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Ways to distinguish yourself #121 Learn to exploit innovations

posted in Think on April 7, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Today I had lunch with four VERY smart people and one of them was Brian Sommers who was the longest running and most senior director of Accenture‘s Software Intelligence Unit. The credit for this blog post goes to Brian. We all know how important it is to innovate in these tough times. Innovation is no… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Will Rogers

posted in General, Think on April 5, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Without a solid purpose, there is no point in rushing through life or trying to save time. Here is a great perspective on time. “Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save” – Will Rogers Please sign up for my newsletter… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Goethe

posted in General, Think, Work on April 4, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Ramesh Rajamani of TechMasala sends me this gem from Goethe. Leaders play a very important role in shaping the lives of people that they lead. “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them and you help them to become what they are capable of becoming” – Goethe Please… Continue reading →

We don't have any competition

posted in Think on April 1, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Sometimes new entrepreneurs think that they have such a brilliant idea that nobody else in the world is doing anything similar to what they are doing. In other words, they say they don’t have any competition. Think about it. One reason there is no competition is truly because you have got something so unique, nobody… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Thomas Edison

posted in General, Think on March 24, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Bill Soby of Silicon Valley Innovation Institute mentioned this quote during our conversation this evening. Most of us have untapped potential that will remain untapped for a long time. One reason is that if our current use of potential is getting us through, where is the big incentive to stretch further? “If we all did… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Susane Berger

posted in General, Think on March 21, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

My friend Kimberly Wiefling sent me a cute card this morning that had this short quote on caring. Caring for people is important but it also has bonuses. “When you care, people notice.” – Susane Berger Please sign up for my newsletter here:

Quotes worth recording – Holy Bible

posted in General, Think on March 18, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Timing is important. Check what Holy Bible has to say —————————————————————————————— To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a… Continue reading →

Selling the right stuff vs Not selling at all

posted in Think on March 14, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Today morning the shower in the bathroom started acting funny. Sometimes it would work and sometimes not. Just like some features in several software products. I am an idiot when it comes to fixing those things. But I am also optimistic. I tried to fiddle with it for a while and actually messed it up… Continue reading →

Qutoes worth recording – Oscar Wilde

posted in General, Think on March 7, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

This one comes to me from Sowmya Ambiti at Compassites. The message is clear – actions matter. You can have the best intentions in your heart but your actions are out of sync with them – it doesn’t help. We all know that people can’t read our intentions but they can SEE our actions. “The… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Swedish Proverb

posted in General, Think on March 3, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Got this from Quote Garden. This short quote reminds us that we need friends when we are celebrating or when we are in sorrow. “Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow” – Swedish Proverb Please sign up for my newsletter here:

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