It is never too late to rediscover your calling… Mini Saga #77 – Rediscover Ken was a good writer. Ken started a company wanting to follow the footsteps of his role model. The company struggled over three years. Ken had chronicled his journey in great detail. When he released his book “Going in Circles,” it… Continue reading
Mini Saga #76 – Belief
Simple truth: If you don’t believe in yourself, it’s hard to get others to believe in you. Mini Saga #76 – Belief Ralph was perplexed about Ron investing in Jim’s company, especially because he passed on the opportunity six months ago. “So, why now Ron?” he asked. Ron smiled – “The idea has evolved. More… Continue reading
Mini Saga #75 – Today
Most people forget that today is PRECIOUS. Mini Saga #74 – Today Tom was 45, brilliant and nowhere. He reached out to Phil for help. He told how he was brilliant at analyzing yesterday and explain it. He also explained how he could create a superb blueprint for tomorrow. Phil smiled and asked, “Tom, have… Continue reading
All about Professional Speaking – Interview with Shelley Dolley
I have known Shelley for several years and she is amazing when it comes to speaking professionally. Shelley’s official bio: Shelley Dolley helps business book authors grow successful speaking careers. She’s worked for over a decade with management guru Tom Peters and advises her clients with an industry insider’s perspective. I had a chance to… Continue reading
Mini Saga #74 – The Final Countdown
It’s all about the meaning… Mini Saga #74 – The Final Countdown Mike’s thought experiment: Got fifteen minutes to live. Write a letter about living a blessed life. Mike struggled, but completed the letter. However, he was not happy because if the question was “why his life was a blessing for others,” he would have… Continue reading
What kids want…
This story sent by Senthil Raja touched my heart. I won’t reveal anything – it’s a short one and it’s worth a read. A tired man came home late from his whole day hard work. His 5 year old son was waiting for him at the door. Son: Dad, May I ask you a question?… Continue reading
What We Wish We Could Do at School…
We all have different answers to the question above. How about hearing what a 12 year old has to say in response to the question. That’s the topic of my son’s first book. Twelve-year old Sumukh has finally written his first book and it has been published on Kindle. It is called “What We Wish… Continue reading
The long road to bringing an idea to life: MySizeFinder Case Study
There is a joy in bringing ideas to life if you do that with love. This is a case study of MySizeFinder – from the idea to going live. You will see everything that happened behind-the-scenes including most of the people involved. Hopefully this will be useful information for people on the sidelines wanting to… Continue reading
Ten “smart” cop-outs
In general, all of us mess-up more often than not. The simple thing to do when we mess-up would be to admit it and avoid further embarrassment. However, we are trained to avoid dealing with uncomfortable things so we come up with “smart” cop-outs. Here are ten of them (feel free to add more in… Continue reading
Announcing CEREBRATE #3 – Looking for Nominations
The time has come to announce the next CEREBRATE event – CEREBRATE Silicon Valley #3 Kavitha (founder of MySizeFinder and my wife) I organized two CEREBRATE events in Silicon Valley (CEREBRATE #1 in July 2010 and CEREBRATE #2 in January 2011). Both the events were memorable and rather than trying to describe it here, you can… Continue reading