Worth the Gamble

I want to share a short story today. (But it’s not very short)

Back in 2009, I was to appear for my Chartered Accountancy Inter exams(2 of 3 hurdles before you become a glorified CA) examinations. I had enrolled to take 3 out of 6 papers that term. Now, while I would not…

Execution trumps Ideas

The undisputed fact I know about myself is that I am a procrastinator.

I will sit on great ideas till either I stop liking it or someone else adopts it. However, once I start something I am quite diligent about it.

Cherish the absence

The worst temporary physical ailment you can get is a cold. You walk around feeling soulless for many days.

The only thing worse than a cold, is an ulcer (this is my personal observation; it may definitely be different in your case). I had one this last week and I…

A piece of time

A day has 24 hours or 1440 minutes.

We generally fail to look at time beyond the commonly known units- like seconds, minutes, hours etc.

When we club time in units that aren’t customized to suit our needs we either waste time or miss deadlines. Time…

Value Added Results

Every task can be done in two ways. One, doing it to achieve satisfactory results- a good enough meal prepared, an adequate amount of research done for a project, a decent idea for a presentation.

The Other side

If I could master only one skill, that skill would be Negotiation.

I came across a great thought while reading some old mails this morning: ‘It’s almost impossible to convince someone of something once they see you as being on the other side’

The Recipe Book

You may not always have the time or bandwidth to think deeply about every dilemma or situation that comes your way. This is when you fall back on the recipe book.

It is a list of values and principles that define how you operate, how you take decisions in life and what…

What product are you selling?

You may be a shopkeeper, a service provider, an employee, a parent, a teacher, a member of the society- irrespective of your role, you are selling a product.

The product you provide will vary based on the role you assume at a given time. However, it…