effectively giving help 2. Giving and… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Narayana Murthy
Getting Priorities right story… and its extension
This is a story about getting your priorities right. This story has been told in many books and in many conferences. Here it is.. Start with a bucket, some big rocks enough to fill it, some small stones, some sand and water. Put the big rocks in the bucket – is it full?Put the small stones… Continue reading
Google Custom Search Engine and Rollyo – The power of the brand (and incentive)
Google announced their latest initative a few days ago – Custom Search Engine. With this you can specify the sites that you want to include in your search. You can customize the look and feel and place it on your website. Users can search using this custom search engine and when they click relevant ads,… Continue reading
The power and the desire to make a difference in the world – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
There are lot of VERY rich people in this world. Most of these people have the power to make a difference to the world in general. Very few have the desire to do so. Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is a shining star in this respect setting an example on “what could be” possible. An… Continue reading
Craving for attention..
We all do that. Companies do that too – sometimes overtly and sometimes in a very subtle fashion. One of my friend told me that the movie “The Italian Job” was sponsored by BMW as part of a marketing campaign for Mini Cooper. I also heard that it will cost a fortune to get some… Continue reading
Perception is reality?? – Watch the Dove Ad and decide for yourself
Interested in sponsoring Life Beyond Code?
This is exciting for me. For the last nineteen months, I have had the same design for “Life Beyond Code.” Finally, the time has come to re-design the blog and re-launch this. I have never had any advertisers on this blog since the start in Feb 2005. Now, I will have six sponsors on the… Continue reading