There’s nothing more rewarding than the work you do to improve your self. The moment you realize, the only thing that matters is how much you care about your progress – not what others do, you have no time to complaint, is the moment of reckoning. You work in the intensity of an artist. Every… Read More The most rewarding thing you can do
‘Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are’ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Your action travels faster than your speech. Speeches work for politicians. For ordinary men and women, it is action. So chose action over arguments. Use listening (Listening is an action hard to practice) over talking. ‘Drawing on my… Read More Action or Speech?
Here is a man who’s life was his message. Read his books. Read articles about him. Don’t just say RIP. Learn from his life. I felt sad like this on the day Mr.Nelson Mandela passed away. But real sadness is if we do not take anything from their lives. They had tough lives, they made… Read More Learn from Dr.Abdul Kalam
Look up on what he/she has done so far. All documents and brochures are promises. Not action. There’s a huge difference. I think politicians are the only breed selected on promises. Will you get a job on promises? What’s on your CV would get you through. Why not politicians? Don’t repeat your illusions.
” Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. ” ~Henry David Thoreau One of the best mindfulness advise I got was from Ajahn Brahm – from one of his talks on youtube is; When you wake up in the morning, and when you are angry or stuck and about to lose control –… Read More Are you struggling to find time to do meaningful work?
Lot of time management literature mentions importance of saying no to other’s requests. How about saying no to my own requests. Lot of time is wasted on distractions. Why not them ? I think watching a TV series gives me necessary know how on winning a challenge. I don’t actually keep a log of time… Read More How to Say ‘No’ to me.
You are wasting so much time figuring – Should I enroll in that class?, should I apply that grant, should I subscribe to that magazine? It is important that you decide yes or no, and move on. Many of us, waste much time, thinking it over until that opportunity evaporates. Then you can say –… Read More When a new challenge comes your way, take it or say no.
Many people I meet claim that social media is now a bad place. Racism, political gossip, celebrity rubbish and so on. To be fair to social media, I think you are using it wrong. 1) You are selecting whom you are following. If you feel bad to unfollow, after following a person – On twitter… Read More Can you complain about what you see in social media?
I was asking the question “why am I doing the thing I do?” during this week end. I stopped all work and reflected if there’s anything else in the world I want to do, than the work I do. I’ve struggled badly on this for many years, but for my surprise and peace I was… Read More Passion and attitude trumps all
It’s been exactly a week now. I deleted FB and twitter apps from the tab and mobile phone I use. It was a different kind of digital detox. Not like complete digital detox, it was more like few lengthy pauses each day. When I go out- in between meetings, waiting for someone, I will look… Read More This is what happened when I deleted twitter and FB apps from my mobile devices.
I never was a multitasker. I tried it every now and then, because it is regarded cool. Because people look at people who juggle many things in awe. I tried, failed -miserably. This failure is not evident at first. It takes good 2-3 weeks before the symptoms surface. I became irritable, not satisfied with work… Read More There’s magic in doing one thing at a time
In January 2010, I went to Jaffna. I was there to launch a IT training program for 2000 students in North and East (a program of Sarvodaya-Fusion partnering with Microsoft and HSBC) . I remember talking to students, HSBC Jaffna Manager, Sarvodaya team, and many more community members. One thing was clear. It was a […]
I made my point, on the definition of the social entrerprise : A social enterprise is an organization that solves a social issue by offering a product/service to the beneficiary, who is willing to pay for it. For my full post: click Today I found a wonderful definition for the social entrepreneur : social entrepreneur is […]
What takes your attention, is a choice you can make. You can create 101 excuses, which make you happy for a moment, yet deep down you know you have given the power away. This choice is available to you at any given moment. Giving undivided attention to the thing you do, will make that thing come […]
Today I woke up at 5 am, planning to work from home, on important 3 report deadlines. Suddenly a forgotten ‘to-do’ flashed in my mind. I forgot to collect a medical report yesterday, means I have to go and collect it from Asiri. (so much for working from home ! :( When I shared my […]
“I like constructive criticism, I want to learn” – Saying this is easy, doing it requires tons of rigor. Recently I was criticized for an assignment I handled. That assignment happened few weeks back. I really enjoyed it – I gave my best, was under deep pressure. My first experience of that kind of an […]
How to focus in the age of distraction http://t.co/koyPxMLHnC pic.twitter.com/3bw34buisw — isura (@isura) June 28, 2015 I discovered a mind map (click above image) few weeks back on internet. Since it was visually intense and also made it immediately practical, I gave a shot. Actually few shots. Results are fabulous, that made me wanna share […]
I have made considerable progress hacking Mondays. Monday is the start of the week, and tone of this day can lead me to brilliance or boredom. So I take extra care to make it fun. I did this trick of mind few weeks back. It worked. So what’s next ? As now I am looking forward […]
Time is the only resource we have. All that we create (brilliance or boredom), depends on how we make use of time. The biggest compromise, the collateral in creation of unnecessary drama of life, is your time -your time to make things happen, create things, empower teams. So before excuses come to your mind – […]