Author: vinodnarayan

Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework. As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others. I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.
Being Agile, Career & Work, Enjoying Life and Work

Are people stressed and overworked because they don’t have enough time to ‘THINK’?

‘Thinking’ or may be the time to ‘THINK’ is getting scarce now. Our little handheld devices take such a lot of our time. Distractions, incomplete work and jumping from one priority to other, all leave people stressed and overworked. I am just putting the question out there for us to ‘THINK’. If we were to take a 15 minutes or half hour every now and … Continue reading Are people stressed and overworked because they don’t have enough time to ‘THINK’?

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Articles

Response to Tharoor’s Washington Post Article ‘Hollywood rewards a mass murderer’

Mr. Tharoor.. You have a point.. But this is a movie and I guess the history or humanitarian sense of the character portrayed should not have much bearing on an award.. should it? That said I want to thank you for bringing that side of Churchill people do not much discuss. Churchill was a racist and responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading Response to Tharoor’s Washington Post Article ‘Hollywood rewards a mass murderer’

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Book Reviews, Books

Build Your Dream Network BYDN By Kelly Hoey

Just finished reading Kelly Hoey’s book ‘Build Your Dream Network’. When I was on page 162 I wanted to give a try to what she was saying in her book. I went on Twitter and looked at one of her tweets and replied to it “Reading Your Book on Page 162 as of yesterday, will soon have a review” and she replied back. There are … Continue reading Build Your Dream Network BYDN By Kelly Hoey

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Movies, Reviews

Neeraj Pandey’s Latest installment Aiyaary

I love Neeraj Pandey movies. Aiyaary is his latest movie that just hit the theaters.  Aiyaary tells you the story of an Army official going rogue and his superior going on his tracks. A web of deceit and corruption unveiling across an ensemble star cast of Manoj Bajpei and Siddharth Malhotra along with short roles played by Anupam Kher and Nassiruddin Shah and Adil Hussain in … Continue reading Neeraj Pandey’s Latest installment Aiyaary

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Blog, Book Reviews, Books, Enjoying Life and Work

The Abundance Loop By Juliana Park

The Abundance Loop by Juliana Park talks about the abundance loop in lieu of the scarcity loop. I know there are a lot of Self Help books out there but I was intrigued to read this, because Juliana is a CFA, a Certified Financial Planner. While in India recently, I had a conversation with a friend of mine and we both agreed that one of … Continue reading The Abundance Loop By Juliana Park

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Articles & Opinions, Opinions

Papon Controversy and why we should not Trivialize it

I met Papon a few years back during his tour in US and even spent time talking to him. That was a time I have cherished all the while. I personally found him to be a very genuine down to earth person with no celebrity hangups. Just came to know of the news of the video that surfaced of him kissing a minor girl. It … Continue reading Papon Controversy and why we should not Trivialize it

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Being Agile, Blog

How I became a Scrum Master

I wanted to always write about how I got here. I have several years’ experience working in the Hi-Tech space across three continents and 4 countries. It is nothing great looking at how traveled the general Tech Public is now a days. Before I got into Software Delivery I had a stint in Software Services Sales, Professional services, People Management and Product Marketing. I ended … Continue reading How I became a Scrum Master

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