They say, “failure is the stepping stone of success.” Nice saying. Makes sense – most of the time. Not always. If you are running a marathon and you give up after running hundred meters and say that you were a failure, you don’t get a brownie point for trying. Heck, you don’t even get sympathy… Continue reading
First of all, why am I even qualified to talk about this topic? I am just like you – lot of my resolutions have failed and lot of my projects have failed but when I have succeeded small number of times, I have done so with flying colors. A couple of examples where I succeeded:… Continue reading
Why do smart people fall from the top? You can simply brush this off by attributing the cause to statistics. But the topic is worth exploring a bit more. Here is what I have on this based on a series of interviews, reflection and thinking. There are many reasons smart people fall hard from the… Continue reading
To be relentless is to keep going. The dictionary definition for relentless is “unyieldingly severe.” When you are relentless, you know that stop signs are temporary. The Relentless Manifesto is an invitation to get something done this year. Here is the manifesto for your consideration: Please sign up for my newsletter here:
When you are engaged in the right projects, there is so much of learning in every failure. Mini Saga #90 – Experiments Tim thought Jack was a “failure.” In five years, Tim climbed the corporate ladder to become a Director. Jack worked on a series of “failed” experiments with an occasional success. Tim was shocked… Continue reading
** Update ** Thanks to Michael, Vijay and a few others who alerted me that I made a copy/paste error. I have fixed it now. You can always find a reason to NOT try. Most probably, that reason won’t matter much. Mini Saga #88 – Difference Ron was not happy that Jim was favored… Continue reading