Book Review – Ikigai
Read this much loved book titled Ikigai. Great learnings and as an Indian it also tells me how influential our country’s way of life was.
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Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita 18 – Unique Gifts
Chapter 2 Verses 32 and 33 – यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् | सुखिन: क्षत्रिया: पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् || 32|| yadṛichchhayā chopapannaṁ swarga-dvāram apāvṛitam sukhinaḥ kṣhatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛiśham yadṛichchhayā—unsought; cha—and; upapannam—come; swarga—celestial abodes; dvāram—door; apāvṛitam—wide open; sukhinaḥ—happy; kṣhatriyāḥ—warriors; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; labhante—obtain; yuddham—war; īdṛiśham—such Translation :- O Parth, happy are the warriors to … Read more
Smelly feet and inadequate skills
A couple of weeks back, we called in our regular plumber Manas, to fix the flow of water in Amma’s bathroom. Manas came over and diagnosed the problem. He said the “mixer” assembly had to be replaced since it was not working and it couldn’t be repaired. We told him to get it replaced and … Read more
The world of assumptions
Happy Monday everyone. The person you are interviewing has long hair and is wearing red coloured shoes for the interview and you work for a prestigious consulting company. Lets say, your dress code says “FORMALS” in capitals !! What assumptions will you make of this interviewee ? He must be the new kid on the … Read more
When you lie
Happy Monday morning folks ! As you take that sip of coffee do mull over any lie that you have uttered since morning :). Nothing wrong with lies, and all of us lie. It’s scientifically proven. Some of us lie all the time about small and big things, and in comparison, some of us are … Read more
Hey Ramu, Jai Ramu
He never keeps his word … He is never punctual … He cannot be rushed … He listens to his wife, only … He is a genius … He gets the other person stressed out … He still gets work. Hand over fist. Ramu, the electrician is brilliant. The title of the blog is what … Read more
Skill thrills !
We had to take in our cycles to the Probikers store on OMR road, Chennai because I couldn’t fit the left pedal correctly. We knew about them as we had rented a Trek bike for four days a couple of years back when I had visited Chennai for work. When we walked in with our … Read more