Two questions for you: 1. Are you an out-of-the-box thinker? 2. Are you surrounded by people who are not out-of-the-box thinkers? If you said “Yes” to the first question, there is a good chance that the second question becomes a rhetorical question. If the answer to the second question is a “No,” you are saying… Continue reading
Date Archives → May 2012
I hate red lights, roadblocks and detours
Have you heard someone saying this – “I hate red lights, roadblocks and detours” Maybe you? I have felt the same way sometimes. When I am in a hurry to go somewhere I come across a red-light or a detour or an accident. It derails my entire plan. It might have happened to you as… Continue reading
To Think Lists
You and I both have “to do lists.” Some of you may be using a sophisticated system and some of you may just be listing your to do items in a piece of paper. And, probably small percentage of you may simply maintain the to do list in your mind. Knowing that you are smart,… Continue reading
Meet with Me
Yes, I would love to get a chance to meet with everyone of you someday. But that is not the point of this article. Everyone of us needs time with ourselves regularly – sort of “Meet with Me” time. The need is higher at this day and age. Living in an “always connected” world has… Continue reading
Business Cards Designed to Make You Think
The consulting side of my life (Foresight Plus) is a combination of enough left brain mixed with a lot of right brain thinking. It’s about bringing creativity, storytelling and leverage to the marketing side of any business. So, my cards for Foresight Plus had to have a mix of all of them. A pack of… Continue reading
Lessons from Facebook IPO that Startups Can Use
Warning: This is blog post #1762 on this blog. This blog post falls into the 0.1% of the posts that fall under the “controversial” label. The profound lessons that startups can learn from Facebook IPO NONE! Yes, I am exaggerating this and I am intentionally doing this to make a point in the end. I… Continue reading
Boundary Conditions
While Sumukh was looking for some school supplies, I was browsing through the aisles of OfficeMax and ended up at the CLEARANCE section. As you can imagine, I was expecting rock bottom prices on the Clearance items. One of the clearance items caught my attention for a totally different reason. Here is the ticket for… Continue reading
History in the Making
Just imagine you get to work on a project of your lifetime. You know that this is history in the making and if you do well, it would give immense satisfaction. You know that it would be lot of hard work. Burning the midnight oil would be default on a few days. There would be… Continue reading
9 Ways to Ensure that You Don’t Get Good Help
Here are 9 ways to ensure that you DON’T get good help: 1. You Feel entitled to receive help This is the number one reason most people go wrong. Nobody is entitled for anything. An exception may be with members of your circle of love but other than that you got to earn your way… Continue reading
The 110% Question
Giving your 110% to something or the proverbial “walking the extra mile” is generally good. There is one dilemma that comes with it. If you don’t notice it, you may end up putting your energy in the wrong place. The Wrong Question The dilemma or the catch is in situations where you have to stretch… Continue reading