“These are the times that try men's souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis Nobody welcomes adversity, in personal life or business. We all want rain, but we don't want a situation resulting in loss of life or property. We all want to create the next Amazon or...
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” - Eric Hoffer The transitioning of the seasons can be quite fascinating - the gentle ebb and flow of time taking up...
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” ― George Carlin People do not get out of bed one morning and decide that henceforth they will be cynical, jaded and distrustful about everything. Most people are optimistic, even hopeful in their early 20s. They are...
We have all heard stories being traded by the HR folk, about the ‘offer hoppers’, specially in the IT sector. In fact this has become so legendary, that when it doesn’t happen, we are surprised! The most recent one I read right here on LinkedIn,...
"Never cut what you can untie." - Joseph Joubert When I first read this quote by Joseph Joubert, a flood of visuals crossed my mind. The one most apt for me was comparing this context with the tying and untying of shoelaces. So let me spend...
Gratitude is the pillow on which success rests its head.” - Anon Have you come across people, confident folks, turning self-effacing due to sheer self consciousness and sensitivity? The competitive ecosystem of any workplace has a few such ‘victims’ of the illusion called ‘separateness’. So, on who...
I distinctly remember the morning. Nothing came out of the toothpaste tube, despite squeezing it as hard as I could. Finally, I requested my house-help to buy me a tube on her way in. As I proceeded to layer my brush, I was stopped mid-way by...
o begin, let’s get the definitions of the terms clear and out of the way. The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a firefighter as: ‘a person who fights fires.’ It obviously doesn’t show any results for ‘firelighter’, which is why I need to clarify the sense...
“Of course we all would like to foretell the future and make contact with the gods.” - Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science Most of us continue to dwell in the ecstasy of the future we want for ourselves; while only a few, have...