`Never Give Up` on Hope: Bridge to Success!

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If our response to a situation is governed by a unique combination of genetics, upbringing and life-experience, what can we do to improve its quality for making us feel better and remain positive in life?

Genetics is in-built; upbringing is an unchangeable reality; so the only factor that can be modified is "Life Experience."

How Indian Media Made A Lion out of Mice, and Led A Tiger to the Grave!

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For last couple of months, I have been breaking my mind and soul upon validation of Baba Ramdev's genuineness for executing a self-less movement against corruption.

Well, it has been a few months since I started tracking his activities targeted at eradicating corruption from Indian system. Pinning a great hope on his dedication while unleashing a vendetta against corruption, I was perhaps more excited than anybody else.

Hell in holy land

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Very recently I highlighted this issue through one of my blog-posts: A Sacrifice, that Went Unnoticed.

Now read an excellent investigative article by Tehelka team, pointing out how Swami Nigamananda's holy sacrifice went unnoticed because Baba Ramdev and Co. happened to be media's favorite item during that period.

"BABA RAMDEV knew how to catch attention. Infamously, he also knew how to run. Swami Nigamananda didn’t know how to do either. While Ramdev was hogging national attention with emotive issues like declaring all black money stashed abroad as “national wealth” and threatening to hang the corrupt, far away from media glare, Nigamananda, 38, had been fasting for a mind-boggling 68 days for something much more concrete — and of even greater national implication. Nigamananda was fighting to save the Ganga."

It's more than just shame for Indian media, that they failed to capture and project to the masses -- what they are supposed to.

Read full article at Tehelka

Two Sides of Management Coin, With Identical Perspective

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Life is like a coin; two sides with apparently different perspectives. One side is our professional life and the other side: Personal. Not really different though, but we try to keep both separate and create trouble for us.

A week ago, while counselling my team members for improving their performance, the example that I cited made me realize: How identical are our personal and professional life -- in terms of basic structure.

Either Stop Comparison, Or Do It Constructively

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We all know, how harmful is the habit of comparison; however, most us do compare our achievements and failures with that of others -- both in personal as well as professional life. Can't we look within, instead of looking at others, and be contented with whatever we are?

Well, I believe, this urge of comparing ourselves with others is in-built and it may be difficult to completely get rid of it.

However, as Thomas has rightly pointed out: when it becomes an addiction, I mean comparing every life developments with that of people within your area of influence, it would surely invite a lot of unhappiness - as, many a times, those people with whom you compare are likely to be more successful in life.

So if you are unable to get rid of this habit, do compare but constructively and put in your best efforts to achieve more success in life; however, at the same time, be ready to accept failure also -- and gracefully.

A Flawed Indian Education System!

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The issue: DU admissions: High cut-offs force students to grab any course that their marks can get them

"They came, they saw, and took admission wherever possible. Unable to meet the stratospheric cut-off criteria in courses and colleges of their choice, hundreds of youngsters, on Thursday, just went ahead and secured a Delhi University (DU) seat wherever they could.

Aspiration was pitted against opportunity. The former lost. Hence, a physics hopeful was found filling up the admission form for chemistry at Ramjas College and an aspiring economist could be seen taking admission in B.A. Programme in Kirori Mal College."

Facebook Positively Influences Offline Relationship

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Absolutely in line with what I indicated through a post on this blog, a recent scientific research - as highlighted on NewsScientist - claims to have identified that average facebook users not only have a better relationship with their online friends but with their offline friends as well.

It seems, facebook, in a way, has made us more social, with more and more people sharing their personal information with online friends. An interesting finding, no doubt.

A Sacrifice, that Went Unnoticed

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Just because the media didn't cover his cause, just because the Indians were more focused a highly publicized Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev led movement against corruption, Swami Nigamanand's protest went unnoticed for an unbelievable period of 113 days -- before he made the supreme sacrifice of his life.

Shame on every Indians, including me!

Read more at HT

If I Didn't Give Up Then, I Wouldn't Let Her Now

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2 years ago, someone commented against an article I published on linkedin, that if I have enough of free time -- instead of writing articles, I should focus on fishing.

Around the same time, another reader, while commenting against an article I published on HR.com, didn't even hesitate to suggest that if English is not my mother tongue I must refrain from publishing bull-shits.

Smart Success: Strike, When the Iron is Hot

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More than a few decades ago, when I was doing my engineering course, something that I had noticed while playing 3-cards with my friends makes sense to me now: quality of cards would keep favoring the players in a cyclic order, and he, who was able to sense the arrival of the good time and gamble accordingly, would invariably end up making higher profits.

Knowledge without Action, Is A Soul without Body!

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Leadership, one of the most talked about subject, not only in the Corporate World but in every spheres of life, has truly become a yardstick to assess one's success in both professional as well as personal life.

We read about it, talk about it too, but hardly bother to make it actually happen in our life. Despite reading and perhaps realizing what all it takes to be a great leader, we act ordinary -- and remain so.