I know many of you are going into thanksgiving vacation mode soon. First, I want to thank all of you – long time and new readers of my blog. The blog exists because of all of your encouragement. THANK YOU. Second, for those of you who have read “Beyond Code” (foreword by my hero Tom… Continue reading
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Quotes worth recording – John Gardner
Once you read this, you will see that it is obvious. Most of the times, we are blind to things that are close to us. Next time, when you get some “real” feedback from someone that cares for you, resist the temptation to defend and start learning. “Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and… Continue reading
How would you handle him?
Here is a scenario to consider: Imagine you are living with a person who is constantly talking carp. Either he is whining or he is complaining. He is constantly blaming someone for something. When he can’t blame someone he will pick the climate, economy, government, religion or something like that. From his constant bickering, he… Continue reading
Too many good books to choose is still a problem; Solution: Launching MySuggestica
When Vijay and I launched Suggestica, we anticipated that very soon we will create the same problem that we set out to solve. We wanted to provide a solution to the choice overload problem but once we started adding more and more “Trusted Authorities” to the list, we ended up creating our own choice overload…. Continue reading
Part 5 of the Interview: About the story of how the book got published.
In this part, Liz asked me the following question: How did an IT consultant convince a publisher that he was qualified and able to write a book on how people might distiguish themselves to lead fuller more successful life? What did you learn from the exprience? What advice for future writers do you have to… Continue reading
Looking at life differently..
Here is a scenario. You board a train with hundreds of others passengers. The train is heading towards Los Angeles. The obvious thing that will happen is that you will end up in Los Angeles with everyone else. Of course, what won’t happen is that you ALONE won’t reach Seattle magically. That seems logical. However,… Continue reading
Part 4 of the Interview: The Outer Game
In this part, Liz asked me the following queston: Some folks might argue that the Outer Game — Leverage, Likeability, Listen, Lead — can’t be learned, that what you’ll get is manipulation. How would you answer them? and, here is my answer:11.4: Rajesh Setty — The Outer Game Have a great week ahead! Please sign… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #23 – Quote on statistics by Vic Reeves
Ways to distinguish yourself #169 – Know when to be absent
Being present and being in the present are both very important. However, there are times when you are better off being absent or in other words, you will create more harm by being present. I will give you a few scenarios and you can add your own to the list: 1. When someone wants to… Continue reading
Part 3 of the Interview: The Inner Game and Negative Self-talk
In this part of the interview, Liz asked me about the Inner Game and some advice for people with negative self talk. Here is the question: Raj, in Beyond Code, you talk about the Inner Game — Learn, Laugh, Look, Leave a lasting Impression, Love — how might you mentor someone who takes life too… Continue reading