Sunday, November 29, 2009

When in doubt - "Smile" , n do it fast:)

This happens all the time -while jogging,strolling in your neighbourhood,walking in your office(esp if its big),coffee shop, restaurant , shopping malls etc etc - you see a person , he / she looks at you and you start thinking -


hmmm looks familiar

Do i know him

Where we have met before

Know but never introduced


and by the time you decide "to pass a smile" you loose the very precious eye contact with the person .


Well it important to recollect but smile can be passed immediately - its doesn't cost anything even if you don't know the person at all .


When in doubt Smile , n do it fast:)



Sunday, November 08, 2009

Run !

"Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the fastest lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be running." - Roger Bannister

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Conditions Apply

Was wondering if God crosses my path and asks me - "Tell me your 3 wishes* and I shall grant them " . I would think for a while and would be able to tell him in 2-3 minutes what i want from Him , Now , he says , for every wish just let me know 1 self less good act you did . Now i'll have to think , need time , may be i'll say " Can i come back" .

Well , you see , He is ready , but may be we are not !

* Conditions Apply - Be prepared !

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Keep Breathing , Needs Practice !

Recently met a friend who is a seasoned runner and is also practising for Half Marathon , i told him that i am struggling with my run - inspite of running for last 2 months i am only able to achieve 4.5km in 28 minutes - half marathon still seems a distant dream .

He says , running is about breathing correctly , if you learn how to breathe correctly , running will follow . His advice sounds familiar , heard the same thing about singing , swimming etc that its all about breathing properly .

If so , for the last 34 years , every second , am breathing only and it still needs practice to correct the technique !!!!! .

Malcolm Gladwell - you said 10000 hours / 10 years is all it takes to make you an expert , and here i am doing the same thing , for more than 30000+ hours and still not able to master it ??

Any way - Keep Breathing , Its must !

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Trip to Abilene !

The Abilene paradox is a paradox in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of any of the individuals in the group. It involves a common breakdown of group communication in which each member mistakenly believes that their own preferences are counter to the group's and, therefore, does not raise objections. A common phrase relating to the Abilene paradox is "rocking the boat".

Sounds familiar ? think we all would have taken a "trip to abilene" some time or other in our corporate life , try avoiding - speak up and stand out !


For more , click

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox