Come to think of it, saying “Thank You” just once more in a day in your life costs you almost NOTHING. However, for the recipient of that thank you, it is invaluable. Imagine when someone genuinely thanks you for something – isn’t that a good feeling? Does it not feel like they handed out a… Continue reading
Date Archives → August 2008
If this was the last thing you could say to a person…
Benjamin Zander talks about the story of a woman who survived Auschwitz. She was brought in there when she was fifteen and her brother was eight. They both were on a train to Auschwitz and she saw that her brother had no shoes. She told her brother – “Why are you so stupid. Can’t you… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #190 – Stop punishing yourself un-necessarily
My teacher told me that moods are the most under-rated characteristics. I agree. Typically people set themselves a big hurdle to be in a great mood. They need only one small thing to go wrong to get into a rotten mood. Recently I was talking to a close friend who told me that he was… Continue reading
Why is Patience Hard?
Seth talked about “the secret of the web” being Patience. I loved the post and am in total agreement with Seth. In fact, I think Patience is one the key secrets of life. Things always take longer, cost more and are more complicated then you originally imagined. Without patience, it’s so easy to give up…. Continue reading
The low cost way of building a Personal Brand…
Sorry. It was a trick title. There is no low cost way of building a personal brand. For a personal brand to flourish, the marketplace needs proof. Proof comes in the form of accomplishments and thought leadership to begin with. The wrong way to TRY to build a personal brand is to try to build… Continue reading
I just remembered you…
Since last week, I have been receiving requests about the new search engine Scour. Some of these requests came from people I know but MOST of them came from long lost acquaintances. The invitations are something like this Did you hear about Scour? It is the next gen search engine with Google/Yahoo/MSN results and user… Continue reading
Jiffle Ad and one more reason why we need good help
For the first time in the history of the company (Jiffle) we will be advertising. So we had to come up with an ad. I tried to work on a number of comps myself and was not happy with anyone of them. So much to the point that I was about to give up. Then… Continue reading
Innovation Everywhere – Now it is with sarees
A saree is a traditional Indian dress for women. Not just in India but probably many parts of South Asia. Kiruba pointed to a link where a store in Chennai (India) had come up with a Saree with a small pouch – a place where a woman can keep her mobile phone. I don’t whether… Continue reading
Help! – My help was forgotten
Have you ever felt that you helped someone long ago and now they seem to have forgotten it completely? Don’t worry. You are not alone. In fact, research (read: Robert Cialdini’s work on the topic) shows that – over time, value of help goes up in the mind of the giver and it goes down… Continue reading
New ChangeThis Manifesto – Mini Sagas: Bite Sized Wisdom for Life and Business
I was first introduced to the concept of Mini Saga by Dan Pink. It’s been a couple of years and I have written 26 mini sagas. For starters, a mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but in exactly 50 words. My new manifesto published on ChangeThis is based… Continue reading