Kare Anderson and I have been friends for a while. Every meeting and conversation with Kare is an absolute delight because she is simply a powerhouse of ideas, enthusiasm, energy and a bundle of possibilities. I was not there when these videos were recorded by Japjot mentioned to me that the experience was very similar… Continue reading
Date Archives → July 2013
Mini Saga #129 – Calmness
Mini Saga #129 – Calmness They escaped a nasty accident as the drunk driver cut them off rudely. After shaking his head for a couple of seconds, Jack focused back on his driving. Susan asked, “How can you be so calm?” Jack smiled, “Golden rule – I stopped paying a price for the faults of strangers.”… Continue reading
The Opposite of Boredom is…
If you guess, it is entertained, you are wrong. The opposite of boredom is growth | Tweet this If you are a Manager and your employees seem to be bored, don’t buy an entertainment system or a pinball machine. This will help only in the short-term. Create an environment where people grow every single day… Continue reading
9 Steps to Joyful Living
Disclaimer: I am no expert on happiness or joyfulness. While I have read numerous books on this topic, I have not done a research project of my own to reach the conclusions presented here. Let’s start right away. While I have not done academic research on this topic, I have been a student of linguistic… Continue reading
7 Insights in 7 Minutes by Guy Kawasaki
My friend Japjot Sethi (founder and CEO of Gloopt) and I had an opportunity to record these 7 insights at Guy Kawasaki‘s residence a few months ago. What was fascinating to me was that there were no retakes for any of the recordings. It simply shows the internal clarity, depth and control on how to… Continue reading
Three Examples of Practical Innovation
Having an insight is to see what everyone else is seeing but notice only what a few will notice. | Tweet This [ Poster available at Sparktastic ] Here are three examples of practical innovations where you will see “insight in action.” 1. Tesco: Homeplus Subway Virtual Store This is where Tesco a supermarket in… Continue reading
Getting to the Start Line
You have heard about the enormous work that is involved in getting to the finish line of a meaningful project. An example – if you are writing a book, getting to the finish line is to see lives transformed by reading that book (it is not when the book goes to printing). Any meaningful project… Continue reading
The Yearly Delta
This is a short and joyful video I watched tonight. It is one of those videos that you will watch without blinking. It’s a video of a cute little kid called Indigo. His Dad has captured a second of Indigo’s life everyday for the entire year. Here is the video It is a pure joy… Continue reading
7 Core Elements of Your First Startup
Your first startup is special for you and everyone else in your team. It is hard work in whatever way you look at it. I am not suggesting that this article will provide a full recipe for cooking up your first startup. That is not the intention. If after you read this, you will discover… Continue reading
7 Steps to Getting Your Startup Story Right
Reading about startups and trying to build one is like reading a book and jumping into the battleground to fight. Life in a startup is very different for those that are living in one of them and how it appears to someone from outside. That does not mean that there is no point in reading… Continue reading