Here is an inspiring quote from Jack Ma: “I failed 3 times in college. I applied 30 times to get a job but I have always been rejected. When KFC came to China for the first time, we were 24 to apply and I was the only one to be dismissed. I wanted to go… Continue reading
Inspiration Arbitrage is the art of drawing inspiration from masters in other fields to raise your game in your own field. Note: “Inspiration Arbitrage” is a term I coined a while ago. The good thing about coining a new term is that you can make up your own meanings 🙂 Because of my varied interests that… Continue reading
A few days ago, my friend Kevin Madsen from SlimBooks sent me a copy of Sarah’s book Re[Frame] to get some comments. I told him that I would be on a plane on Tuesday and I would read it then. Kevin is smart and sneaky (in a good way) so he sent me a mail… Continue reading
Three days after our marriage, Kavitha and I moved to Mumbai. We lived there for about 100 days and then we moved on to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (Damansara Jaya in Petaling Jaya to be very precise) This was eighteen years ago and I still remember those days and how it shaped the rest of… Continue reading
If you know where to look, there is no short supply for inspiration. If you are not interested, inspiration can be right in front of you and you will miss it by a mile. Here are three videos that should inspire anyone: 1. Stanford Commencement speech by Steve Jobs More than 11 million people have… Continue reading
Role models are great for inspiration, not for imitation Mini Saga #100 – Recipe Bob knew about Ron’s long quest for a “perfect” role model. Ron was in search of “that” success recipe. That day, Bob was surprised that Ron had abandoned the search forever. Ron explained, “I am totally inspired but I also realize… Continue reading
This is an excerpt from the Nobel Prize lecture of poet Wislawa Szymborska. The topic is Inspiration. I’ve mentioned inspiration. Contemporary poets answer evasively when asked what it is, and if it actually exists. It’s not that they’ve never known the blessing of this inner impulse. It’s just not easy to explain something to someone… Continue reading