You see someone successful and possibly trace back some of the actions just prior to that event. You may even think that by following the exact same steps that the other person followed, you may be able to achieve the same success. Try it and chances are that you will fail. Since it is impossible… Continue reading
Date Archives → August 2007
Let's keep the signal-to-noise ratio low :(
I traveled on Southwest Airlines this morning from San Jose to Seattle. I love Southwest Airlines for one reason – they set a low expectation but exceed it most of the time. I was reading their airline magazine called “Spirit”. There was a short article on blogging on Page #46. Here is what it said:… Continue reading
Manifesto "Making The Most Of Your Time" released on ChangeThis
My latest manifesto titled “Making The Most Of Your Time: Going Beyond To-Do Lists” (pdf, 16 pages) has been released. You can download the same at ChangeThis.com by clicking on the image or the URL given below. Making The Most Of Your Time (pdf, 16 pages, free) Feedback and comments are welcome. Have a great… Continue reading
Captured?
This is the story of Bob. Bob is a prisoner at a maximum security prison. He does not like it there. He will do anything and everything to get back his freedom. He has spent a number of years in this prison and he is sick of it. One fine day, Bob gets his… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
I am deeply touched by Sadhguru’s teachings. You can learn more about him and his work at Isha Yoga. You can see a glimpse of what insights Sadhguru can pack in this simple quote. I have heard from my other teachers and mentors that the key skill a professional has to learn is the art… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Tom Peters
I couldn’t agree more with my hero Tom on this quote. Over the last ten years, I have been involved in at least eight companies (all of them are still alive and growing, Thank God!) from a very early stage. I have watched these companies evolve and I can say that the business models for… Continue reading
Scheduling your portrait session online – Jessica Grieves on iPolipo
Jessica Grieves (from Katy, TX) is a photographer who focuses on newborn, toddler, and children’s portraits. Jessica is a customer of iPolipo and has written about her experience with iPolipo on her blog. Jessica has detailed explanation of “before and after” scenarios of using iPolipo. Here are the links: 1. Online Scheduling at Ecor Rouge… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – David Kelley
Look into the past lives of successful people and you will notice that most of them would have had more failures than successes. The reason may just be that they are not afraid to “try” more things. This short and sweet quote from David captures the essence of this brilliantly. “Enlightened trial and error outperforms… Continue reading