Add Chris Guillebeau’s ‘Born for This’ to your Reading List
I chose to read ‘Born For This’ as part of my 2017 reading challenge. I recommend reading it as it breaks some myths that exist when it come to entrepreneurship and doing what you love and career. The book highlights the concept of side hustle at the same time how when in a job you act and work like an entrepreneur. I like the Side … Continue reading Add Chris Guillebeau’s ‘Born for This’ to your Reading List
Thoughts after reading Paul Kalanithi’s ‘WHEN BREATH BECOMES air’
This is not a review but a collection of thoughts that has been passing my mind when I finished reading Paul Kalanithi’s book ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ two days back. I am sure like many of you your eyes were wet and there was a heaviness in your heart when you turned that last page in the book. I had heard about Paul and his story and … Continue reading Thoughts after reading Paul Kalanithi’s ‘WHEN BREATH BECOMES air’
My Dangal Thoughts – The choice between making proud and feeling Pride
Watched Dangal two weeks back. Was contemplating if it should be a short Video Review or in the Blog. Figured that while I love watching a movie making a video is way more tough. So here are my Dangal thoughts. In a time when people shout ‘I am proud to be an Indian’ in the same voice they say women’s dressing sense is the root of … Continue reading My Dangal Thoughts – The choice between making proud and feeling Pride
Bangalore Mob Molestation – A Male Point of View
Much is being reported in news over the Bangalore incident on New Year’s eve when women were molested by mobs of men. There is public outcry, insensitive comments by politicians, some arrests and shame (not for women but for the men in the country). I don’t want to use this post to vent my anger but want to put out some personal opinions. Girls and Boys are … Continue reading Bangalore Mob Molestation – A Male Point of View
Fascinate – How to Make your Brand Impossible to Resist By Sally Hogshead
I am not an Ad guy, but like many consumers I am a recipient of advertisements and how the brands try to reach me. That is if I fall into their target profiles. Taking Fascinate to read had two reasons for me, one to understand how Advertisement fuels Brand creation and second how as a consumer I am being targeted by Brands. Sally Hogshead is … Continue reading Fascinate – How to Make your Brand Impossible to Resist By Sally Hogshead
Adam Grant’s ‘Originals’ should be your first pick to read in 2017
I had not read Adam Grant’s ‘Give and Take’ but recently I watched his TED Talk and though the mention of the Book ‘Originals’ did not stick in my mind, his narrative of ‘Warby Parker’ during the talk kind of lingered with me even after the talk. So when a few days later I picked ‘Originals’ from the library and went through first few pages … Continue reading Adam Grant’s ‘Originals’ should be your first pick to read in 2017
She was there – 365 Flash Fiction #63
She met her heir in the corridors of time; For a customary handover of every human’s fate; Looking at 2017 she said ‘Give them a better year will you?. She was at times beautiful, sometimes funny, she was wild and yet always forgiving. She lived through in pain and some gain all in the pursuit of some mortal’s fame. She stood witness to births and … Continue reading She was there – 365 Flash Fiction #63
The PenPositive New Year Quadrant
Every year when we come to the end of the year there is excitement. Though we know it is just another passing of time based on a model through which we create an order in the world we live, everyone likes to look at this as a fresh start. An opportunity to start fresh. Make resolutions and do things that they love and is important … Continue reading The PenPositive New Year Quadrant
Welcome Timur (or Taimur) to the world
So who is itching because Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor named their kid Taimur? To be honest I might be an idiot, but I had no clue who Taimur was, but now I know because some moron who was grieved because a kid born of a muslim and Hindu’s marriage named their kid what they liked. and he felt the name was offensive. He … Continue reading Welcome Timur (or Taimur) to the world
Reflect, Accept & Correct From professional life to Personal Life
As Human Beings one of our most treasured abilities is that we can (if we want) reflect on what we do and accept the outcome and correct what we feel is not right. But it is not a common act because Acceptance and Correction are not the favorite phenomena for most people. In business and at work we have this process of retrospective to check what … Continue reading Reflect, Accept & Correct From professional life to Personal Life
Vinod Narayan 