A Question, With No Answer!

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I have lost something, negotiating through the crowd; I don't know what I have lost, do you know?

I have surrendered something, surfing through destiny's torture, I don't know what I have surrendered, do you know?

I have begged something, never receiving the same, I don't know why I begged so much, do you know?

I have done everything, to get your love; I don't know why I failed miserably, do you know?

In Search of Truth!

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We are not necessarily meant to be, what we are today. But, if we are not meant to be what we are today, like or not, be assured, that success will always elude us.

What we are meant to be, however, is defined by our genetics and first 5 years of up-bringing; most of us, unfortunately, never realize this fact and end up doing what we are not supposed to do and blame destiny for our failure.

Well, I'm still searching for this truth: What I'm good at. You too do some introspection and come to a conclusion!

See A Dream, And Work Hard to Make It A Reality

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What Martin Luther King Jr. had said: "I have a dream," is what you too must tell yourself. Because, Unless you have a dream of making it big in life, you can never make it a reality.

A dream of making it happen in life is what most of us experience in dream, either during sleep or while being awake in exceptional cases, but we never work on that dream to make it a reality.

I shall Write, Again!

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I have been re-posting old articles for more than a year by now, because I don't write anymore. Having written more than than 300 articles in last 4 years, I, fortunately, have a huge database to bank upon.

No, it's not that I would never write again, but, it's a matter of a few more months before I take a deep plunge into doing what I like most: Self-expression in black-and-white!

And, this time, I shall explore the length and breadth of my identity to deliver what matters most - and make sense as well - to my readers.

Kindly bear with me, for a month and half!

Are You Designed to be A Leader?

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Designed to kill: Some are but not all, is what we observe in animal kingdom, and I’m sure, we too are basically animals in one way or the other -- courtesy, evolution!

So, can we apply the same principle to one of the most controversial issues that has been haunting us for a long time: Are leaders born, or made?

If you have worked with large Corporates for few years, mingling with a wide range of profiles, or you’re into a profession that demands meeting tens of senior level employees on daily basis, I’m sure, it wouldn't take more than a few minutes of genuine analysis to come to the conclusion: Leadership is not everybody’s cup of tea.

Life is Like A Chameleon, that Keeps Changing Colors!

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When life teaches a true lesson, it does so in a ruthless fashion!

Someone I know, an arrogant person, in a stable job, with enough money to secure even a 100 years of life, had the principle of neither extending monetary help to others in need, nor taking any such help from anyone, because he thought that he had more than enough savings.

Mothers Lay the Foundation Blocks of Our Life

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Success or failure in life is predominantly determined by a set of values and abilities that come from the right up-bringing, apart from inheriting a few useful genetic links.

 And who else, other than the mother, imparts those values?

Destiny's Torture: 5 Deadly Mistakes You Must Avoid in Life!

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He was a hugely successful professional who had built up a company from scratch and was running it efficiently for several years. Everything was picture perfect. With good growth bringing in lots of money, he was enjoying life like never before.

Then, suddenly, business started shrinking and, over a period of one year, he lost everything that he had earned and invested till that time. It happened, when the great recession of 2008 swallowed uncountable small businesses all over the world.

Cash flow came to a grinding halt, obviously destroying the business set up that he had established with so much love and care, and, finally, one fine morning, he found himself in a debt trap amounting to several millions rupess with no source of income.

Take Charge of Your Life

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Self-confidence is the key to meaningful survival and achieving astonishing success in life! #AK

Stop consoling your-self that you had tried your best but couldn't make it happen, because your destiny never allowed you to do so.

Having embraced failure, and several times, the only lesson that I have learned is: none, but we, ourselves, spoil our chances of making it happen in life.

You assume that you are putting in your best efforts, but you never do it in the right direction; you pretend that you are leaving no stone unturned to make it happen, but you keep choosing the wrong stones all the time.

Hold It, Don't Just Give Up!

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To experience a tough time in life is nothing unusual for most of us. But, when it prolongs beyond normal human tolerance level, the damage it causes to self-esteem makes one extremely vulnerable and even a small issue appears enormously large.

4 Important Lessons to Learn from the Deadly Predators

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Predators, statistically, succeed only once out of every 20 hardworking hunting attempts at killing their prey. That's what I have learned from a program on Animal Planet TV channel the other day.

Those animals, winning over the pains and agonies of so many futile attempts, never get tired until making it happen.  

Well, for them, it's a matter of survival and they have to succeed to remain alive. For us, mediocrity ensures stability and the road to extra-ordinary success is full of risks and uncertainties.

So, we prefer not take risks and remain ordinary!

Career Mistake, You Must Avoid!

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A couple of days ago, one of the candidates, who was offered a special package by one of my MNC clients, backed out at the last moment.

That's fine. If you have managed to get a better offer, there is nothing wrong in going ahead with the same. It's your career and you have every right to pick up the best option.

Don't be An Emotional Fool!

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Most of the people come to a conclusion - while handling a dispute - listening to one side of the story or, to both the sides but believing the one coming from people whom they are emotionally attached with.

Don't be a fool, to be blackmailed emotionally, if you wish to follow the path of neutrality and justice.

