If you have been reading my blog for sometime, you know about mini sagas. It is a story that is told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50. I have had many requests about how to write a mini saga. I have written close to 100 mini sagas and published around… Continue reading
Date Archives → July 2010
Ways to Distinguish Yourself #211 – Beware of Drama
I have to tell you a story to make this point. Some of you have seen Indian movies and some of you have not. Those of you who have seen an Indian movie will smile at this and those of you who have not will want to see an Indian movie ( a mass-market kind… Continue reading
Beating the odds
There are odds for everything. I mean everything. In fact, without those odds, it wouldn’t be fun doing it anyway. The first step to beating the odds against you is to “try” to beat it. That means doing something that you want to do. I have long followed a rule that has worked very well… Continue reading
Ways to Distinguish Yourself #210 – Bridge the “Gap” to Connect Well
Think about last week. You met with a lot of people personally and professionally. Only a handful of them “really connected” with you. Most others ( even those that impressed you ) did not bother to “connect” and you will probably wipe them out of your memory sooner than later. [ Note: On the flip… Continue reading
CEREBRATE Silicon Valley 2010 – Request for Nominations
CEREBRATE Silicon Valley 2010 happens during July 30 – Aug 1, 2010 at Mount Madonna. The event begins late Friday afternoon and ends on Sunday afternoon. CEREBRATE (brain-child of my friend Kiruba Shankar) is an event like no other. The event typically begins with no agenda and quickly develops into a a series of conversations… Continue reading
Independence Day
Today is Independence Day and there are celebrations all over the place. It’s exciting. Definitely. Independence as the word explains is opposite of “Dependence” – in other words it is your freedom to choose rather than being dictated or told what to do. In fact, it is more than the opposite of dependence. The keyword… Continue reading
The “right” tools can make a BIG difference
You would have heard the following statements many times. Tools are not everything. What you do with tools is more important. Tools are a means to an end. They are not the end. A writer has to write and it does not matter what tools he uses to write. Well, most of the time. If… Continue reading
ONE reason why you are not getting “buy in” for your ideas..
You have a brilliant idea but it is instantly shot down by your Boss. It hurts. I can imagine that. Next, you quickly find a reason why that idea was not supported. If you are like most people, you will blame your Boss for not being able to recognize the potential of a new idea…. Continue reading