Photo Courtesy: Bobasonic on Flickr Sometimes dreams can be unbelievable 🙂 Enjoy the story: Dream Rick handed the keys to his Ferrari to the Valet guy and the phone rang. Actually it was the phone in his office. It was all a dream! Rick smiled and got up and walked towards his Mercedes. Just then,… Continue reading
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Lessons from creating a social media powered eBook
A social media powered eBook project is simply a collaborative effort conceived and completed with the power of social media. The project is dynamic, participatory and even democratic in nature and takes on its own life as it evolves from an idea to a final product. ”Defiant: Practical Tips for thriving in Tough Times” (a… Continue reading
Mini Saga #39 – Decision
Photo Courtesy: Shenghung Lin on Flickr Making good decisions is very important. But it’s also important to know how long you will take to make those “right” decisions. Enjoy the story: Decision Luke’s journey came to a screeching halt at a crossroad. Luke wanted to make the “right” choice. Both the roads seems to have… Continue reading
Mini Saga #38 – Surprise
Photo Courtesy: Dharma Communications on Flickr Sometimes when you plan a surprise, you have to be ready for than what you planned for… Enjoy the story: Surprise Jack spent a fortune for that diamond necklace. Fifteen years of being married to Becky, he had never once remembered her birthday. Today, he wanted to surprise her…. Continue reading
Lack of dedication OR Walking the extra mile – The Power of Questions
Photo Courtesy: Jeff Bauche on Flickr First, let me tell a story that I head from Osho and then make a few comments. So, here goes the story: This is a Sufi story. There were two disciples learning from a master. They were also close friends. Everyday they would meditate for hours inside and then… Continue reading
Mini Saga #37 – Insanity
Photo Courtesy: KTommy at Flickr Insanity manifests in a million ways… Enjoy the story: Insanity There was no letter that day. Joe felt all-alone. For the last six months, Joe had received a letter everyday. Today, there was no letter. Joe felt miserable throughout the day. Just before dinner, the mystery was solved – he… Continue reading
Events I am participating this week
Here are three events where I am participating this week. Two are live events and one is an online event. Look forward to connecting with those of you who are planning to attend at these events. 1. Speaking on “How to Write Books on Twitter” at Cool Twitter Conferences (Sep 24, 2009) You can read… Continue reading
reCaptcha Acquisition – Leverage Squared!
I was delighted to hear about Google’s acquisition of the innovative startup reCaptcha. I wrote about the business model of reCaptcha in a previous blog post in August 2008. Here is the link. Please read the previous blog post to get the background story: Aug 16, 2008 – Doing Good Via Spam Protection: The Art… Continue reading
Mini Saga #36 – Suicide
Photo Courtesy: Impala74 on Flickr When you are in the middle of a mess, it’s easy to miss a LOT of important things. Enjoy the story: Suicide Mired in debt and fired recently, Tony decided to end his life. His suicide note was simply a list thanks and blessings. The note ran six pages long…. Continue reading
Ways to Distinguish Yourself #204 – Add Wings to Your Ideas
Everyone has ideas and a small percentage of them will execute on their ideas too. However, not all ideas fly. No, I am not talking about world-changing or radical ideas. I am thinking about everyday ideas that get stifled and buried. You want them to fly but they don’t take off. What could be the… Continue reading