So I suggest: Never blindly trust even the most trustworthy but verify the content of dispute, before taking a call on the issue and releasing your opinion.

How to Create Our Own Destiny!

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When we become passionate about achieving a goal, we keep reminding our soul about the same -- through transmitting a continuous spectrum of signals to our subconscious mind.

When the intensity of reminders reaches a threshold value, our subconscious mind integrates itself with ETHER around and match it up with the corresponding frequency of external energy.

Hostel Life: Amazing Dance in the Moonlit Night!

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"Come on, come on, move fast," a high-pitched voice was getting closer every moment. It was around 11 O'clock in the night and most of the students at Hostel No 9 were relaxing. Suddenly there was chaos in the whole hostel with dozens of senior students pouring in from nowhere and directing all newcomers to the terrace.

"What happened," I asked a senior. "Why are you taking us there, and what are you going to do with us?"

"Look, we are going to play night cricket over there, and trust me, it would be quite interesting to play with so many bats and balls at your disposal." He said, laughing loudly.

Just a few days into the hostel, I was utterly confused as to what was going to happen next and, without further questioning, decided to follow his instruction.

Success: Desire, Strategy and Smart Work!

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Nothing works, nothing really works in your favor, unless you have an intense Desire to make it happen in life in a big way.

Even a sky rocketing desire would lead you nowhere, unless you have a solid Strategy in place to turn your dream into reality.

And finally, neither an intense desire nor a solid strategy would make you the member of an elite club of billionaires, if you fail to identify and act upon right opportunities: Smart-work!

13 Essential Qualities of A Successful Personality!

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Life is never a bed of roses. In fact, it's otherwise. All of us, with a unique set of complex issues pertaining to our own existence, are always struggling for survival.

Some of us; however, demonstrating enough stamina and perseverance, move towards achieving stupendous success in life: materialistic, spiritualistic, or both.

But, that doesn't happen overnight. Tremendous efforts, spanning over a long period, in the right direction, with right strategy, finally take them to the destination.

Stop Living Someone Else's Dream, Live Your Own!

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With a few dozen stage performances to my credit, even before reaching the age of 16, I had always wanted to be an actor. However, being slightly better than the average in studies, I became an Engineer -- fulfilling my parent's dream.

Yes, I ended up following my parent's decision and living their dream, not my own! But, I don't blame them, because, had I been in their place, I would have done the same.

I cried, I begged, but my Mom, being a Tiger Mother, remained focused on making me an Engineer which happened to be a golden career not so long ago.

Mother's Last Conversation with Me: Two Drops of Tears!

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She is gone. Yes, my mother has finally left this world. She died a fortnight ago, and I'm yet to come to terms with the fact that she would never pick my call on her cell phone and say, ' Hey son, all well?

Last time she spoke to me was a day before she fell unconscious. She said, 'Come soon to see me for the last time. I won't live long.' She appeared very weak, but cheerful as always. ' She never regained her consciousness, as she had a heart attack the following day along with severe kidney ailment.

Never Let Your Hope Die A Premature Death

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All of us live for a purpose: The purpose of life -- sometime clear, sometime not; sometime achievable, sometime not. But, we continue our journey with a hope and it's that hope which defines our quality of life.

Hope is the biggest motivator towards achieving success in living a purposeful life. When you dump your hope, you get reduced to a creature living just for the sake of it.

Hey God, Let Me be Her Son, Again!

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I don’t blame my father for putting up with my maternal grandfather, who was staying alone, as his only son - a MRCP Doctor from UK - was settled in a distant place and it was not possible for him to relocate to native place.

Rapists Must be Hanged Until Death!

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What are the rules of a so called human society, pertaining to the punishment framed out by the constitution of a democratic set up, for dealing with criminals who undertake the shameless and barbaric act of raping the woman?

The answer is very simple: Law Enforcement agencies would catch the culprit/s, sometime, and try him/them out through a well-defined set of legal proceeding extending over several years. Often, accused are set free because of lack of evidence.Even if convicted, they would come out of the jail after a few years and.....

Driving on the Highway of Life!

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It's been 3 months, since I stopped writing. All I do, these days, is to pick up an article that I had written long ago - part of a whopping 300 articles written over a period of 3 years - and republish the same.

There seems to be a kind of blockhead in my brain, a strange feeling of emptiness, surrounding the whole existence that defines my own, telling me what I hate to acknowledge: I'm finished as a writer!

Never Let 'HOPE' Vanish from Your Life!

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Hold onto IT!

Don't let IT slip away from your life, even if its sharp corner is piercing through your flesh, digging deeper and deeper inside your bones.

Learn to endure unbearable pains, absorb unbelievable shocks and erase the slightest traces of tears from your eyes, but never let IT vanish from your mind.

The Power of Emotion!

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Emotion, if expanded in the right direction and for the right cause, is the key to success in life. I'm not talking about the success of having retired as the CEO of a company but building your own and living it too.

I believe that emotion is the driving force that can truly inspire you to look beyond the realm of reality, and help you achieve the impossibles in life. I believe that positive emotion can help you overcome the burden of reality that common people are overburdened with.