It happens sometimes – people push you to a corner and make you do crazy things. Actually, when you are pushed to a corner and there is no way out, isn’t it logical to fight with all your might to survive? If it can happen to you – it can happen to others too. It… Continue reading
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Ways to distinguish yourself #164 – Don't rationalize your emotional decisions
While it would be good to fantasize about this, it would be impossible to get all our decisions based on pure logic. We are human beings and many of our decisions are emotional. In fact, * Many of our decisions in the past have been emotional. * Many of our decisions right now are emotional…. Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #163 – Watch your "Fix Them" to "Fix Me" ratio
“Every second in life is an Innovation, because it has never existed before..” – Naveen Lakkur at Start2Lead Life is unfolding at every moment and it is new at every moment. There is change at every instant. We have to change to this new world every minute. But wait – we are generally resistant to… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #162 – Provide options; but not too many
Typically people don’t want anyone to anyone else to make choices for them. They want to CHOOSE. Typically, people don’t want someone else to sell to them. They want to BUY. Imagine a simple scenario where you are meeting with a professional service provider for some advice. The professional listens to you keenly and understands… Continue reading
"Beyond Code" release event – Delhi – Aug 31, 2006
For those of you living at New Delhi or close to New Delhi, I want to invite you to attend the “Beyond Code” release event on Aug 31, 2006 at 5pm. Here are the details: Date: Aug 31, 2006 Time: 5pm Location: Oxford Bookstore, Statesman House, Connaught Place, 148 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 11001… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #161 – Discover your "Niagara Factor"
Early part of my career, I lived in India, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. I had heard of Niagara Falls and seen it in movies but never had a chance to see it until about seven years ago. I knew what to expect – something spectacular. Friends who had visited Niagara had told me that… Continue reading
Distinguish yourself – Squidoo lens updated
Finally, I had a chance to get the Squidoo lens on “Distinguish Yourself” up to date. For those of you who sent me emails alerting that it was out of date, thank you. Here is the link:Squidoo Lens: Distinguish yourself! There are 160 of them so far. There is also a guestbook over there at… Continue reading
25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself in Spanish – Translated by Carlos Padilla
Carlos Padilla has an abridged version of “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself” in Spanish. I only know about 80 words in Spanish (whatever my son Sumukh says at home) so I don’t understand what Carlos has written. Those who know Spanish may want to check it out. Here is the link:Link: 25 Ways to Distinguish… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #160 – Manage your automatic subscriptions
At a basic level, we are all social beings – meaning we need each other to survive and thrive. The way it typically works is that you sign up for some projects on your own and there are several of your friends that will sign you up for some projects automatically. I call these automatic… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #159 – Know when you are lucky!
Luck has always been a controversial topic. There are people who believe in them and there are people who think that there is nothing like “luck” out there. Then there are people who are in the middle. My personal stand on luck: I think there is luck but you should not depend on it. You… Continue reading