On January 7, I was at KZSU Stanford Radio studios and Sri (the host of “It’s Different” show) interviewed me. The topic was surrounding my book “Upbeat: Cultivating the right attitude to thrive in tough times.” Some of the questions that Sri asked included: 1. Why is the book called “Upbeat” when everything is down… Continue reading
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Reasons people IGNORE your request
Here are a few of them. Please modify the list by adding/deleting but remember to address the concerns in the “final list” before you make that request. #10 They are NOT ignoring. Just busy to respond back that they will work on the request #9 They are busy. #8 You made an unreasonable request #7… Continue reading
Twitter Digest – December 2008
A partial list of my tweets (@UpbeatNow) in December 2008: A gem from Bobby Knight “Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.” [Dec 9, 2008] Statistics on an invitation-only social network: Most connected person has 3046 connections. 100th most connected person has 843 connections [Dec 10, 2008]… Continue reading
Your New Year Resolutions Already Broken?
A few people told me (sadly) that they have already broken their new year resolutions. My response is usually the same So, what? There is a reason you made the resolution in the first place. The “reason” would not have gone away. What has happened is that a “reason” has come up that forced you… Continue reading
A song and a few questions
“Athadu” means “The Target.” Please watch this short clip from a Telugu movie Athadu. I know most of you who are reading this are not Telugu speaking so this will be an opportunity to see something different. Remember, this is the NEW year and you got to try something new 🙂 Jokes apart, you don’t… Continue reading
Simple AND effective.
A simple notice in a restaurant: Not many words but very effective. “Please take as much as you want. But please eat as much as you take.” My ten year-old son Sumukh read this and said, “Dad, make sure that you take only as much as you can eat.” Point noted. Please sign up for… Continue reading
Status Check for 2009: Is Your Job Safe?
As we approach the new year, there is a big uncertainty looming everywhere. For a large majority of people, the uncertainty is about their job. Is it safe? In other words, will they have a job or not? I think the real question should be “Is someone really employable in the new economy or not?”… Continue reading
What would you do in the new year…
if you were not aware that it was IMPOSSIBLE? That’s the focus of the message in the January 2009 calendar from Compassites. Here is the calendar: If you want to see the archives of calendar pages from last three years, here is the link: Compassites Calendar Archives Have a fantastic 2009! Please sign up for… Continue reading
To "Let Go" List for the new year
How about creating a To “Let Go” List for the new year. The moment you let go of a few things that are not helping you, you create a space for new possibilities to emerge. Here are a few to get your juices flowing: 1. The feeling of entitlement 2. Chasing something that’s too good… Continue reading
The #1 Social Media Metric
Too much of time is spent on blogs discussing blogs Too much of time is spent on Twitter discussing Twitter Here are two basic questions that people are dying to get an answer for. For blogs – “how do I get more traffic?” For twitter – “how do I get more followers?” This concern has… Continue reading