May day!

Saluting the hard working men and women of the world, 

hardened hands, 

clenched fists, 

sweat and blood as one, 

there is joy in hard work, 

there is love in hard work, 

there is commitment in hard work. 

Salute and respect!

#ConsumerPsyche #MayDay

Thank you Sachin

Wordsworth said... "The child is the father of man".

A true disciple, rather student of cricket  mastered his art and showed today that dreams come true. #thankyousachin

What you saw today is success, adulation and honours. What don't see is the hours of arduous practice, injuries, pain, missed family time, friends, sleep and personal space.

Keep running, learning, be humble, stay true and love what you do, love your parents and success will chase you.

Sachin Tendulkar! Well left.

All the best.

Monday Blues: Speed away

Speed away! Speed away on your mission of light,

To the lands that are lying in darkness and night;

'Tis the Master's command; go ye forth in His Name,

The wonderful Gospel of Jesus proclaim!

                                                                    (Julia Sterling)

Be a farmer

One of the oldest and simplest professions of all time. Farming! Here is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time!

Do something that your child would like to follow and be proud of!

School of life!

Sometimes life teaches us better things than all the bookish education can do. 

Life teaches us to be simple, to be real, to be down to earth and to be ever optimistic.

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The hands... matter

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.
A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million.
It depends whose hands it's in.

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.
A baseball in Roger Clemens' hands is worth $475 million.
It depends on whose hands it's in.

A tennis racket is useless in my hands.

A tennis racket in Andre Agassi's hands is worth millions.

It depends whose hands it's in.

What do your employees feel about you? 

Your firm? 

Your Team? 

Friendship?

On the other hand why are you there if you don't realize your potential?

Goin' Home

Wish you all a Happy Diwali. Am going home for a week, taking a much needed break.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish is the story of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose the rough road of entrepreneurship. They are diverse in age, in outlook and the industries they made a mark in. But they have one thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams. This book seeks to inspire young B-school graduates to look beyond placements and salaries. To believe in their dreams. Sanjeev Bikhchandani (naukri.com), R Subramanian (Subhiksha), Rashesh Shah (Edelweiss Capital), Jerry Rao (Mphasis), Deep Kalra (Makemytrip.com), Ashank Desai (Mastek) and Nirmal Jain (India Infoline) are just some of the entrepreneurs who have shared their success stories in the book.

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish also looks at alternate models such as social entrepreneurship and those who believe they can be entrepreneurs without necessarily being 'owners'. The book is authored by Rashmi Bansal, who is an entrepreneur and IIMA alumna herself. Rashmi is co-founder of JAM (Just Another Magazine) and writes extensively on youth, careers and entrepreneurship.

Kethepalli, 500 B.C

The Hindu Reports this...

The State Department of Archaeology and Museums has stumbled upon a significant Iron Age burial site at Kethepalli near Ramoji Film City, that could push back the historicity of Hyderabad and surrounding areas to 500 BC.

Whenever I read of any archeological find I feel elated. May be because of my interest in history.

Finding something like this is a rarity and needs a lot of patience, perseverance, commitment, long hours of work, toiling in the hot sun, in unapproachable areas and god forsaken places. And yet you would find scores of people working away their years in an attempt to unearth something or the other. Some day someone would be scooping up dust from the place you are sitting right now with a tea spoon or brushing carefully with a tooth brush with eyes gleaming and heart beating at 1000 beats per minute. Now that is what I call commitment and passion which we need to move on in our life.

Thank your fate as your work is so neat, comfortable and easy. Try doing something worthwhile for that digger to find out about you.

Bed of Roses

For many, life is not a bed of roses. We normally turn a blind eye to these realities. This kid sells cane juice on Kukatpally main road opposite to Swagat Restaurant. He is 7 years old and studies in a government school. He stands second in his class and you can see his 20 teeth when he says this. His dad lost his right palm in the same machine about a year ago and is on the left side. So the son helps him. This is a very straining, hazardous job and he has no qualms about it. He said he likes it because he gets to help his parents and a 3 year old sister. What does he do for fun? He plays marbles, plays with his sister. He plans to land a government job some day. That’s some knowledge.

Next time you find some one like this just talk a little. You will see them opening up. After all these are all stars… Taare Zameen Par. Also check if you can sacrifice your burger, coke for a day? Or am I asking too much? Life is not always about minting money.